Russo guides Lancers to state title
By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com Frank Russo did it again. The La Salle High School track team has won its second state title in program history and its first since 1994. “We felt like we had...
View ArticleSeton’s Katie Phillips a success in, outside lines
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com To say Seton High School’s Katie Phillips had a lot on her plate during her prep years is an understatement. The future Tennessee Tech University...
View ArticleElder’s Nathan Sexton excels in all areas
By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com If you’d like to get an idea of Nathan Sexton’s work ethic, look no further than the following facts. As a freshman, the recent Elder High School graduate...
View ArticleHard work, humility keys for Mercy’s Amy Feie
By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com By all accounts, it was supposed to be a down year. Well, Amy Feie didn’t get the memo. The Mother of Mercy High school softball team had graduated six seniors...
View ArticleErika Leonard named LaRosa’s MVP finalist
By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com Erika Leonard, perhaps the top softball player in Mother of Mercy High School history, was named a finalist for the 25th Annual LaRosa’s MVP of the Year award...
View ArticleTFA soccer team heads to President’s Cup nationals
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Area families are busy enjoying summer vacations around the country this month. Myrtle Beach. Hilton Head. Siesta Key. Maybe Cape Cod. But the girls from...
View ArticleBack at home in the sports beat
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com It feels good to be home. Though to be fair, I never actually left. I started covering sports for The Community Press in August 2000 at the ripe old age of...
View ArticleRoundtable: Former preps stars doing well
With Scott Springer on a much-deserved vacation, Nick Dudukovich welcomes back Ben Walpole into the Community Press/Recorder sports department as they talk about stories they’ve been working on this...
View ArticleVilling named Seton’s new softball coach
Seton High School announced that Jay Villing will serve as the varsity softball coach beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. “I think we will accomplish a lot this year,” said Villing. “I want to see...
View ArticleSummer success has Elder golf optimistic
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com If this summer is any indication, autumn will be kind to the Elder High School golf team. Several Panthers, led by seniors Daniel Schwarz and Tyler Smith,...
View ArticlePanthers golf poised for special season
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Elder High School last won a Greater Catholic League title in 1989. Head coach Mike Trimpe won’t make any bold predictions, but this year’s Panther squad...
View ArticleSeniors, Saints optimistic for new season
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com There is an optimism surrounding the Seton High School golf team as it begins the new fall season. Seniors Molly Arnold and Sarah Banfill return from a...
View ArticleRoundtable: First look at golf, cross country
Community Press staff sports reporters Nick Dudukovich, Ben Walpole and Scott Springer discuss the golf and cross country teams to watch this fall, including Anderson, Ursuline, Elder, Taylor,...
View ArticleMercy loads up for run at success
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Scott Ridder hopes last year’s league meet was only the beginning for his Mother of Mercy High School cross country team. The Bobcats placed three runners...
View ArticleA first glance at other cross country teams in the area
The following are first looks at other schools and teams in the Community Press coverage area not specifically featured in main cross country stories. Amelia boys The Barons are coming off a...
View ArticleElder cross country alumni reunion Aug. 20
Elder High School is hosting its first cross country alumni reunion, from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 in the Elder cafeteria. All Elder cross country alumni and friends welcome. The cost is $15....
View ArticleRoundtable: Volleyball, tennis previews discussed
Community Press reporters Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and Ben Walpole talk about teams they’ll be looking at when they prepare the volleyball and girls tennis previews, which will hit the print...
View ArticleBobcats volleyball primed for big season
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Hope is not in short supply for the Mother of Mercy High School volleyball team. Not with five returning seniors from the starting rotation for last year’s...
View ArticleMustangs prep for new gym, run at league title
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com School fields around the city are full of sports teams getting ready for the fall. Soccer teams, football teams… volleyball teams. Volleyball teams? Yes,...
View ArticleWiegman talks tactics for Mercy tennis
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com To hear Mary Beth Wiegman talk one might think she was Mercy High School’s new chess coach. She’s not. She’s the Bobcats’ new tennis coach. But her coaching...
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