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U.S. ice dancers Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko will begin training under one of the most decorated Olympic figure skaters, Scott Moir , at the new Ice Academy of Montreal campus in Southwestern Ontario. The news comes one week after Moir, the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion and three-time World champion for Canada with Tessa Virtue , was announced as head coach and managing director of I.AM’s second location. “We’re so happy and excited to start working with our new coaching team,” Carreira said in a U.S. Figure Skating release. “We’ve worked with Scott before and we really enjoyed working with him. Scott has so much enthusiasm and energy and will help us exploit our full potential.” Carreira and Ponomarenko, both 20, had been coached by Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan, since teaming up in 2014. They won the 2020 Skate America bronze medal and 2018 Russia Grand Prix bronze medal, as well as five Challenger Series medals, including two golds. Two-time World … [Read more...] about Ice dancers Christina Carreira, Anthony Ponomarenko to be coached by Scott Moir

Dior Johnson - Sophomore highlights 4,834 views 3:02 Video: Dior Johnson highlightsCheck out the new Oak Hill Academy guard in action last season.Each offseason, elite high school basketball rosters are rebuilt or replenished through key transfers joining new squads for the upcoming year.While the sports world continues to deal with unprecedented times, the 2020-21 transfer season has continued as top programs Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) have made the biggest splashes so far this summer.While there's sure to be more movement before next season begins, here's our first installment of impact transfers. Photo by: Jim Redman Jalen Duren, Roman Catholic Tamar BatesTo: IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)From: Piper (Kansas City, Kan.) Impact: Bates is the first major addition for the Ascenders after coming off a strong junior season that saw him average 22.1 points, five rebounds and 4.1 assists … [Read more...] about Top high school basketball impact transfers for 2020-21 season

No. 1 Montverde Academy highlights 13,924 views 1:20 Video: Montverde Academy highlightsNational champions in action last season.The high school basketball landscape is always tough to define before the offseason transfer season gets underway. This year will be even more so with the uncertainty around how the 2020-21 season will look due to the ever-changing landscape created by the current global pandemic.However, we've taken a look ahead anyway to get people thinking about next year as we remain hopeful the season will be played as usual and fans will be allowed to attend.While plenty is certain to change over the summer, here's an early look at what the 2020-21 preseason Top 25 MaxPreps boys basketball rankings will look like.Note: Teams which did not finish their seasons are denoted with an asterisk. Graphic by Ryan Escobar 1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)2019-20 Resume: (25-0) No. 1 in final Top 25Outlook: After capturing their second national title in the past three … [Read more...] about Way-Too-Early Top 25 high school basketball rankings for 2020-21

Preseason Top 25: No. 1 IMG Academy (FL) 96,304 views 3:15 Video: Preseason Top 25 high school football rankingsIMG Academy begins the season ranked No. 1.We've released our Preseason Top 25 and now it's time to dig even deeper into high school football, taking a look at the 100 best teams in the country.The four major states — Texas, California, Florida and Georgia — represent over half the field with 54 teams selected.Seventeen come from the Lone Star State followed by the Golden State (15), Sunshine State (14) and Peach State (8). Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington and Washington D.C. all have multiple schools featured. In total, 24 different states are represented, along with the District of Columbia. However, a lot can still change from now until when the season starts with the uncertainty surrounding high school football because of the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about MaxPreps 2020 preseason Top 100 high school football teams

Brock Vandagriff - 2019 Highlights 8,282 views 2:13 Video: Brock Vandagriff highlightsWatch the nation's No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in action. The evidence continues to mount for Georgia being one of the nation's top hotbeds for high school football talent. Of the Top 50 Georgia recruits from the Class of 2021 according to 247Sports, 32 have already committed to FBS programs. That's more than any of the "Big 3" high school football power states – Texas (29), Florida (24) and California (23). The Georgia Bulldogs are the big winner thus far with seven in-state commits, followed by Clemson with five, Florida (four) and Tennessee and Georgia Tech (three each). Of the 50, wide receivers and defensive backs make up most of the list with nine recruits each, followed by offensive linemen (seven), defensive linemen and linebackers (six each) and quarterbacks (five). See the complete Top 50 as compiled by 247Sports composite below. File photo by Dean Swint Running back Phil Mafah … [Read more...] about Top 50 Georgia high school football players from the Class of 2021