Skating scheduled at
IceLand USA
The 2010 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships is scheduled to take place Dec. 14 through 19, 2010, at the Hoover Arena, operated by IceLand USA in Strongsville.
Approximately 300 figure skaters from across the country are expected to compete at the four-day event, which is being hosted for the second time since 2007 by The Greater Cleveland Council of Figure Skating Clubs.
Qualifying rounds are set to begin Dec. 16 in the West Rink. The intermediate compulsory dance competition is scheduled to kick off the championship events Dec. 17 in the West Rink.
Competition is set to conclude Dec. 19 with the intermediate ladies and juvenile boys free skates in the West and East Rinks, respectively.
Advance event tickets may be purchased by completing the order form on the event Web site, www.clevelandskating.com/jrnationals, and submitting it via fax at 440-777-1706 or e-mail at info@clevelandskating.org.
Tickets also may be purchased at the arena box office during the event. Individual event tickets begin at $15. All-event passes are $50 (Wednesday-Saturday) and $35 (Thursday-Saturday). Discounted tickets are available for senior citizens and children ages 6 to12. All seats are general admission.
Icenetwork.com will provide live and on-demand video coverage of the event for “Season Pass” subscribers within the contiguous United States.
The site also will feature live results, recaps and photo galleries for subscribers and nonsubscribers. Once icenetwork.com’s video schedule is confirmed, it will be made available on the event page at http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=65670.
The annual event crowns the U.S. champion in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing in the first two levels of the U.S. Figure Skating competitive structure: juvenile and intermediate. The remaining three levels — novice, junior and senior — is scheduled to compete Jan. 14-24, 2010, at the 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash.
Singles skaters qualified for the U.S. Junior Championships by finishing in the top four at one of nine regional championships held throughout the country in October, while pairs and ice dancing teams will qualify by finishing in the top eight at one of three sectional championships, which are set to take place throughout the country Nov. 17-22.
Past champions of the event include reigning world champion and two-time U.S. champion Evan Lysacek and 2009 U.S. ice dancing champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
An updated events schedule can be found on The Greater Cleveland Council of Figure Skating Clubs Web site at www.clevelandskating.com/jrnationals.
Shorten leads Denison
to dramatic win
Western Reserve Academy graduate Peter Shorten scored in the 103rd minute to lead the Denison (Granville) University men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over No. 1-ranked Ohio Wesleyan (Delaware) University in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game recently.
Flag football offered
Pinnacle flag football will be offered by Jump Start Sports for grades kindergarten to second and 3 to 6.
The program will run Saturdays from Nov. 14 to Dec. 19 at the facility at 9550 Ravenna Road in Twinsburg. Cost is $79 per player.
For further information, visit the Web site at www.JumpStartSports.com.
Residents race
The following Hudson residents competed in the Towpath Marathon Run Oct. 11 at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula.
Female (age 30 to 34): Christine Karaoguz, 31, 21st, 146th overall, 5 hours, 18 minutes, 56.71 seconds
Female (35-39): Jennifer Zajac, 37, fourth, 23rd, 3:49.21.63
Male (35-39): Justin Noble, 37, seventh, 35th, 3:19.00.77
Male (40-44): Michael Babbin, 43, 13th, 48th, 3:24.38.57; Chuck Brady, 43, 14th, 3:24.49.37; Ed Kerekes, 41, 40th, 212th, 4:12.32.13; and Wolfgang Schultz, 44, 58th, 302nd, 5:11.25.6
Male (45-49): John Scheatzle, 45, 33rd, 161st, 3:58.19.7
Male (55-59): Samuel Pak, 58, seventh, 107th, 3:42.42.34; Niall Corrigan, 59, 22nd, 249th, 4:27.15.73; and Karl Hiltner, 57, 27th, 269th, 4:39.17.97