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Archives for August 2021

Ella Bruning: Five things to know about the Little League World Series breakout star

August 26, 2021 by Tara S

Ella Bruning

BY CHUCK SCHILKEN | LA Times

Ella Bruning is making history at the Little League World Series.

The 12-year-old catcher for the Wylie Little League team from Abilene, Texas, is the 20th girl to take part in the annual event in South Williamsport, Pa., and the only girl in this year’s tournament.

With two hits in her team’s 6-0 win over Washington on Friday, Bruning became the seventh girl to get a hit during a LLWS game and only the third girl to have multiple hits in a game. She also drove in a run, stole a base and scored a run during the game.

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Filed Under: Athlete Spotlight, baseball, Women in Sports, Youth Sports

TAMYRA MENSAH STOCK WINS SECOND U.S. WOMEN’S WRESTLING GOLD MEDAL IN HISTORY

August 23, 2021 by Tara S

Tamyra Mensah Stock- US Women's Wrestling Gold Medalist

By Karen Price

Freestyle wrestler Tamyra Mensah Stock stood wrapped in the U.S. flag, alternating between sobs of joy and bouncing up and down with excitement.

The newest Olympic champion in the 68 kg. class had just accomplished what she said she knew she could from the moment she started in the sport.

The 28-year-old from Katy, Texas, won the gold medal. 

“I knew I could do it,” she said. “I knew it would be hard. I prayed I could do it. In my wildest dreams I knew.”

The reigning world champion rolled through the Olympic tournament, finishing with a 4-1 victory over Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu in the gold-medal match in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Immediately after, she raised her hands above her head in a heart shape, as she’s done throughout, and the emotion swept over her face. She broke down in tears as she hugged her coaches and clutched the flag for a victory lap. 

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Filed Under: Athlete Spotlight, Olympics, Women's Wrestling, Wrestling

US Wrestling Heavyweight Gable Steveson Takes Gold at Tokyo Olympics in Stunning Last-Second Victory

August 23, 2021 by Tara S

Gable Steveson- USA Gold Medalist

by: Jeff Metcalfe | USA TODAY

TOKYO – Named after wrestling royalty, Gable Steveson carved his own Olympic legend Friday.

The 21-year-old U.S. men’s freestyle heavyweight scored a pair of late takedowns, the second with less than a second remaining, to magically transform an 8-5 deficit into a 10-8 gold medal victory over Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili.

The 21-year-old collegian from Minnesota became the first U.S. freestyle heavyweight gold medalist since Bruce Baumgartner in 1992. The way it happened, after leading 4-0 in the first period then falling behind to the 2016 bronze medalist, is stunning almost to the level of Rulon Gardner’s Greco-Roman heavyweight upset of Russian Aleksandr Karelin at the 2000 Olympics.

“People are going to remember the name,” Steveson said. “I’m going to live in the moment right now.”

Gable Steveson celebrates after defeating Geno Petriashvili in the men's freestyle 125kg final.
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Filed Under: Olympics, Wrestling

Army Officer Amber English Brings Home Gold Medal After Record Olympic Performance

August 23, 2021 by Tara S

Amber English- USA Skeet Shooting

By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News

U.S. Army First Lt. Amber English took home the gold medal in the women’s individual shotgun skeet event during the first week of the Tokyo Olympics but she says her journey to the podium was a team effort. 

English, 31, said in an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Friday that after the sudden passing of her father in 2016, she was encouraged not to give up by fellow American shooter Vincent Hancock, who just took home his third gold medal. 

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST WRESTLER TAMYRA MENSAH-STOCK: ‘I LOVE REPRESENTING THE US’ 

“It was a very tough battle, to be honest,” English said.

“It took a little bit for me to get back on the range and Vincent Hancock, who just won a third gold, was kind of the reason — he was in Colorado Springs, he said, ‘I believe in you. Come out here, we’re going to shoot.’ We cried after station one and I kept shooting.”

The goal was simple: “Don’t quit and believe in yourself and keep going.” 

The Colorado Springs native set an Olympic record after shooting 56 of 60 in the women’s skeet final to defeat Italy’s Diana Bacosi, earning her first gold medal. 

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Filed Under: AOTM, Athlete Spotlight, Olympics, USA Shooting, Women's Sports Tagged With: Amber English

Six Olympic Medals for USA Shooting, Best Performance Since 1964

August 20, 2021 by Tara S

USA Shooting

USA Shooting earned a grand total of six medals at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, making this their best performance at the games since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.  

USA Shooting athletes won three gold medals in Men’s Air Rifle (William Shaner), Women’s Skeet (Amber English), and Men’s Skeet (Vincent Hancock), two silvers in Mixed Team Air Rifle (Mary Tucker, Lucas Kozeniesky) and Women’s Trap (Kayle Browning), and one bronze in Mixed Team Trap (Maddy Bernau, Brian Burrows). 

“I’m proud of the contributions made by every member of this team. In a period when training and competitions have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, our shooters came prepared to compete and win,” said Matt Suggs, CEO of USA Shooting.  

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Filed Under: Clay Target Shooting, Olympics, USA Shooting Tagged With: Amber English

Julia Price on US cricket coaching, the BBL and winning two World Cups

August 17, 2021 by Tara S

Julia Price- US Cricket Coach
  • By   Zushan Ahmad Hashmi

Julia Price is currently the coach of the US women’s cricket team and created history by becoming the first-ever female coach in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL). She also won two World Cups with the Australian Women’s Cricket Team in 1997 and 2005. Her passion for the game has led her into coaching, travelling the world teaching the game, and having a lot of fun while she is at it.

Kinza Tahir caught up with her for this feature on Sportageous to talk about breaking barriers, cricket coaching, her experiences with the sport around the world and the future of the women’s game in Australia and the US.

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Filed Under: Cricket, Women in Sports, Women's Sports

10 Reasons Why Kids Should Wrestle

August 17, 2021 by Tara S

Kids Wrestling

Wrestling is one of the most unique sports on the planet. It is definitely not the most popular sport, but that is quickly changing as more and more people become aware of the incredible benefits that a career in wrestling can provide.

1. Wrestling Develops Athleticism

Balance, strength, coordination, and overall body awareness is fundamental in having success in the sport. Year after year kids will start practice with gymnastics, calisthenics, and activities that develop these skills. It provides a foundation of athleticism.

2. Wrestling Promotes Personal Responsibility

As an individual sport the only person responsible for success or failure is the individual themselves. Wrestling teaches self-awareness and how to be responsible for your actions. What you put in is what you get out.

3. Wrestling Develops Mental and Emotional Resilience

Like no other sport, wrestling triggers the emotions of athletes. When you suffer losses and setbacks they are often painful and uncomfortable. However, through the process individuals can develop resilience that will last a lifetime.

4. Wrestling Teaches About Nutrition and Weight Management

Through competition athletes become aware of weight-classes. If done correctly, this can encourage athletes to learn about food and how proper nutrition can impact their performance.

5. Wrestling Develops Leadership Skills

Leadership is both verbal and nonverbal. A wrestling room has the ability to create an environment where leaders emerge. You will quickly see young athletes push each other, teach each other, and support one another.

6. Wrestling Teaches Discipline and Accountability

Discipline and accountability are requirements for achieving success in the sport of wrestling. There is literally no way to achieve ultimate success in the sport without choosing to do hard things even when you don’t want to and athletes must hold themselves accountable for their own actions if they want to succeed.

7. Wrestling Brings People Together From All Backgrounds and Cultures

Wrestling is an international sport and doesn’t require anything to participate. People from all corners of the planet and from all different economic and social backgrounds can compete in the sport.

8. Wrestling Promotes Self-Mastery and Focus

Wrestling has been described as the most difficult martial art to master. It takes years of practice and experience to understand the positions of wrestling. The sport teaches individuals to have a long-term perspective and requires a high level of passion to pursue the elite levels of the sport.

9. Wrestling Teaches Self-Defense

The best way to ensure that you’re not a victim of physical violence is by learning self-defense. Wrestling is the most important skill-set required in combat sports today because it has the ability to control where the battle goes. Knowing how to wrestle could very easily help anyone in a situation of self-defense.

10. Wrestling Can Provide Opportunities to Travel and Further Education

There are so many opportunities to travel the country and see the world while competing in youth and high school wrestling. In addition to traveling, there are endless opportunities to wrestle in college. Individuals can use the sport to create educational opportunities that might not otherwise have existed.

Filed Under: Women's Wrestling, Wrestling, Youth Sports

Catch Team USA Softball at The World Games 2022

August 11, 2021 by Tara S

USA Softball
THE WORLD GAMES 2022
SEE TEAM USA & ALABAMA’S HALEY McCLENEY GO FOR THE GOLD MEDAL

In July 2022, The World Games will be held in Alabama and the softball competition will take place at the Hoover Met. The silver medalists from this week’s Tokyo Olympics, Team USA, will compete next year for both a Gold Medal and a Softball World Championship.

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Filed Under: Softball, Women's Sports, World Games

ICC to Push for Cricket’s Inclusion in Olympics

August 10, 2021 by Tara S

The ICC has confirmed its intention to push for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games going forward, starting preparations for a bid on behalf of the sport with the primary target being its addition to the Los Angeles 2028 itinerary.

A Working Group to lead the bid has been assembled by the ICC. 

Thirty-million cricket fans live in the USA, making LA 2028 the ideal Games for cricket to make its return to Olympic competition. Cricket, till now, has made just one appearance in the Olympics, way back in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – Great Britain and hosts France – meaning the sport’s inclusion in 2028 would mark the end of a 128-year absence. 

The sport will feature in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games next year, which shapes as a perfect showcase for what the sport can bring to the Olympics, as well as being a momentous occasion on its own.  

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Filed Under: Cricket, Olympics

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