The definition of a mentor: Remembering Coach Bill Ramseyer
By Greg Oliver - Guest columnist
We brought a young family to Wilmington in 1973. Taking a teaching job at Laurel Oaks allowed me plenty of time for summer work and baseball.
For five summer seasons I coached a high school-age baseball team at Galvin Park. The park was overseen by Don Harte and Bob VanPelt at that time, and when they stepped aside, Dauna Armstrong took over; all three did a terrific job.
Oh, how those summer games were so exciting … Baseball was my passion, having played a lot in high school and beyond. I guess at age 24, I thought I was Sparky Anderson, but we had good, exciting baseball despite the young coach.
Ahead of RMISA champs, Utah expands lead
Tobias Kogler. Photo courtesy of DU.
The RMISA regular season came to a close following two days of GS racing at Park City Mountain Resort. Utah expanded its lead on its home hill amid heavy snow and poor conditions that led to a canceled race.
The Utes came into the race with a big overall lead after a strong performance from their Nordic team. Junior Katie Parker led the Utes in a snowy first race on Thursday, Feb 11., to finish in sixth down the iconic 2002 Olympic venue. With soft conditions and a volatile finish field, Utah had a consistent performance on their home venue and were able to capitalize on a sunny second race for junior Sona Moravcikova to step into fourth.
Tested: Nine 2008 Compact Crossovers vs. Drummond Island
From the Archive: Slinging mud with nine Lilliput utes from Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Saturn, Suzuki, and Toyota.
From the February 2008 issue of Car and Driver.
The mud hole didn’t look that deep. As it turned out, it was deep enough to be on a catfish farm. We did use a maple branch to gauge its depth. Okay, so maybe we didn’t get the branch all the way out there in the, uh, middle.
See, what happened was, we made an error in judgment common to off-roaders who are wet, weary, and want beer. The trail got rough too muddy, too rocky, too vertical but a paved road was only 1.2 miles distant. Who’d quit at that point? Especially since the only alternative was a two-hour off-road ramble in reverse. In the dark. In weather three degrees above freezing.
University of Alaska ski team reinstated after successful $628K fundraising campaign
Ski Racing Media and its readers directly contributed $100K
Photo courtesy of Bob Eastaugh.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska The University of Alaska Board of Regents has reinstated the university alpine ski team after the program raised enough money to save itself from elimination.
“It’s official! We’re back!” head coach Sparky Anderson messaged the team on Friday.
The board unanimously voted to reinstate the program after the team reached its fundraising goal of $628,000 in December. The University of Alaska Foundation certified the donations before the vote.
Part of the overall campaign, Ski Racing Media, in conjunction with the Team America Foundation, launched its own matching campaign totaling more than $100,000 in cash, which will be delivered upon reinstatement of the program.
Alaska university ski team reinstated after $628K fundraiser
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jan 16, 2021 at 11:44 am EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska The University of Alaska Board of Regents has reinstated the university alpine ski team after the program raised enough money to save itself from elimination.
“It’s official! We’re back!” head coach Sparky Anderson messaged the team on Friday.
The board unanimously voted to reinstate the program after the team reached its fundraising goal of $628,000 in December. The University of Alaska Foundation certified the donations before the vote.
The board previously voted in September to eliminate three sports, including alpine skiing, hockey and gymnastics because of budget cuts. The cuts would have saved $2.5 million a year from the athletic budget, or more than $9 million in the 2019 academic year, university officials said.