My bad

OK, apparently Scituate High sports aren't as good as I thought. I thought they won the state championships in hockey, but it was the eastern championship, and they sadly fell to Westfield 2-1 in the state finals.

Also, I didn't mention it for fear of jinxing it, but the Scituate High School basketball team was also in the state finals, but also lost, 79-65 to Frontier (whoever that is).

Good try though Sailors! You've still instilled me with a school pride you could never foster when I actually went to school there.

Come sail away!

Congratulations to the Scituate High School Sailors on winning the Division 3 Massachusetts state hockey championship!



I know what you’re thinking: What the hell is hockey? (Ba-zing!) Scituate High School happens to be my alma mater, and while the town has always been mad about hockey, I don’t recall the high school side doing much while I was there. (Of course, school spirit and following athletics weren't really "my thing” in high school, so maybe they were better than I knew). Irregardless, things have apparently changed in these past … I don’t want to say how many years. Because for the second year in a row, Scituate is #1!

This win was particularly poignant for the blue and white because earlier this winter, one of the team’s defensemen was sadly killed in a car accident. So big congrats to the boys for going out there and getting it done.

(It’s pronounced “sitch-oo-it,” by the way).

Shoot! Pass! Kick their a$$!

With scores like 22 –1, I’m not sure you can call it good hockey, but on weekends this fall at the Kroc Community Center, you can at least see some hockey in San Diego.



With the Gulls gone, fans of The Great Canadian Pastime have been left with nothing but the occasional Kings game on the Versus network to satiate their thirst - until now. For the next few months, San Diego State’s club hockey team is tearing up the ice on University Ave.

The home opener last weekend was a barnburner, as the Aztecs annihilated the hapless College of the Redlands in the aforementioned 22-1 game. You knew things were bad when Redlands first showed up and everyone had a different jersey on. It was a little like the Mighty Ducks’ first game against the Hawks. I don’t know if the Redland’s coach was there doing community service for a DUI bust, but he was wearing a Budweiser cap.

It’d be fun to see SDSU against a better-prepared team. The Aztecs had some good skaters, but their passing game left a little desired (of course, it was rendered unnecessary about seven minutes into the first period). Maybe cross-town rivals UCSD – they’re the next home opponent – will make for a more even match. Find out for yourself on Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door, or $3 with a valid SDSU student ID.