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SPORTS, Athletics News, May 16, 2011

Karina Ramirez: Game On Athletics celebrates its first year
Denton Record Chronicle
At the event, attendees were invited to participate and compete in various sports, including volleyball, basketball and soccer. Organizers also offered athletic skills testing through Under Armour Combines, a national program that measures an ...
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Denton Record Chronicle

Football should be eliminated from Title IX compliance guidelines
Richmond Times Dispatch
Title IX is necessary, especially for athletics. Few colleges would invest much in women's soccer, volleyball, lacrosse or even basketball but for the legal mandate. But there is a problem with Title IX — football. Football Bowl Subdivision programs, ...
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Legendary commentator Philip Greene passes away
RTE.ie
A life-long Shamrock Rovers and Manchester United supporter, he also wrote a column in theEvening Press newspaper. Although best known as a soccer commentator, Philip Greene also commentated on athletics and cricket. He covered his last soccer ...
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Previous Scholar-Athlete overall winners and 10-year look back
Kansas City Star
She trained for three months with an Australian soccer club after college before joining Indiana State as an assistant coach for two seasons and subsequently moving on to the Zags. •SPORTS NOW: Swoboda remains active, but her athletics these days are...
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Kansas City Star

Essex's Bill O'Neil is a coach for all seasons
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Succeeding in three sports for 30-plus years — although aside from an interim position in 1979, he didn't take the helm in softball until the early 1990s — O'Neil has garnered respect from rivals. “He's the superman of Vermont high school athletics,” ...
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Finger Lakes and Wayne County leagues will join at the modified level
MPNnow.com
Other sports would be varsity and modified only. The district is eliminating one paid footballcoaching position, so there would be five coaches in 2011-12. In Midlakes, Athletic Director Lyle Dixon said some teams will be lost due to not having enough ...
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Palaro venue to rise as Mindanao sports capital
Philippine Star
Aside from athletics and swimming venues, Dapitan's JRMSU offers an all-purpose gymnasium and a tennis court. The football field will later be converted into a synthetic pitch to make it ready for big-time soccer tourneys. “Our mid-term plan is to seek ...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vicars pitches Alcorn to top seed
Terre Haute Tribune Star
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular ...
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Olympic Games 2012: World to miss Ghana football
GhanaWeb
Ghana is yet to win an Olympic gold medal, but whether it will be in boxing, table tennis, hockey, basketball, badminton or athletics, only, the Creator knows what is in the future and in store for Ghana Sports.
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3 competitions highlight week
Saipan Tribune
Other on going competitions on Saipan continued last week with Northern Mariana Islands FootballAssociation having its youth, men's and women's leagues; the Marianas Interscholastic SportsOrganization holding its softball, soccer, and canoe events ...
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Can Yankees wait for future catcher to develop?
Buffalo News
For rivalry games fans love, can't get away from Mets at Yankees, Cardinals at Royals and Athletics at Giants. And for a unique slice of history, there's the Cubs at the Red Sox — their first trip to Fenway Park since the 1918 World Series. ...
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Buffalo News

Haile Gebrselassie bows to will of his people for one last hurrah
The Guardian
His revelation shocked athletics. "It is strange," he says now, shrugging his shoulders. "I was just going to go back to my hotel, dropping out of a race is not a big deal, but they wanted me to go to a press conference to explain myself. ...
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The Guardian

Manchester and Major League Baseball
Patch.com
He attended Manchester High School and then the University of Connecticut, where he distinguished himself both in baseball and in soccer, attaining All-American status in both sports. Drafted by the Cubs, Moe got off to a slow start in the minors but ...
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MSU softball: New stadium lifts Spartan profile
Lansing State Journal
"One of the things that's striking is it's integrated with the plan for the area. There's continuity in the complex with baseball, soccer and softball.'' The Secchia donation is the largest cash gift received by a women's athletic program at MSU. ...
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It's game on & ndash; all the time & ndash; for Adamshick
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
“Each time, I could have given up,” Adamshick said, “but I fought through the pain to get stronger to play sports again.” Her dedication to athletics is so complete that even her volunteer activities focus on sports. She helped organize a Polar Bear ...
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Thirty-four student-athletes among candidates for degrees
UND Fighting Sioux
The candidates for degrees from each Fighting Sioux team included nine from football, six from men's hockey, four from baseball, two each from men's cross country and track and field, women's golf, women's basketball, soccer, and women's track and ...
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Former Gar-Pal coach Coles selected to state basketball shrine
The Spokesman Review (subscription)
Hadley, a three-sport captain at Kellogg (football, basketball and track and field), had 18 receptions and two scores for the Wildcats in football and made 103 tackles on defense. He is a member of theNational Honor Society. ...
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St. James softball team comes up short
Myrtle Beach Sun News
The softball team's run to the Lower State championship game is part of an impressive spring for St. James athletics. On Monday, the girls soccer team plays for the Class AAA Lower State championship, the baseball team begins the state championship ...
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Myrtle Beach Sun News

Monsignor Louis F. Meyer, leader of Catholic youth, dies at 92
STLtoday.com
Known as "the Soccer Priest" for his athletic prowess and passion for involving youth in sports, Monsignor Meyer was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. But he made his mark on the St. Louis community in ...
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Club recognizes grant, award winners
Auburn Citizen
In addition to all of these activities, Ashlee finds time for athletics, and plays lacrosse on the girl's varsity team. Ashlee's participation in Empire Girls State and her work as a summer intern for Assemblyman Gary Finch will give her valuable ...
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