A packed house filled Frederick’s Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn Friday night, March 22 for the first-ever Frederick banquet hosted by The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). “The turnout of almost 500 people was overwhelming. We are so blessed to have so many committed volunteers and supporters,” said Chris Rich, FCA’s Frederick County area...
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First grader Jack Pinto, along with his 19 classmates and six teachers, lost their lives in a senseless act of violence on Dec. 14, 2012, at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The following day, Jack had planned to step on a wrestling mat for his first match ever — but never got his chance. An...
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In the offseason, which basically consists of the month of August, Nick Frank enjoys spending time in the outdoors hunting and fishing. The other 11 months of the year — for as long as he can remember — he has been on a wrestling mat somewhere in the United States, honing the craft he...
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This month, I had the chance to speak with Joe Gatewood, president of the Urbana High School (UHS) Athletic Boosters since June 2012. The UHS Booster club helps bridge the gaps between the financial shortfalls of public school funding for athletic programs, as well as assisting in building school spirit and good sportsmanship. Here’s...
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No one likes to lose, yet in every competition there are winners and losers based on the scoreboard tally. In my competitive days, I hated to lose. There was nothing worse than coming out on the short end. In fact, I’ve never met anyone who actually enjoyed losing either as a competitor or as...
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The sporting landscape in today’s culture has become a place of worship where sports stars are more recognizable and famous than most other professions. Many in our society idolize these individuals for better or for worse. This can create an imbalance of priorities for many coaches and impressionable amateur athletes where they miss the...
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As the summer air starts to cool and the kids head back to school, it means the high school fall sports season is upon us. Memories of last year’s successes and failures have mostly been forgotten. A new crop of freshmen get to experience high-school sports for the first time, while the seniors are...
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In a recent conversation, Michael Hayden, president of the Urbana Hawks softball and baseball league, shared a fantastic, local story that I wanted to pass along to our community. Hayden lives with his family in the Villages of Urbana. Here is a the story in Hayden’s words: Surely, the baseball gods were looking down...
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As a youth league coach who is at the end of his son’s youth league years, I find myself reflecting on the six-year journey. I witnessed incredibly proud moments in watching players overcome obstacles through effort, hard work and courage to the situations of painful failure where a hug was the only thing needed....
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Today our community added a priceless amenity. Urbana’s New District Park is beautiful and one we can all be proud to call our home town park. The energy and excitement was everywhere. Kids screaming and laughing on the playground, a pickup game of whiffle ball and a scavenger hunt were just of the few...
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