Mexico Vs Corea del Norte, by Omar

I spent the other night over at my friend’s house. They live in Durham. I bought a big bag of hot Cheetos for a snack and some Coca Cola. We got to his house and started playing FIFA on his PS3 and waited for other to arrive.  FIFA is the best soccer game that I’m good at.

At 8:00PM, we changed the channel and started to watch the Mexico and North Korea soccer game. The game started out good because North Korea was pretty good. Mexico made the first goal around 50 minutes into the game.  After the goal player for North Korea noticed the easy goal Mexico made,  his team got a little better.

 The game was lasting too long and I had to go home because I didn’t feel safe driving out my friend’s neighborhood at night. Before I went home, I went to eat some food at McDonald’s with my brother. I got home around 1:00AM. I was very tired and went straight to sleep. I woke up early to see the result of the game. The score was 2 – 1 and Mexico had won! I can’t wait for the Copa Mundial FIFA 2010 in South Africa, especially because the first game will be Mexico vs. Africa on June 11,2010.

Being a NC State Fan, by Seth

 It can be frustrating being an NC State fan, always not knowing what games we should win, could win, or might not win. They can be so unpredictable at all times. There’s no telling what to say at the beginning of the sporting years. This basketball year we did ok (Barley better record then Carolina =D). Speaking of North Carolina, they’re a very young team and next year should be three times better. I’m not looking forward to it that much.

Anyway, State made it to the third round of the ACC Tournament. We ended up losing to Georgia Tech by three points. Javier Gonzales made a lot of bad choices in that game that probably cost us the game at certain points. We had so many opportunities to win that game too. But of course NC State didn’t take advantages of them. We had a last second three point try too, but Javier missed it. We always got next year! (What we always say.)

Man, I Feel You, by J.R.

The game was tide in the bottom of the seventh and I came to the plate. I was so tired that my eyes were dripping sweat. Well, the pitcher threw the ball down the heart of the plate and I hit it over the left field fence to win the game! Man, Jeter, I know how it feels to win walking in style.

Shooting Team, by Lindsey

                Shooting team is one of the only things I have ever cared about. My whole life I’ve always been kind of a tough girl. I’ve liked the outdoors and getting dirty. So my 8^th grade year when I was at Stanford I started the Orange High School Shooting Team. It’s pretty much a guy’s thing but there are a couple of girls that can do it, like me.

                Shooting Team is something that the FFA (Future Farmers of America) do every year. It starts at the end of hunting season and goes all the way to the beginning of April. There are three possible competitions that you can go to. Regional’s are the first stage if competition, State’s are the second, and if your team does excellent in both of these then you might get to go to Nationals.

                This year I made the number three team to go to Regional’s. My team consists of myself and four other people. We will have to shoot Shotgun, Rifle, and Bow’s. Also we have to take a wildlife test and do a Compass Course. This is one of the only reasons that I even try to keep my grades up or come to school.

Paintball, by Nathan

Paintball is one of the world’s  most fun  sports to play.  I started playing paint ball when I was invited to my stepdads friend’s birthday party at a paintball place.  It took awhile for me to catch on to the game and get to the point where I didn’t run out of paint in the first few minutes.  That was back when I was 12. I played for a little bit longer after that mostly at birthday parties and then stopped because it was getting to expensive.

                Then this past year before me and my mom and sister took a trip to New York to see our cousins over the summer.  My two cousins invented me to go up to Jim Thorp, Pennsylvania to play paintball at Skirmish USA at the annual reenactment of the invasion of Normandy.  It was 3 days of almost non-stop paintball. 

                When we got there we set up our tents and food and started getting ready for the next day and the start of the games.  There was close to 3,000 people there.  There were two major teams there, the Allie team which consisted of US, France, and Canada, and the German team.  There were also two mercenary teams for hire. 

                The first day was the longest day and the most fun day I’ve had so far, but the whole weekend was fun!  It started at 12 in the afternoon.  We got a brief description of the rules and regulations and then we took up our passions.  The German team (me, my cousins, and my cousin’s friend, and about 1,000 other people) would defend the beach as long as possible.  The allied team would try and take the beach.  The German team could move out on to the beach to a certain point and couldn’t go farther.   The Germans could also close the boats that the allies were coming out of by killing (taking out) all the people that came out three  times, then they wouldn’t use the boat anymore.

                It was 2 hours before our group ran out of paint and had to go back to get more, but by then we were hungry and wanted to rest.  The Germans held the beach area for 2-3 more hours before being pushed out.  That whole weekend has turned me on to paintball again and has got me going up there again to do it all again!!!  

Sports, by Dylan

I like playing sports, I have always liked playing sports ever since I could walk. The most recent sport I got into is lacrosse I used to think that lacrosse was a sport for rich people, but one day I picked up a lacrosse stick and I liked it.

Luckily, I got interested in it before this season started. I had doubts in my mind that I wasn’t going to make the team, but I did. The first scrimmage that we had against JF Web, I was second string start. We were supposed to have our first game Wednesday but it got canceled because of the stupid snow. I was mad that the game got canceled because I was ready for the game. I had it in my mind that we were going to win the game.   

Sports and Grades, by Dylan

Why would sports and clubs have an impact on your grades and school work? Well if you don’t do the work in school, then you don’t get to participate in your club or you don’t get to play in the game. So it all falls back in what you do in the classroom. So if you want to play, you’re going to have to work hard in your class and get your grades up. This will give you eligibility for your sport and club. Also it helps you when you’re in sports to get healthier. When you’re at practice everyday your not sitting on you’re behind watching TV, and eating. You then are up and active during the day.

The Dream of Sports, By Stephon

Each day as I sit and day dream about my life and how it would be, it almost feels as if the world is in my hands. I have a variety of futures to choose from and to be successful at it. I wonder everyday about if I will ever make it in sports as in being famous, playing on TV and giving back to my community. But then again I realize that it isn’t always about sports it is about what you take care of in the classroom. I just had a wake up call this past year about sports it was the worst thing that ever happened to me in my life.

Last summer I was thinking about playing football for high school for the first time because my friends and family have been telling me I’m really good at it. So as I’ve been going to the practices and everything it was time for the athletic director to see who’s eligible to play. So as I’m in the locker room changing clothes getting ready for practice the coaches call me in their office. They tell me to have a sit and as I’m sitting I’m thinking in my head man am I in trouble, am I going to be able to play what’s going on? Then finally the head coach came to me and told me that I am ineligible to play this year. So I’m sitting listening to him telling me he would look forward to me playing next year and that I did good these past two weeks. just make sure I keep my grades up.

As I’m walking out of the coaches’ office I go back to the locker room and tell all my friends and teammates that I can’t play because of my grades, they all try to cheer me up and tell me it will be alright you can let them know that they have lost someone that really meant something to this team. Now I understand that sports isn’t always everything in life until you have the important thing of all time to fall back on, and that is grades. I have now figured out I have let people down that are important too and including myself. It all was nothing but failure, you just have to always know that failure Is the key to success if you fail then you will learn from your mistake and know what path to take the next time around.

The Duke Carolina Game, by Camaron

Well the big three was huge they had all together 68 points between the three of them. I thought we played really good; I mean the Carolina fans think that they’re going to crush us all the time. I just thought It was funny to see them get there derrieres handed to them. Now they’re living in the past talking about the last four years how they WERE so good. Now look at them! Duke might not have won a championship lately, but at least we have a winning record and aren’t crying about losing to everybody in the nation. We have been making the national tournament, not going to the NIT.

The Love of Sports, by Jarnetta

If you love sports like I love softball, then you will keep at it, never stop, and never let anyone tell you that you can do it. You will try hard, practicing every day even if it’s not the season for it. So for all you sports lovers, play what you love and never give up!