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On Sunday, Peruvian runners ages 5 to 18 will compete in a cross country race being held in Torrence’s memory  Olympic and professional middle-distance runner David Torrence was jaunting toward making his dream of aiding young runners in Peru, his mother’s native country, a reality before he died over six years ago. Torrence, who represented […]

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When Are Children Ready for Their First Communion? Dr. Michael A. Milton Author 2021 16 Apr God instituted two sacraments for the people of God. The sign of identification with the family of God (circumcision/baptism) and the sign of remembrance of our salvation, and participation in the Lord‘s life, and unity with the Body of Christ (Passover/Lords supper). The former shall be applied to all believers and their...

Brazier, Hoppel & Purrier Set American Records at NBIGP Feb 14, 2021 David Monti The 26th edition of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix saw 11 national indoor records, including three American records in the distance events by Donavan Brazier in the 800m (1:44.21), Bryce Hoppel in the 1000m (2:16.27), and Elinor Purrier in the two-mile (9:10.28).  What was the fourth of six gold-level meetings of the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour was held for the first time at the Ocean Breeze Track and Fie...

Kevin Morris Many of the best track and field athletes in the world returned to competition—some for the first time in several months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic—at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on February 13. The event, typically held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, was relocated to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York, because the Boston venue is serving as a mass vaccination site. And the athletes made the most of this racing opportunity by breaking...

NBIGP Preview: The Best US Indoor Meet of 2021 Season Is Saturday February 12, 2021 While the Millrose Games and USATF Indoor Championships have both fallen by the wayside in 2021, the third mainstay of the US professional indoor circuit, the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, has endured. Despite a move to Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex (the meet’s usual venue, the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, is being used as a mass vaccination site), NBIGP will be back for its 26th edition o...