by: Regan E. & Courtney M. The Cobblers’ cross country team hit the road this weekend, heading to Huron for the state meet, where the girls broke new ground, Tony Smorgiewicz took care of business, and the boys beat their cross-town rivals with a nice finish. Girls The girls went into the race as underdogs.… [Read more…]
Thursday night’s football game against Stevens leaves the Cobblers with good news and bad news. We’ll start with the bad news. The bad news Stevens beat Central 35-7 in the annual regular season football match-up, snapping the Cobblers’ five year winning streak. The Stevens cheerleaders won the cheerleader relay (“They were all track runners!” pointed… [Read more…]
With the cancellation of the Cobbler/Raider sophomore football game, Central’s coaches chose to begin a new tradition to end the season for the underclassmen: a freshmen vs. sophomore football game called The Cobbler Clash. In anticipation of the event, The Pine Needle asked each team for its predictions (and taunts), all in the name of… [Read more…]
by: Asher P., Brock M., and Mr. Sheehy You read that headline correctly. Jake Sharp is back, and just in time. The Cobblers’ football team closes its regular season at 7:00PM Thursday at O’Hara Stadium with a big game against the in-town rival Stevens Raiders. The Stevens game has been particularly good for the Cobblers… [Read more…]
by: Asher P. & Brock M. Thursday afternoon the Cobblers’ ninth grade football team killed their East River opponent, Pierre, 40-8. Shane O’Connel had three touchdowns as fullback. Asher Pikula had an 82-yard touchdown. Nate Atherton had one pick. The easy win puts the freshmen team at a 7-1 record. Next week they play another… [Read more…]
The Cobblers freshman and sophomore football teams snagged a pair of close victories from the Stevens Raiders Thursday evening, starting what they hope will be a fantastic weekend for Cobbler football. The sophomores won 21-20 and the freshmen won 14-13. The freshmen game was particularly dramatic, as the team fell behind 13-6 at the close… [Read more…]
The first match up of the year against Stevens didn’t go the Cobblers way, as the girls lost in four sets. If you’d like to see a few more pictures, check out the Pine Needle on Flickr. Thanks to Mr. Hagen (English) for taking the photos.
The football team lost to Yankton 9-0 in the season opener. Thanks to Mr. Hagen (English teacher) for supplying the pictures! The Rapid City Journal coverage is available here.
Don’t let the score fool you–this game was close. Freshman lefty Cole Holzer kept the O’Gorman’s hitters off balance for four innings of relief pitching, leaving the Cobblers within two runs of the Knights, but the O’Gorman bats would not stay silent enough. They exploded for seven of their runs in the final inning, finishing… [Read more…]
There is a reason Cobbler seniors selected Jasmyne King “Most Likely to Be Famous,” and her unfortunate injury at the state track meet has no one recanting their votes. King, one of the most decorated athletes to sprint through the upstairs halls of Central High, won the state title for the 100-meter sprint before she… [Read more…]
If you want to play, you’d better be healthy. That’s what the South Dakota Activities Association is saying, at least, and in order to take part in sports at Central next year, Cobbler athletes need to have a physical. The physical itself is no big deal–a few pokes and prods and the touch of a… [Read more…]
The answer to that question is YES. Many people think its lame, and requires little to no effort, when in reality its way harder than people think. I took a poll in my class of 23 students and asked everyone if they considered cheerleading a sport or not. The results were 17 people said yes,… [Read more…]
October 25, 2010 by Mr. Sheehy
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