Yankees head to World Series for the fourth time

by Sharvon Urbannavage staff writer

The New York Yankees reached their fourth straight World Series by defeating the Seattle Mariners on Oct. 22 with a by score of 123.

The three-time defending champions will return to the World Series to defend the title against the National League winners, the Arizona Diamondbacks. The series kicks off in Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 27.

The Diamondbacks will. have to deal with the Yankeemystique and attempt to steal the glory from the 26-time World Champions.

The Yankees, seeking a fifth championship in six years, won a record fourth American League Championship Series in a row.

''This is a special team because of the World Trade Center," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said. Giuliani used the Yankee games to rally civic pride following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The city of New York has been trying to return to a state of normalcy after the devastation and disruption created on Sept. 11.

Another World Series win from the Yankees may actually be the sentiment needed to help the city cope.

'Toe Yankees and the 'NY' that we wear on our cap when we play, we feel we're representing more than the Yankees now," New York manager Joe Torre said. "We feel inspired by what's gone on. I don't think it would be fair for me to say that that's been our motivation because we've done it before, before this tragedy, and we've always been a highly motivated team."

A 0-3 loss against Misericordia on Oct. 16 began the week for the volleyball team. The team then won 3-0 against Rosemont on Oct 18. The week ended with two 0-3 losses against both Mary Baldwin and Notre Dame on Oct. 20.

Women'sTennis

The women's tennis team began the week with a 9-0 win over Chestnut Hill on Oct. 17.They followed that win with a 2-7 loss to Marywood on Oct. 19 and another win on Oct. 21 against Villa Julie with a 7-2 score. Nominated for POTW Patricia Aylmer went 2-0 at number two singles and 3-0 at number one doubles in a 2-1 week.

CrcmCountry

The Collegiate Track Conference Championships were held on Oct. 20 where the women's cross country team finished 7th out of 28 and the men placed 12th out of 29. Senior Kristin Zielinski finished 15th out of 133 runners at the CTC Championship with a time of 20:39 minutes. Zielinski is the cross county nominee for POIW.