Central Lee competes in 2A State Meet

Central Lee competes in 2A State Meet
DES MOINES -- Central Lee’s Jake Shannon, Nick Fedler and Katie Hocker participated in the Class 2A State Track Meet at Drake Stadium. Shannon ran in the preliminaries of the 110-meter high hurdles Friday. He finished fourth in his heat and 11th overall with a time of 15.51.

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Track. Three Gamecocks Punch Tickets To NCAA Outdoor Finals

Track. Three Gamecocks Punch Tickets To NCAA Outdoor Finals
Three Gamecocks earned their bids to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after placing in the top 12 in their respective quarterfinals at the end of the second day of competition at the NCAA Preliminary Round on the campus of Indiana University.

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Fairfield Reports Property Sales

Fairfield Reports Property Sales
This home at 99 Governors Lane was one of three that sold for more than $1 million last week in Fairfield.

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Calendar of events, updated May 25, 2011

Calendar of events, updated May 25, 2011
Here's a listing of all the many events happening around Southern Siskiyou County

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NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Asteroid in 2016

NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Asteroid in 2016
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system's formation and how life began. The mission, called Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an ...

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Nashua’s McGowan making noise at Franklin Pierce

Nashua’s McGowan making noise at Franklin Pierce
The season was on the line Saturday and Franklin Pierce University baseball coach Jayson King put the ball in the hands of freshman pitcher Kevin McGowan of Nashua and hoped for the best. King has liked what he’s seen from the freshman this spring, but admits McGowan’s performance in an elimination game against Southern Connecticut State in the NCAA Division II Regionals was beyond his ...

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Girls track and field: Ogden's Oien and Diggs run hard at state

Girls track and field: Ogden's Oien and Diggs run hard at state
DES MOINES – Ogden junior Rachael Oien and sophomore Maddie Diggs gave the Bulldogs strong finishes during the Class 2A state track and field meet last Thursday at Drake Stadium.

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RedHawks eye spot in NCAA track finals

RedHawks eye spot in NCAA track finals
Tori Paterra can only hope this week’s venture into the NCAA limelight will bring the kind of blockbuster success she found in her collegiate debut with her instrument of choice, the javelin.The freshman from Elizabeth, Pa., is one of nine athletes from the Miami University men’s and women’s track and field teams who will compete in the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds today through Saturday at the ...

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Allen, others receive awards at banquet

Allen, others receive awards at banquet
SYLACAUGA — The Police Department members named Sgt. Tommy Allen the Employee of the Year at their 14th annual awards banquet Saturday. Allen was nominated for the award by his fellow officers.

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Huntsville Police Announce Memorial Day "Click It or Ticket" Campaign

Huntsville Police Announce Memorial Day "Click It or Ticket" Campaign
The Huntsville Police Department will be joining hundreds of law enforcement officials, highway safety representatives and safety advocates nationwide who have vowed support of the annual mobilization. High visibility enforcement efforts such as “Click it or Ticket” are credited with the increasing national seatbelt usage rate from 58% in 1994 to an observed usage rate of 84%.

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Female rappers tout their sexiness, keep silent about domestic skills

Female rappers tout their sexiness, keep silent about domestic skills
( Baylor University ) Male rappers see the "independent woman" as an educated, bill-paying person who will care for an average guy, while female rappers stress their sexual prowess and keep mum about their domestic skills, according to a Baylor University researcher's study.

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Next generation: Some athletes to watch next year

Next generation: Some athletes to watch next year
Districts is usually about who's going to states. But it's also a good chance to take a look into the future.A number of locals may not have qualified for states, but showed the potential to earn the berth next year.Sayre's Elyse Skerpon came close in

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APNewsBreak: NYT reporter subpoenaed in CIA case

APNewsBreak: NYT reporter subpoenaed in CIA case
Federal prosecutors issued a subpoena for a New York Times reporter demanding his testimony in the prosecution of a former CIA operations officer charged with illegally leaking classified information.

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Red Devils Boys Win D-3 District

Red Devils Boys Win D-3 District
BYESVILLE - Winning a trophy usually indicates several performers punched a ticket to the second level of OHSAA competition, and St. Clairsville proves that.

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Saturday's Iowa Track Results

Saturday's Iowa Track Results
Associated Press - May 21, 2011 8:44 PM ET Girls 100 Meter Dash 1A Finals (w: NWI) 1, Stroud, Caitlyn, Corning, 12.81. 2, Toennies, Emily, Belle Plaine, 12.88. 3, Ney, Sarah, HM-Sanborn, 12.98.

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Cub girls make statein three events

Cub girls make statein three events
GRINNELL – The Nevada girls’ track team had two individuals qualify for state in three events, and the Cub boys made it to state in one event at the Class 3A boys’ district/girls’ regional meet May 12 in Grinnell.

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Prince crowns Milwaukees win in 14th inning

Prince crowns Milwaukees win in 14th inning
MILWAUKEE Prince Fielder finally got to sleep about 90 minutes after the sun rose on Friday. No doubt hell sleep well after providing the biggest hit for a Milwaukee club that just wouldnt give up.

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Prep playoffs: MCAL softball games, Tam-Drake baseball rained out

Prep playoffs: MCAL softball games, Tam-Drake baseball rained out
Heavy rain throughout Marin and Napa on Tuesday forced MCAL officials to postpone opening-round games in the league playoffs.

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Quick Hits: Lady Gaga, B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Jay-Z/Kanye West, MuchMusic Video Awards, Justin Bieber, The Killers ...

Quick Hits: Lady Gaga, B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Jay-Z/Kanye West, MuchMusic Video Awards, Justin Bieber, The Killers ...
Forbes has named Lady Gaga as the most powerful celebrity in entertainment today, topping the magazine's "Celebrity 100" list. Gaga beat out Oprah Winfrey for the top spot, while Justin Bieber was ranked third.

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Minister gets an earful from Woodstock mayor

Minister gets an earful from Woodstock mayor
Rather than hearing suggestions about future changes to the property tax system, Local Government Minister Bruce Fitch listened to criticism of one of his party's recent changes at a public meeting in Woodstock on Wednesday.

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Chris Brown Leads BET Award Nominations With Six

Chris Brown Leads BET Award Nominations With Six
*Last year at the BET Awards, Chris Brown broke down during his “Man in the Mirror” tribute to Michael Jackson. This year, he’ll return as the top contender at the award show with six nominations. The singer is up for best male R&B artist, viewer’s choice and video of the year for “Look at Me [...]

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Lake Orion may be first year-round school district in Michigan

Lake Orion may be first year-round school district in Michigan
Superintendent Marion Ginopolis has proposed making all Lake Orion schools year-round.

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Landmark lost in time

Landmark lost in time
Photocopied newspaper articles, dated pages of council reports, artistic renderings and faded memories are all that remain of a historic Ross one-room schoolhouse that links the bucolic town of 2,400 residents with the early 1900s.

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Student Who Fell Three Stories Released From Hospital

Student Who Fell Three Stories Released From Hospital
A Cornell student fell from a third-story apartment in Collegetown on Friday night and was airlifted from the scene, according to the Ithaca Police Department. The student has since been discharged from the hospital. read more

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Pearl M. Hartman, 86, of Boyertown

Pearl M. Hartman, 86, of Boyertown
Pearl M. Hartman, 86, of Boyertown, passed away May 13, 2011 in the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

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High school softball results for May 13

High school softball results for May 13
* Mount Markham 10, Waterville 9 * Proctor 6, Westmoreland 0 * West Canada Valley 10, Frankfort-Schuyler 1 * New York Mills 15, Rome Catholic 2 * Hamilton 23, Old Forge 1 * VVS 20, Clinton 2

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‘Electric Eden’ by Rob Young - Review

‘Electric Eden’ by Rob Young - Review
Rob Young’s new book explores folk music during the 1960s and early ’70s in Britain.

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Boy on Bike Hit by Car in SW Austin

Boy on Bike Hit by Car in SW Austin
A southwest Austin family is calling for city leaders to change the speed limit in their neighborhood after a car hit their nine year old son last week.

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Spacey threatens legal action over name

Spacey threatens legal action over name
Kevin Spacey has threatened legal action against an American musician who decided to name an album after the Hollywood actor.

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Bears end season at regional baseball tournament

Bears end season at regional baseball tournament
The Spring Hill High School Bears baseball team ended their season last week in the first round of the regional tournament held at Dierks.

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CHS wins 4A State Tennis Team Title

CHS wins 4A State Tennis Team Title
The Cleveland High School Wildcats climbed to the top of the mountain at the Bridges Tennis Center in Jackson Monday. The Wildcats won their second state tennis team championship by defeating the Newton County Cougars 4-3 in the finals of the 4A State Tennis Team Playoffs.

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CVC hires new football coach

CVC hires new football coach
Former Tulane assistant head coach Dan Dodd has been hired as Capistrano Valley Christian's new head football coach and athletic director, the school announced Tuesday.Dodd, a former San...

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Victory in relay gives Buchtel boys track team tie with Austintown Fitch: High School Roundup

Victory in relay gives Buchtel boys track team tie with Austintown Fitch: High School Roundup
Midpark's Kaila Barber. - (PD file)A wild finish in 4x400 relay enabled Buchtel's boys track team to earn a first-place tie with host Austintown Fitch at the Optimist Meet on Saturday. Fitch was disqualified during the 4x400, which Buchtel...

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Let 'Chaperone' escort you to 1920s

Let 'Chaperone' escort you to 1920s
What's wrong with a bit of sparkling champagne in our bottled-water world? If the bubbly in question is "The Drowsy...

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'Innovative' school districts pushed, would allow systems to freeze boundaries

'Innovative' school districts pushed, would allow systems to freeze boundaries
A bill to allow Tennessee school districts to fix their boundaries in the name of "innovation" adds yet another tangle -- by coincidence, it seems -- in the ongoing school merger dispute.

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2 Men Accused Of Beating Homeless Man, Dog

2 Men Accused Of Beating Homeless Man, Dog
The healing process is beginning for a homeless man and a dog who were beaten last week. Get details.

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Salem Outduels Myrtle 2-1

Salem Outduels Myrtle 2-1
Salem, VA - The Pelicans out-hit Salem 8-3 and the Myrtle Beach starter set down 21 of the 22 Red Sox he faced, but Salem still found a way to prevail 2-1 behind Peter Hissey and a trio of lefthanders in front of 4,266 at LewisGale Field.

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Podcast Beyond: Game of the Year (It's Never Too Early)

Podcast Beyond: Game of the Year (It's Never Too Early)
PlayStation. Does the word send a chill down your spine? Does it caress your senses with wave upon wave of irresistible pleasure? No? Do you like PlayStation? Then you're certainly in the right place. Welcome to Podcast Beyond, your link to the IGN crew that pushes news, opinions and utter hilarity straight to your ears (and subsequently, your brain)...

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M-P Girls Track at Tipton

M-P Girls Track at Tipton
The Mid-Prairie girls performed well at Tipton on Monday evening, May 2, running to a third place finish as a team out of eight teams – the Lady Golden Hawks finished behind strong teams from West Branch and Mt. Vernon/Lisbon.

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AUDUSD: Short Entry Sought on Bounce

AUDUSD: Short Entry Sought on Bounce
AUDUSD: Short Entry Sought on Bounce

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Leavenworth edged by Lawrence 3-2

Leavenworth edged by Lawrence 3-2
Lawrence, Kan. — Playing one of the best teams in the state Thursday, the Leavenworth baseball team committed one too many mental miscues to claim victory.

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Senior highlights final day at Drake Relays

Senior highlights final day at Drake Relays
By: Daily 49er Sports StaffColin Dunar leads LBSU track and field team with a runner-up finish in the hammer throw. The Long Beach State track and field team completed the 2011 Drake Relays on Saturday at Drake Stadium. ...

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BoE monetary policy remains on hold for another month

BoE monetary policy remains on hold for another month
BoE monetary policy remains on hold for another month

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His Holiness Speaks on Human Rights Awareness and Compassion in two California Universities

His Holiness Speaks on Human Rights Awareness and Compassion in two California Universities
On the last day of his current visit to California, on May 4, 2011 His Holiness the Dalai Lama received an award from Amnesty International and spoke at two universities on human rights, compassion and global responsibility.

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Biola moves on

Biola moves on
The Biola baseball team is moving on in the championship bracket of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament after opening with a 5-3 win over No.

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Adults get paint on street, not selves, in downtown Drake event

Adults get paint on street, not selves, in downtown Drake event
When the youths at Drake University paint a street, more paint ends up on students and staff than on the section of Carpenter Avenue north of Cowles Library. But when grown ups take up the task the pavement gets most of the pigment.

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Area college roundup: BU senior impresses at Drake Relays

Area college roundup: BU senior impresses at Drake Relays
Bradley senior Mary Goldkamp ran a career-best 2:10.12 and finished fourth in the unseeded heat of the 800 meters Thursday at the 102nd Drake Relays. Keelie Finnel of Coe College won in the event in a time of 2:06.83.

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ABC5 WOI-DT News, Weather, Sports in Des Moines, IAMinnesota dominates again at Drake Relays

ABC5 WOI-DT News, Weather, Sports in Des Moines, IAMinnesota dominates again at Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Minnesota anchor Elizabeth Yetzer ran past Iowa's Lauren Hardesty down the stretch to give the Gophers the 4x1600 relay title for the fifth time in six years Thursday at the Drake Relays.

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Girls Track: HCHS wins Glenwood Ram Relays

Girls Track: HCHS wins Glenwood Ram Relays
GLENWOOD -- Battling rain, cold and wind at the Glenwood Ram Relays Thursday night, the Harlan Community girls took care of business with 178 points to win the Class A portion of the meet.

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Wade Leads Heat To A 99-90 Win Over Celtics

Wade Leads Heat To A 99-90 Win Over Celtics
Wade scored 38 points on 14 of 21 shooting, James Jones set a Miami postseason record with 25 points off the bench, and the Heat beat the Celtics 99-90 on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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John Gaines/The Hawk Eye

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye
Burlington's Marshall Moyer finishes strong to place third in the high school boys 3,200 Thursday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. Teammate Ben Witt placed eighth.

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