High School Coach Earns Army Award
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Roger Barta, who built a high school football powerhouse in tiny Smith Center, Kan., was named national coach of the year by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee.
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Former Stoughton High School star Matt King has been selected as a captain of the University of Maine football team -- a tribute, in part, to his determination.
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It was only a few months ago that Eteyen Edet thought he would get his GED, skip his final year of high school and go to a junior college. Then, after moving into a cousin's Fort Washington home and establishing her as his legal guardian, he showed up at the Friendly High football field. One assi...
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The ramrod-straight back and perfectly executed salute were to be expected from a man who had lied to join the US army at the age of 15.
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WEST POINT, NY - Army&#39;s sprint football team will conclude its 2004 campaign Friday evening when the Black Knights take on Navy with the Collegiate Sprint Football League title hanging in the balance.
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Navy beat Army by two years yesterday, tying the rivalry at an almost-poetic 49-49-7. For while the Midshipmen hired their reparative coach fully three Decembers ago, the
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By Jan A. Igoe, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 30--While Army Sgt. Melissa Dion was serving in Iraq last year, she still found a way to surprise her dad with a fabulous Christmas present. Dion chartered the Southern Exposure out of Georgetown for a Memorial Day weekend fishing trip.
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A former high school coach told a federal jury Wednesday that he got offers of money, a job and free law school for his wife before he accepted a &#36;150,000 payoff to steer his best player to sign with Alabama.
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When James Lavin graduated from Wayland High School in 1987, he was presented with the Athlete of the Year Award, despite the fact he did not earn a varsity letter in any sport. It was a gesture on the part of the athletic department, said Lavin, that recognized his enthusiasm for sports.
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All that was missing from the patriotic fervor of the traditional rivalry between Army and Navy was competition. Aaron Polanco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading Navy to a 42-13 victory over Army on Saturday in the 105th meeting between the service academies.
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Senior Colleen Sanborn, manning her study period job last week, sat behind the desk in Woburn High athletic director Jim Duran's office and, with practiced efficiency, answered the jangling phone. Standing behind her, looking out over the school's gymnasium, was junior Colleen Martin.
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The New England Patriots' perfect regular season was enough to outweigh the controversies in the voting for coach of the year. Bill Belichick, the Patriots' unyielding coach, was given the honor yesterday by the Associated Press.
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By ELI SASLOW  NORWALK, Calif. - Early this month, 18-year-old Allison Stokke walked into her high school track coach's office and asked if he knew any reliable media consultants.
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LAPEER, Mich. - A high school student who made a dress out of candy wrappers has claimed a top award in an art competition.
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Navy Coach    Paul Johnson , who led the Midshipmen's football team to its best season in 99 years, won the Bobby Dodd coach of the year award yesterday. The announcement was made during halftime of last night's Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
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As head coach of girls&#39; basketball at Ensley High School in Birmingham, Ala., Roderick Jackson felt that his squad had less access to the gym and training equipment than the boys&#39; team did.
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WASHINGTON - One of two soldiers who died Sunday in an attack in Najaf, Iraq, was a high school valedictorian from Bonner Springs, Kan., who was &quot;born to be a soldier,&quot; his father said.