Sports Briefs
December 11, 2017 at 5:34 p.m.
Sports Briefs
By Staff Report-
WINONA LAKE - Following a memorable 2017 season, Grace College’s men’s soccer team earned a spot in the postseason NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
The Lancers ended the year in the “receiving votes” portion of the poll. Grace’s 44 points in the poll were good for 31st in the NAIA, tied with Spring Arbor as the only Crossroads League representatives.
Grace won the league tournament this fall and reached the NAIA National Championships for the first time in 35 years. The Lancers lost 2-1 at No. 5 Baker in the opening round of the tournament.
The Lancers graduate only two players from the roster under head coach Matt Hotchkin.
Triton’s Brown Finalist For National Coaching Honor
PASADENA, Calif. – Ron Brown, Triton’s head football coach, was a finalist for the National Football Foundation’s “Coaches Making A Difference” contest in conjunction with the 2018 Rose Bowl Game.
The 2018 Tournament of Roses theme, “Making A Difference,” celebrates the power of kindness and the people in our communities that make a positive difference without reservation.
“Coaches play a significant role in the lives of the youth that they work with,” said Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet. “They do not only have the power to touch the heart of a young student-athlete but also engage and inspire the soul of a community.”
Coaches were nominated for the contest by filling out a nomination form online. A panel of representatives from the Tournament of Roses and the National Football Foundation selected five finalists and one grand prize winner.
The other finalists were Cornelius McFarland of Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas; Jamar McKoy of Hunter Huss High School, Gastonia, N.C., Larry Yeradi of Wright High School in Wright, Wyo. and John Cain of Somerset High School in Somerset, Ky. The grand prize winner was Bill Redell, who has coached at Crespi High School, St. Francis High School, Oaks Christian High School, Occidental College, and in USFL for the Portland Breakers. Coach Redell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Brown will receive a Rose Bowl prize pack.
Valley To Recognize 40th Anniversary of ‘77 State Runner-Up Football Team
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Athletic Department will recognize the 40th anniversary of the 1977 state runner-up football team on Jan. 6.
Team members from the 1975 and 1976 teams are invited to share in the celebration and recognition as well as the classes that helped lay the foundation for the Valley Football program.
The recognition will take place between the JV and varsity basketball game with Plymouth.
Coaches, team members, cheerleaders and managers from the 1977 team and the 1975 and 1976 teams may RSVP attendance to Valley Athletic Director Duane Burkhart at [email protected] or Ron Shewman at [email protected].
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WINONA LAKE - Following a memorable 2017 season, Grace College’s men’s soccer team earned a spot in the postseason NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
The Lancers ended the year in the “receiving votes” portion of the poll. Grace’s 44 points in the poll were good for 31st in the NAIA, tied with Spring Arbor as the only Crossroads League representatives.
Grace won the league tournament this fall and reached the NAIA National Championships for the first time in 35 years. The Lancers lost 2-1 at No. 5 Baker in the opening round of the tournament.
The Lancers graduate only two players from the roster under head coach Matt Hotchkin.
Triton’s Brown Finalist For National Coaching Honor
PASADENA, Calif. – Ron Brown, Triton’s head football coach, was a finalist for the National Football Foundation’s “Coaches Making A Difference” contest in conjunction with the 2018 Rose Bowl Game.
The 2018 Tournament of Roses theme, “Making A Difference,” celebrates the power of kindness and the people in our communities that make a positive difference without reservation.
“Coaches play a significant role in the lives of the youth that they work with,” said Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet. “They do not only have the power to touch the heart of a young student-athlete but also engage and inspire the soul of a community.”
Coaches were nominated for the contest by filling out a nomination form online. A panel of representatives from the Tournament of Roses and the National Football Foundation selected five finalists and one grand prize winner.
The other finalists were Cornelius McFarland of Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas; Jamar McKoy of Hunter Huss High School, Gastonia, N.C., Larry Yeradi of Wright High School in Wright, Wyo. and John Cain of Somerset High School in Somerset, Ky. The grand prize winner was Bill Redell, who has coached at Crespi High School, St. Francis High School, Oaks Christian High School, Occidental College, and in USFL for the Portland Breakers. Coach Redell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Brown will receive a Rose Bowl prize pack.
Valley To Recognize 40th Anniversary of ‘77 State Runner-Up Football Team
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Athletic Department will recognize the 40th anniversary of the 1977 state runner-up football team on Jan. 6.
Team members from the 1975 and 1976 teams are invited to share in the celebration and recognition as well as the classes that helped lay the foundation for the Valley Football program.
The recognition will take place between the JV and varsity basketball game with Plymouth.
Coaches, team members, cheerleaders and managers from the 1977 team and the 1975 and 1976 teams may RSVP attendance to Valley Athletic Director Duane Burkhart at [email protected] or Ron Shewman at [email protected].
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