GIRLS' LACROSSE: Eagles fall but Comets move on
READING — A pessimist may view a 17-point loss one way while an optimist will focus on anything good that came from the game.Cocalico coach Mary Beth Cardin is an optimist.Following the Eagles 20-3...
View ArticleSanta Clara International Grand Prix: FAST's Tyler Clary Doubles; Bronte...
SANTA CLARA, California, June 2. TYLER Clary picked up two wins in the men's 400 IM and 200 back, while Australia's Bronte Barratt set a new meet record in the women's 200 free to highlight the third ...
View ArticleBarnstormers shut out Skeeters
Sometimes, in fact more often than "purists" like to admit, baseball is about big things, which explains the enduring popularity of the three-run homer.Other times the little things really do add up. A...
View ArticleBerks' Best Vocational-Technical finalists and nominees - PennLive.com
Berks' Best Vocational-Technical finalists and nomineesPennLive.comKory L. Boltz Schuylkill Valley High School Parents or guardians: Lynn and Brenda Boltz Awards and honors: Honor roll; soccer...
View ArticleFor the Participant, June 3: A list of events in central Pennsylvania -...
For the Participant, June 3: A list of events in central PennsylvaniaPennLive.com (blog)Baseball umpiring, applications accepted for high school and summer leagues. Will mentor for test, train and...
View ArticleRepercussions of Public Pool Closings
Below is letter to the editor in the June 3rd edition of the Williamsport Sun-GazetteWrong prioritiesThis is something that needs to be said. My heart goes out to the people who have no place to swim...
View ArticleWADA Initiates Plans to Resurrect Rule 45, Olympic Ban of Suspended Athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 3. AS hinted at when IOC Rule 45 was first stricken down last October by the Court of Arbitration for Sport due to its double jeopardy nature, the World Anti-Doping Agency...
View ArticleCC photo #156: Sycerika McMahon (IRL) on the Debrecen 2012 Podium
17-year-old Sycerika McMahon from Belfast, Northern Ireland, winner of the women's 50 meter breaststroke silver medal at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Her first major senior medal,...
View ArticlePool attendant turned Hulk almost unable to un-Hulk himself
35-year-old Paulo Henrique Dos Santos had decided to paint himself green for Rio de Janeiro's Challenge For Peace run, a big hit last year but this year his local paint store was out of his usual...
View ArticleFINA is Still in Hot Water Over the Death of Fran Crippen
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 3. SWIMMING World CEO Brent Rutemiller writes "FINA is Still in Hot Water Over the Death of Fran Crippen" in the latest Voice for the Sport, which appears in the June 2012 issue...
View ArticleMare Nostrum 2012 Barcelona: Men’s 100 breaststroke final
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh setting a new meet record in the men's 100 meter breaststroke at Mare Nostrum 2012 Barcelona. Splits 27.88 – 59.73. #bbpBox_208948736515260416 a {...
View ArticleMare Nostrum, Barcelona: Meet Concludes with Strong Showings from Jason...
BARCELONA, Spain, June 3. THE first stop of the Mare Nostrum series concluded with several swimmers picking up their second win of the meet. No meet records fell, but there were plenty of fast times a...
View ArticleErvin wins 50 free at Santa Clara Grand Prix
Anthony Ervin celebrates on the podium after his win in the 50-meter freestyle swimming final during the Santa Clara International Grand Prix, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP...
View ArticleSchmitt reacts to her Record 1:55.04 200 Free
"Schmitt, relaxed & laughing on deck after her 53.9 100 free & 1:55.04 200 free." (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
View ArticleDax Hill Tweets it Real @DaxHill
Dax Hill wins 200 free at the Longhorn Elite & talks about his chances of making the Olympic 4x200 at Trials in Omaha.
View ArticlePhelps and Schmitt win in final tuneup
AUSTIN, Texas — Michael Phelps won the 400-meter individual medley and Allison Schmitt swam the fastest time ever in America in the 200-meter freestyle on Saturday. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist set...
View ArticleSpain's Costa-Schmid Swims Personal Best at Mare Nostrum
Day 2 in Barcelona was a relative snoozer as compared to the first day, where we saw multiple Meet and Series Records get broken. Winners got 330 Euros, runners-up got 180 Euros, and third-place...
View ArticleSCSSE 2012 Day 2 – Iceland wins the cup
Clear leaders from yesterday, Iceland managed to keep ahead also today at the Swimming Championships of the Small States of Europe, winning the team competition with 938 points ahead of host country...
View ArticleIsrael’s Kopelev books London 2012 ticket
Nine days after becoming the first ever Israeli swimmer to claim gold at the European Championships, Jonatan Kopelev booked his place at the London Olympics on Saturday, clocking a time of 54.38...
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