Written by Jade Nowland on July 10, 2011.
HIALEAH Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer piled up the points Saturday on the way to making the finals of the 16-team Nike 7-on-7 South Florida Championships.
Led by starting quarterback Faton Bauta and backup Bobby Puyol, the Panthers put 27 on the board in a 27-18 win over Hollywood McArthur in the quarterfinals and then whipped Hallandale 42-14 in the semifinals at Amelia Earhart Park.
But with the trophy on the line, Dwyer could only find the end zone once in a 14-6 loss to champion Homestead.
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“We played real well all day until the last game,” said Dwyer assistant coach Paul Meunier, who took over for an ill Jack Daniels.
Homestead, which needed a touchdown in the final minute to knock off Coral Springs 26-25 in the quarterfinals, scored the first 14 points of the game vs.
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Written by Jade Nowland on July 9, 2011.
As always, Utah Valley boasted a lot of softball talent and the Daily Herald is pleased to name the best of the best to the 2011 All-Valley team:
Valley Player of the Year: Kailey Christensen, Jr. P, Spanish Fork
Won 16 games and finished with 113 strikeouts as she carried the Dons to the 4A state championship by pitching 35 innings in 25 hours on the final two days of competition. A talented athlete with good command on multiple pitches.
Pitcher of the Year: Taylor Allman, Soph. P, Provo
Won 22 games with a 2.47 earned run average as she helped the Bulldogs to their best softball season ever including their first region title, first undefeated region season and first state playoff victory.
Defensive MVP: Jerika Durfey, Jr. CF, Salem Hills
Few balls were ever completely out of range for her as she made many amazing grabs to save runs in centerfield, including a few enormous catches that helped the Skyhawks make a deep run into the 4A state playoffs.
Offensive MVP: Kylee Wolf, Sr.
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Written by Jade Nowland on July 8, 2011.
Occidental College Athletic Director Jaime Hoffman announced Friday that Brian Newhall is returning to the courts as the Men’s Tennis Coach. Newhall is no stranger to Oxy tennis. After an eight year stint coaching the men’s team (‘87-‘94) he was the winningest coach in school history. Newhall has also served as the Tennis Coordinator, overseeing both programs for over twenty years. In addition, he has been the women’s interim Head Coach and served as an assistant for Dr. Lynn Mehl during the 1987 season when the Oxy women finished 3rd in the nation. “I am thrilled to be back on the tennis courts,” Newhall said. “It’s an honor to be a part of SCIAC tennis … it is the best DIII men’s conference in the nation.” Newhall has an extensive background in tennis. He is a USPTA Pro 1 and has been involved in the tennis community for the past 35 years running camps and teaching private lessons. He added some European flavor to his resume when he spent two years in Southern France teaching and playing tennis and coaching basketball. The Tigers finished the Read more…
Written by Jade Nowland on July 6, 2011.
Dr. Phillips will forfeit every victory from its most successful football season in school history.
“We had received information that a player may have been living out of district,” athletic director John Magrino wrote in an email to the Sentinel. “The information was turned over to OCPS [Orange County Public Schools], and after a full investigation, it was confirmed that the residential documentation provided by the family was not accurate..
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Written by Jade Nowland on July 4, 2011.
Kelly Young continues to add accolades to her trophy case, most recently being named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference female Athlete of the Week between April 25 and May 1 for her performance at the 2011 SCIAC Championships where she was named the Female Athlete of the Year after winning three events.
In the process, Young broke a 25 year old SCIAC Meet record. After earning her first gold in the hammer with a mark of 165’8″, she went on to set a new personal best and Occidental College record in the discus with a throw of 147’5″, nearly five feet further than she threw two weeks ago, to win by more than 27 feet.
On Saturday, Young added a third and ever-so-memorable win to her repertoire in the shot put. Not only did she earn an Automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, but her throw, more than nine feet further than her closest competition, 47’2½” was centimeters further than Cassandra Dumas (Redlands) threw the shot at the 1986 SCIAC Championship Meet.
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