The Maryville University softball team picked up three selections to the 2021 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team as announced Wednesday by the league office. Taylor Shingler was a first-team selection, and Alyssa Callans and Hannah Tolley both earned second team honors. Tolley was also Maryville’s nominee for the GLVC’s James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award.
Women's Sports
Walking the Walk: Senior tennis player Claire Neil leads by example
By TYLER ELLYSON
UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Claire Neil talks the talk and walks the walk – “although she doesn’t talk a lot.”
That’s how University of Nebraska at Kearney head women’s tennis coach Scott Shafer describes the lone senior on this year’s roster.
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Financial Commitment Increases from $150,000 to $300,000 per Team in 2021-22
April 28, 2021 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) – The National Women’s Hockey League today announced a substantial salary cap increase for its seventh season in 2021-22, doubling it from $150,000 to $300,000 per team. The breakthrough terms were announced by Commissioner Tyler Tumminia.
“The NWHL is committed to its vision of providing opportunities for elite women’s hockey players to earn a living playing the game they love,” said Tumminia. “This increased investment by ownership, especially following a challenging and shortened season, is a significant step forward and exemplifies the strength of our league and our developing business model as we continue to advance professional women’s hockey and inspire the next generation of female athletes.”
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By: MIAA Communications
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The league office announced today the 2020-21 MIAA Women’s Tennis Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams. Coach of the Year honors went to Central Oklahoma’s Jaron Maestas, Player of the Year accolades went to Central Oklahoma’s Adel-Byanu Abidullina and Freshman of the Year was awarded to Central Oklahoma’s Mae Canete. The Sportsmanship Award went to Nebraska Kearney’s Claire Neil.
The awards were nominated and voted on by all nine league head coaches sponsoring women’s tennis.
[Read more…] about 2021 All-MIAA Women’s Tennis Teams, Postseason Awards AnnouncedRetiring Premiership Skipper Gets Fairytale Finish
RETIRING Brisbane captain Emma Zielke knew before last week’s preliminary final win over Collingwood that a premiership on Saturday would signal the end of her AFLW career.
The 32-year-old told coach Craig Starcevich she would retire on 41 games if the Lions made it into Saturday’s NAB AFLW Grand Final – but only if they won it.
“I said, ‘If we win, I’m out’,” Zielke said, after their 18-point win over Adelaide.
“It was a fairytale ending. The decision was made for me.”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.452.0_debug_en.html#goog_1851872480Play Video
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Zielke admitted she didn’t know what she would have done if the Lions had lost their third Grand Final and was glad she wasn’t in a position where she had to find out.
Instead, she gets to leave the game on the greatest high possible; a premiership captain after three attempts.
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By: Victoria Weaver | NBC Sports
The 2021 Monster Jam season looks different than years past, in part because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has affected every part of racers, teams, and fans’ daily lives, but also because Krysten Anderson has inherited the famous Grave Digger monster truck. And with that, the most famous ride in the sport has its first full-time, female driver.
When a driver levels up and takes on a new challenge, there is always a heightened level of scrutiny. Now add a family legacy, an iconic truck, gender politics, as well as a shortened 2020 season that limited her seat time and you’ll start to understand the pressure of Anderson’s Stadium Series debut.
[Read more…] about All Eyes are on Krysten Anderson as She Inherits Grave Digger in Monster JamSoftball Players and Alumni Connect Through Jerseys
When head coach Hannah Quintana of the Ithaca Bombers softball team was a player on the South Hill in 2006 and 2007, the softball program adopted a tradition that was unlike any other. Every freshman class the program receives is given their jersey numbers based on personality of the player, and what they bring to the team. The tradition has stood in the program since head coach Quintana played in 2006 and 2007.
As the freshmen settle into their roles on the team and get familiar with their teammates and coaches, both the upperclassmen and the coaches evaluate which jersey is best for each player and meet to discuss to decide which freshman receives which jersey. Quintana said that being a part of the program previously and knowing more stories makes the process even more special for her.
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Published On Thursday, March 25, 2021By British Boxing NewsRelated Tags: Chantelle Cameron, Natasha Jonas, Everlast, Chris Zoller, Sandy Ryan
Everlast Announces Historic Pledge: 52 Athletes Signed In 2021, To Empower and Enable British Boxing Talent
The brand of choice for champions throughout history, Everlast now looks to empower and inspire the next generation of athletes
Bold commitment will span male and female, grassroots and elite level boxers, underpinned by a mission to drive diversity and equality in sport and they brand kicks off pledge with female-first stake in the ground, signing a trio of trailblazing women: World Champion Chantelle Cameron, the UK’s first female boxing Olympian Natasha Jonas and Sandy Ryan, who join current stable of inspiring athletes including Ramla Ali, Conor Benn and Joshua Buatsi.
Everlast Worldwide, the brand of choice for generations of world champion professional athletes, today announced a historic commitment to British boxing by committing to sign 52 athlete partnership deals in 2021. The game-changing pledge seeks to empower and inspire the next generation of male and female fighters, from grassroots to elite amateur and professional levels, driven by a long-term goal to support diversity and equality in sport.Chantelle Cameron WBC super-lightweight world title defence postponedTasha Jonas scoops up two awards in Ring Magazine’s Women’s Boxing AwardsChantelle Cameron makes first defence of her WBC super-lightweight title
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This past February, Samantha Spielbauer was chosen to be the American Gold Sports Alliance’s Athlete of the Month. Sam plays varsity basketball, while also competing as a wrestler at Clayton Ridge High School in Guttenberg, Iowa. Even though this is her first year of wrestling, Spielbauer surprised everyone by winning her first-ever state wrestling championship during the third annual Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s girls state tournament. Building upon her successes, Sam competed 2021 High School National Recruiting Showcase and Girls Folkstyle Nationals Tournament on March 27th and 28th.
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