But Renford hasn t competed in more than a year.
When COVID-19 brought sports around the world to a standstill in March 2020, it didn t spare high school. Gyms locked their doors. Kids were sent home to attend classes on Zoom. Weeks with no sports turned into months and eventually a lost year with an impact few could have imagined. I feel so badly for them, said Renford s coach Tony Sharpe. So many dreams that, maybe not completely gone by the wayside, but have been delayed.
Renford won the midget boys 100 and 200 metres and long jump at OFSAA Ontario s prestigious high school championships in Grade 9, setting provincial records in the 200 and long jump, marks that still stand. A student at Tommy Douglas Secondary School in Vaughan, Ont., Renford followed it up with victories in the 100 and 200, and a silver in long jump, in Grade 10.
Double duty: This YHS volleyballer also plays for Spiketown club team
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When Julia DeLeon took up volleyball her freshman year at Etna High School, she quickly discovered she had a knack for it. Today, the six foot, 1-inch junior plays for two volleyball teams with the goal to play at the next level.
DeLeon plays for the Yreka High School Miners and also Spiketown, a club volleyball team in Medford, Ore., which travels to tournaments where she plays against top teams in places like Reno, Nevada and Salem, Ore.
“I have a passion for volleyball,” Julia said. “I like the challenge and like how it pushes me. I like how competitive it is and how I can work on getting better. I like that it’s a team sport. You have to work together to get anywhere. I just want to do what I can to help my team.”
Business Ledger names Best Places to Work in Illinois award winners Best Places to Work in Illinois logo 2021 Best Places to Work in Illinois 2021
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The Daily Herald Business Ledger has announced the names of 69 companies in 3 categories of competition that are being honored as the 2021 Best Places to Work in Illinois.
This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Illinois, benefiting the state s economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2021 Best Places to Work in Illinois list is comprised of 35 companies in the small employer size (15-99 U.S. employees), 22 companies in the medium-sized list (100-499 U.S. employees) and 12 companies in the large-category (over 500 employees).
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CHICAGO, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the world s largest and most successful college athletic recruiting network, today announced the release of Coach Packet by NCSA 3.0 and access to the digital recruiting tool at women s lacrosse events across the country.
Coach Packet by NCSA modernizes the recruiting experience by allowing college coaches to attend large recruiting events and track and evaluate athletes digitally. By taking the traditional bundles of event handouts and converting them into a user-friendly app available on iOS and Android, Coach Packet by NCSA provides college coaches easy access to the latest rosters, player data, schedules and custom evaluation metrics.
How Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk overcame a torn ACL to become SU’s kills leader
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After missing all of 2019 with an ACL tear, Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk is Syracuse s kill leader this spring.
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Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk had two opportunities to tie the final set of Syracuse’s season-opener. The outside hitter’s first attack was blocked by two Tar Heels. Setter Elena Karakasi recovered the ball and set up Lokhmanchuk on the outside once again. This time, Lokhmanchuk spiked the ball into the net to give UNC the set and the match.
Two days later against Clemson, Syracuse was down 12-11 in the fifth set after back-to-back points by the Tigers. Once again, Lokhmanchuk had two opportunities to tie it. Her first attempt was easily received and returned by Clemson. But when Karakasi set to her again, the ball ricocheted off Clemson’s Cate Long in the backcourt, tying the match. She’d get one more kill in the