Branford

If someone had collected a dime from each Branfordian who came out to play after Parents' Weekend, that person would still be a few bills short of being able to buy a box of Band-Aids to stop the blood which gushed forth as the losses continued to mount.

But all hope is not lost for the year; we have much to look forward to this winter. Eager to pick up where they left off last winter, inner-tubers Mike Smith '99, Rebecca Goodman '00, and Meredith Trowbridge '99 hope to put the big hurt on opponents like no other. Women's basketball also welcomes back to competition its senior twin towers, who (assuming they don't go pro) are now volleyball and injury-free, ready to roll over all the little girls who get in their way.

Across the hall in room H, men's and women's volleyball, led by Loren Stewart '99, Patrick Bareiss '99, Martha Bagnall '00, and Erin McGrath '01, both return seasoned squads and are excited not to be labeled like the New England Patriots: "The best team in the division, talent-wise, but they just can't win the big game."

And finally, up Prospect Street, hockey looks to a former street hockey grand champion, the pride of Anchorage, Alaska, and a man who boldly refers to himself as "The Solution" to turn last season's 1-10 mark upside down. Don't write Branford off yet, folks--like Johnny Carson used to say, "There's more to come."

(Compiled by the Jedi.)

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