On Saturday, the six seeded girls soccer team defeated #8 Avon 1-0 to win the class M state title. Senior forward, Liz Bruno scored with
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Field hockey loses to Darien 3-0, finishes 2nd in M class CIAC tournament
On Saturday, the girls field hockey team dropped their third game of the season to Darien 3-0 in the class M state final. The girls
Boys soccer loses in state final against Brookfield
On Saturday, the 23 seeded boys soccer team lost to #5, Brookfield 3-2 in the class L state championship game. At the end of the
Volleyball finishes the regular season at 4-14
Serra Oral Reporter The girls’ volleyball team has wrapped up their season with an unfortunate 4-14 record. Although they worked hard, they failed to make
What’s Poppin’ October 2009
Since the year it was created in 1998, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has been surrounded by controversy. Not only does this corrupt system ridiculously favor the BCS conferences (Big-12, Big-10, Big East, SEC, ACC, Pac-10) over mid-majors such as the Sun-Belt and Mountain West, but in every season since 1998, excluding the ‘99-’00 and 05-’06 seasons, the BCS made decisions that some might classify as illogical.
In 1998, third ranked Kansas State was passed over by the BCS for Ohio State and Florida, ranked 4th and 8th respectively. Even though Kansas was ranked higher, it didn’t get to play in a BCS bowl because it did not win the Big 12 Conference. Now, one would think a higher ranked team would have a better chance at a BCS bowl game. Not in the BCS, folks.