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NJ Athletes Lead USA Women's Field Hockey Back To Olympics NJ Athletes Lead USA Women's Field Hockey Back To Olympics
NJ Athletes Lead USA Women's Field Hockey Back To Olympics Team USA will make its return to the Olympics in women's field hockey and a duo from New Jersey helped the 16-player squad earn a summer trip to France. The U.S. beat Japan 2-1 in the semifinals of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi, India, on Thursday, Jan. 18. Ashley Hoffman and Abby Tamer scored about three minutes apart in the fourth quarter to earn the comeback victory for the United Eagles. 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦! 🇺🇸 #Paris2024 | #Olympics Posted by USA Field Hockey on Thursday, January 18, 2024 This will be t…
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics She's in good company. Virginia's Gabby Douglas has been signed to WME Sports, the same agency that represents some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including New Jersey's Livvy Dunne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WME Sports (@wmesports) The news comes after the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and 2015 World all-around silver medalist announced she'd be returning to competitive gymnastics. While 27-year-old Douglas, who was born in Newport News and raised in Virginia Beach, did not join Team USA at the US C…
Olympian Who Trained In NJ Bringing Peruvian Restaurant To Amazon's New Virginia Headquarters Olympian Who Trained In NJ Bringing Peruvian Restaurant To Amazon's New Virginia Headquarters
Olympian Who Trained In NJ Bringing Peruvian Restaurant To Amazon's New Virginia Headquarters An Olympic rower who spent three years training in New Jersey is bringing the restaurant that he opened as a food truck with his brother 10 years ago to Amazon's new Virginia headquarters this summer. Giuseppe Lanzone, who trained as a rower with Team USA in Princeton from 2006 to 2009, and Mario Lanzone, say the opportunity to bring Peruvian Brothers to HQ2 in Arlington was one they couldn't turn down. “We came [to America] to look for a better future,” the former Olympian said. “I feel like I am living the American Dream... and we are still trying to achieve that every day.” The brother…
Peruvian Brothers Living American Dream Bringing 'Taste Of Home' To Amazon's HQ2 Peruvian Brothers Living American Dream Bringing 'Taste Of Home' To Amazon's HQ2
Peruvian Brothers Living American Dream Bringing 'Taste Of Home' To Amazon's HQ2 The American Dream is what the Lanzone family was after when they moved from Peru to McLean, VA in the late 1990s. Brothers Giuseppe and Mario were in their teens at the time, and spoke little English. The adjustment wasn’t easy, but given the state of their home country — riddled with terrorism, kidnappings and political unrest — it was a necessary one. The American Dream that Giuseppe and Mario achieved is one they never could’ve imagined. After one became an Olympic rower for Team USA, and the other the captain of a yacht in the Mediterranean, the brothers are seeing wild success as th…
Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader
Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader A Bowie State University student is an overnight super star. Justina Miles, a Maryland native now living in Philadelphia, was the American Sign Language interpreter during Super Bowl LVII. Videos of Miles signing Sheryl Lee Ralph's pregame rendition of "Lift Every Voice And Sing" and Rihanna's entire halftime performance quickly went viral. This made her the first female, black, deaf halftime performer at the mega event. no cuz why the asl interpreter kinda ate her up??? 😭 #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/WQ3GBCvLkB — mike (@_holyfool) February 13, 2023 Enjoying watching the wom…
Yalla! West Chester Athlete Signs Pro Contract With Israeli Team Yalla! West Chester Athlete Signs Pro Contract With Israeli Team
Yalla! West Chester Athlete Signs Pro Contract With Israeli Team Former West Chester University women’s soccer star Maggie Lena is taking her talents to Israel to live out a lifelong dream. Lena, a California native who was a key component for the Golden Rams for two seasons after coming over from Marquette University, has signed her first professional soccer contract with the Israeli women’s soccer team F.C. Kiryat Gat. WSOC: Congratulations to Maggie Lena on signing her first pro contract with F.C. Kiryat Gat in Israel! Full story ⬇📰:https://t.co/W2Z2VWrhC4Good luck Maggie!#ramsup pic.twitter.com/VqLC7UkCD1 — West Chester Golden Rams (@WCUAthletics…
Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics
Meet The 3 Pennsylvania Athletes Competing In 2022 Winter Olympics Three Pennsylvania natives are competing for medals in the 2022 Winter Olympic games. This year's competition is being held in Beijing, China from Friday, Feb. 4 to Sunday, Feb. 20.  The Pennsylvania athletes representing Team USA include: Glen Rock (York County) native Summer Britcher, 27: This is Britcher's third time representing the U.S. at the Olympics as part of the luge team. Her first Olympic games were in 2014. She was the youngest woman on the U.S. Olympic Luge team in Sochi, where she earned a bronze medal in a mixed team event.  View this post on Instagram…
NJ Track Star Turns Olympic Bobsledder Amid COVID Crisis NJ Track Star Turns Olympic Bobsledder Amid COVID Crisis
NJ Track Star Turns Olympic Bobsledder Amid COVID Crisis A rising track-star-turned-bobsledder from the Garden State is taking on an Olympic challenge amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Lauren Brzozowski of Wyckoff says she’s been working toward her goal of becoming an Olympic athlete for “as long as she can remember.” Brzozowski pursued an incredibly successful athletic career with track in high school before earning a spot on the D1 track team at Elon University before earning the largest international athlete scholarship offered by Loughborough University. The scholarship would allow Brzozowski to represent the university — which is one of th…
NJ's Sydney McLaughlin Sets New Olympic World Record To Win Gold NJ's Sydney McLaughlin Sets New Olympic World Record To Win Gold
NJ's Sydney McLaughlin Sets New Olympic World Record To Win Gold New Jersey native Sydney McLaughlin broke yet another world record Wednesday on the Olympic track in Tokyo. The 21-year-old Dunellen native ran a 51.46 race -- 12 hundredths of a second faster than Dalila Muhammad -- in the 400-meter hurdles. McLaughlin during the Olympic trials became the first female athlete to break 52 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, running a 51.9 race.  SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN SETS THE WORLD RECORD IN THE WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES FINAL AND TAKES GOLD🔥Her U.S. teammate Dalilah Muhammad won the silver! 👏(via @NBCOlympics)pic.twitter.com/UnkN8dBa2S — SportsCenter (@SportsCen…
Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist
Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist Members of an Orange County community gathered to welcome home a local Olympic gold medalist as she returned from the Tokyo Games. Stefanie Dolson was welcomed back by members of the Greenville community and State Police officers, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Aug. 3.  State Police from Troop F joined the Greenville Community (Orange County) in welcoming back home Olympic Gold Medalist... Posted by New York State Police on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Dolson is a graduate of Minisink High School. The 29-year-old played center for the Team USA basketball team. She won the gold medal…
Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show
Watch NJ Native, Olympic Bobsled Hopeful On New HBO Max Reality Dating Show He loves cracking backs and is hoping to make it to the U.S. men's bobsledding team later this summer. But there's one more thing you should know about New Jersey native Fernando Titus. There's a chance he's a major "F-boy." The 27-year-old chiropractor who was raised in Jersey City will be competing on a new HBO Max reality dating show "Fboy Island," premiering July 29. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fernando Titus | FBOY Island (@_nandeezy) Titus and 23 other male contestants are split into two groups of 12: Nice boys and …
Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics
Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics A former high school swimming standout in the Hudson Valley can add a new accomplishment to her resume after earning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Early on Wednesday, July 28 in Tokyo, the 19-year-old Kate Douglass, a Westchester native who starred for Pelham High School, won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley, behind Japan’s You Ohashi and her teammate at the University of Virginia, Alex Walsh. In earning the bronze medal and a spot on the podium, Douglass posted a personal best time in the pool with a 2:09.04 finish. Her time was less than .50 seconds behind Walsh’s fin…
NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies
NY Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies WNBA legend Sue Bird, a UConn alum and New York native, can add a new impressive checkmark to her already impressive resume of accomplishments. Bird, age 40, a basketball icon who hails from the hamlet of Syosset in Nassau County on Long Island has been chosen to serve as one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 23. Bird becomes the second American women's basketball player to carry the flag, joining now coach Dawn Staley, who carried it while a player in the 2004 Olympics. “I know this isn’t about me," Bird said in a statement. "Th…
These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics
These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics Some of the Hudson Valley's top athletes will be wearing the red, white, and blue in Tokyo as they represent the country at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Japan. The summer games will include more than two dozen athletes from New York - featuring a group of prominent players from the Hudson Valley - who are looking to etch their marks in history with an Olympic medal. Athletes from the region set to compete for medals are: Patrick Kilvehan, age 31, of West Nyack, who will be making his Olympic debut after playing baseball and football at Rutgers University before being drafted by t…
These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics
These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics Some of Long Island’s top athletes will be wearing the red, white, and blue in Tokyo as they represent the country at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Japan. The summer games will include more than two dozen athletes from New York - featuring a trio of famed Long Islanders - who are looking to etch their marks in history with an Olympic medal. Athletes from Long Island set to compete for the hardware are: Kristine O’Brien, age 29, of Massapequa Park, a four-time world champion medalist who will compete in rowing for Team USA; Crystal Dunn, age 29, of Rockville Centre, a former high s…
PA Wrestler Heading To Tokyo Olympics PA Wrestler Heading To Tokyo Olympics
PA Wrestler Heading To Tokyo Olympics A York County grappler is heading to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. John Stefanowicz, 29, will wrestle for Team USA after securing a spot on the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team, by winning at the US Olympic trials. A graduate of Kennard-Dale High School, Stefanowicz also wrestles for the Marine Corps. Staff Sgt. Johnny Stefanowicz is going to represent Team USA at the #RoadToTokyo Olympic 🇺🇸 P.S. Also representing U.S. Marine Corps, All-Marine Wrestling Team, SEMPER FI! 🦅🌎⚓️ #WrestlingTrials21 Posted by Camp Lejeune on Saturday, April 3, 2021 "It's life-changing," he told WGAL News 8.…
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash This story has been updated. NBA legend and former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was among nine people, including his teenage daughter,  killed in a helicopter crash in southern California, authorities said. The crash happened just northwest of downtown Los Angeles at about 9:45 a.m. Pacific time on Sunday, Jan. 26. The private chopper burst into flames after crashing amid foggy conditions in the hills over Calabasas. The cause of the crash is under investigation.  Initial reports had listed the number of casualties as five. In an afternoon press conference, the Los Angeles…
Greenwich Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Fencing Championships Greenwich Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Fencing Championships
Greenwich Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Fencing Championships A Greenwich brother and sister returned home from Bolivia with medals they won in a youth fencing championship. In her first international fencing competition, 13-year-old Madison Duckett won a gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships for Team USA for her victory in the Pre-Cadet Women’s Saber event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in August. Madison, who just began competing on the national fencing circuit in 2018 and only started fencing in 2017, showed dominant form throughout the tournament which took place August 27-31, 2019.   She went undefeated through th…
Northern Westchester Teen Hockey Star Goes High In NHL Draft's First Round Northern Westchester Teen Hockey Star Goes High In NHL Draft's First Round
Northern Westchester Teen Hockey Star Goes High In NHL Draft's First Round An 18-year-old from the area was one of the first players selected in the National Hockey League Draft. Northern Westchester's Trevor Zegras, a two-way forward who starred on the US Under 17 national team, was taken with the ninth pick in the first round by the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, June 21 in Vancouver, British Columbia. "I really wanted to go to whatever team wanted me the most," the 6-foot, 175-pound center from Bedford said. "I'm thrilled with Anaheim and I'm happy to be a Duck." Zegras has signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate hockey at Boston Univer…
Hockey Standout From Ridgefield Signs Contract With Chicago Blackhawks, Makes Pro Debut In AHL Hockey Standout From Ridgefield Signs Contract With Chicago Blackhawks, Makes Pro Debut In AHL
Hockey Standout From Ridgefield Signs Contract With Chicago Blackhawks, Makes Pro Debut In AHL After spending three years as a star for one of the top college hockey programs in the country, a standout from Fairfield County is hoping to make an impact on the NHL. Considered a top prospect when he was drafted 45th overall in 2016, Ridgefield’s Chad Krys is entering the summer having signed his contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and then making his pro debut in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs. “Chad Krys was a defenseman we’ve been talking about for a while and you look at his profile between last year and this year and he’s got a lot of special skills,” Blackhawks general manager …
Fairfield Native Kristen Santos Wins US Speedskating Championship Fairfield Native Kristen Santos Wins US Speedskating Championship
Fairfield Native Kristen Santos Wins US Speedskating Championship A Fairfield native made her hometown proud, taking the top spot against a formidable field of foes at the U.S. short track speed skating championships. Kristen Santos, 24, a member of the Team USA, took home the gold medal earlier this month at the Championships, toppling some of the finest skaters in the country. At the championships, Santos went toe-to-toe with 2018 Olympian and junior short track champion Maame Biney and narrowly edged her out in the 1,000-meter race. That win propelled her to the title of U.S. short track champion after she also took top honors in the 1,500-meter compet…
Westchester Teens Qualify For National Skating Championships Westchester Teens Qualify For National Skating Championships
Westchester Teens Qualify For National Skating Championships Four Chappaqua teenagers -- Allison Bray, Rhianna Gold, Lauren Sallay and Emmy Sloan -- have earned spots to compete at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Portland, Ore., from Feb. 22-24. Gold and Sallay competed at the Eastern Sectional Championship in Florida last weekend with the Skyliners Novice line, and took the Bronze medal with their dramatic "Phantom of the Opera" program.   Bray also competed last weekend with the Skyliners Juvenile line, crowned Eastern Champions with their spirited "Hello Dolly" program.  Sloan's line -- Skyliners Junior -- earne…
Wayne Athlete To Pilot Jamaica’s First-Ever Women’s Olympic Bobsled Team Wayne Athlete To Pilot Jamaica’s First-Ever Women’s Olympic Bobsled Team
Wayne Athlete To Pilot Jamaica’s First-Ever Women’s Olympic Bobsled Team WAYNE, N.J. – The Jamaican women’s bobsled team is heading to the Olympics for the first time ever – and the sled will be piloted by a Wayne Valley High School graduate. Wayne native Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and her teammates Carrie Russell and Audra Segree made history by qualifying of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The feat comes exactly 30 years after Jamaica sent its first men’s bobsledding team to the Olympics, which inspire the hit movie “Cool Runnings.” Fenlator-Victorian piloted for Team USA in the 2014 Olympics, before opting to compete for Jamaica, h…