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Overprotected kids become unprepared adults. Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥 You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts. Hard is the lesson. Watch. Share. Bookmark.

New Jersey school has required every freshman to hike 55 miles on the Appalachian Trail for 53 years straight. At St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, this isn’t optional — it’s a mandatory 5-day rite of passage before becoming a sophomore. Many students have never hiked or camped before. They train together in the spring, then get split into small teams where each kid gets a critical role: navigator, medic, cook, captain, etc. No one knows everything — they must rely on each other. With minimal adult supervision, they hike rain or shine, facing blisters, sore muscles, and real challenges head-on. As one administrator put it: “The only way we can get through this is if we work together.” The result? Teens who return more confident, resilient, and bonded — proving that real growth happens when you step away from screens and into the wilderness. What an incredible tradition! Parents, educators, and anyone raising tough kids — this is gold. Who else believes we need more experiences like this?

Good morning….there is a lot wrong with college sports right now….This is NOT one of them! So cool! Congrats to @WVUBaseball you guys are Super! #RoadToOmaha

Thank you Iowa High School Athletic Association for honoring Brett with Iowa’s NFHS Spirit of Sport Award. Brett has battled with incredible strength and courage, yet continues to show up every day with a positive attitude and team-first mindset. His toughness and heart inspire!!

⚾️ 25 YEARS AGO TODAY ... Northern Iowa Baseball claimed its lone NCAA Tournament victory — a 10-1 win over BYU in Lincoln, Neb. Ryan Brunner and Jason Simon hit solo homers, Aaron McEachran belted a three-run blast and Micah Green threw a complete game to claim the win.

The press box at the new Field of Dreams ballpark currently under construction in Dyersville will be named after Gary Dolphin.

🏌️🏆 PGA Championship winner, Aaron Rai on why he uses iron covers: “I grew up in very much a working-class family, and golf has always been a very expensive game. I started from the age of 4 years old, and my dad used to pay for the equipment, pay for my memberships, my entry fees. And it wasn't money that we really had, to be honest, but he'd always buy me the best clubs. When I was about seven or eight years old, (my dad) bought me a set of Titleist 690 MBs, and they were like 800-1,000 pounds back then, just for a set of clubs for a kid. I cherished them. When we used to go out and practice, he used to clean every single groove afterward with a pin and with baby oil. Although on the PGA Tour, we get given equipment, and we get given everything that we need, it's more out of principle. The value of not losing perspective of what I have and where I am. The covers are going to stay, I'm sorry."

Looking forward for this amazing opportunity to play with Shoot 360 17u in Waukee Ia this weekend !

George Brett last at bat in the big leagues

“How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate.” - Brad Stevens

REO Speedwagon on their favorite song to play 🎶

High School Hitters: There is ZERO excuse for not knowing the umpire's zone! They aren't perfect. They're human. Your job is to figure this out on the bench or in the on-deck circle/hole. Communicate with your teammates. Let them know what you saw. Don't complain. Be prepared. Make the necessary adjustments!!! #TheMoreYouKnow💫

A lot of people are asking why more politicians are not like Ben Sasse. Because voters will not elect them, that’s why. They may say they care about character, but most don’t vote that way. Instead they vote party line, ideology, self-interest, or out of pique against a perceived enemy. How can we expect our leaders to embody higher levels of virtue if a majority of voters don’t make personal character a red line? It looks like we get the leaders we deserve.

This is by far the best interview I have ever seen with someone who holds or held elective office Every school should show this to the students @BenSasse - exactly what we need

“Many senators I know would not be able to breathe without that job. It would kill them to leave,” says Scott Pelley. “I don't want what you said to be true. But I fear that that is true. And that is a sign of a much, much deeper problem,” responds former Sen. Ben Sasse. cbsn.ws/48UGcY4

Steve Kerr on his biggest concern about America Today “When I finished college almost forty years ago, if you went to school and got a degree, you could get a job and you could buy a house. Now that's out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. We don't really have a middle class, and we don't have what used to represent the American Dream, which was: you can do better than your parents. We're going backward on all that. Our family is lucky. I'm in a position where my family can live well. But there are millions of people out there, young people who are looking at the horizon and saying, "I did everything I was told I needed to do, and I can't buy a house, and I can't chase my dream." Think about what that means for the stability of communities and cities and a whole country.” (Via @NewYorker h/t @warriorsworld )

Ben Sasse gets it. Lotta truths.