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The Big Green's spring practice begins today. The 12 sessions allowed by the Ivy League are slated to run Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday for the next four weeks, although history suggests the schedule could be tweaked because of the weather.The Tuesday-Thursday schedule has special teams going at 3:45, positional drills at 4:15 and the full team practice starting at 4:45.
On Saturdays the first players should be on the field at 8:30 with the full practice starting at 9:45.
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The Maine Edge has a story about five top high school student-athletes receiving $5,000 scholarships, with one of them being Dartmouth-bound tight end Kevin Barrett of Thornton Academy. From the writeup (LINK):The starting tight end and linebacker on two Class A state championship teams was named to the SMAA All-Conference Team, was a semifinalist for the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy and was a member of Maine Sunday Telegram's all-state team. In basketball, he led the Golden Trojans to three consecutive postseason appearances. The versatile inside and perimeter scorer was named an SMAA all-conference performer as a junior. As a senior, he led Thornton Academy in scoring, was a first team all-star and was selected to the league's all-academic team.
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An East Hampton (NY) Star story on "A Century of Sport" in the town includes a brief mention of football and wrestling coach Gary Golden, who would join Bob Blackman's staff at Dartmouth and go with him to Illinois. A former player recalled that Golden was . . ."old school . . . you were never to walk, never to take off your helmet, never to drink water during practice, and never to question his directions. However, whatever you thought of his methods, all he did was win!"
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Wyoming has not been a Dartmouth or Ivy League feeder state but the Big Green apparently likes a running back from Jackson. The Casper Star-Tribune writes that junior Theo Dawson . . .. . . a junior running back / linebacker at Jackson, was offered a scholarship by Wyoming last week. The Cowboys join Air Force, Montana State and Dartmouth as Dawson's current offers, all of which have come since the end of his junior season.According to the story, over spring break . . .
. . . Dawson went on a week-long roadtrip that took him to five different states. He visited Montana State last Saturday then flew to New Hampshire and toured Dartmouth on Monday, receiving offers from both programs.
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Congratulations to Dartmouth defensive back Josh Winslow, whose brother Justise helped Duke with the NCAA basketball championship last night.The game gives Winslow bragging rights over former teammate Mike Runger, who was a basketball teammate and friend of Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky when the pair attended Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill.
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