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SPORTS, Athletics News, Jul 18, 2011


High School sports season starts soon
Garner News
At the middle school level, seventh- and eighth-grade students can choose to participate in football, cheerleading, girls' soccer and girls' volleyball. Coming off a record setting year that saw WCPSSathletic teams win 13 NCHSAA state championships, ...
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JHS Athletic Boosters lose sources of income in tornado
Joplin Globe
The concession stand and other facilities at Junge Field, home of the football team, were not damaged, but the concession stands at the gymnasium and between the baseball and soccer fields were destroyed. “In an hour meeting when we met post-tornado, ...
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Unlike men, US women's soccer has delivered
Wooster Daily Record
"In women's soccer, as well as athletics in general, the US has always led the charge," Schaaf told me, after I asked him why they were so Cup-worthy and the US men never are. "As far as opportunities for women in athletics, with Title IX and things ...
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Sports Briefs
Daily Herald
Oregon athletics remains committed to operating a program of integrity." Oregon recently confirmed that it retained the legal services of Bond, Schoeneck & King. Former NCAA enforcement staffer Michael Glazier leads the firm's Collegiate Sports ...
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It was the ladies' turn to bask in the sports spotlight
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
As baseball limped into the All-Star break, football and basketball were locked in a, well, lockout.Sports fans would be forced to look elsewhere for our fix. All I can say is, thank you, ladies. I have always been a fan of women's athletics. ...
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Mibb Takes Reins of UP Soccer
Southern Pines Pilot
By FW Manning II It has been nearly two weeks since Union Pines announced Mike Mibb as its new boys' soccer coach, and since then he has been working with athletic director Bobby Purvis and the 2011 Vikings to get ready for the fast approaching fall ...
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DUFFY: How social media has changed area high school athletics
Danbury News Times
Brookfield's 20, Brian Kelly heads upfield for a touchdown after intercepting a pass during thefootball game against Pomperaug at Southbury High School Nov. 5, 2010. Photo: Chris Ware / CT Brookfield's Tia Weise (6) and Wilton's Brynn Hansson battle ...
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North Davidson's Salandy excited about her soccer future
Winston-Salem Journal
She started her high school athletics career on the track, running the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes as a freshman, but sat out her sophomore year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in her right knee while playing club soccer. ...
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High school year in review: An A-to-Z recap of 2010-11
Los Angeles Daily News
Local athletic teams combined to win 28 Southern Section titles, 15 City Section crowns, one regional, one state and two national championships, as well as numerous impressive individual accomplishments in 27 sports. is for Ashley Grossman, ...
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50 student athletes to watch in 2011-12: Part 2 of 5
ado Community Newspapers
His knowledge is such, that Douglas County athletic director Jeff Gardella had Baldyga sit in on Montoya's interview process to ask him specific soccer-related questions regarding philosophy and knowledge of the sport. “Off the field, I believe he is ...
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Coaches bringing special knowledge
Tbo.com
They had what it took to get (to the NFL)." Such experience can only aid the progression of high school sports in the area. "A pro athlete gains instant credibility on the field," said Hillsborough County athletic director Lanness Robinson. ...
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AAPS Board Hands Off Athletics Cuts
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
The revised plan would retain funding for freshmen volleyball and boys basketball as well as for football, and would allow the other freshmen sports – baseball, soccer, and girls' basketball – to convert to club status if they desired. ...
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The Ann Arbor Chronicle
US team seen as boost for women's soccer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Women's sports - soccer among them - have historically taken a back seat to the high profile, slickly marketed world of men's athletics. For at least two Milwaukee-area members of the Women's Premier Soccer League - the largest women's amateur soccer ...
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Don't expect Cougars in MVFC any time soon
The Southern
As of today, SIUE does not plan on adding a very expensive 17th sport after its five-year transition from Division II to Division I is complete next year. "I am a former football coach," said SIUE athleticdirector Dr. Brad Hewitt, who actually spent a ...
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A rainbow coalition of soccer players get their kicks in Fayetteville
Fayetteville Observer
Japan in the Women's World Cup final. But soccer's status in the US remains firmly entrenched in the second tier of sports. In Fayetteville, adult soccer leagues have never taken root. Some restaurant leagues still exist in the city. Mi Casita has one. ...
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Part Two: SLU Soccer Counting on Local Talent
Patch.com
Courtesy of Saint Louis University Athletics Department Robbie Kristo scored 27 goals during his senior campaign at Parkway North, and was one of the area's scoring leaders. He is joining a cast filled with local standouts. ...
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Bulletin Board
Palladium-Item
Richmond High School boys soccer team will have a soccer camp for youth in grades 1-6 from 6-7:30 pm July 25-28, at the State Hospital. Cost is $25. Register at RHS athletic office on or after July 18, or on-site at the camp. ...
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The AD Q&As: Chuck Lyon, College of the Canyons
Signal
Growing in enrollment, growing in campus construction and growing in its number of competitivesports teams. Chuck Lyon, who coached the COC football team from 1998-2006 before taking the job as athletic director in 2007, has been around long enough to ...
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ACL tears more common in female athletes
Twin Falls Times-News
Right now, you watch the US soccer team, they're really athletic, but they don't play the same game as the men." Pfefferle, a toned, athletic college basketball player, hurt her ACL while performing a seemingly trivial basketball move. ...
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All-Star games mark end, beginning of high school seasons
News & Observer
About a week later, on Saturday the 2011-12 athletic school year begins for many athletes with the start of official practices. Competition begins in most fall sports on Aug. 15, but football openers are on Friday, Aug. 19. The all-star games are more ...
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Next level
ESPN
"You need facilities, equipment and transportation, not to mention coaches and volunteers," says Peter Roby, former director of the advocacy group Sport in Society and the athletic director at Northeastern University. "And what we've found is that kids ...
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Wambach was born for greatness
MPNnow.com
She is playing the sport of soccer like it's football. If the Americans are able to defeat Japan in today's 2 pm final in Germany, they may go down in history as the most remarkable story in the 20-year World Cup history. As for Wambach, a victory will ...
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Highlanders' playoff fate still in their own hands
Victoria Times Colonist
With the help from the Kitsap Pumas, the Victoria Highlanders still control their playoff destiny in the United Soccer League Premier Development League. Playing before 901 fans on Saturday at RoyalAthletic Park, the Highlanders and the Portland ...
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Lockouts? What Lockouts?!
Patch.com
Maybe I go full fledged into my new fandom for the Chelsea Blues of the English Premier League. But at its heart, aren't hockey and soccer niche sports in this country? We need our football and basketball! Thinking about this a little more, ...
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Crystal Lake native Amy LePeilbet ready for today's World Cup final
Northwest Herald
Hie thought LePeilbet could have played Division I college basketball, but her soccer goals were clear. “Amy is just so athletic,” Hie said. “I knew she would be very successful.” Arizona State took immediate interest in LePeilbet when coaches watched ...
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Hang an 'E' on feds' pursuit of Roger Clemens
Fresno Bee
Think about that the next time a soccer player writhes on the ground in agony, only to be seen sprinting a moment later. Fresno Pacific athletic director Dennis Janzen sounds confident the switch from NAIA to NCAA Division II won't hurt international ...
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Western North Carolina girls, women cheer on US soccer
Asheville Citizen-Times
As for Steadman, it's not outrageous to imagine she may have been in Germany today if three torn anterior cruciate ligaments had not derailed her athletic career. Steadman was such a young phenom that she never played high school soccer at Brevard. ...
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NYT Uncovers World's Least Pressing Problem
VDARE.com (blog)
Henry Washington, the college's athletic director and head football coach, acknowledges that his program is most likely violating federal law by failing to offer enough roster spots to women. But he said many of the female students are also juggling ...
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Broomfield Eagles aim to get new lift in weight room
Broomfield Enterprise
( David Jennings ) Weight rooms are integral training tools, giving athletes the strength to make a block in football or a goal in soccer. But Broomfield High School has changed the way jocks sling iron. Bench presses, squats and dead lifts still have ...
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Sports Shorts: Phantoms settle for tie
Seacoastonline.com
Anyone interested should send a letter of interest, with coaching experience, to: Rus Wilson,Athletic Director, Portsmouth High School, 50 Andrew Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801. PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse coach Mary Squire ...
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John Gillooly: Honor Roll nominees represent the best of Rhode Island youth
Providence Journal
Jesse Handler, the valedictorian of this year's Cranston East graduating class, earned 12 varsity letters in the unrelated sports of soccer, basketball and softball as well as spending summers serving as a volunteer in an adult literacy program in ...
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Kelsey Dropsey finishes high school with 18 varsity letters
MaxPreps
Between soccer, basketball, softball and cheerleading for football and basketball, Dropsey earned a jaw-dropping 18 letters in her four-year career. "The way we do it, we get one big 'H' for each sportthe first year we letter. ...
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UAlbany's secret playbook
Albany Times Union
Phillip reduced the concept to "relocation and upgrading of the football field to a modest multi-use facility for soccer, football, and university and community events, seating about 6000." It would be located next to SEFCU Arena. ...
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English Premier League to the Rescue of American Soccer
Major League Soccer Talk
Even though many MLS clubs have soccer specific stadiums which hold around 18000 to 23000 individuals, there is no shortage of large athletic stadiums whether they be professional or university facilities, so accommodating fans will not be an issue. ...
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USA Woman's World Cup
Autzen Zoo
Today's post is simply to celebrate women's sports everywhere with a huge shout-out to USA's women's soccer team who are currently playing Japan in the Women's World Cup finals. So far no goals but the US Women have come incredibly close on a few ...
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Garner News - High School sports season starts soon
"July 30 is a Saturday, so some of our high school sports may not start on that ... In the fall, high schools offer football, boys' soccer, cross country, ...
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AHSAA 15th Annual All-Star Sports Week kicks off in Montgomery ...
Get the latest High School Sports high school sports news, rankings, ... info for high schoolfootball, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at al.com. ... MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Alabama High School Athletic Association's 15th ...
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Dunfermline (soccer team) vs St. Mirren (soccer team)
When: July 23, 2011, 3:00 pm GMT +1:00. Category: sport ... Dunfermline Athletic Football /Soccer Club - ESPN Soccernet Get the latest football / soccer news, scores, stats and fixtures for Dunfermline Athletic on ESPN Soccernet. ...
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