Today: SPORTS, Athletics News, May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

SPORTS, Athletics News, May 11, 2011

Missouri's greatest college rivalries: Fan take
Yahoo! Sports
The teams play regularly in the Big 12 as one of the longest rivalries in college sports. Even though Illinois is in a different athletic conference, the annual Border War game happens in basketball instead of football and is played in St. Louis. ...
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Big turnout to back athletics
Statesman Journal
Students wore jerseys, sweatshirts and T-shirts from all six high schools in every sport imaginable, including soccer, track, football, basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, softball, baseball and wrestling. Sprague Athletic Director Mark Risen quoted ...
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Katie McDermott Wins Fordham's Kieran Award at 77th Block F Dinner
Fordham University Athletics
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their ...
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Men's Soccer: 2011 Schedule Released
West Virginia University Mountaineers
West Virginia University Director of Athletics Oliver Luck has released the 2011 men's soccer schedule, which is highlighted by eight home matches at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, where the Mountaineers hold the nation's longest home win streak at 10 ...
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NU's Fitzgerald gets new 10-year deal
Chicago Tribune
*Building an on-campus, lakefront facility that could house football offices, a weight room, a practice field -- and enhance the experience for student-athletes on NU's other 18 varsity teams. As it is now, the women's lacrosse and both soccer teams ...
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Some athletic teams part of cuts
Kansas.com
C-level teams would be cut in boys and girls soccer, baseball and softball. Sophomore football — only Heights and Northwest had teams last fall — and sophomore boys basketball teams would be cut. There are no sophomore girls basketball teams. ...
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Hawthorn Woods Elite Soccer Club Launched
TribLocal
By Susan Schneider Today at 1:26 pm HAWTHORN WOODS, IL (May 10, 2011) – Tom Chmela, co-owner of Kits Sports Center in Lake Zurich and veteran soccer coach, announced the launch of the Hawthorn Woods Elite Soccer Club. According to Chmela, Hawthorn ...
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Proper rest, nutrition key for wrestlers' success on, off the mat
HeraldNet
Balancing school with athletics, family and other commitments -- and still getting enough sleep and proper nutrition -- can be challenging. But it seems no sport takes more out of an athlete than wrestling. While most student-athletes will argue their ...
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That's all, folks.
The Scribe
I came in to UCCS with very little knowledge of the city, the university itself, or their athletics program. I figured playing for a smaller school would dilute the competitive field a bit, but It wasn't until I suited up for the first day of practice ...
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Bearcat experience molds careers
Binghamton University Pipe Dream
For Verrusio, her departure from athletics would help her determine whether her passion for softball could transfer into a possible career in sports. "I wanted to see if I loved sports because I was so used to playing [them] my entire life or if ...
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Hey, UCCS, thanks for giving me a chance for something more.
The Scribe
While UCCS does not completely lack in school spirit, there is a depressingly large number of students who have never been to a basketball game or ventured down to Four Diamonds for a soccer or softball game. We just aren't known for our athletics. ...
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PORTER COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS: Boone golf outing Sunday
nwitimes.com
VALPARAISO | The Boone Grove High School athletic department will offer physicals from 6 to 7:30 pm June 2 for students entering grades 5-12 who plan on participating in a sport next season. The cost is $20 per athlete. Families with two or more ...
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New offices will give UD coaches elbow room
Dayton Daily News
UD is pumping $2.5 million into the former PAC building and renaming it the Cronin Athletics Center in appreciation of a sizeable donation from Tom and Mike Cronin of Dayton Freight (the amount of the gift wasn't disclosed). ...
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Briefs: Cahill 6-0 for Oakland after 7-2 win at Texas
San Jose Mercury News
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Trevor Cahill is making it so routine to pitch impressively for the Oakland Athleticsthat manager Bob Geren has come to expect these kind of performances. Cahill did it again Monday night with seven strong innings for his sixth ...
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Busy Hammond balancing two sports and academics in spring
American Chronicle
Then I play six matches and come straight back to Kingston to play a game." Varsity athletics takes dedication and commitment to succeed. It is rare, although it has been done before, to see someone excel in multiple sports during the same season. ...
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, May 10
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
(BASEBALL-RANGERS/, expect by 0315, 300 words) PARIS - France Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno and the leaders of an investigation into a racism row that has hit the French football federation hold separate news conferences. (SOCCER-FRANCE/INVESTIGATION ...
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Chatham Sports Hall of Fame chooses candidates
Chatham Daily News
He coached for 11 seasons before moving into athletics administration at the school. Aarts has been a president, director, coach and referee in the Chatham Youth Soccer Association since co-founding the organization in 1975. ...
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Laura goes waltzing after Matildas
Daily Examiner
Laura said she would love to be “noticed” in Germany so she could go back when she turned 18 and perhaps secure some kind of professional playing contract. “I just love everything about soccer ... I do a lot of sports (athletics, oztag, dance) but it's ...
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Technomad Loudspeakers Boost Blue Raiders Softball Game Audio at Middle ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
The large student body translates to an active campus, from academics and athletics to a variety of student organizations. On the athletic front, the MTSU Blue Raiders is one of 12 Sun Belt Conference teams, participating in 17 intercollegiate sports ...
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Documenting the dominance of OP boys lacrosse
Buffalo News
Among the latest additions to our Class of 2011 list of those heading on to compete in college athleticsinclude: St. Joe's football's Brandon Robinson, who is headed to Division III superpower Mount Union (Ohio), as well as six from West Seneca East ...
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TCNJ dominates All-NJAC awards
The College of New Jersey Athletics
TCNJ returns to the field on Wednesday, May 11 in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament as the top-ranked Lions hosts Gwynedd-Mercy College. Game time is set for 3 pm at TCNJ'sSoccer Complex.
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Alvernia Holds 23rd Annual Awards Banquet
Alvernia University Athletics
(May 10, 2011) – Alvernia University hosted its 23rd annual athletic banquet last evening in the Physical Education Center on Alvernia's campus. The evening's major award, the Athletic Director's Award went to seniors Rhiannon Sorrentino (Whitehall, ...
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Special signing event showcases eight Vilonia students
Log Cabin Democrat
Kyle Moore, who earlier signed to play soccer at UCA, also participated in the ceremony. He has been playing the sport since age 4. After college, he plans to go into scientific research. Denton Lewis, an assistant soccer coach at Vilonia, has followed ...
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Honors and Other Things
UPENN Almanac
The University of Pennsylvania's Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics (DRIA) handed out its major intercollegiate senior student-athlete awards April 26, in a ceremony held at The Inn at Penn. Five awards were handed out. Football ...
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Who will take village titles?
Lynn News
The popular West Norfolk event will feature a wide variety of sports including archery, athletics, badminton, darts, five-a-side football, indoor bowls, mini-soccer, netball, rounders, squash and table tennis. There will also be a fitness triathlon ...
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Practice instills pride
Billings Gazette
Hundreds of elementary students learned new skills and practiced moves with players from the volleyball,football, wrestling, soccer and men's and women's basketball teams. Players told students to stay away from drugs that hurt their bodies and that ...
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Fit to Run the Race for Faith and Life
Patch.com
Robertson uses her athletic ability and achievements to help motivate others to improve their health and life through fitness and athletics. Yet is clear from her speech that “fit and fabulous” is not the only phrase important to her. ...
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Donors' 'statement' at Lawrence High School stadium to be ready for fall
Lawrence Journal World
Monday night, members of the Lawrence school board signed off on plans to accept an estimated $300000 in upgrades to outdoor athletic venues at the high school, 1901 La. Topping the list: a brick-ensconsed scoreboard at the north end of the football ...
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High school notebook | Carvers Bay track athletes stick to commitments no ...
Myrtle Beach Sun News
"My kids looked at us and said they were committed to [the trip]," Carvers Bay Athletics Director Jeff Mezzatesta said. "I'm a big sports fan, but that's the reason kids play sports. "They would have at least made it to Lower State, and I think they ...
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Cal Lutheran athletes making the grade
Ventura County Star
"To me that is the whole Division III philosophy of being a student and a top athlete," CLU Athletic Director Dan Kuntz said. "Our mission is to help them do well in school and do well in their sport and give them an opportunity to carry those on to ...
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Forest Grove schools face severe cuts
OregonLive.com
Athletics and activities did not escape the budget ax. Curtis' proposal eliminates freshman boys and girlssoccer, as well as middle school wrestling and track. Three additional coaching positions are cut at the middle school level, in volleyball and ...
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More drawings that show proposed area around stadium and campus
Cougfan.com (subscription)
Another thread talked about the merits of these men's sports: soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, with the word from Moos being soccer is the likely one to be added when women's softball is added. Soccer is really the only one of the three sports that makes ...
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NJCAA Champion Jones Among NIC Athletes Honored
Sports and Weather Right Now
by Sam Adams, SWX Anchor/Reporter - email COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- The winners of this year's North Idaho College athletics awards were announced during the annual NIC Athletics Hall of Fame Induction, Awards Banquet and Auction held May 7. ...
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Junk food advertising rules are a pantomime
Sydney Morning Herald
... but I played soccer/rugby league in winter, did athletics in summer and spent every other afternoon riding a bike around my suburb so was always fit as a fiddle. My brother was the same and my sisters replaced sports with dancing. ...
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Viela Earns Parade All-American Hoops Honors
Maui Now
Kurt Suzuki played in a DH role last night, delivering a run-scoring double in four at-bats in support of Trevor Cahill, who improved his season record to 6-0 as Oakland topped Texas 7-2. The win enabled the Athletics to move within one game of the ...
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