Word: skippering
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...starting pitching picture is a bit murkier, but one candidate—flame-throwing frosh Adam Cole—has emerged as an early favorite to nail down a weekend spot. Despite Cole’s greenness, Walsh says his big-time stuff and bulldog mentality have the skipper prepared to throw the righty straight into the collegiate baseball fire. “Adam is a 90-91 guy with a nasty slider,” Walsh says. “He may be one of the best athletes I’ve ever recruited. He?...
...cold weather and windy conditions. It left the teams with just one day to complete fifteen races each, but the Crimson took advantage of the shortened schedule.“They were pretty hard conditions, but we’ve been practicing quite a bit,” junior skipper Clay Johnson said. Along with crew Emily Simon, Johnson led the way in an event that hinges largely on teamwork for success.“We have to rely on each other all the time,” Johnson said. “I have a lot of confidence...
...With Australia having begun what looms as a tense tour of South Africa, it's timely to remember an innocent Ponting's fascination with cricket - and to hope that he remembers it too. On results, it would be silly to claim that he's failed as skipper. Except when they lost the Ashes five months ago, Australia under Ponting have trampled everyone in their path. He has played numerous sublime captain's knocks, and clearly has the respect, loyalty and affection of his players. But on another level, Australian cricket has suffered under a leader whose goals seem too narrow...
...performance was solid, the Crimson still struggled to shake the rust from the long wait. “We haven’t had as much practice as other people, and we haven’t sailed in currents as strong as at Charleston,” junior skipper Clay Johnson said. “We sailed pretty well, but on Saturday, we just made some costly mistakes. Sunday we sailed better, and we didn’t make as many mistakes.” The A division team of Johnson and crew Emily Simon totaled 81 points, which...
...Crimson was paced by its A-division, consisting of senior skipper Devlin and junior crew Christina Dahlman...