Out of it
Went to Florida last Thursday as a chaperon for a high school trip, so for the last four days, I have been out of it in terms of news from the sports world. With that being the case, here are a few comments from the week that was:
Shelby's boys are still in the playoffs - Congrats to Coach Ken Napier and his senior-laden team. The Golden Lions finally dispatched Pisgah after two straight years of playoff frustration. The Bears were 74-4 over the last three seasons including a 51-game win streak and a 2A state championship. Good luck to the Golden Lions as they travel to Winston-Salem this weekend for the Regional semis and, hopefully, finals. Shelby plays West Caldwell in the semis on Friday night at 8:30 and Lawrence Joel Coliseum. If the Lions win, they'll play Saturday night for the right to go to the state championship.
Olympics come to an end - I was disappointed in the US overall with 25 total medals. I guess I should be happy that we were second in the world in that category, but it just seemed to be a down year for the US. Fourteen of the medals came in two sports - speed skating and snowboarding. I'm fine with the skating, but I still can't get too excited about a X-Games sport turned Olympic event. Throw in the Lindsey Jacobellis mess, the Bode Miller fiasco and the US hockey team's abysmal showing and the whole thing was a disappointment. Before I get away from the Olympics though, let me go on record as saying that if the NHL players can only win one game in hockey, it's time for the US to go back to an all-amateur team. We may never see another "miracle on ice" but at least the kids will have their heart in it.
Dancing with the Stars - I guess this topic doesn't deserve space here, but Jerry Rice was involved. Jerry didn't deserve a slot in the finals, but "America voted" and there he was. Thank goodness he didn't win. Jerry, the greatest wide receiver of all-time, looked about as graceful as me and that's not very graceful. By the way, before you guys start slamming me about watching this ABC show, take a gander at some of the photos of the WWE's Stacy Keibler. Holy cow.
Next Week - I'll try and be "with it." See ya.
Shelby's boys are still in the playoffs - Congrats to Coach Ken Napier and his senior-laden team. The Golden Lions finally dispatched Pisgah after two straight years of playoff frustration. The Bears were 74-4 over the last three seasons including a 51-game win streak and a 2A state championship. Good luck to the Golden Lions as they travel to Winston-Salem this weekend for the Regional semis and, hopefully, finals. Shelby plays West Caldwell in the semis on Friday night at 8:30 and Lawrence Joel Coliseum. If the Lions win, they'll play Saturday night for the right to go to the state championship.
Olympics come to an end - I was disappointed in the US overall with 25 total medals. I guess I should be happy that we were second in the world in that category, but it just seemed to be a down year for the US. Fourteen of the medals came in two sports - speed skating and snowboarding. I'm fine with the skating, but I still can't get too excited about a X-Games sport turned Olympic event. Throw in the Lindsey Jacobellis mess, the Bode Miller fiasco and the US hockey team's abysmal showing and the whole thing was a disappointment. Before I get away from the Olympics though, let me go on record as saying that if the NHL players can only win one game in hockey, it's time for the US to go back to an all-amateur team. We may never see another "miracle on ice" but at least the kids will have their heart in it.
Dancing with the Stars - I guess this topic doesn't deserve space here, but Jerry Rice was involved. Jerry didn't deserve a slot in the finals, but "America voted" and there he was. Thank goodness he didn't win. Jerry, the greatest wide receiver of all-time, looked about as graceful as me and that's not very graceful. By the way, before you guys start slamming me about watching this ABC show, take a gander at some of the photos of the WWE's Stacy Keibler. Holy cow.
Next Week - I'll try and be "with it." See ya.
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