New Yorkers are Smarter Than the Rest of the World

Mike Vaccaro, Sportswriter, New York Post:

" But I am also certain that, relatively speaking, we are as sane, as sensible, as reasonable, and as rational, as any sports fan in the world. And that is because, as a people, we in New York look at a soccer ball and see a sleeping pill. We see a soccer game invade our television screen and will pull a hamstring lunging for the remote to change the channel. "

SOMEONE disagrees with Mike Vaccaro. 

If looks could kill, SOMEBODY would be dead.

I asked Samantha what the difference was playing versus boys (compared to the all-girl all star games). She thought about it....looked at the field for a while....and said, "They're shorter."

CHAMPIONS

Congratualtions to the 1st and 2nd grade co-ed all-stars for taking FIRST PLACE in the Cape Girardeau Tournament. They beat the home team 1-0 in the last game. The goal was scored by Garrett Nadeau. Jacob Brush was awarded the Spirit Award by coach Jennifer Nadeau for soccer above and beyond the call of duty.

If you have a picture of the team, send it to me at jope@cba.siu.edu!

Cape results so far

This is Edward Morrow reporting from a rooftop in Cape:

High School :
2-3 vs Perryville
1-1 vs Cape Girardeau

5th and 6th Co-ed:
1-1 vs Cape Stars (goal - Christopher Windings)
1-6 vs Perryville Storm (goal - Cody Garver)

1st and 2nd Girls:
0-2 vs Cape Stars
1-1 vs Perryville Hot Shots (goal-Natilyn Hepburn)

1st and 2nd Boys:
5-1 vs Jackson Red (goals - Zach Zach Zach Paar, Noah Noah Fuller)
1-1 vs Perryville Thunder

Today's Quiz

Can you find the athlete who has not been accused of taking steroids? Is it Barry Bonds?

Is it Jason Giambi?

Or is it Hayden Newberry? 

Steven Wells..often imitated.... 

Never duplicated! 

The truth about Stonehenge.

Travis Smith

Travis Smith (5th and 6th Coed). Maybe next year we can buy everyone matching headbands.

Twins in action!

The Pineau sisters in action!

OK, they aren't really twins. That's Bayli Denny on the right. But these two remind me of the of two running backs SIUC had a couple of years ago who were nicknamed "Thunder and Lightning".

Junion High Team

The Marion Whirlwind Champion 7th and 8th Grade team:

Top row from left to right.

Dylan Noble, Kieler Dillman, Dane Mull, Shawn Stone, Mike Manus, Juan Areola, Nate Rowland, Alan Whitehead, Abbey Cohen, Zac Boomer , and the Coach Mark Boomer

bottom row.

Joey Flamm, Dusty Whiteside, Jake Basler, Seth Echols, Jocob Brimm, Steven Cohen, and Lance Dixon

I believe they finished the season undefeated (only because their game with Harvel Disposal was rained out).

More Twins!

Oh, right! TWINS!

Twins?

What the???

1st and 2nd Grade All-Stars

After a tough head-to-head competition, a bench clearing brawl between the 1st and 2nd grade Orange and Blue teams broke out.Luckily, they paused long enough to pose for a photo before continuing.

The brawl spilled over into the playground ... 

Did you ever see the classic 1948 movie, "The Boy With Green Hair"? It starred Patrick O'Brien. No? This is close enough. Jenna Collier and Suzannah Cohen, 3rd and 4th grade all-stars. 

Photos

I'll post pictures tomorrow. If you have a good photo, please send it to me at jope@cba.siu.edu. Not ALL your pictures, and let me know who is in the picture!

The Final Results of the Marion Tournament

I'm not going to give you the details, but here's an almost accurate wrap up:

Our 1st and 2nd grade boys orange team took third place in the tournament.
Our 1st and 2nd grade girls took fourth place.
I THINK our 3rd grade boys took third place.
Our Junion High co-ed team took 1st.
Our High School co-ed took 2nd.

Overall our Union County teams won 20, lost 18, and tied 2. We sent 10 teams. If have the 3rd grade placing right, half of our teams finished in the top 4 in their division. Half!

I have to add that the game between our two boys' 1st and 2nd grade teams was about the coolest things I've seen. Both teams played hard - orange won 3-1 - but the best part was the team pictures we took after the game with BOTH our teams. That's over 20 kids who had a chance to experience a tournament; playing the best of the best from the area rec leagues. Hats off to the kids, coaches and parents!

Photos tomorrow.