Kirsta Lopes and her four children learn teamwork, discipline on Puyallup skating team
Roxanne Cooke / of the Herald
Published: August 29th, 2007 12:34 PM
For one Puyallup family, in-line speed skating is both a good workout and a family bonding experience.
The family – a mother and her four children – have been members of Tiffany’s Speed Team in Puyallup for about two and a half years.
“I like that we can do it together,” said Kirsta Lopes, mother of the family.
Being on a team together fosters teamwork and discipline, said Lopes, 39. Those skills will carry over into their adult life, she added.
It also keeps her involved in her children’s lives – they spend a lot of time together at practices, meets and other competitions.
“Anything that can keep you close during this time is a good thing,” Lopes said of the teenager years.
Her two daughters, Nikol and Kaila, are 14 and 12; her sons, Dominick and Mitch, are 8 and 9.
Lopes roller skated when she was a teenager in Florida, but stopped when her family moved to California. She didn’t pick it up again until Nikol, who was 12 at the time, started in-line skating at Tiffany’s Skate Inn in Puyallup.
When Nikol was fast enough, she was invited to join Tiffany’s Speed Team. At that point, Lopes thought it might be fun to join her daughter. Considering that the team’s coach was close to her age, it didn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary, she said.€
Read More...
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Disney Marathon May Be Cancelled
To Those Who Are Concerned,
Please be aware that the Disney Marathon may be canceled. If you want
to write an note to Disney Dean has supplied a link to do so. If you
sit back and do nothing do not complain if there are no races to go
to. The first link is info on the hyper board and the second is the
link to Disney. Thank you in advance for you time on this mater.
Jim Blair
http://board.hyper-race.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1718&posts=7&start=1
http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/action/detail?name=ContactUsInfoDetailPage&bhcp=1
Please be aware that the Disney Marathon may be canceled. If you want
to write an note to Disney Dean has supplied a link to do so. If you
sit back and do nothing do not complain if there are no races to go
to. The first link is info on the hyper board and the second is the
link to Disney. Thank you in advance for you time on this mater.
Jim Blair
http://board.hyper-race.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1718&posts=7&start=1
http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/action/detail?name=ContactUsInfoDetailPage&bhcp=1
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Ottawa Inline Skating Festival - September 2nd
The Ottawa Inline Skating Festival is moving to new pavement! The festival is being held on Sunday, September 2nd. Please pass on the word to any skaters you know!
More Information...
More Information...
Roseville skater is hell on wheels
Inline speed skating is commonly believed to be on ice when in reality it is done on wheels.
Ricky Blas from Roseville started skating about 12 years ago. He was skating at the roller rink in Milpitas before he was asked by the speed team coach to come check out the practices. He was immediately hooked after attending a practice.
Blas has traveled all over the country for skating. Some competitions take place in California, and others, like national championships in Pensacola, Florida, take place in other states.
He has competed in both indoor and outdoor races. Indoor competitions take place on a 100 meter track and range from 500 meter sprints to 5000 meter races. Outdoor competitions range from a 200 meter sprint to a 26.2 mile marathon. Blas prefers the marathon races.
He recently competed in the San Francisco Inline Marathon and took fourth place out of 30 pro men.
Read More...
Ricky Blas from Roseville started skating about 12 years ago. He was skating at the roller rink in Milpitas before he was asked by the speed team coach to come check out the practices. He was immediately hooked after attending a practice.
Blas has traveled all over the country for skating. Some competitions take place in California, and others, like national championships in Pensacola, Florida, take place in other states.
He has competed in both indoor and outdoor races. Indoor competitions take place on a 100 meter track and range from 500 meter sprints to 5000 meter races. Outdoor competitions range from a 200 meter sprint to a 26.2 mile marathon. Blas prefers the marathon races.
He recently competed in the San Francisco Inline Marathon and took fourth place out of 30 pro men.
Read More...
Friday, August 10, 2007
Hagerstown sisters keep each other 'inline'
By ERIN CUNNINGHAM erinc@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN
North Hagerstown High School seniors Devan and Sabrina Zeger will be skating to school in about two weeks.
The morning route will be one of the only times the Hagerstown twins have to practice inline speed skating. The 17-year-olds have been nationally competitive for years and said they were introduced to the sport about six years ago.
They say places to practice are few in Hagerstown, and most of their training takes place in the parking lot of Fairgrounds Park, which is near their home. That makes skating to school in the morning and home in the afternoon an important part of their day.
"That was the only skating we got last year," Devan said.
Read More....
HAGERSTOWN
North Hagerstown High School seniors Devan and Sabrina Zeger will be skating to school in about two weeks.
The morning route will be one of the only times the Hagerstown twins have to practice inline speed skating. The 17-year-olds have been nationally competitive for years and said they were introduced to the sport about six years ago.
They say places to practice are few in Hagerstown, and most of their training takes place in the parking lot of Fairgrounds Park, which is near their home. That makes skating to school in the morning and home in the afternoon an important part of their day.
"That was the only skating we got last year," Devan said.
Read More....
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Top Skaters Coming to Hayward In-Line Marathon
Sawyer County Record
Last updated: Thursday, August 09th, 2007 02:00:13 PM
Inline skaters from across the Upper Midwest will test their endurance this Saturday as they race for top awards in the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon and Half-Marathon.
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. in front of Scheer's Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Nearly 60 of an anticipated 220 skaters will be participating in the 39-mile Inline Challenge, a new event this year. Another 120 will skate the 26-mile marathon, with the remainder skating one lap of the 13-mile course.
Top contenders for the new Challenge title include Bont-sponsored skaters Mike Anderson of Minneapolis and Randy Plett of Winnepeg. Hayward skaters Fred Scheer and Dave Bartz are expected to finish in the top five. Last year's women's winner, Rebecca George of Baxter, MN., is a favorite for the women's title.
Kara Peterson of St. Paul is expected to win the women's marathon. Her husband, Tom Peterson, and James Kauth of St. Paul, are contenders for the men's title. In the half-marathon, last year's top men's finisher, Bill Gabos of Minneapolis, will defend his title.
Registration is still open for the event. In-person registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at race headquarters in the Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Last updated: Thursday, August 09th, 2007 02:00:13 PM
Inline skaters from across the Upper Midwest will test their endurance this Saturday as they race for top awards in the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon and Half-Marathon.
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. in front of Scheer's Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Nearly 60 of an anticipated 220 skaters will be participating in the 39-mile Inline Challenge, a new event this year. Another 120 will skate the 26-mile marathon, with the remainder skating one lap of the 13-mile course.
Top contenders for the new Challenge title include Bont-sponsored skaters Mike Anderson of Minneapolis and Randy Plett of Winnepeg. Hayward skaters Fred Scheer and Dave Bartz are expected to finish in the top five. Last year's women's winner, Rebecca George of Baxter, MN., is a favorite for the women's title.
Kara Peterson of St. Paul is expected to win the women's marathon. Her husband, Tom Peterson, and James Kauth of St. Paul, are contenders for the men's title. In the half-marathon, last year's top men's finisher, Bill Gabos of Minneapolis, will defend his title.
Registration is still open for the event. In-person registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at race headquarters in the Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Skater's dedication takes him to nationals
Skater's dedication takes him to nationals
BY JOE GRAY
VOICE SPORTS EDITOR
Brian Miller could have given up.
After all, the 13-year-old Clay Township resident didn't win a race during his first few years as an inline speed skater. But he didn't quit and that perseverance paid off this past season as he qualified for the USA Roller Sports Speed and Figure Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska, July 15-21.
"I was excited, but more than anything, I was nervous," said Miller, who attends Anchor Bay Middle School North. "You skate against the top people in the sport. There are 500 people in the stands cheering for you. There are judges there.
"I did a lot better than I thought I would."
He finished fourth in the 300 meters and fifth in the 700 meters in the three heats. He didn't make it into the finals round but he was proud of his performance and proud that he made it to the national level.
Read More...
BY JOE GRAY
VOICE SPORTS EDITOR
Brian Miller could have given up.
After all, the 13-year-old Clay Township resident didn't win a race during his first few years as an inline speed skater. But he didn't quit and that perseverance paid off this past season as he qualified for the USA Roller Sports Speed and Figure Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska, July 15-21.
"I was excited, but more than anything, I was nervous," said Miller, who attends Anchor Bay Middle School North. "You skate against the top people in the sport. There are 500 people in the stands cheering for you. There are judges there.
"I did a lot better than I thought I would."
He finished fourth in the 300 meters and fifth in the 700 meters in the three heats. He didn't make it into the finals round but he was proud of his performance and proud that he made it to the national level.
Read More...
Hayward In-Line Marathon ready to roll this Saturday
Sawyer County Record
Last updated: Wednesday, August 08th, 2007 10:11:30 AM
Every skater, novice to elite, has a chance to bring home prizes from the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon, Half-Marathon and 39-mile Inline Challenge, which will be held this Saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m. at Scheer’s Lumberjack Village on Highway B in Hayward.
Two lanes of Highway B will be closed from Lumberjack Bowl to Chippewa Trail from 7-11 a.m. on race day. Cones and barrels will mark the course and officers will direct traffic at intersections. Racers will skate on a 13.1-mile loop of blacktop roads east and south of town and finish at the same spot they started from.
The course traverses Chippewa Trail to Bender Road, crosses Highway B and goes on Highway E to Williams Road, Williams Road, Highline Road, Fun Valley Road and Olker Road, then loops back to the finishing area in front of Lumberjack Village.
Dozens of prizes, from race frames to bike jerseys to gift certificates from local merchants, will be awarded to the winners of hill “prems,” mini-races within the race.
Read More.....
Last updated: Wednesday, August 08th, 2007 10:11:30 AM
Every skater, novice to elite, has a chance to bring home prizes from the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon, Half-Marathon and 39-mile Inline Challenge, which will be held this Saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m. at Scheer’s Lumberjack Village on Highway B in Hayward.
Two lanes of Highway B will be closed from Lumberjack Bowl to Chippewa Trail from 7-11 a.m. on race day. Cones and barrels will mark the course and officers will direct traffic at intersections. Racers will skate on a 13.1-mile loop of blacktop roads east and south of town and finish at the same spot they started from.
The course traverses Chippewa Trail to Bender Road, crosses Highway B and goes on Highway E to Williams Road, Williams Road, Highline Road, Fun Valley Road and Olker Road, then loops back to the finishing area in front of Lumberjack Village.
Dozens of prizes, from race frames to bike jerseys to gift certificates from local merchants, will be awarded to the winners of hill “prems,” mini-races within the race.
Read More.....
FAU's Bowe golden at Pan American Games
By Mario Sarmento
SPORTS EDITOR
This summer has been golden so far for Florida Atlantic University sophomore Brittany Bowe, who won three inline-roller skating events at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero last week.
Bowe captured the 300-meter time trial, the 1000m combined and the 500-meter combined despite the fact she and the other competitors skated on a wooden, pieced together surface rather than the cement track they are accustomed to.
“The issue was going to be to grip and skate around the corners as hard as you can,” Bowe said.
Her preparation for racing on a different surface wasn’t any different from her preparation before all those other races on the cement track.
“I was calm, but focused,” she said.
Read More...
SPORTS EDITOR
This summer has been golden so far for Florida Atlantic University sophomore Brittany Bowe, who won three inline-roller skating events at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero last week.
Bowe captured the 300-meter time trial, the 1000m combined and the 500-meter combined despite the fact she and the other competitors skated on a wooden, pieced together surface rather than the cement track they are accustomed to.
“The issue was going to be to grip and skate around the corners as hard as you can,” Bowe said.
Her preparation for racing on a different surface wasn’t any different from her preparation before all those other races on the cement track.
“I was calm, but focused,” she said.
Read More...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)