Sports
Getting to Know... Amanda Furmage
n Nickname - Mand, among others.
- School - Conneaut.
- Class - Junior.
- Sports - Basketball and softball.
- Notes - The 16-year-old is the daughter of Tina and Rob... Has a younger brother, Josh, 13... Is a member of the National Honor Society, carries a 4.0 grade-point average and is tied for first in her class... When not toiling in the athletic realm, she enjoys going to the movies, listening to music and hanging out with her friends... Though she appears to be shy, Amanda's friends know better. "I'm really not shy. Only a few people that know me really well know that."... Has earned a letter in volleyball, and two each in basketball and softball... Played softball over the summer for the Top Guns 16-under Black... Is currently playing fall softball for the Ohio Jaguars 18-under team... Wants to pursue a career in pharmacy, sports management or hotel management... Has just begun looking at colleges but fancies Ohio Northern and Findlay... Wishes to pursue softball at the collegiate level.
Favorites
- School subject - Chemistry.
- Hobby - Scrapbooking.
- Car - "I wish I had a car, so whatever car somebody would like to buy for me is my favorite car."
- Store - American Eagle.
- CD - "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," Panic at the Disco.
- Song - "Sunday Morning," Maroon Five.
- Band/Artist - Panic at the Disco.
- Movie - "Dodgeball" and "Anchor Man."
- Actor - Ben Stiller.
- Actress - Jennifer Anniston.
- TV show - Grey's Anatomy.
- Radio station - Star-104 (103.7-FM).
- Food - Tacos.
- Dessert - Chocolate cheesecake.
- Fast food - Taco Bell.
- Beverage - Blue Gatorade. "It has to be the blue kind."
- Sport - Softball.
- Athlete - LeBron James.
- Baseball team - Cleveland Indians.
- NFL team - "I don't have one, but I'll say the Green Bay Packers because my boyfriend (Nick DeNunzio) said."
- NBA team - "The Cleveland Cavaliers. My friends and I claim to be the best Cavaliers' fans around."
- Would like to meet - LeBron James.
- Person most admired - "My parents."
- Superstitions - "I have a lot, but I have to wear the same batting gloves all year, no matter how many holes they get. I also have to have the same model batting gloves every year. The other players make fun of me because of how chewed up my batting gloves get."
- Top sports moment - "Hitting two home runs in one day. I've only hit three in my life. That's pretty amazing to me. We played until two in the morning that day. It was at a tournament this past summer at the Thunderplex in Vienna."
- Bob Ettinger
Star Beacon Print Edition: 10/17/2006
- Sports
-
-
Dragons struck by loss
The fleeting nature of life was driven home in crushing fashion late Tuesday night to the Lakeside football team and coaching staff with the drowning death of former Dragon Joe Lathan, a 2009 Lakeside graduate.
-
Legend’s death hits home
Mark Debevc and Jack Tatum were linked together by their connection as defensive teammates on the Ohio State University football team from 1968-70. The connections don’t end there, because in certain ways, their lives have followed similar paths since then.
-
Yankees burn Fausto
The Indians have been playing some of the American League’s better teams tooth-and-nail since the All-Star break, winning most of their games in the process. Wednesday’s contest, however, didn’t live up to that type of standard.
-
A Don McCormack column: Landmark stadium gets facelift
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Spartan pride
A friend said to me the other day, “Have you been through Conneaut and seen what's going on with the football stadium? It's amazing what they've been able to do there in less than a year!” -
Future calling for help from the past
Twelve-year-old Bailey Beckwith, a member of Girl Scout Troop 369, was searching for a project to help her earn the Silver Award. She received a piece of advice that led to quite a project.
-
A Don McCormack column: Are you ready for some football?
-
Tomlin terrific for Tribe
Perhaps the Indians should schedule more pitchers to start in their major-league debuts.
-
Hurling to nationals
Good pitching is a staple of every championship-caliber team. In fastpitch softball, it’s all the difference between an also-ran and a headline-maker.
-
All in the interest of helping Emily
A variety of sporting events are scheduled Saturday to benefit the family of a Pymatuning Valley Middle School student fighting leukemia.
-
Ray of hope dashed
Indians manager Manny Acta said that Tampa Bay won with pitching and defense on Sunday. But as he himself attested. it didn’t hurt the Rays that his own team couldn’t move runners.
- More Sports Headlines
-
