THIS
JUST IN!
North
Lake Tahoe's SnowFest Winter Carnival
- The
wacky and wildest strut their stuff at North Lake Tahoe’s annual
SnowFest, a 10-day winter carnival and one of the region’s most popular
family celebrations. The event, scheduled for March 5-14, will again
offer off-the-wall special events geared for all ages!
Women
Who Made History In Sports
From the very first Olympic Games
held in ancient Greece, women were excluded--so they put together their
own games, the Games of Hera, to honor the Greek goddess who ruled over
women and earth.
California
Senior Winter Games to be Held at Dodge Ridge -
The spirit of the Winter Olympics will live on with competition for
senior winter sports enthusiasts at Dodge Ridge Winter Sports Area from
Mar. 11-14. Open to athletes from across the nation (women and men 50+
years) the competition will feature downhill skiing, telemark,
snowboarding, cross-country skiing and demonstrations, and more.
Attention
Youth Football Coaches & Parents
- No
matter how you came to the role of coaching football, your sports season
can be a positive experience for both you and your players if you keep
these important thoughts in mind, from Aaron G. Locks 'Sports Master'&
President of the University of Sports.
Famous
Figure Skaters Match Game
- Spins, jumps, dance moves and more, figure skating is indeed an art
form. For centuries, ice skating was a means of getting from one side of
a frozen lake to another. Englishman Robert Jones is credited with being
the first to "figure skate" in 1772, and thus, skating competitions were
born.
Snow
Sculpture - Dragons to Disney Characters All Frozen and Lit Up!
Get a hatchet, a shovel, a toddy in a thermos and some friends--make
your own snow sculpture!
If you
live where there is plenty of snow, watch these videos, fill a thermos
with a hot toddy, grab a shovel and get started!
Ice
Hockey -
Ice hockey is one of the four
major North American professional sports. It has been played at the
Winter Olympics since 1924 and at the summer games in 1920. See if you
can match the team to the city. Just drag the team name over the it's
city on the left and connect.
Get
Footloose
on Ice
-
Even if
you are
not a
skater,
enjoy
this
video of
Australian
professional
skaters
taking
the ice
by storm
to
Footloose!
