A letter from the assistant sports editor

A lot happened since the sports staff of the Colonnade left you. The NFL finally got its act together with the players union and as of now there will be a season to watch. Expect some big faces in new towns and no more mindless whining from a former class act, Randy Moss. Atlanta’s suffering a sport loss… well not statistically speaking, but their 27 are suffering the loss of an exciting team. Dirty Dirk finally got his ring, thankfully watching the Big Three fall during their first attempt. Heat fans, do not get to anxious for another run just yet, because the NBA and its union are at each others throats, and as of now trying to negotiate plans for an agreeable season, and besides, we all know the Hawks are going to get past their second round nightmares and win it all… right?

Well, we’ll always have the Braves. Yes, a disappointing series against the Giants in last years playoffs, but Lincecum and Brian “The Beard” Wilson DID win the title, and besides last season we led the league in walk off wins with an unlikely cast of injury replacements. I pray you will not give up on the NFL or NBA, but if you do, then just turn on Peachtree TV sometime and watch the Braves and see how Dan Uggla has turned his dreadful season into something of substance; the guy is probably going to finish with 30 plus bombs and around 80 RBI’s. I know he has been a turn off to many loyal Braves fans thus far, but all I know is that we gave him $62 million for a five-year contract at the beginning of January and love him or hate him right now he will be swinging in the ‘A’ for a while. If professional egos and greedy owners really are just ruining sports for you, then maybe just keep your focus on our Bobcats and the raging Thunder Crew.

The Georgia College 2011-2012 athletic teams have a lot of buzz about them, and none of it has to do with complaints. The men’s basketball team scouted hard and succeeded by signing two new 6-foot-10-inch and 6-foot-6 inch players. A familiar face to Centennial is last years’ senior all-star Josh Hurst, who after just graduating has already been asked by Head

Coach Terry Sellers to join him on staff as graduate assistant coach. In the other locker room, women’s basketball, the reigning Peach Belt champions, are also recruiting well and looking for a repeat in conference dominance. Baseball is always strong, finishing third in PBC rankings and softball hopes to thrive off their late season beatings against conference favorite Columbus State. Hopefully the men’s club soccer team will continue to lineup competitive schools and with our men’s club Ultimate Team earning a fifth place seed at the Division-III Nationals in Buffalo, N.Y., the beginning of this summer, I would say there is plenty to get excited about.

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