SECTION D FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL sports VOL 15, ISSUE 4 thePINNACLE Parks and Rec basketball provides fun, non-competitive atmosphere for players Connor Duggan Staff Writer In a basketball league where half- court shots are the norm, and boys with no basketball background turn into junkies, the Bend Parks and Recreation Basketball League triggers a competitive few months among Storm athletes. Two different leagues are open, one for freshman and sophomores and the other for juniors and seniors. These leagues are populated by students from all of the three local high schools. “Our numbers have been growing slowly over the years, especially after we decided to make two different leagues. This year is our largest year with around 135 participants,” said Parks and Rec. basketball organizer Greg Brady. The drafting process for the league is relatively simple. Each student has an opportunity to be the captain of a team, as long as he can sink a free throw. Whoever makes the first free throw gets first pick and the pattern continues until every team has a captain. There are six total teams in both leagues, all named after college mascots in Oregon. Once players are selected to a team and there is no one left to draft, athletes are pulled off the waiting list and placed on teams that are lower in numbers. Each team is largely made up of athletes from the same school because groups of friends tend to select each other. The teams pick two of their own coaches, who are usually friends from their respective school. Typically the coaches are athletes playing on their school’s junior varsity or varsity squad because they are not allowed to play on The Lies Parks and Recreation teams. The coaches wear shirts with printed ties and team slogans on the back. They have to wear the shirt in order to be on the bench. Coaches also have to figure out how to give each player equal playing Behind The time between the two running halves. Each game has 20 minute halves with a running clock, unless the teams are within 10 points of each other. The clock will only stop if a coach calls a time out. NFL Coaches for every team are given three time outs for the entire game, unless the game goes into overtime. If this occurs, Photo Illustration by Aiden Ullman they are given one additional time out. “I wanted to get into the coaching COMMENTARY business because I felt that it was my Colin Burdsall spend hundreds, if not thousands, of This campaign attracted supporters, time to give back to the Parks and Rec. Sports Editor community,” said senior Raider coach dollars just to watch their favorite team but a majority of the public was aware Riley Ward. Fraudulent. Rotten. Venal. from the nosebleeds. of the deceit. NBC’s Bob Costas used “Parks and Rec. is a great opportunity No, I’m not talking about our “Fans gave us a sense of moral support his entertainment stage to voice his for kids that can’t play on the school team presidential candidates, I’m talking about on and off the field,” said New England pessimistic views on the subject. “‘Football to have something fun to do with their the National Football League. Patriots Hall of Famer Drew Bledsoe, who is Family.’ Yes, bring out the hearts and friends,” said sophomore Tomas Todd, Now, I know that I probably just helps to coach the Storm football team. the tinkling piano music, because it really who plays for the Pilots. offended most of the can’t-wait-till- Without fans, professional sports as we is a touching tableau,” said Costas. The league runs Sunday nights with Sunday people in this school, but trust know it would most likely cease to exist. Others, like Costas, felt the “Football Is the freshman and sophomore league me, it has some truth to it. It has taken a For that reason, shouldn’t they be treated Family” crusade was just a way to make playing first, followed by the junior and decade of watching NFL commissioner like royalty? it seem like the NFL was caring for those senior teams. Roger Goodell’s pretty little face on TV The new NFL ad campaign, ‘Football blue-collar football fanatics, instead of for me to realize that the people of the Is Family,’ which features a person actually doing something meaningful for PARK AND REC/D2 football world are being scammed. Not reminiscing on his love for the game, all of the NFL’s devotees. just the devoted, paint-your-face-red recently sparked controversy concerning “At first I thought it was a nice gesture fans, but the players on the field and the the original intent of these ads. towards fans,” said senior Charlie Team names continue companies that dish out millions to be a The series was a competition inviting Stuermer, “but now, I realize that it’s to cause controversy public sponsor. fans to submit a video showing why really nothing more than a scam. The The heart and soul of any team or football brought their families together. NFL should spend time and money in the world of sports player has to be the fans. They will wait The winner received tickets and on-field investing in the well-being of fans and hours in any weather condition and passes to the Super Bowl. listen to the people that do care.” Grant Tobias NFL/ D2 Staff Writer Summer Olympics officials deal “Change the Mascot” is a national Red-hot Lillard, McCollum campaign to end the use of the racial with concerns from ticket holders slur “redskins” as the mascot and name lead surging Trail Blazers of the NFL team in Washington, D.C. Jack Carlson The campaign calls upon the NFL and Staff Writer against the world’s greatest. Colin Burdsall Commissioner Roger Goodell to do the While athletes like Sports Editor right thing and bring an end to the use It is time; 2016 has arrived swimmers Michael Phelps of the racial epithet. and the anticipation for the and Missy Franklin, track Each NBA season there The Vancouver Canucks, slang for a Summer Olympic Games star Usain Bolt and decathlete seems to be one player Canadian, and the Chicago Blackhawks has begun. In 2012, London Ashton Eaton deserve to deserving of the All-Star are under fire also for both their mascots exceeded expectations for the be the ones stealing the nomination that settles for and what they represent. Summer Olympics. Now the headlines, this is not proving a long, four day weekend The Washington Redskins have Olympic torch is on its way to to be the case. instead. Unfortunately, this angered people for disparaging Native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While all countries have year that player was Oregon’s Americans as many find the term In August, faced problems own Damian Lillard. “redskins” derogatory. Oddly enough, according to during the Most snubbed players sink the team was named the Redskins in the Olympics phases of into a hole, making excuses for 1933 to honor its coach, William Dietz, official website, preparation for the remainder of the season who was part Cherokee. Rio will host the Olympics, while their team struggles to “It is an honor to have a professional more than 10,000 Rio is suffering develop without them. sports team named in my people’s athletes from 206 the most from its Lillard is not like most honor,” said senior Darryl Fristedt, who nations, and millions of critics. players. Lillard has lead the Lillard has lead the Portland Trail is a member of the Cow Creek Band of spectators worldwide. Brazil Times reporter Anna J. Portland Trail Blazers to an Blazers to an astounding 13-5 the Umpqua Tribe of Indians, based in is the first country in South Kaiser, suggests in her article, astounding 13-6 record while record all while averaging a streaky Klamath Falls. “Being called a Redskin America to host the Olympics “Challenges Rio de Janeiro averaging a streaky 29.5 29.8 points per game. Thanks to his is just like being called White or Black, in the history of the games. Must Meet to Host Successful points per game. This hot play, the Blazers are 34-32. Photo but instead, we ‘redskins’ happen to be Every four years, the Olympics,” that Rio has been stretch has taken the Blazers courtesy of www.mailtribune.com./ the name of a professional sports team. Summer Olympics take place a train wreck since 2008 when from a measly 21-26 record creative.commons That’s pretty cool!” and are, arguably, the biggest, it was nominated to host the to a playoff contending 34-32. Activists have challenged the use of most talked about sporting 2016 games. Yet, still there are people who Russell Westbrook and Chris Native American mascots at the high event worldwide. Fans and “Rio has dealt poorly doubt his art. Paul,” said senior Jack Hurley. school and collegiate levels, as well, spectators worldwide invest with very serious concerns “He is a good player, don’t According to the Washington and, indeed, many schools are in the time and passion into watching surrounding pollution, crime, get me wrong, but he can’t Post, Lillard isn’t too focused process of changing mascots and names. their nation’s athletes compete and disease,” said Kaiser. compete with the likes of on the comments of others. team names/ D2 SEE OLYMPICS/ D2 Lillard/ D3 D2 SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 parks and rec NFL paid more than $77 million dollars company.