Quick study: Newcomer fits well into Wasilla attack (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman) ANCHORAGE -- Joe Barkley has spent most of his days as an athlete at Wasilla High School pushing pucks up and down the ice of local arenas. But on Friday, Barkley spent his time running up and down the turf of Anchorage Football Stadium....more...It's a matter of principals (Galesburg Register-Mail) Several area schools get new top administrators...more... MacKenzie Takes First Round Lead in Greensboro (Cybergolf National) Editor's Note : The PGA Tour's very own wild child, the fresh and charismatic Will MacKenzie, fired an 8-under 64 to take the opening round lead in the PGA Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. The tournament is a homecoming of sorts for MacKenzie, a native Tarheel who put himself through a self-imposed 10-year hiatus from golf before reviving his love of the game....more... MacKenzie's 64 gives him Wyndham lead (The Charlotte Observer) Will MacKenzie would be a natural for the X Games. Now he's out to prove there's room for a kayaking, snowboarding surfer in the sometimes stuffy world of golf. MacKenzie shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Lucas Glover, Steve Marino, Brian Davis and Jeff Overton after the first round of the Wyndham Championship. MacKenzie, who spent a more than a decade away from the ......more... MacKenzie's 64 gives him Wyndham lead (Miami Herald) Will MacKenzie would be a natural for the X Games. Now he's out to prove there's room for a kayaking, snowboarding surfer in the sometimes stuffy world of golf....more... Chadwick, Lindhag lead all Senior Games golfers (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) While 21 golfers took on the rains and roughs at Chena Bend Golf Course to kick off the Alaska International Senior Games golf tournament, Tom Chadwick and Paul Lindhag delivered the best swings....more... Vega one step away from national team (Nevada Appeal) For the last two years, junior Brandi Vega has been showing Carson High School devotees why she's been named to the All-Sierra League team as a point guard in basketball and the Sierra League Offensive Player of the Year for the league-champion......more... The Sports Guy: Taking a break, checking the mail (ESPN) Fantasy sports, the Celtics and the most manly act in sports. It's all in the latest edition of the mailbag....more... Hollywood hopefuls (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) As Hannah Marks will tell you, ?I?ve always loved acting.? ?I love getting to challenge myself with different characters, difficult roles. ? I love being in front of people,? the 14-year-old San Luis Obispo native said. Christina Diaz made her first foray into acting as a freshman in San Luis Obispo High School. Atascadero resident Rae Stone, then a little girl in blonde ringlets, remembers ......more... |