Josh Rizzo
Sports Journalist at Freelance
Freelance sports journalist. 2010 Slippery Rock University graduate. 2007 Penn-Trafford graduate.
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si.com | Josh Rizzo
Waltz, who is from Elmhurst, Ill., chose to take another year between high school and college to refine his skills. Kyle Waltz had the tools and he knew how to control his body. The 6-foot-7 forward and Elmhurst, Ill., native benefited from being a multi-sport athlete and utilizing motor skills he partially picked up while playing baseball. But the SPIRE Academy basketball player didn’t have the frame to go along with his basketball ambitions. “I was a late bloomer,” Waltz said.
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si.com | Josh Rizzo
Megan McConnell will likely have jitters when she heads to Phoenix to try out for the WNBA's Mercury. The Chartiers Valley and Duquesne graduate accepted a camp invite from the team after she went undrafted in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. Thankfully for McConnell, she knows a person that can help guide her through the process. McConnell can lean on her brother, T.J., who plays for the Indiana Pacers.
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si.com | Josh Rizzo
CHURCHILL, Pa. – Ahmya Stubbs didn’t think of herself as a football player. She wasn’t sure she even wanted to try flag football. But the Woodland Hills junior gave the sport a try last year. “At first, I didn’t want to play flag,” Stubbs said. “I was always a cheerleader. At first, I was nervous. Then I got to the game, I liked the competition.
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triblive.com | Josh Rizzo
Aiden Smith doesn’t feel like the job is any different. The Shaler senior setter knows that the stage he is set to perform on provides a higher level of difficulty. The Titans graduated their entire lineup from a team that won the program’s first PIAA Class 3A title last season. “Honestly, it all feels the same,” Smith said. “It’s about taking reps whenever you can get them. It’s tough at the same time.
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triblive.com | Josh Rizzo
Shaler boys track coach Shawn Ryan likes numbers. Becoming a track and field coach necessitates an interest in data to help track progress and guide improvement. But Ryan said he became interested in recording, ranking and publishing times for sprinters when he saw Tony Holler speak. Holler is a member of the Illinois Track and Field Hall of Fame and coached at Plainfield North High School. “He’s a guy who is all about recording, ranking and publishing,” Ryan said.
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