Raritan Township's Aspen Ice is cool spot for skaters
Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:06:15 -0700

It's a facility that truly has it all available to skaters , and is only looking to add more through good teaching and programs. That's really what we continue to strive on, getting quality personnel in to teach the fundamentals to our children, Aspen ...

Capitola expands 'No Skateboarding Zone'
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:43:51 -0700

Mayor Dennis Norton also said that the city is actively pursuing plans for a skate park to give skaters a sanctioned place to go. "We restricted areas in the village for safety purposes," Norton said. "But it's important to note that skateboards are ...

Hockey set for skaters
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:58:29 -0700

By Percy Hebert - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Even though summer has only recently kicked in, ice will soon be in place at Twin Arenas and Brian Kozak and Doug Hedley can hardly wait. In previous years the hockey camp was run by the Quesnel Millionaires ...

Carhop heads to Vegas for Sonic contest
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:51:00 -0700

Last year, me and a few of the other skaters skated down the strip, says Mc Caskey. I never thought I'd go to Vegas, let alone skate down the strip. While he's working, skating comes more naturally to him than walking. The few times he had to walk ...

The Tallahassee Rollergirls squad is on a roll as derby evolves
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:04:38 -0700

On some other roller derby teams, the skaters are using their real names. There's even a drive to get roller derby entered as a sport in the Olympics. So things are changing." Mahoney, who teaches at Florida State University School when she's not ...

Le Captain skated to fame
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:16:01 -0700

Le Captain will be inducted April 28 at The Danforth Place, a year after John Flanagan, another Escanaba figure skater from the same era, was inducted. "I was shocked to pieces. It means a lot to me. I've always been obsessed with this (skating and ...

Bay Area women's roller derby league rolls on after robbery
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:20:02 -0700

"So many of our skaters come into the sport largely by word-of-mouth,& quot; she said. "Girls come to our events, and I think a lot of them just get hooked. That's definitely how I got hooked on to it. I just saw a bout and I wanted to become a skater . ...

Thousands of skaters making way to Fort Wayne
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:14:34 -0700

AP Thousands of roller skaters are in Fort Wayne to race and perform in national championships during the next three weeks. The USA Roller Sports National Championships in speed skating and figure skating opened Sunday at Fort Wayne's Memorial Coliseum ...

Local skaters need a tournament
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:09:25 -0700

Since there really isn't anything like it nearby, the site is a hot bed for area skaters and in talking to a few, a competition or tournament would be well received. To start with, it could just be something small and free. An annual event much like ...

Skate Jam 2011: Skaters , boarders and bladers roll into Hornell's Shawmut Park ...
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:28:49 -0700

By Andrew Poole Skaters , boarders and bladers will roll into the Maple City on Saturday for the second-annual Skate Jam. Hosted by the Hornell Area Arts Council, the event drew dozens of skaters to Shawmut Park last year for the competition, ...

Skaters ramp up the fun factor
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:29:31 -0700

By Kath Skellon a mobile skatepark in Usk attracted more than 20 users in the first hour of opening to the public. The fully-equipped temporary skatepark was set up on the infants play area at Usk Church in Wales Primary School for two days this week ...

Carson church will hold skaters ' event
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:30:30 -0700

Mission Ebenezer Family Church in Carson will host its fifth annual Skaters ' Paradise community outreach event Wednesday. Kevin Nickerson, youth pastor and former professional arena football player, created the event to unite the local youth and ...

Skatepark contest brings together skaters for the fun, competition
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:09:55 -0700

Most of the kids were very dedicated skaters . In fact, 15-year-old Oxnard's Jaime Nakamura said it's not a sport, it's a passion. "It's like (skateboarder) Tony Alva says, 'This is a canvas and we are artists,'&q uot; Jaime said. "This contest is really all ...

Testimony about Silver Strand Locals upsets some in small community
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:33:35 -0700

When the term "Silver Strand Locals" gained traction decades ago in the small community near the edges of Oxnard and Port Hueneme, the mile-long strip of beach was largely blue collar and a haven for nonconformists such as surfers, skaters , ...

Figure skater Takahashi banks on French flair to win
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:45:00 -0700

Ice dance specialist Boucher-Zazoui has worked with some of the world's top skaters including former Olympic and world ice dancing champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France. After struggling to fifth at this year's world championships ...

Flash from the Past: Curlers and ice skaters used Victoria Rink
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:18:51 -0700

I wasn't the best skater in the world, but I enjoyed it a lot. I loved figure skating. Morton recalls preparing at the Victoria Rink for a full year with other figure skaters to perform at the 1948 opening of the Guelph Memorial Gardens arena on ...

Event shows skaters ' bond with 'Gnarwich&# 39;
Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:17:39 -0700

Skaters said they also enjoy having places to go without worry of bothering passersby. This is why I come to Norwich, for this park and these people, said Anthony Garrity, 21, of Colchester, who arrived Saturday in jeans and a thin white T-shirt that ...

Grapevine: Kings of Leon cancel tour; Aretha to appear with ice skaters in Chicago
Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:37:14 -0700

Kings of Leon has bagged the remainder of its US tour, including an Aug. 23 date at DTE Energy Music Theatre, the band's publicist announced in a press release Monday. "We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to ...

Skaters dig the daily grind
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:15:33 -0700

Jimenez became the first known skater to accomplish a trick known as a 360 50-50 grind and the video has become a You Tube sensation, drawing nearly 11000 views. "I never thought that trick would make it so big," Jimenez said. "It's pretty cool. ...

Only 16, Jones takes starring role at U.S. junior camp
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:41:52 -0700

But after seeing him over the first three days of the camp, he knew Jones had a place among the final 29 skaters trying out for the team this week. "I hadn't seen him before," Blais said. "I wasn't in a position to think that he could make the team but ...