Take Your Mark

>> Good Friday Morning! Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to sleep on Saturday night. >> Today's Word Count: 960. An easy read. >> Interested in advertising in D3Playbook?  >> Thanks for reading. Remember to follow us on Twitter @D3Playbook for the latest news and transactions   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Take Your Mark   "The Wartburg College track & field team is set to host the 2021 DIII Elite Indoor Championships this weekend, March 12-13, at Hoover Fieldhouse. Both days are scheduled for 10 a.m. start times. Upon the cancellation of the 2021 NCAA Division III Winter Championships, Wartburg organized an indoor track & field meet aiming to bring together some of the top student-athletes in Division III to Waverly, Iowa, inviting the top-16 individual athletes in respective events and top-12 relay teams, as verified by TFRRS.org.  Individual, relay, and team awards will be presented." >> What They're Saying: "The ultimate goal of this meet is to provide an opportunity for our top-end athletes to compete to their highest ability," Wartburg Director of Track & Field Marcus Newsom commented. "After losing four consecutive NCAA Championships, these young men and women deserve a high-class meet experience." >> Watch >> Live Results   WEEKEND 2.  What We're Watching   Baseball #3 North Central vs. #17 Adrian #12 Kean vs. William Paterson Basketball (M) #1 Randolph-Macon vs. #2 Trine (W) George Fox vs. #13 Whitman Football Salisbury vs. Wesley Berry vs. Hendrix Ice Hockey (M) UW-Stevens Point vs. UW-Superior (W) Norwich vs. Plymouth State Lacrosse (W) #6 Salisbury vs. #25 St. Mary's, Md. Volleyball (M) #10 Endicott vs. #1 Springfield Wrestling (M) NWCA Division III Championship The Weekend Schedule BSB | MBB | WBB | FB | MIH | WIH | MLX | WLX   PREVIEW 3. Softball 2021 We continue our look at spring sports with softball. This Week's Top 10 East Texas Baptist Texas Lutheran Virginia Wesleyan Christopher Newport Salisbury Linfield DePauw Kean Berry St. John Fisher >> Complete Poll Preseason Conference Poll and Favorites A-R-C: Central Atlantic East: Immaculata ASC: E) East Texas Baptist; W) Mary Hardin-Baylor C2C: Christopher Newport CCIW: Carthage Heartland: Transylvania Michigan: Trine ODAC: Virginia Wesleyan SCAC: Texas Lutheran SLIAC: Spalding USA South: E) Pfeiffer; W) Maryville Players to Watch Amanda Osterhus, P, Carroll Daria Parchert, SS, Central Patty Maye Ohanian, 1B, Christopher Newport Cami Henry, P, DePauw Brooke Matyasovsky, U, Eastern Connecticut Daniella Solis, P, East Texas Baptist Katelyn Trombley, OF, LeTourneau Tayah Kelley, P, Linfield Emily Trotman, P, St. John Fisher Kaleigh Edwards, IF, Salisbury Kelly Jurden, OF, Texas Lutheran Kameron Bowling, P, Transylvania Hanna Hull, P, Virginia Wesleyan Maddie Rog, P, Wartburg Team Championships TCNJ, 6 Central, 4 Eastern Connecticut, 4 Tufts, 3 Linfield, 2 Simpson, 2 St. Thomas, Minn., 2 Virginia Wesleyan, 2 Most Trips to NCAAs Without Title Rowan, 27 Cortland, 23 Bridgewater State, 22 Montclair State, 22 Salisbury, 22 UW-Whitewater, 22 Alma, 20 source: NCAA Statistics   EQUESTRIAN 4.  For the Love of Horses courtesy of GoNYUAthletics "Horseback riding invariably takes place a far cry from New York University's main campus in Manhattan. But for a handful of devoted students, a longtime passion for the sport means that living in the city won't get in the way.  Perhaps it's not surprising that the club flies under the radar. Practices take place at a facility in New Jersey, while competitions are mostly on Long Island. The team leaves for its competition as early as 4 a.m. on occasion.  The university's Equestrian Club has existed since 2006, when then-Director of Recreation Gail Stentiford contacted (Ashton) Phillips, who was the equestrian coach for Princeton University at the time. She asked if he would be interested in leading an NYU contingent, as well. Phillips agreed, and has coached both the men's and women's team ever since.  The club fields about 20 members at a time, although they receive interest from dozens more every year. The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) requires that teams include competitors from a variety of levels. There is also a unique twist to IHSA competition which is different from, say, equestrian at the Olympics: at competitions, the horses are assigned at random. This means that a personal connection between horse and rider is not an option, effectively leveling the playing field." >> Continue Reading   SCOREBOARD 5.  Hoop Dreams Men's Basketball MBB: #1 Randolph-Macon 70, Lynchburg 62 Buzz Anthony scored 20 points as the Yellow Jackets (10-0) came back from a halftime deficit to win the ODAC title. MBB: #7 Dubuque 73, Coe 63 The Spartans (13-0) will face Buena Vista (9-2) for the A-R-C crown as Peter Ragen scored 22 points, including the 1,000th of his career. WBB: Lynchburg 67, Roanoke 61 Abby Oguich recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards as the Hornets (11-1) won the ODAC championship. WBB: #7 Simpson 75, Central 61 The Storm (11-0) will square off against Coe (9-3) for the A-R-C title as Cassie Nash tossed in 20. All of last night's scores and upcoming contests | MBB | WBB | MIH | WIH   TRANSACTIONS 6. Comings and Goings   ALVERNO - Andie Vandertie and Erin Simmons named assistant softball coaches MANHATTANVILLE - Doug Smith named head golf coach SAINT BENEDICT - Emily Carr named athletic operations manager WHITWORTH - Beck Taylor will step down as president at the end of May   1 THING 7.  A Yard Sale to Remember   Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000 that is about to go up for auction at Sotheby’s. The white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs is about 6 inches (16 centimeters) in diameter. An antiques enthusiast came across the piece and thought it could be something special when browsing a yard sale in the New Haven area last year, according to Sotheby’s. The piece, one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world, will be up for auction in New York on March 17 as part of Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art. >> Read More courtesy of Associated Press   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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