2011 Portfolio by Renee Burke

2010-2011 portfolio

Justin Kane

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Justin Kane 3421 Gatlin Place Cr Orlando, FL 32812 jkane93@gmail.com (407) 341-8524 May 19, 2011 Nina Doran Fort Gatlin Supervisor Orange County Parks and Recreation 2009 Lake Margaret DR Orlando, FL 32806 Dear Ms. Doran, Perhaps Fort Gatlin is looking for a summer camp counselor for this years Camp Scooter, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked at Fort Gatlin before and I have worked with kids and know how to interact with them. I feel like I am highly qualified to fill the needs of a summer camp counselor. After coaching my little brothers basketball team for the second year in a row now I feel like I developed a healthy relationship with the kids I coached. They were ages 10-14 and never got upset with me or angry. I feel like they listened very well to what I had to say and I had a blast coaching them, Having a little brother all of his friends always hangout at my house and I get to spend time with them on a daily basis. I don;t get angry so I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yell at the children and I am very considerate of their feelings and what they want to do. This position will help me develop leadership that I will be essential to me in my life. Thank you for considering me for the position of summer camp counselor. I believe a face-toface interview will let you see my qualities and my features better. Thank you again for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you soon.. Warm regards,

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Justin Kane 3421 Gatlin Place Cr Orlando, FL 32812 Jkane93@gmail.com (407) 341-8524 OBJECTIVE To become a summer camp counselor at Fort Gatlin Recreation Complex. EDUCATION Completed four years at William R. Boone High School. Graduation Date: May 2011 G.P.A. 3.0. EXPERIENCE Summer 2007-2009 Junior Counselor at Fort Gatlin RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES Writing: English I, II, III and IV honors Math: Algebra I honors, Geometry, Algebra II, Trig and Analytic Geometry Science: Integrates Science honors, Biology honors, and Chemistry History: Global Studies Accelerated, World History honors, and American History honors, American Government honors and Economics honors Electives: (Freshman year) Computing for College and Careers, Latin 1. (Sophomore year) Journalism 1, Latin II and Hope. (Junior year) Journalism II & III and Research, (Senior year) AP Art History, Journalism III and Mass Media HONORS, AWARDS AND, MEMBERSHIPS Varsity Bowling (11,12) Varsity Baseball (11,12) Florida Scholastic Press Association Honorable Mention for Newspaper Personal Column, Commentary¬ 2011 REFERENCES Dexter Smith director of activities at Barber Park. Dexter.smith@ocfl.net Timothy Stephens – Sports Topic Manager of the Orlando Sentinel tstephens@orlandosentinel.com.

Personal essay Journalism was my way of expressing how I felt about various things, especially sports. Freshman year I started writing college football previews each Friday talking about who I thought would win and why they would win. A friend of mine thought it was for the newspaper and even though it wasn’t said that I should join the paper. Through journalism one my stories kept getting tore up by Mrs. Burke and by the other students. Near the end of J1 then sports editor of the Orlando Sentinel Lynn Hoppes told me I had potential to be a great journalist so I took that to heart and applied for staff. On my two years on staff I’ve had my byline in the sports section every issue and I’m going to college to major in journalism.

Self evaluation This year I learned that journalism is something that I want to do for the rest of my life. Writing “In the Zone” each issue and “Sippin’ on the Haterade” for the web I figured out that I can finally tell people what is on my mind regarding sports and that I actually like doing that. Like last year I tried to be on time for deadlines each issue. Unlike last year I was late on deadline for the May issue due to just falling behind and getting caught up in senioritis. This year was tough on the returning staffers having to train eight new staffers so teamwork was crucial for us to make a successful paper this year. Having 20 students on staff this year this provided an opportunity to have more color pages if they sold their advertisements over summer. The amount was even reduced from the last year due to the amount of staffers. This summer I learned that if you return to the people you sold to in previous years that they would in return buy more and make it easier to sell the amount you need. The most important thing I learned this summer with the Sentinel was that no matter what you should never lie to my boss. The same stays true even at the high school level because if I lied to my boss it could end up in me getting in big trouble with the school and possibly stop me from graduating. Being on staff requires the most dedication of anything that I’ve ever been a part of. Newbies and some returning staffers found out the hard way what happens when you aren’t dedicated, stories get turned in late and everyone gets mad, including Burke. All of these examples of what I learned this year will benefit me in the future because it’s just like a professional publication. What Mrs. Burke has taught me over the three years I’ve known her I will be able to use for the rest of my life and that’s why I know that journalism is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

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Reflection 1 December In The Zone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2010 The year of the unexpected Not only do I think this was my best work; it was also my favorite piece to write. The best part of the article was I got to relive all the best sports memory of 2010. Being obsessed with sports and being a crazed fan, I was at all the events so writing the article was super easy. In my first draft I actually wrote too much so finding things to edit out was difficult because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to take out any details. The article was basically the same from start to finish I just had to make grammar corrections and had to put a few more details in there. The article got an overall positive reception from my readers and it was the one piece that I showed off to my family. I really liked that in the part about where I talk about what to look forward to, that I mentioned three different sports and gave exposure to different sports.

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Justin Kane Sports Editor

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2010: The year of the unexpected LOOKING AHEAD TO 2011

s the calendar year comes to an end, we can look back and see 2010 was a year full of amazing sporting events. We got to witness the United States win the medal count at the Winter Olympics and see the world come together in South Africa for the World Cup. In 2010, we crowned a new champion in football, basketball and baseball. In the latter part of 2010, new seasons began. Florida and Texas fell off of the college football map, the Miami Heat cannot win despite having “the big three,” and the Buccaneers are on pace to have a winning season. Here on the Reservation, fall sports are over and the winter sports are starting to blossom. Our football team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, the volleyball team made it to their first ever state championship and Cinzia Calabretta finished second in the state diving championship. For better or worse, 2010 was a year to remember, though these three events stood out the most: #1 Girls Volleyball vs. Lake Mary For the first time since 2003, the girls volleyball team won districts and made it to regional play. After blowing by Oviedo in the first game they faced their toughest challenge, the Lake Mary Rams. The girls took the first set 27-25 and looked on pace to win the second but fell short 23-25 and then fell in the third. In the fourth game the Rams did not come close as the girls won 25-15 forcing a decisive fifth set. After being down 10-2, coach Mike Ladewski called a timeout that sparked the girls, as they went on a 14-4 run to win the game and go on to the regional finals. #2 Football vs. Freedom Entering the game with a dreadful 2-4 record, the football team needed a district win to avoid being eliminated from playoff contention. During the annual Braves Brawl pep rally, head coach Phil Ziglar did something he has never done before - he promised a victory in the homecoming game. The Freedom Patriots came into the game 7-0 and ranked 11th in the Orlando Sentinel Super 16. Sophomore Aaron Turman lead the charge with 246 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and the defense held Patriots quarterback Derik Abbott to only 153 yards and forced three interceptions. The 24-10 win eventually led the team to a three-way tie in the district to force a district tiebreaker. #3 Volleyball State championship weekend vs. Mimi and Tampa After winning their first regional finals, the volleyball team earned a trip to Lakeland to play for the state championship. First up was the Dr. Michael M. Krop Lightning. The girls were right at home as they took the first two sets 25-14 and 25-15. They seemed to have had the third set wrapped up as they led 24-20 but fell short 24-26. In the fourth set, the girls weren’t going to let another game slip away as they won 25-19 earning a spot in the state championship. Despite the support of the students who made the trip, the dream did not come true for the girls as they fell short in the state championship 0-3. Even though the year is coming to an end, the sports year continues. Here are the top three events to look forward to in 2011. #3 Water polo vs. Winter Park When the boys and girls water polo teams face off against Winter Park next year, it’ll be about more than just a district match. Head coach Rosalie Creighton’s husband, Barry, is the head coach of the Wildcats so every year it is a heated rivalry. The boys and girls are aiming to avenge losses from last year where the girls finished fourth in the Orlando Sentinel Super 6 and the boys finished 12th. #2 Boys basketball vs. Winter Park On Jan. 25, the boys travel to Winter Park High School to face the defending state champion Wildcats. With the number one rated high school basketball player in the nation, Austin Rivers, the boys look to keep the Wildcats out of the playoffs. The boys have not beaten the Wildcats in over five years, but with a new coach and seven seniors, this could be the year they tame them. #1 Flag football season Yes, I know this is not just one event, but if you saw these girls last year you know that picking just one event to look forward to is impossible. After going 8-0 last season the girls look to defend their district title and make it back to the regional finals. With sophomore Bailey Florin back at quarterback the girls are poised to repeat their success from last year. All in all, the 2010 sports year has been one of great acclaim and high expectations, and 2011 looks to be just as exciting.

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Reflection 2 Campus bank brings new benefits – May CL When I was assigned this story I didn’t think much of it and didn’t really put that much effort into it when starting it. I was late on deadline and overall it wasn’t my best work or effort. After I started writing and getting into it I tried to make the story as informative as I could to tell the students what to expect in August. I feel like if I did more in-depth interviews with more people I could have made the story better overall. I feel like the piece didn’t come out as bad as I thought it was going to come out but it was nowhere near my level of writing due to my laziness and lack of care towards the topic.

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Campus bank brings new benefits BOONE BRANCH OPENS FOR BUSINESS NEXT FALL

Fast Facts • Student workers will be Acadamy of Finance sophomores to seniors • The bank is located in 100A, Elizabeth Hadd’s old office • Seniors Amanda Fleminger and Caley Brock designed the debit card that will be used •Tellers will be selected May 17

By JUSTIN KANE Starting in August students who forgot their lunch money or just need some cash for some food after school, will have access to the first ever student-run bank on campus, Boone Branch. The branch is a credit union operated by the Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union and will function like the other 16 branches in Central Florida. Boone is the fourth school to have a credit union on campus; the other three are Lake Brantley, Timber Creek and Poinciana High Schools. “The credit union will cause an increase in financial literacy,” Academy of Finance teacher Bill Daniel said. “It’ll have a positive impact because it will get kids to start thinking about running accounts and how to save money.” CFE covered all costs associated with building the branch. It will consist of three tellers, a waiting area and a safe. “People will be more involved with school and more aware of the financial world thanks to the bank being on campus,” freshman Erin Dudley said. Academy of Finance student will work in the branch each period, and two will be student managers. One student manager will be there first period to open the bank and make sure things are

running smoothly. A different manager will be there seventh to close the bank and get it ready for the next day. Students will train for a week in July at CFE’s headquarters in Lake Mary to learn how to run and operate the credit union. Students chosen to run the bank will be interviewd May 16 and selected on May 17. Like the other locations, the branch will sell movie tickets at a discounted rate of $7.50 each and the ability to purchase Visa gift cards to anyone who has an account with CFE. Students can open an account for as little as $5 and will receive a debit card designed by seniors Amanda Fleminger and Caley Brock. Also, CFE will add $15 into the account of those students who open accounts trying to encourage more students to become involved. “The vision is that students can start buying yearbooks, prom tickets and homecoming tickets with the card,” Daniel said. With the cards, students will no longer have to carry loads of cash or checks. Parents can access student accounts and add money into the accounts for the student to spend. Also, any parent on campus for events can use the branch to withdraw cash or make transactions as long as

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CHA CHING. This will be the debit card used by the Boone Branch next school year. “To know my design inspired the card is a very special feeling,” Fleminger said. they have an account with CFE. “[The credit union] has every rule like a normal bank,” Daniel said. “Anything that can happen at the other banks can happen here.” With the debit cards, students can only spend what is in their account; they cannot overdraft. “You can’t spend what you don’t have,” Daniel said. “It teaches money management and how to use a debit card

before using a credit card.” With the credit union on campus students like junior Brandi Recker think it will put the school in the spotlight. “If we can really get busy and open accounts, [the school] will definitely get recognized,” Recker said. “Poinciana wasn’t so successful, and we don’t want to be like them and close down. CFE is investing a lot, so it all depends on the students react to the bank.”

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This was by far my favorite picture that I took this year. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to say I took this photo because it shows an interesting angle on the new Amway Center. The photo shows leading lines in the architecture. Also it shows great depth of field with the lightning rod extending high into the photo. Also it shows that the center focus isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the center but a little off center but gives it a very nice look. Amway center 9/28_kane.jpg

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Reflection 4 This year I felt that I was an asset to the staff just by helping the newbies get acquainted with the surroundings. As an editor I checked on each staffer who was on my page each day to see how they were coming along and if they needed help or not. Also if one of them were behind I would help by completing the story or just doing interviews or taking pictures for them. This year I was more dedicated than ever because I was an editor I had more responsibilities and that required a bigger commitment. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss any of the workdays, I stayed after school more days than last year and I even blew off two baseball games to go to New York with the staff.

Reflection 5 a. Problems that I faced this year were finding new ways to design sports. I had to find a way to mix things up and make sure that each section didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like either other. b. Throughout the year I learned nifty ways to shake up designs and make things look better and different. I also came up with new creative designs that the students would look at and make them read the story. c. I feel like I handled the situation pretty well. No two sections were the same and each issue had a special design in it.

Reflection 6 My weakness has always been and still is grammar. Last year was no different and this year is the same. I’ve been working on improving my grammar through publications and through English and I think it’s improved a whole lot and I hope that Burke can agree. On most of my stories I’ve gotten a check or check-minus in the grammar category of my stories.

Refection 7 N7. Sports commentary: 2010 The Year of the unexpected. This was my favorite column of the year and I feel like it represents the qualities of the category. It showed research with facts from the games and how the school reacted to the teams. I would like this piece to represent me because I feel like it showed how dedicated I was to the sports at school and how much I cared about them,

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Justin Kane Sports Editor

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2010: The year of the unexpected LOOKING AHEAD TO 2011

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Reflection 7 N7. Sports commentary: 2010 The Year of the unexpected. This was my favorite column of the year and I feel like it represents the qualities of the category. It showed research with facts from the games and how the school reacted to the teams. I would like this piece to represent me because I feel like it showed how dedicated I was to the sports at school and how much I cared about them,

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Reflection 7 N9. Sports news: Battle of the barrel. This story gave a real in-depth look at how the players saw the Boone v Edgewater even when their season wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a great one. This story had a ton of stats and great quotes about how the season was going and in what direction it was headed.

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W2 W4 Sanford Meeks Sophomore Quarterback 48 completions 121 attempts 692 yards 6 TD’s 7 INT’s Aaron Turman Sophomore Runningback 169 carries 1462 yards 15 TD’s photo/JUSTIN KANE

FUMBLE. In the game against Kissimee Gateway, sophomore Cody Grant recovers a fumble. “[The game] changed everyone’s attitude and made us pick up the slack,” Grant said. The win against Gateway was the first win of the year.

Battle of the barrel

Robert Akos Senior Fullback 11 carries 48 yards 1 TD

THE RIVALRY CONTINUES FOR THE 59TH TIME

Tally Up For 58 years, Boone and Edgewater have played; here is how they stand

41 wins for Edgewater 15 wins for Boone

2 ties in the 58 years of playing The Barrel is the prize the two teams play for every year Boone currently has The Barrel

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By DAVID BALLARD and JUSTIN KANE In the 59th edition of the oldest rivalry in Central Florida, Boone takes its 4-5 record to Eagle Stadium to face the 6-3 Edgewater Eagles. Though the district championship is no longer at stake when the teams play, the intensity of the rivalry is still fierce. After the Eagles dropped to class 4A and Boone remained in 6A, the football metro conference disintegrated, and only the rivalry is left. Though Edgewater has a decisive lead in the series 41-15-2, the games have been split the past four years, two games a piece. “[The game] is a tradition that every senior football player looks forward to,” defensive lineman Rayce Foskett said. The Eagles are currently 5-3 (4-0 in 4A district 7). The wins came against Apopka, St. Cloud, Liberty, Harmony and Poinciana. They have out-scored their opponents 178-50 in the wins. The losses came against Dr. Phillips, Olympia and Winter Park as they were outscored 26-118 in those games. Edgewater and Boone have both played three of the same three teams, both losing by a combined 70-232. Freshman kicker Austin Jones gets his first taste of the rivalry this year. “Being a freshman, I’m not really aware of the rivalry,” Jones said. “All I’ve heard is that it’s a big game and we need to win.” Though the records don’t suggest a meaningful matchup, both teams

have improved over the course of the season. “The game is all about school pride,” Principal Dr. Margaret McMillen said. “It’s like Florida v. Florida State; it’s about Orlando bragging rights.” So far, the boys earned four wins against Gateway (42-0), University (41-14), Freedom (24-10) and Cypress Creek (35-7) equaling a point total of 142 scored and 31 scored against. On Nov. 8, the boys traveled to Freedom to face the Oak Ridge Pioneers in a three-way playoff for the second spot in the district. Oak Ridge stopped sophomore runningback Aaron Turman at the one-yard line with 11 seconds remaining to end the nine year playoff streak. On Nov. 5 the team defeated the Cypress Creek Bears in the last home game of the year. The win secured an above .500 district record. Turman lead the way with 201 yards and three touchdowns and needs only 32 yards to eclipse 1,500 yards on the ground. He set a new school single season record. The previous game was a defeat to the rival Oak Ridge Pioneers. The back and forth game between the two district contenders ended as Oak Ridge drove down the field for the winning score with 40 seconds left, winning 32-33. The biggest win came on Oct. 22 against the undefeated Freedom Patriots. A loss in the homecoming matchup in Norton Baker Stadium would have eliminated Boone from the playoffs. The Patriots (7-0, 2-0 in the district)

were ranked 11th in the Orlando Sentinel Super 16 before losing 24-10. Turman lead the team with 246 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. The defense kept the Patriots off balance by holding junior quarterback Derik Abbott to 153 passing yards and forcing three interceptions. The week before, the boys earned their second victory defeating the University Cougars, 41-14. Turman again led the team with 165 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Junior Marvin Bracy also contributed 128 yards and two touchdowns. The victory extended the winning streak against the Cougars to 11 years. The first win of the season came against district foe Gateway as the boys’ turnaround began. The nationally recognized rivalry against Edgewater is renowned for it’s half century long tradition, making it among the best rivalries in the history of high school football, according to Rivals.com. This fact is not lost on the players. “[The players realize] the tradition and carrying on the tradition is important,” head coach Phil Ziglar said. Throughout the week the traditions like player Mohawks, the beating of the drum and war paint on students’ faces continued to create an atmosphere unique to the campus. “Traditions are what we’re made of. We should follow the traditions, even when there is a bad season,” Ziglar said.

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Reflection 7 N9. Sports news: Battle of the barrel. This story gave a real in-depth look at how the players saw the Boone v Edgewater even when their season wasn’t a great one. This story had a ton of stats and great quotes about how the season was going and in what direction it was headed.

Marvin Bracy Junior Athlete 23 carries 290 yards 13 receptions 326 yards 8 total TD’s Brody Dawkins Senior Wide Receiver 18 receptions 180 yards

Justin Rhode Senior Tight End 3 receptions 38 yards 2 TD’s

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Reflection 7 N11. News feature: Campus bank brings new benefits. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like this article to represent me because it was a feature on the Boone Branch which will be essential for students next school year. It gave an in-depth look at what exactly the bank will feature and who will run it as well as who can use it.

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Campus bank brings new benefits BOONE BRANCH OPENS FOR BUSINESS NEXT FALL

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Reflection 7 N11. News feature: Campus bank brings new benefits. I’d like this article to represent me because it was a feature on the Boone Branch which will be essential for students next school year. It gave an in-depth look at what exactly the bank will feature and who will run it as well as who can use it.

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Reflection 9 I feel like I’ve grown a tremendous amount in this class. I’ve gotten more mature in my writing and also in my designing. Last year I wasn’t confident in my writing and this year I’ve been very confident in everything I wrote, including the Boone Bank story, Last year in my portfolio I used simple brushes in photoshop to give it a dark look that really didn’t take much on my part to do. This year with the help of Mrs. Burke I went very colorful and carried the theme through each reflection by taking a piece of the main image and using it as my backdrop for my writings. As for my writing I feel like a difference that I noticed was that I didn’t venture into other sections like I did last year. I was on sports each issue and was in another section just once this year and that was in the last issue. I don’t think it was necessarily a bad thing as sports is my life but it hurt me because I didn’t get a chance to explore the other styles of writing which could hurt me in the long run.

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Tally Up

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boys soccer! YEAH BUDDY BOYS SOCCER GOES HERE

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SPEAK UP. At the concert, Steve Schiff speaks of Mark A. Casey. “I’ll never forget my four years at Boone High School because of [Casey],” Schiff said. Schiff was a student from 1963-1966.

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SWIM HARD. At practice, junior Griselda Gamez perfects her backstroke. “Our new assistant coach [Liz Havens] has been really showing us new techniques and pushing us pass the limit. Our team is really good and many of our JV boys can even place on varsity,” Gamez said.

Defense remains strong

Football is underway, and the team is trying to gain more victories with a 1-3 record. In an effort to redeem themselves, the boys are now motivated to win their next home game against University on Oct. 13. “The most challenging aspect of the game against University will be following all our assignments and taking control of the field with offense,” junior Tyrran Chanthavong said. Their first game against Timber Creek was a challenge for the boys who failed to score any points, losing 0-14. They suffered another loss against Winter Park, 14-35. During the game against Edgewater, there were seven interceptions from the opposing team, and the boys lost again 19-28. While offense is struggling to maintain the field, defense is giving strength to the team and improving with each game. “Our team’s best quality is defense; we have made great plays, and we have one of a kind players,” Chanthavong said. Chanthavong plays a variety of positions on both defense and offense ranging from place kicker to wide receiver. For him, the determination of defense and his three tackles were the highlights of the game against Edgewater.

Season brings new coach

The swimming season began with the introduction of a new face. Junior varsity assistant swimming coach Liz Havens enters her first season as coach this year. “It’s as if I am reliving my swimming high school days. Only I don’t have to get wet this time,” Havens said. Havens feels technique and repetition are just as important to swimming as sleep is. The new coach wants the team to continue to push

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themselves to perform well because Metros is just around the corner. The swim team’s upcoming meet will be the FSPA Invitational at the YMCA Aquatic Center Oct. 8-9. One of the largest meets in the southeastern United States, the event attracts 2,000 high school students from over 70 teams across Florida. Five meets into the season, The team has a 4-1 record. Their one loss has been against Olympia. Both girls and boys have won against top schools like West Orange and Bishop Moore. . “I enjoy coaching for this team. They’re looking forward to qualifying for Metros and they are a good group of kids,” Havens said.

Girls anticipate rival game

With thirteen games under their belt, the junior varsity girls volleyball team has a record of 9-4. In the game against Edgewater, the girls won with a score of 3-0, and when they played Olympia the girls won again, 3-0. To continue their winning streak, the girls are focusing on their strength of serves and defense to become fully prepared for the remainder of the season. “I’m really looking forward to playing with these group of girls. As a team, we have a lot of talent and potential,” sophomore Emily Nusbickel said. As a new player on junior varsity, Nusbickel admires her teammates’ trust in one another. The back row setter understands that trust is important on and off the court because it makes the team that much stronger. The girls are also anticipating the upcoming rivalry game against Timber Creek on Oct. 25 and feel their challenge will be gaining ball control from the opposing team. “We had a game against Timber Creek and lost. I really just want to prove that we can beat them,” Nusbickel said.

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SERVE UP. In the Edgewater game, senior Taylor Menk serves the ball. “So far this year, my play has been very consistent” Menk said. Menk averaged 14 assists during the Timber Creek game.

By JUSTIN KANE Tonight the girls start the Dig Pink tournament at the Orlando Sports Center. With some of the best talent in years, the girls volleyball team looks to win the state championship and send the seniors off on a high note. “[Our goal] is to make a deep run in the play-offs and to win the state championship,” third year head coach Mike Ladewski said. Kristin Faust leads the team as both a role model and a player. Prior to the start of the season, Faust committed to Clemson University. “She makes it better when we mess up,” senior teammate Rachael Mason said. “When the set is bad, she’s there to fix it and to make sure that we make it better.” Standing with a 9-4 (3-1 in district play) record the girls are ranked third in the Orlando Sentinel Super Six. “So far our team has shown brilliance,” Ladewski said. “We are a work in progress but expect to be extremely competitive every night.” So far against top match ups the girls are 1-1. The most recent victory was against the Lady Titans of Olympia on Sept. 29. The girls won the game in

three sets. In the win against Winter Park sophomore Kendall Sexton set a season high five blocks in the match. The girls took the game in three sets. After a victory on Aug. 31, against district foe University, the team came home to another district match against Timber Creek. The Lady Wolves took the first two sets 25-14 and 25-23, and looked like they were going to take the game in three sets when they took the lead in the third. After a timeout, the momentum switched and the girls outlasted Timber Creek and took the third set with a score of 25-22. It looked like the girls would win the fourth set and force a fifth set, but fell short 16-25. “We could have done better,” Sexton said. “We had very low attitudes, and we weren’t confident.” After the Timber Creek match, the girls played in the Orlando Volleyball Academy Invite at Orlando Sports Complex. They started off the first night winning both matches against Holy Trinity Episcopal and Fernandina Beach. The next day they lost the first two matches against Lake Howell and Lake Mary, but finished the day with a win against Lake Brantley ending the

Invite with a 3-2 record. “The OVA tournament was a great opportunity to see some of the top competition in all of our matches,” Ladewski said. “We were competitive; it is up to us to go back and fix the small details that will enable our team to ultimately win big tournaments like that.” One key to the girls’ success is the rhythm they have from playing together outside of the school season. “We know each other’s rhythm, and [we] don’t have to adjust to new people,” Faust said.

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Runners hit their stride BOYS CROSS COUNTRY PREPARES FOR POSTSEASON By JOSEPH COLLAZO Hearts pounding, sweat dripping, the boys team darts at the sound of the gun. Heat exhaustion victimizes many of the runners. Pacing themselves throughout the race, the team was seeking to start their season at a competitive level at the FACA Cross Country Classic in Tampa on Sept. 10. “I try to get better so I can achieve my goal: trying to help the team get to [the state championship],” said Davis Coleman, freshman. Coleman ran a 19:55.37 at the FACA Cross Country Classic. He has only been running distance for around four months, which is not long compared to the more experienced runners. On Sept. 18 in Gainesville, the team ran at the Mountain Dew UF Invitational, with senior Phillips Duncan placing third at 15:41.30. Junior Charles Collins also set a personal record in Gainesville of 18:14.44. Seniors John-Logan Hines and Phillips Duncan have committed to the University of Florida. Hines holds a personal record of 15:21.29, and Duncan’s fastest time is 15:25.00. The training required for runners wishing to compete at a high level is long, consisting of many extensive runs

that can span up to almost 12 miles. According to the boys, motivation is key to being able to keep up with the other runners as well as to meet expectations of coaches and peers. This pressure to succeed can tempt even the more experienced runners to quit from the difficulty of the sport. “I’ve wanted to quit a couple of times when I was a freshman and I was first trying to learn how to [run],” junior Preston Taylor, who has a personal record of 18:56.81, said. “It was tough, but once I got in shape and I learned how to do it, I didn’t want to quit running anymore.” Inspiration is vital to staying devoted to the sport. Family, teammates and coaches often play a role in motivating the cross country boys, as do famous distance runners like Steve Prefontaine, an American Olympian from the early 1970’s. Either through advice or example, runners gather motivation from various sources. Most of the cross country team spent a week of their summer training in Colorado. The high altitude means air in the mountains is thinner, making it harder to breath. The training completed at this altitude makes it easier to breathe when running below sea level

in Florida during the season. Cross country is just as much a mental challenge as it is a physical sport, and on long runs, determination is what keeps runners going, according to sophomore Cameron Stewartson, whose fastest time is 21:04. “[I keep] telling myself [that finishing the race] will make me a better runner,” Stewartson said. “It pays off in the end. It helps to have a game plan.” Another strategy Stewartson and Coleman use to succeed is to create a “power playlist” of pre-race music. Their playlists consist of popular artists like Journey, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus and Joe Jonas. “It really pumps you up, especially the Disney music. It makes you feel good about yourself,” Coleman said. According to assistant coach Christopher Lee, the younger runners that are just joining are talented and have a lot to offer to the team. “We had a solid team last year, and we had a lot of young runners coming in this year complimenting the talent we already have,” Lee said. The top 12 runners on the team will be heading to New York City to run in the Manhattan College High School XC Invitational on Oct. 9.

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PRACTICES NEED STRICTER RULES, GUIDELINES

ome say ignorance is bliss. For the unlucky, doesn’t mean the kids will drink it. On Aug. 18, six Apopka ignorance can be fatal. On Sept. 7, Olivier Louis, players were hospitalized with heat-related illnesses due to a Wekiva High School freshman, collapsed and the scorching heat. Coaches should allow at least four water died during football practice. An initial autopsy breaks in a three-hour practice. report indicated that Louis’s death had no clear Coaches, don’t just stand there and watch the players cause and that he was a healthy young man get water, make sure they drink so they can stay hydrated who passed his physical examination. and ready to play instead of in the hospital connected to an Louis was the 29th football player nationwide IV. Players, don’t say you are fine, if you need water. Drink to die since 2008. There have been before it’s too late. 31 heat-stroke deaths in high school Rule number two: Two-a-day’s are a Louis was the 29th football football from 1995 to 2009, according no-no player nationwide to die to Frederick Mueller, a professor of It’s hot, really hot, like sweltering hot, exercise and sports science at the and the thought of two practices a day in since 2008 University of North Carolina. the state of Florida is unbearable. Here Whether or not Louis’s death was on campus the football team did a week based on the heat or another cause, of two-a-days two weeks before the start his death should be a wakeup call for players and coaches in of school. Two-a-days usually consist of a morning practice, Central Florida. a couple of hours of rest and then an afternoon practice. The Florida High School Athletic Association football Two-a-day’s drain a player mentally and physically. manual recommends that fall practices be no more than three Here’s a fair compromise, if a morning practice takes place hours in length and consist of no more than 90 minutes of then the afternoon session should be a film session in the air intense exercise. Also, it recommends that no student-athlete conditioning or have a film session in the morning and a late participate in more than six days of consecutive practice. afternoon practice, so that it’s not so hot. Here are some more rules that coaches should go by: Rule number three: Focus on the players, not performance Rule number one: Water, Water, Water Coaches can sometimes get really into their jobs and There once was a saying “you can lead a horse to water, forget about the kids who are playing. They focus on but you can’t make it drink it.” High school kids are like the winning and nothing else. They work the players to no end horses, you can lead them to the water but it doesn’t mean until they reach perfection. There have even been instances they will drink the water. Just because there is water to drink, where coaches have punished players by preventing water

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breaks or making them do twice the workload to achieve a certain state of mind where they think perfection is being accomplished. When in reality, coaches are slowly killing their players, the key example being at Wekiva.Players: Doctors say echocardiograms should be included in preparticipation physicals required by Florida High School Athletic Association schools. On campus head football coach Phil Ziglar keeps his practices at no more than two hours and the first 15 minutes are for stretching. Ziglar stated in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, “I have had three-hour practices, and that’s stupid on my part.” The guidelines set in place by the FHSAA are simply recommendations and coaches are not required to abide by these “rules.” If the FHSAA enforced these rules instead of just recommending them then deaths and injuries can be prevented. The numbers regarding high school athletic fatalities are ridiculously high and shouldn’t be anywhere close to that. If coaches and players would follow guidelines and be more cautionary instead of blaming the heat or others, deaths would be prevented.

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Girls sweat pride CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS FIGHT FOR VARSITY By MOLLY WALLACE

Fast Facts • The team has a pasta dinner every night before a meet. • The average meet is a 5k or 3.1 miles • On Wednesdays, the girls swim as a way to rest their legs. • The day before the meet, the girls drink about one water bottle per class period.

After chanting their cheer, the girls cross country team lines up for the sound of the shotgun that starts their meet and proves their spot on varsity. The season’s first meet has a predecided varsity, or top seven, obtained through a time-trial race. However, after that first race, whoever runs best at the meets may replace someone for a spot on the top seven. For the upcoming Manhattan Invite in New York City, though, the top 12 runners attending are decided by the season’s first two meets. Training yourself to obtain these spots has its downside, though. Training too hard for too long can lead to short and long term injuries. Major problems that occur for runners include shin splints, blisters, calf pains and chaffing. These injuries can then force a runner to quit training, therefore losing her long fight for stamina. “Dealing with injuries is frustrating as a coach,” head coach Paul Katauskas, girls head coach, said. Because of overtraining, junior Heather Classe was diagnosed with hip bursitis, which is when fluid builds up between the muscles in one’s hip and can cause serious pain. With her injury

in the past, though, Classe continues to run on varsity and place in the meets. In the FACA Cross Country Classic in Tampa and the Mountain Dew UF Invitational in Gainesville, Classe placed in the top 50. She also ran her season’s best, with a 19:56.14, at the Mountain Dew UF Invitational in Gainesville. “[When I run] I feel happy, of course, but very exhausted,” Classe said. As a team, the girls’ average in the first meet at Tampa was 21:44.22, putting them in 9th place, and at the second meet in Gainesville it was 20:57.51, putting them in 6th place. “You feel really good that you pushed each other to get to that point,” Alexandria Meneses, freshman, said. The girls continue to train as beneficially as they can. Eating healthy, staying hydrated and balancing rest with workouts are all parts of maintaining an able and fit body. “The athletic person is a noble one, because you are constantly trying to better yourself,” Chris Lee, girls assistant coach, said. The next meet in New York has pushed the girls cross country team to train and perform at their best, and other upcoming meets, like the Hagerty Invite in Oviedo, will continue this effort.

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SWIM ON. To train for cross country, senior Eryn Riconda swims laps. “It’s like a break from using our legs, but we are still getting an aerobic exercise,” Riconda said. Riconda has raced on varsity the past two meets, placing as the 73th runner in Gainesville.

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Teams look “fore-ward” to districts TEAMS STRIVE TO PREPARE FOR DISTRICT COMPETITION By COOPER BROCK After finding a suitable place to tee off, checking the wind, selecting a club, junior Hayden Hoevenaar lines up and makes a 150 yard drive down the fairway in a loss to West Orange on Sept. 8, at the North Shore Golf Club 197-253. “It was a strenuous match,” senior Manuel Navarro said. “We played 18 holes, so after the first nine each [additional] hole takes all of your concentration.” Despite the heavy loss, sophomore Tyler Stokes leaves on a positive note, shot his personal best, a 65. “On days like these, it’s best to play against yourself and try to improve every match, even if it’s minor,” Stokes said. “Today, I improved by five strokes.” Hoevenaar, along with Navarro, lead the team in score and experience. Hoevenaar is a three-year starter and has been playing for four years. Navarro is a four-year starter, and has been playing for five years, three competitively. “The team this year is very balanced,” Navarro said. “The experience of the upperclassmen is balanced by the inexperience of the underclassmen.” Halfway into the season, the boys are at a 6-6 record. On Sept. 15, at a tri-

meet against Circle Christian and Lake Highland Prep the boys played a 164, their best score in three years. “The tri-meet was really important, for the record and for morale,” Navarro said. “We’ve been waiting for a score like [164] since the beginning of the season.” Although their losses equal their wins, the boys look positively towards the future. “We’re going to try and get as far into the post season as we can,” Navarro said. “We’re not going to settle for anything less than round 1 after districts.” Coach Todd Phillips has been coaching the boys for two years and also expects a successful outcome. “There’s only so much talent out there,” Phillips said. “We’re lucky to have gotten a handful of it.” The girls team is also progressing. Currently they have a 4-3 season. Although only a five player team, the team uses their effort and determination as compensation. “We are a pretty new team,” junior Torrey Fuller said. “Although we aren’t the best, we enjoy playing the most.” On Sept. 13, at the Ventura Country Club the girls had a tri-meet against

Winter Park and University and they scored 246 all together, losing to WP by 59, but beating University by 29. “The tri-meet was a big game for us,” junior Jessica Day said. “Caroline [Rohe] scored her personal best, and I got a 65.” After finding success at the trimeet, the girls found misfortune at Lake Nona on Sept. 21. During the match, Day pulled her shoulder muscle, taking her out of the match and possibly the first half of the season. “I was doing fairly well, but after I pulled my shoulder muscle I couldn’t hit the ball more than 10 feet.” Day said. More than halfway into the season, the girls look to the future with enthusiasm. “I love golf,” Fuller said. “ I only joined the team because we needed more players, but I grew to really appreciate the sport for it’s solitude and pace.” The boys and girls will be playing Edgewater on Oct. 11 at the Orlando Country Club.

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Golf players have a myriad of words specific to the sport.

1. Birdie- Completing a hole one stroke under par. 2. Fairway- The area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short. 3. Bogey- Completing a hole with one stroke above par. 3. Fore- Ball is air heading towards people,. Get Down!

SCHWING. At the match against West Orange, junior Hayden Hoevenaar drives the ball down the fairway. “I like golf because of the solitude,” Hoevanaar said. “ Other players’ performances don’t affect my own.”

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UP AND OUT. At the Bishop Moore swim meet, freshman Julia Hester comes up for air during the 100 meter butterfly. “[Swimming] is unique because it’s mostly about the individual. You’re only trying to beat your own time,” Hester said. Hester placed third with a time of 1:21:18.

DEEP BREATH. During the 200 freestyle, senior Nicholas White comes up for a breath of air. “[Swimming] can be time consuming. You have to be good at managing your time,” White said. White finished with a 2:13:25 time.

STROKE. In a heat, sophomore Nichole Clayton does the backstroke. “ I normally sing a song [when I swim],” Clayton said. Clayton also has a record of 1:09 for the 100 butterfly

Teams just keep swimming DESPITE INEXPERIENCE, SWIMMERS STROKE THEIR WAY TOWARD GREATNESS By SARA CASLER As senior Annie Hendrix steps up to the diving block, she experiences the all too familiar rush of an intense heat. “It’s so exhilarating. Your heart’s pounding and you’re nervous, but once you hear that buzzer, everything goes out of your mind. All you think about is swimming,” Hendrix said. Hendrix is a four-year swimmer on varsity and a team captain. She is also one of the best swimmers the team currently has, with one of the fastest times on the 200 meter individual medley at 2:43:41. She is a member of the first string 200 medley relay and completed the relay in 2:07:07 during the swim meet against Olympia. The swim team is being challenged by a new opponent. It is not another school or another league. It is a lack of experience between the lane lines. In May, strong swimmers such as Taylor Reeves and Mark Hendrix graduated. Rosalie Creighton, an Anatomy and Physiology teacher, is the head coach for swimming and water polo and has been

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coaching on and off for the past 23 years. with an 3-2 record, with outstanding times She plans on taking her team to the highest from Sean Ellixson, who took first in both levels they can reach with the swimmers the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:18:93 and the 400 meter freestyle that are on the team this year. Although swimming is a sport with a time of 5:33:01. Team captain, senior Nicholas White’s 200 meter medley where everyone participates relay team took second with a 1:57:47 time and contributes, no matter at the swim meet against Bishop Moore, how inexperienced, the team which they lost has a track record with a score of 66 for winning. For to 104. example, the team Javi Fernandez, made it all the way to Once you hear that buzzer, the Regional swim everything goes out of your junior, also leads the team with the meet last year. Also, mind. top times in the the girls are starting -Annie Hendrix, senior 100 backstroke out their season with (1:06) and the 100 a 4-1 record, with butterfly (1:03). finishes in the top “[All I think three of their events by Hendrix and team captain, senior about is] be the best, be the fastest and Thompson Wood. Wood finished first in don’t let anyone have the possibility of the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of beating me,” Fernandez said. But, in order to make it all the way to 1:16:47 and took second in the 200 freestyle with a 2:07:24 time at the Olympia meet, regionals or even beyond, swimmers are encouraged to practice year round to finewhich they lost with a score of 73-105. The boys’ team is off to a good start tune their skills, techniques and speed,

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according to Creighton. “This year, we don’t have many superstars, so I’ll take who I can get and coach those kids. All of my seniors graduated, and I don’t have anyone who swims year-round. It’s going to be a challenge to compete at a very high level,” Creighton said. Even if the team is not going to compete at the national level right off the diving block, Creighton says, they do have something that gives them an edge: a team full of students who are participating because they want to. The swim team is like a big family. They all work together, they all succeed together, they all laugh at each other’s mistakes and they all care. “Swimming is like my life,” sophomore Nichole Clayton said. It’s because of kids like this who care that Creighton believes both teams can, and will go far. “They’re all excited to swim and be on the team, and that’s exciting for me because it’s fun to coach those kids,” Creighton said.

See & Hear October 8-9 FSPA Invitational YMCA October 13 Timber Creek Wadeview Oct. 20- Nov. 4 Metro Meet YMCA October 29 District Meet YMCA

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Team battles inexperience YOUTH, MISTAKES LEAD TO SLOW START TO SEASON

Tally Up Team started 0-3 for first time since 1987

L 27-38 vs. Olympia

L 13-21 vs. Timber Creek

L 17-31 vs. Winter Park

W 42-0 vs. Gateway

By JONATHAN WARREN This season, the varsity football team shares a connection with college football giants like the University of Florida, University of Oklahoma and University of Texas. Each must replace prolific senior quarterbacks, like Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford, with newer faces. Sophomore Ocoee transfer Sanford Meeks is charged with replacing one of the winningest quarterbacks in school history, Samuel Hutsell. “There’s a little bit of pressure that comes with it because he’s one of the best quarterbacks in Central Florida history. I have to try to live up to what’s here,” Meeks said. The team is also trying to live up to expectations. Varsity football has made the playoffs the past 10 years in a row. “My goal is to get into the playoffs. We’re an improving team; we’ll get better as the year goes on. People have to be patient,” coach Phil Ziglar said. The team started the season with three losses for the first time since the 1987 season. They lost a close game to Olympia (27-38), who is ranked fourth in the Orlando Sentinel’s varsity ranking. The second loss to Timber Creek (13-21) came at the hands of eight turnovers, a result of inexperience

according to senior offensive lineman Max Lang. Another loss came to Winter Park (17-31) in the Bright House Sports Network’s Game of the Week. The team rebounded, however, against Gateway (42-0). Sophomore Aaron Turman ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns in the shutout. “I think for as young as we are, we’ve done very well. Confidence is the key because we’ve got the talent,” Lang said. Lang has committed to play at the University of South Florida next year. Coaches and players agree that inexperience is the team’s greatest weakness. Of the 22 starters on the team, 17 are underclassmen. Despite their youth, the duo of junior Marvin Bracy and sophomore runningback Aaron Turman has shone in the first two games. Bracy has returned a punt and kickoff for touchdowns already this season; Turman is averaging more than 100 yards per game rushing. “I’m bigger and faster than most other kids. My vision of the field is my strength,” Turman said. Despite a slow start, Ziglar remains optimistic about the rest of the season. “To be I honest, I look forward to every game. With each game, we get better...” Ziglar said.

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LIGHTNING SPEED. In the game against Timber Creek, junior Marvin Bracy sprints toward a first down. “We’ve done a good job. At the end of games, we just aren’t coming out with wins. I do feel we can do a lot better,” Bracy said. Bracy has already received scholarship offers from Florida State University, University of Miami and University of Georgia among others.

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READY, BOWL. In the game against University on Sept. 18, senior Andrew Conley bowls. “[I joined] for fun, I wanted to do something to have fun for senior year. Coach Roberson is really cool, and we just have fun; it’s not too intense,” Conley said. Conley averages 150 points per game.

By LINDSAY ALEXANDER In bowling, there is no sprinting, no rowing and no strength training. However, bowling takes something more than athleticism; it takes skill. Boys bowling is currently 3-5. They have losses against rivals Timber Creek(2232-2673), University (23062647), East River (2530-1858), Colonial (2274-2834) and Freedom (2348-2734) and wins against Oak Ridge, Lake Highland and Edgewater. As seniors with experience Kyle Blow, Justin Kane and Nicholas Glover are held to a higher standard. Glover is returning for his fourth year and is a leader on the team. In the first match against Timber Creek, Glover bowled a 625 series, averaging 207 pins a game. In the team’s match against Colonial, Glover kept his competitive edge and bowled a 600 series, which he aims to do every game. “Bowling against East River was really fun. We didn’t let our bowling [score] get to us,” Glover said. Leadership doesn’t always come with seniority. Other players with potential include junior Nicholas Konowall who has an average of 152 pins per game. Freshmen Paul Perrault who has bowled

competitively for four years, has an average of 126 pins per game. “You have to have perfect form. It’s not easy,” Perrault said. Despite their losses, they do have frequent strikes and spares. Matthew Kaiser, sophomore, is working to bowl a 200 every game. “One word to describe our season would be challenging because it’s had its ups and downs,” Glover said. The girl’s team is currently 4-4, making five-hundred. In the first match of the season, the team beat Timber Creek for the first time and by 35 pins. The team is strong with five returning seniors who have all played at least three years: Chloe Allen, Morgan Ascher, Taylor Dudley, Kristen Parker and Cara Shenk. These girls are the key players in their games. The girls thought they were going to pull through with a win in their match against Colonial, but lost by 82 pins. First year head coach Daniel Tringali hoped to beat the team’s record of three wins last year and succeeded. He wants to improve on the team’s fundamentals such as making more spares. “I just really enjoy helping the girls find success when they have struggled

in the past with certain shots. I want the girls to make technical adjustments without my help,” Tringali said. The girls beat Oak Ridge, 1863-1584. This was a turning point for the team. “After we won, it was like let’s try to keep winning instead of losing; it was a boost for the team,” Ascher said. According to Ascher, a weakness is attitude. When the team is upset they bowl poorly, but they stay positive and cheer when someone gets a strike. Despite ups and downs, Tringali says they are improving. The team’s leader is Ascher, whose best series is a 424 which she bowled in the match against Oak Ridge. Her goal is to bowl a 200 game average her current highest is a 162. “[There’s that moment when] as soon as the ball comes off your hand, it just feels right,” Ascher said. Both teams have the chance to play rival Timber Creek again on Oct. 13. At this game the boys team will have a chance to redeem themselves and the girls will have the chance to beat their rival Timber Creek again. In bowling, there are no touchdowns and no goals, just strikes, spares and a desire to win.

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Title is in Magic’s future HOWARD SET TO TOPPLE THE BIG, BAD HEAT By BRENDAN HALL When the 2010-2011 season of the National Basketball Association ends, it will be remembered as the first season the Orlando Magic won the NBA title. After the most memorable free agency summer in professional sports, the Magic come in under the radar with a chip on their shoulder. The Miami Heat have composed their super team of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, and are heavy favorites to win the Eastern Conference. The defending Eastern Conference Champions, the Boston Celtics, with the addition of 15-time All-Star Shaquille O’Neal, look ready for one last shot at the title, and the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers are still considered the best team in the league with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. However, none of these three teams have Dwight Howard. After working out with 2-time champion center Hakeem Olajuwon over the summer, Howard has diversified his offensive game. Howard, who won Defensive Player of the Year the past two seasons, has been heavily criticized for his offensive inefficiency and small repertoire of moves. But now he has immensely improved his face-up jump shot, added a multitude of spin moves and become more

explosive getting to the basket. Now with both sides of his game fine-tuned, Howard has a chance to steal the Most Valuable Player award from the heavy favorite, Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant. The key to the Magic’s season, however, is the supporting cast. Instead of hunting down new big-name players, the Magic stuck to their guns, and the superstars, as well as the role players, are beginning to step up. During the preseason, J.J. Redick averaged 12.8 points per game and was shooting over 48 percent from the field and over 42 percent from 3-point range at only 27 minutes per game. The role players stepping up offensively are Brandon Bass, Ryan Anderson and Marcin Gortat who also averaged over 11 PPG in the preseason. If people thought last year’s offense was lethal, it will be nothing compared to this year. The key to the Magic’s success lies in power forward Rashard Lewis stepping up. The magic spent $118 million over six years on Lewis, and he has yet to live up to his contract. During the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, Lewis averaged a dismal 8.2 PPG. That is not even worth $118, let alone $118 million. The Magic need him to be a spark when other players are struggling from the

field and he never rises to the challenge. Vince Carter looks primed for a comeback season. He shot over 60 percent from the field in the preseason and 59 percent from three-point range. The key, though, is getting away from the pick-and-roll. This means he is taking more shots after catching a pass rather than off the dribble, a much higher percentage shot for any player. The Magic are becoming an afterthought in the Eastern Conference. Behind the sexy Miami Heat and veteran Celtics, the Magic are not being given a chance to make the Finals, let alone upset the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA analysts have given up on the Magic. Of ESPN’s top 25 NBA analysts, not one chose the Magic to win the title. Even worse, only two of them picked the Magic to win the East. Not one. Back-to-back trips to the Eastern Conference Finals, and not one title prediction. If people were to look up the word “underrated” in the dictionary it would say “see Orlando Magic” as the definition. But none of this matters. With the most dynamic offense in the league, a stingy defense and a sleeper for Most Valuable Player in Howard, the Magic will win the NBA title. ESPN, get ready to be 0-for-25.

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HOPS. In a game against the Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic Forward Vince Carter goes up for a layup. “For us, we’re a very balanced team. . . . [Vince Carter] has been playing really well. We want to get the ball in his hands as much as we can,” coach Stan Van Gundy said of Carter in a press conference. Carter averaged 17.2 points per game in the preseason.

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Local gyms are tough contenders FACILITIES COMPETE FOR MEMBERSHIP, BEST SERVICE By MOLLY WALLACE Whether one needs specialty classes, cheap prices or flexible hours, this guide on different gyms should help one make the best gym membership choice. The fight for the title “best gym” is on, and LA Fitness, 24 Hour

Fitness, YMCA and Planet Fitness Gyms are the contenders. With all of them located within a three mile radius from campus, these four gyms are constantly being compared to each other for the best service and facilities, which therefore helps in obtaining the most

members. Their monthly prices vary, but all these gyms offer multiple membership plans to fit every hopeful work-outer’s needs. Some offer specialty classes and a variety of equipment, while others offer the friendliest service or the cleanest facilities. Whether one

focuses on cardio or muscle-building, all these gyms claim to help out in one’s search for his or her’s personal goal, mentally or physically. The decision on the best membership is at one’s discretion, but here’s a guide to help.

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LA Fitness Greeting each customer as well as each potential customer with a smile, this gym’s main focus is its member’s improvement. It offers a boot camp each Thursday at 7 p.m, as well as other classes, like cycling, yoga and kickboxing throughout the day. These classes can get crowded; however, the workout equipment is never as over-populated. Whether members are there at 7 a.m or 5 p.m, there is always equipment available for use. Some of the different gym memberships offer free personal trainers and the ability to ask these trainers for help with equipment. This gym is equipped with a basketball court, swimming pool, sauna, hot tub, the friendliest employees around and plenty of parking space.

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Planet Fitness Gyms offers a class that helps members build their own fitness program with the help of a professional trainer. These trainers, as well as tanning booths, are available to all members at one’s leisure. The gym gets crowded around 5 p.m., when the rush of afternoon workers comes in, but hit it right after school and one has plenty of equipment and space to work out. By the weights is the “Lunk Alarm,” which is an alarm that warns members to stop “showing off” if they are, eliminating a pressuring environment. Their motto is “the judgment free zone,” creating a friendly and supportive atmosphere achieved through aesthetic appeal and lack of amenities due to the warehouse-feel of the facility.

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Oher, Howard shine bright OTHER ATHLETES DIM

n today’s sports world people can often get confused as to who a “role model” is. Some thought O.J. Simpson was a role model until the infamous chase down interstate 405 in that Ford Bronco. There is no doubt he was a great football player, but being a great player and being a great person on and off the field are totally different. The difference between being a role model and an icon often gets lost in today’s fame-driven world. There are plenty of idolized players in the National Football League. Their jerseys are worn everyday, but are they role models or just great players? One role model is Baltimore Raven’s offensive tackle Michael Oher, whose story became popular in the movie The Blind Side. Throughout high school Oher had to get his grade point average to a 2.5 to receive a college scholarship which could be a major obstacle for someone who has been through foster home after foster home. After high school, Oher attended the University of Mississippi where he earned 13 awards in four years, eight of which he earned in his senior year. With the 23rd pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Ravens selected Oher. He was the fourth offensive lineman selected in the first round. In his first year in the NFL, Oher started 16 of 16 games, and so far this year he has started 8 of 8. He finished second in offensive rookie-of-the-year voting. His attitude proves to everyone that living in the slumps doesn’t mean you cannot achieve great things. Here in Orlando the dominant sports team is the Magic. In their new center for their 21st season superstar Dwight Howard is more than The difference between being just a great center, he is a great person off of the a role model and an icon often court. The National Basketball Association is big gets loss in today’s fameon community involvement, and Howard is driven world. a true leader in the NBA. In 2004, Howard set up the Dwight D. Howard foundation to provide scholarships for students in his hometown of Atlanta who want to attend his alma mater, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. The Foundation also gives grants to Lovell Elementary School and Memorial Middle School. The Foundation organizes summer basketball camps for boys and girls, and with help from high school and college coaches and players. In 2005, Howard earned the Rich and Helen De Vos Community Enrichment Award for his constant community involvement. In November 2009, he was one of the 10 finalists for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, which awards athletes for their charitable work. Howard is the prime example of a role model with his off-court involvement and his amazing athleticism on the court. His numerous awards and countless hours of community service has proven him a role model to kids and teens from all ages and from all backgrounds. On the contrary, there are the few great players who are not great off-field people. These are the icons. Icons are the players who are idolized on the field but not off of it. A prime example in the NFL is Pittsburgh quarterback Ben “Big Ben” Rothlisberger. He has been accused of two different sexual assault charges in two years. Another bad off-field example is Adam “Pacman” Jones who has been in legal trouble since the day he was drafted in 2005. He has been involved in an altercation at a Las Vegas strip club, involved with using drugs and being associated with people selling drugs and suspended from the NFL in the 2007 season. For the first 10 games of the 2010-2011 NBA season Delonte West won’t be on the court for the Boston Celtics. The league suspended West 10 games for pleading guilty to a weapons charge in Maryland. Although West averages 10 points per game, and shoots 44 percent from the field his actions off the court aren’t those that someone should admire. When athletes from all sports make poor decisions on the court they get taken out of the game, off the court they ruin their reputation. Kids look up to these players like they are the gods on Mount Olympus and when their image is tarnished, the kids’ dreams shatter as well. So athletes, next time you are put in a bad situation remember that you can leave and keep your image in tact, not ruin it like some.

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Girls head into districts GIRLS PREP FOR DISTRICTS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

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TRAPPED. During the game against Wekiva, sophomore Victoria Treiber traps the ball from inbound pass. “It’s a real honor playing on varsity as a sophomore; I get to be around players much better than me,” Treiber said. The girls won 2-1.

By COOPER BROCK and JUSTIN KANE The girls soccer team brought the barrel back to Boone, sort of. On Dec. 6, the girls took on rival Edgewater at home, and won 3-0. It was the annual breast cancer game and they play for a mini pink and white barrel. “It was a scrappy game,” girls coach William King said. “The ladies didn’t play particularly well but they did compose themselves enough to get the job done.” The money raised from tickets, concessions and a portion of the advertisement sales for the game went towards breast cancer research. Sophomore Kayla Combs, freshman Rachel Bridewell and junior Brandi Recker each scored a goal. “[Scoring a goal] felt really good, my adrenaline was rushing through my veins,” Recker said. “It was exciting. I was very happy.” On Nov. 15, the girls faced the Oak Ridge Pioneers and ended the game on mercy rule 10 minutes before the end of the second half. The official blew his whistle and called the game, 8-0. “The victory boosted our morale because we proved to ourselves that working together leads to a win,” senior Logan Graves said. She had 26 saves

that night. Sophomore Alexandra Clayton, in her second year as a starting forward, scored the three first goals within the first 10 minutes of the game. “[Soccer] is the only thing that makes complete sense to me. When I’m on the field, nothing else matters,” Clayton said. The following day, the girls suffered a heavy loss to Bishop Moore, 0-6. Clayton also received a head injury, confining her to a head brace for the rest of the season. “Bishop Moore was one of our worst games,” Clayton said. “They are very tactically skilled, and that night we lacked communication. Late in the game, I went for a header off a punt from our keeper and snapped my head into an opposing defender’s, whose head started bleeding.” With the district competition only weeks away, King keeps a modest prediction about the teams ability in the postseason. “We will have a tough first round game, but the ladies are capable of beating anybody while playing to their ability,” King said. The next and last home game will be

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Boys overcome youth WITH NEW PLAYERS ON THE FIELD, BOYS ACHIEVE GOALS

By AMANDA FLEMINGER With the field surrounding him and fans watching, he strategizes how to make the goal and bypass his opponents. However, as part of a new team, he must overcome the new faces and team members alongside the field with him by adjusting to how the other teammates play. “[We] started off really slow because it’s a brand new team and our chemistry is just now building up,” senior captain Gabriel Rendon said. “I think we can start winning as long as our chemistry gets better because we aren’t a bad team.” Playing against Dr. Phillips on Nov. 16, the boys lost 0-7 in what they agree was their hardest game of the season. “We weren’t communicating enough and weren’t used to playing as a team with each other,” senior Andy Cruz said. “We underestimated Dr. Phillips.” However, according to Rendon, they have improved greatly from last year. “We’ve improved on effort and pride. We don’t give up this year [and] we’re always keeping our heads up,” Rendon said. The team defeated Apopka Nov. 18, by out-matching them in speed

and height. According to Rendon, formation where four defenders stand Apopka played individually, while he in front of the opposing team attacker and the other teammates played as a followed by another four defenders and team, helping them win 5-2. Although an another attacker, creating a four they have lost more games than won, verse one formation. This benefits the sophomore Connor Wood feels they team by focusing more on defending will begin to win more with the new and less on attacking. Their goal is to team chemistry. play simple and not overdo anything, “We have become more according to Torres. of a team [compared to last year In the game against Colonial on when] it was more about Dec. 3, the boys used this strategy individual players. to their advantage We now work as ending the game a team and move 4-2. According to the ball around,” Wood, they had I think we can start winning as Wood said. good chemistry long as our chemistry gets better Wood has that night which because we aren’t a bad team. high hopes helped them play as as he feels - gabriel rendon, senior a team. However, the team can after playing four defeat Winter games in one week, Park despite the team became the Wildcats always being a state tired, ending the game against Cypress championship caliber team. Creek on Dec. 7, with a loss, 1-3. “[Compared to other teams], we get “[We were] so exhausted from the along better, and our benchers are really games; I guess it got the best of us,” strong. We have all gotten along from Wood said. the start,” junior Samuel Torres said. However, despite the losses amongst Cruz said the team has four strategies the team, the boys try to overcome to winning this season: communication, them, according to Wood. more practices, formation and drills. “We try to forget it, move on and do The team plans to play a 4-1, 4-1 better the next game,” Wood said.

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Team bounces back GIRLS BASKETBALL RECOVERS FROM ROUGH START By THOMAS EGAN The locker room explodes with a chant, “B-High, B-High”, then the girls take the court, prepared to battle for a spot in the winner’s circle. Along with a 40-44 preseason loss to Lake Brantley, the girls basketball team tasted defeat in their first three games of the season. In their first regular

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season game against Wekiva, they lost a heart breaker, 59-62. After that, their woes continued into the next two games where they lost to both Bishop Moore and first ranked University by one point, 28-29 and 49-50 respectively. “They’re very young,” head coach Tom Wills said. “They’re adapting very well to a new situation, a new coach. They’ve responded well but they need to mature as a team.” Age will play a major role in the team’s progress this season. Six of the 14 players on the varsity roster include one freshman and five sophomores. “It feels good to have made the varsity squad,” freshman Kendall Byerly said. “It feels like I’ve accomplished something. I worked all summer to get to where I am at right now.” Byerly averages 3.0 points per game and 0.4 assists per game. Their first home game against Oak Ridge ended in a 44-30 win, including a 17-2 run in the third quarter, as opposed to being outscored 46-57 in the third quarters of the five losses. According to Wills, one talent that stands out is the team’s aggressive and physical play while on defense. “They aren’t afraid to play hard and

go after the ball,” Wills said. The team averages 22.1 rebounds per game, and is led by sophomore Celeste Martin with 7.0 rebounds per game. “I think that it’s because I try to get involved,” Martin said. “I put in a lot of effort every game.” Martin, power forward, also averages 3.9 points per game on the offensive end, and one block per game on defense. The squad also averages 8.4 steals per game, and is led by sophomore Bailey Florin with 3.6 SPG. “To win games, you have to play defense,” Florin said. “I enjoy playing defense.” Florin, shooting guard, averages 10.6 points per game and 5.0 assists per game. She, Jaci Chastain and Kyndal Skersick, are the team captains. Even with the rough start, Wills is confident that the team can turn their rough season around. “We can keep winning and make a run for the playoffs,” Wills said. “Our offense will come around with more experience, once we begin to click.” Since their win against Oak Ridge, Boone is 4-0 at home and 5-5 overall, with wins against Lake Nona, Cypress Creek and Ocoee. They are ranked fifth out of nine teams in District 4.

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FAST BREAK. At the Bishop Moore game, junior Kyndal Skersick drives down the court. “Boone is known as a great sports program and I am happy to represent it,” Skersick said.

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Team has heart, experience NEW COACH BRINGS 24 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE By LINDSAY ALEXANDER Orange blazers are seen throughout the halls on game day. It is a tradition that continues this year the boys varsity basketball team begins a new season with a new coach. While coach Gregory Shirley is new to campus he is not new to coaching. Shirley has been coaching high school basketball for 24 years, and this is his seventh year as a head coach. Shirley is coming from Ocoee High School where he coached for two years but then stepped down for family reasons. Shirley missed coaching and was excited when he heard Boone had an opening. “Boone High School has a great basketball tradition, and I want this team to write their own chapter in the history of Boone basketball,” Shirley said. Shirley is working with a team of young men he has never coached before but he says it is not a weakness. “It’s a learning process. The key is for the team to continue to improve on a daily basis. We are learning to work together and trust each other . . . but it will not happen over night,” Shirley said. The team had their first win against Colonial on Dec. 9. The game was close

until the end of the second quarter, but after half time the team came back with a new determination, and won 54-40. Their second win was on Dec. 10 against Ocoee, 68-62. Shirley sees all his seniors as leaders on the team. Half the team are seniors but only two of them, guards Brody Dawkins and Joseph Martinson, are returning players. Shirley says currently the most vocal leader, living up to his seniority, is Dawkins. “Our team has a very experienced presence. We know that we don’t have to panic a lot in games; we stay in control,” Dawkins said. The team also has an able group of sophomores including Samuel Doster and 6’9” Robert Rimmer, who is also a returning player. There is no question why the team unanimously chooses Rimmer as their star player. Rimmer averages 7.5 rebounds per game and 10 points per game. “Rimmer has a presence on both sides of the court,” Dawkins said. The team’s first game was Nov. 30, against state runner up Dr. Phillips. Dr. Phillips is a growing rival and sophomore Dominique Wilson scored 20 points. However, they lost 33-64. “[The game] was disappointing

because we knew we could play better than we did, ” Doster said. Senior Wesley Caplan says the team is disciplined and has good teamwork, though on Dec. 1, the team lost a heart breaker to Bishop Moore. With 10 seconds left on the clock the score was 46-49 and victory was still with in reach. Then Ocoee came back with a three pointer and one more shot, ending the game 49-54. “We made a lot of mistakes. We weren’t communicating as a team. Hopefully, we will never lose to Bishop Moore again,” Caplan said. The team also lost to Wekiva and Olympia on Dec. 3 and Dec. 7. The final scores were 36-68 and 62-23, respectively. Later this season the team plays rival and defending state champions, the Winter Park Wildcats, Jan. 25. The Wildcats have the top player in the state, Austin Rivers on their team but the team can compete with them. With a new coach and the majority of the team being seniors, spirit should be at an all time high. “We have a lot of heart. We’re not going to lay down for anyone. It doesn’t matter what the score is. We’re still going to play hard,” Dawkins said.

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DUNK. Playing Colonial on Dec. 9, Robert Rimmer dunks the ball. “[My favorite part of the game is] the energy; it’s really exciting,” Rimmer said. The final score was 54-40.

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Alabama will be in the Capital One Bowl New Year’s Day. Local team UCF will be trying again for their first bowl victory, against Georgia, after posting a better record than Florida and the University of Miami. On Dec. 8, UF head coach Urban Meyer announced his resignation from the team effective after their bowl game

against Penn State. Four of the six Florida teams in bowls play on New Year’s eve. Miami, USF, UCF and Florida State all play on the last day of the year. Florida International earned their first ever bowl birth and will face Toledo. Here are our selections for the 2010-2011 bowl season.

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BYU v. UTEP

New Mexico: BYU is 3-2 in its past five bowl appearances and this is the first season since 2005 that BYU the Cougars are not going to post a 10 win season.

BYU

Dec. 18

Northern Illinois v. Fresno State

uDrove Humanitarian: Northern Illinois is making its third consecutive bowl appearance for the Fresno State first time in school history and is 2-3 in bowl games.

Fresno State

Dec. 18

Ohio v. Troy

R+L Carriers New Orleans: Ohio is making its second straight bowl appearance, but is 0-4 in bowl Troy games.

Troy

Dec. 21

Southern Mississippi v. Louisville

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg: The game is a clash of offense v. defense. USM is the nation’s 15th- Southern Miss highest scoring team while Louisville finished 11th in total defense.

USM

Dec. 22

Utah v. Boise State

MAACO Las Vegas: Both schools already have won two BCS bowl games.

Boise State

Dec. 23

Navy v. San Diego State

Poinsettia: San Diego State is making its first bowl appearance since 1998, while Navy is in a bowl San Diego State game for the seventh straight season.

Navy

Dec. 24

Hawaii v. Tulsa

Sheraton Hawaii: Tulsa ranks No. 5 in the country in total offense, while Hawaii ranks No. 8.

Hawaii

Tulsa

Dec. 26

Florida International v. Toledo

Little Caesars: Toledo went 7-1 this year in MAC play.

Toledo

Dec. 27

Air Force v. Georgia Tech

AdvoCare V100 Independence: Georgia Tech and Air Force are No. 1 and 2 in the nation in Air Force rushing offense, respectively.

Air Force

Dec. 28

West Virginia v. NC State

Champs Sports: NC State QB Russell Wilson finished 11th in the nation in total offense.

NC State

Dec. 28

Missouri v. Iowa

Insight: Missouri finished its season with three wins to climb back inside the top 15. Iowa lost its Missouri final three games to fall out of the top 25.

Iowa

Dec. 29

East Carolina v. Maryland

Military: ECU QB Dominique Davis is fourth in the country with 3,699 passing yards.

Maryland

ECU

Dec. 29

Illinois v. Baylor

Texas: Baylor QB Robert Griffin III has thrown for 3,195 yards this season.

Illinois

Baylor

Dec. 29

Oklahoma State v. Arizona

Valero Alamo: Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon has 1,665 yards receiving this year.

Oklahoma State

Dec. 30

Army v. SMU

Armed Forces: C-USA loser faces off against Army who is in their first bowl since 1996.

Army

SMU

Dec. 30

Kansas St. v. Syracuse

New Era Pinstripe: Syracuse’s last bowl victory came against the Wildcats in 2001.

Kansas State

Dec. 30

North Carolina v. Tennessee

Music City: After former head coach Lane Kiffin bolted from Knoxville for USC, Tennessee is in Tennessee a bowl while USC is not.

Tennessee

Dec. 30

Nebraska v. Washington

Holiday: Nebraska humiliated Jake Locker and Washington 56-21 in Seattle on Sept. 18.

Nebraska

Dec. 31

South Florida v. Clemson

Meineke Car Care: Clemson finished 86th nationally in scoring, while South Florida was right USF behind at 88th.

USF

Dec. 31

Notre Dame v. Miami

Hyundai Sun: Miami finished 3-3 at home, their worst record since 1997.

Miami

Notre Dame

Dec. 31

Georgia v. UCF

AutoZone Liberty: UCF head coach George O’Leary went 3-5 vs. UGA while at Georgia Tech.

UCF

Dec. 31

South Carolina v. Florida State

Chick-fil-A: This game will feature two of the nation’s top defenses. The Gamecocks led the SEC South Carolina in rushing defense and sacks, and the Seminoles are No. 2 in the nation in sacks.

South Carolina

Jan. 1

Northwestern v. Texas Tech

TicketCity: NU was blown out in its final two games without quarterback Dan Persa, but Tech Texas Tech won three of its final four games, including a win over then-No. 12 Missouri.

Texas Tech

Jan. 1

Florida v. Penn State

Outback: Nine of the teams’ 10 combined losses came against ranked opponents.

Florida

Jan. 1

Alabama v. Michigan State

Capital One: Alabama can still win 10 games for the third straight season when they take on Michigan State Michigan State.

Alabama

Jan. 1

Mississippi State v. Michigan

Gator Bowl: UM QB Denard Robinson leads the nation’s No. 6 offense against a Mississippi State Michigan squad that ranks 16th nationally in rushing.

Mississippi State

Jan. 1

Wisconsin v. TCU

Rose: TCU is the only non AQ school to play in a BCS bowl this year.

Wisconsin

Jan. 1

Connecticut v. Oklahoma

Tostitos Fiesta: OU head coach Bob Stoops has lost five straight BCS bowls.

Oklahoma

Oklahona

Jan. 3

Stanford v. Virginia Tech

Discover Orange: Virginia Tech became the first FBS program to win 11 straight games after Stanford starting the season 0-2.

Stanford

Jan. 4

Ohio State v. Arkansas

Allstate Sugar: Ohio State is 0-9 against SEC teams in bowl games.

Ohio State

Arkansas

Jan. 6

Middle Tennessee v. Miami (Ohio)

GoDaddy.com: Miami (Ohio) went from 1-11 in 2009 to 9-4 and a MAC championship.

Miami (Ohio)

Jan. 7

LSU v. Texas A&M

AT&T Cotton: The Aggies will get a chance to beat an SEC team for the first time since 1995.

LSU

Jan. 8

Pittsburgh v. Kentucky

BBVA Compass Bowl: Kentucky QB Mike Hartline has thrown for 3,178 yards this year.

Pittsburgh

Kentucky

Jan. 9

Nevada v. Boston College

Kraft Fight Hunger: Boise killer Nevada takes on Boston College who has won five straight.

Nevada

Jan. 10

Oregon v. Auburn

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game: Oregon is first in the country in points scored.

Auburn

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very year a select few athletes get the recognition they deserve. Each year, the Boone High School Athletic Association selects former athletes and coaches to be inducted into the William R. Boone Sports Hall of Fame. This year, seven athletes from various sports will be inducted into the 13th class. An induction into this hall of fame brings honors to the athletes as Boone has one of the most respected athletic programs over the last 59 years. The mission of the Hall of Fame is to “recognize, promote and honor the talent of our student athletes, recognize the contribution of coaches and highlight the community involvement of these individuals who have brought positive recognition and fame to their school.” The Hall of Fame isn’t just for great athletes, it is for the athletes who were also great students and leaders in the community. Here is a look at the 2011 class of the William R. Boone Sports Hall of Fame. Graham and Gregory Haney (football, class of 1960) played offensive tackle and defensive end. When they played, they used to tell each other “meet you at the quarterback,” and Here is a look at the 2011 that became their motto as they played defense. class of the William R. Boone They were selected to the 1960 All-County team and were part of the first Boone team to Sports Hall of Fame. beat Edgewater. One player once said about the Haney boys, “I’ve never felt as scared in college or in the pros as I was going against them.” Craig Adams (football/baseball, class of 1976) was named an All-Metro and All-American for baseball in 1976. After his senior season, the Cleveland Indians drafted him in the third round where he spent five years in the minor leagues. In five years, he batted .244 and hit 45 homeruns. His coach Don Davis said, “[He was] the best athlete I’ve ever coached.” Bobby Strange (football/track, class of 1984) played offensive line for four years. His success came in track when he placed second in the state for discus throwing. In 1984, he received the William R. Boone Award, which is given to the best athlete of the year. Mike Beam (swimming, class of 1980) was the 1979 metro, district and state champion in the 500-meter freestyle. Also in 1978, he was the state runner-up in the 500-meter freestyle, and the metro, district and state runner-up in the 200-meter freestyle. In 1980, he was the state champion in the 200, 500 and 800-meter freestyle and finished fifth in the state 400meter relay. Also in 1980, he was a high school All-American in the 500-meter freestyle and participated in the Olympic trials. He was also named a two-time Auburn University Swimming and Diving All-Time All-American in 1982. Stacy Kirk (swimming, class of 1983) was the 1982 state champion in the 100-meter butterfly, and in 1983, she was the state runner-up in the 100-meter butterfly. Even today, she holds the school records in the 50, 100 and 500-meter freestyle and in the 100-meter butterfly. After high school, she went to Florida State University on scholarship. Misty Cox (women’s basketball coach) is the winningest girls coach in school history. She won five district championships from 1993-2004. She went 269-77 over 12 seasons and from 1999 to 2003, she won four out of five district championships. She is now coaching at West Orange. In 2008, she was named to the Metro Conference Hall of Fame. Getting into any Hall of Fame is the perfect ending to an athlete’s career. Hundreds of athletes each year participate in sports on campus and these seven rose above the rest in their respective sports. These athletes set the standard of excellence that still holds true today and for all future athletes. Athletes today should look up to the Hall of Fame inductees as role models and as someone who can inspire them to play for more than just a championship but to leave a legacy behind just like these seven did. The Hall of Fame banquet will be in the junior/senior cafeteria on April 9. Anyone who would like to see the athletes they admired again or who just wants to be part of a special night, tickets to the event are available for $20 by calling Lisa Speer at extension 2312. On a somber note, Jim Baynes, a former dean, basketball and baseball coach, guidance counselor and a hall of famer, died Thursday, Feb. 3.

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Teams exhibit ‘swish’ful thinking Tally Up Here are the results of the Lady Braves’ last five games

L 33-53 v. Winter Park L 36-44 v. Chrstian Prep

L 26-41 v. Hagerty

W 63-32 v. Lake Mary

L 45-55 v. West Orange

GIRLS FACE INEXPERIENCE By MARK VAGELAKOS With a 9-16 record the girls basketball team has confronted new players and close games. As the team welcomed new players, veterans like captain Jaci Chastain, a junior with 82 rebounds, strained to make the team a cohesive unit. “We struggle with everyone giving heart every game and doing their best every game. Most of [the new girls] haven’t played a varsity sport, so it can be overwhelming. It can also be a confidence issue,” captain Kyndal Skersick, junior, said. Skersick leads the team in scoring with an average of 17.2 points per game and a 37 percent shooting average. As the season progressed, the team built confidence with practice. Confidence remained an important factor to the team. “You have to have confidence to be able to do anything on the court; if you don’t have confidence to make a shot, you’ll miss every time. If you don’t have confidence to defend, they’ll score on you every time; you have to have it to win a game,” Chastain said. One of the team’s greatest losses was against University (49-50). The game was close throughout, but University scored the on the buzzer after getting the rebound from a foul shot. “We played together so well it was really our best game even though we lost. It was frustrating,” Chastain said. The girls also had several strong wins. In their win against East River (64-44), sophomore Bailey Florin scored 25 points and the team established their position against a rival. “We really played together well [against East River] and played complete team basketball to win,” Chastain said. Celeste Martin had 7 rebounds

against East River to add to her total of 101 rebounds for the season. As the season progressed and the team worked together on and off the court, they began to become closer through outside activities such as fundraisers and team meetings. “[We really improved by] coming together as a team. In the beginning, we barely knew each other. Now we’re more of a family,” Skersick said. “It’s been a growing experience for the kids and for myself. The kids learned from me and I’ve learned from them. I’ve probably grown more than they have. That’s why I’m looking forward to next season,” coach Tom Wills said.

BOYS STRUGGLE AGAINST COMPETITION By MOLLY WALLACE With an 8-14 record, the boys basketball team has struggled to perform above the competition all season. “We are getting better every game, but we have a lot of work to do,” junior guard Kyle Leveille said. The team fought to maintain a solid, season-changing winning streak, and finally achieved that in the game against Freedom, winning 50-38. The streak continued in the game against Timber Creek, winning 60-52. Sophomore center Robert Rimmer is the team’s main scorer, averaging 18.5 points per game. This season, Rimmer has scored over 350 points and made over 150 rebounds. “We got off to a slow start, but I have seen major improvements recently,” varsity coach Greg Shirley said. Shirley feels that their biggest difficulty was that most of the varsity players were new to the team and new to each other. Gaining skill, but also growing as a team was a challenge. Against rival Edgewater, the boys came back from a 2-13 deficit and won

56-41, showing a great defensive effort. “I saw a group of young men work together and sacrifice for each other. I enjoyed the player’s attitudes and how they played as a team,” Shirley said. Key players like Rimmer and junior Hayden Hoevenaar, who averages two steals and three assists per game, have contributed to the team’s winning streak. The team’s success, though, was immediately followed by losses against University, 58-63, and Oak Ridge, 43-52. “We do not get discouraged,” senior forward Andrew Hungerford said. “[But] we could be doing a lot better as a team.” Giving high-fives on and off the court, the team proves they do not mourn over a lost game, but instead

use it as inspiration for improvement. According to Shirley, the team continued to sacrifice for each other, giving up holidays and time away from friends and family in order to create their own family on the court. “We are all good friends and have strong bonds on and off the court,” Leveille said. One of their most difficult games of the season was against Winter Park and the country’s number one college recruit, senior Austin Rivers. Though it ended in a loss, the boys and coach retain a positive outlook. “While I think the future looks great, I am only concerned about our next practice and game. I believe the team will continue to grow on a daily basis,” Shirley said.

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DRIBBLE IT. Playing against West Orange, junior Kyanna Cleveland drives down the court. “I love basketball and I love playing it for Boone. I play for the team aspect; being on a team is important,” Cleveland said. Cleveland has 14 assists this season.

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Wrestlers inspire victory HAGOOD JAMES BROTHERS LEAD TEAM TO SUCCESS By SARA CASLER impacted the team, but they have also Although normally considered a improved their relationship as brothers. sport for individuals, junior Lee Hagood They train together during practices James and his brother, senior Hunter and on their own time, and tweak one Hagood James, inspire the wrestling another’s skills and techniques. team to work together and succeed as The brothers also bettered a whole. themselves by attending and completing The Hagood James’s both found a J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp, passion wrestling in 2009 when they a 28-day camp designed to increase joined the team for fun. focus and fine-tune techniques. “We joined [wrestling] together. Sibling rivalry also plays a part in Everything that we’ve done has always motivating them. been a mutual thing,” Lee said. “[Sibling rivalry] is pretty big Lee ended last season with [between us] especially because [Lee] is a 34-4 and with a 18-5 now bigger than me, and I want to stay record so far. He also on top. It just makes us both better,” has a personal best pin Hunter said. time of 11 seconds Despite in round one. everything, the The Hagood brothers press “My inspiration is my little brother. James’s quickly on and continue He is really dedicated and wants to excelled, becoming to inspire their do well.” two of the best teammates and wrestlers on the -hunter hagood james, senior each other. team, along with “ M y sophomore Alton inspiration is my Meeks with a record little brother. of 18-0. Head coach Michael Willis is He is really dedicated and wants to do proud of how these young men have well,” Hunter said. stepped up and come to lead the team. Meeks is also a big player for the “These are my spiritual leaders on wrestling team. He is undefeated so this team,” Willis said. far and qualified for states in 2009 as a Not only have the Hagood James’s freshman and placed fourth in his 215

weight class. Meeks holds a personal best record pin time of 24 seconds in round one against Edgewater High School. The team as a whole has had a rough season. They are currently 4-18, but they still have outstanding performances by the Hagood James brothers, Meeks and senior Kyle Lipa. Junior John Burns joined the team to try something new. He has also enjoyed for the camaraderie he has found since joining the team. “We motivate each other, because having a team is lot more motivating than getting yourself motivated individually,” Burns said. Burns currently has a 4-17 record. photo/CALEY BROCK The team has been through a rough patch. They are not where they would RUN IT. At the match against Edgewater, junior Lee Hagood like to be with their record and because James tries to stay on top of his opponent. “[It’s my goal] to of lack of experience and skill. The get a state title. At first it seemed like a far off thing, but now Hagood James brothers made a drastic it is more a possibliity,” Lee said. Lee has an 18-5 record. change when they joined the team. Along with Meeks, the brothers lead themselves and the Use the free QR Reader app team to success. on your smartphone to view a “They always keep everybody video of the team’s highlights together. They are from the wrestling web page. the heartbeat of this team,” Willis said.

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NOT IN MY HOUSE. At the Olympia game on March 3, senior Victoria Lai sets for a block. “They [Olympia] were a really hard team. We had to work together and anticipate their every move.” Lai said.

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and let it out in a friendly manner.” Cuenca said. Coach Rosalie Creighton says productivity,” Cuenca said. On Feb. 22, the boys faced off Cuenca has made strides since his against Colonial for their first game of first season, in passing, shooting and the regular season. Sophomore Brendan swimming. “Simon has a natural athletic ability,” Ellixson, forward, is one of Creighton said. “He’s a strong swimmer, the team’s leading scorers, has good strategy making seven and knows the against Colonial. game.” This is Ellixson’s Another major second year as a From the goal, I feel like I have a influence in the starting forward more direct influence on the game, water is sophomore on the team. -william stone, sophomore William Stone, a “After the end second year goalie, of the swimming first year starter. season, the “From the goal, seniors recruited I feel like I have me [to water polo],” Ellixson said. “Since then, [water a more direct influence on the game,” polo] has become so much more than a Stone said. “I’ve maxed out at 18 saves in a game.” sport to me.” Currently, the boys are 3-2, only Two days later, the boys added to their wins, beating Gateway 11-3. counting regular season games. In order Ellixson scored six goals, and was for the boys to make it into the district assisted by Cuenca, who scored four, competition, University must beat and sophomore James Walls, who Timber Creek, and then the boys must beat both Osceola on March 15, and scored one. “I like water polo because it gives University on March 17. Also making waves in their season, me a chance to tap into my aggression

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the girls have only lost one game in their five-game season. The one loss was against Olympia on March 3. “Olympia was our best game,” senior Elizabeth Wieland said. “Even though we lost, we worked well as a team and learned a lot, like that we have to communicate and make better passes.” Wieland plays whole set defense, and says it is the position that requires the most determination. “I did swimming freshman year, and everyone said they just did swimming to stay in shape for water polo,” Wieland said. “It seemed like a logical next step.” On the other side of the pool, freshman Eleanor Clark is a starting wing who scored three goals in the girl’s first game against Colonial on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “I’m a wing because I’m a fast swimmer, but I’m not a big girl, so I can’t defend well,” Clark said. Their following game against Gateway on Feb. 24, Clark compensated for her lack of defensive ability by helping the girls win 8-4. Leading the team in points that night, sophomore Nichole Clayton, who plays the whole

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set, scored four goals. After losing to Olympia, the girls recuperated in time to beat Timber Creek on March 8, 11-2. “Timber Creek was a disappointing game.” Wieland said, “We won, but we didn’t work together, and it was disorganized.” Wieland says she wants to win districts, having won in previous seasons with the team. “Before a game, I try to think about the teams we’ve already played, and their best players,” Wieland said. At the Wildcat Invitational on March 11 and 12, the girls lost to Ransom, St. Andrews and Gulliver, but defeated Boca Raton, 11-4. The boys played the same four schools and lost all four games. I felt the teams we played were the best in the state,” Creighton said. “By playing them, we helped identify what we need to improve on. Overall, I was satisfied with their performance,” On April 15, both teams are headed to a week long district tournament in Miami. On Tuesday the boys and girls play Ocoee on their home turf at 6:00pm.

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BATTER UP. At the game against University, sophomore Kristi Creel gets a hit. “I really love the practices and the players on the team,” Creel said. Creel has a .500 average.

By THOMAS EGAN The girls softball team began this season with a big start matched by even bigger expectations. “We have had a great start. We struggled against West Orange but after that we really came together,” senior Virginia Pender, starting pitcher, said. Pender’s record is 5-1 in eight games, with 57 strikeouts and 11 runs scored against her. Along with Laura Gavern, who is 2-0 with 14 innings pitched and 18 strikeouts. Pender has helped the team achieve an overall 10-3 record. “We work really hard during practice everyday, and we hit our spots,” junior pitcher Laura Gavern said. “We have great team chemistry and pitching which translates into wins.” In the first thirteen games of the season, the girls have outscored their opponents 76-27, including a 17-0 blowout against Oak Ridge. “In the game against Oak Ridge, we all came together as one and played as a team, not individually,” junior Brandy Eaton said. Eaton has six runs batted in, along with a .278 batting average and four

singles and a triple. The girls are third in the district behind Timber Creek and East River. Head coach Robin Bradford created a difficult schedule with games against both Timber Creek and East River to prepare the team for difficult games in the future. “I purposefully picked strong teams to play in preparation for the playoffs, so I expect the rest of our schedule to be pretty difficult,” Bradford said. Their first loss came against West Orange, 3-8, whom they have two games against this season. “We made some key physical and mental mistakes,” Bradford said. The one strength that the girls excel in is their defense, which has five shutouts this season. “We have such a strong defense because we have great pitchers, catchers and a very strong bench,” junior Amanda Welsh said. Welsh has three singles and four RBI’s matched with a batting average of .333. The team has had a, winning season

and hopes to finish as strongly as they started, winning districts and going to regionals. “I think that we’ll come together and do very well in districts,” Pender said. “I have high hopes for the rest of the season. I think that we’ll make it to regionals.”

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CATCH. During practice, senior William McClellan cradles the ball. “Last year, our seniors didn’t have the drive to get to districts. This year more of our seniors have that desire to get there,” McClellan said. McClellan has been on Varsity since 2009. PROTECT. In the game against Gainesville High School, junior Taylor Gies defends the goal keeper and cradles the ball up the field. “We went into the game thinking it was going to be difficult, but we ended up playing really well,” Gies said. The girls won 12-2. photo/SARA CASLER

LAX teams cradle the competition Girls seek district title with young team By KATIE EDWARDS “Ladies, left hand in. Why? Because it is closest to our hearts” is heard by the crowd, as the girl’s varsity lacrosse team gets ready to hit the field. Despite having a new coach and a young team, the girl’s varsity lacrosse team hopes to make it to districts with a current 5-2 record. “We have a young team, so it is going to take a while for us all to get together. The seniors have done well leading the team,” senior Alexandra Murray said. The girls played the Cypress Creek Bears March 8, winning 14-2 on the Bears’ home turf. Even with the win, they felt they played “down to Cypress Creek’s level” and could have come out with a far greater gap in the score. “We are good at trusting each other and working as a team. As well as transitioning up the field. We do need to work on passing, catching and ground balls; the basics,” Murray said. Thursday, March 3, the girls took on Hagerty, who came back after half time; however, the girls held them winning

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13-11. “Hagerty was exciting towards the end we were only up by one but we came back and won the game,” junior, Lindsay Miller said. Miller has scored 24 goals so far this season averaging 4 goals a game, making her the lead scorer on the team. The girls and boys played a double header against East River March 1, with the girls winning 13-3. “I want to have a better ratio of goals I block and goals made. We are doing well right now,” junior Elizabeth Miller, goal keeper, said. On Saturday, Feb. 26, the girls travelled to Gainesville and dominated Oak Hill, 12-0, and Gainesville ,12-2. “I want each player to grow individually, mentally and physically. This season is going better than expected; the players are really grasping the concept of the game,” head coach Meg Lane said. The girls lost their first game against Lake Mary, 4-16, which was the first game of the season and the first time the girls all played together. The team felt if they had to chance to play them again it would be a better match up after all of the practice they have had. “This year we will kick some serious

booty and win districts,” Murray said. Tonight the girls play a district game against Lake Highland Prep at 7:30 p.m. on their field. The girls have to win to go to districts.

Chemisty lays winning foundation By SARA CASLER The boys lacrosse team has had a nearly perfect record so far, but it is not all because of skills. The team has benefited from something that has been missing in years past: team chemistry. Senior attack William McClellan believes it is a colossal part of why the lacrosse team is currently 5-1. This is the best start to a season that the team has seen in five years, and it currently ranks them as second in the conference and third in the state of Florida. “This is the best team, as far as closeness, that I have seen in awhile. We mesh together,” McClellan said. Junior starter attack John Kissick agrees with his team mates and remains optimistic about the upcoming season. “We all trust each other. Every game, everyone is in sync,” Kissick said. Coach Elliott Whitton views the

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teamwork he sees in the team as one of its keys to success. “Honestly, this is [the season with the fewest obstacles] that I have seen in 11 years of coaching [lacrosse]. The kids know what we ask of them, and so far, they have delivered,” Whitton said. Most of the players on the team have been playing club lacrosse together for up to five years, allowing the teammates to become brothers, figuratively. “When we play together, we know what everyone else is going to do. We know we can trust each other,” senior lacrosse captain and starting midfielder Andrew Conley said. The newfound brothers hope to use their camaraderie to continue with their already successful season. “We have beaten who we are supposed to beat, like University and the smaller schools, but we really haven’t overachieved yet. We have to beat the teams that we haven’t before,” Kissick said. Even with victories motivating the team, the players do not let their wins get to their heads. “We just try to keep it business as usual,” Kissick said.

Fast Facts • The boys most successful game so far was against East River, 24-1 • Their season began with the best record in school history, 5-1. • The biggest game of the season, Winter Park, is on Friday, April 8

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LET THE MADNESS BEGIN By JUSTIN KANE For the first time ever fans will be able to watch every game of the NCAA Men’s division one basketball tournament. Well at least try to watch every game. Before this year, CBS had exclusive rights to the tournament, but in April the NCAA reached a $10.8 billion deal with CBS Sports and Turner Sports (TBS, TNT and truTV) from 2011-2024, making it the first time that every game of the tournament will be shown on national TV. This is also the first year the tournament expanded to 68 teams from 64. This now means the four lowest ranked teams of the 68 will play against each other in a pair of “first four” games, with winners advancing to play number 1 seeds. The last four at-large teams will play in the other two First Four games, with the winners moving on to likely face either

number 5 or 6 seeds. The number one overall seed selected by the committee was the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes went 32-2 (16-2 in Big 10 play) and will play the winner of the University of Texas-San Antonio/Alabama State game. The other three number one seeds are Kansas, Duke and Pittsburgh. Two Florida teams made the field of 68, Florida State who went 21-10 (11-5 in ACC play) received a 10 seed and will play seven seed Texas A&M. The highest seeded Florida team is the University of Florida (26-7 , 13-3 in the SEC) who received a two seed and will play the University of California Santa Barbara. The 68 teams are selected by a selection committee each year. Thirty of the 31 automatic bids will be given to the programs that win their conference tournaments. The

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remaining 37 teams were selected as “at-large” teams. The Big East conference received 11 bids in this years tournament the most by any conference in history, headlined by dominant teams such as Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Syracuse. The opening round will be held in Dayton, Ohio, where the “first four” games will be played. The newly named second round (March 17-20) will be held in Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, and Washington, DC. The regional rounds (March 24-27) will be played in Anaheim, Newark, New Orleans and San Antonio. The final four and national championship will be played at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. on April 2 and 4 respectively. Here are my predictions for the 2011 men’s NCAA basketball national championship.

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Fashion lover’s guide to watching sports

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ating sporting events is often a typical characteristic those who love style and everything glamorous. This fashion-loving columnist certainly doesn’t understand the appeal of watching sweaty athletes run up and down a field trying to score a point. It’s hardly entertaining, and it seems relatively worthless in the scheme of things. Often the closest thing to sports that a style lover gets is watching models trudge elegantly down a runway. Games and matches are just so aggravating. The people who attend are obnoxious and heckle each other, everyone’s sweating because they’re usually outside and games seem to take forever. Overall, sports are just awful to watch. And yet, everyone has had to sit through a boring sporting event at some point. Whether it is for a significant other or a friend, peer pressure is often the reason to attend. So, to help survive watching a dull and irritating game, here’s a glamour lover’s guide to watching sports. Research the Game. If one hopes to gain Often the closest thing to something out of the entire experience, one has sports that a style lover get’s to do homework before the game. Research the of the sport and the common terminology. is watching models trudge rules Don’t be the fashion snob who irritates all of those elegantly down a runway. die-hard fans by mixing up football and basketball vocabulary. Also, if accompanying a friend to the game, don’t be annoying and ask, “What’s going on?” the entire time. He or she is there to watch the event and have fun, not to educate you on the basic rules. By doing research beforehand, you can prevent yourself from looking completely ignorant. Play the Distraction Game. Trying to distract yourself from the atrocious game at hand is a complicated process. One can’t be completely rude by sitting there BlackBerry-ing the entire time, that’s offensive to the person who invited you to the game. So instead of playing BrickBreaker, try to psych yourself out with the following mind games developed with the fashionista in mind. 1. Crowd Inspection. Watching and mentally mocking others is always an enjoyable game to play. The best venues to people watch are airports, malls and certainly sporting events. Analyze the sweaty, nasty fans heckling each other in the stands and come up with various criticisms based on their outfits, weight and hair. Trying to figure out which spectator is dressed the craziest is always fun; just be sure to keep your criticisms to yourself. Like Mommy always said, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” 2. Rename the Teams. Sport teams have such obnoxious names. They’re all so harsh and competitive. Develop new names for the teams playing at the event that are more pleasant in nature. For added fun, try and match the team’s logo with a popular fashion brand. For example, the University of Florida Gators may be renamed Team “Lacoste.” Or the Indianapolis Colts could be called Team “True Religion” because of their similar horseshoe insignias. This game is sure to take up at least one quarter of a sporting event. Both of these mind games are fun to play and are a great way to keep yourself from collapsing of shear boredom. Make it a Social Event. Style lovers are usually social butterflies. They enjoy events where others are present, if only for the purpose of showing off new outfits in front of so called “friends.” So instead of pouting about having to attend a boring game, invite others to the event. After all, misery loves company. Inviting others to attend is often a win-win option. First of all, more people will be present, which always benefits the home team. Second, the sports game will instantly become more fun for you as you no longer have to focus on the players and can turn your attention to gossip. Overall, sports are awful. They’re barbaric and are the complete opposite of glamorous. Yet, attendance is often required and the only thing a fashion lover can do is make the most of the situation. Who knows, maybe you’ll find joy in watching the sport. But just in case you don’t, be prepared to play some serious mind games.

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Athletes win prestigious awards THE BEST OF THE BEST FOR 2010-2011

ith the sports year coming to an end, eight run lead inning by inning. Finally, in the bottom of certain players and games stand out the seventh with one out and the game tied 8-8, sophomore bigger than the rest. Every summer, Dylan Dragon hit a solo walk-off homerun to cap the biggest ESPN does its own take of the Oscars, comeback of the year and to put the team in sole possession (best known as the ESPYs) presenting of first place in the district. awards to athletes and teams in various Other finalist: Girls volleyball v. Lake Mary and Flag categories. This year I’ve decided to do my own Football over University. awards. Here are my choices for the 2010-2011 Best Team- Varsity girls volleyball: After a 21-10 season Boone High School Athletic Awards. and their first ever state Final Four, the girls take home the Best Upset- Football over Freedom: crown for best team. Lead by senior On homecoming night on the Here are my choices for the outside hitter Kristin Faust, the girls Reservation, the boys came into the won their first district championship 2010-2011 Boone High since 2003, and their first ever regional game with a 2-4 record and faced the 11th ranked and Freedom Patriots, 7-0. championship since the 80’s. As they School Athletic Awards. Earlier in the week, head coach Phil got deeper and deeper into the playoffs Ziglar promised a win, and he delivered. the school came together to support With a defense that came into the game the girls by attending each game and giving up an average of 27 points per game, they held the even traveling to Lakeland for the Final Four. The motto Patriots to only 10 points and forced three interceptions. throughout the season, “We Believe,” was printed on tee They held Freedom quarterback Derik Abbott to only 153 shirts and signs as they gave hope to the school. yards. On the other side, sophomore Aaron Turman rushed Honorable mentions: Boys baseball and Girls flag football. for 246 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-10 victory that led Best Female Athlete- Kristin Faust: After committing to a three-way tie for first in district play. This victory was to Clemson University in the preseason, Faust led the Lady the biggest win of the season. Braves to their first ever volleyball Final Four. Because of her Best win-Baseball over Timber Creek: With the number exceptional play, especially in the postseason, she was named one seed in the district on the line, the Wolves came onto the to the First Team All-Central Florida Girls Volleyball team. Reservation looking to win. After two innings, the Wolves She finished the year with 371 kills, the most on the team. got out to an early 8-0 start. In the third the comeback Other finalists: Cinzia Calebretta (diving), Paige Pender began. Sparked with homeruns by junior Mitchell Barati and (softball) and Bailey Florin (flag football). sophomore John Townsend, the boys chipped away at the Best Male Athlete- Aaron Turman: Even though the

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football season wasn’t a success, sophomore Aaron Turman’s was. He rushed for 1,261 yards with 12 touchdowns. He averaged 157 yards per game and just over seven yards per carry. He broke the school’s single season rushing record and was named to the Orange County All-County First Team Offense by the Orlando Sentinel. On Nov. 5, he was named a Scouts.com “star of the South” which picks the best high school athletes in the southeast. He was the silver lining in the 2010 football season. Honorable mentions: John Logan Hines (track), Marvin Bracy (track/football) and Robert Rimmer (basketball). Rookie of the year - Alexandria Meneses: As the only freshman on the girls varsity team, she made her mark known. In seven cross country meets this year, she didn’t run the 5K in more than 23:12. In the class 4A-2 regional final, she finished 60th overall and the fourth girl from Boone. 112 girls ran in the race and she helped Boone place seventh out of 16. She also ran a personal record of 5:57.36 in the 1600m at FHSAA 4A District 4, placing 9th. In the Metro Conference Championship she placed 11th running a 6:03.67 in the 1600m. The athletes selected are based on stats, how they contributed to their team. The selections were selected by me and do not reflect the views of the hi-lights staff.

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DRENCHED. At Winter Park’s Showalter Field, senior Evan Yaros and sophomore Steven Whitmire compete in the steeple chase. “I feel I did pretty well in the steeple chase for it being my first time. It definitely was my favorite event,” Whitmire said.

Boys earn third, break record By COOPER BROCK

Up Close Sophomore sprinter Justice Donald

Memorable moment? Beating an Osceola sprinter in the district competition.

Favorite part about team? Being able to spend time with the team, and bagging on Marvin Bracy.

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With the pressure of defending the title on spectators’ minds, junior Marvin Bracy did not disappoint. At the State Finals on Saturday, May 7, Bracy broke the official meet record in his 100 meter preliminary race with a 10.31, one-hundredth of a second faster than the old time, and won the final at 10.39. Bracy also became the first boys sprinter to sweep the 100 and 200 meter sprints in consecutive seasons since 1995. “It felt good when I won the first time and it felt even better when I got the chance to do it again. I am very happy with what I did,” Bracy said. Along with Bracy, senior Blake Herrington and sophomores Devin Thomas and Aaron Turman made up the 4x100 relay team that set a school record. They placed fourth in States, ahead of Winter Park, at 41.37. In the 3200m, distance runners John Logan Hines placed third with a time of 9:16 and Phillips Duncan took fifth at 9:28. Both Hines and Duncan signed with the University of Florida and will

compete on their cross country team in the fall. “I wanted to win, but I was happy with how I did [despite my injured knee],” Duncan said. The boys tied for a third place overall standing in States, beating Dr. Phillips by two points. One of the hardships the track and field team faced was being a substantially smaller team than the other schools in the 4A division. Boys and girls combined added to just under 90, while Winter Park’s complete team consisted of over 130 runners and fielders. “This was a very long and competitive season. I’m very proud of how hard everyone worked individually,” coach Joshua Shearouse said. “[Despite our size] we were just as competitive as any other school, everyone on the team, boys and girls, signed up for multiple events to make up for it.” On April 27, the girls track and field team competed at the Regional meet at Winter Park’s Showalter field. At the end of the day, only sophomore Justice Donald qualified for the FHSAA Finals. “I feel I did fairly well in Regionals,”

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UP UP AND AWAY. At Winter Park’s Showalter Field, sophomore Rhapsody Arias competes in the long jump. “I did [long jump] because I was interested in trying it and it looked like it would be fun,” Arias said. Donald said. “I held my own in the preliminaries, and placed third in the final heat.” Donald placed fifth in the 100 meter dash at the finals, at 11.92. A week before Regionals, the girls competed in Districts, putting through

10 runners and fielders. Donald placed second in the 100 meter dash between two Osceola sprinters. “We had a lot of young kids this year,” Bracy said. “We were one of the younger teams out there, but we showed a lot of promise.”

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Lions thwart 3-peat GIRLS FALL TO LAKE NONA IN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP points per game and scored 20 or more After reaching the district five times throughout the season. championship by going 6-0 in district “[Bailey] ran for touchdowns and play and 9-1 in the regular season, the threw for touchdowns; she lead us in all girls flag football team fell short of their the hard situations,” Hensley said. third straight championship. On the other side of the ball, the “We just missed flags,” sophomore defense, which had seven girls who Anisha Holloway said. “Some of us got had 10 or more tackles, allowed just cocky; a total team effort wasn’t there.” over seven points per game. They only On April 27, the team fell 18-20 to allowed three teams to score more than the Lake Nona Lions despite seven points and gave up 94 total points beating them 14-6 at home in through the 13 game season. the regular season. On April 6 the defense stepped up in “We let them the game against get points when University. they shouldn’t “They pushed have,” head coach us all the way, [University] pushed us to the wire, Ken Hensley said. right down to the but our defense rose up to the “We missed a lot wire,” Hensley occasion. of flags, and didn’t said. “But our -ken hensley, head coach defense rose up make two-point conversions. We to the occasion.” just didn’t play The game our game.” went into double Even though she threw for two overtime and the team was up 13-12 touchdowns, sophomore quarterback with the Cougars getting the ball. As Bailey Florin and the rest of the offense they were driving, the defense held them will have to wait until next season to try on fourth down to stop the Cougars to win their first state championship. and leave with the victory. Florin accumulated 37 total That win improved the team to 6-0 touchdowns this season and the offense in the district and a perfect 6-0 start. scored 244 points. “[The University game] was so The team averaged just over 18 scary,” Holloway said. “We put a lot of

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pressure on their defense, and we made them lose the game.” The only loss of the season came April 15 at home against the Edgewater Eagles. They fell 0-6 and were without three of their leading offensive weapons, Florin, junior Kyndal Skersick and junior Jaci Chastain due to a basketball tournament in Chicago. “[The Edgewater game] was a learning experience,” senior Katelyn Rumplik said. “We weren’t used to not having the players we depended on. The younger players had to step up, but they couldn’t fill their shoes.” That was also the only game in 27 regular season games that the team did not score. With only four seniors on the 17 girl roster, the 13 underclassmen had to step up and lead the team. “The [seniors] had a lot of experience, but the reason [the underclassmen] made varsity was because they had skills we haven’t seen before,” sophomore Tykenia Chanthavong said. Despite only losing three games over the last two years the team has found a way to win. “We play as a team and not as individuals,” Rumplik said. “We play off each other’s strengths.”

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HAIL MARY. In the game against Wekiva, sophomore Bailey Florin throws a pass. “I’ve gotten more experience with handling pressure situations and I don’t get frustrated,” Florin said. She threw for four touchdowns for the 28-7 win.

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1-2-3. After placing third in the Freshman 4 race, coxswain Rebecca Carrigan, Megan Asbury, Blaine Weinmann, Alex Pulliam and Madeline Podesawa celebrate. “I was ecstatic. We were the underdogs of the race. Everyone expected us to lose, and we expected us to lose because we had the slowest times going into that race,” Asbury said.

Team seeks national title ROWERS PREPARE FOR STOTESBURY CUP REGATTA By SARA CASLER With their sights set on winning a national title, 15 members of the crew team are continuing to practice for the annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta on May 20-21, in Philadelphia, Penn. Stotesbury is the largest high school regatta in the world. “I am most excited about getting a chance to race against some of the best boats in the country and to see how we compare next to them. Also, getting this chance to go since the race is so prestigious,” coxswain of the Women’s Junior 4 Blaine Weinmann, freshman, said. The team is taking four boats: the Women’s Junior 4, Men’s Lightweight 4 and Junior Double. Junior Michael Merwin and freshman Luiz Andrade are racing in the Junior Double that the coach created specifically for this race. Merwin really wanted to compete at this national race, so coach David Dojcsak told him to pick a novice to compete with him. “I feel great that I was picked because other guys could have been picked or maybe had better technique than me. It was cool Merwin picked

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me,” Andrade said. To prepare for this race, they have been learning about the Schuylkill River to establish a game plan. “You have to have strategy on how you cox this race. We want to go in the middle since that’s where the strongest current is. I also need to keep the boat on the straightest course to have the best time possible,” Weinmann said. According to Weinmann, if they get stuck on the outside edges of the river where there is no current, it will be devastating to their race. On average, the team spends 18 hours a week at Turkey Lake Park, practicing. While regular scholastic sports are a single season each school year, crew has fall and spring, so they have been practicing since August. “[Crew is] the most intense sport ever, in every sense of the word. Crew is a combination of individual accomplishment and superb teamwork, and to get the balance perfect takes a lot because it combines those elements like no other sport can,” Men’s Varsity captain Sean Treiber said. In this spring season the Men’s Lightweight 4 was successful, placing

Never let go of power and keep going. One stroke can decide the race. - jessie wyche, junior

first in the Miami International Regatta and second at both the OARS Invitational Regatta and the Florida State Rowing Association State Championships. The varsity women also had a successful run. At States, both the Freshman 4 and Lightweight 4 placed third and the LW4 also brought home the Scholastic Champ Trophy. At the Miami International Regatta, the Varsity 4 placed first, the Freshman 4 placed second and the Lightweight 4 placed third. Even with victory under their belts, the team has had a hard year. Michael Sanchez, junior, however, says that the team never let their low numbers get in the way of working hard. “Right now, we have only 23 people on the team, which is way below average. The varsity guys only has seven or eight [rowers], but we still managed to get some gold medals [despite that],” Sanchez said. Head coach David Dojcsak is proud of the team’s drive to succeed, but he does not consider their skills their only reason for success. “[What makes the crew team special

The only thing is pull harder.

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is] the camaraderie and the family aspect. Watching my boys mature and grow over all of the [personal] conflict and watching them come out on top and grow closer as a team [is the highlight of the season],” Dojcsak said. One of the rower’s favorite things to do is throw the coxswain in the water every time a boat finishes first. “We try to give [our coxswain, Kendal Martinez] as much air as possible,” Treiber said. But probably their biggest and most memorable tradition is their personalized battle drum. “We beat a battle drum at the middle of each race so that the boat can power through the middle, which is critical,” Treiber said. Crew is currently recruiting for the summer rowing program. There are two week sessions from June 13-Aug. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. weekdays. Each session is $250 for those who register before May 20 and $350 after that date. To receive a discount, recruit a friend new to the program. For those interested in participating in crew, go to boonecrew.com for more information.

Pull harder with every stroke, especially if we want to win. Do it for the team. - blaine weinmann, freshman

Fast Facts •The crew team placed 6th overall at the State meet. • The Varsity Men and Women will be competing in the prestigious Stotesbury Regatta in Philadelphia on May 21 •The men’s Pair placed third at Miami International

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Colonial crushes postseason hopes AFTER A WINNING SEASON, BOYS LOSE DISTRICTS By THOMAS EGAN

composing a mostly junior ball club next year,” head coach Pete Post said. Overall, the team had a .289 batting average with 197 hits, 130 RBI’s and 20 home runs. Junior Frank Grandinette led the team in RBI’s with 19. He also has a .306 batting average with 22 hits. The most influential game for the team was their game against secondranked Timber Creek, who had a 9-4 record. The Wolves were leading the entire game 8-0, but in the last inning the team rallied back to win on a walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth. “Our comeback made us believe in ourselves,” sophomore Mitchell Barati said. “It made us believe that we could beat any team we faced. Barati had a .299 batting average with 20 hits and 14 RBI’s. The team’s pitching rotation also played a crucial role in their victories. As a whole, the rotation allowed 100 runs to be scored on them, as opposed to their 171 runs. “We had two really strong starting pitchers and one good relief pitcher,” McKinney said. McKinney had a 4-4 record with an ERA of 2.23. He lead the team in strikeouts with 63. The team is now focusing on next season and building on their skills to get past districts and possibly into states. “Our goal is to go deeper into the playoffs,” Irwin said. “We felt that we could do it this season but we came up short.”

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My favorite moment was Dylan Dragon’s walkoff home run vs. Timber Creek after being down 8-0. - manuel navarro, senior

After finishing the regular season as the number one seed in districts, the baseball team suffered a 4-1 loss to Colonial in the first round. “We took them too lightly because we had beaten them twice before,” sophomore Ian McKinney said. “They came out to play and our heads weren’t right.” The boys baseball team’s regular season ended with a 14-9 record overall. The team had an 8-1 record in district play, including a victory against third ranked Cypress Creek, who had a 8-3-1 record. “We match up to other district teams pretty well,” sophomore Dylan Dragon said. “We’ve beaten them; everybody is young, just like us.” Dragon had a .286 batting average along with 16 hits and 12 runs batted in. The only regular season district loss came against seventh-ranked Freedom, 0-3. Freedom had a record of 2-6. “[A major weakness of ours is] our inconsistency,” junior Robert Irwin said. “We’d be lights out one game then in the next we would have to find something to get ourselves going.” Irwin had a batting average of .250 with a home run and five runs batted in. Age has played a major role in the season. The team has 19 players on their roster including four seniors, seven juniors, six sophomores and two freshman. “We have a young team. We will be

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WIND UP. In the game against Cypress Creek, junior Frank Grandinette winds up for a pitch. “Our team is really strong because our chemistry is so good,” Grandinette said. Grandinette had a 5-1 record and 55 strikeouts. He also has an ERA of 2.18.

Critical Critique GOT IT. At homeplate, senior Taylor Byle catches the pitch.

Despite an 8-1 district record, the team did not live up to its own expectations.

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The Ugly

Timber Creek: After being down 8-0 after two innings, the team rallied back to win 9-8 thanks to sophomore Dylan Dragon’s solo walkoff homerun. The win clinched the number one seed in the district.

Freedom: After eight district wins in a row, the team traveled to face the Patriots who were 1-6 in the district. Sloppy defense and lack of hitting caused the team to lose 3-0 in their first district loss.

Colonial: In the first game of the district tournament the team hosted the eight seed Colonial. After beating them twice in the regular season, the team fell 4-1 and was knocked out of the postseason.

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Additional training improves athletes OFF-SEASON TRAINING ENCOURAGES YEAR -ROUND HEALTH By MOLLY WALLACE When the last game is over or when the final match is completed, sometimes an athlete participates in some serious relaxation time. But too many times this relaxation can lead to being unprepared for the next season. Off-season, known to some as a time to be lazy, is often used to it’s full advantage. This means the stamina, fitness and training one once had is lost. Staying in shape through the off-season requires dedication and sometimes creativity. It is important to keep focus and motivation. “I know that if kids do not train [in the off-season], they will loose their competitive edge, get lazy and eventually can’t stand up to the other team members,” senior Luis Gonzalez, varsity wrestling member, said. In the off-season a coach is not available after school everyday like in the sport season, so Gonzalez knew he needed a new schedule. A gym membership allows Gonzalez to have weight equipment and other machines available to keep his body toned. Gyms

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are also equipped with swimming pools, which offer a great cardiovascular and full body workout. “I enjoy running a lot, but when you’re on vacation and can’t go to a gym, swimming is always a good workout,” junior Cassandra Koffinas, lightweight crew member, said. When she doesn’t have the opportunity to go to a gym, Koffinas takes advantage of the outside. Going for runs and bike-rides is how Koffinas builds stamina and gets a good cardiovascular workout. For running routes, www.run.com offers multiple routes ranging from one mile to eight miles. For biking routes, www.outdoortravels.com has many to choose from with different views, atmospheres and difficulties. In addition to workouts like these, it’s also a necessity to have a healthy diet. Stressing the importance of both before and after eating habits. “[Other coaches and I] try to tell the kids to stay away from fast food and keep [consuming] complex carbs and proteins, as well as water,” Glenn Listort, girls weightlifting coach, said.

Gonzalez focuses on eating plenty of food before a workout. For his sport, the off season is a time to increase his food intake. “During the off-season, I eat a lot of calories, carbs, and protein and then I work out hard,” Gonzalez said. “When the season starts up again, it is time to cut back.” Listort stresses the importance of hydration to his weightlifting team. According to WebMD.com, juices and water are the best source of hydration although often sports drinks prove differently for Koffinas. “To be able to recover fast and stay energized, I drink a lot of Gatorade,” Koffinas said. Koffinis’ crew season is yearround, but working out on her own is a must and has taken years of practice to perfect. This kind of training in the off-season takes dedication and time. To keep up one’s motivation, find a friend who plays the same sport or one who is looking for the same off-season training. Go for a run or bike ride together and push each other to train hard. Listort claims that training as a

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BYU v. UTEP

New Mexico: BYU is 3-2 in its past five bowl appearances and this is the first season since 2005 that BYU the Cougars are not going to post a 10 win season.

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Dec. 18

Northern Illinois v. Fresno State

uDrove Humanitarian: Northern Illinois is making its third consecutive bowl appearance for the Fresno State first time in school history and is 2-3 in bowl games.

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Dec. 18

Ohio v. Troy

R+L Carriers New Orleans: Ohio is making its second straight bowl appearance, but is 0-4 in bowl Troy games.

Troy

Dec. 21

Southern Mississippi v. Louisville

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg: The game is a clash of offense v. defense. USM is the nation’s 15th- Southern Miss highest scoring team while Louisville finished 11th in total defense.

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Dec. 22

Utah v. Boise State

MAACO Las Vegas: Both schools already have won two BCS bowl games.

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Dec. 23

Navy v. San Diego State

Poinsettia: San Diego State is making its first bowl appearance since 1998, while Navy is in a bowl San Diego State game for the seventh straight season.

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Dec. 24

Hawaii v. Tulsa

Sheraton Hawaii: Tulsa ranks No. 5 in the country in total offense, while Hawaii ranks No. 8.

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Dec. 26

Florida International v. Toledo

Little Caesars: Toledo went 7-1 this year in MAC play.

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Dec. 27

Air Force v. Georgia Tech

AdvoCare V100 Independence: Georgia Tech and Air Force are No. 1 and 2 in the nation in Air Force rushing offense, respectively.

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Dec. 28

West Virginia v. NC State

Champs Sports: NC State QB Russell Wilson finished 11th in the nation in total offense.

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Dec. 28

Missouri v. Iowa

Insight: Missouri finished its season with three wins to climb back inside the top 15. Iowa lost its Missouri final three games to fall out of the top 25.

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Dec. 29

East Carolina v. Maryland

Military: ECU QB Dominique Davis is fourth in the country with 3,699 passing yards.

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Dec. 29

Illinois v. Baylor

Texas: Baylor QB Robert Griffin III has thrown for 3,195 yards this season.

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Dec. 29

Oklahoma State v. Arizona

Valero Alamo: Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon has 1,665 yards receiving this year.

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Army v. SMU

Armed Forces: C-USA loser faces off against Army who is in their first bowl since 1996.

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Dec. 30

Kansas St. v. Syracuse

New Era Pinstripe: Syracuse’s last bowl victory came against the Wildcats in 2001.

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North Carolina v. Tennessee

Music City: After former head coach Lane Kiffin bolted from Knoxville for USC, Tennessee is in Tennessee a bowl while USC is not.

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Dec. 30

Nebraska v. Washington

Holiday: Nebraska humiliated Jake Locker and Washington 56-21 in Seattle on Sept. 18.

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South Florida v. Clemson

Meineke Car Care: Clemson finished 86th nationally in scoring, while South Florida was right USF behind at 88th.

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Dec. 31

Notre Dame v. Miami

Hyundai Sun: Miami finished 3-3 at home, their worst record since 1997.

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Dec. 31

Georgia v. UCF

AutoZone Liberty: UCF head coach George O’Leary went 3-5 vs. UGA while at Georgia Tech.

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South Carolina v. Florida State

Chick-fil-A: This game will feature two of the nation’s top defenses. The Gamecocks led the SEC South Carolina in rushing defense and sacks, and the Seminoles are No. 2 in the nation in sacks.

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Jan. 1

Northwestern v. Texas Tech

TicketCity: NU was blown out in its final two games without quarterback Dan Persa, but Tech Texas Tech won three of its final four games, including a win over then-No. 12 Missouri.

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Jan. 1

Florida v. Penn State

Outback: Nine of the teams’ 10 combined losses came against ranked opponents.

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Jan. 1

Alabama v. Michigan State

Capital One: Alabama can still win 10 games for the third straight season when they take on Michigan State Michigan State.

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Jan. 1

Mississippi State v. Michigan

Gator Bowl: UM QB Denard Robinson leads the nation’s No. 6 offense against a Mississippi State Michigan squad that ranks 16th nationally in rushing.

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Jan. 1

Wisconsin v. TCU

Rose: TCU is the only non AQ school to play in a BCS bowl this year.

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Jan. 1

Connecticut v. Oklahoma

Tostitos Fiesta: OU head coach Bob Stoops has lost five straight BCS bowls.

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Jan. 3

Stanford v. Virginia Tech

Discover Orange: Virginia Tech became the first FBS program to win 11 straight games after Stanford starting the season 0-2.

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Jan. 4

Ohio State v. Arkansas

Allstate Sugar: Ohio State is 0-9 against SEC teams in bowl games.

Ohio State

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Jan. 6

Middle Tennessee v. Miami (Ohio)

GoDaddy.com: Miami (Ohio) went from 1-11 in 2009 to 9-4 and a MAC championship.

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Jan. 7

LSU v. Texas A&M

AT&T Cotton: The Aggies will get a chance to beat an SEC team for the first time since 1995.

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Jan. 8

Pittsburgh v. Kentucky

BBVA Compass Bowl: Kentucky QB Mike Hartline has thrown for 3,178 yards this year.

Pittsburgh

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Jan. 9

Nevada v. Boston College

Kraft Fight Hunger: Boise killer Nevada takes on Boston College who has won five straight.

Nevada

Jan. 10

Oregon v. Auburn

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game: Oregon is first in the country in points scored.

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eing a sports fan is easy; dressing like one is harder than it seems. Just because people wear a logo of a sports team on their shirt doesn’t mean they are fans. It takes more than just wearing a shirt every once and awhile, one has to be dedicated through good times and bad. Here are some tips on how to dress like the biggest sports fan in the world. Quantity not quality: So, one nice sports shirt is nice, but by no means does one lousy shirt indicate a sports fanatic. One must possess multiple shirts and jerseys of the same players as well as others on their favorite team. Make sure to have retro and special throwback attire as well as any other special limited edition attire. This will ensure that one is prepared for any game, and for baseball fans, three to four games a week. Another benefit of having different jerseys and shirts is for significant others as this can be helpful when watching a game with them as it can earn serious brownie points. Also remember age appropriateness when choosing sportswear. Jerseys are acceptable for teenagers and young adults. Men and women in their late twenties and onward cannot show off their inner child simply by wearing a jersey. Accessories are a must: Sports fans have to be decked in the latest gear. A shirt and jersey are nice, but they look stupid if they have nothing to match with it. If fans want to be at the top of the fanatic world, they must be prepared to put away the Sperry boat shoes and wear the obnoxious fluffy slippers with their favorite sports logo on them and top it off with the appropriate team Snuggie, at home only. Another accessory that is a must: hats. Night, day, rain or shine hats are the second most important piece of clothing on a sports fan. Big hats, small hats, brown, black, green, red, it doesn’t matter. As long as the logo and the color match the jersey, one can walk out of the house or into a sports party with pride. Fans must be decked out from head to toe. Beaded necklaces are a nice touch and for you Packer fans, a cheese-head is certainly a must. Stickers are a bonus, as well as eye black. Another accessory that can be of help is body paint. They are there every game, those annoying fans that paint their whole face or the unfortunate ones with the beer bellies who paint their whole bodies. Paint is a plus not a must, especially if one is 35 with a beer gut. A helpful guideline for painting is, if above the age of 30, body painting is not allowed; face painting is permitted, but only to an extent. Accessories can make or break someone’s fanhood. There will always be ‘that one guy’ who has every possible accessory and tries to be the best dressed fan, that can not happen, load up on accessories and make sure that people will never forget you as ‘that one guy’. Stay true to your roots: The number one rule for sports fans is to never support the opposing team, especially rivals. There are no exceptions, as a result breakups could occur, but staying true to your roots is the most loyal thing a fan can do. Say one was a Boston Red Sox fan; if he were to ever be caught supporting any sort of New York Yankee gear, Ted Williams would roll over in his frozen grave. This holds true for all sports, a true fan can never wear any apparel for a team that is considered a rival. Other tidbits: A sports fan should look like a fan on a daily basis. A fan should never wear Abercrombie or American Eagle or any of those brands that charge $45 for a shirt that is too tight. That’s just not the style of a fan. Gym shorts and a shirt (it does not have to be brand name) is the ideal outfit of a sports fanatic. Another rule a fan should abide by is that even if his team loses, he should always support them. Wearing a team shirt or jersey after a bad loss isn’t stupid, it shows that you didn’t just hop on the bandwagon. You were true to the team to the very end. Believe it or not, the fans of the other team will respect that. For all you football fans, just because its March don’t be afraid to pull those football shirts and jerseys from the bottom of the closest. Start supporting early and never stop. Following these tips can ensure one is the best dressed sports fan and will impress people from all ages and even rival fans.

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