ThomasDenton

Ridiculously expensive! I saw an add at the college for a horse for sale that was $21,000 and someone told me that was actually cheap!

I don't know how many people on here care about (or even know about) Equestrian....or basically, horseback riding in competition.....but I just wanted to brag on a local school (which happens to be the school I'm attending, Virginia Intermont College). This was in an email I recieved: "The following IHSA riders will be departing on Friday, December 2nd as they will be traveling to Centenary College in NJ to compete in the National Holiday Tournament of Champions: Audrey Hanlon - SR Lauren Fay - SR Ashlegh Ramey - SPH Danielle Clark - SPH Blake Roberts - SPH Helen WIlliams - SR Megan Kelty - JR Taylor Scott- SPH Allie Truitt - This is the 20th year of the Tournament and listed below are bits of history : Participating Teams - 2011 BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE - Bridgewater, Virginia. Coach Jerry Schurink 1st place again in the SUPER tough region they won last year, prior to their 5th Place Nationals performance. CENTENARY COLLEGE – Hackettstown, New Jersey. Coach Michael Dowling. 1st place in the region they’ve won every year since the Carter administration. National Champions in 2011 and 2009, also 1979 ands 1978 (just prior to the Carter administration… they had a couple weak seasons during the Reagan years). CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Ithaca, New York Coach Chris Mitchell 1st Place in the region for a second straight year. DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE – Doylestown, Pennsylvania Coach Cory Kieschnick 1st Place in their region, after placing 8th Place at 2011 Nationals.. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE – Newark, Delaware Coach: Bryan Bradley 1st Place in the region, for the second year in a row. National Champions in 1997. GOUCHER COLLEGE – Baltimore, Maryland Patte Zumbrun 1st Place again in the region. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY – Lexington, Kentucky Coach Michelle Zimmer 1st Place again – they’ve bounced back from their 5th Place finish at 2011 Nationals – their WORST year of the past four. National Champs in 2008. LAFAYETTE COLLEGE - Easton, Pennsylvania Coach Erin Githens 2nd Place to Rutgers in the region they won three years in a row. LYNCHBURG COLLEGE – Lynchburg, Virginia Coach Matt Aririgon Chasing Bridgewater in that super tough region. How good is that region? They’ve won the National Championship 11 times in the past 30 years! UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS – Amherst, Massachusetts Coach Mara Keith-Hunter Start of a new era in UMass riding, they are 2nd Place behind Holyoke, after a strong 3rd Place finish at the Preseason Classic in Ohio. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE - South Hadley, Massachusetts Coach CJ Law 1st place in the region, after a 3rd Place finish at 2011 Nationals. Won National Championships under Coach Law in 2006, 2000, and 1986. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE – Coach Chris Keim 1st place in the region for the second straight year. PENN STATE UNIVERSITY – State College, Pennsylvania Coach: Melinda Grice 1st place lead in a region where they are the only team to EVER win the championship. National Champs in 1989. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – New Brunswick, New Jersey Coach Kelly Francfort 1st Place in the region usually won by Lafayette! Rutgers hasn’t won this region since… since… hmmm… have they ever won? SACRED HEART – Fairfield, Connecticut Coach Tiffany Hajdasz 1st Place in the region that UConn has dominated for decades. Sacred Heart has never won the region! Is this the hot new young team? SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - “SCAD†Savannah, GA Coach: Ashley Kelly and Andrea Wells 1st place for the second straight year after finishing 4th Place at 2011 Nationals. SEWANEE – THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH – Sewanee, Tennessee Coach Megan Taylor 1st place again in a region they typically control. SKIDMORE COLLEGE – Saratoga Springs, New York Coach Cindy Ford 2011 Reserve National Champion, after being 2010 IHSA National Champs, as well as 1999, 1996, 1995, 1991! 1st Place again in a region they have won 11 years in a row. ST ANDREWS PRESBYTARIAN COLLEGE – Coach Ashley Duda / Peggy Mcelveen 1st place in their region for a second year, after finishing in 7th Place last year. STONEHILL COLLEGE – Boston, Massachusetts Coach Allegra Valberg The Sky Hawks are on the way back, 2nd place to Tufts in the region Stonehill has won 8 of the last 10 years. National Champs in 2003. TUFTS UNIVERSITY – Boston, Massachusetts Coach Katie Schaaf 1st place in the Region they won last year, Tufts is back! They never won Nationals, but in the 1990’s and early this century they landed in 2nd and 3rd place at Nationals several times! Go Jumbos! VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE – Bristol, Virginia Coach Eddie Federwisch 1st place in the region they’ve won since Daisy Mae Moses was a girl, but with Tech right behind them. Tied for 8th at 2011 Nationals, but were National Champs in 2007, 2005, and 2004. 2011 Tournament Series Champs. VIRGINIA TECH – Blacksburg, Virginia Coach Sherri West 2nd place behind VI – story of their life - also 2010 Tournament of Champions Series Champions! WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – Morgantown, West Virginia Coach Debbie Fields FORMER SERIES CHAMPIONS 2010-11 Virginia Intermont 2009-10 Virginia Tech 2008-09 Virginia Intermont 2007-08 Mount Holyoke 2006-07 Virginia Intermont 2005-06 Virginia Intermont 2004-05 Virginia Intermont 2003-04 Virginia Intermont/ Miami 2002-03 Virginia Intermont 2001-02 University of Findlay 2000-01 Virginia Intermont NOTE that the Series Championship only dates back 11 years because the Holiday Tournament was the ONLY tournament for the first nine years! FORMER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS AND CHAMPION TEAMS December 2010 – hosted by St Andrews University, Delaware Valley College - Champion December 2009 - hosted by Centenary College, Centenary College - Champion December 2008- hosted by Lake Erie College, Virginia Intermont - Champion December 2007 - hosted by Centenary College, Mount Holyoke College - Champion December 2006 - hosted by Cazenovia College, Virginia Intermont - Champion December 2005 -hosted by St Andrews Presbytarian College; Virginia Intermont -Champion December 2004 - hosted by Centenary College; Virginia Intermont -Champion December 2003 - hosted by University of Findlay; Miami of Ohio - Champion December 2002 - hosted by St. Andrews; Miami of Ohio and Virginia Intermont Co-Champions January 2002 - hosted by University of Findlay; Mount Holyoke College - Champion January 2001 – hosted by Midway College; University of Findlay- Champion January 2000 – hosted by Middle Tennessee State University; Stonehill College - Champion January 1999 – hosted by Middle Tennessee State Univ; Univ of South Carolina - Champion December 1997 – hosted by Morehead State University; Mount Holyoke College- Champion December 1996 – hosted by Lake Erie College; Virginia Intermont College – Champion December 1994 – hosted by University of Findlay; University of Findlay – Champion December 1993 – hosted by Centenary College, Centenary -Champion December 1992 – hosted by Lake Erie College; Lake Erie College - Champion December 1991 – hosted by Morehead State, Mount Holyoke College – Champion WHO HAS WON THE MOST TOURNAMENTS? PRESEASON CLASSIC – Virginia Intermont – 3 Mount Holyoke – 2 Tied with 1 apiece – Miami, Mary Washington, Virginia Tech, Skidmore, Stonehill, Cazenovia HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT – Virginia Intermont – 6 Mount Holyoke – 4 Tied with 2 apiece: Findlay, Miami, Centenary Tied with 1 apiece: Del Val, Stonehill, South Carolina, Lake Erie WINTER CLASSIC – Virginia Intermont – 3 Del Val – 1 SPRING BREAK CLASSIC Virginia Intermont and Oklahoma State – tied with 1. NOTE: The Spring Break Classic was held only twice, in March 2003 at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas; Champion was Virginia Intermont; and in March 2002 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with Oklahoma State winning.. Virginia Intermont has won 13 times. Mount Holyoke won 6. Findlay, Miami, Stonehill, Centenary, Del Val won twice apiece. Nobody else has won more than once. WHO HAS HOSTED THE MOST TOURNAMENTS? PRESEASON CLASSIC Tied with TWICE: Holllins, Intermont, Holyoke, UConn. Once apiece: Goucher, St. Andrews, Purdue HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Centenary is hosting their 5th Holiday Tournament! St. Andrews, Lake Erie, and Morehead State have hosted 3 times each. Findlay and MTSU each hosted twice. Midway and Cazenovia hosted once. WINTER CLASSIC Chatham Hall boarding school in Virginia has hosted twice. University of Mary Washington and University of Georgia hosted once each. SPRING BREAK CLASSIC New Mexico State and West Texas A&M each hosted once. 1st place in the region they've won six years in a row."

Yeah, I'm a huge fan, since I was little. I didn't think it was too sarcastic, lots of people don't like Dallas, lol. I just think that it might be different if they played in the Super Bowl. I have a lot of Patriots-loving friends and we pick on each other a lot.

I'd actually like to see that one.

As much as I'd love to see the Cowboys back in the Super Bowl, they'll find some way to screw it up in the playoffs (I'm predicting they'll make it that far) and it actually isn't always Romo. Lot of young guys on that team. I think Green Bay or SF will make it for the NFC (I don't keep up with the AFC much), but I don't see GB going undefeated. I say they lose at least one game before it's said and done.

I hate to say it, but I do agree with you. Washington County puts a lot of stock in the music departments, as seen by the new band rooms at Abingdon and Battle. But I've got to disagree with one thing: Abingdon's band is pretty good, but they are second to a lot of schools out there....including Battle! :D

I think there'd be complaints no matter what system you used (even if we went back to regions). Maybe they should just split the state into two. A state tournament for SWVA schools and one for the rest of VA.

I wonder why high schools don't have bowling teams.......or kickball or dodgeball teams? I think a lot of kids would go out for something like that.

I know at Battle we give our band heck during football season because many in our band (not necessarily the students, but parents and others around the program) can seem like jerks sometimes when it comes to certain situations. But at the same time we have the upmost respect for our band because of what they accomplish (just take a look at our many trophy cases lining the halls or go to a game or competition). I've seen what they go through and if they want to consider it a sport, then I will too.

The coach pulled his starters after the first 2 minutes of the game and let reserves play the rest and they slacked up on defense. What else could you do? Stop the game at halftime? Replace the reserves with random kids from the bleachers? Just play with only 3 kids on the court at a time? If they'd done anything else and still won, they'd still get criticized! Why do they even play each other if they knew it'd be this bad? I think cancelling their entire season based on one preseason blowout is pretty stupid too. They'd just be punishing those kids for nothing.

I'll be pulling for my Bulls (and I do really believe they can win it) but, as much as I hate to admit it, the Heat will be tough and just might go to the championship.

When it gets down to the last two teams in the east and last two in the west, instead of them playing for an east championship and west championship, they crisscross which starts the state tournament (which is only two games: the state semifinal...or final four... which will be the top seeded east team playing the lower seeded west team and vice versa, and then the state championship game). Therefore, the state championship game might be 2 east teams or 2 west teams or one of each.

My taste changes daily, so these might not be in the same order tomorrow... 1) Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra 2) The Cave by Mumford and Sons 3) Ain't No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant 4) Du Hast by Rammstein 5) anything bluegrass

My dad went through a similar problem with his weight and didn't know what to do. In the end, the best thing that worked for him (he dropped from around 350 to 290) was staying active (he's already super active working 3+ jobs, but if you could just go for walks, hikes, jogs, runs whenever you have the time every day or just hit the treadmill), eat smaller portions (which he really didn't do noticebly, but still lost weight), and probably the most important thing, he cut out all soda and gatorade (which is as bad as soda in this respect). Just cutting out soda and gatorade without the other things and subbing it for water and sugar free drink mixes (the kind walmart has tastes like it has sugar, but doesn't) helped him drop most of his weight. I did the same and dropped sugary drinks and I've lost some weight pretty easily too.

Abingdon's enrollment is still over 900 last time I checked. IMO they really are too big to drop. Lee dropped with somewhere around 800+ kids and I'd say it really only happened because a new district opened up (the CMD) and they saw enrollment dropping (I think they're pretty solid A numbers now). AHS won't get that lucky and will have to stay up, at least for a few more years.

I don't think Houston should play in the NC. I don't really like the current system and would like to see some kind of playoff format, but Houston would get killed. I want to see a good, close game for the NC. Houston's schedule is just too weak. If there's a 1 or even 2 loss team out there with a MUCH stronger SOS than Houston's, then they should jump over Houston to play LSU or whoever in the NC. If Houston got to play just because they went undefeated, then next year everyone would be playing watered down schedules to go undefeated.

What's everyone think about all the upsets this weekend? #2 OK St., #4 Oregon, #5 Oklahoma, #7 Clemson as well as a few other ranked teams all lost (many to unranked teams). I've also been hearing that this will put LSU, Bama, and Arkansas in the top 3 spots. Pretty crazy. About the USC/Oregon game though, I kinda expected this one. USC can play tough and I felt like this one was going to be an upset.

Good lord, he looks like a high school history teacher or something, just check out that mustache and those glasses.......I think I need to take a brillo pad to my eyes now.

*sigh* And just when my Bulls were getting good again. The last couple of seasons were the first time I'd watched the NBA since the last year or two of Jordan's run with the Bulls and a year or two afterwards. I was just starting to get back into it. I actually don't like watching college basketball on TV (just live in person) and I hate hockey. What to do?

This is what I've been thinking (though a little less harshly, lol). Sure, the Colts suffer without Manning the same way the Pats suffered without Brady, but the last time I checked Manning was only a QB, not a lineman, DB, LB, Kicker, Punter, Corner, Safety, RB, WR, or any other position. I think the offense would be improved (maybe drastically) with Manning's leadership and ability on the field, but he has nothing to do with defense and I just can't see the Colts being 8-2 or 10-0 with him this season. Maybe 5-5 or slightly better, but that's about it IMO.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/sports/ncaafootball/penn-state-said-to-be-planning-paternos-exit.html

He reads stuff on the CMD forum (s8.zetaboards.com/clinch_mtn_district). He even sent me an email once in response to something I said about his articles on there, lol.

Poor Thomas Walker.....that'll be a long bus ride.

If the one-way travel between two schools is 3.5 hours or more, the game will be played at 2:00 on Saturday. If it's less, it'll be played at 7:00 on Friday. According to the VHSL website.

Battle beat Lebanon 28-12. JSB goes 6-4 on the season. First winning season and first post season appearance since 1998!!!