The NFCA is excited to announce the return of its it highly successful “Power of One” membership drive for a second year as it seeks to grow the Association by asking each member to get just one new person to join. If each existing member does that, the NFCA will double in size just in…
The 2017 NFCA Convention kicks off on Wednesday Dec. 6 and runs through Saturday, Dec. 9 at Bally’s Las Vegas. Over the course of four days, attendees have a wide array of opportunities to educate themselves, network, conduct business, be recognized for their achievements, discover innovative products and have fun. To get those more acquainted…
The body of Vladimir Lenin should be left in the mausoleum on the Red Square as there are much more important problems for Russia to solve, the lawmakers said on the 95th anniversary since the death of the 1917 Revolution leader. Lenin died on January 21, 1924 after being unable to recover from an assassination…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thirty-two elite teams are poised to compete in the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic on March 2-4 at the Lincoln Park complex in Tucson, Ariz. Defending NCAA Division III national champion Virginia Wesleyan and 2017 runner-up St. John Fisher head the field, which includes 31 teams that played in their conference tournament…
For Fouzia Al Hashish and thousands of other Syrian refugees, the time has come to put the finishing touches on their new national identity. The 23-year-old mother’s 2019 goal is already quite clear: a Canadian citizenship and a dark blue passport for herself, husband Mohammad Al Mnajer, and their children. “I’m not a refugee. I’m…
Britain is a former empire trying to stay relevant in European affairs by becoming an anti-Russian champion, Nikolai Patrushev, a senior Russian security official, believes. British people see through this ruse, he said. Patrushev, the former head of the security service FSB, who currently chairs the Russian national security council, painted a highly unfavorable picture…
New Delhi and Abu Dhabi have inked a currency swap agreement to boost trade and investment without involvement of a third currency like the US dollar. The swap is for an amount of two billion UAE dirham or 35 billion Indian rupees (US$495 million), according to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. “The bilateral currency…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Head coach Bill Conroy and assistant coaches Rex Mack, Seth Holloway, Russell Cooper and Alexis Mack of the Beverly Bandits (Ill.) were named the 2017 NFCA Travel Ball National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association on Wednesday morning. Under the tutelage of Conroy and his staff, the Bandits captured titles at…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Essex’s (Vt.) Sarah Knickerbocker, South Park’s (Pa.) Jess Dean, Warhill’s (Williamsburg, Va.) Keely Rochard and Madisonville-North Hopkins’ (Ky.) Kaylee Tow were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week winners for their outstanding play during the week of June 5-11. East Region In two games last week, Knickerbocker was 4-for-7 (.571)…
MONTREAL — The packed holiday masses that took place as scheduled in the St-Antoine and Ste-Paule churches north of Montreal seemed extra special this year, given that a few months ago it looked like they might not happen at all. That’s because the churches were two of more than 30 that were on a list…