Athlete

The World’s Greatest Athlete

Get on track with this hilarious offbeat comedy starring Jan-Michael Vincent and Tim Conway. Coach Archer (John Amos) is more famous for losing than winning, but a fateful African safari with his wacky assistant (Conway) leads them to a boy… Continue reading

Kaitlin’s Story: Teen athlete copes with ACL surgery

Kaitlin’s Story: Teen athlete copes with ACL surgery Hustling up the basketball court one Saturday afternoon in January, Kaitlin Shoaf’s focus was on helping her Fountain Central varsity teammates beat Turkey Run. Then everything changed. Kaitlin Shoaf Surgery Part 1… Continue reading

Mind of an athlete: The Cheeri-Oats

Mind of an athlete: The Cheeri-Oats By Anna McCormally This week, the Word interviewed the three co-captains of the Earlham College Cheerleading team: Senior PAGS majors Meredith Morgan and Megan Totske, and junior geology major Jaclyn Parell. Earlham Word: How… Continue reading

VanDomelen shows true grit as three-sport athlete at Wayland

VanDomelen shows true grit as three-sport athlete at Wayland WAYLAND — Fans of John Wayne can probably recall the brave young lady cast opposite him in the movie “True Grit”. We read that an updated version of the movie is… Continue reading

The Creative Athlete: Winning at Any Age

by wallyg

The Creative Athlete: Winning at Any Age

Last week my piece on ageism created a small furor in Ad Land. It was not unexpected. I knew the topic was radioactive and, therefore, the perfect subject for my blog:… Continue reading

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