Linked Up – 8/4/17

Danie Meder is a valuable contributor to the Woodland girls basketball team. Contributed photo – Citizen’s News.

The summer rolls on, and so does the Friday feature of Linked Up. Lots of profiles of stellar student-athletes in this edition along with some interesting national pieces. Read up and enjoy the weekend.

• From The Day of New London: Thankfully, Killingly’s Vasileios Politis is healthy and returning to football this fall.
• From ESPN.com: Not specifically high school, but important read about challenges of body issues and mental health for athletes.
• From The Atlantic: There is still an alarming lack of women coaching youth sports, which is an issue.
• From the Citizen’s News: What Danie Meder brings to the Woodland girls basketball team can’t be measured on a stat sheet.
• From GameTimeCT: Harding wrestling is working hard again to save its program.
• From The Indianapolis Star: Sport science is the new frontier and it’s coming to high school sports.
• From the Danbury News Times: Every time her team needed her Joel Barlow’s Briana Marcelino delivered.
• From the Norwich Bulletin: Golf is in the blood of Woodstock Academy’s Roxanne Garceau.
• From the Connecticut Post: Staples’ Ben Casparius excelled in showcases and on the baseball field.
• From TheRudenReport.com: Katie Gallagher is excited for the upcoming season despite uncertainty.
• From Sporttechie.com: The NFHS Network is hoping the new Pixellot cameras will be a game changer.
• From the Meriden Record Journal: In a town with great volleyball pride, Platt is adding a key position.
• From the Hartford Courant: Simsbury tennis player Matt Donahue did not suffer a sophomore slump.
• From SportzEdge.com: The East Haven community rallies around an injured student-athlete.
• From the Norwalk Hour: Darien girls lacrosse defender Logan Book earned a rare honor.
• From tdtnews.com: The headline says it all, all high school coaches matter.
• From USA Today: A look at whether playing club sports is necessary to be recruited to play in college.