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Are you ready for some football?

August 21, 2008

For as long as I can remember, I have been a hockey fan. I guess you could say (and a few ex-boyfriends would likely confirm) that I was born with ice in my veins. Nothing could compare to the atmosphere the sport offered – the sound of the blades cutting into the ice, the cool chill in the air when sitting next to the glass, the hits, the speed and the sound of 16,000 Penguin fans throwing their fists in the air for a collective “hey” seconds after seeing that beautiful red light above the goal judge light up like a Christmas tree. Such an atmosphere was impossible to match...or so I thought. It wasn’t until I began my stint as a sports writer that a truly was able to experience high school football. The hits, I discovered, were just hard. The speed was just as impressive. The late-autumn air just as cool as the rink side breeze and, given the right circumstances and the right matchup, the roar of thousands of fans could be heard. I’m not ashamed to say I fell in love with King

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How do you use your abilities?

August 18, 2008

I love watching the Olympics — the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

Yeah, I know that was from the Wide World of Sports back in the day, but it applies each day to the athletes in Beijing.

Hours upon hours upon hours

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That smell is in the air

August 11, 2008

You can smell football in the air.

Chat rooms are busting about who is good, how this scrimmage went and what teams will make the playoffs.

Indian Creek will visit Harding Stadium and Big Red at 7 p.m. on Aug. 21 to open Ohio

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Status quo is not good and W.Va. BOE kept it

July 14, 2008

That gigantic wind you felt sometime Thursday was the folks at Weir High and Madonna High exhaling and for completely different reasons.

In what should have been no surprise to anyone, the West Virginia Board of Education unanimously vote

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Stand up, stand still, be quiet and be respectful

July 7, 2008

It’s really not that hard to do so during the National Anthem.

Yet, it seems every time I am at a sporting event, some teenagers, or those younger, feel it’s OK to walk around, talk, blow bubbles with their gum and, basically, be thorough

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Olympic trials will teach life lessons to our kids

June 30, 2008

Athletes of all ages should spend their evenings watching the Olympic trials.

You will see outstanding performances, mediocre performances, brilliant victories, heartbreaking defeats and everything between.

You will see athlet

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