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May 16, 2013
Pioneer In Girls Athletics Dies
kmaland.comhttp://kmaland.com/04266_E_Wayne_Cooley_dies_114005.aspThe longtime Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Executive Secretary passed away Saturday at the age of 90. Edward Wayne Cooley was born in Mercer, Mo., on Sept. 16, 1922. He married...
April 18, 2013
New Jersey HS Athletic Program Fined, Put On Probation For Missing Swim Meets
The Timeshttp://blog.nj.com/hudsonhssports/2013/04/post_26.htmlThe Marist High School athletics program has been placed on probation and fined by the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League after the school’s swim team did not show up for...
February 26, 2013
Theismann, Billups Lead 2013 Class Of National High School HOF
NFHShttp://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=8631Four individuals who excelled as high school athletes, including former Washington Redskins’ all-pro quarterback Joe Theismann and current Los Angeles Clippers’ guard Chauncey Billups, headline ...
February 19, 2013
Kansas Bill Aims To Give Parents More Power In Governing Sports
Lawrence Journal-Worldhttp://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/feb/18/bills-target-high-school-competition-rules-overhau/In what has become an annual ritual at the Kansas Statehouse, lawmakers again this year will consider bills that would overturn certain ...
January 23, 2013
Jenkyns: Defeat Complacency With Athletes
Sponsored By:Defeat Complacency With AthletesThis three-video clip from Arrowhead boys swim coach Bob Jenkyns provides his take on overcoming complacency in high school athletes who already have achieved so much. Plus, he provides tips on getting the...
January 15, 2013
Gold Medalist Missy Franklin Competing In H.S. Events
Wall Street Journal, Stu Woohttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578241961511333962.html?mod=googlenews_wsjGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—On Tuesday, the Cherry Creek High School girls’ swim team will lose for only the 19th ti...
December 20, 2012
Pa. School District Has Cut Fuel Purchased By More Than 25% In A Decade Due To Budgets
York Dispatch (Pa.), Dick Vanolindahttp://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_22231039/york-county-schools-struggle-control-sports-travel-costsRising gasoline and diesel prices the past several years have squeezed motorists’ budgets.Athletic directors and ...
December 13, 2012
Pollnow: The Girls Swim 24-Hour Relay Event
Jennifer Pollnow, Head Girls Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), created a unique 24-hour relay event 5 years ago after a former swimmer of hers died in a car accident....
December 13, 2012
Pollnow: Teacher By Day, Coach By Night
Jennifer Pollnow, Head Girls Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), finds that many of the things she does as a teacher apply to her role as a coach....
November 28, 2012
Grand Canyon University Making Big Jump To Division I, Joins WAC
FOX Sports Arizonahttp://www.foxsportsarizona.com/11/27/12/Grand-Canyon-going-Division-I-joins-WAC/landing.html?blockID=826711&feedID=3702Grand Canyon University announced Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Confe...
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