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PROVIDENCE – While far from finalized, several realignment proposals were shared and discussed amongst the Rhode Island Interscholastic League's Principals' Committee on Athletics Monday afternoon.
Speaking on behalf of the realignment committee, Prout Athletic Director Mike Traficante presented modifications to the formula that has been the determining factor in placing teams in corresponding divisions. The earliest these changes would take effect is the 2014-15 academic year, the first year following the expiration of the current two-year realignment agreement.
The new plan would still consider eight years of league data, which accounts for 70 percent of the formula. Ten percent would take into account a team's record over the past three years, which according to Traficante "would help schools avoid being higher if they had a great player or two four years ago."
The final 20 percent would be based on male or female enrollment. The current formula has a 70/30 split with 70 representing results over an eight-year span with 30 reserved for enrollment. The new formula that Traficante mentioned would feature a 70/20/10 breakdown.
Traficante said that the way a school tabulates enrollment is also under review. He specifically cited Woonsocket High and how the submitted numbers don't always paint an accurate picture.
"Their numbers may be close to 1,800, but they have 150 students at the school that are not eligible to play athletics because of their age or they're fifth-year seniors or something to that affect," Traficante explained. "We're looking at the possibility of getting more accurate numbers. It'll help get the larger schools out of the higher divisions where they suffer because of their enrollment and maybe boost up some of the smaller schools who have been successful in lower divisions."
The sports that would not be subject to realignment would include golf, indoor and outdoor track and swimming. Everything else is fair game, says Traficante, though there are questions about how to proceed with ice hockey, a sport loaded with co-op programs.
It's possible, Traficante said, that the realignment committee will send out a one-question survey to schools: "Do you wish to participate in Division I?"
"We want to give the schools an opportunity to play up a division if they so choose," said Traficante.
Using girls' basketball as an example, Traficante said that in the event of only seven teams opting to compete in the top division and the girls' basketball committee comes back with an 18-team Division I, the PCOA and the R.I. Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, "we can put some of the onus on that committee.
"Just because you don't opt to play in Division I doesn't mean you're not going to end up there. You're certainly not going to have a seven-team Division I girls' basketball league," Traficante added.
After deliberation and cross-referencing the numbers, Traficante feels that most of Rhode Island's teams probably fit best in Division II -- there are only a handful of true Division I teams, and a third division is essential in some sports to achieve balanced competition. Again, the athletic director stressed the vigilance that each sport's committee must show when figuring out where to slot teams.
"We're looking into as many variables as possible," said Traficante when asked about placing a team at a competitive disadvantage, i.e. in a division where it has little chance to succeed.
Tom Mezzanotte, RIIL executive director, took the occasion reflect on just how far the realignment process has come since he came onboard nearly a decade ago.
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– In a move that was almost a foregone conclusion, three members of the now-defunct Tolman High hockey program – Jared Pedro, Kristopher Wallace and Teddy Reall – will be allowed to join a one-year co-op team with Scituate. The PCOA voted 15-0 in favor of the request that was first presented at January's meeting. Signed approval from the principal and school committee from Pawtucket and Scituate was required prior to final consent.
– The request that Woonsocket High to drop from Division I to II in girls' basketball was unanimously denied (14-0). The girls' basketball committee had already heard and rejected the Novans' wish to relocate.
Mezzanotte said that a letter was received that stated Woonsocket should drop down because it "lost 17 leagues games last year by an average of 32 points." The Novans went 1-17 in 2012-13.
– The Lincoln/Cumberland girls' hockey program was re-upped for the 2013-14 season. The Lions advanced to the Division II finals this past season.
– The results from the survey that was sent out regarding the future of co-op teams was discussed. Mezzanotte stated that there are plenty of variables to still consider before arriving at a more definitive conclusion.
– Starting next season, a win in boys' and girls' soccer will now result in three points. The reason why two points used to be awarded was to increase the chances of a team making the playoffs with a 40 percent winning percentage or better. The three-points-per-win now eliminates those teams who play for a tie.
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Happy New Year 2015 and we are hoping it will be a great one for you. It will be a challenge for me to remember to use 2015 instead of 2014.
We had 77 phone calls and 22 appointments in the month of December.
I would like to give a shout out to Charlie Scruggs and Brandon Hawkins for their continued support of our veterans and going to the assisted living facilities at Christmas so that these veterans are not forgotten. You could see it in the veteran's eyes when they received their gifts. The gifts included calendars, tooth brushes, tooth paste, socks, blankets, deodorant, shampoo, word find and especially the little bear. Thank you all who have donated funds for these things. It is appreciated.
Now from the Army Times I found this article that talks about the thousands of Vietnam Era soldiers who may have been given punitive discharges because they suffered from PTSD before it was recognized as a debilitating medical condition. This new decision applies only to veterans who received "other than honorable" discharges. It does not apply to veterans who received less than honorable or dishonorable discharges because of serious infractions. It also only applies to Vietnam Era veterans.
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I hope everyone one had a great Thanksgiving and were able to share it with family and friends. The start of our Thanksgiving was met with our 2-year-old grandson locking himself in his mom and dad's bedroom with a slide lock. Yes the door did have to come down but all was well.
I am reminded back about 45 years ago somewhere in Vietnam we had Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimming but not everyone had that. Some were so far into the bush they did not get anything but c-rations and thankful for that. I do know that we loaded hot meals onto Huey's and some on Chinooks to take out to the firebases and smaller compounds so that those guys would have something special. At least for a minute or two you maybe forgot where you were but only for a minute. So today I am just a little bit more thankful for what we have. That is not true I am a LOT more thankful for what we have.
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Well another month has slipped by and we just keep plugging away. We had 30 in office veteran visits and 58 phone calls to the office. I also was part of a group of local men that visited with veterans at Williamsburg Healthcare. I also attended the American Legion meeting on August 7th and VFW business meeting on August 14th.
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If you remember last month I mentioned that if you have a VA ID card that you should be on the lookout for a new modern card in the mail. Well I just received mine in the mail so be on the lookout for yours. It is suppose to be a better secure card. Just remember that if you have a card now you should receive a new one.
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Well another month has slipped by and it looks like it is starting to get warmer. The first week of April was spent in Indianapolis training with the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers. It was a long week in a classroom but I gained a lot of good knowledge. When I am fully accredited I will be able to go to the VA website and look directly at the claims and see what is happening. I still have to take another test for the State of Indiana. There were 91 Veteran Service Officers in attendance and we all passed. The test was 100 questions long and had to be completed in 90 minutes. Well that part is completed.
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Well it is a new year and I truly hope that you all have a safe and prosperous new year. I thought that I would do a little review of the 11 months that I have been here.
We have helped file 149 claims and saw 369 people in our office to discuss benefits and attended 23 veterans meetings.
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I want to start off with a huge thank you to all of you men and women that have served your country or are serving our country today. The sacrifice you have made or are making is not unnoticed or forgotten. This past Monday was Veterans Day and a lot of activities were going on.
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It seems that the months are flying by and the snow will soon be flying as well. We were busy in September with 34 people in my office and we also flew 79 veterans to Washington DC to see their memorials on Sept. 9.
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Hamdan's Politics
Mark Graber
The news this morning highlights Republican efforts to use the recent Supreme Court decision in Hamdan to paint Democrats and liberals as weak on terrorism. There are a great many debating points to be scored on why this is silly in theory, but fewer as to why this is silly in politics. The events of the past several days, I suggest, highlight that the American violations of human rights associated with the war on terrorism have been sponsored by the Republican Party and not only by the Bush Administration. Hamdan as a separation of powers decision in a period of united government is barely worth the paper it was printed on. Those us who believe in the principles of Hamdan also need to recognize that a great many Americans are so scared, they are willing to slaughter numerous innocents if there is the possibility of getting a terrorist among the bunch, so that due process seems a luxury we can no longer afford. Republicans play on this fear. Remove it, and the party collapses, but removing it is a political challenge of the highest order, one that cannot be accomplished with legalisms and the proper intepretation of the constitution or the holdings of Supreme Court decisions. Hamdan will mean very little if anything unless the Republican Party's stranglehold on the national government can be broken, and that stranglehold will be broken only if the left stops waiving the constitution simplitur (or asserts that future legal actors are bound by our interpretation of Hamdan), and actual persuades people the due process rights are not a luxury, that demonstrating respect for human rights is a crucial component in the war against terrorism.
This is a pretty insightful post. One small issue. His name is spelled Hamdan, with an A. You can delete this comment after you correct the post, if you'd like.
It is amazing that for a well known law professor and supreme court watcher he misspelled HAMDAN's name HAMDEN not one, but ten times.
It's not ROW v WADE, either.
By the way, professor, we slaughtered numerous innocent Germans and Japanese in WW2, actually the DEM President and DEM Congress did, and no one seemed to care back then.
I submit to you that if you think a majority of Americans care moe about Salim Hamdan's due process rights than killing a bunch of arabs and muslims and winning the war, then you are sorely mistaken.
Most Americcan's would gladly approve of slaughtering millions of arabs/muslims, even with nuclear weapons, if they knew that it would lead to victory and the annihliation and defeat of Al Qaeda and Islamic terrorism.
As long as liberals and democrats continue to share your mindset, they will continue to lose elections.
And once one more liberal Justice steps down, Hamdan will be worthless.
But by all means, continue advocating for Osama's due process rights. I'll continue to enjoy watching the "morning after" shows where the democrats wonder why they lost yet again.
Yes, Insightful Sarah, and I'm sure if your Americans "knew that it would lead to victory and the annihliation and defeat of Al Qaeda and Islamic terrorism," they'd drop a small bomb on San Francisco too.
And Marc Graber, don't try to light a fire under our ass. One, The People have been around a lot longer than you.
Two, the question we contemplate post Hamdan Whatever is worth the extra time: Do we scrap Geneva?
Americans who are inclined to do so correctly recognize that the Conventions do not sufficiently account for the threat non-state actors pose.
And, since Osama's actions are political in essence, a criminal standard is also inadequate.
But there is a world of difference in handling his menacing threat in the spirit of openness and courage, as is our democratic tradition, and in handling it like moral cowards, as the Republicans do.
"A great many Americans are scared ...."
Are that many Americans really scared? Do they look under their beds every night for terrorists? The Republicans want to maintain control by exploiting this fear, stressing that only because of their efforts there have been no terrorist attacks in the US since 9/11/01. This brings to mind the joke about the guy in the New York subways constantly snapping his fingers. Finally, someone asked "Why are you snapping your fingers?" The reply: "To keep the elephants away." But, retorted the questioner: "There are no elephants in the subway." "Yes" said the snapper, "effective, isn't it?" Yes, expect the elephants of the GOP to keep snapping.
some thoughts...
1. i can see that the republican machine is already trotting out that tired mantra of "activist judges" to discredit hamdan. ms. weddington makes it perfectly clear that once they "control" the supreme court again (as if party control of the court is a desirable constitutional perogative), hamdan will be history. the gop makes great hay out of "liberal" reliance upon international law and norms, pointing in this instance to the geneva conventions portion of the decision. has anyone informed the right that hamdan also ruled that the bush military tribunals violated the applicable provisions of the uniformed code of military justice, and by its extension, of the applicable provisions of the united states constitution for fair trials? i disagree with mark over the propositions that liberals need to stop waving the constitution. i think they need to wave it more, and do it in the form of proposed articles of impeachment, citing the deliberate and continuous violations of the constitution that this administration was sworn to uphold, with the assistance of congress, has perpetrated on the american public.
2. is the american public scared? on the whole, i think not. sure, those of us who live in new york and work in lower manhattan were terrified on 9/11. those in the northeast cities that are the most logical targets for future attacks, even if the department of homeland security hasn't quite figured that out yet, are concerned, but i wouldn't call it "scared". i think a better description of the american public is simply "uninformed". if you want proof, just go to any small town in the midwest or west, such as the town where i maintain a home in wyoming, and talk to the locals about these issues. it's then that you find out that they do not, for the most part, pay attention to the national news on television or otherwise. they read a local town or regional newspaper, and accept as fact the "news" that is given to them at the pulpit on sunday morning. if you want to know where the next election is to be one, that's it. why else do you think that every time the republicans think they are in trouble they trot out the gay marriage and flag burning nonsense?
3. as i have stated in the past at this site, it is tiring to listen to the mr. and ms. perfects of the world scream form over substance. so he spelled hamdan wrong. so what? we all knew what he was talking about. ms. weddington, i'm sure if we dug through all your writings over the years, we'd find a few items mispelled and a couple of typos that got past spell check. so what? and by the way, redwood, his name is mark graber, not marc. can we stop calling each other stupid names, and have an intelligent discussion?
well me too on the typos and failure to fully review prior to publication. how about "if you want to know where the next election is to be won" instead of to be "one". further proof that even perfection has its limits....
Snark: Well, if you are going to mispell a word, you are likely to mispell it each time. I also think it might be a spell check error. Finally, this is a blog. A recent Supreme Court decision might have had an important typo (the Texas redistricting case; at least, according to some blog comment).
"the Conventions do not sufficiently account for the threat non-state actors pose"
I'm not sure where this fits in. The baseline are practices that satisfy 'civilized peoples' ... what part of that is so complicated? So impossible to work with? Al Qaeda was not given full-fledged rights of a regular army. The Conventions recognize tiers of treatment.
The time of the year also suggests the value of quoting a certain document. A telling phrase: 'all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do'
We declared independence and held that we had the powers of an independent state. But, international law holds that such a state could not do anything it might have the power to do.
Or so one thought.
enough of the misspelling sadism. no one was confused by it.
Yes, Joe, if only for those of us who read the ethnographic record, the phrase 'civilized peoples' is full of a Western stench. And after all, this moment in history is a blowback from Orientalism.
But it's not Osama who left the door open; it was the Western signers. And we're obviously not ready to grant "civilized" protections, i.e. due process, to the stateless actor. Even the Germans are waffling on extending to terror suspects Geneva level protections against degrading treatment. That's pretty scary.
I'll be satisfied if Congress adopts for foreign, non-state terrorist suspects a preponderance standard, one the executive meets before a federal judge and then after having met that standard may detain those terrorists seven years, but always in accordance with Geneva. Longer if the military can meet beyond a reasonable doubt.
Yes, that higher Geneva treatment will mean our being significantly rougher on our own (see John Yoo), but that is as we should be.
But what my party, the Democrats, don't get is that with Iraq, Rumsfeld told the world don't muck with us. We can't equivocate now.
To be sure, we should leave Iraq as Murtha says, immediately, but, as we leave, (1) we tell the Iraq government to get the oil flowing. And (2) don't price us into a depression.
Then we turn to the rest of the nations in the world and say (3) harbor terrorists and you too may meet a few American battalion, if not nukes.
Basically, the 21st Century rule is that to register dissent violence is no longer an option.
Sure enough we aren't too civilized. But, int'l law like the Geneva Conventions, is created by realists as much as idealists.
There is no reason for the U.S. to reject it ... a parent loves his/her child, but sometimes does him/her wrong. When s/he doesn't even accept the obligation to do right, the path to hell is clear.
No matter how much scorn some sorts heap on the intl community, we need it. This posturing is not only immature but counterproductive. But, such are our leaders.
As to 'terrorists,' we are quite selective there. While we are, and given our overuse of resources and good will in the last few years, nations won't take threats like that TOO seriously.
It will be hypocrisy and hypocrisy we will have a hard time backing up. One out of two is bad, two of two perilous.
"and that stranglehold will be broken only if the left stops waiving the constitution simplitur"
"Waving the constitution simplitur" might be a little more persuasive, if the left had ever given anybody reason to believe that you actually care about the "constitution simplitur". Which would require being willing to be bound by the parts of it you don't like.
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Images of Mercury were acquired in two steps, an inbound leg (images acquired before passing into Mercury's shadow) and an outbound leg (after exiting from Mercury's shadow). More than 2,300 useful images of Mercury were taken, both moderate resolution (3-20 km/pixel) color and high resolution (better than 1 km/pixel) black and white coverage.
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The Rockville Board of Appeals denied a proposed home day care expansion in the city's historic West End following complaints from neighbors who said the expansion would create traffic problems and add another institution to a primarily residential neighborhood.
Rubina Mohammed runs a day care center in her home in Rockville's West End. By law, she is allowed to keep up to eight children at the center, but she wanted to expand to 12 children and hire another helper.
To raise that cap, she would need a special exception to the city's zoning ordinance, but the Rockville Board of Appeals denied her application during a July 13 meeting.
If she had known beforehand how much trouble it would be to apply for the special exception, Mohammed said she would not have tried to get one.
"It's a waste of time and money," she said.
Mohammed said the decision was a disappointment, but not unexpected. City staff recommended approving the application, but the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rejecting it, saying the request was not in keeping with the city's master plan.
Some neighbors, including the West End Citizens Association, opposed an expansion, saying it would be detrimental to an area that is primarily residential and should not have too many businesses.
"I don't know why they're making a big deal about it," Mohammed said ahead of the July 13 meeting. She doesn't think expanding her business would affect the character of the city.
"They're calling it an institution," she said. "From eight kids to 12 kids, they're comparing my day care with elementary schools."
Noreen Bryan, president of the citizens group, said expanding the day care capacity is contrary to the city's master plan.
"The four children is not really the issue," Bryan said. "The issue is that we're becoming truly saturated with institutions. ... Where does it end?"
The citizens group has expressed concern over institutions in the neighborhood that want to expand their facilities.
Mohammed's next-door neighbor, who shares a driveway with her, opposed the expansion over concerns about noise and traffic, and Bryan agrees.
"It's not an appropriate location for this facility," Bryan said. "... It affects the quality of life of their neighbor."
Mohammed said she has been working to get the special exception since January and spent about $7,600 on application fees, the required notification letters and a sign to advertise public meetings. That's about a quarter of her yearly income, she said.
Ahead of the meeting that finally denied her application, Mohammed said she just wanted the process to be over.
"My business is in trouble," she said, adding that the debate has created tension with her neighbors and parents of the children she cares for. "If I had known that, I would not have gone through this mess."


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I was a very tired bison by the time all of these trips were over, but it all was worth it! I want to do it again and see the kid's smiling faces. They didn't even know they were learning valuable lessons since they were having so much fun!
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The competitor to Redmond-based Concur Technologies is backed by Amazon.com co-founder Jeff Bezos, Greylock, NEA and others who've pumped more than $250 million into the company. Shares of Concur are trading up today at about $68 per share, giving the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software a market value of $3.8 billion.
Workday, which employed 1,452 people at the end of July, lost $26 million on revenues of $62.7 million during the second quarter. It raised $637 million in the IPO, giving it a market value of about $4.5 billion right off the bat.
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French-fried onions
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I make a very similar GBC.
I usually use 1 1/2 cans of condensed cream of mushroom soup and 3 cans of green beans to get a better consistancy. I also mix in mild cheddar cheese. I also top the casserole with cheese & the french fried onions.
Also my bake time is longer than the 30 mins (likely due to the increased beans n soup). More like 45 mins.
Everyone likes the way I make mine so no complaints here!
Seemed really bland to me. Needed more seasonings.
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My fiancee wanted green beans with dinner last night and I was looking for a quick and easy recipe to dress the beans up a little bit. This recipe was a winner. It just took a few minutes to put it together and I already had all the ingredients on hand. It was so simple, but tasted wonderful. Exactly what I was looking for. The only change I made was not to top it of with onions at the end. I didn't want the onions to overpower the green beans. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It will become a favorite in our house.
Delicious! Always on the table for holiday dinners. I have used Cream of Celery soup and Cream of Chicken soup. It's all good but I like Cream of Mushroom best.
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UTAS Home › Faculty of Arts › School of Humanities › Home › Philosophy & Gender Studies
Our program offers undergraduate students the option to undertake a major or minor in Philosophy (units coded HPH) or in Gender Studies (core units coded HAF). We also offer an advanced minor in Asian Philosophy (units coded HPA). We provide a graphic on how to structure your Philosophy major here. And another graphic on the Gender Studies major here.
Most students find the study of Philosophy interesting, but some hesitate to do more than one or two units because they think it is not a practical course of study. If you like Philosophy, you probably like thinking about reasons. So, we offer for your consideration four good reasons to study Philosophy.
Students who are interested in undertaking Honours in Philosophy should contact the Honours Coordinator, David Coady. If you are interested in Masters or PhD, Richard Corry is the postgraduate coordinator.
If you have any other questions about Philosophy or Gender Studies at University of Tasmania, please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help.
Dirk Baltzly
Professor and Head of Discipline
First-year Units
HPH101 Philosophy 1: Ethics. Semester 1. Hobart (Ingo Farin), Launceston (Graham Wood) and Distance
HPH102 Philosophy 2: Mind & Metaphysics. Semester 2. Hobart (David Coady), Launceston (James Chase) and Distance
Second- and Third-year Units
Semester 1
HPH202 Foundations of Modern Philosophy. Hobart, Launceston (video-link) and Distance. (Ingo Farin)
HPH206 or HPH306 Philosophy of Science. Hobart and Distance (Richard Corry)
HPH208 or HPH308 Ancient Greek Philosophy. Hobart, Launceston (video-link) and Distance (Dirk Baltzly)
HPH210 or HPH310 Contemporary Metaphysics & Epistemology. Hobart, Launceston (video-link) and Distance (Richard Corry)
HPA219 and HPH319 Buddhist Philosophy. Hobart, Launceston (video-link) and Distance (Sonam Thakchoe)
Semester 2
HPH201 Intermediate Ethics. Launceston, Hobart (video-link), and Distance. (Suzy Bliss)
HPH203 Introduction to Logic. Hobart and Launceston. (Richard Corry and James Chase)
HPH209 or HPH309 Continental Philosophy. Hobart, Launceston (video-link), and Distance. (Ingo Farin)
HPH211 or HPH311 Philosophy of Mind. Launceston, Hobart (video-link) and Distance. (James Chase)
HPA234 or HPA334 Zen and Tao. Hobart, Launceston (video-link), and Distance (Sonam Thakchoe)
HPH350 Capstone in Philosophy – a seminar for Philosophy majors. Hobart, Launceston and Distance. (Ingo Farin and James Chase)
Semester 1
HAF104 Gender: Being Human. Hobart and Distance. (Lucy Tatman)
HAF228 or HAF328 Gender & Religion. Hobart and Distance (Lucy Tatman)
Semester 2
HAF105 Gender & World. Hobart and Distance. (Lucy Tatman)
HAF235 or HAF335 Philosophy & the Body. Hobart and Distance. (Lucy Tatman)
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As a freshman: Saw action in 29 games, starting 19 of them...Also pitched in one game...Contributed nine hits and seven runs...Hit one double and drove in one run.
Before Quinnipiac: Played four years at Piedmont High School...Was voted to the All-State Small Schools...Voted to the All-State Undergraduate...Was a member of the All-East Bay First Team...Was voted the Bay Shore Athletic Most Valuable Player…Received San Francisco Chronicle Athlete of the Week honors…Was named Oakland Tribune Athlete of the Week…Was named San Francisco Chronicle Regional Player of the Year for the East Bay…Also, played for the Livermore Lady Hustle, Bay Area Lady Wolfpack, San Jose Sting and Berkley Bears.
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POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team defeated Clarkson, 3-2, in an ECAC Hockey match-up at Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N.Y. Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.) scored twice, with both goals coming in the first period, to lead the Bobcats, who improve to 6-6-2 in ECAC Hockey play and 13-10-3 overall. Clarkson drops to 6-5-1 in league play and 13-10-2 overall. Quinnipiac also extends its unbeaten streak when leading after the second period to 59 games (54-0-5), the longest current streak in NCAA Division I hockey.
Langlois scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season in the first period to stake the Bobcats' to a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission. On both goals, Langlois picked up a rebound and banged home a shot past Clarkson's Paul Karpowich. On the first goal of the game, Langlois won a face-off to the left of Karpowich, sending the puck to left wing Ben Arnt (Oakland, Minn.). Arnt flipped a shot off the pads of Karpowich and Langlois slid in behind the play to pick up the puck and net the game's first goal.
Langlois' second goal of the game came with seven minutes to play in the period, with Arnt once again picking up an assist. Zack Currie (Victoria, British Columbia) put a shot on goal from the point, sending it through traffic in front of Karpowich. Arnt put a stick on it, bouncing it off the ice to his right where Langlois' stick was waiting to pop the puck past Clarkson's goalie and give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead through the first frame.
The two goals give Langlois five goals in his last three games, while he also joins Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) as the only two players on the Bobcats' roster with multiple two-goal games this season. Currie also picks up a point in his fourth consecutive game, the longest active streak in the Bobcats' lineup.
With six minutes to play in the second period, Clarkson scored on the power play to cut the Bobcats' lead in half, 2-1. After a Quinnipiac player was whistled for a penalty, Connor Jones (Montrose, British Columbia) was taken out of the play in the Golden Knights' zone on a rush on goal. With a 5-on-3 advantage, Clarkson's Andrew Himelson (Monroe, N.Y.) scored his second goal of the season when he picked up the puck in the slot and sent it past Quinnipiac goalie Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) to pull the Golden Knights within a goal. Before the goal, Hartzell was seemingly untested as the Bobcats let-up just 10 shots on goal through the first 34 minutes of play.
With a little more than half of the final period to play, Yuri Bouharevich (Montreal, Quebec), who led the Bobcats in scoring through the first half of the season but had not scored in seven games since Dec. 11, netted his fifth goal of the season. Loren Barron (Glendora, Calif.) tipped the puck up the ice where John Dunbar (Calgary, Alberta) picked it up in the neutral zone, skated over the center of the blue line and dropped a pass back to Bouharevich, whose shot beat Karpowich over his left shoulder to push Quinnipiac's lead back to two goals, 3-1.
Clarkson cut the Bobcats' lead in half again, scoring on the power play with 3;13 remaining in regulation to make the score 3-2. Louke Oakley's one-timer from Bryan Rufenach, who received the pass from Nick Tremblay, beat Hartzell on a puck put on goal from just below the blue line.
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Canton, N.Y. to face St. Lawrence at 4 p.m. at Appleton Arena.