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Month: November 2011

Sports

McDonough, Rams advance to Class L Semis with thrilling 27-26 victory over New London

Doug Reilly
Senior Editor

On a wet, windy night in New London, the Rams came out on top of a seesaw battle that featured four lead changes, holding off the fourth seeded New London Whalers in dramatic fashion, 27-26, to advance to CIAC Class L Semi-finals. After a touchdown with 1:45 remaining in the game by Kyle McKinnon, New London’s star running back, the Whalers decided to go for the two-point conversion that would’ve given them the lead over the Rams and essentially won the game, but came up short when the Rams’ defensive end, senior Dylan Leeming knocked McKinnon out of bounds just short of the end zone, sealing the victory for the New Canaan, sending the Rams’ faithful into euphoria.

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‘Tis (Almost) The Season

Kate Gilhool
Associate Editor

When the Salvation bells in front of Stop and Shop are a ringin’, you can’t get Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ out of your head, and family members you didn’t even know existed come out of hiding for one of the many large meals you stuff yourself with, you know that the holiday season has arrived.

Balls Blogs

5 ways to improve Major League Baseball

John Berger
Reporter

The numbers don’t lie. Baseball is losing popularity, and losing it fast. Attendance numbers have declined rapidly across the league and the World Series is losing viewers fast. In addition, since 1995, little league participation has decreased by 4 million. So, with that in mind, how does baseball reverse the trend and increase it’s popularity? I proposed five ways to improve Major League Baseball.

News

Eighth annual Turkey Trot held to support Open Door Shelter

Madzie Carroll
Reporter

In light of the holiday, over 150 New Canaan residents laced up their running shoes for the eighth annual Turkey Trot held at Irwin Park on Nov. 20 to benefit the Open Door Shelter in Norwalk, CT. Because of those who participated in the 3K run around the park and their donations, an estimated $10,000 in donations were raised to provide meals to the homeless in the local area this Thanksgiving.

Sports

Rams throttle Darien in 42-21 Turkey Bowl win; earn berth in Class L playoffs

Doug Reilly
Senior Editor

The story of the day was not the missing Darien players that may have changed the outcome of the game, but the complete team effort by Rams that overwhelmed both the Blue Wave defense and offense. After 35 unanswered points in the second and third quarters, the Rams knocked Darien out of State playoff contention and earned a berth as the fifth seed in the Class L playoffs with a dominating 42-21 performance.

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