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"It was a huge honor," said Gilligan about qualifying as an All-American. "I was so surprised and it meant a lot to me."
Despite their individual accomplishments, Gaeckle said she was more worried about how the team would do.
"I tend to not look at times," she said. "I just wanted to win."
As a senior captain, Gaeckle is integral in helping the team win again this year, said Gross, 36, who is in his eighth year coaching at Catholic.
"To me (being a senior captain) is really important," he said. "It's not something we just hand out."
Gaeckle, who is considering continuing her swimming career at Tennessee, Maryland or Rutgers, "loves the sport and brings that out in everyone else," said Gross. He also said it's been fun to watch Gaeckle, Koletic and Gilligan grow from quiet, shy freshman to vocal leaders in the pool.
The three started swimming competitively on club teams in elementary school and currently swim at SwimMAC. Club swimming is more competitive, they said, but they like high school swimming because it's more relaxed and you have a team behind you.
"Everyone is cheering for you," said Koletic.
But while high school swimming is more relaxed, Gaeckle said the Catholic swimmers want to win and know what it takes.
"We're all here to get business done and win," she said.
Gross said a large part of the success of the program has come from good swimmers who want to be a part of a strong program.
"We attract talent," he said. Catholic "attracts the kids that want to be a part of a championship team."
With nine straight titles, Gross said championships are "starting to become expected" by the school and program. After losing just four swimmers who competed in last year's state meet, the Cougars have a good chance for the championship. The team also has 12 divers this year, which will add depth.
"I think we're going to be really good," said Gilligan.
The three said they push each other and want to do well because they don't want to let the rest of their team down.
"It makes me swim faster," said Gaeckle.
"We're motivated to get better," she added. "I think we have a pretty solid team."
Three takeaways from Michigan basketball's blowout win over Chattanooga on Friday.
Michigan basketball continued its hot start to the season with a 83-55 win over Chattanooga at Crisler Center on Friday afternoon.
The Wolverines (6-0), No. 9 in the latest AP poll, didn't trail once all game and took a double-digit lead early thanks to a combined 28 points first-half points from the front-court trio of Isaiah Livers, Ignas Brazdeikis and Jon Teske.
Here are three takeaways from Friday's game.
U-M coach John Beilein has said that he envisions Livers, a sophomore forward, playing the role that ex-Wolverines forward Duncan Robinson did last year.
Livers can come off the bench and spell Brazdeikis at power forward. Or he can replace Teske at center, allowing U-M to play small.
Livers is a dedicated defender who entered Friday's game averaging 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals per game. None of his offensive stats are overly impressive — except for his 3-point shooting.
Through the first five games of the season, Livers shot 9 of 17 (52.9 percent) on 3s. Against Chattanooga, he made two of his three attempts.
It might be hard to sustain that pace. Still, Livers' shooting is one of the reasons why he has been such an effective player this year.
U-M's talented 6-foot-7, 215-pound freshman paced the Wolverines with 20 points on Friday.
It's the second consecutive game Brazdeikis has led Michigan in scoring, after he dropped 20 against Providence last weekend.
He has scored in double figures in five of U-M's first six games. Against Chattanooga, Brazdeikis picked up an early foul in the opening minutes of the game and took a seat on the bench.
No matter. He scored plenty later in the first half and early in the second, getting to the rim while hitting a pair of 3s.
Beilein was able to play with different lineups in the second half. One group featured three guards — Zavier Simpson, Eli Brooks and David DeJulius — along with to Livers and Brazdeikis.
Later, there was a lineup featuring DeJulius, Brooks, Brazdeikis, freshman forward Brandon Johns and center Austin Davis.
Friday was Davis' return to the court after he left last week's Villanova game with an apparent lower-body ankle. He sat out the team's next two games against George Washington and Providence.
Sunny, attractive PreWar coop walking distance to MetroNorth and the vibrant Village of Bronxville. Hiking and biking trails close by as well as great shops, trendy restaurants, (including Beer Noggin and Starbucks!) and friendly people everywhere. Known as Georgian Court, this elegant brick building is nestled in a courtyard setting surrounded by professional landscaping and stone walls. Located on the second floor of the South building, this delightful 1252 sq ft coop is fully renovated and move-in ready. Generous foyer with three large closets, formal living room with high ceilings and gleaming hardwood floors. Sunny and bright open-concept dining room and granite custom chef's kitchen with island and ss appliances. Master suite w/renovated full bath en-suite. Oversized second bedroom and renovated hall bath. Short waitlist for onsite parking. Easy no step access with ramps in the rear lobby. A place you will love to call home!
Kanye West and his bro President Donald Trump are teaming up to try to make America great again. The Twitter finger duo is scheduled to meet on Thursday for lunch.
Their meeting agenda will include discussing boosting American manufacturing and preventing gang violence, especially in Ye’s hometown of Chicago, as per the White House. They will also continue the conversation of prison reform that Kim Kardashian-West initiated in September.
This will be their first meeting since 2016 when the multi-hyphenate met with the President-elect in New York City. Ye is already fashion-ready with his MAGA hat for the meeting.
Last week, Kanye West said that he was trying to set up a meeting between POTUS and Colin Kaepernick.
Here's what Black Panther needs to do to win an Oscar. As awards season continues, Disney is still hoping to make history with their awards campaign for Marvel’s box office king, and it's beginning to look more likely they'll succeed.
The 2019 Golden Globe nominations were announced amid a flurry of anticipation, and although the majority of the nominees remained easy to predict, one Best Picture nomination stood out. In a very busy year against favored awards players like A Star is Born and BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther managed to secure a Best Motion Picture – Drama nom (as well as nods for its score and the song "All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA). Following big success with various critic bodies, this is the official mark of Black Panther as a serious Oscar contender.
2018 has proven to be a highly competitive year across the board, but even with dozens of candidates to battle for the slot, it’s very possible Marvel could make history. Here's where Black Panther's campaign for an Academy Award has got to, and what else needs to happen.
When Black Panther was released in February, it became an instant record-breaker at the box office. The film is currently the second highest grossing of 2018 worldwide, with $1.34 billion in the bank, and the first to hold the number one spot at the box office for at least five weekends since Avatar in 2009. In the US, it became only the third movie ever to pass $700 million domestically and managed to earn more than fellow Marvel behemoth Avengers: Infinity War. These statistics would be impressive enough even if the film were a critical disappointment, but it received near rapturous reviews across the board, with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Add to that its ground-breaking cultural influence and its importance as a proudly black film on this scale and it's safe to say that Black Panther was one of the undisputed cultural events of 2018.
Of course, superhero movies tend to get some sort of awards campaign. Just last year, Wonder Woman was subject to a much-discussed push from Warner Bros., although it did not receive any nominations. What a good awards campaign can do, even if your chances of winning remain slim, is draw attention to the film in question and keep it in the conversation. Just being a part of that narrative can help to shift perceptions on what counts as an awards-worthy movie. Typically, this is what is expected of those crowd-pleasing blockbusters that mount For Your Consideration campaigns, with the all-but-accepted outcome being it won’t garner any Oscar nominations beyond technical categories.
But what Disney's doing with Black Panther on this front is unique. They are not doing the bare bones marketing; the Mouse House has committed to a full-scale campaign. Their awards screeners - the DVD copies sent to critics and Academy members - are glossy, highly professional and emphasize how the film is "revolutionary". That word is taken from the cover quote by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone that adorns the screener, and it is larger than the title of the film itself. There is no Marvel or Disney logo on the cover either; the company has been savvy enough to understand that the film's chances increase when its connection to the biggest franchise on the planet are downplayed. The cast and crew of Black Panther have also been highly visible throughout the many parties, events and industry shindigs that are key to appealing to Oscar voters. Star Chadwick Boseman was even included in this year’s Best Actor roundtable held by The Hollywood Reporter. Disney is doing everything in their power to make it near impossible to ignore Black Panther’s presence as a prestigious movie.
And so far, it’s working. On top of those Golden Globe nominations, Black Panther was included in the National Board of Review's 10 films of 2018. The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association included it among its nominees, with focus on director Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan. It’s not unheard of for superhero movies to garner such nominations – last year, Logan became a surprise Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nominee – but never has a movie had the build-up of Black Panther. Here, a major studio is not only making a concerted effort to get their acclaimed blockbuster Oscar nominations but now, it’s looking more likely than ever, no longer a pipe dream.
It's a thrill to watch a young athlete run faster, jump higher, pitch more strike-outs or slice microseconds off a swimming record. But it's also very much to be expected. Today's young champions, after all, are better fed and better trained than past record setters.
Therefore an extra cheer - if not even a few sentimental tears - when a past champion comes back to do it again. What a feast we've had lately. Jack Nicklaus won the Masters last month for the sixth time, at the age of 46. Bill - ''Willie'' in the good old days - Shoemaker recently rode to his fourth Kentucky Derby victory at 54. And keep an eye on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Los Angeles Lakers' 39-year-old center. He was most valuable player in the championship last year, and is now making a good bid to repeat this year. On actuarial charts, these men are finished, over the hill, ''old-timers.'' On our chart, they're a breed apart, skillfully brushing past the well-fed youngsters, mysteriously oblivious to their own advancing years.
Your article (RSPB urges council to remove nets on cliff nests, 10 April) demonstrates the council’s inability to see the bigger picture. North Norfolk district council is in breach of several environmental laws, including the National Park and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Crow).
Under the Crow Act, the relevant local authority must make sure that all decisions have regard for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Norfolk coastline is a designated area. The sand martins have flown more than 5,000 miles from Africa to return to Bacton, where they roost, nest and feed every year.
The cliffs are home to various wildlife, including rabbits, insects and shrubs. We are in the middle of an extinction emergency, with many species disappearing, so this blatant intention to prevent breeding is reckless, shortsighted and arrogant. The NNDC website states that “only unvegetated sections of the cliff have been netted”, but yet today I saw areas of marram grass and several shrubs with netting draped over them. What is the point of seeking advice from the RSPB and other agencies if the council will simply ignore it? How much further damage will NNDC inflict before it will be too late rectify its actions?
• The statement “that 70% of bird species had already gone” is a misunderstanding of David Attenborough’s point (Time is ‘fast running out’ for the planet, warns Attenborough, 12 April). According to Bird Life International, there have been 161 bird species extinctions since 1500, between 1 and 2% of total bird species. This is an extinction rate several thousand times faster than the “natural” rate during non-crisis periods in world history.
The 70% figure probably refers to the extremely steep and accelerating decline in total bird numbers worldwide in recent decades. Other species such as fish, insects and wild mammals have also suffered catastrophic decline. Evidence shows that human activity – including habitat destruction, over-fishing and the use of pesticides – is entirely responsible.
During the Colonel By Secondary School Cougars pre-season girls’ hockey tournament, the Hillcrest Hawks’ players had the time of their lives.
Not only did they win the championship trophy, but also used the one-day experience as a team building exercise. Part of the latter included developing a cheer, which they called Hawks Fly Together.
Hillcrest coach Simone Wilson liked the cheer.
The Hawks took off that day and when they landed for the final time on Wednesday, they had another championship.
By defeating St. Peter Knights 2-1 in double overtime on Wednesday, Hillcrest won the best-of-three National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association girls’ tier 2 hockey title in three games. Hillcrest won the opening game 4-0, but St. Peter rebounded to even the exciting championship series at 1-1 with a 2-1 overtime victory.
The third and decisive game was hockey at its best, featuring breakaways on both sides, outstanding goaltending, a penalty shot, a shot off the crossbar and high energy play with every shift.
“I have coached high school hockey since the girls’ league (1999-2000) began and this was definitely the best game I have been involved with. Every player on the ice gave it all she had every shift,” Wilson added.
“Both teams played exceptionally well and the game could have gone either way. All of the girls on both teams should be really proud of their performance.
Hailey Munroe gave Hillcrest a 1-0 lead in the first period on a good shot from the slot, after hard corner digging by linemates Jaley Hardy and Taylor Molinski. That line was known for its creativity and hustle during the playoffs.
Morgan McNeil, a Grade 9 student, tied the game midway through the third period, when her strong low shot beat Hawks’ goalie Kelly Ferguson.
Lianne Gillen clinched the championship for Hillcrest, when the Grade 9 student backhanded a rebound underneath goalie Kat Thomson in the second overtime period. Gillen also scored the game-winning goal in the first game, a 4-0 win.
Ferguson was the backbone of the Hillcrest roster, making numerous saves and increasing the confidence of her teammates.
Co-captains Alissa Pasch and Lily Barton were strong rushing the puck. Defencemen Jade Catana, Liz Haire, Jenna Briglio and Jacquie Fitz more than handled the pressure of the St. Peter forwards.
The line of Hardy, Molinski and Munroe shone in the playoffs and generated many scoring chances.
Thomson was the key player in the St. Peter lineup as the goalkeeper stopped three breakaways and a penalty shot. She also made the initial save on the double-overtime goal, but couldn’t stop the rebound.
During the championship series and the playoffs, the Knights received outstanding efforts from defencemen Sydney McNeely, Nat Houser and Sarah Sutton and forwards Jess Kipping, Rebecca Mallais, Cristina Boselli, Kaitlyn Craney-Plouffe, and Bridget Mahoney as well as the energy line of Vanessa Forchilli, Katie Braz and Lynsey O’Brien.
Hawks Fly Together as Hillcrest captures Ottawa high school girls' tier... Oh Baby! What A Break!
If being understated is an art, then this BMW M3 is Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Paper Magazine condensed into a little silver metal-and-carbon-fiber box. Not only does it break the conventional mold by beating its coupe doppelganger in usability, but it's available for the price of a base model Toyota Camry SE.
This 2008 BMW M3 4-door is a masterpiece of engineering. Its 4.0 liter, 414 horsepower V8 (a derivative of the 5.0 liter V10 found in the E60 M5) delivers its massive revving power to its 6-speed manual transmission, resulting in a zero to sixty sprint of around 3.9 seconds. This car can do this while seating 5 people comfortably. That's not just quick, it was damn near impossible a few decades ago. It's not a car so much as it is a freaking miracle.
By the looks of things, the car is fully loaded, with BMW's love-it-or-hate-it iDrive Navigation suite and Nappa leather interior trim with carbon fiber accents. It's not the most desirable color, but for this price, I'm not sure you can find a better looking/optioned example that hasn't been on the wrong side of a cliff.
Mechanical parts can be a bit expensive for this car, but if you budget correctly, you can have a hell of a performer for the cost of a boring daily driver, with all the practicality of that boring daily driver. It's a win-win-win, and it's a smoking deal for anyone looking for a fun way to get to work. Get it before people realize how awesome these cars really are.
Publishing giant HarperCollins is apologizing for losing its way with a new atlas that scrubbed Israel from the face of the Earth in a bid to cater to Middle Eastern nations.
The company, which is a subsidiary of NewsCorp, has been selling the atlas it says was “developed specifically for schools in the Middle East.” It claims to provide students an “in-depth coverage of the region and its issues.” The atlas shows Syria, Jordan and even Gaza, but the name Israel does not appear on it, according to a story first reported by the Catholic publication, the Tablet.
Reviewers on Amazon were not kind about the omission.
“Failing to recognize its existence is horrifying and it’s a shame that in 2014, such nonsense still goes on,” one reviewer wrote.
“The publication of this atlas will confirm Israel’s belief that there exists hostility toward their country from parts of the Arab world. It will not help to build up a spirit of trust leading to peaceful co-existence,” a British bishop named Declan Lang, who chairs a conference that first highlighted the omission, told the Tablet.
EATON — All the elements for a good volleyball match were in place — a great rivalry, loud crowds for both teams, and the opportunity to secure better seeding in the upcoming District tournament – and the teams didn’t disappoint.
The Weld Central Rebels (6-3, 13-5) came into the Eaton High gym and slipped out with a 3-2 (25-17, 27-29, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11) Class 3A Patriot League win Tuesday night over the Eaton Reds (4-5, 10-8).
But it was the Rebels with still another lineup and their own loud crowd who prevailed.
Although Eaton’s outside hitter Kindra Carlson had the biggest kills (26 for the night) and added six blocks and two service aces, Reds coach Brent McNair cited the lack of hitting from the middle and right side as a prime factor in his team’s loss.
And Weld Central had some hitters, too.
Gina Clemens, normally a middle hitter moved to the outside and contributed 27 kills for the Rebels.
n Seeding time. Tuesday’s match leaves Weld Central firmly in third place and Eaton in fourth in the white division of the Patriot League.
Taking a look – McNair said that Kindra Carlson is being recruited by nearly every big Division I program. He believes that she is the best offensive player ever to come out of northern Colorado.
Kills: Gina Clemens 27, Becky Klausner 14, Mahalia Marcotte 9, Linnea Gingerich 5, Tiffany Swarts 4, Jaymee Martin 2. Aces: Klausner 2, Cassie Green 2, Marcotte 5. Assists: Martin 49, Klausner 3, Marcotte 1, Kacey Kobza 1. Blocks: Swarts 6, Gingerich 1.
Kills: Kindra Carlson 26, Brittany Stewart 5, Katie Mackey 7, Abbie Howe 7, Kaylene Holdren 6, Caryl Abeyta 4. Aces: Carlson 2, Abeyta 1. Assists: Abeyta 22, Mackey 1, Stewart 23, Carlson 1. Blocks: Carlson 6, Abbie Howe 1, Holdren 1.
The lock on your phone is very, very different from the lock on your front door.
Even though the first round of Apple versus the FBI ended before it could even kick off, the battle between tech companies and law enforcement over how strong encryption should legally be has only just begun.
In the course of the arguments about warrants and backdoors and privacy versus security, there's a common analogy that draws a parallel between the password on your phone and the lock on your front door. They are, after all, two elements of security that keep unwanted people out of your personal property. In reality, however, the two are extremely different. Even though cops can get through a locked door with a lockpick or a warrant or a battering ram, there are some very compelling reasons that the lock on your phone should remain completely unbreakable.
The key to understanding, as CGP Grey explains in this tight little summary video, is that on the internet there is no such thing as distance. That makes all the difference.
When you consider that hackers and thieves on the internet can instantly attack thousands of computers and phones simultaneously from anywhere in the world, it puts a whole different spin on what the value of encryption really is, and how desperately important it is to keep that lock as strong as possible.
I voted NDP once. It was a mistake. And I don’t mean it was an, “Oh, gosh, I shouldn’t have voted for them” mistake. It was an actual mistake.
It was four years ago in the B.C. provincial election. I was editor-in-chief of The Province at the time. Mere days before the vote, we published a front page that included a Mike Smyth column strongly denouncing the NDP platform. Columns rarely made the front page of The Province, but Mike wrote a ripper that I felt needed as much visibility and consideration as we could give it.
As well on that day, the editorial board of The Province wrote a full-page editorial endorsing Christy Clark and her Liberals.
These were opinions — the editorial and Mike’s exquisite column. Opinions are just that: opinions. These weren’t news stories. I strongly believe our reporting on the election — our news stories — were fair and balanced.
In the end, I don’t know what effect Mike’s column and The Province editorial had on the vote, but I suspect it had some.
I recall the day of that election (May 14, 2013) as being sunny and warm in the afternoon. I walked from my home to my designated voting station at Fairview Presbyterian Church. Along the way, I passed a number of election signs for NDP candidate George Heyman.
I’d met George once. He seemed like a nice enough fellow. But my intent was to vote for Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid.

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