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Mike Potter ·
16 Dec 2009, 1:39 PM ·
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Duke wideout Conner Vernon has been selected to the Freshman All-America team by The Sporting News.
Vernon, who established Duke single-season records for pass receptions (55), receiving yards (746) and 100-yard receiving games (3) by a freshman, also finished with 1,041 all-purpose yards.
Vernon is one of five ACC players on that Sporting News team, joined by Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams, Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly, Clemson safety Rashard Hall and Florida State punt returner Greg Reid.
He is also one of seven Triangle-area players on the magazine’s freshman All-ACC squad. Joining Vernon were Duke teammates Brian Moore as an offensive lineman and Desmond Scott as a kick returner; UNC’s wideout Erik Highsmith, offensive lineman Jonathan Cooper and linebacker Kevin Reddick; and N.C. State defensive back Brandan Bishop.
Virginia Tech’s Williams was named ACC freshman of the year.
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David Fellerath ·
15 Jun 2009, 12:02 AM ·
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USLLIVE.com—The RailHawks burned a lot of carbon on a flight to Minnesota on Sunday afternoon that yielded very little in the way of ecologically correct, status-boosting offsets.
The ’Hawks came into the game in second place with 23 points. Eighteen of those points had come from six victories over the bottom four teams in the league: Austin, Miami, Minnesota and Cleveland. A victory over the Minnesota Thunder Sunday would have taken their record over Rust Belt/ Iron Range opponents to 6-0. Instead, a ghastly first half (in which they were outshot 8-2) gave the Thunder all the openings they would need for their first victory, 2-0.
To complete the waste of the afternoon (not to mention the jet fuel), Kupono Low received a garbage-time red card and will be unavailable for this Friday’s trip to Austin. Continue reading »
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David Fellerath ·
12 Jun 2009, 4:11 PM ·
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In an unexpected development, the team announced this afternoon that Greg Dalby, a member of the U.S. junior national team and a reserve on the Colorado Rapids, will don the RailHawks kit this Sunday in Minnesota.
The reason given is to ease the pressure on the RailHawks midfielders in the midst of a five-game flurry on the schedule. One wonders, too, if coach Martin Rennie is confident enough in getting three points from the last-place Thunder that he thinks the downside of a new face in the mix is minimal.
Dalby had a stellar career at Notre Dame, but spun his wheels for a season in Belgium (among other things, he had work permit issues) before returning stateside to play for Colorado last season. Playing time has been scarce for him everywhere, though.
Although the midfield wasn’t especially effective last night against Portland, two strong mids were on the sidelines: Matt Watson took the night off, while Paladini came on as a second-half sub. They were resting, according to Rennie, who made a point of expressing his confidence in Brian Plotkin and Kupono Low, who started in the front of the midfield, and who both made strong efforts at the elusive goal. Given that it’s Minnesota, and with the addition of Dalby, one wonders if Watson—and perhaps Paladini—will take another game off.
I’d love to know more about the mechanics and rationale of weekend loans. From the text of Tim Candon’s post, it looks like Rennie has agreed to play Dalby 90 minutes. I’m traveling now, but hope to find out more. In the meantime, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.
Dalby’s wiki page is here.
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