Right Where They Want Them

The Carolina Hurricanes have lost the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals in Pittsburgh tonight 3-2. This is the third straight series in which the Canes have lost the opening game and by doing so have the Penguins right where they want them down one game to none.

I am a Johnny come lately to hockey since I never even watch hockey until cable TV brought Wayne Gretsky and the Edmonton Oilers to my home in the mid 80's. So I don't under stand certain rules and I didn't see why Carolina got an interference penalty when a defensive player for Pittsburgh bowls over the Pittsburgh goalie and Carolina score practically with and empty net. Not only was the goal taken away but Carolina got a penalty on the deal.

Regardless of whether you are disappointed with the score or not this was an up and down hockey game when both team had chances to score ten goals a piece.

Game two is not until Thursday night due to the fact that Bruce Springsteen has concerts in the Igloo both Tuesday and Wednesday night. All games for the remainder of this series are on the Versus Network which is hard to find.

Playoffs are a matter of who loses who you might have played but you don't have to because they are knocked out. If you understand all of that then Fike might have the easiest game in round two Tuesday in high school baseball.

Fike's upset of C B Aycock has set up a home game for them against the #4 seed from the Coastal Conference in Washington. Fike is now the higher seed despite being the #3 from the NEW-6.

Northern Nash on the other hand has to travel to Graham to take on the #1 seed from the Mid States in Southern Alamance. Not an easy draw.

For those of you who think Rocky Mount should have a breather , think again. South Central is much like Fike is in our conference. Dangerous! Once again the Gryphons had better bring the bats to the game or this will not be an easy one. Central is only 13-10 but they beat Rose once which we were not able to do.

Sorry that it has taken me until today to mention this but the girls soccer team was knocked out of the playoffs by Burlington Williams Friday in round two of the playoffs. The Lady Gryphons did not go quietly as they fell in overtime by a 2-1.

Both the boys and girls soccer team were very competitive this year and first year coach Drew Nick can be proud of his first year coaching the Gryphons.