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SPORTS, Athletics News, Aug 16, 2011


  • Adam MacDonald | The Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta State receiver Seantavious Jones (1) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the Blazers’ scrimmage on Sunday.
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  • Karah-Leigh Hancock | The Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta State quarterback Cayden Cochran tries to escape from defenders during the Blazers’ scrimmage on Sunday.
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  • Adam MacDonald | The Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta State receiver Seantavious Jones stumbles towards the end zone during the Blazers’ scrimmage on Sunday.
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  • Ed Hooper | Special to the Times Two Valdosta State soccer players battle for the ball during the Lady Blazers’ first ever 11-on-11 scrimmage on Sunday.
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  • Fans come out for VSU scrimmages
    Valdosta Daily Times
    VALDOSTA — The Valdosta State football and soccer teams scrimmaged for the first time on VSU's new athletic fields on Sunday. To commemorate the event, Blazer fans were invited to come watch. A good many of them did, braving the heat and a long ...
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    Huntingdon College welcomes more than 100 student-athletes
    al.com
    Hawks Football Training Camp gallery (15 photos) MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Student-athletes for six fall sports reported to campus at Huntingdon College on Sunday. Huntingdon athletic director Buzz Phillips and the coaching staffs for volleyball, ...
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    al.com
    Mustangs turn Page, seek victories, fresh outlook for program
    VillageSoup Belfast
    By Mark Haskell | Aug 15, 2011 Thorndike — After experiencing minimal success on the pitch the past few seasons, the Mount View High School girls soccer program has decided to turn the page — and literally to Page. Mount View athletic director Chuck ...
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    Five things athletes can do to avoid injury
    Houma Courier
    Concussions are also common, especially in the fall, when soccer and football are in full swing. D'Antoni said he has seen an increase in concussions, however, he attributes this to the NFL cracking down on concussions in its sport. ...
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    Fort Lewis hires Hunter as next AD
    NCAA.com
    In recent years, the Skyhawk golf, softball, volleyball, men's basketball, and women's soccer squads have all earned NCAA playoff berths. On the academic side, Skyhawk Athletics is also a preeminent program. In 2010-11, FLC maintained the highest grade ...
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    High school sports practice gets under way
    GoErie.com
    Athletic fields throughout northwestern Pennsylvania were awash in activity and familiar colors this morning as practice got under way for high school fall sports. At East High School, the footballteam went through drills ahead of Saturday's first day ...
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    Metzgar-Deacon named Director of Sports Performance
    WOU Athletics
    Cori Metzgar-Deacon has joined the Western Oregon University Athletic Department as the Director of Sports Performance, Athletics Director Daniel Hare announced. MONMOUTH, Ore. - Cori Metzgar-Deacon has joined the Western Oregon University Athletic ...
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    Show your Miner pride at preseason events
    El Paso Inc
    Keep in mind that our soccer and volleyball teams will open their seasons before football. Thesoccer squad will face I-10 rival New Mexico State at University Field at 7 pm Friday. There's a pre-game tailgate from 5-7 pm, and fans can receive free ...
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    Doug Woolard: Are We Getting What We're Paying For?
    Voodoo Five
    There are several parts to this story, but we'll start with how Woolard's salary compares to hisfootball-playing peers in the Big East and USF's on-field accomplishments. We found 2010 salary data for athletic directors at all the other public ...
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    Elliot AD looking to soar with the Eagles
    Lodi News-Sentinel
    Cliff Borden's job is to try to take Elliot athletics to an even higher level. Borden is the school's newathletic director, replacing Jane Davis, who stepped down this summer after a successful nine-tenure that saw the school add football and build a ...
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    Sports Notebook: Grace Taylor Johnson nominee for NCAA Woman Of The Year
    Red and Black
    The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Student-athletes are nominated ...
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    Red and Black
    Reigning state champion Madeira will compete in Division III
    Cincinnati.com
    More prep coverage For the first time, Ohio girls soccer teams will compete in three divisions. The Ohio High School Athletic Association approved increasing divisions from two to three in April, and Madeira – last season's Division II state champion ...
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    More athletes get heads examined through sports concussion treatment program ...
    The Republic
    Though concussions most often occur in football, they're also common in other impact sports such as soccer, horseback riding, gymnastics, cheerleading and field hockey. Nearly 4 million activity-related concussions occur in the United States each year, ...
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    Two new coaches on board to lead the Pioneers
    Napa Valley Register
    “Bertin's passion for the sport of soccer, teaching, coaching, and interscholastic athletics is infectious,” said Castillo. “I look forward to the leadership he will bring to the men's soccer program. I am very excited to welcome Bertin to our team and ...
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    Two Former Cerritos College Soccer Players Killed in Rollover Crash in Utah
    Patch.com
    A fourth teammate of the three, Juan Huerta, also signed on to play soccer at KWU. But he chose to fly to the school instead of driving with the group, said John Van Gaston of the Falcon's AthleticDepartment. News of the tragic accident quickly spread ...
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    BYU Launches 2011 Season With Cougar Kickoff
    BYUCougars.com
    15, 2011)—BYU Athletics fires up for the Fall 2011 season and a new start in independence and the West Coast Conference with the Cougar Kickoff Tuesday at 6 pm on Haws Field. Athletes from the football, soccer, women's volleyball and cross country ...
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    ASU supports NCAA decision to increase academic performance of teams
    Arizona State University
    In fact, for the most recent 2009-2010 reporting year, Sun Devil athletics sported an average APR of 976, tied for second in the Pacific-10 Conference with California and USC, behind Stanford. In fact, nine of ASU's 21 sports finished in the top four ...
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    GoDuke.com Releases Fall Streaming Schedule
    GoDuke.com
    DURHAM, NC-GoDuke.com, the official website of Duke University Athletics, has announced the 2011 fall season streaming schedule. GoDuke.com will stream live 33 contests overall across field hockey, men and women's soccer and volleyball. ...
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    Fans flock to meet – and dunk – the Wildcats
    DavidsonNews.net
    (Rachel Goldstein/DavidsonNews.net) Dozens of Davidson Wildcats sports fans headed for the Village Green Saturday for the annual Meet the Wildcats Fan Day, with Davidson coaches and athletes from five fall sports: football, men's and women'ssoccer, ...
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    DavidsonNews.net
    122 Catamounts Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll
    catamountsports.com
    WCU had 24 football players on the academic honor roll to lead all teams, followed by 16 women'ssoccer players and 13 baseball players. Combined, the Catamount men's and women's cross country and track & field teams put 32 on the list. ...
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    Illinois State announces Athlete of the Year nominees
    WJBC News
    Brunner was named an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection, a MVFC All-Academic First Team honoree, a CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District V Team selection and aFootball Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors ...
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    Staten Island Sports Bulletin Board -- Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
    SILive.com
    By Staten Island Advance Sky's the Limit Athletic Training Center is now taking registration for its Fall and Winter classes for speed, agility and conditioning. Boys and girls of all ages are welcomed. For more information, call Sky's the Limit at ...
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    Bagnall lives up to high expectations
    ThisweekLive
    Olivia Bagnall, a 2009 graduate of Lakeville South, is an important member of the University of Minnesota's women's soccer team. Photo by the University of MinnesotaAthletic Department by Andy Rogers This time of year, several student-athletes are ...
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    ThisweekLive
    Kiwanis Club of Evanston Helps Athletes with Specialized Equipment
    TribLocal
    In the past 3 years, the Kiwanis club has provided almost 300 ETHS Boys and Girls athletes involved in Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Soccer and Water Polo with custom-fitted mouth guards. The ETHS Athletics Department has ...
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    TribLocal
    SoCon, ESPN3.com Announce Broadcast Agreement
    GoMocs.com
    Regular season games from football, basketball, baseball, softball, men's soccer, women's soccerand volleyball selected by the conference office and ESPN will be shown in addition to conference championship events. ESPN3.com is available online and ...
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    Hanover men's soccer 8th in HCAC preseason poll
    Madison Courier
    Hanover's men's soccer team has been picked to finish tied for eighth in the 10-team Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in voting by league coaches. Transylvania received seven first-place votes and 94 total points in the poll and was picked to ...
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    Field lighting project proposed
    Northern Virginia Daily
    By Preston Knight -- pknight@nvdaily.com As Central High School's athletic director, he constantly runs into issues at the school's "multi-purpose" field -- the football, baseball and soccer stadium on Susan Avenue. In the spring, because the field is ...
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    Wright State's Week: Regular season begins on Friday
    Dayton Daily News (blog)
    By Kyle Nagel | Monday, August 15, 2011, 09:40 AM The Wright State women's soccer team will begin the school's regular-season fall sports schedule this week, while the men's soccer team will participate in two exhibitions and the men's basketball team ...
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    Celebrating UConn sports
    Waterbury Republican American (blog)
    The football team is deep into training camp; the women's basketball team is headed to Europe for a bonding/practice tour; the men's soccer team is ranked nationally in the Top 10; still no official word on Jim Calhoun's employment status; and, oh yes, ...
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    New rules protect student athletes from brain injuries
    MiamiHerald.com
    The Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA), which governs high school sportsthroughout the state, is implementing new guidelines to keep athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion from returning to the field without a doctor's OK. ...
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    Belshaw and Wenger Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List
    GoDuke.com
    DURHAM, NC-The preseason honors continue to roll in for Duke men's soccer juniors James Belshaw and Andrew Wenger. The duo has been named to the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List, the Missouri Athletic Club announced on Aug. 15. ...
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    Sascoc bank on Baby Bafana to net Olympic medal
    City Press
    South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) president Gideon Sam has touted Baby Bafana among the 2012 London Olympic Games medallists. Sam said he was optimistic that soccer was a medal certainty in the Olympic governing body's ...
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    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics
    RPI Athletics
    National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete "Golden Eleven" ... Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Son of Marie and Michael Egglinger ... Cousin attended Alfred and was member of soccer and softball teams (2002-06).
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    Price sisters reunite as Gophers
    ThisweekLive
    Photo by the University of Minnesota Athletic Department by Andy Rogers From their backyard to the fields at Eastview High School, the Price sisters became soccer stars while wearing their Lightning uniforms the past five years. ...
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    ThisweekLive
    Top 20 Biggest Sibling Rivalries in Sports
    Bleacher Report
    And when he scored a goal in soccer, it hurt. And I told myself I had to match it. Don't think the following people haven't kept their siblings' accolades in mind. The following is the 20 Biggest Sibling Rivalries in Sports. ...
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    Bleacher Report
    RINGO: Quick hits from the first 10 days of CU camp
    Daily Camera
    Maybe the most amazing story so far in camp is that of punter Darragh O'Neill, the former basketball and soccer star at Fairview who had no experience in football. O'Neill, who was born in Ireland and has managed to retain an Irish accent, ...
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    Men's Soccer Walk-On Tryout Date Set For Sept. 13
    WMUBroncos.com
    The Western Michigan men's soccer will hold walk-on tryouts Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 8 am at the WMU Soccer Complex, located on Parkview Ave. To try out for a Western Michigan varsity athleticteam, you must be a current, full-time student at WMU. ...
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    SEC message to Texas A&M: Not today, but keep in touch
    Houston Chronicle
    15, 2002, Texan Kyle Rote, a sensation in the high school, college and professional football ranks died in Baltimore. His statistics speak for themselves. His deeds speak louder. Rote's son, Kyle, Jr., himself an accomplished athlete and soccer ...
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    Longwood Notebook: Week #1 - Lancers Open 2011
    Longwood Athletics
    The Lancers will play on the road at the University of Richmond Friday night, August 19, at Robins Stadium in Richmond at 7:30 pm before returning home to host Howard University Sunday night, August 21, at the Athletics Complex in Farmville at 7 pm for ...
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    Boosters will help if students have to pay
    Daily American Online
    Beiler likes the new cooperative sports agreement between Salisbury and Meyersdale. Salisbury pays $300 per student to Meyersdale to play football, girls soccer, cross country, junior high soccer, wrestling and track and field. ...
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    Daily American Online
    Wolverines soccer rings in new coach Bell to solidify keeper position
    UVU Review
    Bell lettered in both soccer and basketball at Davis High in Farmington, UT. She was Academic All-state to go along with her athletic achievements, adding another quality that will help with coaching student athletes at the collegiate level. ...
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    Nike Declares $0.31 Quarterly Dividend
    MarketWatch (press release)
    NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly-owned Nike subsidiaries ...
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    You've Never Seen Frisbee Played Quite Like This
    Patch.com
    Since ultimate frisbee flows much like soccer or basketball, when the defense takes possession they are then on the offensive. Although the teams were made up of players of every shape, size, age, race and athletic ability, Feeney said the average age ...
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    The week in local sports
    Ottawa Citizen
    Soccer: Lose The Shoes 3 v 3 beach soccer tournament in conjunction with Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa. Sept. 4 at Mooney's Bay Beach, see proplussoccer.com for details. To benefit Ottawa Police Athletic League, an organization funded through donations ...
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    Junior Cameron Saddler to start season as Pitt's third wideout
    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Another nephew, Blair's brother Greg, is a linebacker at the University of Cincinnati. While growing up, Saddler played a variety of sports and even tried karate. He was an excellent baseball player, but his passion was football. ...
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    Fort Lewis College Athletics - Hunter to become new director of ...
    Gary Hunter will become Fort Lewis College's new director of athletics, FLC President Dene Kay Thomas announced today. Hunter will officially begin September 1, 2011. Hunter has been on campus for several weeks acting as a consultant to the ... Current and past clients include Major League Football, LLC; United Basketball Association, LLC; Continental Basketball Association (CBA); West Coast Sports, LLC; Willis Entertainment, LLC; Idaho Stampede and Bakersfield Jam of the ...
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    NACOGDOCHES, Tx – The Stephen F. Austin athletics department has announced the ... in 2010 in their inaugural season in the Arena Football League. ... the likes of The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star Telegram and ESPNDallas.com. ... Item and the Brenham Banner-Press covering collegiate and high school sports . ...
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