Issue
Spring 1998.
13 articles
The Spring 1998 issue of BFS Magazine collects 13 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Safety, Bench Press, Football, and Squat. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, Greg Shepard, and Laura Dayton. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
MASSILLON, OHIO: Where the Pennies Were Buried
The stadium is part of the Washington Massillon High School on-campus sports complex. It seats 18,000 people and it is where the six divisions of Ohio High School State Championships are played. Those 8th graders in 1993 from Liberty Center who attended their state final game in
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PENNIES IN THE END ZONE
Rex Lingruen is the head football coach at Liberty Center High School in Liberty Center, Ohio, a Division 5 school with approximately 400 students. Their football team is often referred to in local newspapers as The Sons of Liberty, because many of the players are second and th
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TROJANS BRING HOME THIRD TITLE OF THE 90'S
Homedale capped the perfect season with a balanced attack and featured the Player of the Year and three other first team All-Staters. 1996 was a different story. Homedale went 2-6 and only briefly threatened to even make the playoffs. In addition to a years experience, one of th
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SHE'S STILL GOING EVEN AFTER THE GOLD
Plyometric drills and pulling a sled around the track are tough work. That's why Chryste Gaines likes them. And that attitude is why she has an Olympic gold medal sitting on her shelf, next to her four-year pre-med degree from Stanford University. Sometimes, it's hard to tell whi
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THEY KEEP WINNING, AND WINNING AND . . .
The matchup for the 1998 Class AA High School Football Championships in Georgia was a classic. The gridiron warriors in this annual showdown came from Washington County, which won the title last year and was ranked #1 all season, and Carrollton High School, which was ranked #2 al
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SHOCK IT TO ME WITH PLYOMETRICS
Who is the greatest of all time? In boxing circles Mohammed Ali claims he is, but could he knock out Holyfield? What about Larry Holmes? Could his jabs and ring experience overcome the brutal power of a Mike Tyson uppercut? These debates about boxing can never be resolved, but
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DRUG TESTING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: All for One and One for All?
A school in central Arkansas implemented a new drug testing policy as a result of action taken by the local school board. The new policy has yet to be tested by constituents of the district. Many of the athletes are commenting on the fact that none of the other organizations, or
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COMBATING DRUGS, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, GANGS & GUNS
I. I am worth my highest goal. I deserve success. I will walk, talk, think, act like the successful person I want to be. Write your worthy goals down on paper. Keep them in front of you at school and at home. Everyone deserves success. But, who is responsible for your greatness?
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THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT FAT: Part II
Let us review the real scientific nitty gritty. If you eat high levels of carbohydrates, like a pop and donut, your insulin level will skyrocket in an attempt to lower blood sugar levels. The insulin will find the fat in the donut and take it to your fat cells. Once the fat is in
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THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, DAD
When Steve Cole was a freshman he had some doubts about playing football, but they were fleeting. Hed been picked on most of his life for being short, and was used to standing up for himself. Besides, he had the support and encouragement of his dad, mom and step-dad. The doubts
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MONARCHS REMAIN KINGS
Dont even think about inferring that the Methodist Monarchs, a Division 3 football team in North Carolina, are a bunch of delicate butterflies. The Monarchs are kings, and the lion is their mighty mascot. Those who question the teams sovereign position have only to look at the
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"WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE"
Points. Totals. Stats. Numbers are what count in sports, especially in the decathlon. But on the day Dan OBrien was born, the stats on this future world record decathlete didnt look so promising. Matter of fact, they were pretty bleak. Dan was born in 1966 to a Finnish mother a
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