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Ryan’s Rants
Just tear the dang thing down already!
Last Friday night I made the trek to my hometown to see my younger brother strap on the varsity pads for the first time in a week one high school football opener. The night couldn’t have been any more perfect. The temperature was in the mid to upper 70s with a slight breeze and a cloudless sky was looking upon us as the great Indians of Forest City High School contained a pesky Algona High School squad in a 15-7 opening week defensive battle.
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BRAD’S SPORTS BLURB
Strasburg likely to have Tommy John surgery
Last summer the Washington Nationals selected the 21-year-old pitching sensation Stephen Strasburg with the No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. Strasburg would officially sign his record four-year, $15.1 million contract with the Nationals just 77 seconds before the rookie signing deadline on Aug. 17, 2009.
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BRAD’S SPORTS BLURB
Is Lou Piniella deserving off the Hall of Fame?
Most of you probably already know that long-time Major League Baseball manager (and former player) Lou Piniella retired just over a week ago. Piniella announced earlier in the season that this would be his final year as an MLB manager and he planned to retire at the end of the season.
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Panther Profile
Hochstedler becomes all-time leading scorer at UNI
Senior forward Chelsie Hochstedler has many goals in mind when it comes to soccer. One of those goals is scoring goals, which is something she has become quite accustomed to on the University of Northern Iowa women’s soccer team. In a recent match against Northern Illinois University, Hochstedler scored the 21st goal of her collegiate career, thus making her the leading scorer in University of Northern Iowa history. UNI’s previous holder was Shanon Dechant.
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UNI volleyball goes 3-0 over the weekend
The Mortar Board Premier Tournament hosted by Purdue belonged to the Northern Iowa Panthers. In the tournament, the Northern Iowa volleyball team went undefeated in their first three games of the season defeating, Central Michigan, Western Kentucky and Purdue.
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“Party On” To Be New Black Hawks Slogan
The Waterloo Black Hawks have announced their new slogan for the 2010-2011 campaign, in an effort to encourage fans to get loud supporting their United States Hockey League (USHL) team this season. The slogan is “Party On,” and will be featured on t-shirts from the official Waterloo Black Hawks’ souvenir store, Party Town Outfitters, next month.
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Panther Profile
Vandenabeele sets high goals for the 2010 season
Cross Country takes dedication and a lot of training, both of which sophomore runner Thibault Vandenabeele seems to have. The leader of the pack, who in 2009 gained an automatic berth for the NCAA Championship, will again try to make it to the NCAA Championship for the 2010 season. Vandenabeele leads a Panther squad that is ranked fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Ryan’s Rants
Top five sporting event pet peeves
The University of Northern Iowa fall athletic season has yet to get underway from a fan’s perspective, leaving me with yet another column to fill with my random and often unintelligent “rants” regarding anything to do with sports. My love for sports has taken me to a lot of events over my lifetime, which has given me plenty of time to compile my top five pet peeves at sporting events.
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Sanders returns to Panther football as assistant coach
Former University of Northern Iowa quarterback Eric Sanders embodied efficiency during his four seasons competing in purple and gold. As a starter, he led the Panthers to a 35-9 record. Twelve of those victories came via fourth-quarter or overtime comeback. He set the Football Championship Subdivision record for career completion percentage (69.59 percent). He threw just one interception in his last 139 pass attempts. In his final season (2007), he captained his team to a 12-0 regular season record and a No. 1 national ranking.
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Ryan’s Rants
This summer in sports
