Category: Sports
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BU Soccer Coach’s Goal: Cure Cancer
Read more: BU Soccer Coach’s Goal: Cure CancerThis Saturday, the Bloomsburg University men’s and women’s soccer teams will be taking the field against the East Stroudsburg Warriors. Even though it’s a home game, you might see more red in the stands than traditional Husky maroon and gold — at least BU Soccer Coach Paul Payne hopes you will. The Huskies will be collecting “Cash for Cancer.” Donors will receive either a red sports water bottle, a red wristband, or a red t-shirt based on the level of their donation. Why all the red? Coach Payne created the Red Card Cancer program back in 2009 to raise awareness…
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Bloomsburg Little League Races to Repair Fields by Spring
Read more: Bloomsburg Little League Races to Repair Fields by SpringBloomsburg’s Little League fields, located in the town park, were destroyed by the flooding last month. While volunteers have come from as far away as Rochester, NY to help with clean-up, the work is far from over. “Our goal is to finish planting grass (on the fields) by the end of the month,” said League Treasurer and Administrator Leslie Chyko. The concession stand, which also serves as off-season storage for the league, took in twelve feet of water and needs to be completely rebuilt. In addition to that structure, three of the dugouts need major repairs and most of the…
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‘Big Ten Icons’ episode on Joe Paterno debuts Saturday
Read more: ‘Big Ten Icons’ episode on Joe Paterno debuts SaturdayThursday, October 13, 2011 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new episode of Big Ten Icons airs at 4 p.m. Saturday on Big Ten Network with a profile of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. The episode is the third of 12 installments of the series, hosted by Hall of Fame sports broadcaster Keith Jackson. The show includes new one-on-one interviews with Paterno, his son Jay, Tom Bradley, Fran Ganter, Michael Robinson, Adam Taliaferro, Larry Johnson, Matt Millen, Bob White, Steve Jones, Bobby Bowden, Glen Mason and others. Watch a preview at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_RZr9AFvH0 The show will debut shortly after the…
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Saturday Morning Sports Links
Read more: Saturday Morning Sports LinksWe have three great local football match-ups on tap for today. The rain may have postponed the Bloomsburg High School Panthers’ game versus Hughesville yesterday, but it gives us all a second chance to get to Hughesville and support the Panthers tonight. The game is at Hughesville Junior/Senior High School at 7:00 PM. Also, you should definitely take a few minutes and read about quarterback Blake Rankin and the Panthers overcoming the adversity of the flood in this great Reading Eagle article. The disastrous flood which moved foundations and canceled the traditional Bloomsburg Fair, hasn’t derailed a Panthers squad which…
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Huskies Ready for Homecoming as #2 in the Nation
Read more: Huskies Ready for Homecoming as #2 in the NationThe Bloomsburg University football team made a big leap in this week’s American Football Coaches Association national Division II poll moving to number two in the country, up from fifth a week ago. The Huskies, 5-0, are coming off a 32-20, come-from-behind win over PSAC East-rival East Stroudsburg this past Saturday. In the game tailback Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to help the Huskies overcome an early 10-point deficit, while kicker Dan Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) connected on four field goals to set a new school record for career field goals. The sophomore now has 31…