Category: Sports
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Ontiveros Picks Up Where He Left Off in Long-Awaited Return
Ironclads third baseman Miguel Ontiveros marked his return from a season-ending wrist injury with a home run and three RBI in a 6-2 home-opener win over the Millbrook Anglers.
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Rival Athletic Departments Team Up on Free Youth Clinics in Lowertown and Cedar Hollow
Kincaid University and Bellwater State are partnering on free youth sports clinics in Lowertown and Cedar Hollow, aimed at children priced out of private coaching and travel teams.
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Four Starters Back: Kincaid Ospreys Enter Season With Rare Roster Continuity
The Kincaid Ospreys open basketball season with four returning starters and their deepest roster in years, a year after a conference tournament semifinal run that fell one win short of the title game.
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River FC’s Fastest-Growing Attendance in City Now Chases a Franchise Record
Bellwater River FC opens its season at Millrace Stadium with season-ticket sales up 18 percent and a genuine chance to break the club’s single-game attendance record.
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A Decade in the Making: Miners Women’s Basketball Claims Conference Crown
The Bellwater State Miners women’s basketball team won its first conference title in a decade, capping a rebuild coach Carmen Whitlock says required patience through a painful championship-game loss two years ago.
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Miners Athletics Proposes $18.4 Million Facility Overhaul
Bellwater State Athletic Director Frank Alcott unveiled an $18.4 million, three-phase plan to modernize the Miners’ aging practice facilities, though some trustees are questioning the cost against competing academic priorities.
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Portal Additions Give Miners a Deeper Rotation Ahead of Opener
Bellwater State basketball coach Derek Sabino used the transfer portal to add a graduate-transfer guard and a junior college forward, hoping to fix a rotation that wore thin last season.
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Kincaid’s New Athletic Complex Aims to Lift Rowing and Basketball Alike
Kincaid University broke ground on a new athletic complex for its rowing and basketball programs, funded by an alumnus gift and a multi-year capital campaign.
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Early Returns: Ironclads’ Retooled Bullpen Delivers at Founders Park
The Bellwater Ironclads closed their season-opening homestand at Founders Park without a blown save, an early sign the bullpen overhaul general manager Sandra Tolliver called the offseason’s top priority is working.
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Five Teams, Five Storylines: Metro Bellwater’s High School Football Season Kicks Off
Five area high school football programs open their seasons this week, from suburban favorite West Bellwater to a Lowertown team still rebuilding its roster from the ground up.