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Sam
Monday, April 12, 2010
Columbus Dispatch Paper Carrier of the Year Nomination
I am happy to recommend Kristine and Loren and Anna Russell for the honor of Paper Carrier of the Year. Her service in delivering our Columbus Dispatch far exceeds the normal service expected. Hirees are expected to do the job they have been hired for. Years ago, I delivered morning newspapers in Portsmouth, Ohio, and I know it wasn't easy to get out early in the morning in all kinds of weather to deliver the papers.
Kristine, Loren, and Anna Russell do their Dispatch Delivery job and do it exceptionally well. The paper is always on time and next to our door in a plastic wrap. I also commend the Columbus dispatch for arranging payments without the need for the carrier to collect. That was an undesirable job for the carriers that I did not like to do.
A teacher told our social problems class when I was a junior in high school: "I don't care if you are digging holes- dig yours rounder and better and somebody always notices." I believe it was told my teacher, Bill Rohr, by Paul Brown NFL coach.
Surely more people than me notice the job Kristine, Loren, and Anna are doing so well.
Sam Kegley
428 Illinois Ave.
Westerville, OH 43081
614-882-5991
Kristine, Loren, and Anna Russell do their Dispatch Delivery job and do it exceptionally well. The paper is always on time and next to our door in a plastic wrap. I also commend the Columbus dispatch for arranging payments without the need for the carrier to collect. That was an undesirable job for the carriers that I did not like to do.
A teacher told our social problems class when I was a junior in high school: "I don't care if you are digging holes- dig yours rounder and better and somebody always notices." I believe it was told my teacher, Bill Rohr, by Paul Brown NFL coach.
Surely more people than me notice the job Kristine, Loren, and Anna are doing so well.
Sam Kegley
428 Illinois Ave.
Westerville, OH 43081
614-882-5991
Cam Thoroughman- Clay High School and West Virginia
Most who know me know that I love the Kentucky Wildcats. I did not know that Cam Thoroughman was a Clay High School product. I was sick the night that WV took down my Wildcats in the NCAA Elite 8 game to prevent UK's Final Four appearance and possible Eighth National NCAA Championship. Congratulations to the fine young Portsmouth man who continues in Clay's lineage of Carol and Clay Vice in making Portsmouth proud of the Cultural Center of Our Universe!
This article is from the Portsmouth Daily times
sign in Catching up with Cam: Time to ‘shine’
by Chris Dunham9 days ago
West Virginia’s Cam Thoroughman sits at midcourt in Lucas Oil Stadium after a practice earlier this week. The Mountaineers face Duke tonight.slideshow Following Monday's NCAA national championship game, a new version of the popular song "One Shining Moment" sang by Jennifer Hudson will be released.
In the 120 game minutes of the college basketball season, it will be up to those who take the floor to produce those shining moments.
Cam Thoroughman, a 2006 graduate of Clay High School and member of the West Virginia basketball team, will be one of those players at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis tonight for a national semifinal contest against Duke (33-5).
The Mountaineers are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to take on the Blue Devils.
"We're excited. We're ready to play," Thoroughman said. "We've been preparing for them and practicing for them for a week so we're ready to go."
All eyes were on the Mountaineers (31-6) on Friday afternoon as they took the floor at Lucas Oil Stadium for an open practice session. Following Butler, the team essentially playing the role of host school, WVU was on display in front of thousands of eyes.
"There were a lot of people there," Thoroughman said. "I heard as many as 30,000 people, but I'm not sure. It was definitely crazy. We practiced right after Butler, so a lot of the people were still there from that practice."
Thoroughman and his teammates were the center of attention off the court as well. When out with teammates De'Sean Butler and Joe Mazzulla on Friday, they were spotted by basketball fans in Indianapolis.
"People were walking up to us trying to get autographs and pictures and everything," he said.
In spite of all the distractions, the team tried to settle into a normal day-before-game routine in preparation for WVU's first Final Four contest since 1959.
"It was pretty much all the same," Thoroughman said. "We did the same stuff. Coach (Huggins) tried to keep everything the same so there's no difference for us."
Things will surely be different once the team takes the floor tonight. Lucas Oil Stadium is reportedly set to hold up to 71,000 fans for each of the Final Four contests.
"That's a lot a lot a lot of people," Thoroughman said. "It will be crazy for sure. It's going to be the most people I've ever played in front of — or anyone on the team I think."
Two years ago, the Mountaineers upset Duke 73-66 in a second round contest. Thoroughman had four points and as many rebounds in the win and will again be ready to do his part when his name is called tonight.
"I just want to go in there and do what I'm supposed to do," he said. "As long as we win, I'm happy."
Thoroughman knows there are a lot of people in the area happy for him and the Mountaineers as they continue their tournament run. He wanted to thank those who have been keeping up with the Mountaineers and those who will be tuning in tonight.
"I appreciate all the people following us and cheering for us," he said. "It definitely is good to know that people back home are rooting for me and West Virginia. I just really appreciate it."
West Virgina and Duke will tip at approximately 8:47 p.m., a half hour after the Michigan State-Butler contest concludes on CBS. The winners of the two games will play Monday night with a national title on the line.
Sadly, WV was taken out in the semi final game of the Final Four - Sam Kegley.
This article is from the Portsmouth Daily times
sign in Catching up with Cam: Time to ‘shine’
by Chris Dunham9 days ago
West Virginia’s Cam Thoroughman sits at midcourt in Lucas Oil Stadium after a practice earlier this week. The Mountaineers face Duke tonight.slideshow Following Monday's NCAA national championship game, a new version of the popular song "One Shining Moment" sang by Jennifer Hudson will be released.
In the 120 game minutes of the college basketball season, it will be up to those who take the floor to produce those shining moments.
Cam Thoroughman, a 2006 graduate of Clay High School and member of the West Virginia basketball team, will be one of those players at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis tonight for a national semifinal contest against Duke (33-5).
The Mountaineers are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to take on the Blue Devils.
"We're excited. We're ready to play," Thoroughman said. "We've been preparing for them and practicing for them for a week so we're ready to go."
All eyes were on the Mountaineers (31-6) on Friday afternoon as they took the floor at Lucas Oil Stadium for an open practice session. Following Butler, the team essentially playing the role of host school, WVU was on display in front of thousands of eyes.
"There were a lot of people there," Thoroughman said. "I heard as many as 30,000 people, but I'm not sure. It was definitely crazy. We practiced right after Butler, so a lot of the people were still there from that practice."
Thoroughman and his teammates were the center of attention off the court as well. When out with teammates De'Sean Butler and Joe Mazzulla on Friday, they were spotted by basketball fans in Indianapolis.
"People were walking up to us trying to get autographs and pictures and everything," he said.
In spite of all the distractions, the team tried to settle into a normal day-before-game routine in preparation for WVU's first Final Four contest since 1959.
"It was pretty much all the same," Thoroughman said. "We did the same stuff. Coach (Huggins) tried to keep everything the same so there's no difference for us."
Things will surely be different once the team takes the floor tonight. Lucas Oil Stadium is reportedly set to hold up to 71,000 fans for each of the Final Four contests.
"That's a lot a lot a lot of people," Thoroughman said. "It will be crazy for sure. It's going to be the most people I've ever played in front of — or anyone on the team I think."
Two years ago, the Mountaineers upset Duke 73-66 in a second round contest. Thoroughman had four points and as many rebounds in the win and will again be ready to do his part when his name is called tonight.
"I just want to go in there and do what I'm supposed to do," he said. "As long as we win, I'm happy."
Thoroughman knows there are a lot of people in the area happy for him and the Mountaineers as they continue their tournament run. He wanted to thank those who have been keeping up with the Mountaineers and those who will be tuning in tonight.
"I appreciate all the people following us and cheering for us," he said. "It definitely is good to know that people back home are rooting for me and West Virginia. I just really appreciate it."
West Virgina and Duke will tip at approximately 8:47 p.m., a half hour after the Michigan State-Butler contest concludes on CBS. The winners of the two games will play Monday night with a national title on the line.
Sadly, WV was taken out in the semi final game of the Final Four - Sam Kegley.
Portsmouth proud of Shawnee State Lady Basketball
Portsmouth Ohio is justly proud of Robin Hagen-Smith and her Shawnee State Lady Bears Basketball Team. Robin (who played for South Webster and Rio Grande) coached a National champion for Shawnee before and was this year's National runners-up. I wanted the University of Kentucky to interview her a few years ago. She has that special gift of recruiting and coaching that should make us all proud of the Center of Our Universe- Portsmouth, Ohio. Thanks to Chris Dunham of the Portsmouth Daily Times for this article.
Sam
SSU, community turn out to honor Bears
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
22 days ago
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Dozens of elementary school students made up hundreds of fans that turned out to greet the Shawnee State women’s basketball team as the Bears returned from Sioux City, Iowa as NAIA DIvision II runners-up.
slideshow Throngs of people lined the sidewalks at Shawnee State University on Thursday as the SSU women's basketball team returned from Sioux City, Iowa following their appearance in the NAIA Division II National Championship Game.
A crowd estimated at several hundred turned out for the “Welcome Home Celebration,” greeting the Bears, who completed the bus ride home from the tournament after spending Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
"These are the people they've seen for four years in the stands," SSU head coach Robin Hagen-Smith said of the crowd. "To be able to celebrate it and see them and know how proud they were to be a Bear and part of Shawnee State and Portsmouth, it's just special... I told the girls before we went out to be proud to represent your hometown, your family, Shawnee State University, the state of Ohio and Portsmouth and we were darn proud to do that."
SSU represented everyone well, winning four tournament games to earn as spot in the Final Four for the third time in school history and first time since 1999.
The Bears defeated Indiana Wesleyan 56-55 on a Catrice Mitchell bucket with 5.8 seconds to go before falling to Northwestern (Iowa) in the national championship game.
"The Indiana Wesleyan game, that was our national championship right there," Hagen-Smith said. "But we had to get calmed down because we had one more to go. It was such an emotional high."
That contest, which featured a 10-point second-half comeback for the Bears, was a popular topic for the day's celebration.
"The final four game was amazing," sophomore guard Abby Ballman said. "It was really exciting. We had a great time off the court, too. I'll never forget the times we had. I know that we didn't win it but like coach says, that's not what matters. We had a great team and it was a blast."
The team arrived at Glockner's on U.S. 23 at approximately noon Thursday and was greeted by more than a dozen vehicles. Those people driving joined with local law enforcement vehicles to form a cavalcade that traveled down U.S. 23, as people stepped out of their businesses to wave and shout encouragement to the team.
Once on campus, the Bears were greeted by the crowd of cheering fans as they made their way into the University Center.
"It was really nice to see how many people support us and were here," Ballman said. "I didn't really expect that big of a turnout coming off the bus with all those kids cheering and all the people coming out of their stores and waving was really nice."
Shawnee State University President Rita Rice Morris took the microphone and commended Hagen-Smith and the team for all they had accomplished. She called the members of the team "Tremendous athletes, tremendous people and fierce competitors" and thanked them for their unselfish passion and determination.
Athletic director Jeff Hamilton then took the microphone and introduced the team's head coach. Hagen-Smith spoke for approximately 15 minutes and thanked the players, coaches, fans and others who had a hand in the team's successes this season.
"The greatest part of all is being able to celebrate with the people who have supported you and that was really the highlight," she said.
While Hagen-Smith admitted she did not feel she stated strongly enough how much the members of the team meant to her as individuals, she was able to remind them as a whole what she thought by telling an anecdote from earlier in the week.
"I said 'Look at me,'" Hagen-Smith said, recalling what she told the team on the bench in first moments after the championship game defeat. "People in the crowd probably thought I was yelling at them. I said 'Look up here at me. I am so proud of this team!'"
Judging by the turnout at Thursday's celebration, and the roar of the crowd after Hagen-Smith's brief story, hundreds of others are proud, as well.
CHRIS DUNHAM can be reached at cdunham@heartlandpublications.com.
Sam
SSU, community turn out to honor Bears
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
22 days ago
662 views
0
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Dozens of elementary school students made up hundreds of fans that turned out to greet the Shawnee State women’s basketball team as the Bears returned from Sioux City, Iowa as NAIA DIvision II runners-up.
slideshow Throngs of people lined the sidewalks at Shawnee State University on Thursday as the SSU women's basketball team returned from Sioux City, Iowa following their appearance in the NAIA Division II National Championship Game.
A crowd estimated at several hundred turned out for the “Welcome Home Celebration,” greeting the Bears, who completed the bus ride home from the tournament after spending Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
"These are the people they've seen for four years in the stands," SSU head coach Robin Hagen-Smith said of the crowd. "To be able to celebrate it and see them and know how proud they were to be a Bear and part of Shawnee State and Portsmouth, it's just special... I told the girls before we went out to be proud to represent your hometown, your family, Shawnee State University, the state of Ohio and Portsmouth and we were darn proud to do that."
SSU represented everyone well, winning four tournament games to earn as spot in the Final Four for the third time in school history and first time since 1999.
The Bears defeated Indiana Wesleyan 56-55 on a Catrice Mitchell bucket with 5.8 seconds to go before falling to Northwestern (Iowa) in the national championship game.
"The Indiana Wesleyan game, that was our national championship right there," Hagen-Smith said. "But we had to get calmed down because we had one more to go. It was such an emotional high."
That contest, which featured a 10-point second-half comeback for the Bears, was a popular topic for the day's celebration.
"The final four game was amazing," sophomore guard Abby Ballman said. "It was really exciting. We had a great time off the court, too. I'll never forget the times we had. I know that we didn't win it but like coach says, that's not what matters. We had a great team and it was a blast."
The team arrived at Glockner's on U.S. 23 at approximately noon Thursday and was greeted by more than a dozen vehicles. Those people driving joined with local law enforcement vehicles to form a cavalcade that traveled down U.S. 23, as people stepped out of their businesses to wave and shout encouragement to the team.
Once on campus, the Bears were greeted by the crowd of cheering fans as they made their way into the University Center.
"It was really nice to see how many people support us and were here," Ballman said. "I didn't really expect that big of a turnout coming off the bus with all those kids cheering and all the people coming out of their stores and waving was really nice."
Shawnee State University President Rita Rice Morris took the microphone and commended Hagen-Smith and the team for all they had accomplished. She called the members of the team "Tremendous athletes, tremendous people and fierce competitors" and thanked them for their unselfish passion and determination.
Athletic director Jeff Hamilton then took the microphone and introduced the team's head coach. Hagen-Smith spoke for approximately 15 minutes and thanked the players, coaches, fans and others who had a hand in the team's successes this season.
"The greatest part of all is being able to celebrate with the people who have supported you and that was really the highlight," she said.
While Hagen-Smith admitted she did not feel she stated strongly enough how much the members of the team meant to her as individuals, she was able to remind them as a whole what she thought by telling an anecdote from earlier in the week.
"I said 'Look at me,'" Hagen-Smith said, recalling what she told the team on the bench in first moments after the championship game defeat. "People in the crowd probably thought I was yelling at them. I said 'Look up here at me. I am so proud of this team!'"
Judging by the turnout at Thursday's celebration, and the roar of the crowd after Hagen-Smith's brief story, hundreds of others are proud, as well.
CHRIS DUNHAM can be reached at cdunham@heartlandpublications.com.
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