Coaches want to know how you responded when facing the bear If you are an athlete, you’ve dreamed over and again about hitting the winning goal at the last second, striking out the toughest hitter in the bottom of the last inning, making a game saving play in the waning moments of a match, or … Read more
Star status may have contributed to Yuri Wright’s going wrong Yuri Wright, a highly-touted football prospect from one of the nation’s top prep programs (Don Bosco Prep), recently chose to use Twitter as his personal mouthpiece and the filth which flew from it had dire costs. In hind sight, Wright’s poor judgment gives high … Read more
A lineman who runs the 40 in 4.6 can do a lot of things for a football team and that’s what Jacob Tizzard brings to the table as our Male Athlete of the Day. The 6’1″ 205-pound lineman isn’t the biggest interior player on NSR roster of football athletes, but he has proven to be … Read more
A 5’4″ guard from Bethlehem-Center High School in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, carrying a 4.1 GPA, Anna Shashura, is our Female Athlete of the Day. She recently passed the 1,000-point plateau by scoring 31 points in her team’s 51-44 victory over Brownsville in a Section 4-AA game. Anna needed 21 points coming into the game to reach … Read more
Going through the motions and hearing shallow words just won’t cut it Nice facilities — okay. Got your major — great. Application accepted — thumbs up. Money works for family — whew. Campus location acceptable — mama’s smiling. Like the team — in a big way. Like the coach — well… That’s where so … Read more
Jo Pa will be cherished after a life well-live No one escapes life without encountering defining issues and moments which shape their lives and their legacies. And as it turns out, former Pennsylvania State University head football coach, Joe Paterno was no different from any of the rest of us. Sanctified for years as one … Read more
How does 4.4 sound? That’s the burning speed of our Male Athlete of the Day, Trey Cave, from Greenwood High School in Midland, Texas. He carries an admirable 3.9 GPA. Heaped with post-season honors as a junior and senior, Trey led Greenwood in yards gained the past three years totally 3,140 all-purpose yards. As a … Read more
Meet our Female Athlete of the Day, a 5’9″ forward/guard from Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, Cozette Gaspard. An excellent student, Cozette has earned a 3.9 GPA. She expects to major in Business. Her NSR scout, Eastern Tennessee AD, Bill Davis, says, “Cozette is a defensive specialist, comfortable guarding players with height or opponents … Read more
Little brother makes its biggest forward move in years The commotion you hear in the background is a collective “hoorah” rising up from the athletic offices of NCAA Division II schools across America who received a huge boost this week when it was announced that the division, far too often referred to as DI’s little … Read more
Our Male Athlete of the Day is from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, Peter Catchings. He’s a senior, 6’3″ guard with a 3.2 GPA with intentions of majoring in Sports Management. His team captured the 4A regional crown last season and Peter grabbed the 3-point contest championship. In describing Peter’s versatility, NSR Chicagoland … Read more
