New Post!...I know right!

Seeing as nothing has been written in a while, I found it to be the perfect opportunity to talk about what has been on everyones mind..How good is Justin Beiber? haha just kidding... but considering its March almost everyone has been filling out brackets right now, including this kid. This years tourney has been pretty predictable with UConn pretty much dominating the pack and freshman sensation Brittany Griner surprising most the nation by beating Tennessee.....wait I am getting a call.......wait what? Green House Nation doesn't care about Women's basketball?!?!?!?!..Thank goodness!!

Sooooo lets get back to the good stuff! With most people making their brackets picking Kansas as their Natl. Champ, the reaction after UNI beat them was comparable to this. During this win, Ali "Mohammed" Farokhmanesh showed that even though he looks like his a freshman in high school, he's actually has gone through puberty. Also, Lucas O'Rear showed that he indeed had the luck of the irish. Considering this was a team from Iowa doing well most people jumped on the UNI bandwagon..I mean I don't blame most Iowans considering ISU is ISU and never reaches their potential because people like this guy leave...and then you have Iowa where you have people like this guy..so when UNI started doing well the natural response was to cling on to for the ride...Heck even this kid started to like basketball because of UNI. But all good things sometimes come to an end and this is what happened when they faced a more ethnic and athletic Michigan State. When they got on the court, the diversity and athleticism that came with it was too much for the corn fed guys from Cedar Falls. When people reflect back on this tournament they will realize two main things about UNI:

1) Koch is pronouced Cook

2) When you don't know how to pronounce Farokhmanesh, Don't try and and pronounce over and over again because if you don't know it the first time, you sure as hell won't be able to the 10th time.

In other news, I have decided to have an incentive for those reading the blog, so I have decided to make a "JV all star" award each week so all you seniors who are doing sports that you don't really care about..check the page because you might be the all-star of the week! Also if you have any good blog idea or videos you want to share feel free to put them on the fan page and we will hit you up with a shoutout on the next post, which will be happening more frequently!

Video of the week:

Bold Predictions of the Tween Decade

It's time to break out our crazy skills and predict what will happen in the world of West High sports in the new decade.

Of course, these are all going to happen.

• The 2013 Call of Duty team wins at nationals after coaching legend Neil “Maddawgdiesel6” Madsen gets thrown out after a domestic dispute
  


• Virtual Frolf becomes a high school sport in 2019
  


• As does this
  


• In 2017, a West High athlete shaves points in a major game, doubles up at West’s new Neil Flynn Memorial Casino
  


• 2018 is the first year with the “belly flop” as an event at a swim meet
  


• West High basketball wins state in 2015, anarchy takes over in the celebration

• In 2016, West High Basketball goes winless but only because the basketball team encouraged the student body to storm the court every game and screw Big Bergman over.

• In 2012, Marv realizes that the little gym is pretty much useless and turns it into a swimming pool....but soon realizes that too is useless..so he builds a gentlemens club in order to raise money for charter buses

• In 2017, they change the name of the basketball gym to the "Green House" and the motto is "Where we plant our seeds and wait for them to grow"

• West Football wins state championship in 2018 but thats only because they find out thru some clause that Jacob Gannon has one year of eligibility...but with every Batman there is a Robin

• 2015....all ipods stolen during the game at Kingston stadium are returned...turns out it was this guy who had them the whole time

• 2013... IHSAA catches Big Bergman recruiting new born babies at the UI for his future all-star basketball team.... surprisingly most the babies are white?

Video for the Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ZkddHsdpA

From David and Stan.............Stay classy!!

Trojan Wrestling 09-10 - 1/2 Preview, 1/2 Review

I apologize for the timing of this post, as my lack of ability to think during wrestling season combined with an early case of senioritis has led to some procrastination. Never the less, here it is, half way into the season. The wrestling team has started off the season extremely well. Varsity was ranked third in the pre season, but soon proved themselves by defeating No. 1 ranked Waverly and No. 2 ranked Bettendorf. They've also had some setbacks, including injuries resulting in a loss to Ballard. But perhaps our biggest battle has been fought in the stands. We have had to compete with girls basketball, rollerblading (what?), CoD Modern Warfare 2, and VH1 reality TV for spectators, and the seats remain student-free (Jersey Shore? Really guys?). However, we have a home meet this week against Kennedy. This is a chance for all of you to redeem yourselves for your stubborn negligence. Alright, enough scolding, lets break it down.

103 - Kegan Wakefield
Kegan, aka Tiger Woods, is a freshman beast, although he is suspected to have some brain damage (he is an Illinois fan). He continues to win dominantly even with an injured shoulder.

112 - Jack Hathaway
Jack placed third at state last year. Holy sh*t. He will return to the tournament this year with an eager eye for gold. In his spare time, Jack is a gang leader and a drug lord, but we won't get into that right now.

119 - Jon Skarda
Jon is one of the only wrestlers I have seen look pissed off after winning by tech fall (that's when you are beating some one's ass by 15 points so they end the match, ouch charlie. The other guy is left to do what is right). The high standards he places for himself will no-doubt lead him to the stand at state this year. When Jon is not wrestling, he enjoys listening to Taylor Swift and kicking other peoples' dogs. He also considers himself to be a beautiful animal.

125 - Griffin Weihe
Griffin is a master of the headlock. He is undefeated on JV, but the high point of his year so far was lasting 51 seconds against a ranked varsity opponent. He came off the mat showing 51 on his hands, and continued to celebrate by gaining 17 pounds.

125 - Sam Chalkley
Sam is a sophomore and is doing very well in his first year on varsity. Although he is from Finland and does not speak any english, he will be an asset during his remaining years at West.

130 - Colin Lord
Every once in a while, Colin takes a break from eating candy and playing Wii to wrestle for the Trojans. When he does, he usually has success. When the season is over, Colin looks forward to eating candy and playing Wii without interruption.

130 - Tracy Bowers
Tracy Bowers, aka Stacy Flowers, has wrestled all his life, and hopes to continue doing so after he is dead. If you come to the meet on Thursday, you will witness the unleashing of this fearsome beast. Also, if you have some stairs that need building, Tracy is your man.

135 - Gradey Gambrall
Gradey, aka Slim Gradey, has had great success in his two years on the varsity roster. Instead of being breast fed as an infant, his parents fed him Mountain Dew. He is now a part of Mountain Dew Addicts Anonymous (MDAA) but his counselor doesn't see an end to the addiction in the near future. He is also addicted to THAT.

135 - Ben Goerdt
Ben, aka Me, gets varsity time whenever someone is injured of decides they don't want to wrestle someone good. This has resulted in losses to several ranked wrestlers in higher weight classes, including a national champion. Ben plans to use this story as a way to get chicks in college, and therefore considers this year a success thus far.

140 - Garrett Hathaway
Despite a nagging elbow injury, Garrett has done well so far this year and hopes to continue this success in the post season.

145 - Jon Stegal
Jon is ripped. Don't mess with him.

152 - Justin Koethe
Justin had a confusing start this year. No one could find his when the first week of practice rolled around, and everyone thought that he had either moved away or died. It turned out that he had taken a nap that lasted exactly one third of the season. Since waking up, he has been kicking ass and taking names, and will continue to do so in the state tournament.

160 - Nick Moore
Nick is probably the most worthless wrestler to have ever cracked the varsity line-up. He won wrestle-offs at the beginning of the year because the rest of our wrestlers at 160 mysteriously died a week before. I have considered moving up to his weight class to take his spot many times, but haven't managed to gain enough weight to qualify.

171 - David Solis
David surprised everyone last year when he placed 6th at state as a junior. This year he knows he can place even higher and I pity the fools that stand in his way.

189 - A.J. Bailey
A.J. has gained 60 pounds since last year and has found success at his new weight. Apparently Miracle Grow can be used on humans too.

215 - Mickey Pelfrey
Mickey seems to blow peoples' minds with his level of fineness. He is an outstanding freshman wrestler and West is lucky to have him for the next three years.

Heavyweight (285) - Jamal Thompson
Jamal is back. After a two-year hiatus from wrestling, the J-Train decided to come out his senior year for some good old fashioned fun. Weighing in at about 200, Jamal takes on Goliath with no fear, and boasts a winning record.

So that's it. Thanks for reading and be sure to come to the meet this Thursday (JV at 6:15, Varsity at 7:30)


Ben "why are there quotes if I don't have a nickname" Goerdt