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GLENWOOD -- Tuesday’s Glenwood Ram Cross Country Invite had a little bit of everything in store for the sport’s season opener.

Back in February the decision was made. Defensive coordinator Dean Pees wasn’t coming back to the Patriots . So Bill Belichick stepped in. Bill Belichick - sport - New England Patriots - NFL - Football

Northgate quarterback John Girvin doesn't think of himself as a quarterback. Instead, he feels like a running back who happens to throw the ball. In the Flames' spread offense, which features a taste of the wildcat, Girvin is just as likely to run the ball as he is to hand it off to a running back or throw. "On some plays, he has the option to run," Northgate coach Mike Pipak said.

There are two well-publicized but different scandals circling North Carolina football, and each is horrible for the sport. As much as we'd like the Heels to go away, Gregg Doyel says we have to deal with them the rest of the season. North Carolina - American football - United States - North Carolina Tar Heels football - Butch Davis

Explore the town’s culture and history during a series of activities for Heritage Open Days.

Hughes takes helm as president MMHCA Peggy Hughes, a licensed professional counselor and a trained mediator, was recently elected president of the Missouri Mental Health Counselor's Association (MMHCA).

More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country. Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.

While tailgating as Milwaukee baseball fans know it wasn't yet a gleam in the eye of a beer baron or bratwurst maker in the 1860s, it's possible to tailgate at Vintage Base Ball games just as fans might have slaked their thirst and hunger after the Civil War, when the sport first gained popularity.

This was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver the products …

• Fall Season Hanover Youth Sports:  HYAA opens the fall season of sports with games for football, soccer and cheerleading on Saturday, September 11.  Football and cheerleading practices have already begun and soccer coaches will begin notifying players and parents within the next week. If you haven't heard from your coach by September 4, contact  info@hyaa.net .

In the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s US manufacturing was a juggernaut. Taxing manufacturing, encouraging union growth, and adding regulations had little adverse effect. It’s a different world for manufacturers now. Even countries with more expensive labor and energy costs can undercut US companies.

BaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.

Siskiyou County, Calif. — Wed., Sept. 8 • Republican meeting -- South Siskiyou Republican Women Federated Summer BBQ fundraiser, 5:30 p.m., in Mount Shasta. Guest speakers will talk about the Scott Valley Protect Our Water issues. Cost: $15, each; includes food, dessert and refreshments.

Kai Reus is taking a one-year leave of absence from cycling, and it is not known whether he will return at all, Rabobank announced Tuesday afternoon. General manager Harold Knebel said that the team was willing to give the 25-year-old time to consider his future.

It was two years ago, the last time North Dakota State and Jacksonville State were in the same discussion.  Both teams were pushing NCAA powerhouse softball teams around en route to the super regionals. Both teams failed to make the Women's College World Series, but the two schools certainly made it known the little gals were there to win, not just show up. Saturday, the two schools were at it ...

The driver of the car involved in a crash Sunday evening on Lamor Road at Mount Washington Cemetery in Jefferson Township, is in the intensive care unit of St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, with serious injuries, Jefferson Township police Chief Jeff Lockard said. Thomas Zajac III, 23, Mitchell Road, Shenango Township, was westbound on Lamor Road when he lost control of the sports car he ...

An Ohio man that Hermitage police allege led several departments on a July 22 chase throughout the Shenango Valley has been returned to Pennsylvania. John W. Bishop, 48, of Struthers, was taken to Mercer County Jail and will face a preliminary hearing at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday before District Judge Ronald E. Antos, Farrell. Bishop was charged with 21 counts including reckless endangerment, retail ...

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt and drag her off. But his legs were still pinned.

An argument escalated to a shooting Tuesday morning in Sandy Creek Township, leaving a Sandy Lake area man with life-threatening injuries. Cody Brandon Noel, 24, was flown to a UPMC hospital in Pittsburgh, state police said. It was unclear Tuesday night which hospital or his condition, but police called his injuries “life-threatening.” Police said Noel was shot by a neighbor, Michael Allen ...

The Community Sports Calendar lists local sports activities, organizations, team tryouts, camps, gyms and other resources. It is updated each Tuesday. Submit items to be listed by e-mail to paul.danzer@columbian.com.