The Flying Number 4

By Aiden G.

SCORE!!! BOBBY ORR!!! Were the words of Fred Cusick on May 10th, 1970. The day Bobby Orr, the greatest defenceman ever, scored the game winning goal in overtime of the Stanley Cup in style. Bobby Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in Ontario, Canada. He was drafted in 1966 by the Boston Bruins and at first, they put him at center. But they decided he was better on defense. Four years later the Bruins made it to the playoffs then… the finals. The final was the Boston Bruins VS the St. Louis Blues. It was tied 3 to 3 when 40 seconds into overtime, Bobby Orr comes down the boards and passes it to Sanderson who is behind the net. Sanderson passes it back to Orr who is now in front of the net ( Hockey is called the fastest sport on Earth). Orr shoots and scores while tripping over a St. Louis Blue and goes flying. Then they won the Stanley Cup.

The History Of Baseball

By Micah F.

Many people might be interested in baseball, but not a lot of people are fans. For example, you might be more of a hockey fan, or a soccer fan, or maybe not even a fan of sports. However many people like the sport of baseball but don’t know how it originated or is played. Well in this article we will tell you all you need to know!

Baseball was started very long ago, and it wasn’t called baseball at first. In the sixteenth-century people started playing this small game called “cricket”. For the sport of cricket, you need twenty-four people at least. You would need a cricket bat and ball. This sport originated in South East England.

The picture above might look familiar. To some people, this might look like someone pitching or about to hit a baseball but nope. Believe it or not, this is actually cricket!

After the sport cricket went on for a long time, small towns started creating small teams to face off against each other. The first live and competitive baseball contest took place in the year 1846.

How To Play Baseball

To play baseball you need nine or more players. The positions in the infield are catcher, pitcher, first base, second base, shortstop, and third base. The positions in the outfield are left field, right field, and center field.

When you are up at bat someone will pitch you a ball. You have to try and hit the ball as hard as you can to get it as far away from first base as possible. You want to do this because if the ball rolls too close to the base you are running to (first base) and the person steps on the base before you step on it you are out.

Another way you can get out is if you hit the ball up into the air and someone catches it. Another way you can get out is if you are up to bat and someone pitches perfectly down the middle and straight into the catcher's glove and you don’t swing it is called a strike.

If you do swing but miss it is still called a strike. If you hit something called a foul ball it is also considered a strike but if you get a foul ball on your last strike it does not count. But just because you got one strike does not mean you are out. Not yet at least. If you get three strikes you are out. I am sure most people have heard that before.

If you see a pitch that is at your legs or over your head it is called a ball. If you get four balls you get a walk. A walk is when after you get four balls you run to first base and no one can get you out unless you advance to second base then if someone throws the ball to second and they tag you before you touch the base you are considered out. Once the runner touches home plate they get a run for their team.

In the game of baseball, there are innings. Most baseball games have six to seven innings. Innings are when say the first team was up at bat first once that team gets up to bat for the second time it is the second inning. Some baseball games also have time limits so sometimes the games have to end a little early but that can be very rare.