Phil Horton’s vision and philosophy elevate athletic performance By Mike Savicki Huntersville’s Phil Horton has both an athletic coaching and training resume that crosses collegiate and professional sports, and a philosophy that is as unique as it is successful. The Lenoir, North Carolina native,…
By Mike Savicki Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls and elevate yourself to Romantic Champion of the World in one single day So, guys, here’s the good news first. If you are reading this on or before February 13th then you haven’t done…
It’s all about flash and flair at Outcast Kustoms and K&L Collision By Mike Savicki If you ever caught “Trick My Truck” on Country Music Television (CMT), Speed’s “American Trucker,” Travel Channel’s “Outrageous Rigs” or “Outcast Kustoms”on Discovery’s Velocity Channel, then you’ll most likely…
Anthony Famiglietti inspires runners to push beyond limits By Mike Savicki Under the cover of darkness, a single runner takes to the Davidson College track. There is very little warm-up, and he gets right down to business. Hammering out interval after interval, each lap…
Twenty years later, Dan Jansen’s Olympic story still resonates By Mike Savicki It’s hard to imagine that it has been twenty years since the world last saw speed skater, Dan Jansen, streak across the Olympic ice in American red, white and blue. Two decades…
Henry and Dot Pender share memories as Cornelius opens a road named in their family’s honor By Mike Savicki The Town of Cornelius, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has a crisscrossing array of roadways named to honor those who have…
Davis Combs makes a statement at The 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games By Mike Savicki Davis Combs isn’t like most athletes in CrossFit Eternal Davidson’s gym. At 17, he is one of the youngest regulars, he is undersized, and, having only been at it for…
F3’s principles of fitness, fellowship and faith strengthen men By Mike Savicki This story begins on the Davidson green well before sunrise. Bobby Cashion, the local founder of a group known as F3, is the first to arrive. He has been tasked with leading…
By Mike Savicki Let’s start with heartfelt congratulations. You made it through the holidays and dodged all the inside pitches that were thrown at you. Your turkey didn’t spontaneously combust, you found parking spaces on Black Friday, you actually managed to buy a pretty…
Operating under one Mooresville roof, with a collaborative culture and unyielding drive, Team Penske raises the bar for motorsports performance By Mike Savicki In early 2005, Roger Penske and Tim Cindric began meeting to explore options for a strategic realignment of the team owner’s…