Breaking barriers
When Annice Canaday steps on the field as line judge for Benedict vs. South Carolina State at Williams-Brice Stadium on Sept. 7, she’ll be the first woman to officiate a Division I football game, the NCAA believes.
“I knew I was going to have to break barriers to do this, and I wasn’t going to let them run me out,” said Canady, 45, who has been subject to criticism since she started officiating in 1991. “I didn’t go out there as a female official. I went out as an official.”
Canady moved from youth leagues to high school games, proving herself worthy of being invited to work in the Division I-AA’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The conference’s supervisor of officials, NFL referee Johnny Grier, scouted Canady at a scrimmage and came away impressed.
“She was one of the best on the field,” he said.
Skate with a great
Wayne Gretzky is going to camp, and 72 hockey fans can go with the Great One–for $9,999. The first Wayne Gretzky fantasy hockey camp is set for Feb. 23-27 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The price includes skating with and against Gretzky and other former pros. More than half the 72 spots have been purchased.
Say what?
`That’s old news. Why don’t you cover the new news?’
–Danny Almonte, who’s attending this year’s Little League World Series, objecting to reporters’ questions about last year’s scandal.
