Captain America: A 1976 Puzzle
On Sunday, July 30th, 2012, my dad, my sister, and I were going through a box we had found in our basement, behind some other boxes. In it we found many of his childhood memories, and some of his favorite toys from his childhood. In this box, he also found an old puzzle from 1976; […]
UConn Hockey: The Good News and The Bad News
The Good News: To follow up on my most recent article about UConn Hockey (a thrilling playoff series for UConn Hockey), UConn did lose in the quarterfinals to Air Force. However, the put up a fight forcing a deciding game three. They lost game one 4-3, despite leading 1-0, and 2-1, and later tying the […]
The New York Yankees: Success and Injuries
It was May 21, 2012, and the Yankees had a problem. A big one. When people think of the New York Yankees they think of dominance. However, the Yankees had a 21-21 record, and were worried about keeping a winning record. They had lost their best closing pitcher, Mariano Rivera, to a torn muscle. The […]
Willington Vs. Ashford Game 2
On June 7th, 2012, my team Willington 2 played Ashford at River Road. We had only eight players, since some had gone to a school cocert, so we didnI started out pitching, and I had a man on second and first and one out. The ball was popped up in the infield, and Austin, who […]
Willington Vs. Ashford
On June 5th, 2012, my team Willington 2 took on Ashford, at Memorial Park. My team was on a six-game losing streak, and this was the game in which we wanted to break it. In the top of the first, my team didn’t score any runs. In my first at-bat, I struck-out swinging to end […]
Willington Vs. Willimantic Game 5
On June 2nd, 2012, my team, Willington 2 played Willimantic at Legion Field. I was the leadoff hitter and I grounded out to shortstop to start the game and my team didn’t score any runs. After a few innings, Willimantic had a 3-0 lead. However, in the third inning, we began to chip away, and […]
UConn Falls In Big East Playoffs
The UConn baseball team fell in the Semifinals of the Big East Playoffs, ending there season, and their playoff run. The Huskies played USF, in the First round of the playoffs. In the first inning, the Huskies struck for an early run, and scored another run in the third to take a 2-1 lead. In […]
Willington 2 vs Mansfield
On May 19th, 2012, my team Willington 2 played Mansfield 2 at SE-A field. In the first inning, my team did not get on base at all. Mansfield unlike us got three runs across home plate to take an early 3-0 lead. One ball was hit into center field, but the center fielder let it […]
Veteran Talk on WWII
On May 14th 2012, the South Windsor Library hosted a talk by two veterans talk about World War II. They were both Lieutenant Colonels in the U.S. Air force during World War II, both were pilots. Their names were James and Walter. James fought in Europe and France against the Germans. Walter fought in the […]
Willington 2 vs Willimantic Game 3
On May 12th, my team, Willington 2 played Willimantic for the third time this year. Willimantic got the first run of the game in the first inning off our pitcher Max. With the bases loaded, and one out, one of the Willimantic batters hit the ball to Max. Instead of going for the double play, […]