Last ·week's Results

Alexis Strizziere

Staff writer

BMX biking is just one part of action sports. Skateboarding and snowboarding are some other popular sports in this category.

mainly due to increased television coverage, primarily on ESPN.

The first annual X-Games began in the summer of 1995 in College Hill, R.I. Over 400 athletes participated in nine sports. The games were conceived in 1993 but not on the annual basis. Due to the success of the games, organizers decided to hold the games annually instead of biannually.

cans. As the older generation of extreme athletes begins to retire, there are young boys around the world watching their new sports hero.

When asked about the popularity of these sports many college age students believe that they have become so popular because of the amount of television coverage. If not for all of this coverage many of these athletes would be living the same normal everyday lives as their spectators. Instead they are traveling around the world participating in sports that were only an after school activity when they were children.

Rewind of last week's sports events

Men's Soccer

The men's soccer team suffered an upsetting defeat at the Haverford Tournament last Saturday and Sunday Sept. 8 and 9. The Cavs fell to Rowan University on Saturday 3-0 and to Delaware Valley College 41. Nick Fenton scored the lone goal and Michael Braun was named alltournament team. On Sept. 13 they lost to Neumann College 2-1 in over time. Kenny Costello scored Cabrini's goal.

Women'sSoccer

The Lady Cavs dominated soccer this week. On Sept.8 they suffered a loss to College Misericordia in over time 2-1. Shannon Murphy scored the goal The Lady Cavs turned it around on Sept.13 to beat King's College 6-1. Ellen Casiero and Colleen Feeney both scored two points each and Jamie Matozzo and Patty Klara each scored one.

Field Hockey

Action sports represent not only a form of athletics, but also a style. The styles consist of fashion and music. Punk music is the

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