Archive - Sep 2011 - Sports Article
- Date
-
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- Type
-
September 23rd
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
Spike Todd likes to tell a story about his brother Bob.
When they were kids in Southern California, Spike says, the two brothers shared a bedroom and a small black-and-white television. They were devoted Angels fans and devoted Lakers fans.
Spike, the owner of Mammoth Liquor, swears that Bob used to do sports play-by-play in his sleep. This when Bob was about 10 or 11.
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
It’s not as if anyone in his or her right mind would want to make the Everest Challenge any tougher than it already is.
Yet nobody has ever accused Alan Jacoby, of Mammoth, as being in his right mind.
“Goal setting and achievement is like a drug,” said Jacoby, a volunteer at Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra and an entrant in this weekend’s Everest Challenge.
Jacoby, however, said he is going to attempt the ride on a singlespeed mountain bike.
“Helping others erase barriers only makes you want to go out and test your own limits,” he said.
Yeah but …
September 16th
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
“The Crib” is about to close up shop for the season.
It has been home to runners, cyclists, biathletes and sports media for four months. Now, Tourism Director John Urdi said it is up to them to spread the word about one of the most innovative high-altitude training facilities anywhere.
Technically it has no name, but every since its inception last winter, Urdi has called it the “High Altitude Training Crib.”
Now it’s merely “The Crib,” a two-bedroom (with loft) townhouse at Snowcreek that can handle six (or more if some want to choose a spot on the floor).
