Kyle Singler apparently distinguished himself at a LeBron James camp. According to my Google blast, the LeBron James Skills Academy is a four-day camp (in Akron, Ohio) for 20 of the top college players in the country and 80 high school players from each of the four previous Nike Skills Academies. The purpose of the camp [...]
Don’t be that Annoying Guy. That’s the premise of a short golf video that was posted on my Facebook page. It’s done by a guy at the New York Times. He also has a story about the most common golf injuries, back and elbow. The links to those items follow. I must admit, I’ve been the guy [...]
The Medford Mustangs got what they were after when they scheduled the Curt Daniels Memorial Tournament, and the indications are they’re a better team now because of it. Medford, one of only two true American Legion teams in the field, went 3-2 and narrowly lost its semifinal contest Sunday to Taylor Baseball, a veritable factory [...]
Daniel Engle hit the big time this week when he was included in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” feature. The Phoenix High senior was recognized for his torrid performance at the Class 4A boys golf state championships in May. Engle shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under-par 67 at Quail Valley Golf Course to establish a 36-hole record score [...]
Congrats to a handful of young martial artists. Gianna Isola, 11, and Aloha Kaeo-Wailehua, 9, competed in Austin, Texas, this week as USA Taekwondo conducted its 2009 U.S. National Junior Olympic Championships. Isola brought home two national titles, winning gold in both her forms and world-class Olympic sparring divisions. Kaeo-Wailehua won gold in blue belt [...]
South Medford’s Josh Milhollin showed off his athletic ability through his junior year, earning honorable mention in the Southwest Conference as the Panthers’ quarterback and high jumping 6-7 in the spring and placing third at the state meet. More football work in the offseason has honed him into a collegiate prospect, and he recently received [...]
Duke’s dwindling backcourt pool means former South Medford star Kyle Singler will get a lot of time on the perimeter. He won’t be trying to guard 5-foot-11 point guards in full-court pressure situations, but he’ll make his living on the outside. Here’s a story on Duke, Singler’s role and what Coach K faces: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/810022.html
If you manage a Little League district all-star team, feel free to call in your results immediately after games so we can get them in the next day’s paper. This is the time of year we hear from some team representatives wondering why their results aren’t printed but others are. Simply, some coaches know to call [...]
