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"College Ponders Changes" by Ron Chimelis (April 17, 1994)
No full textA copy of a newspaper article written by Ron Chimelis titled "College ponder changes." The article was published in the Springfield Sunday Republican on April 17, 1994. The article talks about the college's discussion of change the sports teams nicknames from Chiefs and Maroons, and the reasons why
Naismith Untold, by Ron Chimelis
No full textAn article appearing in the Basketball Enshrinement Magazine: 1999 Official Program, titled "Naismith Untold". The article was written by Ron Chimelis and talks about Naismith's life, beliefs and the creation of basketball. As is said on the title page, "Dr. James Naismith was about more than just basketball. he was a minister, a doctor, an educator, and most of all, a man with a huge heart." There are some photographs of Naismith throughout his life, including time at Springfield College, his time in france in World War I, and his time in Lawrence, Kansas at the University of Kansas. The entire magazine was not scanned for this digital file, only the cover, table of contents, and the pages of the article itself, pages 10-15, are included.To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645Only the cover, the table of contents, and pages (10-15) of the article "Doctor Talk" of the Basketball Enshrinement Magazine: 1999 Official Program, have been scanned for this digital file
"Springfield College becomes the 'Pride'" by Ron Chimelis (May 13, 1995)
No full textA copy of an article titled, "Springfield College becomes the 'Pride'" written by Ron Chimelis. The article was published on May 13, 1995 in the Springfield Union-News. The article talks about the adoption of the name "Pride" for the Springfield College Athletic teams
High Standards: Girouard, Schofield lead the way for SC Booters (October 29, 1992)
No full textA newspaper article published by the Springfield Union News, titled "High Standards: Girouard, Schofield lead the way for SC Booters". The article was published on October 29, 1992 and written by Ron Chimelis. It talks about the stars on the 1992 Men's and Women's Soccer teams at Springfield College. This is Dave Girouard and Angel Schofield.Angela Schofield holds the record for scoring the most points in a career (1989-1992), with 51 goals and 25 assists. She also holds the record for the most goals in a career, at 51, and most assists in a career, at 25. During the 1990 season, under the leadership of Head coach Herbert Zettl, the team finished with an overall record of 9 wins and 8 losses. The lead scorer for the season was Joscelin Cusic, a total of 22 points (10 goals, 2 assists). Schofield finished in second with a total of 21 points (9 goals, 3 assists).These materials come from Coach Herbert Zettl's personal materials. In 2021, Coach Zettl graciously allowed the Archives to digitize and create facsimiles of materials to use in an exhibit. Facsimiles were created of each item and placed in a folder in the Soccer Team Records. Originals are still with Coach Zettl
New Coach has Pride in Tourney (November 12, 2004)
No full textA newspaper article published in the Springfield Republican and dated November 12, 2004 titled, "New Coach has Pride in Tourney". It is written by Ron Chimelis. The article talks about Melissa Rogers (Sharpe), the new head field hockey coach at Springfield College and about the team making it to the NCAA Division III tournament.Melissa D. Sharpe (Rogers) coached the Springfield College field hockey team for 18 seasons to an overall record of 205-142. She retired after the 2021 fall season. Prior to her tenure as a coach, Sharpe (Class of 2002) enjoyed one of the most impressive careers in Springfield College field hockey history. To this day, Sharpe remains the program's second all-time leading scorer with 128 points (59 goals, 10 assists), and as a a senior team captain in 2001, she was an NFHCA/STX First-Team All-American after leading all of Division III in goals (28), and finishing second in points (62). She was also the NEWMAC Player of the Year and the ECAC Division III Co-Player of the Year in 2001. During her time as the coach at Springfield College, the Pride reached the NCAA Division III Championship five times, including trips to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2005 and 2007. Springfield captured five NEWMAC Championships in her tenure and she was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year twice. Her staff was chosen as the NFHCA All-Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2004 and 2008 and she produced 40 all-region honorees and nine All-America selections. In 2005 and 2007 her teams reached 21 wins, marking the most in single-season program history, while the 2018 campaign featured one of the most prolific offenses in all of college field hockey, as it averaged a 4.29 goal-scoring margin, which was sixth best in the nation, regardless of division
Website Page: Monument recognizing basketball birthplace in Mason Square Springfield helped by lifelong city resident Aaron Williams (July 18, 2010)
No full textThis is a website page on Masslive.com containing an article titled, "Monument recognizing basketball birthplace in Mason Square Springfield helped by lifelong city resident Aaron Williams". The article was written by Ron Chimelis and published in the Springfield Republican on July 18, 2010. The website page was accessed and the pages printed out on June 3, 2013. The article talks about the monument celebrating the creation of basketball on Mason Square. Aaron Williams was the driving force in the creation of the monument. There is history of the site and the creation of basketball within. There are 9 pages from the website. Comments made by readers make up the last pages.The building has been known by many different names over the years including the Winchester Square Building, the Mason Square building and the Armory Hill building. Construction on the building was completed in the spring of 1886 and it was dedicated on June 1 of that year. The building consisted of a reading room, gymnasium, parlor, a recitation room, an amusement room and fifty sleeping rooms. The Armory Hill YMCA also rented rooms in the building. In 1891 James Naismith, while a faculty member at the school, invented the game of basketball in the gymnasium of the building. In 1890 the School for Christian Workers separated into two schools which continued to operate out of the same building, the YMCA Training School and the School for Christian Workers. In 1896 the Training School, now Springfield College, finished the transition to its new location on Alden Street and in 1897 the School for Christian Workers became the Bible Normal College and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. The original building was torn down in 1965 to create a parking lot. In 1995, McDonald’s Corporation bought the land, excavating the original foundation and bricks before building a restaurant on the site. Today, there is a monument commemorating the site as the birthplace of basketball
Article: Monument recognizing basketball birthplace in Mason Square Springfield helped by lifelong city resident Aaron Williams (July 18, 2010)
No full textThis is an article that was downloaded from Masslive.com containing an article titled, "Monument recognizing basketball birthplace in Mason Square Springfield helped by lifelong city resident Aaron Williams". The article was written by Ron Chimelis and published in the Springfield Republican on July 18, 2010. The website page was accessed and the article printed out on June 3, 2013. The article talks about the monument celebrating the creation of basketball on Mason Square. Aaron Williams was the driving force in the creation of the monument. There is history of the site and the creation of basketball within. There are 2 pages article.The building has been known by many different names over the years including the Winchester Square Building, the Mason Square building and the Armory Hill building. Construction on the building was completed in the spring of 1886 and it was dedicated on June 1 of that year. The building consisted of a reading room, gymnasium, parlor, a recitation room, an amusement room and fifty sleeping rooms. The Armory Hill YMCA also rented rooms in the building. In 1891 James Naismith, while a faculty member at the school, invented the game of basketball in the gymnasium of the building. In 1890 the School for Christian Workers separated into two schools which continued to operate out of the same building, the YMCA Training School and the School for Christian Workers. In 1896 the Training School, now Springfield College, finished the transition to its new location on Alden Street and in 1897 the School for Christian Workers became the Bible Normal College and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. The original building was torn down in 1965 to create a parking lot. In 1995, McDonald’s Corporation bought the land, excavating the original foundation and bricks before building a restaurant on the site. Today, there is a monument commemorating the site as the birthplace of basketball
Oral history interview with Ron Wallace
No full textRon Wallace, author and instructor, talks about growing up in Durant, Oklahoma, and having a father on the police force. He recalls his college days and earning a degree in English. He explains how he developed a love of poetry initially and how he began writing poetry. Wallace also shares stories of his grandparents and reads a few of his favorite poems. He has been a Oklahoma Book Award finalist several times.The Deep Roots: Oklahoma Authors Collection is a series of interviews with authors who discuss their lives, work, and creative processes
Best-Selling Author Ron Rash to Visit GWU
Full text linkGardner-Webb University alumnus and best-selling author Ron Rash is set to visit GWU as he gains worldwide attention for “Serena,” his novel that was adapted into a feature film set to premiere next month. Rash will visit the campus Oct. 3 to give the keynote address at the Appalachian Writers Association’s annual awards banquet, part of the Southern Appalachian Culture Series conference hosted at Gardner-Webb. The 1976 GWU alum, also currently the John Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University, will discuss Appalachian writing and read from some of his works.
WGWG: Catch Up with Ron Rashhttps://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2320/thumbnail.jp
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