PROVIDENCE — Installation of the new FieldTurf athletic field at La Salle Academy has been delayed for about a week because the blades of synthetic grass were the incorrect length.

The blades were 2.2 inches high instead of the required 2.5 inches.

La Salle officials are hoping the football/soccer/lacrosse field will be installed and lined in time for the opening of the Interscholastic League season in three weeks. They are trying to arrange for alternate sites for pre-season practice, which starts on Monday for sports other than football.

The football team has been practicing this week at the Dan Duquette Sports Academy in Hinsdale, Mass.

The former Giles HS star is gunning for the starting placekicking job at Virginia Tech.  

   Former Giles High School star Cody Journell started thinking about the next level–and beyond–years ago.  Journell spent time working with Doug Blevins, a former NFL kicking coach who has refined the skills of NFL talent like Adam Vinatieri and Shayne Graham. The work led to a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech, and now the Redshirt sophomore is poised to become the Hokies starting placekicker.

   An interesting local sidenote has former rival Trey Gresh serving as Journell’s holder. The two dueled in some epic Giles vs Blacksburg battles in the prep ranks. One of those included Journell hitting a 54 yard field goal.  Cody explained that the two have played AAU basketball together, and they are now teammates and friends.  Coach Frank Beamer says Journell has been consistent and done a solid job thusfar in the fall camp.

Attending or helping to plan the Social Enterprise Clubs “Think Social, Drink Local” marquee fundraiser is one of many avenues that aspiring, socially conscious MBAs will find to fulfill their interests while at NYU Stern. With help from corporate sponsors, the event raises money for the schools Social Venture Fund, a student-run fund that awards grants to nonprofits focused on educational services in the NYC area.

Sowhat exactly are we trying to get at? Well, although NYU Stern is perhaps not well known among the top MBA programs for sustainable enterprise or social entrepreneurship, the school actually offers an array of resources for those interested in pursuing careers in these fields. The Stewart Satter Program in Social Entrepreneurship serves as the hub of all socially entrepreneurial activities and events at the school, and in 2008, Stern introduced a Social Innovation and Impact specialization, thereby formalizing an academic track for students with this career path in mind.

Outside the classroom, through Stern Consulting Corps, students can partner on consulting projects with New York City–based nonprofits such as the William J. Clint

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There’s a term used in sports to describe a team taking control early in a game and forcing the other team to work harder to catch up.

Set the tone.

On Friday night, the Lone Peak Knights football team wasted no time in setting the tone and then hammering the tone home as it took a 35-14 victory over the visiting Mountain Crest Mustangs.

And a major part of that tone came in the form of senior quarterback Chase Hansen, who led the Knights offensive attack-going 13-16 with 221 passing yards and four touchdowns to go along with his 56 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground.

“Offensively, I think that very first possession kind of set the tone,” Hansen said. “The offensive line and the receivers just did a really good job of that. Once we get comfortable, we can be a pretty deadly offense.”

The Knights wasted no time getting comfortable, as Hansen found fellow senior Micah Hanneman for an eight yard touchdown pass on Lone Peak’s opening drive.

“They worked all summer together,” Lone Peak coach Tony McGeary said.

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A comprehensive database, available here, shows the salaries of 14,600 employees of seven school districts: Abilene, Wylie, Midland, San Angelo, Tyler, Waco and Wichita Falls ISDs.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Melanie Fullerton is surrounded by 22 refreshed and alert kindergarden students as they resume center time following their afternoon nap on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. This is Fullerton’s first year teaching at Taylor Elementary School. She believes a teacher’s salary should be based on experience. “I noticed that after the first four years teaching there’s a significant jump in the salary,” Fullerton said.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Melanie Fullerton leans down to listen to one of her kindergarten students during center time at Taylor Elemetary School on Tuesday, August 2011.

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Yesterday, Ferris State became the third team to accept the WCHA’s invitation to join their conference. That puts the WCHA at 9 teams, likely for the very short term. Now, the WCHA is just waiting to hear back from Western Michigan and Bowling Green as to what their intentions are.

Western Michigan was waiting to see what Notre Dame decided to do before making any decisions, at least through the first seven times Notre Dame decided to delay making that announcement. The Broncos have waited long enough though, and are now saying they will make their own decision independent of what Notre Dame decides to do. Reading between the lines, Western said they won’t travel to Hockey East, and they’re unlikely to get a Secondary Six bid on their own, leaving the WCHA as their only real option. Western athletic director Kathy Beauregard said there hasn’t been any discussion of exit fees if they join the WCHA, but then are asked to join the Secondary Six at a later date.

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