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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Multi-Sport Athlete Plans to Sign Scholarship with Eastern Michigan

Kristina Coyne, the multi-sport star who kicked on the varsity football team and played four other sports, is expected to sign onto an athletic scholarship at the college this week.

Kristina Coyne, the multi-sport star who kicked on the varsity football team and played four other sports, is expected to sign an athletic scholarship at Eastern Michigan University. She plans to compete in track at the college in Ypsilanti, MI, just a few miles away from Ann Arbor, Chartiers Valley Athletic Director Frank Vulcano Jr. said. She will officially sign her national letter of intent Wednesday morning in the High School Athletic Conference Room. Besides serving as the football team’s place kicker the past three years, Kristina also played volleyball, basketball and competed in track and field. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter! Vulcano said Kristina is the “most decorated …

Thursday, February 16, 2012

'Outstanding' Track Coach Wins Award

Lori Poe was named the region's Outstanding Coach of the Year by Chatham University.

Lori Poe, who coaches cross country, indoor track and spring track and field at Chartiers Valley High School, received the Outstanding Coach Award this month from Chatham University. Poe was awarded the honor on Feb. 10 at the university’s 17th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration. Chatham officials said the award is for a coach “who positively affects their school and their athletes’ experiences.” Poe said the award came as a shock, and that she was ”very surprised and honored” by the honor. She didn't know exactly what she was nominated for until the night of the banquet. "I do what I love and to be recognized for it was nice," Poe said. Besides coaching, Poe works as a nutritionist for the high school’s runners and …

Carrie Stewart

5:05 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012

She's awesome. CV is so lucky to have a coach like her.   more ›

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