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Witt swim coach tops 100 career dual meet wins
From Wittenberg.edu:
With the Wittenberg University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams’ sweep of visiting Centre College on Senior Recognition Day on Jan. 22, Head Coach Natalie Koukis became just the second individual in program history with 100 career dual meet victories.
She has led the Tiger men to a sparkling 9-3 record in the 2010-11 season, heading into the dual meet finale Saturday, Jan. 29, at perennial national powerhouse Kenyon. The 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year, Koukis has guided that team to a 48-34 record since taking the reins prior to the 2004-05 season, with her win total standing behind only that of Dave Maurer, who posted a mark of 69-25-2 between 1955 and 1966.
On the women’s side, Koukis’ record stands at 52-25, including this year’s 8-4 mark, also with one 2010-11 dual remaining at Kenyon. The 2006 NCAC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year, Koukis ranks behind only Pat Holly (Clouse) in coaching victories — the program’s founder is credited with a 127-64-1 overall record between 1972 and 1992. Complete story.
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From CMU.edu
Up on the screen, a virtual football flies through the air, landing inches from the goal. This isn’t Madden ‘09 — it’s an actual football being tracked to within a few feet of its path.
Carnegie Mellon Professor Priya Narasimhan and her team of 15 sports-crazy students have developed what they call a ‘smart football.’ By installing a mini GPS unit and accelerometer inside, they can plot the football’s progress and landing, even under a pile of players.
They’ve also developed a ‘smart glove’ embedded with 15 sensors in the fingers and palm, which can help determine if a receiver has control of the ball during critical plays.
In addition to aiding referees, such real-time feedback could help in training athletes and scouting new players.
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TweetPublic vs. Private matchups might be in jeopardy
From the Newark Advocate:
NEWARK — Ask a recent Licking Valley graduate about favorite football games, and several come to mind.
It does not take long, however, for the discussion to turn to LeBron James or Javon Ringer.
In 2001, the Panthers beat James’ Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary team in a state semifinal. It was James’ last football game before he sat out his senior season.
Two years later, Valley beat Dayton Chaminade-Julienne in a first-round game. Ringer, who eventually starred at Michigan State and has played in the NFL, was out-rushed by Nathan Clark on that night. The Panthers then beat Kettering Alter the next week.
“From a player’s perspective, and if you ask any coach, too, when you are getting ready to play a team like that, it doesn’t really matter at the time you are playing them,” said former Licking Valley standout Devin Fulk, who played in both games and now coaches basketball at Heath.
“You get stuck playing whoever, and you prepare exactly the same. You don’t really look at it any differently.”
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TweetOHSAA’s plan could put private schools at disadvantage
From the Newark Advocate:
Newark Catholic’s gymnasium walls are filled with state championship banners.
Many celebrate the school’s dominance in the 1980s. Others serve as a daily reminder of the Green Wave’s continued relevance on a state scale.
If the latest Ohio High School Athletic Association proposal on altering school classifications passes in May, however, it could threaten to turn out the lights on the Green Wave’s reign at the top.
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