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Canton calls Favre Quarterback becomes 24th Packer in Pro Hall of Fame PETE DOUGHERTY USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
SAN FRANCISCO – Brett Favre is officially among the best of the best in NFL history. The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee Saturday
Waterford wins four SLC titles
elected the former Green Bay Packers quarterback among the eight members of the Hall’s class of 2016. Favre becomes the 24th member of the Packers organization voted into the hall, and the fifth who made it in his first year of eligibility. Overall, he’s the 74th first-ballot Hall of Famer. Favre is the headliner of this year’s class, whose other members are former Packers linebackers coach Kevin Greene (a standout linebacker/defensive
celebrates after throwing a touchdown against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 13, 1998 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Favre on Saturday was elected to the Pro Football Hall JIM SLOSIAREK, Journal Times file photo of Fame.
end for the Rams, Steelers, Panthers and 49ers), quarterback Ken Stabler, receiver Marvin Harrison, tackle Orlando Pace, guard Dick Stanfel, coach Tony Dungy and owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr. “The Green Bay Packers organization and all our fans congratulate Brett on his election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Packers President/ CEO Mark Murphy said in a
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Rising star vs. old veteran Manning-Newton storyline among game’s top features
BARRY WILNER Associated Press
PETER JACKEL pjackel@journaltimes.com
ATERFORD — Justin RatW kovec and Jared Krattiger, two wrestlers who easily handle the heavy weight of expectations, each have their own rituals for excellence. They prepare in their own way starting the night before, from packing their food to laying out their clothes to queueing up inspirational music to slipping into a Ratkovec zone. Superstition has nothing to do with their routines. It’s just a matter of what works for the two Waterford High School wrestlers during their memorable seasons. “I like knowing what’s going to happen,” Ratkovec said. It worked once again Saturday afternoon at the Southern Lakes Conference To u r n a m e n t a t Waterford High School. Ratkovec and Krattiger, who have Tiedt a combined 70-1 record this season, joined teammates Anthony Christenson and Tanner Cadman as conference champions. Injury-plaqued Bird Burlington, which saw its reign o f s i x s t ra i g h t SLC champions h i p s c o m e to an end, still had three champions. Hegeman T iedt defended his Crayton championship at 220 pounds while Jared Bird (132) and Nathan Crayton (182) also won. The Demons forfeited five weight classes — two-time state champion Josh Bird was among
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Peyton Manning’s last game? Cam Newton’s finest moment? For all the golden tinge the NFL is placing on Super Bowl 50, this one just might come down to how the two star quarterbacks deal with the dynamic defenses bent on humbling them. There can’t be a better storyline than a five-time MVP likely to take his final snaps with a championship on the line. Except, perhaps, the league’s rising star carrying his franchise to its first NFL title in the face of detractors. Throw in those defenses: Denver’s ranks first overall in many statistics and certainly in intimidation, with a pass rush capable of neutralizing any air game; Carolina’s makes game-changing plays to the tune of a leaguehigh 39 takeaways and a plus-20 turnover margin. Add in a pair of coaches at the peak of their NFL careers, a relatively new stadium with nearly all imaginable technology, and a halfcentury of America’s biggest game and the intrigue meter hits the stratosphere. “If you have any appreciation for the game, and certainly you have watched Super Bowls, played in the Super Bowls, have a sibling that has played in the Super Bowls,” Manning says, “it does make it maybe even more special.” Manning has been mum on whether this will be the end of one of the most prolific and entertaining careers in sports history. He’s 39, has been plagued by injuries for much of the last five seasons, and, win or lose, has nothing left to prove. It’s his fourth Super Bowl and, although he brings a 1-2 mark into this game, the losses don’t detract from his legacy.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton
Super Bowl 50 TEAMS: Denver Broncos (14-4) vs. Carolina Panthers (17-1). WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. TELEVISION: Channels 58 and 2 (CBS). OPENING LINE: Panthers by 3½. LAST MEETING: Broncos beat Panthers 36-14, Nov. 11, 2012. MORE COVERAGE: Breaking down Super Bowl 50, Page 5
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning