Shorthanded Bulldogs fall to Bucs for second straight year
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pening day at Fenway Park, a rite of spring for New Englanders since 1912, has always been equal parts pomp and circumstance and equal parts clam chowder and Italian sausage. Last year’s festivities, however, resembled something more from a May Day parade in Red Square than Red Sox opener in April. Boston — a city that deifies its athletes and revels in its championships like few others — rolled out some of its heaviest hitters. Assembled in front of the pitcher’s mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch stood four of the Hub’s greatest sports legends. Representing the Red Sox was David Ortiz, the Papi who broke the Bambino’s curse. From the Celtics was Bill Russell, the greatest champion basketball has known. From the Bruins was Bobby Orr, the greatest defenseman to ever lace up a pair of skates. And representing the Patriots, in his blue No. 24 jersey, was Ty Law. The kid from Aliquippa, now 42, didn’t look the least bit out of place among Boston sports immortals. Law will not be the last player from New England’s ongoing football dynasty to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he most likely will be its first. A first-time finalist this year after just two years on the ballot, Law fell short for induction into Canton on Saturday night, but his time is coming. That will be for others to decide. As Law says, there are no do-overs. He’s done all he can do or sought to do on a football field. “I lived my dream,” Law told The Times last week. “When you have the opportunity to live your dream, you can’t have so many complaints in life. A lot of people have dreams that never come to fruition. Mine did.”
Patriots’ dynasty began with Aliquippa native’s pick-six 15 years ago
he Patriots will play in their NFLT record ninth Super Bowl Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons, but they likely
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New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law (24) is trailed by St. Louis Rams’ Isaac Bruce (80) as he scores a touchdown during the secondquarter of Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 3, 2002.
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Pittsburgh, western Pa. well represented in every Super Bowl PAGE B7 Steelers Review
Waiting Game
O-line was the spark
Terrell Owens among Hall
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of Fame snubs. So who
offense. PAGE B4
made it? PAGE B6
Ty Law, Alan Faneca,
would not have won their first Lombardi without Law, let alone another without their All-Pro cornerback. Fifteen years ago, Law helped New England to a most unlikely championship with a stunning upset of the defending champion St. Louis Rams in one of the best Super Bowls ever played. Hard as it might be to believe in western Pennsylvania, there was a time — pre-controversies that end LAW, PAGE B5
Goodwin’s road unconventional By Christopher B. Mueller Times NFL Correspondent
PITTSBURGH — Atlanta cornerback C.J. Goodwin’s road to Super Bowl LI was anything but straight and narrow. Scan the Super Bowl rosters, and you’ll find the commonalities of the SEC, Big 10 and ACC among players’ collegiate backgrounds.
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But Bethany College? Fairmont State University? California University of Pennsylvania? On a national scale, most wouldn’t know they existed. Though in Goodwin’s case, his three-stop route to the NFL was similar to the initial birth GOODWIN, PAGE B4
BURRELL 44, FREEDOM 27
Shorthanded Bulldogs fall to Bucs for second straight year By Alex Stumpf Times Sports Correspondent
HOUSTON, PA. — After losing to Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championship, 44-27, Freedom still had something to look forward to. Just not on Saturday night. “[State championships] will feel good on Wednesday. It won’t feel good today,” coach Jim Covert said. “Start of the season, our goal was to make states. I’m proud of that team today. They fought well. They just came up a little short.”
It’s the second year in a row Freedom lost to Burrell in the championship, but they were shorthanded. The Bulldogs have been forced to fight through three ACL tears, which is the most the team’s had in Covert’s time as coach. The injuries were also to key members, including Noah Trombetto and Mike Muron. While some of their muscles may be giving out, Covert tells his team they have to work with the cards they are dealt. So even though they
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are down a number of wrestlers, the Bulldogs are relying on their hearts to power through the rest of the season. “When you get to the states, everyone has a chance to win it, and everyone has a chance to place,” senior Dean Ward said. “It’s anybody’s ball game. We have to do our best and wrestle with heart.” The loss to Burrell was the second match for Freedom Saturday. In its first contest WRESTLING, PAGE B3
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Freedom’s Nick Wolfe, top, wrestles R.J. Buchina of Elizabeth Forward in a 195-pound match during a WPIAL playoff match Wednesday at Freedom Area High School. Freedom advanced to the WPIAL 2A champiosnhip, where it fell to Burrell, 44-27, on
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pening day at Fenway Park, a rite of spring for New Englanders since 1912, has always been equal parts pomp and circumstance and equal parts clam chowder and Italian sausage. Last year’s festivities, however, resembled something more from a May Day parade in Red Square than Red Sox opener in April. Boston — a city that deifies its athletes and revels in its championships like few others — rolled out some of its heaviest hitters. Assembled in front of the pitcher’s mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch stood four of the Hub’s greatest sports legends. Representing the Red Sox was David Ortiz, the Papi who broke the Bambino’s curse. From the Celtics was Bill Russell, the greatest champion basketball has known. From the Bruins was Bobby Orr, the greatest defenseman to ever lace up a pair of skates. And representing the Patriots, in his blue No. 24 jersey, was Ty Law. The kid from Aliquippa, now 42, didn’t look the least bit out of place among Boston sports immortals. Law will not be the last player from New England’s ongoing football dynasty to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he most likely will be its first. A first-time finalist this year after just two years on the ballot, Law fell short for induction into Canton on Saturday night, but his time is coming. That will be for others to decide. As Law says, there are no do-overs. He’s done all he can do or sought to do on a football field. “I lived my dream,” Law told The Times last week. “When you have the opportunity to live your dream, you can’t have so many complaints in life. A lot of people have dreams that never come to fruition. Mine did.”
Patriots’ dynasty began with Aliquippa native’s pick-six 15 years ago
he Patriots will play in their NFLT record ninth Super Bowl Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons, but they likely
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New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law (24) is trailed by St. Louis Rams’ Isaac Bruce (80) as he scores a touchdown during the secondquarter of Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 3, 2002.
more inside
Pittsburgh, western Pa. well represented in every Super Bowl PAGE B7 Steelers Review
Waiting Game
O-line was the spark
Terrell Owens among Hall
behind dynamic
of Fame snubs. So who
offense. PAGE B4
made it? PAGE B6
Ty Law, Alan Faneca,
would not have won their first Lombardi without Law, let alone another without their All-Pro cornerback. Fifteen years ago, Law helped New England to a most unlikely championship with a stunning upset of the defending champion St. Louis Rams in one of the best Super Bowls ever played. Hard as it might be to believe in western Pennsylvania, there was a time — pre-controversies that end LAW, PAGE B5
Goodwin’s road unconventional By Christopher B. Mueller Times NFL Correspondent
PITTSBURGH — Atlanta cornerback C.J. Goodwin’s road to Super Bowl LI was anything but straight and narrow. Scan the Super Bowl rosters, and you’ll find the commonalities of the SEC, Big 10 and ACC among players’ collegiate backgrounds.
WPIAL CLASS 2A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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AP
But Bethany College? Fairmont State University? California University of Pennsylvania? On a national scale, most wouldn’t know they existed. Though in Goodwin’s case, his three-stop route to the NFL was similar to the initial birth GOODWIN, PAGE B4
BURRELL 44, FREEDOM 27
Shorthanded Bulldogs fall to Bucs for second straight year By Alex Stumpf Times Sports Correspondent
HOUSTON, PA. — After losing to Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championship, 44-27, Freedom still had something to look forward to. Just not on Saturday night. “[State championships] will feel good on Wednesday. It won’t feel good today,” coach Jim Covert said. “Start of the season, our goal was to make states. I’m proud of that team today. They fought well. They just came up a little short.”
It’s the second year in a row Freedom lost to Burrell in the championship, but they were shorthanded. The Bulldogs have been forced to fight through three ACL tears, which is the most the team’s had in Covert’s time as coach. The injuries were also to key members, including Noah Trombetto and Mike Muron. While some of their muscles may be giving out, Covert tells his team they have to work with the cards they are dealt. So even though they
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are down a number of wrestlers, the Bulldogs are relying on their hearts to power through the rest of the season. “When you get to the states, everyone has a chance to win it, and everyone has a chance to place,” senior Dean Ward said. “It’s anybody’s ball game. We have to do our best and wrestle with heart.” The loss to Burrell was the second match for Freedom Saturday. In its first contest WRESTLING, PAGE B3
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Freedom’s Nick Wolfe, top, wrestles R.J. Buchina of Elizabeth Forward in a 195-pound match during a WPIAL playoff match Wednesday at Freedom Area High School. Freedom advanced to the WPIAL 2A champiosnhip, where it fell to Burrell, 44-27, on
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