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Mamaroneck High School Athletes to Remember
Mamaroneck Girl’s Lacrosse Runs on the Trust of its Captain There isn’t a lot of standing around in soccer or lacrosse. Given that, Lauren Rush of Mamaroneck Girl’s Lacrosse will take the fast paced nature of the small ball to soccer any day.
By Rich Monetti7 years ago in Unbalanced
Equality in Sports Revisited
What does it mean when those who claim to be marginalized by society want equality? On the surface this seems like a fair proposition. Yet upon a deeper examination, equality is a commodity that hard to accomplish outside of the courtroom, where everyone is, ideally, equal before the law. Once again, it seems fair but the modern-day application of equality comes well short of being fair. The question that needs to be asked, yet seldom is, is fair to whom?
By DJ Grand7 years ago in Unbalanced
Rye High School Athletes to Remember
Coner Smith Does his Part, in Run to Empire State Game Gold The Hudson Valley Empire State Boys Basketball team couldn’t have dreamt up a worse scenario to end the first half of their gold medal game. With .5 seconds on the clock, Central inbounded an ally-oop to send Hudson Valley into the locker room down 17 points. “It was one of those moments,” said Rye senior and Hudson Valley forward, Coner Smith. But he credits Coach Bill Thom with shifting the momentum back, with a few choice halftime words.
By Rich Monetti7 years ago in Unbalanced
In Praise of the Greatest Ad in the History of Women's Sports
“We don’t have balls. But we know how to use them.” Every once in a while, an advertisement just captures a moment in time perfectly. You simply have to tip your hat—so to speak —in admiration of these ads. Many of these ads become iconic in their own right, becoming more remembered than the people in them or the companies behind them. Now that's really not the aim of advertising, but....
By David Wyld7 years ago in Unbalanced
What Can I Do Now the Football Season Is Over?
The days are getting longer, the temperature is rising and the trophies have been lifted. The club football season is over. So what will we do with our weekends, now that there are no 3PM kick-offs, no Super Sundays, and no football on a Monday night? It’s a conundrum that pops up every year, but there are some solutions. So here are just a few things that you can do to fill that football-sized hole in your life.
By Craig House7 years ago in Unbalanced
This Isn't the World Cup
It was a highly contested soccer match between Serra High School and Valley Christian High School, two West Catholic Athletic League opponents battling it out on the pitch on a Saturday morning. The West Catholic Athletic League, or WCAL as it’s known throughout Northern California, is the premier high school league for all sports. The caliber of athletes on the field competing is quite impressive.
By Dean Ayoob7 years ago in Unbalanced
4 Athletes Who Show the Importance of Workout Variety
People who focus on personal fitness tend to understand the value of mixing things up. Or at least, it’s something we tend to learn to do as we get older. For instance, an athlete who’s used to team competitive sports may ultimately transition to mixed martial arts to scratch that competitive itch; a former swimmer may switch to ballet if it becomes easier to work into a busy schedule. But the best way to mix things up, so to speak, is to do it all at once, such that even if you have a predominant form of exercise you favor, you’re also doing other things to keep your body guessing, and get more total-body exercise.
By Wilson Yinsen7 years ago in Unbalanced
Conspiracy Theories in Professional Sports
Did we land on the moon? Are there aliens in Area 51? Although there are definitive answers to each of those, that’s not always the case when it comes to conspiracy theories in professional sports. All four major sports leagues have been plagued with conspiracy theories with answers to some being obvious, and others not quite so easy to decipher fact from fiction.
By DJ Grand7 years ago in Unbalanced
