By Madison Newcomb and Blake Beasley
Stanley Cup Playoffs:
The Cup Playoffs got off to a quick start this past week, in the NHL 16 teams are picked from the Eastern and Western Conferences; 8 from each, the Eastern conference is then split into 2 division; Atlantic and Metropolitan, the Western Conference’s 2 Divisions are the Central and Pacific, then the games are played best of 5. In the Western Central division the #1 seed St. Lewis Blues play against the #4 seed Minnesota Wild, so far the series is being led by the wild, the fourth game will be played Wednesday the 22nd at 9:30p.m., the other Western Central Conference game is between the #2 seed Nashville Predators and the #3 seed Chicago Blackhawks he series was won by Chicago. In the Western Pacific #1 seed Anaheim Ducks play the #4 seed Winnipeg Jets, the series was shut out and won by Anaheim 3-0, the #2 seed Vancouver Canucks lost their series to the #3 seed Calgary Flames. In the Eastern Atlantic Conference the #1 seed the Montreal Canadians shut out the #4 seed Ottawa Senators 3-0, the #2 seed Tampa Bay Lightning take the ice Thursday night at 7:00p.m. against the Detroit Red Wings who are winning the series 2-1.In the Eastern Metropolitan conference the #1 seed New York Rangers are leading the series 2-1 and will face off Wednesday night at 7p.m. against the #4 seed Pittsburgh Penguins, the #2 seed Washington Capitals have the series tied 2-2 against the #3 seed New York Islanders and the winner will be decided Thursday night at 7p.m.
NBA Playoffs:
The NBA is split off into the Eastern and Western Conference, each series is best of 7 games. In the West the #1 seed Golden State Warriors play the New Orleans Pelicans, GSW is leading it 2-0, The #2 seed Houston Rockets play the #7 seed Dallas Mavericks, Houston is leading 2-0, the #3 seed Los Angeles Clippers are leading a 1-0 series against the #6 seed San Antonio Spurs,#4 seed Portland Trail Blazers are losing to the #5 seed Memphis Grizzlies 1-0. In the East Division The #1 seed Atlantis Hawks are up 1-0 against the #8 seed Brooklyn Nets, the #2 seed Cleveland Cavaliers are winning their series 2-0 against the #7 seed Boston Celtics, the #3 seed Chicago Bucks are also winning 2-0 against #6 seed Milwaukee, The #4 seed Toronto Raptors are losing their series 2-0 against the #5 seed Washington Wizards.
Updated Forrest Schedules:
Baseball- on 4-25, the game is played against Huntland at home. Starting at 1:00 and the JV starts at 11:00. The game against Huntland continues on 4-27 and is an away game starting at 6, and JV plays at 4. On 4-28 they play Ravenwood, away, starting at 6:30.
Softball- on 4-24, and 4-25 is the Sonic Tournament at Fly Park. On 4-30 they play in the District Tournament. TBA. On 5-2 is the 2nd round District being played at Community.
Soccer- April 30th is their last game. It is being played away, and it starts at 5:30
Jordan Spieth wins masters- Competing with Tiger Woods, Spieth tied with Woods as he finished with a 18 under par, the same as Woods made in 1997. Jordan is 21 years old, which is also the age Tiger was when he won the masters. He might not yet be the next Tiger Woods, but Jordan Spieth served notice to the golfing world with a record-breaking first major victory at the Masters on Sunday. The 21-year-old became the second-youngest player to win at Augusta. Unlike last year, where he struggled to the lead just before the nine-hole turn on the last day, this time he was unstoppable.
MLB- (1) Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Dodgers. (2) Oakland athletics at Kansas City Royals (3) Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (4) Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers (5) Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays; these are the remaining teams this week in the MLB.
Forrest Baseball- The baseball team is having a very successful season so far this year, they continue their season by playing on the 20th against MTCS at their place at 6, on the 21st they play MTCS at home at 6, the 23rd they will head to Cascade for a big rival game at 6, and they will finish out their week playing Huntland at home at 6p.m.
Forrest Softball- The softball team is also having a show out season after winning numerous big games in Panama City, they continue their winning season by facing off at home on the 20th against Columbia Central, their next game will not be held until the Sonic Tournament at Fly park on April 24th and 25th and the times are still undecided. The junior varsity Lady Rockets also have two games this week facing off against Fayetteville on the 21st, this game will be at home and will start at 5, the day after on the 22nd they will travel up the road to Eagleville for another 5 p.m. game.
Forrest boys Soccer- The boys soccer team is off to a 2-3 start and hope to kick up the pace this week as they have two games, the first game is on the 21st as the will take a long haul to play against Cannon Co. at 6, on the 23rd they will get to stay at home and prepare for a 7p.m. match-up against Sycamore.
The March Madness was capped off with Duke winning it all. The first Final Four games ended with Kentucky losing to Wisconsin. The second game ended with Michigan State losing to Duke. Last Monday, Duke went head-to-head with Wisconsin for the NCAA National Championship. This was Coach K’s fifth National Championship trophy. March Madness ended on 4/6/15.
The 2015 NFL Draft will be held April 30th – March 2nd. So far the first round of the Mock draft has been decided. The first five picks are: Jameis Winston, Quarterback for Florida State, Leonard Williams DE from USC, Donte Fowler Jr. OLB for Florida, Kevin White WR from W. Virginia, Vic Beasley OLB from Clemson.
The Cardinals and the Cubs kicked off things on ESPN2 for the opening season, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. All of the 28 remaining teams will open the season on April 6. The 2015 MLB season is setting up to be a good one this year. 2430 games will be played over 182 days with each team laying 162-163 depending on if the teams tie.
The PGA Tour's first major of the season, tees off on Thursday at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. A man named Bubba Watson, will try to defend his green jacket, and although he’s been playing well, the competition between players is tight and winning back- to- back is not easy in The Masters tournament. There has not been another champion since Tiger Woods. Living up to that name is a very big accomplishment.
Updated Forrest Schedules
Baseball: on 4/10 the game will be played away at Franklin HS at 4:30, and another game the same day will be played at BGA starting at 8:30. Two games played on 4/11 at CPA, the first game being played at 3:45, and the second game played at 6:00. On 4/13, the game is away against Eagleville, JV at 4, and Varsity starting at 6. On the 14th the game against Eagleville is played at home, JV at 4, and Varsity starting at 6, and on 4/17 the game will be played away, against MTCS, JV at 4, and Varsity at 6.
Softball: On 4/10-4/11 the softball team will play Raptor Classic at Crockett Park. On 4/13 playing MTCS, there, the game starts at 4:30. On 4/14, the game is being played at home against Shelbyville starting at 5:00. Playing against Page high school on the 15th, the game will be played there starting at 5:00. On the 16th the team will be playing Huntland, at home, starting at 5:30 and on 4/17 the game will be played against Spring Hill, at home, starting at 5:00.
Soccer: The boys soccer team will play MTCS, away, starting at 6:00. On April 16, the game against Loretto will be played at home, starting at 6, and on 4/21 the game will be played against Cannon Co. and it is an away game starting at 6:00.
March Madness- The sweet 16 takes place on march 26th-27th with the remaining teams of (NC state vs. Louisville), (Oklahoma vs. Michigan St.) ,( Kentucky vs. West Virginia),( Notre Dame vs. Wichita St.) , ( Wisconsin vs. N. Carolina), (Duke vs. Utah) , (UCLA vs. Gonzaga), and (Xavier vs. Arizona).
MLB- Opening night of Major League Baseball is Sunday April 5th at 8 p.m in Chicago as the Cubs will face off against the St. Louis Cardinals on ESPN2. The following day, April the 6th, is when all of the other MLB games will be played all throughout the day, starting at 1 p.m - 10 p.m
FORREST ROCKET BASEBELL- The game against Heritage, Indiana will be played in Unionville on 4/3 and they also play Grace Christian High School on the same date. On 4/4 the JV plays Community High School. On 4/6 the game against Moore Co. is an Away game and starts at 4. And on 4/7 the game against Moore Co. is home; JV starts at 4, and the Varsity starts at 6.
FORREST ROCKET SOCCER- On April 7th Forrest plays Harpeth Away at 6:00. On April 14th we play MTCS Away, at 6. On April 16th against Loretto, Home, and it starts at 6.
FORREST ROCKET SOFTBALL- The Forrest softball team is going to PCB for a tournament from 3/30- 4/1. While they are there, they are playing: Moseley, DeFuniak Springs, and Rutherford.
FORREST MIDDLE SOFTBALL-The middle school softball plays on March 27th against Lewisburg, Away, at 4:30, and on April 9th they play against E.O Coffman, Home, at 4:30.
FORREST MIDDLE BASEBALL- The middle school baseball team plays on 3/30 – 3/31 both against Community at 4. On 3/30 the game is played at Home, and on 3/31 is played Away. On April 6th they play Cornerville at Home at 5:30 , and on the 7th they play Cornerville again Away at 4:30.
March Madness 2015:
It is officially the month of March, which means two things – one, spring is around the corner, and two, the NCAA Tournament is just a few weeks away. With the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments starting off soon, brackets and bubble-busters are reaching a fever pitch. The Dance Card is a formula designed to predict which teams will receive at large tournament bids from the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, and the formula has predicted 108 of 110 at-large bids over the last three years combined, an impressive 98 percent accuracy rate. The first round of March Madness starts on March 17th and March 18th.
Spring Training:
College spring training at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will take all teams to new heights. Schools can participate in Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Rugby, Softball, Tennis, and Track and Field. In 2014, Disney Spring Training attracted more than 400 teams from across the country.
Forrest Spring Sports:
2015 Senior Baseball Players: Logan Hollingsworth, Tanner Garvin, and Austin Harmon.
Upcoming schedule for the Rockets Baseball Team is as follows:
· March 23 against Fayetteville City Home
· March 24 against Fayetteville City Away
· March 25 against Marshall County Away
· March 26 against Cannon County Away
2015 Senior Softball Players: Katie Warrick, Kiyoko Puca, Briar Mays, Savannah Brothers.
Upcoming schedule for the Lady Rockets Softball Team is as follows:
· March 23 against Moore County Away
· March 30 against Moseley Panama City Beach
· March 31 against Defuniak Springs Panama City Beach
2014 Senior Men’s Forrest Soccer Player: Cooper McNair, Israel Hernandez-Reyes, Jake Hatten, Cameron Perryman, and Colton Cook
Upcoming schedule for the Men’s Soccer Team is as follows:
· March 23 against Spring Hill Home
School Sports:
The wrestling team: qualified 3rd in regions and 5 individual wrestlers went to state. Those wrestlers include: Jerry Jordan, Dylan Pendley, CJ Monce, Clay Watson, and Billy Clanton. On the 13th and 14th of February, the Forrest Swim Team are going to the state swimming championships. Both, the boys and girls basketball team lost their opening round matchup of the district tournament to Moore County and their season has came to an end.
School Sports:
The Forrest High School wrestling team had a big win on January 17th at the Mountain Top invitational wrestling tournament at Sewanee. This was the first year that the Wrestling team all went to state together. On January 13th, the high school girls’ basketball team beat MTCS with a score of 65-59; the boys’ team on the other hand did not have as much luck.
After conducting an interview, the school newspaper asked a few questions to some of the members of the Forrest Swim Team. Their responses were as follows:
- What are the practices like?
- Do you travel for swim competition? Where?
- How did it get started?
- How many people are on the team?
- Who is the coach?
- How is the performance of the team?
- What is the upcoming schedule?
State is on Friday and Saturday, February 13th and 14th