NEW LONDON — Maharishi School avenged an early season loss to New London with its first victory of the season, topping the Tigers 44-33 in SEISC south action Friday. Suraj Rao led the Pioneers with 12 points, Rashan Anderson had nine and Toby James scored eight. The Pioneers ran out to a 13-2 lead after one... Read More »
ADDvantage, the Magazine for the United States Professional Tennis Association, features Lawrence Eyre, 2009 USPTA National High School Coach of the Year. Get your game on track with meditation and yoga by Eric Hinchman, USPTA January 2012--The mind of a tennis player is the craziest thing. Consider the 1975 Wimbledon men's final when Arthur Ashe defeated... Read More »
At the Westfield Tennis Club Junior Christmas Classic, held in Cedar Rapids from December 27-31, Solaris Nite and Chandre Morales won the boys’ 16 doubles. Chandre was the runner-up in the boys’ 14 singles as well. Sam Arsanjani won the 18 and under doubles and the single consolation for 18 and under. Congratulations!
AN INTERVIEW WITH LAWRENCE EYRE, "NATIONAL TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR" Eleven-year-old Lawrence Eyre loved tennis from the first moment he set foot on court. He learned to play in the public parks of Moline, Illinois, and in high school he became the Quad-Cities singles and doubles champion. At Yale University he varsity lettered his freshman... Read More »
By Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor | Aug 25, 2011 The Maharishi School volleyball team is hoping last year’s growing pains will at least be something to fall back on in 2011. The Pioneers had almost an entirely new lineup last fall, but made strides from opening night to their final regional game. Now, Essa Johnson... Read More »
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By Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor | Jun 01, 2011 Maharishi School poses with the Class 1A runner-up trophy and banner for the third-straight year after Tuesday’s state tournament in Johnston. Pictured are, from left to right, front row: Derek Thatcher, Brenton Schwartz; back row: head coach Lawrence Eyre, Thomas Weiss, Sam Arsanjani, Raphael Gelfand, Nicolas... Read More »
By Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor Maharishi School's Thomas Weiss (left) and Derek Thatcher have piled up a 44-6 career record in doubles play and finished third for the second year in a row at the Class 1A state individual tournament Saturday. WATERLOO — Maharishi School’s Thomas Weiss and Derek Thatcher finished third in Class 1A... Read More »
Maharishi School’s 14th Annual Pioneer Invitational Golf Tournament will be held at the Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa, Iowa on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This annual tournament raises money for Maharishi School in Fairfield. The entry fee is $100, and covers a cart, green fee, lunch and prizes. The prizes include $10,000 for a hole... Read More »
Ninth place long jump Reposted from the Fairfield Ledger-May 20, 2011 (Photo by: CARSON TIGGES) Maharishi School’s Essa Johnson improved on each attempt and had a best mark of 16-feet, 5.25-inches in the Class 1A long jump competition Thursday. Johnson came up one spot shy of qualifying for the finals and settled for ninth place.
By Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor | May 13, 2011 (Photo by: Carson Tigges) MSAE’s Raphael Gelfand was unseeded entering the district tournament but played his way to runner-up to qualify for the state singles tournament. Unseeded Raphael Gelfand began his day with an upset of second-seeded Andrew Schulte of Keokuk and it was just the... Read More »