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February 06, 2008
Runner rebounds from injury, sprints to top
A thumbprint size abrasion above her right knee reminds her not to put too much pressure on herself.January 31, 2008
First person: Dressage rider Emily Cochran
"Some days I'll get off the bus, and she'll be standing there waiting for me," Cochran on her horse Mia.January 23, 2008
First person: basketball player Sarah Buckley
"I feel like you can get a lot of anger out on the court," Buckley said.Boys top Group A poll with win against Altavista
Altavista chose not to start a race with the equally small and fast Nelson team. Instead, coach Mike Cartolaro slowed the tempo to a crawl and had his players swinging the ball around the perimeter, trying to catch Nelson off-guard with back-door cuts.Top, Bottom, Middle: Senior Kaile Gannon hits highs and rebounds from lows on, off court
Then Gannon climbs over the precipice of Humpback Rocks, her favorite climbing spot, and back into the reality that she will never give birth to a child.January 15, 2008
Girls basketball team falls to William Campbell
"We're going to have to go back to fundamentals and not be concerned with plays," Lloyd Gray said.First person: skateboarder, snowboarder Elliott Fox
"I think there's a stereotype of skateboarders where they're all just aggressive, raggedy-type teenagers. They're really just average people," Fox said.Assistant coach challenges 12-0 boys’ basketball team
Rogers and Garrett share many coaching philosophies, including kids winning off the court, through good grades and good behavior. The two only butt coaching heads on one thing: subbing.January 10, 2008
Jones brothers spark 10-0 Gov team
Senior varsity basketball guards Mike and Chris Jones say they are brothers first, teammates second.December 19, 2007
Juggling it all: basketball coach, teacher, father goes miles for his kids
"He has a laid-back coaching style, but he's real serious at the same time," Brown said. "If we're late for practice, he won't yell at us, he'll just say, 'You guys are going to run,' and that's the end of the conversation. He wants guys that are focused."First person: shot putter Carmen Thomas
"We don't throw it, we put it. It's not a ball; it's a shot, so shot putters," Thomas said.Column: Wrestling program closer to reality
Wrestling could be the winter sport for kids who weren't interested in basketball or track. They may have thought that at 100 pounds, they could not compete at the high school level. Or at 285 pounds, they never thought they could be more than a linebacker.December 13, 2007
Indoor track season preview
"The invitationals are important as single championships, so to speak. In all sports, your season is geared toward some level of championship, whether its district, region or state. Not having that opportunity for a championship at a district level is disappointing," Dunnick said.First person: point guard Markita Martin
"I'm not the only person on the team. You all have to step up and do your job. You can't just depend on one person," Martin said.Kate Collins vaults to new heights
Her improvement in the year and a half he's known her prompts Matheny to use phrases like "Olympic material" and "the real deal."December 06, 2007
