Jonathan McDaniel beat Tyler Ashley, winning a two-game shut out 21-11 and 21-18 in Six Mile Post's first ever ping-pong tournament finale, after a long season of ping-pong tournament battles. The trash-talking started almost as soon as McDaniel and Ashley started playing.
To make things short and not so sweet, the Atlanta Braves will not be making the playoffs in 2009. Although the Braves have done well in the off -season to increase their chances and improve the team, I believe that the National League East will be too powerful top to bottom for the Braves to possibly win either the division outright or the wildcard position for the playoffs.
The other day I was thinking about how the Atlanta Braves had no chance at making the playoffs, especially since they weren't able to get a power hitting outfielder, but after talking to Anthony Roberson, Floyd campus history major and fellow sports fanatic, I realized that the Braves may actually have a shot at the playoffs, if a few things go their way.
Intramural basketball finished up on Wednesday, April 8, with the Steelers beating the Backwood Ballers in the semi-final game 58-26, and the Untouchables becoming the intramural 3-on-3 champions by beating the Steelers in the championship game 71-58. The first matchup was a semi-final game to determine if the Backwood Ballers or the Steelers would face the Untouchables in the championship game.
Training hard for at least five to six days a week, sparring against more experienced opponents and going through intense workouts at the Royz Boyz Boxing and Fitness Gym in Cave Spring is nothing new to Devin Chidsey, psychology major at Floyd campus. This is just part of his regular routine.