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1 week ago | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Sravan Gannavarapu
Perfection in sports is usually limited to a snapshot in time. Occasionally, it can be sustained for a period of time. Perfection mostly occurs at the younger levels, including high school and college, as opposed to professionals. In 2024, the Robinson Rams were perfect for an entire season. Matt Curran’s Boys’ Lacrosse team capped an unbeaten season with a 15-7 win over Haymarket’s Battlefield Bobcats. Winning has been part of the culture of competition at Robinson.
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2 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Sravan Gannavarapu
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — On Thursday, Steel City Selects (PA) took down the Philadelphia Little Flyers (PA) 4-1 in pool play.
Three days later, the teams met again at the 2025 Chipotle-USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Championships. This time, with the 1A title on the line, the Flyers were in full control and won 3-0.
Flyers head coach Grace Klienbach was especially pleased with how the team responded after they lost the first time.
“After that loss, we knew it wasn’t our best game,” she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | USA Hockey |Russell Jaslow |Josh Meyers |Sravan Gannavarapu
STRONGVILLE, Ohio — The Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (PA) wasted no time in overtime of the 1A title game of the 2025 Chipotle-USA Hockey Girls Tier II 19U National Championships.
Just 33 seconds into the extra period, Flyers defender Kylie Chandler snuck a shot into a sliver of the net to clinch a 3-2 win against the Tri-City Eagles (MD).
“It’s an unreal feeling, I’m still thinking about my goal and still hyped and shaking about it,” Chandler said.
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2 weeks ago | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Sravan Gannavarapu
In 2024, the Herndon Hornets were a young baseball team with little experience and playing against stiff competition. What a difference a year makes. The Hornets are off to a fast start in 2025, going 4-1 despite their most recent loss being a 7-0 shutout at the hands of Washington-Liberty. However, head coach Stephen Frank is not concerned, as he knows his team still has work to do. “Last year we had a very young team -- so the experience is helpful to our 18 returning players.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Sean Shapiro |Justin Felisko |Madilynn Warden |Sravan Gannavarapu
For the Greenhalgh family, the growing hockey community in Florida helped ease the move from Canada, and it gave Spencer an instant connection with friends and teammates, Dave Greenhalgh said. “That was a little bit of a worry before we moved, the level of hockey and opportunity for Spencer,” Dave Greenhalgh said. “But we were surprised by the volume of opportunities, the quality of the league.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Justin Felisko |Madilynn Warden |Sravan Gannavarapu |Josh Meyers
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Marco Boccardi and some of his St. Louis Blues (MO) Tier I 18U teammates spent a few minutes Wednesday morning watching Charlie Sullivan, head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the U.S. Men’s National Team, run his players through various drills at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Madilynn Warden |Justin Felisko |Sravan Gannavarapu |Josh Meyers
Ian Kennedy moved from Mexico to Boston when he was 6 years old. Not long after coming to America, he put on a pair of skates for the first time. His dad, Andrew, put him on the ice, and Ian has been hooked on the feeling ever since.
The young player spent the first two weeks of his life in his home state of Arizona before moving to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Growing up playing competitive golf, his love for hockey soon flourished years later and there was no going back.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Sravan Gannavarapu |Justin Felisko |Madilynn Warden |Josh Meyers
Every profession has its share of adverse situations, and participation in youth hockey is no exception. Hockey provides a valuable experience towards developing perseverance and resilience, essential skills that benefit far beyond the scoreboard.
Adversity in sports is a constant, and how players and coaches respond to it defines their character.
The easiest way to escape the disappointment is to fold, sulk, and walk away.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Josh Meyers |Justin Felisko |Madilynn Warden |Sravan Gannavarapu
“There’s almost no chance you’re coming back this year.”
Those were the words Conner Richard heard from his neurosurgeon in January 2024. Richard had just suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his head caused by an arachnoid cyst in the front left part of his brain.
Conner and his family had known about the cyst since he was 7. His mother, Paulle, thought her son had a “weird-shaped head,” leading to normal check-ins with his doctors.
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3 weeks ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Russell Jaslow |Justin Felisko |Madilynn Warden |Sravan Gannavarapu
Our society can struggle at times discussing mental health and suicide.
Two twin brothers on Team Wyoming (WY) — set to play in the 2025 Chipotle-USA Hockey Youth Tier II 18U National Championships this week in Utica, New York — are trying to change that.
While growing up in Wyoming, Braxton Thomas noticed how ignored conversations about mental health were, noting the state as one of the highest suicide rates in the country.
