Grad rates lagging at UA, ASU
AZCentral.com - ASU’s overall athlete Graduation Success Rate, also released Tuesday, is 68 percent. ASU’s federal grad rate for athletes is 44 percent, compared with 56 percent for all students. Arizona’s overall athlete Graduation Success Rate is 63 percent. The

Moudry: ever the runner, even in Iraq
Baltimore Sun - A five-mile jaunt around the Army base in Taji, Iraq, was nothing for the one-time track athlete from Perry Hall High. “We had mandatory five-milers three times a week, and Chris would always whip up on people,” said Richard Basl, who served with

MRSA case found
Centre Daily - The latest announcement does not say if the case was found in a student, athlete or employee. It also does not state if the school will be sanitized. But it does say that the district follows the Centre County Health Department and the federal Center

Germ needn’t close schools
Detroit Free Press - A student athlete in Troy originally suspected to have MRSA later was determined to have a regular staph infection. Troy was among the districts that did not close schools because of the bacteria, though athletic facilities were shut down for cleaning

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