By cantonal citizen The Canton High School Sports Department has announced the hiring of Eric MacKinnon as the new college boys basketball coach. MacKinnon succeeds Ryan Gordy, who has coached for 10 seasons and was recently promoted to CHS Assistant Director of Athletics and remains Director of K-12 Wellness for …
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History links Through Harry mini At ten, you shouldn’t have to worry about falling for fear of cutting yourself. You shouldn’t have to worry about every bruise, knowing that you might be bleeding internally. You should not have to have an infusion every week or go to the emergency room …
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TD Blackmon was a good – bordering on good – high school basketball player. Despite his limited height (6 feet) and inability to play over the edge (“I can’t jump,” he says), he often scored in double digits for a program in suburban Louisville, Tenn. , who reached 42-6 in …
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Lawrence Funderburke is a very intelligent and misunderstood individual. And of course, the same can be said of former Indiana coach Bob Knight. But that didn’t mean they were a good game when Funderburke chose to play Indiana in 1989. And it didn’t take long to confirm they weren’t. Barely …
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In recognition of his more than 30 years of service at St. Henry District High School (SHDHS), the SHDHS Sports Department honored retired principal David M. Otte at a special ceremony recently at the sports complex St. Henry in Florence. During his 30 years as principal, Dave Otte saw the …
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Grant Hill was featured at Five Star Basketball Camp as a Sports Illustrated article published in 1984 when he was 11 years old. As Hill flipped through the pages of the magazine, he found himself transfixed. To him, Five Star sounded like basketball nirvana, an exclusive destination where up-and-coming players …
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BYU Basketball is two months away from the start of the college basketball regular season – their regular season opener is Nov. 9 against Cleveland State – and the team has been practicing at the Marriott Center while the center of drive completes renovations. Utah jazz coach Quin Snyder was …
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Fort Worth coach John Gales, Sr. died on August 25 at the age of 82. The impact he leaves behind is endless. An English teacher in Fort Worth and a basketball coach, he has helped shape so many lives. John Gales Jr. is proud to carry his father’s name. “The …
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On Saturday morning, before Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, the sun was shining at Moss Point as Phoenix Suns goalie Devin Booker returned to River City to unveil two renovated basketball courts in the community. Booker, along with the 2K Foundation and artist Mister Cartoonist, designed two …
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He was born on February 13, 1938 in the Bronx, NY, to the late George and Anna Salinsky Gabriel. Pete lived in several locations in upstate New York and in St. Petersburg, Florida, before moving to Sunbury, PA, where he graduated from Sunbury High School. He married Sandy McCormick Gabriel …
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