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Written by Andy Osborne
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(Sioux City, IA) How do you know if an official is a good official? Generally the most common answer is, if you didn’t know he/she was there then they did a good job. The best officials have the ability to manage the game and not interrupt the flow of the game or cause any undue incidents in the game. Generally speaking officials get a bad rap. For a meager sum of money they get to be verbally abused for several hours while their bodies take a pounding. In fact, once a Referee accidentally collided with a player, fell to the ground in agony with an injured knee. The following day the official met with the doctor and was told he would need to have surgery on the knee. Following the surgery he happened across the path of the player in which he had collided. They exchanged pleasantries at which point the player asked, “So are you alright? You don’t look so good; did you receive bad news from the Doctor?” At which point the official responded, “He did have some bad news, he said I can’t officiate...” The young athlete quickly responded by saying, “Oh, he must have seen you in action.”
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Written by Andy Osborne
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(Sioux City, IA) – There lives amongst us a legend. And he isn’t like most legends that grow with time; his accomplishments are all true and documented. His career was one for the ages and last October he took his rightful place in the Iowa Men’s Fast-Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. His name is Francis Foley, and at the age of 86 his dominance on the field is still revered.
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Written by Wayne Dominowski
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 (Sioux City, IA) – Jim Abbot knows all about playing baseball (and prep football) with one hand. The retired pro pitcher (California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers), was in Sioux City this spring. He met up with Colton DeRocher of Sioux City, Thursday, Apr. 16, 2009 at the Goodwill annual dinner held in South Sioux City, NE. Colton, the son of Melissa De Rocher and Jeff DeRocher, was born with a birth defect affecting his left hand. He’s used his right hand exclusively for the eight years of his young life. He and Abbot had a lot in common when they met and talked.
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Written by Teddi Barron
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(Newswise) - When Lucas Moore talks about nimble footwork and all the right moves, he’s not talking tango. He’s talking bull. 
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Written by Wayne Dominowski
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(Sergeant Bluff) - More than 20,000 individuals from all over the United States and world will be coming to Council Bluffs to begin the week long ride on the 37th Register’s Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI®) July 19, 2009.
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