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Homer’s hockey queen
June 2, 2023
Hockey in Alaska fishing outpost wouldn’t be the same without high-energy, results-driven work of Shelly Laukitis In a stroke of fortune for the isolated Alaskan fishing outpost of Homer, Shelly Laukitis and Kevin Bell Arena arrived in town at nearly the same time, and the two quickly became inseparable. First, Laukitis set about learning to […]
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Tennis 101: Words to Know
June 2, 2023
Here, we’ll look at buzzwords that you may want to know before you take to the court. Mastering the proper terminology may not help your forehand or serve, but at least in conversation, you can hang with anyone. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets, […]
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Tennis 101: Playing Points
June 2, 2023
Tennis is a sport where “love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. that is, it can be confusing. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. That is, it can be confusing. Here, we’ll look at the […]
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What Can We Learn From Baseball?
June 2, 2023
The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments bring interest, excitement and fun to many who play the game, coach the game or simply enjoy watching their child play the game. The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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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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 […]
MSR Rule: “Our Team is Only as Good as Our Weakest Link”
June 2, 2023
Skylar Diggins stars for her team, but her dad teaches her an important lesson As a six-year-old, Skylar plays co-ed basketball. That means boys and girls play on the same team.  On her team, she is the only girl, and her teammates do not pass her the ball in the first game. But Skylar hustles, […]
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