Farrelly named to Hermann Trophy Watch List

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Virginia senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly (Havertown, Pa.) was named to the 2010 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, announced Wednesday. Farrelly was one of 45 players named to the list, which honors early candidates for the award annually given to the nation’s top player. Farrelly was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy in 2009….

UVa. soccer loads on preseason hype

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With its first exhibition contest less than two weeks away and a preseason No. 2 national ranking from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the Virginia men’s soccer team has had several student-athletes earn preseason accolades. Senior goalkeeper and 2009 first team All-America selection Diego Restrepo (West Palm Beach, Fla.) has been named to…

Rynier on Hermann Trophy Watch List

James Madison women’s soccer player Teresa Rynier (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) is among 45 Division I college soccer players on the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List for 2010. The Hermann Trophy, considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, was first awarded in 1988. Rynier, a senior midfielder, was named to the National Soccer…

Peter A. Bradford: DOE ignores openness pledge

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Column by Peter A. Bradford Submit guest columns: [email protected]   Over the last half century, the government has repeatedly kept information secret because it would be embarrassing. President Obama wants the federal bureaucracy to reform this harmful tradition. The Department of Energy website proclaims, “From his first day in office, President Obama has pushed to…

More honors for BC’s Rhodes

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Bridgewater College junior Christina Rhodes added another award to her long list of spring achievements Thursday when she received Academic All-American recognition. Rhodes was named to ESPN The Magazine’s College Division Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-American Second Team in voting by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of…

Staunton: Back to the drawing board for conservatives

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Special Report by Chris Graham [email protected]   Two years ago, the Staunton May elections saw conservative Dickie Bell elected for a fourth term, Amdrea Oakes, fresh off her work with a community group that had raised a fuss over the opening of a porn shop, elected for a first, and musician Bob Campbell outpoll incumbent…