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New Hofstra Coach Welsh Suspended After DWI Charge
Tim Welsh was hired as the new men's basketball coach at Hofstra on March 31. Now, a month later, the former Iona and Providence coach, has been suspended without pay following his arrest early Friday morning on DWI charges.http://www.nbcnewyork.com/...
U of Northern Iowa Wrestling Coach Files Lawsuit Against A.D.
Brad Penrith, the former head coach of the University of Northern Iowa wrestling team, has filed a lawsuit against the school’s athletic director, Troy Dannen. Penrith claims he was fired so the school wouldn’t have to pay him a severance...
Texas H.S. To Be Named After Late Football Coach
Edinburg High School (Texas) has decided to name its newest high school after the beloved and late football coach Robert Vela. Vela died at the age of 61 in August 2007 from stomach cancer. He was an Edinburg native and coach at Edinburg High for 10 ...
Arizona Proposing Major Overhaul Of Athletic Classification
The Arizona Interscholastic Association has introduced a plan to reclassify every high school into a division based on size and limit the number of state championships offered in each sport.http://azstarnet.com/sports/article_aa478d22-5508-5ee3-a448-...
Arizona Proposing Major Overhaul Of Athletic Classification
The Arizona Interscholastic Association has introduced a plan to reclassify every high school into a division based on size and limit the number of state championships offered in each sport.http://azstarnet.com/sports/article_aa478d22-5508-5ee3-a448-...
College Men’s Coach Leaves School To Take Over Girls H.S. Team
In a rare move, Jason Lowery has left the Division III Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.) as its men's basketball coach to take over the girls program at Jesuit High (Portland, Ore.). Lowery is a 1993 graduate of Jesuit but has never coached gir...
Texas H.S. A.D. Steps Down To Save School District Money
Jackie Stephens, the athletic director and assistant principal at Santo High School in Texas, who also serves as the football and track coach, has decided to retire in lieu of the school district’s budget problems. The Santo Independent School ...
2-Time State Champion Football Coach Let Go For Cursing
Cyril Crutchfield led the South Plaquemines High (La.) football team to back-to-back state titles in 2007-08 while finishing runner-up last season. Now, he’s been relieved of his coaching duties due to being accused of using profanity in front ...