It’s a thrilling time to be a fan of women’s soccer. The United States women’s soccer team won the gold medal in the Olympics this year, and new excitement might continue to build as plans for a new women’s professional soccer league start in Spring 2013.
Luli Gomez Teruel, a native of Argentina, won multiple field hockey championships playing for teams in her home country. She’s looking to do the same here in Athens.
Meaningful relationships are forged during a long period of time.
While teammates were training and preparing in Athens this summer for the upcoming season, Chelsea Bilger and Kelly Lamberti honed their volleyball skills internationally for the U.S. Developmental Team.
Every four years the Olympics bring countries together by allowing athletes to compete on the same playing surface in 26 different sports, sparking interests to viewers and athletes worldwide.
The soccer atmosphere on campus changed Sunday when the Athens Army made its first appearance at Chessa Field for an Ohio soccer game.
Although Ohio fell in all three of its matches in the Dayton Flyer Classic last weekend, the Bobcats are looking to move on and set their focus on improving before hosting two top-ranked teams this weekend at The Convo.
Ray Guy reinvented the way National Football League punters booted the ball. Guy was a first-round draft pick, is a hall-of-famer and a college football award bears his name.
Field hockey coach Neil MacMillan said his summer skydiving trip was among his life’s most exhilarating experiences. But the free fall was more than an adrenaline rush; it also represented a growing relationship between Ohio Athletics and Army Reserves.
Sometimes a little bit of home cooking can bode well for a team.
Moving from a queen-size bed, fully functioning air conditioning and home-cooked meals to egg-crate mattresses, muggy classrooms and dorm food is enough of a shock to set a typical freshman back a couple days. Add a pair of football practices, weight room workouts and summer classes to the mix and it’s enough to drive an Athens newcomer batty.
A road trip that featured both victory and defeat left the Bobcats with mixed feelings about their weekend performance.
After being named the preseason favorite to win the Mid-American Conference East, the Bobcats took the court for the first time during the weekend, but lost each of their three matches in the Dayton Flyer Classic.
Ohio suffered its third straight loss Friday at the hands of DePaul in the windy city of Chicago. For the second time in their young season, the Bobcats failed to net a goal, falling 3-0.
It’s often said that hindsight is 20/20. There’s a lot to correct when Ohio looks to the past, as they dropped both of last weekend’s season-opening matches. This time around, that learning experience might come handy for the young Bobcat squad, though.
After making an early exit in the Mid-American Conference championship’s first round, Ohio soccer picked up two transfers to bolster both the offense and defense.
Once the Bobcats take the field for their first home game Sept. 8, their goal is to bring the fans up from their seats and onto their feet. But until that moment arrives, Ohio Athletics officials have been successful in lining up fans to pack Peden Stadium.
Ohio has a long history of student-athletes excelling in multiple sports, including names like Kermit Blosser and Frank Baumholtz. Serena Warner could be next to stand out in more than one sport: she is a member of the volleyball team and competes in track and field.
By this time next season, the Bobcats should have a new building to call home.
Solutions by The State News