Archive for March 2nd, 2010
Random Points of Ponderance
Submitted by BB
That Old North Wind
Did you feel the brisk nor’easter swirling down from Canada on Sunday afternoon? That was the collective sigh of relief of thirty-three million Canadians as their Olympic hockey team won the gold medal in an exciting overtime victory against Team USA.
Given the level of importance attached to this game (is the self-esteem of an entire nation enough?), I was almost afraid to root for my own countrymen. I like the Canadians, but it’s hard to stomach the potential mass suicide that might have occurred if the Canucks lost the match. We could not take the chance that the year-long mourning period that would surely follow would affect our already flailing economy.
As for the US, the defeat only cost us a case of Molson Canadian Lager, to be paid for by President Obama. I was most proud of our young men; they did phenomenally well, considering that they weren’t even expected to medal in the Games. The Canadians, with professional salaries that ranged from 130 to 150 million dollars depending on who was on the ice, were Olympic ice hockey’s equivalent of the New York Yankees. The upstart Americans were the Florida Marlins…this time around.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under BB's Take.
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LHS Wrestlers Battle Into State Tournament
Information submitted by Rodney Hartrum
Five Lassen High School wrestlers competed in the North Section Masters Tournament, at the Redding Convention Center, (2/26-27). Two earned trips to the “State Finals.”Individual results for the Lassen High Wrestlers at the North Section Masters Tournament.
> 127 lbs. - Byron Treece – 3rd place
> 173 lbs. - Brad Memmott – 4th place
> 217 lbs. - Darren Lee – 1st place
Darren Lee and Byron Treece have qualified for the California State Wrestling Championships, held at Rabobank Arena, in Bakersfield, (Ca.) March 5th and 6th.
Photos submitted by Rodney Hartrum. (Click to enlarge)
Other Lassen wrestlers competeing at the Masters Tournament were, Alex McConnell, (135 lbs.) and Ben Thomas, (154 lbs.).
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under LHS Wrestling.
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