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...Senior captain Verdi DiSesa had a much more competitive match earlier in the evening finishing off Dartmouth No. 2 Nick Sisodia in four games...
...floor and get to the basket and he has great size and strength.”Harvard, however, has its own arsenal of talented guards to go to battle with, led by junior guard and reigning Ivy League Player of the Week Jeremy Lin. He will team up with captain Andrew Pusar, senior Drew Housman, and freshman Max Kenyi as they battle Lowe and co.“The guards have to close down on their shooters,” Pusar said. “They have really good guard play and shoot long three point shots. We have...
...players in the country.Past recipients of the Hermann Trophy include American soccer-greats Claudio Reyna and Brad Friedel. “We kind of expect this sort of thing from Andre, so it wasn’t much of a surprise,” co-captain Michael Fucito says. “But we’re glad he’s getting the recognition he deserves.”Nobody knows Akpan’s ability better than Fucito. The two forwards were named the “Most Exciting Combination” in Division I Men?...
...Francisco Salvation Army captain started the first kettle fundraising drive in 1891 and by 1897, the program was running nationwide; that year, it helped provide Christmas meals to more than 100,000 people. In 1901, the first of many mass sit-down Christmas dinners at Madison Square Garden was funded by kettle donations. Despite occasional bans over the years on kettle set-ups outside stores and malls, which sometimes prohibit the bell ringers on the grounds that they block foot traffic and invite others to solicit at entryways, the Salvation Army says it raised $118 million through the program...
...wanted to share a story that may be a true story, about an Air Force captain who narrowly escaped serious injury recently - this is from a newspaper clip that I found this morning - when he decided to try horseback riding, even though he had never had any lessons or any prior experience. So he mounted the horse unassisted, and the horse immediately sprang into action. As it galloped along at a steady and rhythmic pace, the captain began to slip from the saddle. In terror, he grabbed for the horse's mane, but he couldn't get a firm grip...