Sharks fire coach Al Sims after 27-47-8 season
San Jose Sharks dismiss coach Al Sims after one year as the team, 27-47-8 with 62 points, finished second-worst in the NHL. GM Dean Lombardi cites misfit for future direction. Wayne Cashman and Roy Sommer stay on as assistants as the club begins a new coach search.
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Midwest Junior 14s Volleyball Team Finishes Fifth in Regional
The Midwest Junior 14s concluded a six-tour season with fifth place among 60 teams at a regional tournament in Lee's Summit Missouri. They won Ottawa 14s, were runners up in Ottawa 16s and Jefferson City events, and placed third in Wellsville and Topeka events. Team members include Lindsay Roecker Jami Anderson Jill Dorsey Jennifer Kiblinger Amanda Pearce Erin McCullough and coach Carrie Weigand with Megan Rumple not pictured.
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Brookover Volleyball Camps Planned in Williamsburg and Pomona
Williamsburg and Pomona host Lisa Brookover volleyball camps the week of June 9 13 for grades three to eight with a $20 fee and a high school session also that week run by Brookover. In August 11 15 camps return with younger players priced at 35 and high school at 40 under Lori Kukuk.
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National powers set for Wheat Bowl clash in August
The Wheat Bowl prelims feature University of Sioux Falls, defending NAIA II champions, facing Benedictine in the preseason Classic on August 30. Sioux Falls has won 25 of 26, while Benedictine stands as a regionally dominant Heart of America power. The bowl remains NAIA sanctioned with rotating teams from the KCAC, HOAC, and other conferences.
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UConn and UMass Lose 1996 NCAA Tournament Wins
The NCAA stripped UConn and UMass of their 1996 tournament appearances and ordered return of $242,970 in postseason earnings after two players and Marcus Camby accepted gifts from former sports agent John Lounsbury. Ricky Moore received a five game suspension. Kirk King’s career ended. Camby repaid $28,000 amid reports of life threats from loan sharks.
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