A T r i p l e

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All Around Athletics

There are many opinions on the topic of baseball vs. softball. A

lot of guys say that softball is the easy girls version of baseball…

but in some ways its even harder. In softball you have to learn a

whole new way to pitch and even though the ball is bigger it doesn't

go as far as baseballs do so there is a lot more action. And trust

me.. That ball is not soft. There is also better sportsmanship in soft-

ball. Never in a baseball game

would you see scenario like

this. The girl being carried had

hit her first home run ever but

rounding first she injured her

knee. Instead of making her

have a single and having a run-

ner come in for her the other

team picked her up and car-

ried her around the bases. This act of sportsmanship surpases any

matter of winning or losing.

But baseball has its ups as well. Its more thrilling to watch in

my opinion and playing with such a small ball takes an extreme

amount of skill. Also they have faster pitchers. Everything in the

game of baseball moves very fast so you have to have senses keen

enough to keep up with it.

Baseball and softball are both thrilling games that are both fun to

play and watch. Opinions may vary but I will always love both.

BASEBALL VS. SOFTBALL

Anything is Possible

When you think of Big 12 basketball, immediately your thoughts jump to Tex-as A&M,

KU, or Mizzou. But next year, you’ll think about KU and K-State because Mizzou and

Texas A&M are leaving the Big 12 for good. It’s a whole new ballgame.

Many KU and K-State fans think that Mizzou will get creamed in the SEC and that may

be true, but did they think about how brutal the games between K-State and KU will

be? Now that Mizzou is out of the picture, KU and K-State will have one goal and one

goal only: to beat each other. With only each other to beat, neither team will go down

easy. They will fight with all their might to beat each other. But why?

Since both teams had a goal to beat Mizzou, their goal is eliminated. So now they just

have each other, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Both KU and K-State have

headstrong players and are both great teams with great records. KU was ranked #2

and K-State #8 in March Madness. Both teams have beaten Mizzou and they brag

about it. With KU beating K-State both times this year, K-State is all steamed up to

beat KU. So what does that mean for Mizzou in the SEC?

When Mizzou joined the SEC, a lot of fans were disappointed. “Mizzou can’t be good

enough to beat teams like Kentucky,” people said. They might be right, seeing that

Mizzou got beat by a #15 Norfolk State, but neither does Kansas. That was proved in

the March Madness tournament on April 2, when they lost by 7 points to Kentucky.

That game was predicted by many, but certainly not KU fans.

Now that everyone sees that anything can happen, maybe Mizzou will do okay in the

SEC and maybe the games between Kansas and K-State won’t be as brutal as people

think they will be. But we never know. So we’ll just have to wait and see and let the

wind carry us where it must. Because anything is possible.

Derrick Rose

Derrick Martell Rose was born on October 4, 1988 in the Windy City of Chi-

cago, Illinois. His nickname was “Pooh” because when he was younger he

looked like Winnie-The-Pooh.

Derrick grew up as a young child in a neighborhood called Englewood in

the west side of Chicago. He went to Beasley Academic Center in elemen-

tary school. It was on Beasley’s courts that Derrick’s talent and skill began

to turn heads from an early age.

Derrick played high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy. From

there his name began to be heard in the Chicago area and finally on the

national level. Rose led his team to two straight championships, some-

thing that had never been done in the Chicago area. Later, in his senior

year he lead his team past the #1 national ranked Oak Hills. It was their

one loss that year.

Rose went on to become a McDonald’s All-American and was named Mr. Il-

linois for basketball. He elected to join Memphis and John Calipari. They

were the #1 ranked team for most of the season. Memphis made it all the

way to the final where they lost in overtime to the Kansas Jayhawks.

Rose decided to declare for the NBA draft and was handsomely rewarded

with the #1 pick as he went to his hometown team, The Chicago Bulls. Rose

was an instant star and led the Bulls deep into the playoffs. He averaged

over 25 points per game and 8 assists in the playoffs, the first 2 year start-

er to average those stats.

Currently the Bulls lead the NBA and Rose plans his revenge, out for the ti-

tle. Watch out, “Pooh” is after you.