Northgate returning to playoffs - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Northgate High School girls’ volleyball team ended a 16-year drought last year by qualifying for the WPIAL Class A playoffs. This year, the Flames are making a return trip to the playoffs, but with a new coach. “Sam Donini handed the reins to me
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Olympics: Local sliders seeking U.S. spots - Salt Lake Tribune
Orem’s Noelle Pikus-Pace and Salt Lake City’s Zach Lund are among the skeleton racers and bobsled drivers who will try to nail down places on the national team when the U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton Federation’s team trials conclude this weekend. Athletes
Source: www.sltrib.com

Canada’s Chan won’t be in Moscow for Plushenko’s return to the ice - Brandon Sun
With Canada’s Chan sidelined with a calf injury, Plushenko will make his return to the international ice at the Rostelecom Cup this weekend in Moscow, the Russian figure skater’s first competition since he won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Chan
Source: brandonsun.com

Weekly notebook: The NHL’s slow starters - Globe and Mail
N othing is ever won in October in the National Hockey League, which may provide some small comfort to Toronto Maple Leafs fans, who’ve watched their team go oh for the first month of a season in which far more was expected. For proof, just turn the
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

Davis beats rival Hedrick at 5,000 meters - Seattle Times
These guys just can’t get away from each other - even after skating more than three miles. Davis won a thrilling 5,000 meters at the U.S. speedskating trials Thursday night, maintaining a steady pace over the 12 1/2 laps and crossing the line in 6
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

This entry was posted on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm and is filed under Summer Olympics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.