Earlier this season, unrated Duke played highly-rated Clemson. All the experts predicted another big win for Clemson. After all, they have 39 5-star recruits on their roster and Duke only has 2 on their roster. A total mismatch on paper. HOWEVER, the outcome of that game was Duke 28-Clemson 7. Joe’s Perspective: This result shouldn’t be a shocker. Upsets happen …
During the Colorado vs. Colorado State football game, Henry Blackburn (CSU) delivered a late hit on Travis Hunter (Colorado). CSU was flagged for unnecessary roughness and Travis Hunter was injured on the play. This kind of play happens quite often in football. A defensive player runs hard to deliver a hit on an offensive player. Sometimes the defensive player gets …
At a cross-country meet in Wisconsin earlier this season, something unusual happened. With about a half-mile left in the race, Seppi Camilli, a runner from Marquette (MI) High School, made a bold move and broke free from several competitors from Stevens Point High School. With just the ‘straight-away’ left, he found himself alone in second place. However, with about 15 …
Rehan Staton is a 27-year-old Harvard Law School graduate. However, his path to that degree was not typical. As a child, his mother abandoned the family and his dad struggled with gainful employment. In other words, Rehan grew up poor. To make it, he worked as a sanitation worker (that’s trash man to you and me). His grades were never …
Zack Conti is a senior offensive lineman for Eastern Michigan University. When he arrived on campus four years ago, he was a “walk-on,” which meant that he received no reduction in his fees to attend school. To pay for his tuition, he has always worked. He works a lot of construction jobs. He also has had to donate his plasma …
Allen McClosekey has lived his entire life in Galveston, Indiana. He is now 89 years of age. He has had one job, that of a grave digger at the local cemetery. He has had that job since he was 19. He doesn’t want to retire because he is afraid that someone else will not do the job as well. He …
Last year, Nebraska Women’s Volleyball Coach John Cook set a goal to reclaim the record for the most fans to see a women’s volleyball game, equating to just over 20,000 fans. Trouble is, the University of Nebraska doesn’t have an indoor facility that could house that many fans. So, university officials decided to hold the match in Memorial Stadium… and …
Belle Lindsley, is a senior volleyball player from Ellsworth High School. Recently she had some serious medical issues. She cannot play her senior year because of a brain bleed she encountered before the season. This week, their opponent, Republic County, gave Belle flowers to show their respect and support of all that she’s been through. The card on the flowers …
This is the first blog post of the 2022 school year. Typically, this is about a current event related to sports, but today I just want to hear from you. I also want to introduce you to this program – an app-based program we call the Student Athlete Program. This program is designed to improve the character, sportsmanship and leadership of …
Hello and welcome. If you are reading this blog, this means that you are enrolled in a class where a teacher is using the Character Development and Leadership Curriculum. This program is designed to help you develop who you are as a person and to improve your leadership capabilities. This program should be fun and engaging. The blog post is …
