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October 4, 2010

UNCW Athletic Director Resigns

From wmbfnews.comWILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - With an unsteady voice, Kelly Mehrtens announced Monday morning that she is resigning as Athletic Director of UNC Wilmington."This is my choice.  This is my decision," Mehrtens said.Mehrtens pau...

October 4, 2010

Gymnasts Rally Around Coach Fighting Brain Cancer

From wcco.comBLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) ―Paul Wright, with his son Blake and wife Leslee, is the head coach of the Bloomington Jefferson High School gymnastics team. He is currently battling brain cancer.The Bloomington Jefferson High School gym...

October 4, 2010

DePauw University Studies ‘Up Three: To Foul Or Not To Foul’

Greencastle, Ind. — When does it make sense for a team to intentionally commit a foul when up by three points late in a basketball game? DePauw University's head men's basketball coach, Bill Fenlon (pictured at left), studied that question with...

October 4, 2010

Oakland Women’s Coach Francis Recognized For Community Service

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University women's basketball coach Beckie Francis was recognized for her outstanding service at the Esteemed Women of Michigan Luncheon on Monday at the Royal Park Hotel. The list of honorees included judges, state r...

October 1, 2010

A.D. Embezzles $135,000 From School Account

Midlands High (S.C.) athletic director Brian Butz has been accused of embezzling $135,000 from an athletics department expenditures account. Bond has been set for Butz, who has been placed on leave.http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13243797...

October 1, 2010

Security Increases At Iowa Football Games

From the Chicago TribuneIOWA CITY, Iowa — Records show the number of police officers at University of Iowa home football games has nearly tripled over the last six years. The Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids re...

October 1, 2010

Legislation Introduced To Dissolve NJSIAA

From NJ.comAssemblyman John Burzichelli warned it would come to this.Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) introduced groundbreaking legislation Thursday to dissolve the state’s governing body for high school athletics and ultimately shift oversight to th...

October 1, 2010

H.S. Volleyball Coach Wins 900th Match

From the State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.)When Donna Dulle took over as volleyball coach at Mount Pulaski High School in 1981, the school was looking for a little continuity in the program. “They’d had a different coach come in e...