Seven Schools Represented on Inaugural Southland Bowling League All-Academic Team
FRISCO, Texas – In the first year of the Southland Bowling League’s All-Academic squad, 19 student-athletes from six member institutions are represented, the league announced Monday. All yearly awards are presented by Ready Nutrition.Valparaiso leads the way with six honorees on the academic team. Youngstown State comes in next with five honorees on the All-Academic squad with five honorees, while Vanderbilt and Stephen F. Austin each put forth four selections. Tulane comes in next with a trio of student-athletes, just ahead of Louisiana Tech’s two honorees. Sam Houston State rounds out the All-Academic squad with one selection.Valparaiso locked up six positions on the SBL All-Academic team led by Mirica Yancey who holds a 3.75 GPA as a computer science major. Valpo completed their season with a bid to the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament as the No. 8 seed. Valpo received votes in the national poll throughout the 2018-19 season, securing top-10 finishes in four tournaments throughout the season. Joining Yancey on the Academic All-Conference squad were Beck Lohse, Kendra Tryniski, Payton Bertermann, Sam Perez and Hannah Forton.Youngstown State’s five selections helped the Penguins earn a spot in the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament in their first year as a league member. YSU is led on the All-Academic squad by junior Nikki Mendez who holds a 3.37 grade-point average (GPA) as a psychology major with a minor in coaching. Youngstown State went 23-15 in traditional format games throughout the 2018-19 season for a 185.61 scoring average. Joining Mendez on the academic squad are teammates Emily Dietz, Emma Dockery, Rachel Ellis and Ashley Kolb.Reigning NCAA national champion Stephen F. Austin’s selections are comprised of Paige Beeney, Dakota Faichnie, Sarah Gill and Sarah Voiers. The Ladyjacks finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final NTCA poll after defeating fellow Southland Bowling League member Vanderbilt for the 2019 NCAA championship. SFA was led by Beeney who was named the NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship Most Valuable Player and holds a 3.91 GPA as an interdisciplinary studies major. Stephen F. Austin concluded their season scoring a 193.61 per game average.The 2019 NCAA Bowling Championship runner-up Vanderbilt squad accounted for four selections of its own. The Commodores’ are led by senior Kristin Quah who holds a double-major 3.97 GPA in electrical and biomedical engineering. Adel Wahner, Emily Rigney and Jordan Newham also earned spot on the SBL academic team for the Vandy squad. The Commodores fell just short of their second national title in as many years but had three bowlers named to the NTCA All-America teams.Tulane’s Tiera Gulum, Isabelle Lee and Hailee Hammond claimed All-Academic honors after boosting the Green Wave to an appearance in the 2019 Southland Bowling Tournament. Gulum, a 3.42 biochemistry major led Tulane with a 202.04 scoring average for the season and registered the Green Wave’s first 300 game in program history.Kaitlyn Eder and Ashley Channell earned nods for Louisiana Tech, helping the Lady Techsters to a No. 7 seed at the Southland Bowling Tournament. Eder, a sophomore, holds a 3.80 GPA in psychology and led her Louisiana Tech squad with 323 strikes on the year.Sam Houston State’s Madysen Keller represents the Bearkats on the inaugural SBL academic team. The Mathews, N.C., native holds a 3.35 GPA as a senior kinesiology major. Keller helped lead Sam Houston to its first-ever Southland Bowling League title and an automatic qualification to the NCAA National Bowling Championship.All nominees for the Southland Bowling League’s Academic All-Conference team must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution. Ashley Channell Louisiana Tech So. Morris Chapel, Tenn. 3.72 Speech-Language Pathology Name University Class Hometown GPA Major Becky Lohse Valparaiso Jr. Chesterton, Ind. 3.71 Social Work Ashley Kolb Youngstown State Jr. Westland, Mich. 3.19 Accounting Sarah Voiers Stephen F. Austin So. Chesterton, Ind. 3.74 Psychology Emma Dockery Youngstown State So. Ravenna, Ohio 3.79 Accounting Jordan Newham Vanderbilt Sr. Aurora, Ill. 3.19 Human & Organizational Development Dakota Faichnie Stephen F. Austin So. Ontario, Canada 3.67 Animal Science Mirica Yancey Valparaiso So. Aurora, Ill. 3.75 Computer Science Sarah Gill Stephen F. Austin So. Attleboro, Mass. 3.37 Kinesiology Kendra Tryniski Valparaiso Sr. Fulton, N.Y. 3.63 Computer Engineering Paige Beeney Stephen F. Austin Sr. Salado,Texas 3.91 Interdisciplinary Studies Payton Bertermann Valparaiso So. Grayslake, Ill. 3.56 Actuarial Science Emily Dietz Youngstown State Jr. Westland, Mich. 3.36 Medical Laboratory Science
Sam Perez Valparaiso So. Aurora, Ill. 3.56 Business Management Emily Rigney Vanderbilt Jr. East Doncaster, Australia 3.44 Economics/Sociology Madysen Keller Sam Houston State Sr. Mathews, N.C. 3.35 Kinesiology Tiera Gulum Tulane Sr. Schenectady, N.Y. 3.43 Biochemistry Kaitlyn Eder Louisiana Tech So. Lithia, Fla. 3.80 Psychology Kristin Quah Vanderbilt Sr. Singapore 3.97 Electrical/Biomedical Engineering Adel Wahner Vanderbilt Jr. East Doncaster, Australia 3.80 Medicine, Health and Society 2019 Southland Bowling League All-Academic Team Nikki Mendez Youngstown State Jr. Homer Glenn, Ill. 3.37 Psychology Rachel Ellis Youngstown State Sr. Westerville, Ohio 3.00 General Studies Hailee Hammond Tulane Sr. Bowie, Md. 3.02 Cell and Molecular Biology Isabelle Lee Tulane Jr. Singapore 3.43 Biochemistry Hannah Forton Valparaiso So. Macomb, Mich. 3.16 Music
Defending champions Couples Tower Isle continued their rich vein of goalscoring form with a 6-1 thrashing of Moon Palace, as action continued in the Sandals Resorts-sponsored St Ann/St Mary Business House football competition at Drax Hall on Tuesday.Couples, who had opened their defence with a 12-0 drubbing of Jewels Dunn’s River, were led to victory by Kemar Miller, the tournament’s leading marksman. Miller scored a brace to up his tally to six goals in two matches. He had earlier scored four times in the Jewels encounter. Mauricio Gordon, with 2, and Gregory Tate also got their names on the scoresheet for Couples.The competition continues today with an interesting double-header at the same venue. At 4 p.m., Sandals Ochi Beach Resort will be looking for their first win of the season against a determined Police team. The lawmen went down 5-2 at the hands of Jewels Runaway Bay in an earlier match.FEATUREMATCHIn the feature match at 6 p.m., highly fancied Beaches Ocho Rios will make their debut in the competition against a strong St Ann Development Company (SADCo). While Beaches will start slight favourites, SADCo are tough as nails and can send the hotelmen packing.Sandals Ochi will be looking to Roy Rickets and goalkeeper Histon Henry to lead them to victory.
Hundreds of Leaders of Diaspora organizations and nationals from the Mano River Union nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea will gather in Washington D.C on Friday December 5, for a major Diaspora Summit on Ebola.The summit, chaired by John G. F. Lloyd, is expected to bring together organizational leaders and nationals of the West African Diaspora community from all regions of the United States, Europe, and Canada in a united effort to halt the deadly Ebola epidemic which has heavily engulfed the Mano River region of West Africa. They will join major U.S. government and international non-governmental organizations (INGO’s) in a bid to coordinate and synchronize the multiple relief efforts of Diaspora groups, and enhance fundraising initiatives geared towards humanitarian efforts underway in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.The list of key dignitaries expected at the event includes the Mayor of Washington D.C, Members of the United States Congress, and the Ambassadors of the nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Panel guests include representatives of USAID, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the D.C. Department of Health, Samaritan Purse, the World Bank, and other major international agencies.Under the theme “Working Together to Help End Ebola”, deliberations at the Summit will be centered upon fostering collaboration and meaningful relations amongst Diaspora organizationsand relief groups which have raised millions in separate initiatives. The Washington Summit is organized by the Diaspora Ebola Network (DEN), a joint Venture of leading Liberian Diaspora organizations, in the collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) -Center for International Development (CIDI) and the Government of the District of Columbia office of African Affairs. According to DEN officials, the Summit goal is to support and complement the work of the international community and related governments in the global effort to end the deadly Ebola epidemic and save the three affected nations from the brink of catastrophe.Along with DEN, major Diaspora organizations working in partnership to host the Summitare the Coalition of Concerned Liberians, (CCL), the European Federation of Liberian Associations, the Federation of Sierra Leoneans in America, and the Guinean Association of America, the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas along with national alumni and county based organizations.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
CICA Motors Managing Director Chris Ndala (far left) presents keys to one of the successful winners, while Sales and Marketing Director, Clemtina Johnson, looks on.— Give away two brand new Yamaha XTZ125E motorbikesThe Sole Distributor of Yamaha products in Liberia, the management of CICA Motors Incorporated has presented two brand new Yamaha XTZ125E motorbikes, valued at US$3,500 each, to two successful lucky winners, who participated in the just ended African Cup of Nations 2019 giveaways.Yamaha provided co-sponsorship as an Official Supporter of the TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, held in Egypt from June 21 to July 19, 2019.The two social media personalities emerged as the lucky winners shortly after they participated in the company’s competitive draw on social media (Facebook) with the most likes.The winners were Dirous S. Isaac (Grandmaboy Isaac) at SHOOTERS and Joseph J. Wiggins at FUZION.The giveaways were held on Friday and Saturday, July 19 to 20, 2019 at two Sports Bars in Monrovia; SHOOTERS in Congo Town and FUZION in Sinkor, respectively.Passersby and other CICA Motors employees, George Woltoe, Marketing Executive; Roosevelt Capehart, Yamaha Sales Professional; Ernest M.G. Wollo, Customer Care Representative; and Armah Youlo, Toyota Sale Professional.The giveaways, according to Mrs. A Clementina W. Johnson, CICA Motors Sales and Marketing Director, was part of CICA’s sponsorship of the just ended African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 tournament in Cairo, Egypt.Mrs. Johnson said the initiative is part of their marketing strategies with the aim to brand from a long-term perspective in Liberia, where future market expansion is expected.She added, “YAMAHA through its subsidiary decided to sponsor the just ended AfCON 2019 in different subsidiaries to do something, and give back to communities.”Mrs. Johnson said that in Liberia, CICA Motors, representing Yamaha among other brands, decided to partner with the two sports bars.She said that in the partnership agreement, CICA provided and supported the Happy Hours for the AfCON games at those locations and during these times, gift items, including t-shirts, caps, wrist bands and pens were presented to customers watching the games.In addition, she said CICA decided to go a little bit extra by giving something back to somebody in appreciation to say “Thank You” for the just ended 2019 AfCON tournament.Mrs. Johnson said the criteria for CICA Motors Liberia grand giveaway was to “proceed to either one of the Sports bars in Congo Town or 14th Street Sinkor, take a photo of yourself, the Yamaha XTZ125E motorbike and CICA Motors pull up banner with wordings, post your photo on Facebook and tag CICA and either SHOOTERS or FUZION.” The person with the most likes, automatically qualifies for the giveaway.”CICA Motors Managing Director Chris Ndala, who presented the keys to the winners, expressed gratitude to management of the two sports bars for the partnership.Ndala added: “Thus bringing the AfCON experience to our customers is another way for us to connect with customers through their passion for football.”He also congratulated the two winners and encouraged others to make use of the opportunity at another time.Meanwhile, the two winners expressed exceptional gratitude to the company for the promotions, as well as the opportunities afforded them to win such amazing prizes.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
A 22-year-old East Coast Demerara man was allegedly electrocuted during a bid to commit suicide.Dead is Vickram Bridgmohan of Phase Two, Good Hope, ECD. The young man reportedly lived alone in a dilapidated wooden house.He was discovered dead sometime around 11:00h on Sunday morning by his sister who lives next door. At the time that he was found, Bridgmohan had a wire wrapped around his neck. He is believed to have been mentally unstable.According to his sister, Seema, she usually cooks for the young man. She explained that Bridgmohan went to her on Sunday morning for food but she was not finished cooking.The woman said that sometime later that morning, she called for her younger brother to collect his food but after calling several times, there was no response. As such, she went over to the house to get him.She further stated that after walking a few steps towards the upper flat, she turned around and saw Bridgmohan in a sitting position with the wire wrapped around his neck.His back was against the wall which had a fuse box and wires attached. At the time of the discovery, Bridgmohan was bleeding from his nostrils and mouth, she added.The upper flat of the building is an open space with the only piece of furniture being a bed. There were spots of blood, both fresh and stale, around the room and according to the woman, the young man previously had a cut on his hand.The body of the 22-year-old was taken to Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem. An investigation is ongoing.
– Region 1 reports most intense shaking in recent memoryThe Barima-Waini (Region One) region was hit with intense shaking from Tuesday evening’s tremor and according to Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Chairman Brentnol Ashley, it was the worst they have seen in recent memory.The unsettling movements stemmed from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake 20km NNW of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela, which resulted in tremors being felt in Guyana, as well as in neighbouring countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Grenada. It occurred around 05:30h and lasted for several minutes.Apart from Region One, other sections of Guyana felt the tremors at varying intensities, which left some running out of buildings while others held on toThe supermarket in Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara where several items were thrown off the shelvesanything that could assist them in their bid to remain steady.Ashley told this newspaper that he was gathering information to determine to what extent the tremors affected his district, given that Region One was closest in proximity to the epicenter.“From my perspective this is the first time we experienced a tremor of that magnitude because it was in excess of four to five minutes and you could physically see the earth trembling and buildings shaking and vehicles as well,” Ashley said Tuesday evening.Guyana Times learnt that in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), the tremors were felt to the point where some persons fled from their homes as the shaking intensified. Similarly, in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), the vibrations got to the point where the proprietors of a Chinese supermarket in Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara suffered minor losses when several items fell off shelves.Information coming out of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) was that tremors were felt across the region, including areas such as Kamarang, Upper Mazaruni and in the town of Bartica. Chairman of the district, Gordon Bradford told Guyana Times that no damage was recorded, according to the information that was relayed to him. This publication was told that in Berbice, persons there were also running out of their homes.In the capital city Georgetown, several persons were seen gathering on the streets as they anxiously waited for the tremors to end. However, reports also stated that business entities saw employees being temporarily evacuated as the frequency of the tremors increased.
Highway 97 between Mackenzie Junction to Chetwynd is open to traffic, but expect major delays. Only traffic up to a max width of 3.8 meters and 100% of Legal Axel weight are being permitted. Here are some photos taken over the weekend travelling through the Pine Pass.- Advertisement –
In his first season as Lakewood High football coach, Thadd MacNeal watched three of his players sign letters of intent Wednesday to play Division I football next year. Safety DeAndre Lewis, who was the Moore League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, signed with South Dakota State. Kicker John Gillette signed with San Diego State and running back Darnell Evans signed with Minnesota State. 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! “It was very rewarding to watch them sign their letters,” MacNeal said. “The whole idea is for them to get a good education, graduate and be productive citizens. We work hard on that as a staff and whether it’s USC or Whittier, getting a scholarship is special.” Also Wednesday, the Wilson girls soccer team had three players sign. Kaitlyn Gustaves signed with Oklahoma State, Haliegh Dunyon signed with St. Francis of Pennsylvania and Kristan Boyle signed with Cal State Dominguez Hills. 
160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! Their names were not immediately released, and it was not clear how long they had been on the patch of earth in a section of the river parallel to Interstate 5 near the Los Feliz neighborhood. In all, more than 100 firefighters from Los Angeles and Glendale were involved in the midday rescue. The next storm could come as soon as Wednesday evening, with forecasters predicting a quarter- to a half-inch of rain. Santa Ana wind conditions are expected to follow, bringing warm, dry weather this weekend. A winter storm brought rain to the Southland on Monday, which meant hundreds of car crashes and a water rescue of two people caught in the Los Angeles River. The California Highway Patrol reported 133 crashes in the L.A. area between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., compared with just 57 during the same time period last Monday, CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos said. Meanwhile, fire crews rescued two people who became stranded on an outcrop of dirt and vegetation in the Los Angeles River when storm water rushed through the often dry waterway. The 50-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were not in any immediate danger when fire crews used a small inflatable boat to ferry them to safety, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. 
Tow goals within two minutes from Umaru Kasumba and George Maelo had added on to John Avire’s first half goal, but a series of defensive frailties almost cost Batoto ba Mungu victory with Felix Oluoch and Francis Nambute scoring for the mailmen.After creating chance after chance, Sofapaka finally broke the deadlock after 27 minutes when Avire’s shot bumbled through a forest of legs before dropping into the net from the edge of the six yard box.The striker had picked the ball after George Maelo’s shot from a poorly defended corner fell on him and the forward made no mistake to notch in his sixth goal of the season, breaking a goal drought that stretched all the way to March when he scored against AFC Leopards in Kakamega.Sofapaka FC defender Faina Jacobs shields the ball away from Posta Rangers’ Francis Nambute during their Kenyan Premier League fixture at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on May 1, 2019. PHOTO/Raymond MakhayaBefore that, Avire had another golden chance when he broke into the box but his tame shot was saved by a fully stretched Eliud Emase.Sofapaka had dominated the early proceedings and they created many chances, but simply couldn’t finish. Umaru Kasumba, searching for his 15th goal of the season had gone for a header off a Brian Magonya cross, but it went straight to Emase.Prior, Posta had created a chance when a well weighted cross from the right found Felix Oluoch unmarked inside the box, but his glancing header went over with only the keeper to beat.Ochieng had another chance late in the half when he broke away on the left after a counter attack, but his shot after going in through George Maelo’s blind side hit the upright and rolled out of play.In between, Sofapaka had good chances to score more. Achesa, facing his former employers put up an industrious run on the left before cutting back, but Ibrahim Kajuba’s shot was saved by the keeper.Avire had another chance when he was picked out by a brilliant pass from Brian Magonya but he took a rushed shot which went inches over.Achesa also had a chance of his own when he skipped away from his markers cutting in from the left, but his shot on the weaker right foot went over.In the second half Sofapaka scored two quick goals within the opening three minutes of the half, one of them thanks to a mistake from keeper Emase.Posta Rangers defender Herit Mungai vies for the ball with Sofapaka’s Mousa Omar during their Kenyan Premier League clash at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on May 1, 2019. PHOTO/Raymond MakhayaJust a minute into the half, Kasumba struck his 15th goal of the season when he ran in behind the defense to pick out a pass from Asieche before rounding Emase and tapping into an empty net.Two minutes later, Sofapaka were 3-0 up when right back Maelo noticed the keeper off his line and struck a dipping shot from almost 40 yards out which trickled into the net, Emase trying in vain to back track and turn the ball behind.But, no sooner had they scored the third than complacency creeped in allowing Posta one back into the game after 53 minutes.Oluoch who had been the dangerman all evening tapped the ball into an empty net after a defensive mix up ended in keeper Justin Ndikumana being drawn off his line and his attempt to pick the ball went awry.The goal sparked some fight from Posta and 10 minutes later, Ndikumana redeemed himself with a good save at his near post to parry away a shot from Georson Likonoh who had broken in from the left.Posta Rangers midfielder Joseph Mbugi attempts to cut out with Sofapaka’s John Avire during their Kenyan Premier League clash at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on May 1, 2019. PHOTO/Raymond MakhayaPosta kept knocking and after 71 minutes, another defensive blooper saw them score another.Substitute John Nairuka struck a shot from range which Ndikumana spilled and Nambute was fast to react to the ball, picking it and slapping it into the net.The goal then added more wood to the Posta fire and they piled pressure, Sofapaka defending nervously. Nonetheless, the former champions held on to their slim lead to pick maximum points.0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today) 0Shares0000Sofapaka FC players celebrate Umaru Kasumba’s goal against Posta Rangers during their Kenyan Premier League fixture at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on May 1, 2019. PHOTO/Raymond MakhayaMACHAKOS, Kenya, May 1 – Sofapaka survived a late scare to beat Posta Rangers 3-2 at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Wednesday evening to cut the difference between them and leaders Gor Mahia to just six points and keep their chase for the league title alive.With the victory, Sofapaka moved to 52 points in the standings, six points behind leaders Gor Mahia who play KCB at the same venue on Thursday afternoon.