Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Koa Sports Joe Horton Scholarship Fund recently offered three students baseball scholarships.
Joe Horton and his brother Andy successfully completed the 50-mile North Face Endurance Challenge last summer to raise money to establish a sports scholarship fund for unprivileged children, Patch reported. Through the Koa Sports Joe Horton Scholarship Foundation, three students from Washinton, DC, Maryland and Virginia recently were given more than $3,000 in scholarships to help them pursue their passions in baseball. “We couldn’t have planned it any better to get one [each] from DC, Virginia and Maryland, so we are spreading the joy,” Joe Horton said. One of the scholarship recipients, St. John's High School senior Harry Thomas, says that the opportunity can help jump-start his baseball career. “This scholarship is important to me …
Friday, June 15, 2012
You've made your nominations on Potomac Patch and Bethesda Patch. Now let's put it to a vote and name a Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where can you find the best summer camp around Potomac and Bethesda? Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows summer fun in the area to nominate the best camp around Potomac and Bethesda. The nomination period ended July 9. Voting begins July 23 and ends at midnight August 17. Nominees were added as comments below and Patch is using its discretion in adding to the nominations if readers declined to weigh in. Remember, voting will be closed before July 23 and after Aug. 17. During live voting, you'll be asked to create an account in order to cast your ballot. Thanks in advance for your participation! PS: Sign up for the Potomac or Bethesda …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Joe and Andy Horton finished the 50-mile North Face Endurance Challenge in just under 12 hours.
Friday's thunderstorms did more than just cause tornado warnings around D.C. The 2 inches of rain dropped on the metro-area turned the already tough North Face Endurance Challenge into an arduous, muddy trek. At 5 a.m. Saturday, Glen Echo brothers Joe and Andy Horton stood ready to run the 50 miles -- muddy trail or not. The two had pledged themselves to the race in an effort to establish a scholarship fund for underprivileged kids interested in playing youth sports with Koa Sports, an organization that uses former college and professional athletes to teach sports fundamentals to boys and girls. Eleven hours and 55 minutes after starting, the brothers finished the endurance challenge side by side, and with a donation of $15,000 for Koa …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Joe and Andy Horton have pledged to run the 50-mile Northface Endurance challenge in June, already raising over $14,000 for youth sports scholarships.
Early one Sunday morning Joe Horton and his brother Andy woke up, got dressed and went outside for a nine-mile run. When that was finished, they headed over to Carderock to run another 26 miles in the Potomac River Run marathon. The day’s total was 35 miles. Four years ago, Horton couldn’t run the length of his driveway in Atlanta, GA. Today, the Washington, D.C.- area transplant is training to complete the 50-mile Northface Endurance challenge in June. But his mission isn’t just bragging rights. The 41-year-old is attempting to raise $20,000 to establish a scholarship fund for underprivileged kids interested in playing youth sports with Koa Sports, an organization that uses former college and professional athletes to teach sports …
Monday, May 7, 2012
If yours is a baseball family, Bethesda-based Big Train Baseball may have a program right up your alley.
Is Junior looking for a little extra batting practice? Do you have an empty bedroom in your house begging for an occupant? The Bethesda Big Train Baseball team is looking for a few local host families to take in players during June and July. The summer collegiate team that plays at Shirley Povich Field in Cabin John Park will bring 25 ball players from around the country to the Bethesda-Potomac region this year. In addition to playing on the Big Train team, many of these players will be camp counselors for the program's summer baseball camp. According to the Big Train program, hosting a player could also mean a bit more one-on-one attention for your young camper. "For middle and high school players, hosting a Big Train player offers an up…
Ruisi Gao
10:04 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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