High-school football: Chief Sealth beats Evergreen, 26-20
Source: westseattleblog.com - Friday, August 31, 2012
(Sealth’s Trevor Forsell , #10, had two TDs. Photos by Nick Adams for WSB) The first game of the season is in the books: At Southwest Athletic Complex tonight, in a hard-fought game, it was Chief Sealth International High School 26, Evergreen High School (in White Center) 20. (Halftime meeting on the north side of the stadium) This was the first game and the first win for Sealth’s new head football coach Luther Carr (who told us back in February , “If we do the right thing, the victories will come.”). WSB co-publisher Patrick Sand talked with him on camera right after the game: Story ahead (and more photos) … Sealth led 14-7 at halftime. Evergreen scored a touchdown early in the second half, but the point-after attempt was blocked, and Sealth kept the lead, 14-13: Then, about halfway through the fourth quarter, Sealth senior Aiden Behar (#5) landed on a fumbled pass that made its way into the end zone. That pushed the Seahawks ahead of the visiting Evergreen Wolverines for the 26-20 win. (Sealth’s Jake Eddy , #22, with the ball) The night saw big plays coming for a couple of guys on both teams. Sealth’s Trevor Forsell caught two passes for touchdowns, the first for 30 yards and the second for 13. (Evergreen’s #23, Lala Peneueta , with the ball) On the other side, Kenny Dang and Lala Peneueta proved to be a one-two punch for Evergreen. Evergreen’s first score of the night was a touchdown by Dang that followed a 77-yard open-field
Mitt Romney To Flood Victim: 'Go Home And Call 211'
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com - Saturday, September 01, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it's still outside the vast flooding protection system built with federal funds after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Romney and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) sp