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Browns sign free agent Dickson
Pair of Baldwin linebackers make up current Browns' roster
Combined News Services / May 14, 2012
The Cleveland Browns now have two linebackers from Wailuku, signing free agent Jojo Dickson today.
The Browns already have veteran Kaluka Maiava, who will be starting his fourth NFL season. Ironically, both players are from Baldwin High School and rep the Wai*Side.
Dickson was signed last year by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent from Idaho. He was waived before the start of the 2011 season. He recorded 182 career tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 41 collegiate games. Born July 13, 1989, Dickson is 6-1, 245 pounds.
The Browns also signed running back Adonis Thomas, an undrafted rookie from Toledo. Thomas participated in the Browns' rookie minicamp this past weekend on a tryout basis. He had 2,551 career rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns at Toledo.
In addition, Cleveland signed 2012 sixth round draft pick linebacker Emmanuel Acho waived running back Armond Smith and placed linebacker Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list.
Selected in the sixth round (204th overall), Acho appeared in 48 games at the University of Texas (2008-11). He recorded 280 career tackles, eight sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. He started all 13 games as a senior, totaling 131 tackles, three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble.
Thomas participated in the Browns’ rookie minicamp this past weekend on a tryout basis. He was a four-year letterman at the University of Toledo (2008-11), where he totaled 2,551 career rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns. He averaged 6.3 yards per carry in each of his final two seasons, a figure which led the Mid-American Conference each year. Born February 25, 1989, the 5-9, 185-pound Thomas attended Weeguahic High School in Newark, N.J.
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Hawaii All-Star Cheer, Maui Babes Win National Titles
By RODNEY S. YAP
Winning National Championships is becoming habit forming for the Hawaii All-Star Cheerleaders.
Addicted to success under the coaching of Kealii Molina, the Kahului-based cheer center earned two more national titles Sunday, March 17, at the JAMfest Cheer Nationals in Long Beach, Calif.
In addition, Maui Cheer Babes Youth All-Star Cheerleading team swept all Youth Level 1 honors for children 6- to 13-years old. The team was coached by Michelle Sniffen, Ella Kahiamoe and Denise Texeira.
The Hawaii All-Star Cheerleaders crushed the competition in Level 3 Senior Co-Ed with a score of 88.41. Second place went to Royal All-Star Cheer with 78.44 points, followed by Las Vegas Elements-Blaze with 75.86.
The 26-member team is made up of talent from schools all across the Valley Isle, ranging from 11-year-old Bryson Barron of Pomaika'i Elementary School to 18-year-old Ponia Matsumoto, a graduate of Baldwin High School.
"They were a little nervous the first day," said Coach Molina about the two-day competition at the Long Beach Convention Center. "It was the first time being in a big arena for all the boys. We were a little shaky and had a few stumbles the first day, but it didn't really hurt us that much. Today (Sunday) they were awesome, a completely different team. Their energy was great and they were ready to go . . . very confident."
Molina said the Senior 3 Co-Ed team overcame its nerves by gaining that much-needed experience on the first day (Saturday).
"I can totally tell how it's going to go in the warmups," explained Molina, who now has four national championships since opening his club two years ago. "I can tell when they are nervous and I can tell when they are totally ready. . . . I think they just had to do it once."
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