SPORTS
Get the Facts: World Series
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year the ROYALS last won the World Series
‘86
year the METS last won the World Series
The two teams aren’t familiar with each other and have never played against one another in the postseason. With a history of only NINE games, the Royals have faced NO OTHER TEAM less times than the Mets.
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Escobar leads the postseason with 17 hits
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Murphy has a post-season record six game home run streak
Infielders Alcides Escobar and Daniel Murphy won their division MVP
Kansas City boasted an MLB-high seven All-Stars and did their part in securing home field advantage. Number of Mets All-Star players? One.
The only player in the postseason to have played for both teams is Royals pitcher Chris Young
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The Royals are the eighth team in history to return to the Fall Classic a season after losing it in Game Seven. Of the previous seven, five went on to win the title.
Information from mlb.com Illustration by Aubrey Makar
Cross Country Succeeds at Districts Varsity Cross Country advances to sectionals despite season struggles. BY CHLOE BARRETT REPORTER
Varsity Cross Country placed fourth in districts Oct. 24, advancing them to sectionals at Kearney Oct. 31. To go to State as a team, varsity will need to again place in the top four in sectionals. The top 30 runners in the race can go to State as individuals. In preparation for districts, Varsity Cross Country ran their first race with a full team of seven runners after struggling with this throughout the season. “We just have not had depth at the Varsity level,” Head Coach Reynold
Photo by Selena Hunter
Middleton said. After graduating four of the top seven runners, varsity has not had seven girls ready to compete at the varsity level for every race, leading to inconsistencies in their top seven this year. “Last year, we had 12 girls who were kind of varsity runners. They all trained together and worked together, and then any given week seven of the 12 would run the race,” Middleton said. This year there are not as many runners at that level, so most of the year varsity has competed without a full top seven. However, there are many good freshmen on the team this year, including two who have been running varsity. “This will be good for the future,” Middleton said.
New Sports Award Honors Senior’s Sportsmanship The first athlete of the month, part of Sion’s new Champion of Character program, was chosen and acknowledged during first quarter Grande Assemble. BY TAYLOR SPIES REPORTER
Senior Lauren Dwyer was the first winner of the Champion of Character Award, also known as the athlete of the month. The Champions of Character Program is new to Sion this year, introduced by Physical Education teacher Kate Pilgreen. “I had no idea. I was shocked when Pilgreen announced me,” Dwyer said. She explained that she plays both school and club volleyball and although she plays the sport often, she didn’t expect to be chosen for an award. The athlete of the month will be chosen from one sport after being nominated by coaches. The award is given to a person who demonstrates exemplary characteristics which reflect the five core values. This student will be recognized in school announcements, mentioned in the Wednesday Weekly and given an award and certificate at a pep assembly. The process of introducing this program began with the parents, Pilgreen said. At an athletics meeting a presentation was given, explaining the core values and how the program benefits parents, athletes and coaches. The next step was to start using the program in all of the sports. Pilgreen said it’s extremely important, especially in high school, to make sports about more than just winning. Champions of Character promotes positive values on and off the court for players of all ages “It allows our kids to think outside of winning state championships,” Pilgreen said,. The five core values are used to help foster athletes into becoming better people, according to Pilgreen. The core values, explained on the Champions of Character website are integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsman leadership and servant leadership. “I was really humbled by the fact that they thought I was deserving of the award,” Dwyer said.
Go to lejournallive.com to watch a video covering Varsity Volleyball’s senior night victory.
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