EGHS Sports Literature Weekly Articles

Get A KICK Out Of This!
By: Jen Bannon

Inside the Locker Room at East Greenwich High School:
So this week at East Greenwich, has been quite a good week for the students. Since the snow fall has threatened to become very bad the students and teachers will get getting out of school at 10:30! Nothing could be better. On the other hand both basketball teams tipped off to start their season on Tuesday night. The boy’s team lost by one point to Lincoln and the girl’s team lost, by a large margin, against LaSalle. Both teams know that it was their first league game and they still have many more to play. The girl’s tip off tonight at Cranston East and the boy’s team is back on the court on Friday for the White Out. The boy’s basketball team is holding a White Out to sponsor the Jimmy Fund. Go and Support your team and the Jimmy Fund.
Penalty Shot for the Bad Boy of the Week:
With the holiday season here and Christmas right around the corner you would think that people would want to lay low. This was not the case for the Mississippi coach. Andy Kennedy is accused of punching a cab driver in the face while shouting racial slurs. Kennedy will coach Thursday night against Louisville despite being arrested early Thursday morning for allegedly assaulting a cab driver in downtown Cincinnati. "I regret this situation," Kennedy said in a statement. "The focus should be on the players and the game, not on me. I vehemently deny the charges levied against me, and am completely confident that I will be fully exonerated of all charges." To some people the holidays make you behave so you don’t get coal for Christmas.
MVP of the Week:
Now usually every week there is only one MVP of the week but this week called for two. You rarely ever see two brothers playing professional football together. Peyton and Eli Manning were voted to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday. It is the first time “quarterback-playing” brothers have been chosen for the same all-star game. The Indianapolis Colts' Peyton will make his ninth appearance in 11 seasons and will start for the AFC. This will be the first appearance for Eli. It is great to see two brothers to accomplishment something that has never been done before. What the best thing about it that they are able to do it together.

The Goal of the Week:
Teams are remembered by the last time they stepped on the court. It is how a team overcomes a loss to get a win. Syracuse’s win 82-60 win over Canisius was just the win they needed to keep them going. Many would have thought it would be an easy win for them but after a tough loss, it was just what they needed. "I just don't think we're playing well. I don't think we've played well all year," Boeheim said. Syracuse has won 10 of its 11 games vs. nonconference opponents and 16 of the last 18. Now Syracuse has just the push they need to keep going.
Red Card of the Week:
Its one thing to be great at something but once you start to become cocky and annoying about it, people start to hate you. Tyler Hansbrough has become one of the most accomplished players in the nation. Now there is nothing wrong with hard work. He is the leader of the untouched No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels but many people “hate” him. "They boo him," says his dad, Gene, an orthopedic surgeon. "They say he flops, they call him overrated, but if someone suddenly told these people, 'Hey, Tyler is going to play for you guys,' would they still hate him? I don't think so." It’s one thing to have talent but children grow up getting overconfident and can grow up to very good but very un-liked by many. I don’t blame people for feeling that way about him.
Center Circle:
So the Celtics were going into their game against the Hawks just like any other game. One that they could win but also could potentially lose. For Atlanta, it was the biggest regular-season game in at least 10 years. This was the first regular-season national TV game for Atlanta in half a decade, and the only one scheduled for them all season. Boston's 88-85 win over the Hawks was one of the most memorable games of the early season. It was a close win for the Celtics but now they improve their record and go on a 16 game winning streak.
Annoying Fan of the Week:
Now let me get this out in the open before I begin with my story. I am not a germ-a-phobic. Now as I am walking down the hall ways at East Greenwich High School people are in front of me. Now I understand that our school does not circulate air that good so germs are everywhere especially when people cough. So I’m walking behind this person and they all of a sudden sneeze in front of me without covering their mouth! I could see the germs floating closer to my mouth and face and I could not bare what had just happened. Gross. Why cant people cover their mouth, especially when they sneeze! After that happened I had to purell my whole face.