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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

NANCY SCHOLZ/TIMES NEWS FILEPHOTO Northwestern's Joe Hall gets set to launch the javelin during a recent meet.

When it comes to the field events, Joe Hall has been a force all by himself.

The Northwestern senior has been having a dominant season in the throwing events and continues to leap toward new heights in the high jump.

Currently, Hall has the top season performances in THE TIMES NEWS area in the shot put (47 feet, two inches), discus (144 feet, 10 inches), javelin (187 feet, 10 inches) and high jump (6-6).

Hall's showing to date is not a surprise to Northwestern coach Brian Xander.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Colts and Fillies contend for D-II titles

Steve Shinko/Special to THE TIMES NEWS Marian's Gillian Ferko winds up as she prepares to throw the disc during a recent track meet .

In his first year at the track and field helm at Marian, John Boyle has the Colts and Fillies on the verge of a Schuylkill League Division II sweep.

Both squads enter this week with identical 4-1 records, including a perfect 4-0 in Schuylkill D-II. The lone loss for each came in a season-opening non-league meet at Jim Thorpe.

Marian is scheduled to host D-II opponent Minersville in Hometown this afternoon, weather permitting. Victories by the Colts and Fillies would set the stage for a showdown next Monday (May 3) at Schuylkill Haven for the division crowns.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Learning some more about calories

In one segment of Morgan Spurlock's well-known documentary, "Super Size Me," he takes to the streets and asks a number of New York City residents, "What is a calorie?" No one comes close to the proper definition.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Raider javelin duo off to strong start

Steve Shinko/Special to THE TIMES NEWS Tamaqua Area High School Javelin standouts Christine Streisel (left) and Allison Updike have put up some nice distances in competition thus far this season.

Allison Updike is hoping that her early season performance is a harbinger of even better things to come.

The Tamaqua junior is a two-time PIAA State medalist in the javelin, and her numbers so far have surpassed what she has accomplished in her previous seasons.

Not only is Updike setting new javelin standards, she has been a mentor for freshman Christine Streisel, whose rapid development could push Updike to even greater distances.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Excessive TV viewing hurts your health

1.) Four fewer hours in the day to exercise.

2.) Four more hours in the day where it's really easy to snack on the sorts of foods that lead to weight gain and hurt your health.

If you were asked why watching television for four hours a day increases your risk of dying, you'd probably cite one or both of the reasons above. Your response would make sense because both contribute, but a recent study done in Australia found something else.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Schlosser still feels close to area

Bob Schlosser has never forgotten his roots.

The Tamaqua native, who went on to star on the hardwoods at Marian Catholic and East Stroudsburg University, always likes to reminisce about his playing and coaching days back home and at Allentown

Central Catholic where he led the Vikings to three PIAA Championships, winning two of them.

Schlosser, who has been men's basketball coach at Elizabethtown College for the past 20 years since leaving Central, was recently inducted into the Lehigh Valley Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Via Basketball Classic recently.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Finding clues to healthy living

"The proof is in the pudding" is one of those seemingly clever catchphrases that you might say in the quick give-and-take of conversation. But don't ever write it unless you're compiling a list of the most confusing idioms.

That's because the saying is missing key words.

The original saying, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating," means things are uncertain until tested or in this specific instance tasted, which isn't what most people want to convey when they say the shortened version of the phrase.

Friday, April 9, 2010

These changes aren't good

By MIKE FEIFEL

I may sound like a politician when I say this, but change is coming.

I am not sure how the word change became such an "in" word. Especially when it's followed by actions that make you scratch your head and ask what lame brain came up with this idea? It's Madness!

If you are thinking I am talking about the health care issue you are wrong.

I am talking about two of the most popular sporting events every year the NFL playoffs and the NCAA basketball tournament.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Evidence grows that more excercise is better

Chris Crowley has the right idea. He doesn't delve, however, into scientific details.

You learned about Crowley in this column last October. He's the guy who went from a lawyer at a prestigious New York City firm to a ski bum to the co-author of two books on aging well, the best-known being Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy Until You're 80 and Beyond. As a result, Crowley now spends much of his time speaking to groups of graybeards on how to become "functionally younger."

Friday, April 2, 2010

Underdogs ruled the tournament

Who would have ever thought that the NCAA 2010 Final Four would have panned out the way it has?

I surely didn't.

It was no where near the way that I thought it would end up.

I often ride on the odds that the higher seeds at least the top-three seeds rule the roost throughout the tournament. I had to go with them again this year.

This year there was an upset city in every one of the four regions.

After the first round there were 10 lower seeds that advanced to the next round.

Who could have imagined that happening? Not me of course.

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