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‘BEING TOLD I COULDN’T’: INSPIRING STORIES FROM BATES FEMALE ATHLETES

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By Jay Burns

The growing pains for athletes go beyond shin splints and pulled muscles. 

A native of San Salvador, El Salvador, Erika Parker ’23 loved squash from the get-go, competing in and winning youth tournaments throughout the Americas as a young athlete.

The problem was, she loved winning more than the sport itself. And with greater competition came losses, which became harder and harder for her to deal with. Her self-doubt grew. She questioned why she was spending so much time on the sport.

She recalled how her father asked if she regretted the time she’d given to the sport. Frustrated and angry, Parker said that yes: It was all a waste.

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Callans Tosses a Perfect Game to Defeat Parkside 5-0

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Jim Powers – Coordinator of Athletic Communications

St. Louis – For the second consecutive day, Alyssa Callans tossed a no-hitter to lead the Maryville softball team to a 5-0 win over Wisconsin-Parkside Sunday afternoon at the Maryville Athletic Complex. Callans was perfect on the day in striking out 14 Rangers and not allowing any Parkside base runners to help the Saints win the weekend three-game series.

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Broncos’ First-Ever Female Coach Advocates for More Girls Football

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By: Arielle Orsuto

Emily Zaler became the first-ever full-time female coach with the Denver Broncos in 2020 when she was promoted from the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

DENVER — The faces in the NFL are starting to look a bit different, and that’s a good thing. Eight women were hired as full-time coaches this season throughout the league.

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Paralympic Superstar Alice Tai Signs With Speedo

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by: Brandi West

Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, has today announced the signing of British Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai MBE.

Tai, who competes in the SB8, SM8 and S8 categories, is a champion at Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth level and will look to add to her already stellar career at this summer’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Callans Claims Wilson/NFCA Division II Softball Pitcher of the Week Award

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Jim Powers – Coordinator of Athletic Communications

Louisville, Ky. – Maryville University graduate student pitcher Alyssa Callans was named the Wilson/National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Division II Pitcher of the Week for the period ending March 7, 2021. She becomes the first player in program history to earn the national weekly award from the coaching group.

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Fran Belibi is Changing How Women’s College Ball Does Dunking

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By Sydney Umeri 

We had not seen a dunk in women’s college basketball since Brittany Griner did it in 2013, but Francesca Belibi has already dunked twice in the 2020-2021 season. The 6’1 sophomore forward for the Stanford Cardinal can truly throw it down, and she’s quickly becoming one of the most exciting players in the country.

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Girls prep wrestling: Clayton Ridge’s Spielbauer wins state title

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Clayton Ridge certainly made its mark at the girls state wrestling tournament. Samantha Spielbauer pinned her way through the 160-pound bracket at the third annual Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s unofficial girls state tournament, winning the Eagles’ first-ever state wrestling championship on Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

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