LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - While we’ve all heard about the benefits of having children involved in organized sports, not every family can afford the expensive equipment or lessons that come along with ...
LITTLE CHUTE – Inside a cramped, dimly lit rectangular garage just off Main Street — about 20 steps behind Anyone Rides Little Chute — is where Nick Maher’s worlds collide. By day, Maher — who owns ...
Robinson is president and coach at the boxing gym, which has been a refuge for community youth for almost three decades. He said while the kids do learn to spar, his goals for his boxers are broader. ...
The Warrior Boxing Club has been offering free boxing lessons, mentorship and another alternative to street life for Malvern ...
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A boxing ring sits in the middle of the Pajama Factory in Williamsport. The Dream Big Boxing Foundation, a nonprofit, is offering affordable boxing classes for kids. "Sometimes in ...
MENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) - He’s on a one-man mission to help kids grow up into responsible adults. His classroom, is the boxing ring. Ivan Inspires is teaching kids how to box. “It gives children the ...
AKRON, Ohio – The LeBron James Family Foundation is partnering with Popeye’s Boxing Gym to offer free fitness and boxing classes for I Promise and House Three Thirty students, teachers and staff. The ...
As a sophomore in high school, professional boxer Danny O’Connor won a Division I state championship in wrestling. Nearly six months later, his plans to wrestle in college ended when he failed out of ...
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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A boxing gym in Lackawanna County reopened Friday after state funding allowed them to make some much needed upgrades. The gym gives kids an opportunity to ...
Sports make up a tremendous part of the American psyche. According to the Aspen Institute’s State of Play 2023 report, 51% of U.S. children participate in youth sports. And nearly 160 million ...
Coshocton Boxing Club, started in 1980, recently moved into a new gym in the Thompson Business Center in order to serve more youth. Lessons are free for ages 11 to 17. Donations are needed for ...