JETER from 8 sistant on his sister’s team in the late ‘80s. “What I liked about it then was the speed of the game and the fact that I had never really seen a fast pitch game and it intrigued me and I just had to learn more,” he said. His accomplishments as a coach show that he has definitely learned a lot more about the game and he has
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grown to love coaching. He says his favorite part of coaching is “seeing the everyday hard work in practice pay off, with a successful season or a great performance in a game.” Jeter says that the entire 2012 season is his most memorable time as a coach. “It started off a little rough, but we finished with 17 wins in a row and a state championship,”
LACROSSE from 8 Grill,” as it’s called, has felt the monumental economic impact of the national tournament. “It was about 4 o’clock last Friday evening,” said Atkinson. “And all of a sudden 20 girls dressed up in their lacrosse gear came strolling in through the front door.” “ We weren’t quite sure how to handle it,” he continued. “But we were more than happy to have the business.
TAYLOR from 8 classification is in the world of women’s gymnastics, let’s break it down. According to isport.com (a gymnastics website), levels 1-6 are compulsory levels, which means every athlete in each level practices the exact same routine (ie. a level four beam in Wisconsin is the same as a level four beam in New York). A gymnast’s routine is set in advance and there is no room for creativity or variation. Uniformity is the rule. While some states host competitions for levels three and below, most hold off until at least level four – the thinking behind this being that by the time a gymnast has reached level four she has a firm grasp on the fundamentals and is ready to be judged seriously against her peers. Level seven is generally considered the bridge between compulsories and optional, which means there are certain skills that a gymnast is restricted to – like having to do a back layout on the floor – but they are also granted a certain amount of leeway in choreographing and arranging a routine. At this point, creativity begins to factor into the equation. By the time you get to level nine – which is where Taylor is at right now – there are absolutely no restrictions on a gymnast’s routine. Think of it as the gymnastic equivalent of taking the reins off a horse. A routine can be choreographed at the leisure of the coach or gymnast, and a gymnast is also eligible for additional points for connecting
he said. Although it is a long ways away, he is already looking forward to the 2014 season. Although he graduated four starters this season, he has 10 returning players six of which were starters in the 2013 season. Like any coach, his main goal is a state championship. “Every team works to win states, and that will be the ultimate
Shaded spots suddenly became a highly sought after commodity, and no ounce of sunless space was left unoccupied. But in the end, it was about the talented young lacrosse players who competed during the four-day event. No amount of forehead-drenching heat could put a damper on that. And now it turns into a waiting game, to see which schools landed a prized recruit, or which prized recruit will be heading to the school of her dreams within the coming months.
value. Many college gymnasts are level nine and ten, which makes the 16-yearold White’s national championship in uneven bars all the more impressive. “I was in awe, I was ecstatic, I was proud,” said Stacy. “Hard work pays off and little stumbles in the road make you stronger.” One of those “little stumbles” that Taylor encountered was breaking and dislocating her toe two weeks before the Level 9 state meet last year. Surgery and physical therapy kept her out of the gym for the entire summer of 2012, but coming back in 2013 to win a state and national competition proved that she isn’t one to succumb to setbacks or remain sidelined for an extended period of time. “The most amazing thing is her perseverance,” said Stacy. “Not only to come back from the injury, but to make it to the national level.” “I believe if Taylor sets her mind to do something, she can achieve anything,” added Stacy. Indeed, and that credo proves true not only in the gym but in the classroom as well. Taylor is off to a highly-successful academic career at Trinity Episcopal, earning honors student status and being named to the headmaster’s list this past school year. “She has practice every day from four to eight, 20 hours a week,” said Stacy. “She gets up at 5:30 to get to Trinity, and starts homework around 9 p.m.” Taylor explains her daily routine in somewhat more blunt terms.
“Wake up. Eat a Nutella sandwich. Go to school. Go to practice. Eat Dinner. Homework. Sleep. Repeat!” she said. Structure, apparently, is the key. So what does the future hold for this young, promising gymnastic star? While it may a little too early to tell, a college scholarship – preferably a Big Ten school – is certainly something that Stacy believes is a reasonable goal to shoot for. At one point, when Taylor was much younger, the Olympics shone bright on her radar. But after realizing the insane amount of commitment it would take just to have a chance at reaching that level, Taylor decided she’d rather just be regular high school kid with a less-extreme training schedule. “Gymnastics is grueling on the body and you have just a few short years to try and stay healthy,” said Stacy. “All Olympic gymnasts are elite gymnasts and most train all day and are homeschooled.” “We want Taylor to have a normal high school life,” she added. So for now, Taylor will just continue to do the things she loves: gymnastics, reading, and watching her favorite shows – Doctor Who, Sherlock and Super Natural – on Netflix. While she may be a borderline elite-level gymnast, she is still, as she puts it, “just a kid.” “Taylor has the most infectious laugh you have ever heard,” said Stacy. “And I am super blessed to be her mom.” To which Taylor responded: “MOM!!!”
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POST 201 from 8 result 201 wanted, you have to respect their grittiness. Despite being down five runs in their last at-bat, 201 would not lie down and quit and played their hearts out down to the final pitch. In fact, it looked as if 201 was going to pull off a huge comeback win, but the rally came up just short. Wood led things off with single and advanced to second on Caples’ single. Brown then doubled into the left center gap scoring both Wood and Caples to make it a 10-7 game. Mailo, in true catcher fashion, boosted the morale in the 201 dugout when he launched a two-run homer to left center field. All of a sudden,
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201 found themselves trailing by just one run. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end. Stibel Anderson blooped a ball in between 125’s second baseman and right fielder, but the second baseman came up with a great running catch to end the rally and the game 10-9. Although 201 was looking forward to an appearance in the finals, they have nothing to hang their heads about. After a rough start to the year, they really came together and did what any good team does. They got hot at the end of the season. I played many years of baseball and always hated to hear it, but it’s true for a lot of 201’s players. There’s always next year.
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them home empty-handed and bleary-eyed. One of the my most vivid memories from all-stars took place in the swamps of Ponchatoula, Louis., where I competed in my first and only Dixie Youth World Series tournament. The father of one of my teammates, Ray Grenke, was watching his son play a game of baseball for the first time in his life. In Ray’s very first at-bat he turned on a fastball and sent it over the wooden outfield fence set some 380-plus feet away. He rounded the bases in a fast-paced gallop, his father rooting him on from the stands. I remember watching the video after the game and hearing his father hollering at the top of his lungs, full of pride at the sight of his son succeeding at a sport he himself had played growing up. And that, I suppose, is what Little League baseball is really all about. That and juice boxes.
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he said. Jeter has already accomplished just about everything a coach can, but he has no plans to stop coaching in the near future. “I can’t put a number on it, but when it is time to go, I will know he said.” One thing is for sure, as long as he is the head coach the Lady Titans will be a force to be reckoned with.
or nine. His one bad day ended up costing his team a hallowed championship trophy and, most importantly, eternal Little League glory. Tears may have been shed, who knows. But even if they were, I’m sure they were easily alleviated by a juice box and a couple Oreos. Some of my fondest Little League memories didn’t occur in the regular season, but during post-season all-star tournaments. That was when the cream of the ball-playing crop were summoned to defend the honor of Powhatan County against teams from locales as foreign as Cumberland, Amelia, Buckingham and Goochland. These places seemed absolutely alien – at least to 10-year old me – and the players who filled out their rosters might as well have been convicted felons: such was the strength of our team’s desire to send
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goal next year, but first we need to win our conference,” he said. He says that the new alignment of high school sports will make for an interesting season, but believes the team is talented enough to make another great run. “With the addition of some talented JV players and 10 players returning, 2014 seems to be lining up for another good year,”
And in the end we handled it fine.” Another thing that participants and fans alike were forced to try and handle was the scorching temperatures that turned the mostly turf-and-concrete complex into a scene reminiscent of Death Valley. Laments of “it’s so hot!” were heard so often that they simply became a part of the ambiance. Vendors did their best to quell the sweltering beast of summer heat, serving up onthe-spot smoothies and “festie food” including hot dogs and chicken fingers.
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