A Very Busy Saturday For Sports

It is going to be a very busy day for sports around here with college football, mlb, nascar and Riverdogs hockey. Today in the ACC Wake Forest at BC-13.5, Miami-41.5 at Temple, Ga Tech-21 at Duke and Fla. St -7 at UVA. In other games of interest ECU at SMU-2, Georgia-16 at Vandy and the big one today USC-12 at Notre Dame. In baseball both the NL and AL championship series play today with White Sox up 2-1 and the Cards and Astros tied 1-1 in there best of 7 series. Nascar is at the Lowes Motor Speedway with Va's E Sadler on the pole, it could be a wild night in NC. The Riverdogs started preseason play last night with a 6-4 win over Roanoke, there were plenty of fights and ejection in the game. The same two teams play again tonight at Skatenation on Broad Street. I have posted a few photo that the Dogs team photographer B Houston took last night. I am going to the game tonight, the Dogs home opener is next friday night against the Adirondack Icehawks. Well lets hope UVA and Notre Dame can pull the upsets today. MICKEY

Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
Irving Berlin

Colonials Defeat Wave And Other Scores

Here are all the Central District scores, Colonials 17 Wave 6, Mataoca 23 TD 12, Meadowbrook 41 Dinwiddie 3, Prince George 21 Hopewell 0. In out of state acton in Ga it was Pike County 42 Crawford County 6, and in NC it was Edenton-Holmes 29 First Flight 0 and Manteo 42 Plymouth 6.

Andrew's High School Picks

Thomas Dale 27
Matoaca 24

Colonial Heights 38
Bopper's Crimson Wave 31

Meadowbrook 40
Dinwiddie 6

Hopewell 14
Prince George 12

Pike Co 30
Crawford Co 13

Bonus Picks:
Varina 35
Armstrong 17

Henrico 22
Atlee 17

Bird 57
James River 13

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1890 - Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower was born. He became the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in World War II and eventually the 34th U.S. President.JUST THOUGHTYOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

Keith's High Picks for the Week

Last weeks record was another 3-2 week bringing my overall record to 14-10.

Thomas Dale Knights 21
Matoaca Warriors 20

Colonial Heights Colonials 20
Petersburg Crimson Wave 14

Meadowbrook Monarchs 40
Dinwiddie Generals 6

Hopewell Blue Devils 13
Prince George Royals 7

Pike Co Pirates 21
Crawford County Eagles 18

That's how I see'em this week, but please remember my "rule". The games are not played at Mickey's Place, they are played on the field.

ICU Ends Regular Season On A Good Note

The ICU softabll team ended the regular season on a winning note with two victories, 11-4 and 15-12 over Phat Katz Tatoos. Travis Moseley hit a 3run HR in the second game tonight which was the only HR of the evening for the ICU. We played good enough to win tonight but we will have to play better net week in the playoffs. The ICU plays tuesday night in the playoffs on Lakeview #2 field at 7:15pm. In high school football action this week Petersburg will be at CH, Mataoca at Thomas Dale, Prince George at Hopewel and Meadowbrook will be at Dinwiddie. In NC First Flight is at Edenton Holmes and Plymouth is at Manteo which is #7 in the state. In Ga the Crawford County Eagles will travel to Pike County, it could be a long night for Crawford County. MICKEY

"I don't think any of us really KNOWS why we're here. But I think we're suppose to BELIEVE we're here for a purpose."
Ray Charles

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1951 - In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

ICU Regular Season Ends Tonight

The ICU will end it's regular season tonight in the CH Fall Softball League tonight at 8:15pm on Lakeview #1 field at 8:15 against the Phat Katz Tatoos. The ICU will try to get get back on track with a couple of victories tonight after droping two last week, the league playoffs begin next week. The JV Colonials lost a tough one in OT last night in Petersburg. In the ACC Clemson will be at NC State-5 tonight, the NC State Fair will also be going on right next door to the stadium, I wouldn't want to get hung up in that traffic nightmare. In baseball last night the White Sox tied there series at 1 and the Cards toook game 1 of there series with the Astros. If you haven't seen the ICU play come out tonight. MICKEY

"I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear."
Ray Charles

Andrew at ESPN Sports Zone

Here's a shot of Andrew taking a shot at the ESPN Sports Zone in Baltimore. He scored 20 pts in a minute.

Another Dreary Day In CH

It looks like it is going to be another dreary day here in CH. I think it has been just about a week since the sun was out for any length of time. It hasn't rained that much but it just drizzles enough to get you wet. In baseball last night the Angels defeated the White Sox, both the AL and NL series play tonight at the same time. One game will be on Fox and the other on FX. The JV Colonials travel to Petersburg to play the wave tonight, they were losing 13-0 last week when the called the game at Dinwiddie when they had some lighting issues. The ICU softball team has it's final game of the regular thursday night at 8:15 on Lakeview #1 field against Phat Katz Tattoos. The playoffs are scheduled to begin next week weather permitting, some games have been rained out this week. The Riverdogs have there third day of camp today getting ready for this weekends preseason games with Roanoke, I am ready to get hockey started around here. MICKEY

I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.
Edward Albee

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

2000 - In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole, a U.S. Navy destroyer, experienced a large explosion while refueling. The explosion was the result of a terrorist attack using a small boat. 17 crewmembers were killed and at least 39 were injured. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

Keith In Press Box At CH

Keith must have borrowed Andrew's hat when he kept the clock at the CHHS football game monday. MICKEY

PHOTO BY AL GOULDER

Baseballs Final Four

Well MLB is down ti to its final four teams and the second round begins tonight in Chicago. In the AL it's the Angels against the White Sox and in the NL its the Astros and the Cards. I am rooting for the White Sox and Astros but I think it will be the White Sox and Cards in the World Series. I also think the White Sox will shock the world and win the World Series this year. What does everybody else think will happen. MICKEY

"Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win."
Bobby Knight

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1759 - Parson Mason Weems was born. He is remembered for his fictitious stories that he presented as fact. He was responsible for the story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

Colonial Heights 44 Dinwiddie 14

the colonials were winning 27(i think) to zip at half time when i left because it was raining to much for my camera. can anybody recognize a frequent contributer to mickey's place in the press box picture?

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1845 - The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, MD.
1865 - The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.
1887 - Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Company.
JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

Braves Blow It And Other Sports

The A-Braves flat out blew it today against the Astros. There is no way they should have lost that game, the bullpen is pathetic. They had plenty of chances in x-tra inning to win it but every time they got in scoring position the the batter would choke. I think the game turned when Laroche got threw out at the plate because he jogging on the base paths, that seemed to turn the tide in the Astros favor. Now to the NFL where the Packers destroyed the NO Saints 52-3, maybe this will turn the season around for the Pack. Then I watched the Redskins lose 21-19 when they failed a 2point conversion that would have tied the game, the man was open but Brunnel just didn't get the pass high enough. In between the baseball game and the football game I watched the race and some golf. I wish I could say I saw the finish of the race but I didn't for some reason CH 12 went off the air for about an hour thus I missed the end of the race in which Mark Martin won. The there was a great finish in golf, well almost Tiger Woods beat John Daly on third round of sudden death when Daly missed a three foot put. I like Tiger ok but I would have loved to see Daly win. As you can tell by this post I was working the remote control pretty hard. MICKEY

You win only if you aren't afraid to lose.
Rocky Aoki

more mub bog pics

Monster Truck Crushing Cars

this is what i did saturday all day in the rain. i took pictures at a mud bog at virginia motorspeedway! they also had this monster truck. it was very cool!! there's alittle redneeck in all of us!!!!!

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW

A Look Back At Saturday

Well allot of things were happening on saturday, first off we decided not to go to ECU so I got to see allot of things on tv. UVA had another tough outing in the ACC falling to BC, they pretty much beat themselves and yes Va Tech won again. Speaking of wiining the ECU Pirates got there second victory of the season beating Rice last night, and how about those Georgia Bulldogs beating up on Tenn. In baseball yesterday the Cards swept the Padres while the Braves lost and are now down 2 games to 1 in there best of 5 series to the Astros, game 4 is this afternoon. Kasey Kahne won the Busch race yesterday in Kansas City holding holding Greg Biffle at the finish. Today the Redskins are at Denver and the Broncos are favored by 7, NO at GB-3 and Pitt at SD-3 on monday night. It has stopped raining here in CH and it has turned a bit cooler with temp this morning around 61. Well I am going to cut the grass, watch the race, baseball and football games today. Needless to say I have a busy day ahead of me. MICKEY

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Barbara De Angelis

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1918 - U.S. Corporal Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France. York had originally tried to avoid being drafted as a conscientious objector. After this event he was promoted to sergeant and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

Still Raining Here In The Heights

Well after not having rain the last two months it has rained now for about two straight days. The CHHS homecoming game has been moved to Monday night at 7pm. I am suppose to be going to the ECU game today but it is also raining down there so me and Ricky are going to decided whether we are going or not around 1pm. ECU is favored by four points in todays game against Rice. In the ACC today Wake Forest at Fla St-21.5, Marshall at Va Tech -34.5, UVA at Boston College-7, Maryland28.5 at Temple, Duke at Miami-35 and UNC at Louisville-13. A couple of other big games today has Georgia at Tenn-3 and Ohio St-3.5 at Penn ST. They still don't have a cause for the fire yet, the weather is hampering the investigation and also the stability of structure is causing some problems. MICKEY

"About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure."Tommy Lasorda

Rolling Stones

I went to see the Rolling Stones at UVA Thursday night and it was one of the best rock concerts I ever went to even though we got evacuated for a short while. It wasn't some old guys doing some farewell/reunion tour. These guys still have it. The bomb scare was a temporary diversion probably called in by foreignor who lives here under the protection of our flag. So if you can't speak American just leave and let Mick and the boys play on.

High School Football Scores

Meadowbrook 14
Thomas Dale 0

Matoaca 34
Prince George 21

Pasquoatank 44
First Flight 6

Jackson 46
Crawford County 14