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6 SPORTS<br />
Roger Clemens<br />
Testifies Before<br />
Congress<br />
Jim Jancsura<br />
Sports Editor<br />
In Congress on February 13th the<br />
most important items on the agenda were<br />
testimonies from Roger Clemens and his<br />
former trainer Brian McNamee. Clemens<br />
denied using any performance enhancing<br />
drugs and McNamee claims that he had<br />
injected Roger over twelve times. So<br />
who can be believed?<br />
McNamee had accused Andy<br />
Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch, both <strong>of</strong><br />
whom were Yankee teammates <strong>of</strong> Roger, and they have both<br />
confessed already. However, Brian McNamee has already<br />
lied to Congress over the ordeal and has admitted to it.<br />
Though for Brian McNamee to even say that he gave<br />
anyone steroids is very courageous <strong>of</strong> him. By doing <strong>this</strong>, Mc-<br />
Namee is now viewed as a snitch in the baseball community<br />
and will never have another job in Major League Baseball.<br />
Roger Clemens has everything to lose, including his<br />
reputation and a possible spot in the Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame. Clemens<br />
has won seven CY Young awards in his career and could possibly<br />
be known as one <strong>of</strong> the greatest, if not the greatest pitcher<br />
<strong>of</strong> all time. Can you compare Roger Clemens on steroids to<br />
all <strong>of</strong> the other great pitchers who did not use steroids?<br />
Even if no one ever proves that Roger Clemens did<br />
take steroids, people will always know that he was involved<br />
in the scandal. Clemens acknowledges <strong>this</strong> and says that even<br />
if he will never get his name cleared, he cannot in good conscience<br />
admit to something that he didn’t do.<br />
Before Clemens testified, he went to all <strong>of</strong> the members<br />
<strong>of</strong> Congress hours before the meeting, shaking hands and<br />
signing autographs. Even with the autographs, it was still a<br />
hard fought legal battle that ended with Roger Clemens shedding<br />
the slightest bit <strong>of</strong> doubt on McNamee’s case.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the major goals in the Clemens speech to<br />
Congress was to add a little bit <strong>of</strong> doubt to McNamee’s case<br />
and name and in that regard they definitely succeeded. However,<br />
there is now the possibility <strong>of</strong> Roger Clemens being<br />
charged with a perjury charge for lying to Congress.<br />
There are now many doubts among writers as to<br />
whether or not Clemens should inducted into the Hall <strong>of</strong><br />
Fame. If he does get into the Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame it will probably<br />
not be one the first ballot as he would have been before the<br />
Michael report. The face <strong>of</strong> the steroid is now shifted because<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>this</strong> from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens.<br />
Baseball Tryouts<br />
Tryouts for all positions are<br />
Monday, March 10th, 2008 and<br />
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 @<br />
Steele Main Gym<br />
Varsity 3:15-5:30 pm<br />
JV 5:15-7:00 pm<br />
Freshman 6:45-9:00 pm<br />
www.my.highschooljournalism.org/oh/amherst/steele<br />
SWC Champions!<br />
Kyle Work<br />
Staff Writer<br />
The Record<br />
February 22, 2008<br />
Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> Mr. Millet<br />
The Amherst Girls Freshman Basketball team capped <strong>of</strong>f an incredible season by avenging their only<br />
loss <strong>of</strong> the year on Saturday, defeating Brecksville 26-23 to capture the SWC Championship. Morgan<br />
Madera led all scorers with 10 points and Julia Porostosky added 6. Abby Rositano had 4 and Haile<br />
Mihalcik hit a crucial 15 footer with 2 minutes left that put the Comets up for good. Sara Deer<br />
and Jordan Simmons added 8 rebounds a piece and helped shut down a much bigger Brecksville<br />
Team. The Comets finished up the year with a record <strong>of</strong> 19-1 winning both the SWC regular season and<br />
Tournament Championships.<br />
Amherst Track Team Starts Season<br />
E v e r y<br />
spring the Amherst<br />
Steele track<br />
team stands out<br />
among the rest<br />
<strong>of</strong> the spring<br />
sports teams.<br />
The track team<br />
has not only<br />
represented the school but our conference.<br />
Five out <strong>of</strong> the past seven<br />
years Steele’s track team has won<br />
the conference title.<br />
Junior Brandon Kish has helped<br />
the track team immensely over the<br />
past two years. “I can’t wait for<br />
track season to begin. I use football<br />
and track to show my skills. I try to<br />
represent <strong>this</strong> school in any way possible.<br />
I enjoy what I do. I grew up<br />
around football my whole life, and<br />
track kind <strong>of</strong> makes me better or gets<br />
me ready for the new football season<br />
fast approaching,” Kish said.<br />
“I think <strong>this</strong> track season is going<br />
to be a great season, and I think<br />
we can show everyone we have a lot<br />
more to <strong>of</strong>fer than others especially<br />
when it comes to Amherst hosting<br />
their yearly Comet Relay’s.”<br />
Kish said he uses football and<br />
track to stay healthy all year round.<br />
“I’m hoping that I can get a scholarship<br />
to a big time school,” Kish said.<br />
I just have to show everyone what I<br />
got now and not hold anything back.<br />
I take each season as it comes, but<br />
that doesn’t mean I don’t do all I can<br />
in preparing for it,” Kish said.<br />
As the Steele Track Team prepares<br />
for the upcoming season the<br />
school wishes them the best <strong>of</strong> luck.<br />
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