4th of July 1k Run

Even considering the rain, that had to be the sloooowest 1k race I've ever seen.  I didn't see anyone even trying to actually run.  They were just walking around like it was a parade or something.  If some of the runners would have spent less time waving to the spectators maybe they would have been able to pick up the pace.  And I don't want to be mention any names here, but some of the racers were playing dirty. It looked like they were throwing candy all over the course to trip up the competition.  Say what you will about "kids these days", but they were the only ones who seemed concerned about the safety of the runners.  I saw plenty of them trying to clean it up as soon as it hit the ground.

Wyoming Varsity Judo Whacks Deer Park?

Tensions must be running high towards the end of the season.  It was just a few weeks ago (Sept. 27th) when there was a friendly hug-fest on the field, as seen in these pictures from Rod Apfelbeck.

 

 

 

But it's gloves off now that we are down to the wire, as seen in these pictures by Peter Levick from last night's (October 8th) game.

 

 

 

 

There will be EMS standing by tomorrow at the Senior Night game against Maderia.

 

If you thought this was even half-way funny, then thank Peter Levick for planting the idea. He mentioned that the pictures seemed to convey a much more physical game than he remembered it being.

 

*No athletes were seriously hurt in the making of this poor excuse for humor.

 

 

 

Nearly 25% of WHS athletes lose eligibility

In a shocking development, nearly 25% of Wyoming High School athletes lost their eligibility Saturday night in an incident involving WHS Principal Aaron Marshall, Superintendent Dr. Susan Lang, and Board of Education President Todd Levy.

The Roundup has learned that a so-called "graduation" occurred, making nearly one out of every four WHS athletes ineligible for future competition.  Athletic Director Scott Kaufman (AKA ADSK) was unavailable for comment, but was heard muttering, "Tradition never graduates, tradition never graduates, tradition never graduates..."

In a related development, Middle School Assistant Principal Bernie Barre, in his last official act before retirement, convinced MS Principal Mike Overbey to send one quarter of the MS student body to the high school in the fall to make up for Saturday's loss.  Skeptical of the freshmen's ability to replace the graduating seniors, ADSK said, "The best thing about freshmen is that they turn into sophomores."

Photos of Saturday's graduation can be found here.  Be wary though, this type of reporting requires copious documentation (in this case, 373 pictures).  It also must be done stealthily, which doesn't always allow for such luxuries as proper focusing of the camera.

Girls' lacrosse swept

The girls' lacrosse team lost both the JV and Varsity games last night to Mother Nature.  Head Coach Anne Murphy said, "I was OK with the thunder, lightning and rain, but I thought she was rubbing our noses in it with the hail."

After a strong spring 2011, Mother Nature has been relatively quiet this year.  She has been getting coaching from the one force that eventually defeats every athlete, Father Time.

Tentative make-up date is May 14th.

Next up: JV tonight at home vs. Ursuline at 5:30. Both teams play Friday at home vs. Centerville, JV at 6, Varsity at 7:15

Wyoming drops all sports

Wyoming athletes have quite a shock in store for them when they come back from Spring Break - the school has dropped all sports, effective immediately.  That's right, today, APRIL 1ST, marks the end of a proud tradition of athletic excellence.

The school board explained:  "We'd be FOOLS not to do this.  Frankly, there have been a lot of kids getting 4's on their AP tests, and this is our way of creating extra study time so they can bump those up to 5's."

Questions should be addressed to AD Scott Kaufman, who can be found quietly sobbing in his office.  A former instructor of arithmetic, he said he hopes to stay at Wyoming and pursue, "Mathletics".

(My thanks to the Corral Show, from whom I stole the AP joke.  I would have stolen more jokes, but honestly I didn't understand them, even after Baby Roundup tried to explain them to me.  Actually "Mathletics" may have been stolen as well.)

I'm not making this up

Kentucky High School Athletic Association adds bass fishing as official championship sport next year.

Can noodling be far behind?

The many moves of Coach Gentry

The many moves, sideline that is, of Coach Gentry, as observed at last night's Taylor game.

The "Palms Up" - this actually came from Coach Munlin (Wyoming Track & Field).  The Palms Up comes in four varieties:

1 - General:

2 - The Scorer's Table:

3 - The ref (low):

4 - The ref (high):

The "Stalking", sometimes known as "Don't make me come out there":

The "Pointing" - Apparently Richie Irwin has been paying attention to this move.  They announced before the game that he will soon be a West Pointer.

The "Play Calling":

The "Keepin' 'em loose":

The "Dougie": Coach Gentry does not employ the Dougie - at least not on the basketball court.

Better late than never

Sorry - I'm a week late with this, but it's still funny...at least I thought so.

The 21 Rules of Surviving a Super Bowl Party

Best sports-related Martin Luther King quote that I know of

OK - it's the only sports-related Martin Luther King quote that I know of.  But it's still good.

Underscoring the element of intimidation he brought to the court during his career, basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed conceded: "I admire Dr. Martin Luther King, but I'm not a nonviolent person."

From page.a.day.com.

The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym

The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym

How to Sneak in Sports on Christmas

How to Sneak in Sports on Christmas

You're welcome.

Better late than never

From the Wall Street Journal, The 32 Rules of Thanksgiving Touch Football

Pitchback Juggler

As a post-Thanksgiving diversion, please see here. 

** This will open a .wmv file in Windows Media Player (or comparable program).  I've run it through a Norton virus checker but open it at your own risk.  **

The seemingly impossible

Many of you may know that Aaron Hancock, Defensive Coordinator for the football team, is...let's say...wound a little tight.

But there was at least one moment this past Friday night that reduced his intensity level from a 10 (out of 10) to, oh, I guess a mere 9.999.

Sorry Charlie...I mean Carly, Carly LEVICK that is

Contrary to my post here (since corrected) and what went out in yesterday's e-mail, Carly HEUER did not score a goal in the girls' soccer 7-1 win over Greenon, rather Carly LEVICK did.

I guess what surprises me the most is not that I posted the wrong name but that I haven't done it more often.  I did post Tony Davis for Terry Davis once, but I've had countless times where I typed in sibling's names, parent's names, etc, but noticed it before I posted the entry.

So even if you don't play any sport, who knows - look for your name here.

Don't try this at home

Mrs. The Roundup provided this link, saying it gives her "the willies."

Boys' soccer pounds Purcell

The boys' soccer team put a 7-0 whoopin' on Purcell-Marian yesterday afternoon at Bob Lewis Stadium.

Scoring goals for the Cowboys were Nick Kamphaus, Clifford Ngong, Nathan Meisner (2), Brock Marshall, Scott Perry and David Weinrich.

Harrison Glover (1 save) and Evan Handler (2 saves) combined in goal for the shutout.

The boys are now 4-0-1 on the season.

Next up: at Deer Park on Tuesday, JV at 5, Varsity at 7.

Photo gallery here.

Captain's Dance: Captains Nick Kamphaus and Cory Macke each did the Captain's Dance yesterday.  No word on why captain Jason Dewitt did not.

Oh Dear

The Roundup's first post was September 3rd, 2009.

So today it officially enters the terrible twos.  Wikipedia says, therefore, that the blog will soon be "often saying no and throwing temper tantrums."  Consider yourself warned.

New water cart

There's a news magazine called The Week which has a section titled "Boring but Important."  Please see below for the Roundup's first (intentional) "Boring but Important" entry:

Boosters fund purchase of new Water Cart

James Muncy, WHS Athletic Trainer, presented a proposal last spring to the Athletic Director that addressed the hydration and hygienic needs of our athletes who practice and/or have games on the grass fields. His proposal was then submitted to the Boosters. Today the Boosters announce the purchase and installation of a new water cart that will support our free-range athletes.

The new Powerflo 50 Hydration System is a 50 gallon insulated water tank that is battery powered to create water pressure for the six dispensing hoses and rests on a metal wheeled cart.

Warning - the following paragraph contains graphic descriptions of the deprivations faced by Wyoming athletes in the past.  Reader discretion is advised.

No longer will our athletes who are practicing or having a game on the grass fields have to come to the turf field for water or stand in line to fill up their water bottles from a water jug/cooler (oh the humanity). Readily available access to water will lessen potential dehydration and heat-related illnesses. Additionally, this water cart allows a more hygienic delivery of water as it discourage athletes from sharing water bottles (which is disgusting). Furthermore, it eliminates the need for excessive use of the water jug/coolers as some (recalcitrant) athletes were known to reach in to dip their bottles in the water, which in turn contaminates the water with germs from sweat, dirt and grass.  (I mean getting grass in your water is almost like eating a vegetable - YUCK!)

Instruction on use and care of the new water cart will be managed by the Athletic Trainer.

If your only other option at this point is to go back to working, please proceed to the PowerFlo 50 Hydration System web site here, where you can read about the "anti-tip auto steering system" (I am not making that up) and download the 15 MB Powerflo 50 User Manual (for entertainment purposes ONLY - see previous paragraph).

Finally (as if anyone is still reading this), Booster Treasurer Peter J. Tighe would like to commend James on his shopping prowess.  He finagled a price of $1,378, which was $100 less than what we approved.

Tri-County Press 7-20-11

I somehow missed posting last week's TCP (maybe the picture of Seth Gold fraternizing with the enemy - Mariemont Cross Country runner Mara Coyan - was too much for me to take).  Anyhow, it's here, and actually the article about the CHL CC camp is very good (despite Seth's treachery).