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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie
Anyone can be a runner, if you do it the right way. Most people who want to start running try to go gung-ho the first time out and then quit not too long after that because they are sore. If you are interested in running start slow and increase a little every week.
Tags: exercise
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The Final Four
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 by Jake Fowler
Sixty-eight teams entered The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament with hopes of being the next “Cinderella” and/or National Champion, and now only four remain. Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Kansas are the four teams fortunate enough to make it to New Orleans, and the hopes of being crowned as the best are still alive.
Tags: march madness
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March Madness
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 by Jake Fowler
Arguably one of the most intriguing and exciting three weeks out of the year is “March Madness.” We have come to expect the unexpected, as each year a Cinderella (or two) weaves its way through seemingly unbeatable opponents and into the later rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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Whoops and Hoops
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie
Every year, the third weekend in March, several thousand people come to Hastings to play in the tournament or cheer on friends and family…talk about a huge economic impact! The tournament is such a great thing for the community, everyone in town benefits!
Tags: Whoopers and Hoopers
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Ninja’s
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie
This week I’m going to change up my blog a bit so I can brag about my ninja’s! I coach an 8th grade girl’s competitive basketball team and we just recently finished our winter season. Our team is called Nebraska Heartland and our unofficial mascot is the Ninja, kind of an inside joke…but funny none the less…or at least we think so.
Tags: basketball, coaching
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Sports and Shenanigans
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 by Amanda McKenzie
Two weekends in a row I’ve competed in two very different fun and unique athletic events. Competing in different athletic competitions are still some of my favorite things to do for fun…but the shenanigans that happen before, during and after might be even more fun!
Tags: Trek up the Tower, volleyball
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My Schedule is Opening Up
Friday, March 2nd, 2012 by Jake Fowler
Have you all seen the DIRECTV commercial about the guy who is paying too much for cable so he throws things? And then when he throws things his schedule happens to open up, then sooner or later he ends up taking in stray animals? Well, that’s the way I am going to start feeling, besides the paying too much on cable and taking in stray animals part.
Tags: sports, Surgery
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