5K to benefit Coppell Special Olympics this Saturday

Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer The second annual run to benefit Coppell Special Olympics comes to Andy Brown West Park this upcoming Saturday, May 7. Join over 300 other participants in either a 5K run/walk, or one mile fun run at 7 to register for the race, starting at 8. Registration costs only $35 and all goes towards supporting the Special Olympics team. For more information speak to Lori Emery at coppellsoteams@gmail.com or visit the website.

2010’s most amazing moments in sports!

Thomas Hair Staff Writer As I contemplated the past year during the first days of the New Year, it struck me that 2010 was truly a great year. It was filled with fantastic games and performances, and the most prominent were the amazing moments in sports leaving fans speechless. One thing is for sure: it was an exciting year for sports enthusiasts. All of the usual hype surrounding yearly sports events such as the NFL or NBA was converged with rare occurrences such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup. This made 2010 the ultimate year in sports, stocked full of amazing moments. Although there were definitely thousands of amazing sporting feats that could…

New swimmer overtakes Michael Phelps as world’s best

Zeb White Asst. Business Manager, Staff Writer Bob Bowman, the swimming coach that helped Michael Phelps become an internationally renowned winner of 14 Olympic gold medals, no longer thinks that Phelps is the best U.S. swimmer. According to Bowman, Phelps’ American teammate, Ryan Lochte, has taken the crown. “Obviously, Ryan Lochte is the best swimmer in the world this year. No question,” Bowman said. Bowman’s bold statement may come as no surprise after Lochte’s stellar results at this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships last month. Lochte beat Phelps directly in two head-to-head races and too home six gold medals to Phelps’ five. Though Lochte is ahead for now, Bowman doesn’t expect Phelps to be second-best for…

Vancouver fosters Olympic spirit at CHS

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor Video by Molly Hohfler and Victoria Flemming KCBY Broadcast Athens, 1896: the first modern Olympics are held, with a few choice countries competing in track events such as discus and relay races. No big deal. Vancouver, 2010: Hundreds upon hundreds of competitors from all over the world come together for the Winter Games, and Shaun White puts down his Double McTwister during his victory lap. Very big deal. Needless to say, the Olympics has made some major changes throughout the course of its history, be it in the sports that are competed in or the presentation of the opening ceremonies. Despite the exterior changes, however, the intent of the Games has…

“The Office” to deliver in one-hour episode

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor Well, there is one good thing about the Olympics ending: “The Office“, complete with a one-hour special event this Thursday, March 4, for Pam and Jim to have their baby. Need I say more? For the comments…do you think it will be a boy or a girl? And what do you think its name should be? (I’m rooting for a Michael Scott Halpert, personally.)

U.S.A hockey ready to battle Finland

By Andy Tabor The United States hockey team has had a very successful winter Olympics thus far but hope to continue farther in their pursuit of a gold medal when they play Finland 2 pm central.  The Americans look very hot going into this game however the Finland team has many top NHL performers to counter America. Finland has players such as Teemu Selanne and the Koivu brothers whom come from top NHL franchises and are all accustomed to playing with each other.  The Finland team will be a dangerous test for the Americans. America could conceivably come into this game with a cocky “we beat Canada” attitude.  Look for Finland to try and make…

Winter Olympics winding down

By Nathan Reck With the Vancouver Olympics coming to a close on Sunday the American team can look back on a successful Olympic Games and look forward to a bright future four years from now. As of right now the American team holds a six medal lead in the medal count over Germany who has taken the total medal count in the past two winter games. Norway sits in third with 19, while the host country, Canada sits in fourth with 17. As the Olympics wind down though there is still plenty of excitement left due largely to the men’s hockey finals on Sunday. As of right now the U.S. team remains unbeaten and is…

Olympics forgotten

Staff Writer Paige Wilson We have seen the clever Coca Cola ads and cell phone commercials preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. But how ready is the public for another Olympics game? It seems to me the Olympics is losing its drive. The 2010 Winter Olympics was said to have a more intimate setting this year which was clearly seen in the opening ceremony when countries entered with only one or two athletes. Also, living in Texas it is easy to see why the Winter Olympics would not be as important due to our once in a life time chance of snow besides the freak snow storm of the century, we experienced in…

A snow-less olympics in the forecast

Staff Writer Paige Wilson With winter olympics starting in just a few days we would expect Vancouver to be making final adjustments to make the even run smoothly. If you are in Vancouver you would see numerous helicopters transfering materials in the air, so you think. The helicopters are making it snow. These helicopters are transfering large amounts of snow on to the mountains. The El Nino is causing warmer tempetures in the area. Record heat tempetures for this time in Vancouver are greater than ever. The combination of trucks and helicopters are transfering 780 tons of snow per day to high elevations of Cypress Mountain in efforts to save two olympic competitions. However heavy…

CHS gears up for the Olympic games

Maddie Walters Staff Writer It’s become nearly impossible to view any prime time TV show without being bombarded with ads about the upcoming Olympic games. Not that that is a bad thing – the Olympic games are an athletic tradition that have been anticipated since 776 BC. The upcoming winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver and will take place starting Feb. 12 and lasting through the 28. Over 500 athletes will compete as representatives of their individual countries to compete for the paramount of athletic success, a gold medal. Tickets for the games are still available online at the Olympics website, but a majority of the fans will be watching from home. And even…