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| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT HARTFORD — Daniel DiBenedetto is only 15, but the Vernon resident is already into the bar scene. His first event today in the 2010 Visa Gymnastics Championship at the XL Center in Hartford will be the parallel bars. That will be followed by the high bar, an event in which he finished third at the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2009. DiBenedetto will also take part in floor exercise, the rings, the pommel horse and the vault as part of the Junior Men's competition. DiBenedetto's edge going into today's competition is that he doesn't have to worry about room service or making plane reservations. "This is one of the closest meets I've ever had because I usually have to take a plane or stay in a hotel," DiBenedetto said during a Tuesday practice session at the XL Center. "But now I have the comfort of staying at home and being a little more relaxed. I get to sleep in my bed, eat normal meals and not have to risk restaurant food. Those are the benefits of having the nationals here." DiBenedetto, who will be a junior at Rockville High, also gets the benefit of having fan support. He expects a nice turnout of fans rooting for him today."The crowd doesn't really affect me because you're always going to be a little nervous," DiBenedetto said. "You can handle it in different ways. You can turn it into intensity and power. That's what I usually do. The crowd motivates me even more to do good." When he earned a spot in the Visa Championships by finishing in the top 18 during the Junior Olympic National Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., in May, DiBenedetto's fan base at that meet pretty much consisted of his mother, Cathy. That, however, was enough of a motivator. "I was one of the last ones up in Knoxville, and when I found out I made the Visa Championships, it was awesome," said the 5-foot-8, 149-pound DiBenedetto, a Level 10 gymnast. "The top 18 was the cutoff. I was 18th. It was close. But I hit all my events." There are more than 20 competitors in DiBenedetto's age group. His goal is to finish in the top seven, which would assure of a berth on the Junior National team. Can DiBenedetto be one of the magnificent seven? "I can," DiBenedetto said with confidence. "If I do everything to the best of my ability, I can. "My best event is probably the high bar. Having big skills and great form is the key to the high bar." DiBenedetto believes he has those big skills and great form to wow the judges when he takes to the high bar, which comes up early today in his rotation, and some early success may give him more confidence going into the remaining events of the all-around competition. DiBenedetto has always had confidence, declaring at a young age that he found a sport that he wanted to pursue and proved it wasn't just a passing fancy as he made a commitment to excellence. "I was probably around 8 and I just went home one day and told my parents I wanted to do gymnastics," DiBenedetto said. "When I was six, I would do all the normal sports like baseball and basketball. But I guess I must have seen the Olympics and thought it was cool and I had to try it." DiBenedetto quickly realized that he had some ability. "I started in a normal gymnastics class and was moving up really quickly at Tri-Town Gymnastics in Vernon," DiBenedetto recalled. "Then I moved to Wininger's Gymnastics in Manchester for two years. Then I went looking around and ended up being in a better program. Then I went to Daggett's in Agawam, Mass., and I've been there for six years." Daggett is a Springfield native who was an outstanding Olympic gymnast and has the gold medals to prove it. DiBenedetto has Olympic aspirations, but not for 2012. He's setting his sights on 2016. But DiBenedetto won't let his dedication become all-consuming. "This is an intense, unique sport, but what I like best about it is that it's fun," DiBenedetto said. "I'm having fun." Today will be DiBenedetto's only day of competition, unless he posts an exceptional score in one of the events that would allow him to enter the Senior Men's competition, which begins tonight. The Senior Men's final round will take place Friday night. The Junior Women's competition will begin Thursday at the XL Center. The Senior Women's competition will begin Thursday night. The Senior Women's finals will be televised live from the XL Center on Saturday from 8-10 p.m. on NBC. The Senior Men's finals will be shown on NBC tape delayed on Sunday from 2:30-4 p.m.
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| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:04 PM PDT Article published August 17, 2010 Sports Agate 08-17-10 Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Placed RHP Jason Berken on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Rick Vandenhurk from Norfolk (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS – Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Blair. DETROIT TIGERS – Recalled LHP Daniel Schlereth from Toledo (IL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Agreed to terms with OF Brett Eibner and RHP Jason Adam. Assigned Eibner to Idaho Falls (Pioneer) and Adam to Surprise (Arizona). LOS ANGELES ANGELS – Agreed to terms with INF Kaleb Cowart. OAKLAND ATHLETICS – Activated OF Conor Jackson from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Travis Buck from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned INF Jeff Larish and OF Chris Carter to Sacramento. TAMPA BAY RAYS – Reinstated 1B Carlos Pena from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Gabe Kapler on the 15-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS – Placed OF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 15. Activated INF Joaquin Arias from the 15-day DL. Named Jay Miller senior vice president, effective Aug. 30. TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Agreed to terms with LHP Zak Adams and RHP Myles Jaye. National League COLORADO ROCKIES – Agreed to terms with RHP Peter Tago. WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Agreed to terms with LHP Robbie Ray. Midwest League QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS – Announced RHP LaCurtis Mayes has been transferred from Batavia (NYP). Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS – Signed 1B Jonathan Waltenbury. Released 1B Corey O'Neill. FLORENCE FREEDOM – Released INF Maxwell Moya and OF Andrew Passerelle. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Traded RHP Eric Blackwell to Traverse City and INF Tyler Rogers to Oakland County for players to be named. Signed RHP Adrian Garza. KALAMAZOO KINGS – Placed C Jett Ruiz on the suspended list. Signed C Kent Wright. Traded RHP Josh Whitlock to Gateway for a player to be named. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS – Placed INF Jacob Dempsey on the retired list. United League LAREDO BRONCOS – Signed DH Jose Canseco. SAN ANGELO COLTS – Placed C Trey Carter on the inactive list. Activated RHP Caleb Rodgers. Signed C Mike Horn and placed him on the inactive list. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS – Signed G-F Tracy McGrady to a one-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL – LB Aaron Schobel announced his retirement. BUFFALO BILLS – Signed RB Andre Anderson and WR Aaron Rhea. Placed LB Ryan Manalac on the waived/injured list. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Activated WR Steve Smith from the physically-unable-to-perform list. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed WR Taurus Johnson. Placed WR Johnathan Haggerty on the waived/injured list. DETROIT LIONS – Signed LB Lee Campbell. HOUSTON TEXANS – Placed DE Tim Bulman on injured reserve. Signed DE James Wyche. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Signed RB Brian Westbrook. Traded DT Kentwan Balmer to Seattle for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – Re-signed D Nick Boynton to a one-year contract. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS – Announced the resignation of medical therapist Rob Snitzer. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE – Signed G Joe Fallon. SOCCER Major League Soccer SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES – Signed M Geovanni. COLLEGE FLORIDA – Announced S Jordan Haden has left the football team and intends to transfer. TENNIS Cincinnati Open Mason, Ohio Singles First Round Stanislas Wawrinka d. Nicolas Almagro (14) 6-3, 6-3. Paul-Henri Mathieu d. Victor Hanescu 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 6-3. Taylor Dent d. Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-2. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, d. Radek Stepanek 7-5, 6-1. Sam Querrey d. Philipp Petzschner 6-1, 6-4. Thiemo de Bakker d. Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Michael Berrer d. Tommy Robredo 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (8). Jurgen Melzer (13) d. Santiago Giraldo 6-1, 6-4. David Ferrer (10) d. Alexandr Dolgopolov 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. SPORTLIGHT Aug. 17 1933–Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott's record of 1,307. 1969–Ray Floyd beats Gary Player by one stroke to win the PGA championship. 1995–John Roethlisberger wins the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships' all-around title in New Orleans, becoming the first gymnast in 28 years to win four titles. 1997–Davis Love III shoots a 66 at Winged Foot to win the PGA Championship in Mamaroneck, N.Y., his first major title, by five strokes over Justin Leonard with a 72-hole total of 11-under 269. 2001–Shingo Katayama shoots a 6-under 64, and David Toms shoots a 65 to share the second-round lead in the PGA Championship. Katayama and Toms are at 9-under 131, tying the PGA record for 36 holes last set by Ernie Els at Riviera in 1995. 2005–The NCAA purchases the rights to the preseason and postseason National Invitation Tournaments as part of a settlement ending a four-year legal fight. The 40-team postseason NIT, which is a year older and was once the bigger event, will be run by the NCAA. 2008–At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps and three teammates win the 400-meter medley relay for Phelps' eighth gold medal, eclipsing Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games. Of his five individual races and three relays, Phelps sets world records in seven and an Olympic record in the eighth. 2008–Jesus Sauceda of Matamoros, Mexico, pitches the fifth perfect game in Little League World Series history and the first in 29 years for a 12-0 win over Emilia, Italy. Sauceda strikes out all 12 batters in a game the lasts four innings instead of the usual six because of Little League's 10-run mercy rule. Sauceda also stars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with six RBIs, including a grand slam in the third. latest line NFL Preseason Thursday, August 19th. x-Buffalo 31/2 Indianapolis ATLANTA 21/2 New England (Friday) CINCINNATI 3 Philadelphia (Saturday) WASHINGTON 21/2 Baltimore NY GIANTS Off Pittsburgh JACKSONVILLE 11/2 Miami TAMPA BAY 21/2 Kansas City CLEVELAND 3 St. Louis Houston 2 NEW ORLEANS CAROLINA Off NY Jets CHICAGO 21/2 Oakland SAN DIEGO 21/2 Dallas DENVER 3 Detroit SEATTLE 2 Green Bay (Sunday) SAN FRANCISCO 3 Minnesota (Monday) TENNESSEE 31/2 Arizona x-at Toronto, Canada. MLB National League Florida 6-7 PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA 6-7 San Francisco ATLANTA 8-9 Washington NY Mets 61/2 -71/2 HOUSTON San Diego Even-6 CHICAGO CUBS ST. LOUIS 81/2 -91/2 Milwaukee Cincinnati Even-6 ARIZONA LA DODGERS 71/2 -81/2 Colorado American League BALTIMORE Even-6 Seattle NY YANKEES 8-9 Detroit BOSTON 51/2 -61/2 LA Angels TAMPA BAY 6-7 Texas MINNESOTA Even-6 Chi White Sox KANSAS CITY 8-9 Cleveland OAKLAND Even-6 Toronto Home Team in CAPS hole in one MARK SYMINGTON, No. 7 at South Toledo, 133 yards, wedge. DENNIS TORNOW, No. 14 at Chippewa, 153 yards, 5-iron. BILL WIENER, No. 15 at Woodlawn, 180 yards, 5-iron. PREP TENNIS START 4, MAUMEE 1 Avery (S) d. Erford, 6-1, 6-2; Sims (S) d. Dagg, 6-2, 6-2; Clark (S) d. Hall, 6-4, 6-3; S. Hall/A. Foley (M) d. Dreslinski/Lancaster, 6-3, 6-3; Bricker/Segura (S) d. Bradford/Rapp, 6-0, 6-4. FOSTORIA 3, ROSSFORD 2 Faleh (R) d. Wyant, 6-4, 6-2; Porter (F) d. Appt, 7-6, 2-6, 6-0; Hotz (R) d. Walter, 6-2, 6-0; Beard/Grine (F) d. D. Morris/Espen, 6-0, 6-1; August/Garrett (F) d. Brown/Bisilski, 6-1, 6-3. CENTRAL 5, NORTHVIEW 0 M. Delp d. Miller, 6-3, 6-3; S. Delp d. Leizerman, 6-0, 6-0; Scherting d. 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| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:29 PM PDT Staff ReportsPublished:Golfers, sponsors needed for MHS football golf tourney Money raised will go directly to the program to provide proper training and equipment.The Maricopa Rams Football Booster Club invites you to participate in the First Annual Maricopa Rams Football Golf Tournament on Aug. 28 at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m., with check-in beginning at 6:30 a.m. Deadline to register is Aug. 21. Individual participants can take part for $65 each, with $260 covering a full foursome. Hole sponsorship packages are available for $500, which includes one full foursome, a company green sign, and one two-by-three banner that will be displayed at the MHS football field every game throughout the Rams' 2010 season. Driving range, putting green, and food sponsorships are available for $250 each, which also includes a company sign at the event and a two-by-three banner at home football games. Local organizations and businesses are also encouraged to donate items for the raffle and silent auction. To set up sponsorship opportunities or reserve your spot in the playing field, contact Mary Wilson at (602) 525-2494 or Marty Diehl at (520) 431-2485. City offers fall football, soccer, basketball programs The City of Maricopa is offering the following sports programs during the Fall and Winter seasons. NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass, Kick – Ages 8-15; Wedneseday, Sept. 8; Register for free on site; Youth Soccer – Ages 4-15; registration Aug. 16 through Sept. 17; season Oct. 30 through Dec. 18; $45 per child; Youth basketball – Ages 4-15; registration Oct. 18 through Nov. 19; season Jan. 15 through Feb. 26; $45 per child. For more information, contact community services at (520) 316-6964. Stagecoach Days 'Maricopa Mile & 5K' Chances for Children AZ presents the Stagecoach Days "Maricopa Mile and 5K," scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10. The race begins at 8 a.m. at Legacy Traditional School, with the 5k run/walk event running $20 per racer, and the 1 mile kids run at $5 per participant.The event will also house a Family Fitness Fair, with all proceeds from the race benefiting Team Fit Kids Maricopa. For more information, visit www.maricopamile.com. Registration currently open for City fall, winter activities The City of Maricopa's Fall and Winter 2010-11 activity guide is now available online at www.maricopa-az.gov (under "Government," select "community services"). Activities available this fall/winter fall under the following categories: sports, health and fitness, dance and gymnastics, art and music, general interest and training and certification. In all, more than 65 activities are available for city residents to enjoy. Download an activity guide and learn which activities are age appropriate, costs, and signup dates. For more information, community services at (520) 316-6964. 'Relay for Life' coming to Maricopa The American Cancer Society's signature event – "Relay for Life" – is coming to Maricopa for the first time on March 25-26, 2011. As the world's largest grassroots fundraising movement, "Relay for Life" mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Maricopa will host the community's inaugural "Relay for Life" on March 25-26, 2011, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., at the Maricopa High School Football Stadium. For more information about the local event, contact co-chair Grace Gomez at (520) 568-9407 or Gwen Traylor at (313) 316-6761. For more general information about "Relay for Life," visit www.relayforlife.org/relay. Local team seeks sponsors, riders, for 'Tour de Cure' The WalMart/Sam's Club team, led by Maricopa resident and team captain Keith Monk, is looking for sponsors and riders for next year's American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, presented by Charles Schwab. The eighth annual race is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in North Phoenix. For more information on the race itself, call 1-888-DIABETES (ext. 7093) or go online to www.diabetes.org/tour, and for information on supporting or joining the WalMart/Sam's Club team, contact Keith Monk at (480) 980-3015. Submit your sports briefs to maricopa_monitor@yahoo.com today! Article Rating (4 * = highest)Reader CommentsThe following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of TriValley Central or any of its publications. To report abuse, email dcoop@trivalleycentral.com. Submit a CommentThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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