A whole week has gone by since the last Clipper sports issue so here’s another one, rife with stories about loss, because we cannot have nice things in the Pacific Northwest.
Losing even trickled down to the red-hot Trojan baseball team, who lost both games in the Northern Regional Tournament last weekend in their own backyard, Everett Memorial Stadium.
The Trojans were barely defeated in the first game by the Skagit Valley College Cardinals by a score of 6-5 on Friday night, despite SVC’s coach being ejected early in the game on a disputed call at first base.
On a dreary Saturday afternoon, the Trojans faced off against the Bellevue Bulldogs in a “losers” bracket of the double-elimination style tournament. Everett lost by a score of 8-5.
But they are not out of the big boy tournament happening this week in Longview WA. The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Baseball Championship places Everett against the Treasure Valley Chukars, which is some kind of mutant partridge, this Thursday.
In the NBA, we still don’t have a basketball team, so who cares? Well if we were awarded the Sonics, we would have had one hell of a person in the front office. In the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies 89-93 last night. The Indiana Pacers, who sent the New York Knicks packing a couple of days ago, play against the Miami Heat tonight.
The quest for Lord Stanley’s cup continues, as the Boston Bruins look to take the New York Rangers out of the hunt with a sweep on Thursday. The Bruins are three games up on the Rangers. The San Jose Sharks evened their series against the LA Kings last night, winning 2-1 and tying the series at two games apiece.
The Chicago Blackhawks are leading their series against the Detroit Redwings 2-1, same with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are leading by the same number against the Ottawa Senators.
In MLB news, the Mariners are still garbage. At one point they were in second place after taking two out of three games against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, but have lost the last five games in a row, including a four game sweep by the Cleveland Indians.
The frustrations rose even more last night, where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California West Coast USA destroyed the Mariners by a score of 12-0, which prompted this response from Mariners starting pitcher Aaron Harang.
Enjoy your long weekend, sports fans. If the baseball gods are kind, I’ll have good news about the Trojans for you next Wednesday.
In MLB news, the Mariners are still garbage. At one point they were in second place after taking two out of three games against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, but have lost the last five games in a row, including a four game sweep by the Cleveland Indians.
The frustrations rose even more last night, where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California West Coast USA destroyed the Mariners by a score of 12-0, which prompted this response from Mariners starting pitcher Aaron Harang.
Enjoy your long weekend, sports fans. If the baseball gods are kind, I’ll have good news about the Trojans for you next Wednesday.
Story by Henry Yarsinske
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