Washington State Parks teams with Grant County PUD to open Columbia River park ...
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:25:17 -0700

The Cove, a recreation site on the Columbia River in central Washington, will open as a park in a partnership with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Grant County Public Utility District. They will co-management the recreation ...

FDNY Teams Face Off in 2012 EMS Competition
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:52:22 -0700

Five Advanced Life Support (ALS) and five Basic Life Support (BLS) teams participated in the 2012 EMS Competition. (FDNY photo) Just outside FDNY Headquarters in Brooklyn, an unusual string of events occurred on May 24, involving a tandem skydiving ...

Camp Buehring Softball League: Swings for fun
Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00:49 -0700

Beginning with 60 teams from various units, the games are held in the evenings and all day Sunday. [Morale Welfare and Recreation ] tries to organize as many games in the evening to avoid the hot temperatures, remarked Dees.

Win or Lose, Pacers Have Made the Leap
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:09:33 -0700

This Miami team features not only the league MVP, but one of the most physically gifted and dominant players ever in Le Bron James. With Dwyane Wade helping him run one of the most efficient transition offenses the world hath ever seen, they truly can ...

Vacaville High School track and field teams solid in first day of Masters meet
Fri, 25 May 2012 01:06:06 -0700

Freshman Nia Vance earned the Bulldogs' first CIF state meet berth by finishing third in the girls triple jump finals with a leap of 39 feet even in the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet at Elk Grove on Thursday. Even if she hadn't finished in the top ...

'Gold Glove Games' Marathon; Chesterfield Hosts 150 Teams
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:44 -0700

Billed as the "All Complex Mega Event" on the tournament's website, some 150 teams are expected, city Parks and Recreation officials said. All teams must check-in 30 minutes prior to their first game. Chesterfield Check-in is located between E Quad and ...

Sky's the limit for 9 high school teams in aerospace wing design competition
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:53:59 -0700

The event was once again hosted by RJ Corman Aviation Services and coordinated by the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and NASA Kentucky. Teams were challenged to design and construct a wing for their remote-controlled aircraft with one ...

City Officials Learn How to Combat Child Hunger with Expanded Federal Program
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:29:21 -0700

Teams included local elected officials, city staff including many from parks and recreation departments and partners from local afterschool programs and anti-hunger groups. NLC's Institute for Youth, Education and Families hosted the convenings in ...

Columbus United U-14 boys team wins DII title to reach regionals
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:20 -0700

That title was the first time a team from Lowndes County won at U-14 boys, and the third title for a Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority team . Team members are: Quaid Phillips, Charles Stanback, Will Rollins, Sam Young, Mc Kellar Fishel, ...

Recreation department offers a variety of sport options
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:07 -0700

The event will again be coordinated and supervised through the joint efforts of local law enforcement, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Town of Pagosa Springs Recreation Department. Youngsters are welcome to ...

Hampton Native in National Bridge Competition at Clemson
Fri, 25 May 2012 05:10:56 -0700

Coulp-Yu is a member of the University of New Hampshire's steel bridge team . More than 500 students from 47 universities are participating in the competition. The teams are from schools around the US, Canada, Mexico and China.

Annual 16-inch softball tournament ready to kick off
Thu, 24 May 2012 19:29:23 -0700

The city of Yuma Parks and Recreation is hosting the 41st Annual Arizona/California Men's 16-inch Slow-Pitch Softball State Championship. The tournament consists of 32 teams from Arizona, California and even a team from Chicago.

62 years later: The search for Northwest flight 2501
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:49:01 -0700

(KARE) - Whatever happened to Northwest Flight 2501 is one of the greatest aviation mysteries in the country. 58 people died when the flight, bound for Minneapolis, crashed into the icy waters of Lake Michigan. The plane went down June 23, 1950, ...

Beach Chalet artificial turf plan to spur face-off
Wed, 23 May 2012 22:28:33 -0700

For youth sports teams and other supporters of the Recreation and Park Department's plan, the artist's rendering of the project is the vision of a welcome future when the seven acres of slick, muddy, potholed grass fields will be replaced by flat, ...

Weber State students in mock riot in W. Virginia
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:45 -0700

Standing in his red-and-white stripes, the stocky Strader defiantly refuses the special operations team's shouted instructions to get down on the floor. When the helmeted and armed team swoops in, a roaring Strader rushes into an acrylic shield, ...

Fifty-eight teams take part in YVYSO Spring Cup Tournament
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:13:15 -0700

There were 58 teams that added up to 865 youth soccer players who converged on the Jerry Lewis Soccer Complex and at Yucaipa High School for the tourney which crowned a total of nine championship teams aged eight to 18. In the past, we've hosted the ...

: This Year's NBA Postseason Surprise
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:01:19 -0700

By Bill Ingram When the Chicago Bulls lost Derrick Rose in their first postseason game it was widely believed that the team would still get past the Philadelphia 76ers, and that they might even have enough to get back to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Focus On: Coach Garry Norman
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:05:11 -0700

Garry Norman has been the soccer coach at Atkins since the new campus opened for the 2005-06 school year, but he didn't have a team that first year. "Reagan and Atkins were opening that year, and I found out that Atkins needed a coach," he said.

Football/Cheer Registration: Daily Sports Digest May 25
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:21:39 -0700

By Mike Sabini The Irvington recreation department will shortly be accepting registration for its youth tackle football and cheerleading programs. Corbis Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in the Rivertowns. Add your own photos and news.

Clarksville Parks & Recreation introduces brand new recreational Youth Swim Team
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:45 -0700

Check out the City of Clarksville's Parks & Recreation Department's new recreational Youth Swim Team for ages 5 to 18! Swim Team practice will begin on Monday, June 4 at 10 am at the New Providence Pool, located at 166 Cunningham Lane.