Sports & Recreation

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Local Sports and Recreation Camp Eberhart Little League - Indiana District 11 Irish Youth Hockey League Lunker's Sporting Goods (Edwardsburg) Michiana Amateur Sports Report Michiana Rugby Football Club Michiana Figure Skating Club Michiana Soccer Association Michiana Golf NW Indiana Golf Courses Swan Lake Resort Northern Indiana Adult Baseball League Potato Creek State Park Potawatomi Zoo St. Joseph County 4-H Fair South Bend Bowling Centers Strikes & Spares Entertainment Center South Bend / Mishawaka Convention and Visitors Bureau RV / MH Hall of Fame (Elkhart) South Bend Motor Speedway South Bend Parks and Recreation South Bend Sporting Goods South Bend Table Tennis Center Other Recreation Resources Indiana Department of Natural Resources Indiana 4-H (Purdue) Indiana Gaming Commission Indiana Horse Racing Commission Little League Baseball College Sports Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Big 10 Conference Bowl Championship Series (BCS) College Football Hall of Fame IU Athletics Mid-American Conference (MAC) Notre Dame Athletics Purdue Athletics USA Basketball Professional Sports All-American Girls Professional Baseball Chicago Bears Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Indiana Thunder Womens Football Indiana Titans Football Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Fever (WNBA) Indianapolis Pacers IndyCar Racing Major League Baseball (MLB) NASCAR Professional Bowlers Association South Bend Blue Sox Women's Baseball South Bend Silverhawks US Soccer Sports in the Media ESPN SportsZone Tribune Sports WNDU Sports Westwood One Radio Sports Programming

Contents 1 New Sports Books @ the Library 1.1 Featured New Books 2 Sports and Recreation around Michiana 2.1 Get out there and get moving 2.2 Potato Creek 2.3 Local Attraction 2.4 Did you know...? 3 2006 College Football Schedules 3.1 Notre Dame 3.2 Indiana University 3.3 Purdue University 3.4 Michigan 3.5 Michigan State

New Sports Books @ the Library

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When Chicago Ruled Baseball

Cubs Essential

Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood

Dingers: A Short History of the Long Ball

Clearing the Bases: Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records

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Marathon and Half Marathon: The Beginner's Guide

Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing

The One that Got Away: A memoir

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Miracle: Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang

A Week in the Life of NASCAR

Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style

Featured New Books

Ned McIntosh and Rich Cropper, the authors of this informative and easy-to-read book, have more than 30 years combined coaching experience between them. Endorsed by Little League Baseball, the book covers everything from teaching the rules and positions of the game to teaching kids to hit, throw, catch, and run bases. The authors also emphasize the importance of keeping practice fun and maintaining the proper perspective. From breaking in a new glove to developing a natural swing, and including the regulations prescribed by Little League, this new classic provides coaches the advice and know-how to teach the next generation of baseball players. (Check the library's catalog for the availability of this title.)

There seems to be a trend lately for sports stars' wives to write books about their husbands' sports. Last fall, I featured Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!, a woman's guide to loving professional football by Holly Robinson Peete (wife of Rodney Peete). Now comes Liz Allison's The Girl's Guide to NASCAR. Allison is the wife of NASCAR driver Davey Allison (see Miracle above). Featuring a foreward by Darrell Waltrip, and fun chapter titles like "Baby You Can Drive My Car...," and "Rules, What Rules?" this little book is full of the ins and outs of NASCAR racing. Whether you're a girl or a guy, if you want to get in on all those conversations about racing going on around the grill this summer check out this title.

Sports and Recreation around Michiana

Get out there and get moving

<div class="floatleft"></div> The South Bend Parks & Recreation Department has an exciting lineup of sports and activities. Check out their site for more information on programs and classes.

Potato Creek

Did you know that we have a big, beautiful state park within our county's boundaries? The six square-mile Potato Creek State Park is owned and maintained by the Indiana DNR. The park features a wide array of features for year-round family enjoyment (although if you saw my feature about sledding last winter, you know that the weather can effect your plans!). Featuring a Nature Center and picnic shelters, as well as bike rentals and swimming, the park might be just the ticket for your next family outing. Before you go, be sure to grab a copy of their flier.

Local Attraction

The Football Hall of Fame is among the nation's premier sports shrines, preserving the history and ongoing story of college football while promoting an understanding of the positive values of the sport. The Hall of Fame is one of many programs conducted by the National Football Foundation to recognize, preserve and foster values developed through participation in amateur football.

Did you know...?

The Michiana area has a long tradition of semi-professional football, dating back to the early 1970's when the Michiana Hawks played in Niles. The latest team to play in the area is the Indiana Titans. Several of the veteran players for the Titans formerly played for the South Bend Stampede.

The Indiana Thunder is a full contact women’s football team in the National Women’s Football Association, the largest and fastest growing full contact women’s football league in the world.

2006 College Football Schedules

Fall is football season!

Notre Dame

• September 2 vs. Georgia Tech
  
• September 9 vs. Penn State
  
• September 16 vs. Michigan
  
• September 23 vs. Michigan State
  
• September 30 vs. Purdue
  
• October 7 vs. Stanford
  
• October 21 vs. UCLA
  
• October 28 vs. Navy
  
• November 4 vs. North Carolina
  
• November 11 vs. Air Force
  
• November 18 vs. Army
  
• November 25 vs. USC

Indiana University

• September 2 vs. Western Michigan
  
• September 9 vs. Ball State
  
• September 16 vs. Southern Illinois
  
• September 23 vs. Connecticut
  
• September 30 vs. Wisconsin
  
• October 7 vs. Illinois
  
• October 14 vs. Iowa
  
• October 21 vs. Ohio State
  
• October 28 vs. Michigan State
  
• November 4 vs. Minnesota
  
• November 11 vs. Michigan
  
• November 18 vs. Purdue

Purdue University

• September 2 vs. Indiana State
  
• September 9 vs. Miami of Ohio
  
• September 16 vs. Ball State
  
• September 23 vs. Minnesota
  
• September 30 vs. Notre Dame
  
• October 7 vs. Iowa
  
• October 14 vs. Northwestern
  
• October 21 vs. Wisconsin
  
• October 28 vs. Penn State
  
• November 4 vs. Michigan State
  
• November 11 vs. Illinois
  
• November 18 vs. Indiana
  
• November 25 vs. Hawaii

Michigan

• September 2 vs. Vanderbilt
  
• September 9 vs. Central Michigan
  
• September 16 vs. Notre Dame
  
• September 23 vs. Wisconsin
  
• September 30 vs. Minnesota
  
• October 7 vs. Michigan State
  
• October 14 vs. Penn State
  
• October 21 vs. Iowa
  
• October 28 vs. Northwestern
  
• November 4 vs. Ball State
  
• November 11 vs. Indiana
  
• November 18 vs. Ohio State

Michigan State

• September 2 vs. Idaho
  
• September 9 vs. Eastern Michigan
  
• September 16 vs. Pittsburgh
  
• September 23 vs. Notre Dame
  
• September 30 vs. Illinois
  
• October 7 vs. Michigan
  
• October 14 vs. Ohio State
  
• October 21 vs. Northwestern
  
• October 28 vs. Indiana
  
• November 4 vs. Purdue
  
• November 11 vs. Minnesota
  
• November 18 vs. Penn State

Last updated by Maire 16:06, 28 August 2006 (EDT). Maintained by Helena. Feel free to leave comments on the discussion page.