Anne M. Peterson, Ap Sports Writer Updated 4:31 pm CDT, Thursday, May 30, 2019 FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Jamaica's Dominique Bond-flasza (16) and Nicole McClure (13) celebrate after Bond-flasza scored the game-winning penalty kick to defeat Panama in the third place match of the CONCACAF women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Frisco, Texas. Just a handful of years ago, Jamaica didn’t even have a women’s national team. The Reggae Girlz, as they’re known, are also the first Caribbean team to qualify for the Women’s World Cup, which opens June 7 in France. less FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Jamaica's Dominique Bond-flasza (16) and Nicole McClure (13) celebrate after Bond-flasza scored the game-winning penalty kick to defeat Panama in the third place match ... more Photo: Richard W. Rodriguez, AP … [Read more...] about Jamaica’s path to the World Cup includes help from a Marley
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15-year-old Oregonian Maxine McCormick is a prodigy and world champion in the little-known sport of fly casting
Maxine McCormick, a modest and poised 15-year-old prodigy, has already learned to take her best lessons from her worst experience – losing.McCormick, a sophomore at Cleveland High School, holds the probable distinction of being the youngest world champion ever recorded in any sport.Competing in a traditional, albeit little-known, adult sport against both men and women in 2016 in Estonia, 12-year-old McCormick (who was then just five feet tall and 100 pounds) won the gold medal in the International Casting Sports Federation’s fly-casting trout accuracy event and took a bronze in the two-handed salmon distance event. At the next world championship in 2018, on Britain’s coast, she not only defended her gold, but also overwhelmed her competition in the same distance event with a monster 189-foot cast, winning a second gold. While fly casting only attracts several hundred die-hard competitors worldwide, there’s no questioning McCormick’s athleticism and … [Read more...] about 15-year-old Oregonian Maxine McCormick is a prodigy and world champion in the little-known sport of fly casting
Tom McCarthy Jr.: a special player in the Tech-Cathedral football rivalry
In Springfield's storied Tech-Cathedral high school football rivalry, Tom McCarthy Jr. had the rare distinction of playing for both teams. As a triple-threat halfback, he played for Tech coach Chief Walmer in 1938 and '39, then transferred to Cathedral and played for coach Billy Wise in his senior season of 1940. While McCarthy was at Tech, he made The Republican's All-City second team in '39. At Cathedral, he made first-team All-City and first-team All-Western Mass. in 1940. His All-City backfield mates were Jackie Abair of Tech, Gerald O'Connor of Cathedral, Zohrab Setian of Commerce and Classical's Fred Zanetti, later to be known as an honored educator in the city. On the All-WM team, McCarthy was selected with Abair, Zanetti and Agawam's Joe Pisano and Ed Mason, later a renowned high school coach at West Springfield and Tech. With a glowing recommendation from coach Wise, McCarthy got into Villanova University in Philadelphia. He left college for World War II service with the … [Read more...] about Tom McCarthy Jr.: a special player in the Tech-Cathedral football rivalry
She ditched cheerleading to join the football team
Kyle Melnick, The Washington Post Published 2:10 pm PST, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 "We treat her as a part of the family," one Long Reach teammate says of Mimi Britt. "Like, that's my bro. . . . Well, not bro, but that's my sister. Anything that happens to her, I have her back." "We treat her as a part of the family," one Long Reach teammate says of Mimi Britt. "Like, that's my bro. . . . Well, not bro, but that's my sister. Anything that happens to her, I have her back." Photo: Washington Post Photo By John McDonnell Photo: Washington Post Photo By John McDonnell Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 "We treat her as a part of the family," one Long Reach teammate says of Mimi Britt. "Like, that's my bro. . . . Well, not bro, but that's my sister. Anything that happens to … [Read more...] about She ditched cheerleading to join the football team
Rising Fox star Britt McHenry tries to find her way in the world of punditry
Rebecca Nelson, The Washington Post Published 10:55 am PDT, Thursday, November 1, 2018 Britt McHenry on a set at the Fox News bureau in Washington. She will be a co-host for the show, "Un-PC," which will debut on Fox News' digital streaming service, Fox Nation, on Nov. 27. Britt McHenry on a set at the Fox News bureau in Washington. She will be a co-host for the show, "Un-PC," which will debut on Fox News' digital streaming service, Fox Nation, on Nov. 27. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Mary F. Calvert Britt McHenry in the makeup chair with Nicole Ferguson, left, and Tamara Montgomery at Fox News in Washington. Britt McHenry in the makeup chair with Nicole Ferguson, left, and Tamara Montgomery at Fox News in Washington. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Mary F. Calvert Britt McHenry, a former ESPN reporter, walks through the Fox … [Read more...] about Rising Fox star Britt McHenry tries to find her way in the world of punditry