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Rowing

Atlantic
Sports
Beloved Stockton Univ. Rowing Coach Battles Cancer, Needs Heart Transplant: Campaign Beloved Stockton Univ. Rowing Coach Battles Cancer, Needs Heart Transplant: Campaign
Beloved Stockton Univ. Rowing Coach Battles Cancer, Needs Heart Transplant: Campaign A retired Stockton University rowing head coach is battling cancer and looking for a heart transplant, according to a fundraising campaign. John Bancheri was hired in December 2018 as Stockton's first full-time women's rowing coach, the Galloway Township college said. Bancheri is an Atlantic City native with about 40 years of experience as a college rowing coach. A GoFundMe page for Bancheri had raised more than $31,000 from at least 240 donations as of Monday, Mar. 11. "John has always been about coaching and giving to others," the GoFundMe page said. "But coaching is not financially rewa…

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by Chris Spiker
Armonk
Schools
2 Byram Hills HS Seniors Join Division I Programs: 'Remarkable Opportunities' 2 Byram Hills HS Seniors Join Division I Programs: 'Remarkable Opportunities'
2 Byram Hills HS Seniors Join Division I Programs: 'Remarkable Opportunities' Two talented high school seniors from Northern Westchester have committed to joining Division I college programs and are being recognized for how far their hard work has taken them.  Both Anastasia Byrnes and Elsa Rolfs, who attend Byram Hills High School in Armonk, have committed to Division I college athletics programs, school staff announced on Monday, Nov. 20. Byrnes will go on to play lacrosse at American University in Washington, DC, while Rolfs will join the rowing team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, school officials said, adding that both athletes were c…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffolk MA
Sports
GoFundMe Round Up: Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist GoFundMe Round Up: Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist
GoFundMe Round Up: Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist There are dozens are sports teams in eastern Massachusetts with the talent and ability to perform at the top level. They just need a little help to get there.  Here is a round-up of some of the GoFundMe campaigns aimed at helping local sports teams and athletic clubs reach their dreams.  Para-Rowers Hope To Be World Champs From Jen Fitz-Roy and Beth Noll (Boston): "In mid-September, we will travel to the Czech Republic to compete in the World Championships for rowing representing the United States. We have put in a lot of hard work for the past three years to reach this goal…

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by Josh Lanier
Montgomery MD
News
Former Bethesda Teacher, Rowing Coach Admits Sexually Abusing Students Former Bethesda Teacher, Rowing Coach Admits Sexually Abusing Students
Former Bethesda Teacher, Rowing Coach Admits Sexually Abusing Students A former Bethesda teacher and girls' rowing coach has confessed to sexually abusing two teen girls — one of whom was a student, officials say. Kirkland Shipley, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student and possession of a sexual performance by a minor on Friday, June 3, according to the Department of Justice. Shipley was arrested for sexually abusing at least two minors on Aug. 21, 2021. At the time of the abuse he was the girls' head coach as well as their History teacher. The first known victim was abused by Shipley from 2009-2013. Shipley began c…

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by Annie DeVoe
Ulster Sullivan
Sports
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…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Sports
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…

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by Zak Failla
Ocean
Police & Fire
NJ Native Who Overcame Great Challenges Dead In Iowa State University Rowing Accident NJ Native Who Overcame Great Challenges Dead In Iowa State University Rowing Accident
NJ Native Who Overcame Great Challenges Dead In Iowa State University Rowing Accident A 20-year-old New Jersey native who overcame great challenges at a young age was among two Iowa State University students who drowned this week in a rowing accident. Yaakov Ben-David, formerly of Lakewood, and freshman Derek Nanni, 19, died when the crew skull they were in capsized during practice last Sunday. Ben-David's body was flown to New Jersey Tuesday, and services were held the following morning at the Lakewood Bais Hakvaros. ISU Chabad director Rabbi Leibel Jacobson said Ben-David was heavily involved in the organization, and described him as an outgoing and "all-around great guy…

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk
Obituaries
Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53 Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53
Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53 A former Olympic rower from Westchester who was as comfortable on the water as he was on land died unexpectedly at the age of 53. Rye native Glenn Florio, a member of the 1988 United States Olympic Rowing team in the double scull who won a bronze medal in the 1986 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single scull died on Monday, Oct. 26 of unknown causes. Florio earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Fordham University where he was a gold medalist in the single scull at the Collegiate National Championships.  He was a four-time United States high school champion in the s…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Sports
Rower From Westchester Gets National Attention Rower From Westchester Gets National Attention
Rower From Westchester Gets National Attention Robby Schetlick, a senior at Bronxville High School, received a silver medal on Sunday, June 10 as part of a four-man crew team at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships. Schetlick, who competed in the A finals of the Men's Varsity Quad (4x) with the GMS Rowing Center of New Milford, CT, plans to row at the University of Virginia in the fall. Last weekend's competition was at Lake Natoma, Calif. More details about the national championships can be found by clicking here. 

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by Jon Craig
Westport
Sports
Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances
Saugatuck Rowing Salutes Seniors With Early Decision College Acceptances WESTPORT, Conn. — The Saugatuck Rowing Club announced its high school seniors who have received Early Decision acceptances and will be joining college rowing programs.  Back row, from left:  Jared Edwards of Westport, Columbia University;  Harrison Burke of Westport, Harvard University;  James Pushner of Fairfield, U.S. Naval Academy;  Wren Ferris of Westport, Hobart College;  Sawyer Banbury of Weston, Tufts; and  Max Schlossberg of Weston, Bucknell. Front row, from left:  Clara Everett of Fairfield, Stanford University;  Isabelle Grosgogeat of Westport, Princeton University;  Holly Shaum…

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