Kids in Sports: Keys to Better Youth Soccer Skills
Youth coaches from California and Illinois stress control over power, instep kicking and passing drills. Dr. Richard Johnson notes slower foot speed can boost kick accuracy and reduce minor injuries while youth players learn to work as a team and practice passing to maintain possession.
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Auburn Survives Sloppy 10-7 Victory In Opener At FM
Auburn defeats Fayetteville-Manlius 10-7 in season opener as coach Bob Adams cites many mistakes but praises defensive effort. Backup QB Steve Long snagged two Harris passes, while Ed Gallagher anchored the rush. FM's D pressured Harris, with Denee out hurt. Vedder notes pass protection must improve ahead of next week.
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Auburn
Bob Adams
Fayetteville-Manlius
Adams
Steve Long
Steve Harris
Maroons
John Cool
Harris
Hornet
Macon
Ed Gallagher
F M
al Vedder
Vedder
Fred Denee
Denee
Hornets
Darrick Wilson
Scott Honnold
Mark Carter
OHSL South Weedsport survives defensive battle
Weedsport 7, Tully 0 in season opener as Weedsport tops visiting Tully in a defensive game. Joe Gilfus scored on a late fourth and goal plunge and added the extra point. Marv Spence rushed for 108 yards. A-P-W beat Cato Meridian 30-6, Morrisville-Eaton crushed Port Byron 22-6, Whitesboro shut out by 27-0, Tyrone Burke key defender.
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Tully
Joe Gilfus
Gilfus
Marv Spence
Eric Beardsley
Black Knights
Chad Prune
Fran Rich
Cortland routes Oswego 42 7 in OHSL North clash
Cortland exploded for 42 points at Oswego to hand the Purple Tigers a 42 7 defeat after leading 20 0 at halftime. Jay Radzavicz scored twice on the ground while Scott Thomas opened the scoring with a 40 yard fumble return. Oswego's lone score came on a 13 yard pass from Mike Donavan to Paul Suits in the fourth quarter.
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Wilson
Adams
Shannon McCormick
Elbert Murphy
Guerrera
Wilson-to-McCormick
Murphy
Vedder
Cicero-North Syracuse
Harris
Oswego
Jay Radzavicz
Cortland
Purple Tigers
Scott Thomas
Mike Donavan
Paul Suits
Homer routs Phoenix as Austin runs for 163 yards and four TDs
Jeff Austin rushed for 163 yards and scored four touchdowns in Homer's 41-26 win over Phoenix in an OHSL Central football game. Phoenix narrowed the gap late but Homer answered with key 14 and 15 yard TD runs. Joe Howington led Phoenix with 146 yards, Mercer threw two TD passes, Clary caught both, and Dan Pratt added 116 rushing yards.
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Jeff Austin
Phoenix
Trojans
Austin
Firebirds
Joe Howington
Chris Mercer
Joe Clary
Dan Pratt
Beermen and Phoebe clash in high scoring gridiron duel
Borner 41 Phoenix 26 as Homer u7y connects on a 35 yard pass to Cornell for a first half score. Mercer finds Clary on a 43 yard pass for Phoe, while Mercer’s run sets up multiple scoring sequences and Beerman adds several kicks.
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Austin
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Seerman
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Mercer
Hom — Austin
Beerman
Phoe — Howington
Woodard Tun
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Girl may get chance to try for boys baseball team
San Diego administrators decision to waive the rule blocking a girl from trying out for the boys high school baseball squad rests with the San Diego Unified District board of education. Missy Carter, 14, a Patrick Henry High School sophomore and two year Senior League all star catcher, seeks a tryout rather than joining Henry High’s girls softball team. The board meeting Tuesday will decide.
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UPI
Missy Carter
Board of Education
Missy
Patrick Henry High School
Henry
East Valley Ends 42-Game Drought With Prosser Victory
Yakima AP reports East Valley High School broke a 42 game losing streak, longest in Washington, with a 24-13 win over Prosser in a Mid-Valley League clash. John Schiller scored two touchdowns. The drought’s irony lies in the first East Valley win over Prosser on September 30, 1977, by 6-0.
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Washington State
John Schiller
Prosser
East Valley
Skaneateles blanks West Genesee in OHSL soccer 3-0
Skaneateles beat West Genesee 3-0 in OHSL Division B with Radlemayr scoring twice and Vetrano adding another. McGlynn kept a clean sheet for the Lakers. Other OHSL results: CNS 4 Fulton 1, Baldwinsville 7 Central Square 1, Fabius-Pompey 2 East Syracuse-Minoa 0, Jamesville-DeWitt 7 Corcoran 0.
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Mark Vetrano
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Lakers
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Fulton
Dan Obrist
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Obrist
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Page
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Driscoll
Mawson
ESM
Dierott S. Jamesville-DeWitt
Corcoran
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Coleman
O'Connell
Collum
McGee
Hwang
SU harriers and booters triumph in team sweep
Syracuse University cross country posted three wins led by Jim OConnell who broke his course record at Crumlin s with 25 36 3 as the harriers beat Army East Stroudsburg and Albany State. The Orange soccer team posted its third straight shutout, with Bill Cerella and Marcello Vitale scoring in a 2 0 win over Adelphi at Coyne Field. Adelphi beat Oneonta 3 0 earlier.
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Jim O'Connell
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Tim Grana
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Scholastic Grid Slate results blend of league scores
Across multiple matches and venues, teams like Oswego, Cortland, Whitesboro, Ithaca, Corning East and others posted varied scores. Notable showdowns included Cortland 42 over Oswego and Corning East 32 over Ithaca, with Susquehanna Valley 28 defeating Oneonta 28.
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Wothingham
Whitesboro
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Port Byron
Utica
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Crimenango
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Ithaca
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