Former Dartmouth kicker Craig Saltzgaber '86 will be honored by the Ridgefield (Connecticut) Old Timers Association according to this story. A three-year starter, Gaber was selected to the All-Ivy League first team in 1984 and 1985. He twice kicked four field goals in a game (still tied for the school record). He was 25-for-37 on field goals in his career and 56-of-58 in extra points. Like current freshman Foley Schmidt, Gaber was a high school quarterback.
High school football in New Hampshire is booming and Saltzgaber's coach at Dartmouth, Joe Yukica, can be heard on this New Hampshire public radio report about the tremendous growth of the sport in the Granite State. The report (transcript here) notes that with 55 high schools playing the game in the state, the number of teams has increased by more than 50 percent since 1995.
The Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation is named for the former Big Green coach, who stunned many in the college football world when he left the head coaching position at Boston College in 1978 to take over the Dartmouth program, where he had previously been an assistant. He also was a head coach at the University of New Hampshire.
A linebacker/running back from a Los Angeles area high school is on Dartmouth's radar according to the LA Times. The paper's website reports that Bishop Amat's Brent Seals, "has already raked in offers from Harvard and Dartmouth. Colorado State and Utah have also expressed interest in Seals, who's projected to play as a safety at the college level." The site reports Seals has a 4.4 GPA and a 1900 SAT.
The Cornell Sun profiles junior wide receiver Bryan Walters.
The Sports Network's top 25 picks are in and two Dartmouth opponents are predicted to do relatively well in challenging games. No. 15 New Hampshire is a 31-21 choice over FBS foe Army in its opener. Holy Cross is predicted to give No. 4 UMass a fight before falling, 31-28. The Colgate-Coastal Carolina game moved to Sunday because of the weather forecast was not picked.
The Yale and Harvard football captains threw out the "first pitches" at Fenway Park. Their results were mixed. There's a brief story here with a link to a video.
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