Shane Mettlen
Sports Writer at Freelance
James Madison Beat Reporter at Daily News Record
Covering #JMU men's & women's basketball, football and other sports for @DNR_Sports. USBWA & FWAA member. Co-Host Purple & Bold and FunBelt podcasts.
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1 week ago |
dnronline.com | Shane Mettlen
About a week ago, almost as soon as a well-regarded high-major player hit the transfer portal, James Madison head coach Sean O’Regan had her on the phone, thinking that after building a relationship with the player while recruiting her in high school, the Dukes could have an inside track the second time around. But after a polite greeting, the player told O’Regan she’d been instructed to have all inquiries go through her agent.
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1 week ago |
dnronline.com | Shane Mettlen
Though the transfer portal opened last month with more than 2,000 players entering as of late last week, less than 400 had chosen their next destination as of Monday morning. That goes for players both leaving James Madison and potentially joining the Dukes.
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2 weeks ago |
dnronline.com | Shane Mettlen
Just six years after introducing a disc golf program, Eastern Mennonite is now a national power with freshman Jesse Longenecker bringing home the Royals’ first national championship last weekend in Rock Hill, S.C.The EMU disc golf team began as a student-driven organization founded by Trevor Oyer. Within a few years, the program was folded into the EMU athletic department with Oyer, now a teacher at Skyline Middle School, as head coach.
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2 weeks ago |
dnronline.com | Shane Mettlen
When Morgan Mesaros stepped into the batter's box for James Madison in late March for the first time in more than a year, she could have been forgiven for being nervous. But even just a few weeks removed from her most recent surgery, the redshirt junior from Garnet Valley, Pa., felt excitement and confidence. Soon, she was making the kind of clutch in the bottom third of the order that the Dukes had been sorely missing.
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2 weeks ago |
dnronline.com | Shane Mettlen
The Founding Fathers want to make a comeback, and the people behind The Basketball Tournament (TBT) want them back as well. But a surge in fundraising is needed for the James Madison alumni team to play in the popular $1 million winner-take-all summer playoff. “We have to fundraise some final dollars to be able to do it,” said Joe Kuykendall, the general manager of The Founding Fathers. “It’s not a given, which sucks. I wish it were a given.
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