Holy Cross Athletics Newsstand: October 2011
Welcome to the Holy Cross Newsstand, a daily listing with links to stories from around the country on the Crusaders. Here are the stories from October of 2011.
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Holy Cross' Chandler Fenner seeks better
photo finish
October 28, 2011 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross senior Chandler Fenner keeps the picture, the one taken
earlier this season of him extended almost horizontally with his
hands on a ball that Harvard’s quarterback was trying to get
to his tight end near the Fitton Field sideline, in prominent view
in his room. In the photo, it looks like Fenner did indeed snatch
the ball, but that wasn’t the end of the play. . .
Hoyas Hope to Avoid Homecoming
Hangover
October 28, 2011 * By Evan Hollander * The
Hoya
After clinching its first winning season in 12 years, the
Georgetown football team (6-2, 2-1 Patriot League) isn't resting on
its laurels. Instead, the team is headed into the final three games
of the season focused on winning the Patriot League. That effort
begins this Saturday with a matchup against league leader Holy
Cross (4-3, 2-0 Patriot League). . .
Holy Cross enjoys another turn in the role
of David
October 27, 2011 * By Chris Lerch * U.S. College Hockey
Online
Holy Cross’s 4–3 overtime win against top-seeded
Minnesota in the 2006 NCAA tournament was a defining moment for the
school and all of Atlantic Hockey. A classic David-slays-Goliath
game. While not as earth-shattering, last Saturday’s
5–4 victory over seventh-ranked Boston University was right
up there, according to Crusaders coach Paul Pearl. “It’s fantastic for this group of
guys because none of these guys were here for Minnesota,”
Pearl said to the media after the game. . .
Holy Cross coach savors hockey win over
Boston University
October 26, 2011 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Paul Pearl doesn't keep many game pucks for himself — in his
17 years as Holy Cross coach, he has accumulated only about 20,
which he displays on a ledge in his Hart Center office — but
he's definitely holding onto the one from Saturday night's win at
nationally ranked Boston University. “You beat BU for the
first time, you keep the puck,” Pearl said yesterday. . .
No looking ahead for men's hockey against
Holy Cross
October 21, 2011 * By Arielle Aronson * Daily Free
Press
Prior to the Boston University men’s hockey team’s
game against Providence College last week, coach Jack Parker said
he did not know how his team could fail to get up for a game so
early in the season. The Terriers came out flat against a team that
has been regarded in Hockey East for the past few seasons as a
cellar-dweller, and multiple players acknowledged that they did not
give the game their best effort. . .
Inspiration on Wall
Street
October 17, 2011 * By Phil Boehmke * American
Thinker
Here among the growing debris and manure generated by the useful
fools and their puppet masters, lives an American beauty who is an
everyday reminder of our national spirit and a true inspiration to
all who believe in the values which have made our free republic
great. The New York Post brings us the story of a remarkable
young woman named Lauren Oplinger who works as an associate on the
equity trading floor at JP Morgan Chase. . .
Blind ambition pays off
October 16, 2011 * By Gary Buiso * New York
Post
She’s Wall Street’s blind bombshell. An airborne
infection robbed Lauren Oplinger of her sight in 2009 — but
the mysterious illness never sapped her fighting spirit. Despite
being legally blind, the bullish beauty works on the equity trading
floor for JP Morgan Chase, where attention to detail is critical
and a single error can be costly. . .
This is in my heart
October 12, 2011 * By Jesse Roman * Salem
News
Five-year-old Allyson Bettencourt happily scampers up to the
dining room table to show a houseguest her copy of the Disney movie
"Aladdin" — and a Princess Jasmine doll that seems to be
missing some important garments. "Naked princess!" she says
sheepishly, then runs into the living room, before her mother,
Andrea, scoops her and her two sisters Taylor, 7, and Avery, 2, up
for an afternoon trip to the park. . .
Spark plug Brandon Nunn back for
Crusaders
October 11, 2011 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Brandon Nunn is a New York Rangers fan, but the Holy Cross junior
forward still got a thrill brushing up against the Stanley Cup when
the iconic silver trophy was, compliments of the Boston Bruins, on
campus two weekends ago. “It was pretty exciting to have it
come to Holy Cross,” said Nunn, who saw the Cup once before
when Brian Gionta brought it to their shared hometown of Rochester,
N.Y., when the Devils won it in 2003. . .
Kyle Toulouse defies pain
October 7, 2011 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross wide receiver Kyle Toulouse took a helmet to his knee
while making a first-down reception near the sideline late in
Saturday’s game at the University of New Hampshire. There was
pain, followed by cramping, followed by bruising, but
Toulouse’s adrenaline temporarily trumped all of those
issues. . .
Mish has found his niche - long-distance
champion
October 7, 2011 * By Mike Wilkinson * Daily Hampshire
Gazette
Former soccer player Brad Mish graduated from Hopkins Academy in
Hadley six years ago not realizing he had a unique athletic talent.
But after taking up running at The College of Holy Cross in
Worcester, the 24-year-old quickly became immersed in a new
endeavor - running marathons. And now he's a champion. . .
Holy Cross last station before Ivy play
resumes
October 7, 2011 * By Ashley McDonnell * Brown Daily
Herald
Coming off a resounding 35-21 victory over the University of Rhode
Island to reclaim the Governor's Cup Saturday night, the football
team will host Holy Cross Saturday in its final non-conference game
of the season. "We know we're facing another really good team,"
said co-captain quarterback Kyle Newhall-Caballero. . .
Dorchester restaurant is new challenge for
former basketball standout
October 6, 2011 * By Sam Perkins * Boston
Globe
It’s Thursday afternoon at Paraiso Restaurant in Dorchester,
and Ramon Gregory Colon is a tornado. Colon does it all: Greeting
and seating, waiting on and busing tables, dashing out the door to
make a delivery or ducking behind the counter to help prepare the
food. As one half of the mother-son duo that handles every aspect
of running the start-up restaurant, it’s all in a day's work
for the manager/host/waiter/busboy/delivery driver/dishwasher. .
.
Holy Cross’ goal: Pick up where it
left off last season
October 4, 2011 * By Chris Lerch * U.S. College Hockey
Online
Last season Holy Cross posted 17 wins, the most since its dream
season of 2005-06. The Crusaders went 10–2–3 down the
stretch and made their first appearance in the league semifinals
since 2006, giving eventual champion Air Force all it could handle
in a 3–2 loss. Holy Cross lost key players at each position,
but returns with a large senior class and a crop of young forwards
coming off good years. . .
Cats happy they're home
October 1, 2011 * By Al Pike * Nashua
Telegraph
Kevin Decker has a Gold Helmet, now he wants a blue jersey. The
University of New Hampshire football team can break out the home
uniforms after a month on the road to open the 2011 season.
“It feels like forever,” said the senior quarterback,
who won the Gold Helmet Award for his performance in last
week’s win over Richmond. . .
Welcome home party
October 1, 2011 * By Craig Larson * Boston
Globe
One month to the day of their season opener, the University of New
Hampshire football team will finally break out its navy blue tops
detailed with white lettering this afternoon at Cowell Stadium.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve worn our blue
jerseys. It’s a nice feeling to be home,’’ said
coach Sean McDonnell. . .
