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HS Roundup- Columbus Eastmoor Preview
Being the first Columbus City League school to advance to the state championship since Brookhaven in 2002, head coach Jim Miranda’s team wants to improve on the runner up finish to Aurora a season ago and bring more pride to the city league, a league which seven of it’s 16 teams have never made the playoffs. After nearly missing the playoffs in 2007, going 9-1, the Warriors surged back in ’08, advancing all the way to the state championship game before being defeated 21-10.
HS Roundup- Cleveland St. Ignatius Preview
Fresh off a state championship, head coach Chuck Kyle returns a squad as strong as ever after a 28-20 victory of Cincinnati Elder in the Division I State Championship Game. Kyle has won 10 state championships in 21 years under the helm for the Wildcats and 2008′s title was the first in ten years, the longest drought in Kyle’s tenure at St. Ignatius.
Put Baseball Aside, Cape Cod Suffers Major Loss
Always being known for one of the funniest, most outgoing and athletic guys around, Team Cape Cod and the rest of the cape will miss AJ Passalugo, a great kid whose life ended suddenly on August 20th.
Iowa Seeks Upset in Columbus
A year after winning the Big Ten’s only bowl game, the Iowa Hawkeyes are out to upset the Ohio State Buckeyes and show the nation just what they are all about. Kirk Ferentz has his team focused on the Buckeyes, even resorting to putting Buckeye decals all over the equipment in the weight room.
Like Father, Like Son
Despite losing top receivers Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline to the NFL Draft, the Ohio State offense comes back better than ever, stockpiled full of receivers with speed to make your jaw drop. Over three seasons, Robiskie and Hartline combined to catch 217 passes for 3,295 yards and 36 touchdowns. Losing two big targets, the fair-weathered fan would think Ohio State would be struggling to find another target, similar to the position of Penn State after losing Deon Butler, Jordan Norwood and Derrick Williams.
Longhorns Look to Down Defending Champ Again
Four years away from the magical 2005 season where Mack Brown’s Texas team downed what some called the greatest team in the history of college football, the 2009 Longhorns look strikingly similar. Both teams featured dual threat quarterbacks that both were runner ups in Heisman voting, each team included an athletic defense that gets adequate pressure and both teams are looking to down the defending champ that had a Heisman Trophy quarterback.
Yankees Silence Boston Bats for Second Consecutive Game
Going into this weekend’s series, the New York Yankees were winless in their last nine games against their arch rival, the Boston Red Sox. With three games already played in the series, New York has one every single one of them and looks to sweep today in Yankee Stadium.
Gibson Becoming Complete Player
With a surge in production towards the end of last season, Buckeyes Defensive End Thaddeus Gibson has emerged as the top defensive lineman for Ohio State. A converted Linbacker, Gibson from Euclid, came on big time last year with huge performances against Penn State, Michigan, and Texas.
As a big time Linebacker in high school, Thaddeus came to Ohio State with big ambitions. In a stacked Linebackers corps, Gibson was converted to Defensive End, a move that has worked for many athletic pass rushers. His potential showed towards the end of the season in 2008 as Gibson collected 37 tackles, 5 sacks, and a forced fumble for the season. With a 40 time in the 4.5 range, Gibson has all the making of a first round draft pick. He has the speed, strength, athleticism, and potential to make a Mario Williams like impact. Defensive Coordinator Jim Heacock has been stated as saying,
“Thaddeus is a great pass rusher but still needs to work on his run defense. He has steadily improved and texts me several times a day on how he can get better.”
This is a good sign for Ohio State fans who missed the presence of Vernon Gholston last season, and the prayers have been answered. Last year the Linebackers carried the load for the defense and now the line will be counted on to help out the young backers. The line only lost one starter from a season ago in Nader Abdallah, and return DT’s Doug Worthington, Dexter Larimore, Todd Denlinger, and DE’s Thaddeus Gibson, Nathan Williams, Cameron Heyward, Lawrence Wilson, Robert Rose, and freshman newcomer Willie Mobley. The depth in the defensive line is what Heacock is most excited about because with so much experience, when the Buckeyes substitute they wont be missing anything.
Gibson pass rushes like a pro and once he incorporates a better run defense he will be a complete player. 
Toting #90, the same number he wore in high school, Gibson should have a huge breakout season and should cause problems for Quarterbacks throughout the Big Ten and abroad. The biggest bright spot is the fact that Gibson had five sacks last season while not playing every down. If Heacock can get him on the field for every play, the defense will be that much better. Thaddeus means, “Courageous Heart,” and with his motor, talent, and athleticism he should supply just that to a Buckeyes defense expected to improve this season.
Sports Weekend
Long time no post on here, finally gonna have some time to blog now. Tonight is gonna be an interesting night,with the Reds tied with the Brewers and the Nuggets trailing 25-20 at the end of the first. The Reds are playing really well right now, hitting the ball with consistency now. They rebounded from a bad first inning from Cueto with a Hernandez home run that tied the game up at 2. The concerning thing is that Votto came out of the game early with an undisclosed problem. Hopefully he’s okay, we can’t lose Joey for too long now, this is a big road trip. If they can get 6-3 or 7-2 on the road trip, they will have a serious chance at taking the division lead, depending on where those wins come from.
