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| From N.J. wrestling tournament names come inspiring stories | Flashback Friday |
| Posted on Saturday, December 13 @ 00:00:51 PST (0 reads) | |
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A local sports standout who became a war hero.
a teacher and wrestling coach-turned-sportswriter-turned-hall of famer.
a devoted supporter of her alma mater’s wrestling program who was lost way too soon.
wrestlers will compete in tournaments around new jersey this weekend when the season kicks into high gear, and each competitor will hope to take home a coveted trophy.
to some it may be just an award with a name on it, but the honor will mean much more to those who know the stories behind the people the tournaments honor.
a few of the events on tap in the first weekend of the season:
ronald bond tournament
bond was a local legend on many levels.
he led his little league team to the state finals at age 12 in 1960, was an aau diving champion and starred for the wrestling team at haddonfield, which hosts the tournament in his name.
after graduating from high school, he was appointed to the u.S. Air force academy and served in the vietnam war. As a pilot with the 390th tactical fighter squadron, he flew an estimated 150 missions in a 222-day span. Sadly, his last mission ended with bond being declared “missing in action” when his plane failed to return.
bond is among those honored at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d.C., And, according to honorstates.Org, his many commendations and awards include the prestigious air medal and purple heart.
john and betty vogeding tournament
the late husband and wife were memorable presences at paulsboro sporting events, and the school keeps their memories alive with the annual tournament.
john vogeding was a teacher and coach at paulsboro who also spent 28 years as assistant sports editor at the camden courier-post. He is a member of the south jersey wrestling hall of fame and the new jersey chapter of the national wrestling hall of fame.
betty spent 32 years as a teacher’s aide in the paulsboro school system and was a huge supporter of south jersey wrestling.
frank dawson memorial tournament
garfield hosts the event that honors former coach and athletic director frank dawson jr., Who is a member of four halls of fame: for the high schools at garfield and pearl river (ny), the latter his alma mater, as well as suny cortland and rockland county (ny).
he was a multi-sport standout. Dawson was one of the nation’s leading punters at cortland and took part in the baltimore colts training camp in 1957 and ‘58. In basketball, he led cortland to a conference title. He was equally successful as a basketball and football coach at garfield, winning conference and sectional titles.
dawson was also highly decorated for his numerous community contributions, including being named citizen of the year by the garfield boys and girls club in 2002.
he died at age 75 in 2011.
wendy pandy-leh invitational
the tournament at delaware valley, pandy-leh’s alma mater, honors the woman who devoted many hours to volunteer work for the school’s wrestling program.
she operated pandy’s carriage service and was owner and operator of leh’s transportation, which served special needs children. The flemington native battled cancer courageously before dying in 2014 at age 45.
mike dessino invitational
the tournament at middlesex high is named for the former wrestling star at the school and bloomsburg university who also became a wrestling coach. Dessino was a three-time district champion who twice earned state medals and had a career record of 145-22.
he was killed in a car crash in may of 2020 at age 29. He had been married less than a year and his widow, katrina, was expecting a child at the time of his death.
robin leff tournament
the late robin leff was the respected and successful head wrestling coach from 1960 to ’79 at southern regional, which has named the event in his honor. He attended the citadel and received his teaching degree from upsala college.
he is the member of the new jersey wrestling hall of fame. Kind and approachable, he is remember for his storytelling ability and love of the sport. Leff died in 2009 at the age of 78.
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| MARVEL ISSUES: JANUARY 1978 |
| Posted on Saturday, December 13 @ 00:00:51 PST (0 reads) | |
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This weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post here at balladeer’s blog looks at every marvel issue published in january 1978.
spider-man vol 1 #176 (jan 1978)
title: he who laughs last …
villain: green goblin iii
synopsis: peter parker’s aunt may has joined the grey panthers and has her 987th heart attack at a demonstration. Peter and mary jane watson visit her in the hospital.
seeing that she is recovering just fine, the pair leave. Peter stops by the office of psychiatrist dr. Bart hamilton, who has been treating peter’s friend harry osborn ever since harry’s drug problems made him become the second green goblin. The office has been trashed.
peter becomes spider-man and gets to the apartment that harry shares with flash thompson. He finds flash unconscious on the floor and the green goblin ransacking harry’s bedroom. Spider-man attacks the villain, assuming it’s harry in the costume, but in a few issues it will turn out to be dr. Hamilton himself, who manipulated his patient harry osborn to find his late father norman osborn’s green goblin costume and weaponry.
for the cliffhanger ending, the hard-pressed goblin grabs flash’s unconscious form and throws him out the window, seemingly to his death.
daredevil vol 1 #150
title: catastrophe
villain: the purple man (killgrave)
note: this was the first appearance of marvel’s paladin. To this day they have not revealed his real name, but he sometimes uses the aliases paul dennis and paul denning.
synopsis: in this story, paladin is hired by one of the victims of killgrave the purple man to capture the villain for him. While tracking him down and fighting with some of killgrave’s underlings, paladin clashes with daredevil, who is also on the trail of his old foe the purple man.
the emphasis is on introducing paladin, so his swashbuckling, purely mercenary personality is highlighted as well as his flirtatious nature with female onlookers to his fight with daredevil. Plus his stun gun and super-strength. The fight ends in a stalemate.
avengers vol 1 #167
title: tomorrow dies today
villain: korvac and the porcupine
avengers roster: thor, wasp, iron man, yellowjacket, captain america, scarlet witch, vision, beast and wonderman ii
guardians of the galaxy roster: vance astro, yondu, charlie-27, martinex, starhawk and nikki
synopsis: the avengers are alerted to the sudden appearance of a huge station orbiting the earth. Wasp and yellowjacket are not on hand but the rest of the team fly a quinjet up to the enormous station.
it turns out to be drydock, the new space-faring headquarters of the guardians of the galaxy, whom thor and captain america have met previously. Note: these are the original g of the g, who freed earth of the 31st century from the alien badoon race.
the guardians have come back in time on the trail of their powerful foe korvac, who wants to alter history by killing the young vance astro before he can grow up to be put in cryosleep and sent into space. Vance was awakened in the 31st century and led the guardians against the badoon.
meanwhile, wasp and yellowjacket are on hand at janet van dyne/ wasp’s fashion show of her latest designs. Their old villain the porcupine attacks, but they defeat him. Suddenly korvac appears and abducts karina walters, a fashion model who is really the daughter of the avengers foe the collector.
black panther vol 1 #7
title: song of the drums
villain: jakarra
synopsis: the black panther succeeds in fighting his way out of the long-hidden samurai city, founded long ago by nine ronin warriors. He flies in his quinjet back to the fictional african nation of narobia. Once there he turns over to queen zanda the water of immortality which he stole from samurai city for her.
while zanda and her fellow relic collectors fight over the waters, our hero flies his jet back toward wakanda. We see that in his absence his evil half-brother general jakarra has launched a coup and intends to use wakanda’s vibranium reserves for his own ends.
captain marvel vol 1 #54
title: the big bang theory
villain: nitro
synopsis: rick jones continues to pursue a career as a rock singer. Meanwhile, kree captain mar-vell (marvel), with his cosmic consciousness, becomes aware of the return of his old enemy nitro.
note: nitro was an earth criminal who was genetically altered by the alien kree race and gained explosive superpowers. Captain marvel stopped nitro from stealing an experimental nerve gas and now the villain was back for revenge.
our hero once again emerged victorious over nitro, but repeated encounters with the villain gave cap the cancer which later killed him in the death of captain marvel storyline.
defenders vol 1 #55
title: the power principle part three
villain: the presence
defenders roster: sub-mariner, hulk, valkyrie, nighthawk, female red guardian and hellcat
synopsis: picking up from the previous issue, the defenders attack the soviet villain called the presence, who has abducted their teammate the female red guardian. The presence has mutated her into a fellow nuclear-powered figure and enthralled her into helping him fight the defenders.
our heroes are also trying to thwart the presence’s plan to make the entire earth a nuclear-mutated hellscape in which only those chosen by him for transhumanism can survive.
ultimately, the red guardian is able to break free of the villain’s mental control. She then helps her fellow defenders to defeat the presence with her new energy powers.
the female red guardian remained incredibly powered from this point onward.
thor vol 1 #267
title: once more to midgard
villain: damocles
synopsis: with loki’s latest plan to take over asgard defeated and odin restored to the throne, the villain is stripped of his memory and exiled to earth.
thor returns to earth and resumes his (at the time) human alter ego of the lame (as in limping) donald blake, md. Blake resumes working at a free clinic.
time passes, and one day a new supervillain called damocles strikes, stealing an experimental cobalt radiation device. Dr. Blake becomes thor and battles damocles, who eventually escapes by distracting thor with a shower of missiles raining down on new york city.
iron man vol 1 #106
title: then there came a war
villains: mordecai midas and his army
synopsis: picking up from the previous issue, iron man, jack of hearts, madame masque, the wraith, s.H.I.E.L.D. Agent jasper sitwell and the guardsman raid midas international, renamed after iron man’s old foe midas did a hostile takeover of stark international. (Hey, who hasn’t done a hostile takeover of stark international?)
iron man and his allies launched the raid in a desperate bid to secure proof of midas’ illegal activity in seizing tony stark’s company. A monumental battle breaks out between them, midas, his army and his mechanoids as well as several iron man suits of armor remote controlled by midas. By the way, that’s madame masque that iron man is kneeling over on the cover. I covered her previously here.
hulk vol 1 #219
title: no man is an island
villain: captain barracuda
synopsis: in europe, the fugitive bruce banner awakens from his latest multi-day stint as the hulk and must pull himself up from homelessness and fears of pursuit.
eventually, he gets a job as a laborer on a cargo ship crossing the atlantic for the united states. Back in america doc samson, nick fury and general “thunderbolt” ross discuss their recent defeat of the bi-beast with the help of the hulk, who was seemingly killed amid the chaos.
days go by, and suddenly the ship with bruce banner on board is attacked and boarded by the human torch and iceman’s old villain – submarine pirate captain barracuda – and his men.
as the pirates plunder the ship wielding their high-tech weaponry, bruce’s anger turns him into the hulk. He defeats the captain and his men but they soon clash again on an island where the villains plan to use the advanced weapon they wanted to steal from the ship.
captain america & the falcon vol 1 #217
title: the search for steve rogers
villains: the corporation
synopsis: captain america and the falcon visit the s.H.I.E.L.D. Ground installation hidden under a new york city barber shop. Cap asks nick fury to provide him with whatever files the government has on him from when he was steve rogers, before volunteering for the super soldier project that made him captain america.
nick obliges and has cap and falc fight a skirmish against s.H.I.E.L.D.’S latest project – the super-agents. These super-powered agents of fury and company are marvel man (later quasar), who wears the alien tech wristbands that powered the former hero marvel boy from the 1950s; blue streak, a man with large, hyper-powered roller skates; the vamp, a woman whose absorbo-belt let her drain energies from her foes in battle and thus increase her own strength; and the mercenary texas twister, who had tornado powers.
the super-agents do okay, but they’re raw and inexperienced, except for texas twister. Nick wants cap to sign on as their trainer but he declines and recommends the falcon, who accepts. Captain america uses the info fury gave him to research his past as steve rogers, while falc prepares the super-agents to fight the organization called the corporation. (A lesser version of hydra and a.I.M.)
ms. Marvel vol 1 #13
title: bedlam in boston
villains: golden-blade and sapper
synopsis: carol danvers has begun a romance with her former psychiatrist michael barnett since the end of last issue. She takes michael with her on vacation to boston so he can meet her parents.
the lovebirds are with a tour group on the uss constitution when innocent bystanders come under attack by two aliens called golden-blade and sapper. Carol becomes ms. Marvel (michael knows that’s who she is) and ultimately drives off the alien duo for now.
champions vol 1 #17
title: the sentinels hunt again
villains: sentinels, the vanisher, blob, unus the untouchable and lorelei
champions roster: black widow, ghost rider, hercules, angel, iceman and darkstar
synopsis: one day the frequent x-men villains the vanisher, the blob, unus the untouchable and lorelei burst into the los angeles headquarters of the champions. They ask the team to protect them from several of the large, mutant-hunting androids called sentinels.
several sentinels now burst into champions hq and after a hard-fought battle all of them are destroyed by the heroes. With the champions worn out from the fighting, the vanisher, blob, unus and lorelei drop their ruse and attack our heroes themselves.
the vanisher does a villain rant, explaining that he salvaged the sentinels he used in this attack from the wreckage of the orbiting station which housed the most recent sentinels operation against the x-men – project armageddon.
he then recruited his former mutant allies the blob and the rest following their escape from muir isle. The four of them have never clashed with the new team of x-men, so they just plan to kill the original x-men (cyclops, iceman, angel, marvel woman and the beast) plus charles xavier.
darkstar (above right), a mutant herself (the presence is her father), rallies the champions as they defeat and capture the evil mutants. Note: last issue of the series. Readers learned later that after this battle ghost rider quit, darkstar dumped iceman and defected back to the soviet union, iceman then quit the team, too as did black widow and hercules.
master of kung fu vol 1 #60
title: the phoenix gambit part two
villains: dr. Doom and the prime mover
synopsis: just as they once did with nick fury and s.H.I.E.L.D., Dr. Doom and the ai called the prime mover use shang-chi, black jack tarr and their fellow agents of sir denis nayland smith as figurative pieces in an international game of chess.
doom and the prime mover manipulate our heroes in several ways against some of shang-chi’s rogues gallery of villains, like the woman pavane, razor-fist, shockwave, shadow-stalker, mordillo-bots and shaka kharn.
lots of action and a still controversial finale.
nova vol 1 #17
title: tidal wave
villain: the yellow claw
synopsis: resolving the cliffhanger ending of the previous issue, nova uses his powers to save himself and nick fury from the yellow claw’s death trap. Nova then turns back into richard rider and spends some time with his family and his high school friends.
the next day, as nova, our hero is informed by nick fury that s.H.I.E.L.D. Has located the base of the yellow claw (later changed to the golden claw). Nick and nova lead an assault on that base, and while fury and his agents engage in a firefight with the claw’s troops nova fights his way straight to the villain.
clad in his body armor, the claw battles nova while each passing moment brings new york city closer to destruction from the villain’s tidal wave machine.
marvel two-in-one vol 1 #35
title: enter – skull the slayer
villains: villac umu and his army, plus dinosaurs
synopsis: the thing aka ben grimm, is serving as a test pilot for an experimental aircraft out of a base in florida. His flight path takes him into the bermuda triangle, where he falls victim to the same kind of vortex that all of the triangle’s other victims have been caught up in over the millenia.
note: in the skull the slayer series, the bermuda triangle was mostly a dinosaur-riddled jungle but with aliens and earth people of various time periods all winding up trapped there. Skull wore the belt of a dead alien, a belt which gave him a degree of super-strength.
through a comic book coincidence, the thing crash-lands by the city of gold, where he is attacked by incans and their priest villac umu’s forces. Ben frees and joins forces with skull the slayer, ann, jeff and dr. Corey to utterly rout the villain’s army.
skull and the others recount their escapades to the thing. Afterward, ben offers to fly them all back to the vortex that sucked him into the bermuda triangle, but they soon realize his experimental craft is too damaged to take off.
in hopes of cannibalizing enough parts from their own crashed plane, skull and company lead ben on a quest to return to the remains of the plane that brought them there. Along the way, they battle assorted dinosaurs and this issue ends with the thing, skull and the others surrounded by hostile dinosaurs.
fantastic four vol 1 #190
title: the way it was
villains: none. Just flashbacks.
synopsis: per the previous issue’s cliffhanger, the fantastic four are once again disbanding. All readers presumably guessed that they would get back together in a clash with their archenemy dr. Doom in issue #200.
while mr. Fantastic has their baxter building hq shut down, the human torch goes his own way, and invisible woman & mr. F leave together. The thing reminisces about highlights of the team’s history with his girlfriend, blind sculptress alicia masters.
in the end, the thing and alicia sadly leave the baxter building, too.
marvel team-up vol 1 #65
title: captain britain
villains: arcade and the maggia
synopsis: british grad student brian braddock, who is secretly marvel’s british superhero captain britain, travels to america on thames university business. He is assigned to stay with empire state university grad student peter parker, who is spider-man of course.
peter and brian get along but their alter egos wind up fighting over new york city due to a misunderstanding. Soon, the two reconcile and discuss their respective careers as heroes.
the assassin arcade, making his very first appearance, has been paid by marvel’s mafia pastiche the maggia to kill captain britain. The assassin captures cap and spider-man to murder them in the cliffhanger ending.
john carter, warlord of mars vol 1 #8
title: flesh may wither and stone may crumble
villains: the air pirates of mars
note: marvel had licensed the edgar rice burroughs property john carter of mars for this series set during the few-year gap in the very first john carter novel.
synopsis: amid john carter’s quest to recover his wife dejah thoris from her abductors the air pirates of mars, he gets drawn into a side conflict, like happened so often in the novels.
john learns that the issus stone, the theft of which was the main objective of stara kan’s pirate raid on the city of helium a while back, is more powerful than first assumed. It unleashes huge stone monsters which run amok in helium.
john’s faithful green martian friend tars tarkas, jeddak of thark, stands at his side to try to save the royal city.
the eternals vol 1 #19
title: the pyramid of the winds
villain: druig
synopsis: this was the last issue of jack kirby’s lame recycling of his own previous creations like the x-men, the inhumans and the new gods. Although, the recent eternals movie actually made this comic book series look good by comparison.
picking up from the previous issue, ikaris manages to free himself and pursues his cousin druig into the ancient pyramid of the winds beneath the north pole. Druig wants a weapon contained in the pyramid, a weapon powerful enough to destroy the celestials who are still sitting in judgment on the earth.
druig hopes to save our planet by wiping out the celestials, but ikaris believes that the incomprehensible weapon will surely wipe out the earth, too, if used. Druig activates the weapon but proves incapable of controlling it. Ikaris tries shutting it off but it implodes, wiping out the pyramid of the winds and druig. Ikaris escaped alive.
the human fly vol 1 #5
title: towering doom
villain: malik
note: the human fly was an embellished version of the real-life rick rojatt, a canadian stuntman and daredevil in the mold of evel knievel. This comic book series presented rojatt (which may not have even been the real name of the real-life figure) as his celebrity daredevil self who also had heroic escapades. Think of the fictional exploits of costumed mexican wrestling heroes like el santo, blue demon, neutron, etc.
synopsis: our hero is in quebec to climb between the two newest buildings to be designated the tallest in the world. Like everything he does, it’s a media event and one of the buildings hosts a group of handicapped children who have figurative front-row seats for the human fly’s latest stunt.
partway through his high-wire walk between the two skyscrapers, the daredevil’s effort is sabotaged by his long ago mentor, malik the aerialist. Malik is jealous of the human fly’s fame and not only severs his high wire but sets the top floors of one of the buildings on fire, planning to burn alive with the handicapped children and tv newspeople like harmony whyte.
note: harmony is our hero’s love-hate bickering potential romantic interest.
using his stuntman skills plus his gadget-laden staff/ billy club (shades of the holyoke superhero blaze baylor) the human fly manages to disarm the crazed malik and save all of the children and other people trapped on the roof of the burning skyscraper.
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| How to Watch UC Davis Aggies at Oregon Ducks Basketball |
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How to watch uc davis aggies at oregon ducks basketball
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the oregon ducks (4-5, 0-2 big ten) havent won a college basketball game dating back to nov. 17. To make matters worse, coach dana altmans group has dug itself a hole to start big ten conference play with losses at home to the then-ranked no. 24 usc trojans (82-77) and on the road at the ucla bruins (74-63).
this group is desperately in need to right their wrongs and get back in the win column against a non-conference opponent, the big west conferences uc davis aggies (5-3, 0-1 big west). The ducks will look to do it in style while wearing the kamikaze kids throwback uniforms.
how to watch uc davis at oregon
when: saturday, dec. 13, at 1:00 p.M. Pt.
where: matthew knight arena in eugene, oregon
tv broadcast: big ten network
radio call: oregon sports network
oregons jackson shelstad
oregon junior point guard jackson shelstad just joined the 1,000-point club recently during the loss to the ucla bruins. Hes averaging a team-leading 15.9 points on a 39.1 field goal percentage, 4.8 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Its safe to say hes fully recovered from the broken right hand injury he suffered in the offseason.
this is a game against the aggies that the lead guard can take over, turn into a momentum shift for his group as a whole, and get the ducks back to a .500 winning percentage before the tough challenge at the moda center in portland, oregon, on dec. 21 versus the no. 8 gonzaga bulldogs.
oregon may be 4-1 inside the matthew knight arena this season, but with the students on christmas break now, they could possibly have less support from their home environment now.
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uc davis player to watch for
junior guard nils cooper - 17.1 points on 67.2 field goal percent/46.2 three-point percent, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals per game
the pepperdine waves transfer and current uc davis go-to man is the one keeping long-time coach jim les offense chugging along. This will be a tough defensive assignment for the likes of shelstad and senior guard takai simpkins, but the backcourt duo has to look to keep him in check and not heat up.
oregon’s key to victory
stretch out uc davis defenders, hit three-pointers
the aggies lack the athleticism and length to deal with the ducks out on the perimeter. Altmans wing play must take advantage of this from the tip when facing off against a defensive unit that allows 33.3 three-point shooting, tied for the no. 211-worst percentage in the nation.
as for the ducks, they need to find their way from beyond the arc (the teams 31.6 three-point percentage ranks no. 256 in the country) before big ten play really kicks into full gear, starting on jan. 2 with a road trip to the east coast against the maryland terrapins.
oregons net, kenpom update
in the net rankings, oregon is no. 172 with a 0-2 record in quad 1 opportunities and a 0-3 record in quad 2 opportunities. As for kenpom, the ducks are no. 91 with the 91st-ranked offense and 98th-ranked defense.
arden cravalho
arden cravalho is a reporter for oregon ducks on si. He has been writing extensively about college athletics beginning in 2018, specifically as the lead writer and editor for sb nations the slipper still fits. Arden is a graduate of gonzaga university and brings a deep understanding of college sports to his writing. Residing in san francisco, california, arden is also a part of the california golden bears athletic department as a ticket sales and service account executive. His overall experience and dedication to college athletics are evident in his insightfulness and analysis throughout all of his work. |
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| Exclusive: How a Southern Connection Drew Four-Star Recruit Peyton Dyer to USC |
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Exclusive: how a southern connection drew four-star recruit peyton dyer to usc
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growing up in georgia, peyton dyer knew very little about usc. He lives in the heart of sec country and west coast football wasn’t on his radar. But as the trojans four-star cornerback signee became a national recruit, he started to do some extended research on various programs and southern cal caught his eye.
dyer picked up an offer from usc in late january when secondary coach doug belk paid him a visit at his school.
“it felt great. It was after weight training and i sat down with coach belk and he was telling me everything about usc that i didn’t know and just giving me the insights on what’s going on over there. The relationship didn’t stop from there,” dyer said.
southern connection draws dyer to california
belk is also from georgia and has played a massive role in the trojans establishing a recruiting footprint in the peach state. Usc signed three defensive backs from georgia in the 2025 cycle.
pulling recruits away from schools in the sec is small order, but dyer’s relationship with two members of the trojans staff helped bring the four-star recruit out west.
“he’s from georgia also and just seeing how he’s got used to the environment out there and if he’s getting used to, i can get used to it as well, dyer said. And over the time of my recruitment, we just been getting a good relationship, me, coach belk and t reed of course.”
trovon reed joined usc’s staff in january as the cornerbacks coach. Reed is from louisiana, the same state dyer’s mother’s side of the family is from.
in addition to be a rising coach in college football, reed is very relatable with recruits and does a great job of building relationships with them. It’s no surprise because the usc coach won a national championship with auburn in 2010, before a short stint in the nfl.
reed spent several years working in recruiting and player relations at auburn, before joining the coaching ranks with ucf in 2024 and moving onto usc this season.
“i just felt a bond with him, he feel like my second pops or like my uncle,” dyer said.
trips to los angeles
dyer visited usc for the first time in april and was immediately blown away by his time on campus and watching the trojans go through a spring practice.
“i enjoyed every second of it,” dyer said. “Watching these guys go through practice, it’s different. Seeing these guys want to work and the new class coming in, it’s gonna be special.”
shortly after his trip to los angeles, dyer, who had been committed to south carolina since november, decided to reopen his recruitment.
“it factored a lot, just talking with coach reed and coach belk and building that relationship over time. Relationships i didn’t have with no other coaches just helped me make my decision even faster and i was like yeah, i gotta be here.”
dyer returned for his official visit in early june and was accompanied by his mother, father and little brother. Usc rolled out the red carpet for dyer and his family and provided some of that southern hospitality. The trojans put an emphasis on recruiting the family, in addition to the player.
the recruiting weekend made a strong impression on dyer, but it wasn’t the glitz and glamour of los angeles that wowed him on his visit, it was how they treated his family and their honest approach with him in meetings with the coaching staff that led to him committing to usc that weekend.
“they let everybody know they was at home and i like to see that, everybody doesn’t do that,” dyer said. “Everything was nice. They kept it honest with me, it’s not gonna be all cakes and rainbows when i get there, so it was straight work. They kept it real with me.”
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dyer took his official visit the first weekend usc started hosting recruits in early june, where he began building a relationship with archbishop hoban (ohio) five-star cornerback signee elbert “rock” hill. The two of them were back on campus again that month for one of uscs summer camps and worked out in front of the coaches.
“just working with rock it felt great to already be there and get the feeling of what it’s going to be like,” dyer said.
they got the opportunity to bond with some of the current players and begin getting acclimated to life at usc. One player dyer connected with was freshman running back james johnson, another georgia native.
the tyner academy (tenn.) Product, where dyer played his senior year at, returned in the fall and took in his first gameday experience when the trojans routed michigan on oct. 11.
“the stadium got super loud and we balled out,” he said.
career outside of football
football doesn’t last forever. Even for those that are blessed to have a long career in the nfl. At some point it comes to end for everyone and with a long life to still be lived.
dyer understands an education from the university of southern california, an incredible alumni base and networking opportunities will help him in the long run.
“that plays a major impact because football don’t last forever,” he said. “Just meeting new people that can help you in the long term like outside of football is great. Most colleges can’t do that for you, they can just provide football. But i want stuff after football.”
the georgia native has already found his career path outside of football. Dyer wants to be a veterinarian. He’s always had a love for animals. He grew up having them around in then house and would bring animals home to take care of them.
preparing for the next step
dyer made it official on the first day of the early signing period last wednesday, dec. 3. It was a moment he didn’t take for granted.
“coming from where i come from it feels amazing to even to do something like that and be in that position,” he said. “Signing that paper and making it official, it felt great knowing i’m gonna be across the country and make my mama proud, my daddy proud and just my family and let them know it’s straight business when i get there.”
he spoke with reed and belk on that day, and they left him with a simple message.
“they were letting me know it’s time to work, you made it official, time to work now,” he said. “No games to be played with.”
usc has sent him workouts to follow before he officially joins the team on jan. 7. He’s been working out with adapt in georgia four days a week, focusing on speed and strength training to help prepare him to make the leap to major college football. Saturdays are a rest day and then sundays are strictly defensive back training.
dyer has a business-like approach with everything he does on and off the field and is carrying that to usc.
“hard working, determined dog, ready to work, not to play with, straight to business, he said.
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| Metropolitan Park anti-casino movement grows as 30 faith leaders release stateme |
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The anti-casino movement in queens continues to grow as 30 faith leaders representing over 10,000 congregants across the borough released statements in opposition to the metropolitan park casino development. The project, spearheaded by billionaire steve cohen, will be located next to citi field in flushing.
after an anti-casino protest following the nys gaming facility location board’s (gflb) decision on dec. 1 to recommend licenses be granted to three casino operators proposing locations in new york city, including metropolitan park, organizers and faith leaders are now demanding the nys gaming commission deny the licenses during their vote this monday.
as of press time, the gaming commission did not respond to qns’ request for comment.
faith leaders released statements in english, spanish, chinese and korean, citing concerns of exploitation, deception, addiction, rising poverty and more associated with the looming casino license approvals.
“we are here to benefit a community, and gambling is taking money from people and investing their time in a prosperous illusion of winning more money,” wrote pastor mark perri of immanuel community church. “The government should not be supporting an illusion that hurts the individual and families. It creates an addiction in which people do not have the wherewithal, and the institution does not promote restraint that can be enjoyable for the moment. The institution relies on increased participation in losing money.”
gambling addiction
while an october 2024 study released by the university of massachusetts amherst revealed that “the prevalence of problem and at-risk gambling has not significantly changed since casinos were introduced in massachusetts beginning in 2015,” the study notes that 90 percent of revenue at these casinos come from at-risk or problem gamblers. The study said that this is not exclusive to massachusetts.
vicki l. Been, chair of the gflb, said the board’s own analysts or consultants did not estimate such a high amount of revenue coming from at-risk or problem gamblers.
“we were very, very concerned about the issue of problem gambling,” been said, adding the board urges the casino operators and gaming commission to provide active intervention for gambling addiction. “[It’s] not just making information available about resources for problem gamblers, but actually monitoring what’s going on on the floor, intervening and trying to help somebody with a sort of warm handoff to a source of help.”
an october 2022 study by frontiers in psychiatry, however, states that many suffering from gambling addiction do not seek help in an effort to conceal the extent of their debt.
according to the study, “the only way to effectively prevent extreme gambling-related harms, such as suicidality, and the processes of indebtedness and shame that connect to it, appears to be shifting perspective in regulation toward a more comprehensive public health approach and prevention at a population level to relieve the blame on individuals.”
perri added that he felt relying on gambling to generate revenue in a community is dehumanizing, and he said anyone listening to the promises made by both political players and project officials are “violating what humanity is here for.”
peter ong, assistant director of community engagement at redeemer city to city and member of the clergy in flushing, said he is opposed to building the casino for a few reasons — first, that he views the project as a theft of public land; second, that he believes the proposal had inadequate environmental review; third, that he believes casinos have predatory economic practices; and fourth, that he has personally witnessed the human cost of gambling addiction that broke families and burdened them with debt.
a 2023 study by the indian journal of psychiatry noted that eight separate u.S. Studies reported that those with gambling addiction had the highest suicide rate of any addiction disorder, which was also consistent with findings in the uk. While the indian j psychiatry study specifically focused on online gambling addiction, the u.S. And uk studies found that this was the case for all types of gamblers, whether online or in-person.
the october 2022 frontiers in psychiatry study, for example, show that gambling is identified as an important contributor to suicide, linking feelings of shame and indebtedness to suicidal ideation. A january 2021 study by psychiatry investigation also concluded that suicide rates among gamblers is much higher compared to the general population.
“the public health risks are severe,” ong said. “Placing a casino near the asian community in flushing — targeting vulnerable individuals with compulsion-driven rewards — is a recipe for disaster. Please prioritize sustainable investments in education, housing and healthcare over the exploitation of our neighbors. Reject the casino.”
polling and demographics
according to a 2009 columbia university study, 2.3 percent of native/asian americans are disordered gamblers, which is almost twice the rate of white americans, at 1.2 percent. Statistical atlas shows 71 percent of flushing identifies as asian.
a recent exit poll by the minkwon center, a community-based organization dedicated to supporting the asian american community and immigrants rights in flushing, stated that 83 percent of flushing asian american voters were either “unaware” or “unable to participate” in what it described as the “flawed” metropolitan park casino public review process.
while a march 2024 poll of 250 residents conducted by schoen cooperman research shows support for the metropolitan park project exceeds 80 percent boroughwide and 75 percent in senate district 13 — including 76 percent in the borough and 62 percent in sd-13 for the casino — oversampling was only conducted in jackson heights, east elmhurst and corona, and the only languages the survey was conducted in were english and spanish.
the localized survey conducted by minkwon, on the other hand, received responses from 371 flushing voters, which was conducted as part of the 2025 asian american exit poll.
the asian american legal defense and education fund also released a joint survey with minkwon that showed 68.6 percent of flushing asian american voters oppose the casino, citing “gambling addiction,” “public safety” and “congestion” as their top concerns.
senior pastor jim swanson, of faith baptist church in corona, said in his statement that he recalled someone approaching him and asking him to sign something in support of “family-friendly entertainment that is coming to citi field.” When the pastor asked if it was in reference to the casino, the person told him yes.
“that’s when i told them as a pastor and community leader, i’m very much opposed because i know what it will do to homes and to the individual,” swanson said. “It’s a horrible vice. There is no place for that in the city. There’s other things that we could do instead of gambling our money away. We can save it or invest it.”
community support and economics
metropolitan park spokesman karl rickett asserted that the project maintains overwhelming support.
“from the overwhelming support at public hearings to approvals by six out of six community boards, the city council, and the state legislature and the community advisory committee, it’s clear the community backs metropolitan park,” rickett wrote in an email to qns.
rickett also said metropolitan park has engaged the community “every step of the way,” undergoing a “rigorous and transparent” review process. He said this process included 16 community workshops, over 20 public hearings, six community board votes and two cac meetings. A majority of speakers were supportive, he added.
according to been, the cacs were tasked with hearing from local community members, soliciting input, holding hearings and deciding whether or not the project should go forward based upon a two-thirds vote. She said the board reviewed the cac hearings and looked at thousands of comments that were received, but the decision was ultimately in their hands.
“we insisted that if they made a promise to the community that they wanted to be considered, that it had to be in their applications,” been said. “We reviewed the promises made to the community and thought about whether we were seeing them reflected in their application.”
rickett also pointed to the team’s projections for $1 billion in economic benefits and growth. He said projected benefits include $33.5 billion in anticipated new tax revenue over 30 years; 23,000 good-paying jobs, including over 17,000 construction jobs and over 6,000 permanent jobs; a queens-first hiring initiative; $100 to $150 million in anticipated spending each year by hard rock new york with local vendors, including contractors and food and services providers; $25 million set aside for a minority/woman-owned business enterprises lending program.
aside from revenue generated by the casino, the metropolitan park team said it plans on investing in the community by upgrading infrastructure, creating and maintaining public parks, opening a food hall featuring local restaurants and vendors, funding community organizations and nonprofits, investing in health initiatives, and creating culturally sensitive and community-adapted addiction services and programming.
during the dec. 1 press conference, been said elected officials would be responsible for monitoring whether those commitments are delivered.
according to pastor rev. Andrew m. Kim, of st paul chong ha-sang roman catholic church in flushing, prioritizing financial gains made by casinos neglects the moral obligation and character of the community. He argued that catholic social teaching instead invites residents to engage in stewardship of the community and environment.
kim said the existing park space at flushing meadows corona park is a place for recreation, reflection and connection, and transforming space next to the park into a casino removes part of its purpose as a communal space.
“as one of the largest parishes in the diocese of brooklyn, we stand united with numerous other communities that share our concerns,” kim said. “We urge you to listen to the voices of those who will be directly affected by this decision and to consider the long-term implications of allowing such a facility to operate in our neighborhood.” |
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| Stronger together: Willis family rebuilds its future at the Colonnade Hotel |
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A devastating accident, a leap of faith and a historic nevada landmark have come together to shape a new beginning for clint and jamie willis and their daughters, reagan and carter. Today, the willis family stands at the heart of a major revitalization effort in downtown eureka as the new owners of the colonnade hotel, one of the community’s most treasured historic buildings.
in october 2023, clint and jamie survived a serious vehicle accident that forced them to reevaluate every part of their lives. What could have been a tragic setback instead became the catalyst for profound change. “It changed our outlook on everything,” jamie said. “This ‘horrible’ thing that happened to us was actually something that saved us.”
in the months that followed, the couple made decisive moves. Clint stepped away from his 20-year mining career, and the family began seeking a path that offered more time together, more purpose and a deeper connection to community.
jamie was born in new mexico and moved to round mountain, nevada, at the age of eight, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She and clint began dating during their junior year of high school, continuing their relationship throughout the remainder of high school and into college. The couple became engaged before jamie graduated from the university of nevada, las vegas, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
immediately after completing her degree, jamie moved to eureka during the three months between college and her wedding. During that time, she began her professional career at the eureka county sheriff’s office as a dispatcher, while clint was working in round mountain at round mountain gold corporation (rmgc), a gold mine owned by canada-based kinross gold corporation.
a month after their wedding, jamie accepted a position in the safety department at rmgc, prompting her to move back to round mountain. She went on to build a 12-year career in mine safety, becoming a respected leader and trusted resource within the mining industry.
after leaving rmgc, jamie launched a consulting business, helping companies manage their health and safety systems. Over the past two years, she has expanded her reach even further by joining harbor environmental, a terracon company based in arkansas. Today, she serves as the director of digital solutions, leading a team that implements, configures and administers advanced software systems used to manage esg, health and safety, quality and environmental compliance data for companies across diverse industries nationwide.
clint grew up in round mountain, where his parents moved when he was just a baby. He remained there throughout his life until relocating to eureka. His work ethic was shaped early: at age 13, he spent summers working for his grandfather, who owned a handyman business. Together, they tackled everything from building home additions to simple repairs like replacing doorknobs.
during high school, clint worked at the local tire shop before beginning his mining career at rmgc when he turned 18. Over the next 15 years, he held almost every position within the operation, advancing from entry-level roles all the way to foreman. In 2019, clint left rmgc to serve as the processing superintendent for a startup heap leach operation in the yukon territory. He returned to rmgc in 2020 as a metallurgist, remaining in that role until the family’s decision to move to eureka following their life-changing accident.
though their careers were grounded in round mountain, the willises had longstanding ties to eureka. Jamie’s parents, jon and winnona eversgerd, have lived in the community for nearly two decades, and her brother, matthew, graduated from eureka county high school. Reagan and carter grew up visiting their grandparents in the tiny town, and it was their grandparents’ encouragement that led jamie and clint to consider making eureka their home.
what ultimately drew the family to eureka was their desire for their daughters to attend local schools. Clint and jamie decided to go all in. They enrolled the girls in eureka elementary school before the purchase of the hotel was complete, trusting that they would find another place to live in town if things didn’t work out. That leap of faith opened the door to the opportunity that would reshape their future.
the colonnade hotel is one of eureka’s most iconic historic structures. Built in 1880 by the italian benevolent society, the hotel emerged during a period of mining prosperity. Throughout the town’s booms and busts, it served not only as lodging but also as a community hall, hosting events, meetings and celebrations that helped define the town’s social life.
today, the colonnade stands as part of the eureka historic district, symbolizing the community’s heritage and resilience. Converted into a private residence in 1999, it later operated as lodging and earned features on tourism platforms, including travel nevada, for its architectural charm and historic value.
jamie learned the colonnade hotel was for sale through a phone call, and admits she had no idea what the building even was. As she began researching it, she quickly fell in love with the photos and was shocked she had never seen it before, despite her parents having lived in eureka for nearly 20 years. When she showed clint a picture and asked if he had ever noticed it, he replied, “yeah, i saw it last week. I want it.”
that moment began the long and challenging journey to purchase the historic property. Though they encountered numerous obstacles and delays along the way, the willises remained determined, ultimately closing on the hotel in october 2024 and moving in the following month.
renovations have presented challenges, particularly finding contractors willing to travel to eureka, but progress remains steady. Last year, the family completed one of the building’s most significant upgrades: replacing 20 upstairs windows.
looking ahead, their plans include converting their personal apartment into another rental, remodeling the entire upstairs to add more studio units and creating a new public gathering space.
clint is now the full-time property manager, marking a meaningful transition from his decades-long mining career.
today, the willis family manages the colonnade as a short-term rental property, currently listing two renovated studio apartments on airbnb. The family is also exploring alternate booking methods to make reservations even more accessible.
further details on the colonnade hotel’s history are available through the provided reference links.
for clint, jamie, reagan and carter, the colonnade hotel is far more than a business venture. It represents healing, purpose and the opportunity to build something meaningful together. From the aftermath of a life-altering accident to the stewardship of a 145-year-old landmark, the willis family’s journey is one of resilience, renewal and hope.
what began as hardship has grown into a legacy that preserves eureka’s past while building its future.
the colonnade hotel is located at 90 north monroe st. In eureka. Reach them at 775-346-1182 or colonnade.Cw@gmail.Com. |
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| Clark Gibson Talks About Nutcracker Suite | Jazz PHX on 91.5 HD2 |
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Duke ellingtons nutcracker suiteperformed by the nash big banddirected by clark gibsonsaturday, december 20two shows: 7:00 pm, 9:00 pmthe nash, 110 e roosevelt st.Phoenix az 85004celebrate the holidays with duke ellington’s nutcracker suite performed by the nash big band under the direction of dr. Clark gibson. The band features some of the most prominent jazz musicians in the valley!Recorded for columbia records in 1960, ellington’s “nutcracker suite” is his jazz interpretation of the 1892 ballet “the nutcracker” by pyotr tchaikovsky.This incredible music will be a great way to get into the holiday spirit for a jazzy christmas at the nash!1/2 price student tickets are available in the tables & banquettes sections. Use code “student” at checkout, (25 & under w/ valid id) at thenash.Orgabout clark gibsonclark gibson is a jazz saxophonist, composer and the director of education at the nash in phoenix, az. He is a highly sought after adjudicator and clinician throughout the country. His forward-thinking music is strongly rooted in the traditions of jazz musicians of the 20th century, the history of western classical music, his own life experiences, as well as musical traditions from cultures across the globe.Clark’s professional career began in denver, colorado performing popular music genres such as jazz, funk, blues and more. While there, he formed his own group, the clark gibson quartet which was nominated for “best jazz group in colorado” by westword magazine and released his first independently released cd “the offering”.Clark received his bachelor of music in jazz at cornish college of the arts in seattle, wa. During his studies, he stayed busy teaching his own private students and performing with such notables as the tommy dorsey orchestra, the temptations, the four tops, the jim knapp orchestra, lalo rodriguez, nueve era, tombau, the jim kerl big band and dina martin, as well as performing with a host of local masters including jay thomas, greta matassa, clarence acox, greg williamson and the pony boy all-star big band.In 2010, clark recorded his second album “iapetus,” released on pony boy records, which featured his latest original compositions and arrangements.From 2012-2015, clark completed his masters and doctoral degree at the university of illinois. During this time, he recorded a third album as a leader self-titled as the “old style sextet”. The cd received high reviews and national airplay through blujazz records based out of chicago, il as well as received 2nd place in the international jazz & blues competition at the venetian in macau, china. |
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| Michigan State Spartans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions - Live Score - December 13, |
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| Texas Longhorns vs. No. 5 UConn Huskies: Live Updates |
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Texas longhorns vs. No. 5 uconn huskies: live updates
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the texas longhorns are looking to build momentum through the early part of the 2025-26 season as they continue through their non-conference portion of the schedule with a 7-3 record.
the longhorns take on their biggest challenge of the season so far as they travel to hartford, connecticut, to take on the big easts no. 5-ranked uconn huskies. Through their first 10 games of the season, the huskies are 9-1, with the only loss for dan hurleys squad coming at home against the currently no. 1-ranked arizona wildcats.
last time out was a much-needed bounce-back game for the longhorns as they took care of business against the southern jaguars on monday night in a 95-69 win for their seventh victory of the season.
texas longhorns vs. Uconn huskies
mondays victory for the longhorns was spearheaded by center matas vokietaitis big performance, which saw the sophomore put together a career-high 28 points. On the night, vokietaitis shot 7-10 from the field, while being extremely efficient from the free throw line, being a perfect 14-14 from the charity stripe, along with six rebounds and a block.
texas also saw an efficient night from guard jordan pope, who ended the night as the longhorns second leading scorer with 18 points, making seven of his nine field goal attempts and four of six from three point range.
the longhorns will have to zero in on uconns solo ball as the veteran guard leads the way in terms of scoring for the huskies. Throughout uconns first 10 games of the season, ball is averaging 15 points per game while shooting over 40 percent from the field and about 30 percent from three-point range. Texas should not be unfamiliar with ball, as last year, when the huskies defeated the longhorns at the moody center, ball aided uconn to victory with 16 points.
uconn features another guard who should be of focus for texas, with junior silas demary jr. Being much more of a playmaking guard as he leads the huskies in assists, averaging about five per game to go along with averaging 10 points, 4.5 rebounds, and about two steals a game.
the longhorns continue through the nonconference portion of the schedule, taking on a difficult task tonight at 7:00 pm against uconn at peoplesbank arena, for game 11 of the season, and be sure to check back here at tipoff for live updates as the game goes on.
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ylver deleon-rios is an english major and journalism and media minor at the university of texas at austin. His experience in sports journalism includes writing for the daily texan, where he has worked on the soccer and softball beats. A native houstonian, he roots for the astros and the rockets while also rooting for the dallas cowboys.
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| Tyson Fury Ending Retirement To Headline Riyadh Season Mega Event In 2026 |
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Tyson fury ending retirement to headline riyadh season mega event in 2026
after years of speculation and languishing negotiations, tyson fury and anthony joshua will finally meet in the ring.
the two former heavyweight champions have reportedly agreed to fight in 2026, with an exact date to be determined. The fight will be promoted by turki alalshikhs riyadh season, according to ring magazine.
no further details of the bout agreement have been made public. Riyadh seasons involvement suggests the fight will be in saudi arabia, but the fighters shared ties to england provide a strong reason to host the event in the united kingdom.
the fight does not derail joshuas massive upcoming matchup with jake paul on dec. 19. Riyadh season plans to have both fighters compete in separate bouts before facing each other under its banner, meaning aj could fight again in early 2026 before facing fury.
joshuas current double booking places even more pressure on him in the fight with paul. Fury found himself in a similar situation when he fought francis ngannou while booked to face oleksandr usyk in an undisputed title fight the following month. He was forced to postpone the usyk matchup after a tougher-than-expected win over ngannou.
both fighters are coming off a loss at the time of the announcement. Joshua suffered the second knockout loss of his career in an unsuccessful challenge against ibf heavyweight champion daniel dubois, three months before fury dropped a unanimous decision in a rematch with usyk.
fury announced his retirement after his second loss to usyk and initially claimed this one would stick. Yet, rumors of his potential return heated up late in 2025, leading to the 37-year-old officially announcing his return with an instagram post on dec. 7.
tyson fury, anthony joshua agree to fight after years of circling
the matchup has been one that fans have longed for, with fury and joshua simultaneously dominating the heavyweight division for years. Multiple hurdles always got in the way, most notably furys alignment with frank warren and queensberry promotions, and joshuas deal with eddie hearn and matchroom boxing.
fury and joshua do have several mutual opponents. Usyk has shared the ring with both fighters the most, going 2-0 over each.
the english champions have also both faced ngannou, otto wallin, wladimir klitschko and dillian whyte. Joshua has pointed out that he has knocked out all their mutual opponents, while fury has struggled with some.
although neither currently holds a belt, the fight will still be one of the biggest of the year in 2026 if it comes to fruition. Fury and joshua are easily two of the biggest pay-per-view draws in boxing of the last decade, and they maintained that status late in their careers.
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jaren kawada is a combat sports writer who specializes in betting, with over five years of experience in boxing and mma. When he is not covering the sport, kawada is an avid mma, brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing practitioner. Kawada has previous bylines with clutchpoints, sportskeeda mma, betsided and fansided mma. Born and raised in honolulu, hawaii, kawada has a b.A. In sports media from butler university and now resides in denver, colorado.
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