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International Setting
Louisville, Kentucky
One thing was apparent when walking into the inaugural Junior Volleyball Directors Association Championship last month: This ain’t your backyard volleyball game. This is serious business, and one that girls do not take lightly. That was obvious from the constant screeches of celebration after literally every point played out on 74 courts.
By the numbers, Louisville was host to almost 490 teams from across the nation, Puerto Rico... More 
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Hydration. Is It Hype?
Louisville, Kentucky
No matter your sport, you should pay close attention to what you drink, how often you drink, and how much you drink. It is not the type of sport you play, but rather the time and intensity of your workouts that are important.
What’s the big deal about water? Considering the fact that your body is 75 percent water, it’s not surprising that water plays an important role in... More
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Javanon U16 Rocks Rockford!
Louisville, Kentucky
The cream of Louisville's youth soccer crop descended on Rockford, Illinois for the US Youth Region II Championships from June 20-25.
Having won the Kentucky State Open Cup in their respective age groups at the end of May, 14 teams --11 from Louisville--were rewarded with the opportunity to play in the regionals, where they did battle with the best teams in the Midwest.
Some 210 teams and... More
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Powerhouse and Cinderella
Louisville, Kentucky
A lot of folks expected Pleasure Ridge Park High School to win the state title. No one expected Christian Academy to emerge as 7th Region champs.
Both made for remarkable stories in local baseball circles.
PRP was ranked #1 in preseason and never wavered. It won 38 of 42 games. The Panthers lost once in Florida during a spring trip, then dropped game one of a doubleheader to... More
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Track Champions of 2008
Louisville, Kentucky
Male junior Justin Green and Butler junior Chelsea Brown were the individual stars, while Male and Ballard were the top teams at the 2008 KHSAA State Track & Field Championships May 30-31 at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park on the University of Louisville campus.
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Butler girls' track and field coach Stephanie Barnes could see it in Brown's eyes.
"It" was Brown's determination in the... More
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Targeting success
Louisville, Kentucky
You don’t have to be tall to win in the sport of archery. You don’t have to be fast. And strength is not a criteria for good shooting. Boys, girls and even kids with physical limitations can shoot and compete.
“I love it because it’s something new,” says Jodi Grant, the PE teacher and archery team coach at Eastside Middle School in Bullitt County. “It involves the kids who... More
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The Pink-White Game
Louisville, Kentucky
It looked like any other high school football game. Proud parents sitting in the stands waiting for their child to run onto the field. Scores of teenagers streaming in, greeting friends and making their way to the packed cheering section. Lines at the concession stand and at the t-shirt booth, The dance team was warming up, doing plies and arabesque turns with precision and the football teams were preparing for... More
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Back from Britain
Louisville, Kentucky
When 23-year-old Floyd Central graduate Jaime Halas traveled to England last August to play soccer professionally, she was armed with unbridled enthusiasm, obvious talent and invaluable experience accumulated during her university years.
Halas, Bellarmine University's all-time highest scorer with 39 goals, became Southern Indiana's first professional female soccer player--and the first from her old club Javanon--when she joined Football Association (FA) Women's Premier League outfit Keynsham Town in southwest... More
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Tigers Back on Top
Louisville, Kentucky
Trinity was known as the Kentucky Lacrosse Association High School Boys’ Division 1 champion almost as long as midfielder Taylor Distler was a student at St. Xavier.
Two days before Distler graduated last month, however, the Tigers became the champions again.
St. X formally ended archrival Trinity’s four-year reign with an 11-2 rout of Lexington Catholic in the Division 1 final at its own Brother Thomas More Stadium... More
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Running Tigers
Louisville, Kentucky
The track at Fern Creek High School is old. Around 30 years old in fact.
The white lines on the asphalt track are barely visible. There is grass growing up through some cracks in the track. There are no jumping or throwing areas.
This summer, though, the track at Fern Creek will undergo a reconstruction. The track and field program, however, has been rebuilding itself for... More
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United nationals Team
Louisville, Kentucky
Kevin Schulz was a coach without a team. Last July when most soccer coaches were overseeing conditioning and teaching plays in record-breaking heat, the first-year Waggener Traditional High School coach was wondering if he would even have a team for this school year. “We had just four or five players at the first practice. We didn’t even have a goalie, so we made announcements after school started about the soccer... More
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Get Kicking
Louisville, Kentucky
Over 12,000 players will be in action across Kentucky and Indiana this month when the highlight of the select soccer club season kicks off at several venues. A record 181 teams will contest the Kentucky Youth Soccer State Open Cup (U13-U19), while a whopping 500 teams will participate in the Indiana Youth Soccer State and Challenge Cups (U11-U19). Both competitions are the first steps in the US Youth Soccer National... More
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Little League For Tennis
Louisville, Kentucky
As any parent or former junior tennis instructor would testify, it is a bit challenging to go out and actually play tennis with a 5-year-old. It seems like the only thing going on is ball chasing.
Thanks to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), times have changed. A new playing format, called QuickStart Tennis has been developed to help kids ages 10 and under to learn while playing the game.... More
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Music Magic and...Money
Louisville, Kentucky
For 31 years Nan Moore has directed and nurtured the Louisville Male High School band, which now has 151 members. It also has hundreds of instruments and uniforms and regularly wins awards and top scores in competition.
The Male band has not always been so strong. When Moore took the job as band director at the old Male High School on Brook Street in November 1977, there were no uniforms,... More
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Master of the Arts- Youth
Louisville, Kentucky
After winning the Silver medal in Judo at the 1984 LA Olympics, Grandmaster Jung Oh Hwang came to America as part of his 700-year plan. He taught at the University of Tennessee at Martin and Paducah Community College before starting the Hwang Academy of Martial Arts. There are four Academies in Louisville, the newest opened in St Matthews in August of 2007. Others are located in Jackson and Martin, Tennessee,... More
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Hoops & Justice
by: Paul Najjar
As Susan Yates, she was a standout basketball player for Sacred Heart Academy from 1982-1986. Her awards and accolades included:...
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Taylor Hafling
Junior Taylor Hafling is the starting goalkeeper and captain for the Louisville Male soccer team. He is also keeper for...
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Give Thanks for Your Sports
by: Cheryl Hart
From time to time, all athletes need an attitude adjustment. You hear them after a game complaining, “I just stunk out there, and the coach...
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About Face
by: Tom Lane
Rachael McAllister never saw it coming. “She’s dribbling, I’m on her right. I reverse my stick. Her follow-through went straight up into my nose. At...
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