BEACON SPORTS Taking it to the slopes By Walter Taylor PSB Ski and Board, Pres \\ mi 11 5V' psu.edu Feb. 1-Feb. 3 Conditions for Peek ‘n’ Peak Resort Days skiing: 63 Bass- Depth: 20-48 inches Slopes Open Day: 27 Slopes Ope.) Night: 27 Weekend Forecast Shrcdabilitv: Very High Past Events: “Shop Showdown" Competitors from local and regional ski/board shops met last Saturday for a head-to-head no holds slopestyle team competition at Peek'n Peak Resort. The Shop Showdown series consists of three separate events over the months of January- February which place teams of skiers and snowboarders in a winner-take-all battle for area bragging rights. Each team is sponsored by region al ski shops or resorts and comprised of four male/female skiers and/or snowboarders. Team Sponsors included Peek'n Peak Resort. Suburban Blend Snowboard Shop. Little Mountain LTD. Bavarian Village, as well as many others. Alter the hour and a half jam style format it boiled down to Little Mountain and Bavarian Village in the finals with 14-year old Bryan Kiss from Little Mountain. LTD taking the first place finish with his "mute grab-540" followed by a "switch-720." Penn State Behrend students Drew Smith and Rick Osborne both compete for Suburban Blend Snowboard Shop while fellow rider Matt McLouth is on the Peek'n Peak Freestyle Team. Due to intense competition and slow conditions, none of these three finished on the podium but look for them to finish strong at the next Shop Showdown on Feb. 9. Upcoming Events at Peek ‘n’ Peak Resort: Peek'n Peak is the only resort world-wide to host a New Era half-pipe event! Find out why. Saturday. Feb. 2 at the Retreat Lodge. This open half-pipe competition is for both skiers and boarders of all ages and abilities. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Retreat Lodge. The competition will start at 11 a.m. Hats to the first 50 participants Peek'n Peak pri/es and custom New Era hats for (Helmets are required lor competition) Super By Jess Carlson stall editor psll.cdll On Suiulav. Feb. 3. the New England Patriots will be looking to make NFL history by being the first team to go 19-0 in a single season when the take on the New York Giants for a Super Bowl XLII show down in Glendale. Ari/. To say that QB Torn Brady has had a stellar sea son is an understatement. However, a performance much like the one against the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game could create some turmoil this week for the undefeated Pats. Let's not jump the gun here though. The Patiiots have already set an NFL record of scoring 589 points while Bradv has thrown a total of 50 touchdown passes this season. All of the hype about Tom Brady has cast a shad ow oxer Giant's QB Eli Manning. Manning has thrown an impressixe 99.1 percent rating in the postseason. Manning is most likely used to being hidden behind someone else such as his older broth er. Peyton who has already won a Super Bowl of his own in 2006 with the Indianapolis Colts. Having the young-gun, slightly underrated Manning step in and lead his team to a Super Bowl and shunning the Patriots and Belichick from a superb season would he hittersxveet. Manx xvould like to see the Patriots make history, while manv others would like to see them falter in winners Rick Osborne ridimt at Peck 'n; Peak resort CONTRIBCTFD PHOTO Drew Smith shredding the white wave Bowl XLII showdown up game lliat mailers nuts, of the other IS vielot would mean almi nothing The New York Gian, franchise is familiar ter ritory for Patriots heai coach Bill Belichie' Belichick was the del'ei sive coordinator a; assistant coach in t 1980 s for the Gian While on board the oaching staff for NY, t Giants won tw'o Su| Bowls, one in 1986 and the other in 1990. Giants head coach and close friend of Belichick. Tom Coughlin was also a part of the coaching crew as a wide receiver coach for the Giants at the same time as Belichick when they won Super Bowl XXV in 1990. During the two week lull between the Division Championship games and the Super Bowl game, there has been plenty of media hype on the health conditions of some of the players. Brady, for one. rOM RIIH Tl i) PHOTO Matt McLotmh arindina the box CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Super Bow'l XLII Sunday Feb. 3 at 6:3opm NAME SPORT CLASS DATE: David Gahan (Erie/East) has been named the ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR ath lete of the week for the week of Jan. 28, 2008. On Thursday, Gahan had a superb performance against the Lake Erie Lakers scor ing 10 points, adding ten rebounds. The blue and white would go on to defeat Lake Erie College 58-42. This win put the men in sole possession of first place in the AMCC standings. On Saturday, Gahan would add seven points and five rebounds but would not be enough as the Behrend Lions fell to Frostburg 60-57. The men are now tied with Lake Erie for first place. The Behrend men’s basketball team will play Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. Then on Saturday, Feb. 2, the squad will host Pitt-Greensburg for their final meeting of the season. Only eight games remain for the blue and white, leading up to the AMCC Tournament beginning Feb. 26. DB Anthony Smith of the Pittsburgh Steelers when he ran his mouth about guaranteeing a win over the Pat's during the regular season: and then went on to get trampled on miser ably on more than one occasion? Another (Hants player. Osi Umenyiora, called Patriots Matt Light "dirty" last week. If they Giants are going to win the game "smack-talking" is not going to help. They need to remain focused and get out on the field Sunday in order to get the job done with min- ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK David Gahan Men’s Basketball Senior Jan. 28, 2008 inkle, is line and feels that iprained ankle will nm is playing perlonnanee on w Anti as for ihe Net' . Giants, some pla\ ei s had niserable flight front New ork to Ari/omt when the\ aim? down with the* flu. Sonic may he wishing that Giants YVR Plaxico Burresx had cautihi the mg as well, because while ime players were throw ,g up. Biiitcss w as running is mouth with his predic ion on the outcome of the :amc with a score of 23-17 i favor of the Giants. Fuel !o the fire. Biiitcss. Didn't you see what happened to The Behrend Beacon I Friday, February 1, 2008 mini mistakes I lu-\ need in bring a powerful defense. wink- Mkv louchowiis on offense when I! icv eel in ihe ieil /one inoi Millie loi lie Id goak like ihe Chaieeisi. aiul ilie iti- "l oln ions they need lo keep Bradv oil ihe held loi a', lone as pus siblc. When il comes lo decidine how hie ol a deal Super Bowl Wll m. ihe liekel prices about say il all Ihe \aiional football League originally tugged piiees lor seals ai a ranee from S7()0-S l )0(l Howe\er. lor scalpers and online lesellers. the ranee is inueh. much larger. going from 52.450 SI 1 ).44b on Slublluh. which gives an average ol 54.300 lor a seat al the Cnivetsity of Phoenix Stadium m Glendale. Arizona. I he stadium noimally is able to seat 63.400 spec tators: however, for the Super Bowl the indoor sta dium will expand in order to accommodate 75.000 fans. Although Bradv had a shaky game against the Chargers and Manning has prevailed through the playoffs showing strong numbers, considering the rest of the season statistics for both teams, the odds are certainly in favor of the Patriots. However, let's not forget game 17 w hen the Patriots barely sqeczed past the Giants with a score of 38-35. Tune in to Fox network to watch while both teams try to make history. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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