NASA Astronaut Col. Terry VirtsWilliamsport - U.S. Air Force Col. Terry Virts, an astronaut and Little League coach who piloted the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a trip to the International Space Station earlier this year, will be a special guest at this year's Little League Baseball World Series.

At the Opening Ceremonies at 11 a.m. on Aug. 20, Col. Virts will present an Official Little League Shoulder Patch that he took into space on the mission, Feb. 8-21, 2010, to Little League President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Keener. The patch will be on display at the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum throughout the World Series, along with several other exhibits provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The World Series concludes on Aug. 29.

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Williamsport - Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas won twice today in the Little League Baseball Mexico Region Tournament to capture the league’s first berth in the Little League Baseball World Series. Oriente defeated Satellite Little League from Juarez, Chihuahua, 3-1, in the championship game.

The fifth team to earn their way into the World Series posted a 7-0 win over Satellite Little League earlier in the day to force a title game in the double-elimination championship round of the tournament contested in Monterrey, Mexico.

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The intramural fields at Lycoming College were busy this week as the football team hosted its 20th Annual Warrior Youth Camp, as the four-day session wrapped up on July 29. Around 60 children from second to ninth grade came out to the camp that featured football instruction and games.

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Lycoming College hosted its Ninth Annual Linemen’s Challenge at the Robert L. Shangraw Athletic Complex on Saturday, July 24. Ten teams from all around Pennsylvania came to compete against each other in 10 different competitions. The camp was led by Warrior offense line coach Drew DiGiacinto, who received help from several other coaches and more than 30 current Lycoming players.

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Williamsport - In the space of four weeks early this summer, Paul A. "Babe" Mayer, associate professor of fitness and lifetime sports at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was the go-to speaker for four organizations.
 
Well-known for his motivational skills, Mayer was selected as keynote speaker at the Loyalsock Township High School Girls Basketball Awards Banquet. The talk was titled "The Origin of American Team Sports Evolved From Community Spirit."  He spoke of the relationship of sports to community and instilled a sense of commitment not only to the team members' sport but to their world off the court.

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WOLnews PhotoWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Lycoming College head football coach Mike Clark announced three additions to the coaching staff for the 2010 season. Former Davidson wide receiver Chris Monfiletto joins the staff as a quarterback coach and passing game coordinator, former Bucknell defensive coordinator Andrew Cohen is the new linebackers coach while former Jersey Shore assistant coach Dave Becker is an assistant offensive line coach.

“I am very excited about these three coaches joining our staff,” Clark said. “They are all outstanding teachers and we are fortunate to have them here. Chris and Andrew are both outstanding recruiters and this group helps round out what I believe is the best coaching staff during my tenure as head coach.”

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – For the third time in head men’s soccer coach Scott Kennell’s 11-year tenure, the Lycoming College men’s team will take a trip to Europe to play four matches, hold several training sessions and do a little sight-seeing overseas. Joining the men’s team for the first time will be the Joe Balduino-led women’s soccer squad, as the two teams will embark on an 11-day tour of Scotland, England and Ireland on Thursday, July 29 when they depart JFK International Airport for Europe.
 
To keep up with the teams’ travels through Great Britain and for updates during the trip, check out the Lycoming Soccer Blog: lycomingcollegesoccer.blogspot.com. 

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Williamsport - Just like many of the children in Little League Baseball and Softball’s Challenger Division, Mark Muench’s perseverance gets him through to the next day. It is probably appropriate the Little League program and Mr. Muench found each other, although the union almost never happened.

The Syracuse, N.Y. native, who now makes his home, with his wife of 32 years, Mary, in Fairport, N.Y., has been the Director of the Challenger program in the local league, the Fairport Perinton Little League, since 2003. For his many years of volunteer work with the program, Mr. Muench is the recipient of Little League’s 2010 Challenger Award.

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