Swimmer Without Arms Thrives on Challenges In and Out of Pool
from Brownsville Herald
 Born without arms, Domingo Santoyo lives life on his terms.
The determined Rivera High School junior doesn't shy away from challenges. Instead, he readily accepts them. Already a national-level competitor in chess as a middle-school student, Santoyo decided it was time to learn to swim last summer, and that endeavor led him to join the Rivera swimming team.
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John Paul II Basketball Standout is Making a Name for Herself
from The Dallas Morning News – HS Game Time
Corey Mulder has spent most of her life in Alaska, so when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin became the Republican nominee for vice president last year, classmates asked if Mulder knew her. Well, Alaska is the biggest state in the country, so it's really a silly question. Or maybe not. It turns out Mulder's younger sister, MacKenzie, is good friends with Palin's daughter, Willow. And the Mulder family was excited when Palin got the nomination. More
Coaches Offer Advice for Healthier Eating
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Need a dose of inspiration and motivation to lose weight and live healthier? Lewis Pincus, DO, medical director of the Methodist Weight Management Institute, has educated patients and physicians about lifestyle change and wellness for more than 20 years. He led 16 Mansfield Independent School District coaches this fall in a 10-week weight-loss challenge. Together the coaches lost an impressive 246 pounds. We turned to them and their head coach, Dr. Lewis Pincus, to share some tips for healthier eating.
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Star Stands Out for Unusual Path
from San Antonio Express-News
It was the tail end of another grueling, hour-long private practice session, and a heavy-breathing Kaela Lipo couldn’t get any of her layups to fall. On one attempt after another — nearly a dozen straight in all — the medicine ball she shot kept generating the same sound off the iron. Clank ... clank ... clank. But as Lipo, an NCAA Division I prospect, has learned from an ill-fated junior season that has seen her play for two private schools before settling in as a student-only at Incarnate Word, a few misses in life sometimes represent nothing but a shot to start anew.
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Cy Falls Hoops Coach Taught Game in Middle East
from Houston Chronicle
On his first night in the holy city of Bethlehem, Jim Stephens took his 12-year-old son Kyle to watch the local club basketball team, which he soon would be coaching.
During the game, a fight broke out in the stands, and before Stephens knew it a group of soldiers was at midcourt firing machine guns into the air. Stephens grabbed his son and backed away as bullets showered to the ground. “That was my introduction to Middle Eastern basketball,” Stephens said.
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Chaps' Long Announces He's Leaving
from Austin American-Statesman
Derek Long, who led Westlake to 54 wins and one state championship game in six seasons, has stepped down as the school's head football coach and athletic director. Long just finished his 26th season at Westlake. He became the Chaparrals' defensive coordinator in 1992 and succeeded Ron Schroeder as head coach in 2003. The news of his retirement surprised both his players and coaches of Westlake opponents.
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School-based Physical Activity Has Benefits Even If It Doesn't Help Lose Weight
from Science Daily
School-based health and exercise programs have positive outcomes despite having little effect on children's weight or the amount of exercise they do outside of school, say Cochrane Researchers who carried out a systematic review of studies on physical activity programs in schools. More
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