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I am looking for ways to feature more content that will stay on the front page longer while also having new posts available. I am working with WordPress to figure out the best ways to fully display previous photos.  I do like being able to feature up to 6 pieces along with a chronological grouping…

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See Ya Later Alligator … Lacoste Makes a Change to its Iconic Crocodile for a Good Cause

Some Related Link – https://www.worldwildlife.org/ and Cuban Crocodile information I love trying to improve our ecology.  Crocodiles are some of my favorite animals though.  I will send Lacoste a message urging them to add the Cuban Crocodile and make it 11 endangered animals. I’d even settle for a Chinese Alligator. More on Endangered Crocodiles including the Critically Endangered…

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Thoughts on the 2018 Kentucky Duals

Saint X won 2 matches at a weather truncated Kentucky Duals tennis event today. St. X beat Owensboro Catholic 9-0 & Covington Catholic 7-2. A lot of great tennis played by all 3 schools. — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) March 11, 2018 The Kentucky Duals is an annual event that brings together 8 of the top high…

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Imperfectly Perfect – Part 4: Unexpected Champions

We entered our eighth match facing a school that had a lot of good athletes as well as 4 really strong players.  If we were playing them 1-14, I would have felt good, but we were playing our top 7 versus their top 7.  This was going to be a coin flip of a dual…

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Imperfectly Perfect – Part 3: Seventh Heaven

I approached my second season as head coach with guarded optimism that we could finish with a winning record.  We returned every player from our 5-7 team.  We also had a good amount of interest from 9th and 10th-grade players who had not been on the team last year.  I subbed for a class in…

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Imperfectly Perfect – Part 1: Head Coach?

With the Kentucky high school tennis season having just begun, I am looking back on my coaching start.  I became a teacher in August 2002.  I mentioned to my co-worker and athletic director that I would like to help both the boys and girls’ tennis teams.  He said that would be fine because each team…

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Petra Kvitova Grabs a 2nd 2018 Title and Returns to the Top 10

Thirteen consecutive wins? ✅ Back-to-back titles? ✅ First Premier 5 🏆 since 2016? ✅ Four Top 10 (including three Top 4) victories? ✅ Return to the Top 10? ✅@Petra_Kvitova has had a pretty impressive week at @QatarTennis! HIGHLIGHTS–> https://t.co/hpA67GClnn pic.twitter.com/6IlkITwJCN — WTA (@WTA) February 18, 2018 The above numbers are beyond impressive.  Kvitova returning to…

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Roger Federer is Back to #1 with his 97th Career Title

Roger Federer is #1 again.  He is the oldest #1 in history supplanted Andre Agassi in that category.  Given that he defends 2000 combined points at Indian Wells and Miami, I am not sure that it will be a long reign.  Still, it is fairly unbelievable.  If Rafa wins Acapulco, where the Spaniard is defending…

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