Last week the Priory soccer team went out to the St. Dominic Fast-Lane Supercup with only one goal in mind: win the championship and earn their #1 ranking among small schools. Th e Rebels are the winningest team in the Supercup’s history, but af-ter a disappointing 3-2 loss in the championship last year to a strong Eu-reka team, they were ready to reclaim the title. Coach John Mohrmann said, “Th is is a high-profi le tournament, we have to get to the championship and then get the job done.” Th e 2011 tour-nament was stacked with high-caliber teams Fort Zumwalt West, St. Dominic (#2 in small schools), and Oakville (#8 in large schools). In the fi rst round, the Rebels squared off with a solid Fort Zumwalt West team. Priory had solid control most of the game with Jeff rey Hopson and captain Ja-cob Mohrmann dominating the central midfi eld, but it wasn’t until the second half when the Rebels took the lead with a head-ball goal from James Pieper. James shared rare emotions about his goal. “Whatever,” he said, “I don’t really care.” Aft er another goal from Jeff rey Hopson on a breakaway, the Rebels won 2-0 and were set to face off against Holt in the semifi nal. Holt didn’t pose any problem to the Rebels. Junior captain Sam Newman scored the fi rst goal and Priory cruised to a 5-0 victory. Priory

now found themselves in the championship game against Oakville, who had beaten St. Dominic in a penalty shootout. Some fans actually made it out to St. Dominic on Saturday night to support the Rebels: most notably Alex “Tom Shane” Haueisen and Clay Swanger whose vuvuzu-elas thundered through the stadium, as well as Th omas Burton, Quentin Amice, Nehal Patel, and others. Th ey didn’t have to wait long to cheer. 55 seconds into the game the Rebels drew a corner kick. James Pieper fl icked it on to Jeff rey Hopson, who rock-eted it into the upper corner for an early 1-0 lead over Oakville. Jeff rey said, “Christmas came early this year: a gift in the form of a goal. I was fortunate to be right there and knock it in.” Priory was clearly outplaying Oakville and had most of the possession.

Th eir dominance was rewarded again with a goal from captain Andrew Rhodes in the fi rst half. With a 2-0 lead at halft ime, the Rebels were able to hold off the feisty Tigers to secure their fi rst place fi nish again at the Supercup. Junior captain Jeff rey Hopson was awarded player of the game. Not only did Priory accomplish their goal and win all three games, they also did not allow a single goal the entire tournament, an impressive feat. “It says that we are concerned with not only getting for-ward and putting goals in the back of the net, but also getting back to play defense as a team, and working hard to put pressure on our opponents,” says Jake Mohrmann. Come see the Rebels take down Lutheran South today at 4:15 at New Traf-ford.

By Peter CoganStaff Writer

Flawless

Crowned Rebels basking in their glory. Elaine Collins | Record Weekly

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With Homecoming dance quickly approach-ing, Senior Tommy Yoon has creative ideas for asking that special someone. Page 4.

HOMeCOMiNGDo the Redbirds have a chance at a post-season run? Writers Eric Stange and Will O’Brien have diff erent views. Page 4.

CARDiNAlsDo the Redbirds have a chance at a post-season run? Writers Eric Stange and Will

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Gentle GiantSpencer King is Athlete of the Week

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One fi ne fall aft ernoon not long ago, Senior David Fournie and I stood at the top of a hill watching the varsity runners fi nish their race at the Lutheran South Invitational and dreaming of foot speed from our ca-pability. And then, he crested the hill. Never be-fore had we taken the time to admire him running, but we should have. It was a beautiful sight. He was so tall and so gangly, yet still so graceful. And he was silent the whole time, like he usually is. David summarized this great man as glided past, “It’s like he’s saving his words for when he needs them most. Spencer King: the Gentle Giant.” Spencer stands in at a staggering 6 foot 6, and running has become part of him. “I can’t see my life without running,” he says. “Over the summer, running became a daily ritual for me; instead of get up at 7 and go to school, it was get up at 7 and go run.” He attributes this fascination with running to the Priory sports requirement. “Honestly, I would never have been a runner had we not had mandatory sports,” he says. “I never really cared about running until the end of my freshman season when I discovered that I wasn’t half bad at it.” “Not half bad” is Spencer being modest, another integral part of his character. He currently is the number one runner on a promis-ing Rebel cross country team, and his personal record for a 3.1 mile course is 17:19, best on

the team and still improving. Even though he is quiet by nature, Spencer was elected team captain this fall. “Spencer’s not the loudest guy on the team, but his run-ning speaks for him,” Senior run-ner Austin Federer says. “He’s not go-ing to get into your face, but he’s going to work his butt off every day. He leads by example.” S p e n c e r says that hard-working example comes from his dedication to the sport, his secret to success. “My big-gest secret would be setting goals for myself,” he says. “Aft er freshman year, I set goals for what I wanted to accomplish each

season and I trained hard over the summer in order to accomplish those goals.” Spencer has worked hard to meet his goals, running roughly 400 miles each of the past two summers (the team collectively ran 4125 miles- the most in Coach Rebello’s long history) and choosing to run long-distance track instead of playing ten-nis, where he was guaranteed a varsity spot, to train for his fi nal cross country season. He promises to continue his hard work this season. He would like to fi nally meet all of his goals and lead the Rebels to a successful season in the ABC league and possibly further. He may appear reserved, but his dedi-cation to his sport is evident. “Th us far, there is not a goal that I have not met,” he says. “And I hope to keep it that way in my fi nal season.”

The Record is the offi-cial student publication of Saint Louis Priory School in St. Louis, Missouri. It is pro-duced by student editors/staff members. Its purpose isthreefold: to inform stu-dents of events in the com-munity; to encourage dis-cussion of local, national, and international issues; and to serve as a trainingground for budding jour-nalists, photographers, and graphic designers. The Re-cord accepts contributions from all members of the Pr iory community, includ-ing students, faculty, and alumni. The Record will notpublish content consideredlegally unprotected speech,including but not limited to: libel, copyright in-fringement, or unwarrant-ed invasion of privacy, or material disruption of theeducational process. Stu-dent edi tors apply profes-sional standards to the production of the newspa-per and are solely respon-sible for all content, both explicit and implicit. Letters to the Editorsare always appreciated. Feedback not intended for publication is also welcome.

Spencer dominates the competition, setting a stun-ning personal record for a 5 kilometer course - 17:19.Rick Graefe | STL Today

3NewsMiddle East Unrest

Political struggles ravage the lands.

By Robert McAullifeStaff Writer

In the past month there have been quite a few disturbances going on in the ever-warring Middle East. Allow me to offer a brief recap of the situation. Our first matter of concern is Libya. As most of you probably know, a youth-led revolution has been attempting to overthrow the corrupt leader Muammar al-Ghadaffi, whom the rebels accused of corruption and slaughter of Libyan dissenters. The United States, with a NATO coalition of British and French troops, imposed a no-fly zone over the country to prevent Gha-daffi from using planes to sup-press rebels. Fi-nally on August 23, the rebel group Libyan Arab Jamahiriya were able to take over the capi-tal of the city, Tripoli. Gadhaffi’s compound was stormed and looted, although Gadhaffi and his sons’ whereabouts are currently unknown. Gad-haffi’s dubiously-gained assets had been fro-zen by the United States, Britain, Germany, and France after the rebellion. However they’ve just recently unfrozen them in hopes that the funds will aid the rebel movement’s humanitarian aid for Libyan refugees. If you’ll remember back to Febru-ary, you might recall some news about anoth-er dictator, this time an Egyptian one. Hosni Mubarak, president of Egypt since 1981, had been expelled from office by another youth revolution, citing the state of emergency law the country had been under for 40 years, which limited free speech and political op-position as well as allowed as many as 30,000 political prisoners to be held indefinitely. For the moment, the Egyptian military has control of the state, at least until its demo-cratic elections are held. The recent news from Egypt is that five Egyptian policemen have been killed by Israeli forces, supposedly

caught in the cross-fire between them and Palestinian forces. This sparked public out-rage in the country, including a storming of the Israeli embassy, where a brave protester (dubbed “Flagman” by the internet) ripped off and burned the Israeli flag, replacing it with that of Egypt. Meanwhile, the interim Egyptian government withdrew their ambas-sador from Israel, in protest of the killings. With Mubarak, a long-time friend of the Is-raeli government, gone, many now wonder if Egypt will again return to being an anti-Israe-li government, breaking a peace established in 1979. If the Egyptian people’s reactions are any indicator, it is not likely the new, demo-

cratically-elected leader will be any friend to Israel. Finally, it is worth calling attention to the ongoing violence in Syria: Presi-dent Bashar al-Assad has been violently putting to rest a rebellion that has been going on since January. Inspired

by Tunisia, Egypt, and now Libya, Syrians seek to overthrow yet another corrupt dicta-tor. While media is tightly controlled in the country, reports have surfaced that point to massive bloody suppression of the protests. The United States appear to be secretly back-ing regime change, and have imposed sanc-tions on Assad and his cabinet members. As you can see, there is a great deal of violence going on in the Middle East at the moment, and I didn’t even get into Israeli-Palestinian rocket fire. The way things have been going in Tunisia and Egypt, however, seem to be hopeful: pointing towards a more democratic Middle East (notably without the United States’ efforts to “make the world safe for democracy”). One must keep in mind, however, that the results of these democratic revolutions may not please the United States (and by extension Israel), and may seem counter-progressive through Western eyes. However, the most fundamental concept of democracy is what the nations’ citizens want, not what a foreign superpower thinks is best.

This Saturday, Priory’s varsity football team will play their homecoming game in their new stadium. Over the summer, Pri-ory has been building a new ad-dition to the grandstand area at the turf field. This new addition includes many new and exciting features. One of these features is an arch that reads “Todd Sta-dium”. Under this arch, there are approximately 330 bricks that Priory families have purchased. On these bricks, many Priory families have writing inscribed. Father Michael said that he thinks that the conces-sion stand is the best new feature because it now has much more space and that it is an overall nic-er facility. Other new features include new restrooms, a new press box and a larger visitor’s stand. “This year all the seat-ing will be together and it can seat about 500 people,” said Fa-ther Michael. Father Michael also thinks this will help Reb-els fans cheer on their athletic teams. On Saturday, the sta-dium will be dedicated to Rose Todd Davis whose single dona-tion helped complete the whole stadium. Rose Todd Davis passed away about a year ago so the stadium will be dedicated in her memory. Rebel fans will really enjoy this new grandstand area and are looking forward to a homecoming victory.

Todd Stadium Unveiled

TomorrowBy Harry Lindmark

Staff Writer

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How to Ask Your Date to HomecomingBy Tommy Yoon

Staff Writer Great news: Priory Homecoming is creeping up on us. The dance is on Oc-tober 15th, less than a month away. We all know what that means: it’s time to find your date. There are two approaches to this: 1. Asking a girl as a friend. 2. Ask-ing a girl as a love-interest. In asking a girl as a friend, the key is to keep your dance experience laid-back. This is an easy and fun way to enjoy the dance. Asking them can also be simple. If you’re that close to your friend, a simple polite invitation over a phone conversation or in person is usu-ally acceptable. But you can also surprise her with fun ways like baking a cake, giving her a balloon, or even painting “Homecom-ing?” across your chest. Just don’t overdo it.

Remember, you’re asking them as a friend, nothing more. The second type of homecoming date is very different. This is where you have been talking to a girl who you seem to be developing feelings for, and you want to use the homecoming dance as a first date. This inquiry involves more serious things like roses, a letter, chocolates, and, some-times, if you are head over heels, jewelry. When I was a sophomore, I wanted to ask my date seriously. I used roses and a letter to ask her. Thankfully, she said yes, and the evening was phenomenal. Showing com-passion and romance always is a plus with the ladies. All these gift ideas determine whether you want to “stay in the friend zone,” or “take it to the next level,” with your intended date. Sometimes the best way to impress her is to think outside the box. Thousands of other ways have been

used to ask a date both casually and seri-ously. Here are some examples from this year’s senior class:

- Burn a CD with “Will you go to HC with me as the last song” (Ted Tooley) - Huge glow sticks on the driveway spelling “HC?” (Tommy Yoon) - Carving pumpkins to spell “Homecom-ing?” (Mark Mannino) - Writing on her car (Carter Gage) - “NBD T-Bomb” (Luke Slabaugh) - Giving your football jersey away (Brendan Thomas) - Hiding baseballs in her room each with a letter spelling “Homecoming” (Scott Leer)- Lighting candles on her lawn spelling “Homecoming?” (Nico Stillman)

And if none of this appeals to you, go stag and enjoy ripping up the dance floor with your Priory brothers.

Opposing Viewpoints - Cardinals Playoffs

Now that the season is winding down, there are two teams vying for the N.L. Wild Card spot, the Braves and the Cardinals. With a 9-4 record in September, the Cardinals seem to have found the groove they had lost earlier in the year. They find themselves poised to make a postseason run. Entering the last few weeks of the season, the Cardinals face a relatively easy stretch down the road, with exception to the Phillies this week-end. The pivotal game of this series to prove their mettle will be the nation-ally televised game on ESPN on Sunday night.If they can escape this weekend with two wins, they can enjoy a favorable schedule for the rest of the season. The Cardinals play the bottom two teams in the Central, the Astros and Cubs, and the struggling Mets; the last nine games of the year are very winnable. If the bullpen holds togeth-er like it did last weekend against the Braves, and they have opportunistic hit-ting, the Cardinals have very good chances

By Eric StangeStaff Writer

Eric is a child with the sports knowledge of a dying cactus. As much as it pains this writer to say it, the Cardi-nals’ postseason chances are all but fin-ished.

Without any consistency from their hitting triumvirate of Berk-man, Pujols, and Holliday, the second half has been very dis-appointing. The Cardinals have also struggled to find a consistent starter this year after Adam Wain-wright missed the season to Tom-my John’s surgery. Throw in a complete lack of a closer the entire year (I am indeed calling out the man with the billy goat beard, Ryan Franklin), the Cardinals are not built for postsea-son baseball. The Cardinals will have to be very lucky to make the postseason at all, and if they do, they will be out by the first round. Good luck

re-signing Albert Pujols if you don’t make the playoffs...

By Will O’BrienStaff Writer

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6 News

By Thomas BurtonStaff Writer

Josh McDaniels - Offensive Guru

On January 18th, the St. Louis Rams made a big splash in signing Josh McDaniels to be their offensive coordi-nator. McDaniels, 35, is known as an offensive guru from his days as the Pa-triots offensive coordinator. In 2007, he led the high-powered New England of-fense to numerous NFL records on the way to an undefeated regular season. Following the 2008 season, McDaniels signed a contract to become the Denver Broncos head coach, where he imme-diately created controversy with then quarterback Jay Cutler. Soon after, Cut-ler was traded to the Bears in return for Kyle Orton, among others. McDaniels, also made head-lines for misunderstandings with Bran-don Marshall, which also led to a trade,

and for supposedly “over-drafting” Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in the first round of the 2010 draft. McDan-iels revved up the Denver offense, mak-ing Kyle Orton and Brandon Lloyd into borderline stars, but he did not get the job done and was fired midway through the 2010 season. While Josh McDaniels did not get the job done with the Broncos, the Rams signed McDaniels to do what he does best: coach the offense- and only the offense. In Coach Steve Spagnuolo’s opinion, McDaniels is “one of the great-est minds in the NFL.” The Rams are hoping McDaniels can do what he did for the Patriots and Broncos and trans-form QB Sam Bradford into a bona fide superstar.

In every season McDaniels has been coordinator or head coach, he has had at least one receiver with 1000 plus receiving yards, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Brandon Marshall, and Brandon Lloyd as examples. Look for the Rams to model their offense off of the Patriots 2007 offense, using Danny Amendola as their Wes Welker-esque slot man and Brandon Gibson or new pickup Mike Sims-Walker as their big-play guy on the outside. Look for one of these guys to become the Rams first 1000 yard receiver since Torry Holt, with Sims-Walker being the most likely candidate. Under McDaniels, the of-fense should be much improved in due time.

Martin Fitzgerald illuminated the sky with a dazzling fireworks display last night. Luke D Slabaugh | Record Weekly