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Superfan with a microphone
June 2, 2023
Wade Minter made improbable journey from Section 328 to ice level as Carolina Hurricanes public address announcer If you had told 15-year-old H. Wade Minter that he would one day become an avid hockey fan and passionate player, his resulting facial expression may have been that of confusion. If you added that he would also […]
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‘They Never Give Up’: How Team USA Gymnasts are Inspiring Girls as Young as 2
June 2, 2023
The 2016 U.S. Olympic team shined in the summer games, but may be making a bigger impact what their doing while not competing for medals.
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‘Angie from Affton’ keeps organization humming
June 2, 2023
St. Louis area’s Angie Bigogno is do-it-all office manager with flair for registrations Webmaster of the Week: June 12-18 Name Angie Bigogno Site Affton Americans Hockey Position Office manager Use of platform Registration, Sitebuilder Background Bigogno split time between Washington D.C. and the St. Louis area growing up, when for her hockey was mostly an […]
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How Would You Spend $100 Million to Improve Your Favorite Sport? My Advice for US Soccer
June 2, 2023
What would you do with $100 million to improve the sport you love?
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The Landing Paradox: Training Volleyball Players to Jump and Land
June 2, 2023
The first lesson coaches and athletes should understand is that most volleyball players do not land, they fall, and if the ground was not there they would just continue falling. Simplifying the task to allow for the athlete to learn to land safely and effectively is important, but doing so reduces the challenge and does […]
A Level Playing Field: Why the USA is so Strong in Women’s Soccer
June 2, 2023
The United States won its third Women’s World Cup on Sunday night, extending its quarter-century run of dominance in women’s soccer. The national team has never finished worse than third in the competition and has consistently ranked near the top of the worldwide rankings since FIFA started keeping such records in 2003. Four Olympic gold medals in […]
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The Winning Loser
June 2, 2023
Winning. It’s what we play the games for. it’s the root of one’s competitive fire. And it’s something that is much bigger than sport- life is a competition, with people constantly trying to better than the person next to them. “Just win, baby.” “You play to win the game.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only […]
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College Football’s First Female Defensive Back Says: ‘Never Play Scared’
June 2, 2023
Shelby Osborne is a high schooler with a big dream that just came true: She has been tapped as the first-ever female defensive back in college football history. The Lafayette, Indiana, girl has played just about every sport there is, but she found that football is her real passion. “It has to do with the […]
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Baseball and Softball Combine to Become the Most Participated Team Sports in United States, According to SFIA Report
June 2, 2023
With nearly 25 million participants, baseball and softball combined to rank as the most participated team sports in the united states in 2016 according to the annual report produced by the sports & fitness industry association (SFIA), major league baseball announced today. With nearly 25 million participants, baseball and softball combined to rank as the […]
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Mom goes from hockey novice to expert
June 2, 2023
St. Louis area’s Christine Raye pulls double duty for Kirkwood youth and high school programs Webmaster of the Week: May 22-28 Name: Christine Raye Sites: Kirkwood Pioneer Hockey, Kirkwood Youth Hockey Association Position: Communications director/Webmaster Use of platform: Dibs, Registration, Sitebuilder, PowerPay Background: It’s hard to believe given the amount of hours she devotes to […]
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