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October 26, 2010

A Friday In The Life Of A H.S. Football Coach

From the Seattle Times BELLEVUE — It’s early. It’s cold. It’s dark. P It is the kind of morning where hitting the snooze button sounds much more inviting than what awaits outside. But Jason Rimkus, 28, is ready. For Interlake’s firs...

October 26, 2010

Players Threaten Boycott After Coach Is Dismissed

From the Quad-City Times (Iowa)A group of student athletes at Sherrard High School are threatening to boycott the upcoming girls basketball and softball seasons, and they may be challenged to follow through on that threat.The players are upset that t...

October 26, 2010

Jamie Dixon Plays Role Of Hero In Auto Wreck

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Diane Robinson has no recollection of the automobile crash that left her hospitalized, but she had high praise yesterday for Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon -- even if he was hesitant to stand in the limeli...

October 26, 2010

Major Problems At El Dorado High (Texas)

From KTSM (El Paso) EL PASO- Sanctions and suspensions. That's what El Dorado High School is facing tonight. As we first reported over the weekend, several players have been kicked off the basketball team.Their coach, Ron Vicencio, is already facing ...

October 26, 2010

Players Threaten Boycott After Coach Is Dismissed

From the Quad-City Times (Iowa) A group of student athletes at Sherrard High School are threatening to boycott the upcoming girls basketball and softball seasons, and they may be challenged to follow through on that threat.The players are upset that ...

October 21, 2010

Football Team 1 Win From Playoffs But No One On Schedule

From The Detroit Free PressHighland Park is one victory away from qualifying for the state football playoffs, but it will not have an opportunity to win another game. Due to a miscommunication between the school’s athletic director and coach, F...

October 21, 2010

Golfer With iPod Costs Team Spot In State Tourney

From wbztv.com (Boston, Mass.)The 18th green was a lonely place at Highfields Golf and Country Club in Grafton after Auburn High School golfer Matt Carville was disqualified for listening to his iPod for the last two holes. That cost his team a spot ...

October 21, 2010

Jury Rules In Favor Of Wrestling Coach Who Claimed Discrimination

From The Fresno BeeA former Selma High wrestling coach says he has been vindicated after a jury ruled Tuesday that the Selma Unified School District discriminated against him because of his Palestinian ancestry.Naser Husein -- a division wrestling ch...