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February 9, 2010

NC State Students Halfway Toward $85K Goal To Honor Yow

The North Carolina Sate Student Government is close to halfway of reaching its goal of raising $85, 000 to honor late womens coach, Kay Yow. The students want to create a garden called the Coaches' Corner to eventually honor all the coaches who have ...

February 9, 2010

New Faulkner U (Ala.) Program Has Coach

The Faulker University (Ala) womens basketball program, which is starting in the fall next year, has hired its first coach — Reed Sutton. Sutton has been coaching Westbury Christian High in Houston, Texas, for the last three years and achieved ...

February 8, 2010

Soccer Coach Donates Pay For Exercise Equipment

Paul Wellman, the head boys soccer coach at Pinconning High (Mich.) has donated two months of his military pay (he’s a member of the U.S. Marine Corps) to pay for new exercise equipment for the high school. The school added new gym facilities r...

February 8, 2010

Wilkins, 4th In N.J. In Football Wins, Retires

Doug Wilkins has retired as football coach from Mountain Lakes High (N.J.) after 44 seasons. He won eight state titles and is fourth all-time in New Jersey in victories (328).http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100204/UPDATES01/100204014/Mountain-La...

February 8, 2010

Basketball Coach, Parents Perform CPR On Player

El Cerrito High (Calif.) boys basketball coach Michael Booker and some parents performed CPR on a player after he suffered a seizure on the bench late in a game last week. Booker is a Richmond police lieutenant and was joined by a firefighter, nurse ...

February 8, 2010

Eastern Illinois Extends Miller

Eastern Illinois has given head mens basketball coach Mike Miller a two-year contract extension to keep him with the school through the 2011-12 season. Miller is 12-11 this season.http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2010/02/08/sports/doc4b7067a49a59c163620...

February 8, 2010

Embry-Riddles Ridder Wins No. 500

Steve Ridder, the head mens coach at Embry-Riddle (Fla.), won his 500th game Friday night as his team beat Johnson & Wales (Fla.), 71-67 in overtime.http://basketball.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=11108Embry-Riddles Ridder Wins No. 5...

February 5, 2010

Sand Volleyball Survives NCAA Vote

Beach volleyball can be played as a Division I sport starting next year. Called "sand volleyball," the sport survived an NCAA vote in which 58 percent of voters cast a vote against the sport. However, a "no" vote of 62.5 percent was needed to elimina...