THE NEWSCASTER-Sports
PAGE 8 - September 12,2012
This Week’s Games
Last Week’s Winners
Week of 9-8
Miami (FL) at No. 22 Kansas St
Week of 9-15
Auburn at Mississippi State
BUCCANEERS AT GIANTS
No. 23 Florida at Texas A&M
RAIDERS AT DOLPHINS
No. 6 Georgia at Missouri
TEXANS AT JAGUARS
South Florida at Nevada
LIONS AT 49ERS
PANTHERS AT BUCCANEERS
Wake Forest at No. 5 Florida State
COLTS AT BEARS
California at No. 12 Ohio State
Week #3
JAGUARS AT VIKINGS
No. 1 Alabama at Arkansas
DOLPHINS AT TEXANS
No. 18 Florida at No. 23 Tennessee
Tie Breaker:
No. 2 USC at No. 21 Stanford
49ERS AT PACKERS
Tie Breaker:
#20 Notre Dame___ at #10 Mich St___
Squawk Box
Doug Johnston, Food Ranch manager racks up
rs
his first win on the season on picks of 8-2.
to
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The Bucs win over Carolina tripped him up as
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Pigskin P
well as others. The Packers loss also was not
hunt.
predicted. Plenty of upsets to go around, and
The group of ten were
some more for this week.
accompanied by Sgt. Major Craig
Bishop and Parker. They arrived
Friday and were treated to a roast
pig dinner and then went to the
lodge to get settled in. They were
split into groups and went hunting
that night.
Saturday the group was
treated to a delicious meal by
the American Legion Post 0383
at Old Town. The Legionnaires
showed up in force and made the
Warriors feel welcome. The sol-
diers ate, watched college football
then headed back to the lodge for
more hunting.
For the week: 5-5
For the week: 8-2
For the week: 7-3
For the week: 7-3
Post 0383 Commander
Doug Johnston
Bobby Nagda
Chris Nielsen
Harold Beasley
Dave Desbin was present during
Food
the dinner and when the Warriors
Inglis Super Stop
Taylor Made
Beasley
thanked him for the reception he
Ranch
told the group the thank you be-
Crossroads Cafe
Homes
Tire Co.
longed to them.
Supermarket
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The Legionnaires were
Inglis
Inglis
gracious enough to let my wife
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and I sit in on the occasion and we
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were impressed with the young
Season Totals
Season Totals
Warriors we talked to. They were
Season Totals
# Wins-16
from all over the United States.
# Wins-14
# Wins-16
# Wins-16
They all had a good time and they
# Losses-4
# Losses-6
# Losses-4
# Losses-4
are all heros in my book.
Beasley Tire
On our way back to
Taylor Made
Inglis Super Stop
Merita or Wonder
Dunnellon I couldn’t help but
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reflect on a conversation I had
Co.
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with Post Commander Desbin. It
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erans coming home from Viet
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that kind of reception. Jane Fonda
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teams lost. The Dolphins fell to
little thin, but Florida and Tennes-
Bama, Michigan State will host
Houston and the Jaguars lost in
see is huge. That game has the feel
Notre Dame, Southern Cal is at
By Doug Johnston
overtime at Minnesota.
of those big games of the Spur-
Stanford, and FSU will host a
College football had a
rier/Fulmer years when the win-
NFL Provides upsets in Openers
Wake Forest team that comes
huge upset with Louisiana Mon-
ner won the SEC East almost ev-
in with a 2-0 record. I like the
The NFL season opened
roe beating Arkansas. Not only
ery year. College Gameday must
Crimson Tide, Gators, Spartans,
last week with an upset as the
did the Warhawks knock the Ra-
think its big too. They will set up
and Noles and I don’t think they
50
Cowboys beat the defending
zorbacks out of the top 10, but
in Knoxville this week and those
will, but I would love it if Stan-
NFL Champion New York Gi-
they beat up the Hogs physically,
who have been to a game in Ney-
ford could give Lane Kiffin a loss
ants. More upsets followed Sun-
knocking QB Tyler Wilson out of
land Stadium know that it will be
this early in the season. I think he
taste in their mouths so watch out
day with the Bucs beating Caro-
the game and possibly affecting
rocking and the Jim Beam will be
loves to be hated.
Bucs! The Dolphins host the Raid-
lina, San Francisco beating Green
him for the Hogs big showdown
flowing on the banks of the Ten-
Sunday the Bucs visit
ers: Raiders will win a close one,
Bay and the Bronco’s beating the
with Alabama this Saturday.
nessee River Saturday night.
a New York Giant team that has
and the Jags will lose at Houston.
Steelers. The other two Florida
This weeks college platter is a
In addition to Arky/
three extra days off and a nasty