With registration and tryouts almost complete, the 2013 Villages of Urbana (VOU) Seahawks swim team is slated to soon hit the pool to launch the season of practices. From early June until the end of July, more than 200 children from the VOU will compete with 15 other local swim teams in the Frederick...
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Urbana High School’s (UHS) girls’ track and field team is full of talented athletes, but what has emerged this season is a cluster of outstanding runners leading the pack. This group of leaders includes sophomore Emily Mulhern, followed by senior Sarah Askine, sophomore Kelly Winklbauer and freshmen Maddie Sarro and Maria Carberry. UHS’s distance...
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When asked how he defines success as a coach, Urbana’s Mark Stephens stopped for a moment before responding. “Most coaches look at the scoreboard ,” said Stephens, who is the Maryland state director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and a U13 lacrosse team for Linganore, Oakdale, Urbana Youth Athletic Association (LOUYAA)....
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This school year, Urbana High School’s (UHS) varsity lacrosse team welcomed a new coach to the field — Robert Hokanson. Hokanson said the most enjoyable aspect of coaching has been bonding with the team players and helping them learn valuable life lessons through the game of lacrosse. “I like to laugh and joke and...
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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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By Emily Feliz Some of the time, he’s John Diamondidis — a husband, father of two, small business owner and Ijamsville resident. Other times, he is Big John Greene, a professional heavyweight wrestler for Covey Promotions Wrestling, a seven-year-old wrestling organization based in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Becoming a professional wrestler was a lifelong dream...
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On March 2, a “fun-raising” event is scheduled to be held beginning at 2 p.m. at Urbana Community Park to raise funding for a skate park in the works for Urbana. The event includes a tic-tac race, a high ollie contest, consecutive kick-flip duel, best trick on a flat rail and more, including a...
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On Feb. 6, four Urbana High School (UHS) senior athletes signed NCAA letters of intent. Jenny Marshall committed to play soccer at High Point University, Riley Spain committed to play soccer at the College of William and Mary, and Darren Ambush and Brendan Wharton committed to play football at Monmouth University. Ambush said he...
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Six days a week, members of the Urbana High School wrestling team practice, sometimes for more than two hours each time. Then, after some teammates go home, others stay for additional training. They watch everything they eat because the scale must read the correct number on match day. While some believe most match preparation...
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