Sports Stories for June 2011
Stories for Thursday, June 30
Dutch Lions women to meet division leader
The Dayton Dutch Lions (3-2-2) will host the first-place Atlanta Silverbacks (6-1-0) at Miami Valley South Stadium at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Silverbacks lead the Atlantic Division with 17 points, one more than the Charlotte Eagles, while Dayton is in third, five points behind Charlotte and six behind Atlanta.
Great Lakes standings, results
AmateurGREAT LAKES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUENORTH DivisionW L Pct. GBLima Locos 8 6 .571 —Licking County Settlers 9 7 .563 —Lake Erie Monarchs 5 6 .455 1½Grand Lake Mariners 5 7 .417 2Stark County Terriers 4 10 .286 4south DivisionW L Pct. GBCincinnati Steam 13 2 .867 —Xenia Scouts 10 5 ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 29
Commentary: Pro golf tours in the U.S. suffering
Yani Tseng of Taiwan toyed with the field at the LPGA Championship last weekend, skipping to a 10-stroke victory.That’s good for Yani, and bad for American golf.She became the first player since Young Tom Morris in the 1800s to win four majors by the age of 22, meaning, like Lorena ...
Stories for Sunday, June 26
Germany women, France open with wins in World Cup
SINSHEIM, Germany — On a great day for women’s soccer, it was a good day for Europe’s teams.The World Cup started Sunday with two stadiums overflowing with goodwill, color and the cheer of nearly 100,000 fans.Germany, the two-time defending champion, survived opening-game jitters to beat Canada 2-1 in Berlin and ...
West Chester Twp.'s Gurgel to headline Strikeforce Challengers fight
After getting back in the win column during a March Strikeforce event in his home state, West Chester Twp.’s Jorge Gurgel has been tapped as the headliner of Strikeforce Challengers 18.Gurgel (14-7), a former UFC fighter who runs the JG MMA Academy, takes on fellow lightweight Joe Duarte (9-2) at ...
Kettering's Fountain battles injury in heptathlon
EUGENE, Ore. — Hyleas Fountain’s week started with a bout of food poisoning, then she tripped over a hurdle during practice the day before the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships began on Thursday.Then came Sunday, when the Kettering resident lost her lead in the heptathlon and ultimately her title, ...
Trotwood boxer Pearson wins national title
Minutes after narrowly winning the U.S. National 165-pound boxing championship late Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., Trotwood’s Chris Pearson motioned for his dad to enter the ring.Pearson had the gold medal draped around his neck, but it didn’t stay there long.“He gave it to me!” Milt Pearson said. “He ...
Stories for Saturday, June 25
Springboro basketball player Morgan attracting many recruiters
Troy Holtrey, the Springboro High School basketball coach, isn’t surprised that star player Maverick Morgan is being recruited by nearly every major Midwestern college power despite having just finished his sophomore year.A rapidly improving 6-foot-10 center is bound to attract attention.“His rate of development has really been impressive. All the ...
Dunbar graduate Cole grateful to play in NBA
Norris Cole was surrounded by about 80 relatives and friends for his NBA draft party Thursday, and even a couple of cousins who couldn’t attend managed to join the festivities through a Skype connection.Dunbar High School coach Pete Pullen, who won back-to-back state titles with Cole running the show, knows ...
A message from a mending heart
I know you haven’t heard from me in awhile, and I want to explain. It’s not that I’ve forgotten about you — quite the opposite, in fact. And no, I haven’t retired or been fired. I’m not on vacation, either, though I was. Earlier this month, my wife and I ...
Commentary: More schools turning to football for better school 'experience'
The National Football Foundation last week emailed a news release to reporters discussing the creation of new college football teams around the country.By the NFF’s count, eight teams will play for the first time this season, and 17 more will open between 2012 and 2014. But, only a fraction are ...
Women's Amatuer Match Play title goes to Hillsboro woman
MIDDLETOWN — Amanda Dixon of Hillsboro defeated Centerville’s Molly Ginger, 2 and 1, to win the Dayton Women’s Amateur Match Play championship at Wildwood Golf Club.The 21-year-old Dixon atoned for taking a 9 and 8 thrashing from Ginger in the 2009 championship match at Yankee Trace and losing to Kathleen ...
Stories for Friday, June 24
Area NBA draftees since 1990
Dayton’s Chris Wright went unselected in the NBA draft, extending the school’s long drought in that regard. But it’s not as if the area is producing many NBA players. The total stands at six since 1990 after Norris Cole was taken in the first round Thursday:Local NBA draft picks since ...
World Cup: A chance to dream for young soccer fans
Playing soccer in the late 1990s, every little girl wanted to be Mia Hamm. I definitely did. If you didn’t have the Nike Mia Hamm cleats, you couldn’t play, no questions asked on the playground.Growing up, I was glued to the television screen. I remember watching the 1999 World Cup ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 22
Silverbacks DB honored by league
Chris Respress of the Dayton Silverbacks was named Continental Indoor Football League defensive player of the year Wednesday.Respress, a defensive back, had 18.5 tackles, one sack and eight interceptions while leading the Silverbacks to the CIFL playoffs.A Dayton native and Defiance College graduate, Respress has served as a correctional officer ...
Trotwood boxer Pearson advances to semis of national championships
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Trotwood’s Chris Pearson won a three-round decision over Noel Godson on Wednesday to advance to the middleweight semifinals at the USA Boxing National Championships.The win also qualified Pearson for the U.S. Olympic Trials, which begin July 30 in Mobile, Ala.
Legends tournament says ‘thanks’ for softball volunteers
DAYTON — The sixth annual “Legends of the Game” softball tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at Kettering Fields. The tournament features 30 teams and will honor four local legends:• Jodi Eickemeyer, a former player and head coach at the University of Dayton. The Urbana native coached the Flyers ...
Reds pitchers ‘have fun’ at area baseball camp
FAIRFIELD – Jeremy Horst won the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Community Service Award for 2010, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise he showed up at Waterworks Park in 90-degree heat Tuesday to volunteer his time to the Reds Rookie Success League. “It was a blast coming out here and ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 21
Trotwood boxer Pearson wins at nationals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Chris Pearson of Trotwood topped Paul Littleton of Chicago by decision Tuesday to win his opening middleweight match at the USA Boxing National Championships, a step toward placement in the Olympic Trials.In the quarterfinals, Pearson will next face Noel Godson of Bloomfield, N.J., who beat top-seeded ...
Commentary: Professional athletes' agility being valued above skill
When former Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew passed away last month, it reminded me that one doesn’t need to be a great athlete to be a great player.Standing only 6 feet, Killebrew is second only to Babe Ruth in American League home runs with 573. This power came from hauling ...
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