Word: preps
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...righthander led Metro Houston in strikeouts, racked up a 10-2 record and batted over .400. Like many of the city’s prep stars, he was recruited by big-time local baseball schools Rice and Baylor. He was a Collegiate Baseball Blue Chip and a draftable pitching prospect. He was a Texas...
Having attended Deerfield Academy, a prep school in Western Mass, Fried is no stranger to the balancing act facing a multi-sport athlete and talented scholar...
...Before the match, most of my prep time was devoted to obtaining a collared shirt, sweatband and racket. My blockmate was willing to lend me his little sister’s girly racket. Frankly, it felt so right in my hands. I also asked some friends for strategic advice. One of them told me that we should tell Larry that we were playing “doubles tennis” and then actually play “Hit Larry in the Crotch.” We didn’t do that, but the next time the three...
...Persian Gulf and elsewhere, and before they left, most had only a few days to get their wills, insurance, bank and investment accounts and other financial affairs in order. You may not be worried about being shipped overseas at a moment's notice, but the sort of prep work that smart reservists and other military personnel do is just as valuable for anyone who might spend time away from home. And unless you never take a vacation or business trip, that means you. I live less than 10 miles from a nuclear-power plant. In today's world, that...
...president of Harvard University would actually go out of his way to speak at the high school, it says something to the kids,” Martin said. “It says basically we’re not just looking at the kids from Exeter and the prep schools in New England—we’re looking at schools from all over, we’ll take talented and sharp kids whether they’re from New York City or Hialeah...