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Veterans Day is a national holi-day held on November 11, the anniversa-ry of the end of World War I, to honor US veterans and victims of all wars. There will be an assembly open to the community held on Friday, Novem-ber 11 starting at 9:15 am. Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Boyd will be the guest speaker at Sikeston’s Veterans Day ceremony. Boyd is a deco-rated military officer who has served in Afghanistan and also serves as the Scott County prosecuting attorney. The Nation-al Guard will post the colors and perform the 21-gun salute. Boyd is the recipient of a Bronze Star Medal, Army Commenda-tion Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Afghani-stan Campaign Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, NATO Medal, Missouri National Guard Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon, Missouri State Emergency Duty Ribbon, and the Missouri 10-Year Long Service Ribbon. Miss Sikeston 2016, Em-ily Braden, Junior Miss Sikeston Reagan Collins, and Miss Cotton Carnival Natalie Groves will lead the Pledge of Alliance,

while Mary Ellen Carr, chaplain of the American Legion Auxiliary, will lead the “Prayer of Remembrance.” Local veterans will later be honored. Sikeston High School choir, band, and orchestra will also be performing. Lunch will be provided to veterans and their families starting at 11 am. Among local veterans, we have multiple veterans employed with Sikeston Public Schools who serve as principals, teachers, custodians, and the grounds crew. These veterans in-clude Doyle Noe, Soloman Stewart, Brent Trankler, Kim Meinke, Jeff Al-drich, Mary Alsup, Rick Justice, Kenny Garrison,Terry Daily, Eric Balsman, Larry Pride, Rachel Gates, Andy Caton, Earl Standridge, Charles Michael, Rob Greenlee, and Kim Schott.

Balsman, who was an intelli-gence analyst in the Army, says that to him, Veterans Day is a time to notice, honor and remember those who were not as lucky as him and were not able to come home. Caton, who was an Air Force Staff Sargeant and Missile Transporter, says that to him, Veterans Day is a time to remember those who sacrificed their freedom for others. Schott, who was a yeoman and a petty officer second class in the Navy, uses this day as a time to recognize those who proudly served our country. Noe, who was a sargeant in the Army from 1998-2006 and served in a tour of duty in Iraq in 2004, believes that Veterans Day is a time where those who have served should be recognized.

Kylie D. NoeReporter

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Veteran’s Day 200 Pine Sikeston, MO November 11, 2016

What’s Inside:

The Amerian flag is a symbol that our soldiers fight for

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BARKERBulldog

Jennifer L. HodgkissAdvisor

Steve BaysPrincipal

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Editorial Board

Reporters

Annie M. LancasterCo-Editor

Maxwell C. AultSports Co-Editor

Colton S. GaddisSports Co-Editor

Alison S. EnaxStudent Life Editor

Jackson R. ClayDistribution Manager

Riley G. CantrellReporter

Joshua B. StinnettReporter

Abby R. VaughtReporter

Kylie D. NoeReporter

Brylie E. NoeReporter

The policy of the Sikeston Senior High Bulldog Barker, a school-sponsored publication, is to cover issues that concern its students and the world around them and to promote a learning environ-ment that encourages an exchange of ideas. In this way the Bulldog Barker strives to involve Sikeston High School’s rich resources of students, faculty, and administrators.

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The Triumph of Trump The the day the nation has waited for, for so long, has finally come. On Tues-day, millions of Americans around the coun-try gathered around their TV, waiting until the winner of the presidential race was an-nounced. Through all of the inaccurate pro-jections, false poll numbers, and tense battle-ground state races, the future of the President of the United States was decided by the peo-ple. After all the electoral votes were counted, Donald J. Trump has been announced as the 45th President of the United States. Like me, many other Americans are relieved, and a little surprised to hear the out-come of the race. Since before the Republican Nomination was handed out, I was a support-er of Trump, but I never fully believed that he could overcome the influence and connec-tions that Hillary Clinton had a hold of. I’m very glad that I was wrong. I don’t want to even imagine what

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Luke N. BlantonCo-Editor

a country run by Hillary Clinton would look like, and how it would withstand any outside pressure. I’m not in any way opposed to hav-ing a female take the position as President, but a woman, or any person like her, should be even in the running for a position at that high of a level. I believe that she has been too un-trustworthy, her vision for the country is too vague, and is too shady of an individual to be the President. Besides Hillary, Trump has his flaws, all people do, but when it comes to economics, foreign policy, and jobs, Donald Trump has more experience and expertise. He will do everything in his power to stop outside threats, such as ISIS. Like I said, I’m very glad the election turned out this way, because not only will President Trump think of ways to make the country better, but he will do what he needs to make them happen. Instead of getting a twisted, criminal for a President, America got what it deserved, a self-made businessman who knows how to fix the economical problems in America, and also knows how to “Make America Great Again.”

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November 11, 2016

Will T. GarnerReporter

Jackson R. ClayDistribution Manager

Amber L. DukesReporter

November 11, 2016 Student Opinion 3

Why did you support Donald Trump?“I like Trump because he will put Hillary in prison #I’mForHerInPrison.”

“I support Trump because he supports the NRA.”

“Trump eats nails for break-fast... without any milk.”

“Who wouldn’t want to trust a man with a wife like that?”

“Why wouldn’t you trust a billionaire to run our coun-try over a lying, hypocritical felon?”

- Danielle Newman ‘17

- Spencer Davied ‘17

- Sam Cox ‘17

- Mckenzie Worth ‘17

- Ben Martin ‘17

Jackson R. ClayDistribution Manager

After the results of Tuesday night’s historic election, senior students who cast their very first vote in a Presidential race spoke out as to why they voted for and sup-ported Donald Trump. In an upset Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States.

The views of these students do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire Barker Staff.

November 11, 2016Student Life4

Serve, Lead, Inspire The National Honors Society chapter of SHS has gotten off to a great start this school year. Letters for the new inductees were mailed a couple of weeks ago and the National Honors Society Induction Ceremony took place on Thursday, November 10. All of the current members, new members, and their families gath-ered in the cafeteria of A-Building to witness the ceremonial candle lighting of new NHS mem-bers. A group from the Sikeston High School orchestra played music from 5:30 to 6:00 while guests arrived to the event. Cookies made by the Sikeston High School Culinary class were served to all of those who attended the ceremony. At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, there were 35 members. Last night 32 new members were added to the group. Out

of the 32 inductees, 22 were sophomores, 5 were juniors, and 3 were seniors; which proves that it is never too late to become a part of this honor-able club. In order to become a part of National Honors Society, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA and they must be actively involved clubs and activities around the school and community. “Having a chance to become a member of NHS is one of the reasons why we encour-age students to get involved and to join lots of clubs,” said Ms. Kim Thornbrough, one of the SHS National Honors Society Sponsors. Once inducted into NHS, members be-gin to take part in many service projects through-out the year. The two service projects for No-vember include helping the American Legion serve Thanksgiving meals to many throughout Thanksgiving day, and helping out with Radical Christmas by bringing in a pair of pajamas for small kids.

Performances Galore

Most of the students at Sikeston High School only know about clubs such as Student Council, National Honor Society, and Red Pep-pers. However, a fulfilling club that only a few know about is Speech and Debate. What makes Speech and Debate differ-ent from other team activities is that they have the opportunity to compete individually. There are many different categories to choose from ranging from story telling to public forum. Jessica Ramsey, who competed exten-sively when she was in high school, is the head coach this year. “Speech and Debate gives students the opportunity to compete in a variety of catego-ries. They can compete in poetry where they find

a poetry piece and recite it for the judges. They can also compete in original oratory in which they write a speech and recite it by memory,” Ramsey said. Along with Speech and Debate, Ramsey also coaches Drama club. Even if you aren’t interested in being on stage, backstage help is always needed. Help with scene changes, costume changes, and set design are just as im-portant as the people on stage. “We had a meeting for the play on Wednesday of this week where I handed out schedules as well as audition materials. This year we will be doing The Brunch Club which is a spin off of The Breakfast Club. It is a comedy in which you see what happens when you leave teens to their own devices,” Ramsey said. Auditions will be held after school on November 16, in room C-9. If you are interested, even in a backstage role, you may stop by Ms. Ramsey’s room to get audition materials.

Annie M. LancasterCo-Editor

Abby E. VaughtReporter

Photo Courtesy of Google ImagesThe NHS Induction Ceremony took place on Thurs-

day, November 10 in the A-Building Cafeteria.

Photo Courtesy of Jessica RamseyBrylie Noe poses for a picture after placing first in the original oratory category.

5Student LifeNovember 11, 2016

Can’t hide our pride The Sikeston Cheerleaders set off last Friday to try and show Missouri that they are the best cheer team in the state. On Friday, Novem-ber 4, the Sikeston Cheer team headed to Colum-bia, MO. The State competition took place the day after on the 5th of November. The entire team was pumped for State. They had been working for that day all year. They knew they were going to do their best be-cause they had nailed their stunts in front of the whole community the week before and gained some confidence. The team has practiced countless hours in the gym practicing their routines and stunts to try and earn that top spot in the state. The winner of state goes to Nationals and competes against the top cheer teams in the state. This year Na-tionals will be held in Dallas, TX. This years seniors had high expecta-

tions going into the state tournament and knew they would do amazing. Senior and Cheer Captain Betsy McCo-nnell talked about her expectations for the team going into the state tournament. “My expecta-tions at state were to do the very best we can and to have as much fun as possible. We were able to hit everything at the competition and that’s all I could ask for,” McConnell said. McConnell also talked about the cheer-leaders competing next year at the state tourna-ment. “ Leave it all on the mats because if you don’t you will regret it forever. Do everything for the girl next to you,” McConnell said. The Sikeston Cheer team nailed every stunt and tumble and the state tournament but it still was not enough. Borgia High School took First in the state competition last Saturday right ahead of the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs were very disappointed that they took second and Borgia got first for the past last three years. Next year they hope to take back the title.

Who will be the king of RPs? It has been a lasting tradition that at the Fall Red Pepper Formal a Red Pepper King is chosen. Six boys were chosen to be candidates for this year’s title of Red Pepper King. The can-didates were voted on by the Red Peppers during one of their regular Friday meetings. The only requirement is that the boys are seniors and involved within the school. There are not necessarily any other requirements of the King. The candidates for the 2016 Red Pep-per King are Max Ault, Jackson Clay, Phayzun Fobbs, Jacob Hyde, Michael Porter, and Josh Stinnett. These boys all consider the nomination an honor. “I believe that the Red Peppers did a pretty good job nominating. The boys that were

chosen all deserve it. We are all pretty involved,” Michael Porter said. “The first feeling that went through my mind was flustered. I was flustered by the idea that I, along with others, was nominated to repre-sent the male population at the school. It is such an honor,” Ault said. Others nominees were also very sur-prised at their nomination. “I was very surprised because I just wasn’t expecting to be picked by the Red Pep-pers and get that kind of recognition,” Clay said. The candidates agree that the Red Pep-per Organization brings a lot of pep and cheer to each game. They felt it was an honor to be chosen by the group to represent them and their school. The Red Pepper King will be crowned tomorrow night, November 12, at the Red Pep-per Formal. They will receive a scepter and a dance with the Red Pepper Cayenne.

Riley G. CantrellReporter

Alison S. EnaxStudent Life Editor

The Red Pepper King candidates pose for a picture.

Photo courtesy of Sikeston Public SchoolsSikeston Cheerleaders pose for a picture before leaving

for state.

Photo courtesy of Ali Enax

November 11, 2016 Feature 7

Brylie R. NoeFeature Editor

Giving thanks for November The month of November is usually only known for one thing: Thanksgiving. And while I know that many of us primarily look forward to only the holiday itself (and the po-tential break from school), the eleventh month of the year is full of many, many other things that are often overlooked. For example, not many know that November is also Native American Heritage Month. This is presumed to be because the help and food from the Native Americans during their first months in America was the only thing that helped the pilgrims survive the harsh winter. During this month, as typical Thanksgiving preparations begin, awareness is also spread about this important month of American heritage. However, it is not only our family, friends, and food we give thanks for every November. Veterans Day is an important tra-dition that occurs every November 11, and allows us to honor the countless mean and women who served and/or currently serve our country in the military. In fact, today is the date of our very own Veteran’s Assembly, in which not only Sikeston High School but also the town of Sikeston itself come together to give thanks for the bravery of the veterans in our own town. But not everything in November has to do with giving thanks, turkeys, and everything

in between. Did you know that November is also National Novel Writing Month? Pro-fessional and amateur writers of all ages are encouraged to sign up on the website nanow-rimo.com, which aims to help authors create the first draft of their novel before midnight on November 30. Authors are encouraged to write about 2,000 words per day, which will given them a novel of at least 50,000 words by the time the month is up. Many authors have gone on to publish the book they worked so diligently on, and several have become best sellers. There is a large group of people that eagerly waits for November not for Thanks-

giving, but for another month of fun and in-teraction with their community. And, of course, November is the month we all finally learn the long-awaited results of the presidential election, putting an end to the months of arguments, "civil” de-bates, and more that form an boring monotony as the months go on. Thankfully, it is not only the end of the presidential elections, but also local and statewide runs for office. No matter what party or person you side with, I think we can all agree it is a huge relief to finally see the endless piles of political campaign ads fi-nally drawing to a close. In history, November has often been thought of as a “somber month”. This is be-cause it has traditionally signaled the start of the winter and the months of cold weather ahead (although this has not been the case lately). In many polls of the United States, the overwhelming answer to the question, “What is your favorite holiday?” has always been Christmas. In fact, many people say that their primary November concern besides cooking for Thanksgiving is preparing for Christmas. The eleventh month of the year is often over-looked or wished away, despite the fact that it gives us so much to be thankful for. It doesn’t matter if you’re Native American, a writer, a veteran, or a combination of the three, because everyone can be thankful during November.

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Barker Bites: Joshua B. StinnettReporter

Ingredients: -1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust -Pie 1/2 cup unsalted butter -3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -1/4 cup water -1/2 cup white sugar -1/2 cup packed brown sugar -8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and slicedDirections: -Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Melt but-ter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. -Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slow-ly so that it does not run off. -Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce oven to 350 degrees and con-tinue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

Ingredients: - 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flower -1 teaspoon baking powder - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg - 1/2 cup butter, softened - 1 1/2 cups white sugar - 1 cup canned pumpkin puree - 1 egg - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 2 cups confectioners’ sugar - 3 tablespoon milk - 1 tablespoon melted butter - 1 teaspoon vanilla extractDirections: - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F - Mix ingredients - Bake for 15 to 20 minutes - Let the cookies cool then enjoy

Grandma Ople’s Apple Pie Pumpkin Cookies

In the fall of 2007, Iron Chef Stinnett made his way into the dashing world of culinary arts. His food is trea-sured throughout the world ranging from an intense steak dinner to the delicacy of a smooth spicy tuna sushi roll. “Toasters don’t toast toast, toast toast toast” Chef Stinnett said.

NovemberSweet Treats

November 11, 2016 Sports 9

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Friday night memories

Shooting to season

Will T. GarnerReporter

Amber L. DukesReporter

The Sikeston football team ended their season with a record of 7-4. The Bulldogs had a lot of big wins this year, like the one against rival Cape Central Tigers, with a score of 26-23. Another great win was defeating the state ranked and undefeated Rebels of Park Hills Central with a score of 54-30. “We had a great season, and my team-mates and I grew a great relationship. I wish we could’ve played in the District Champion-ship, but I’m still super proud of my team. I love Sikeston Football and will cherish the memories forever,” Justus Faulkner ‘17 said. The Bulldogs will graduate 13 seniors this year. Senior Justus Faulkner was only a few yards short of beating the school record on rush-

ing yards in a single game; ending with 1313 yards and 16 Touchdowns. Josh Stinnett had a great season with 97 tackles, 25 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, and even had a defensive touch-down. Stinnett expressed how much he loved his team and the Sikeston program. “It was fun while it lasted. This program has really built a ton of kids from the ground up and slowly made all of us into men. I made a ton of life long friends and developed some great re-lationships with coaches along the way,” Stinnett said. The Bulldogs lost in the district semi-finals to Hillsboro; ending their season for the year. The goal for the next year is to hit the weight room and try to get stronger in the off season. The coaches believe if you hit the weight room earlier then you will end up being stronger next season.

Leading rusher Justus Faulkner is running for a touch down against Festus in District game.

The Sikeston Girls’ Basketball Team has started warm up for the new and upcoming season. Last year the Lady Bulldogs had a re-cord of 22-5 overall and were the only winners to take the SEMO Conference Title. They ended their season with a lost to the Dexter Bearcats in the Class 4 District 1 Championship game. The upcoming season has had a few changes made already, with Coach Alisha Wills replacing Coach Matt Schonhoff as head coach, and with Coach Bethany Asmus taking the assi-tant-coaching position. It seems that Coach Wills is taking the job well and is very welcoming to the leadership. position. “I think Coach Wills had some big shoes to fill but she is doing great and is really

dedicated to our team, which is what a good coach should be.” Olivia Nash ‘18 said. Coach Bethany Asmus is new to the team leadership as well. She is taking Coach Wills’ past job and is coaching the JV team and helping lead the team to a great season. She is a biology teacher here at the high school. Another change was the senior lineup. They may have lost 6 seniors the year before, but they have been replaced with 7 more. They are: Antravia Green, Cana Bles, Larysa McClellon, Alexis Boyd, Tyeshia Mitchell, and Anna Wil-liams. The team has been practicing for a little over 2 weeks now and is very eager to get back on the court and to the District Championship game once again. The season opener begins with the Lady Bulldogs facing against and at Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday, November 22 with tip off starting at 6 p.m. Come out and support your Lady Dogs.

Photo courtesy of Southeast MissourianUpcoming senior Larysa McClellon dribbles the ball in one

of last season’s game.

November 11, 2016Sports10

The boys are back in town Boys basketball was a pinnacle of Sikeston sports last year. They finished the sea-son with a record of 28-3 and racked up plenty of other accolades. They won tournaments like the St. Domonic’s Christmas tournament, SEMO Conference tournament, and most importantly the District Tournament. The boys would go on to be one of the Final Four teams to play for a state. The basketball team would finish fourth in the state af-ter tough losses against eventual state champions the Vashon Wolverines, and Helias Catholic. Sikeston graduated six seniors last year, many of whom were key players. Dominique Dyes was a deadeye shooter, and Juwon Kimble was a presence in the paint the paint. Despite his losses Coach Holifield thinks a lot of his returning play-ers. “We graduated several seniors last year, but we have a lot of returning players too. We have been having some nice practices and I still expect to have a good season this year,” Coach Holifield said. While the team lost many of its seniors, they should expect a lot from their returning play-ers. Seniors Phayzun Fobbs, Jason Moore, and Camden Sapp make up the veterans of the team. Meanwhile Junior Fred Thatch is looking to have another spectacular season. Last season as a soph-omore Fred made his way into Sikeston’s top 5 all time scoring list, and was named Class 4 Player of the Year. Other players who are going to make a huge impact are sophomores Kevin Jones and Trey Jenkins. Last year as freshmen both players saw a lot of time on the court and were key contributors to the basketball team. “We returned several players like Fred Thatch who won Class 4 Player of the Year which is a big achievement. Sophomores Kevin Jones and Trey Jenkins both had tremendous Freshman seasons. We are just looking to build and get bet-ter every day through practice,” Coach Holifield added. The players have all confidence in one another. Like all sporting teams the boys are look-

Colton S. GaddisCo-Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Sikeston Basketball TwitterMembers of the 2015-2016 boys basketball team celebrate a play from the bench.

ing to win as many games as possible. “The team goal as always is to win games and play as long as we possibly can. The team goal is to always try and make a run to the state champi-onship. I’m really confident that our team and our coaching staff will do everything they can to try and accomplish our goals,” Camden Sapp ‘17 said. Bulldog fans will have plenty of great games to look forward to the whole season, and the team will have an opportunity to revenge one of their few losses from last season. “We have a lot of tough games against teams like Chaminade and Whitfield who are teams we usually do not play. Cape Central was the only team we lost to heading into districts. Even though we got our revenge in districts I always look for-ward to playing and hopefully beating them,” Sapp added. Sikeston Fans will have an opportunity to see their team in action when the boys travel to Webster Groves on November 17th for some Jam-boree action.

Photo courtesy of The Standard Democrat Don Larry ‘18 drives to the hoop for a lay up during practice.

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“Wrestling is one of my favorite sports. Everyone on the team is friends with one another and we really become a family. I look forward to what we will do as a team and what I can do this year as well. I think that a lot of our returning wres-tlers are very good and will win a lot. I also think that our new kids will contribute a fair amount as well,” Gaddis said. Wresting is an individual sport as well as a team sport. Each wrestler tries to win for them-selves as well as the team. There are fourteen weight classes for each team. They range from 106 pounds to 285 pounds. Teams win by accumulating the most team points. They get 3 points for a win of 7 points or less, 4 points for wins of 8-14 points, 5 points for 15 point wins (Tech Fall) and 6 team points for a pin. After all fourteen wrestlers from both schools have wrestled, the points are accumu-lated to see who was won. The Bulldog wrestlers will wrestle their first two duals on December 1. They will wrestle Notre Dame and Dexter at Dexter High School. Last year the Bulldogs won both duals and are looking to win them both again.

Justus Faulkner ‘17 wresles someone from Poplar Bluff during last years district tournament

Luke N. BlantonCo-Editor

Photo Courtesy of Terri Stinnett

Since winter is approaching Sikeston, (not really) so have three new sports. Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Wrestling. Wrestling practice began on October 31, and was open for anyone who was interested in trying out. Returning from last sea-son are 5 state qualifiers in Luke Blanton ‘17, Justus Faulkner ‘17, David Valdez ‘18, Jordan Wheatley ‘17, and Josh Stinnett ‘17 who is also the record holder for wins in a season. There are also other re-turning varsity members in Josh Rishton ‘19, Colton Gaddis ‘17, Michael Porter ‘17, and Quincey Nelson ‘19. The Bulldogs will have some spots to fill be-cause they lost five senior varsity wrestlers last year. The goal as always is to improve from the year before. This will be a little difficult for the wres-tlers as many of them set school records last year. The team brought a school record nine state quali-fiers to Mizzou’s Campus in Columbia last year, and they also had a very great dual record.

Wrestling season begins

Texas A&M suffered an unexpected loss to a non-ranked team, Mississippi State. The Aggies dropped three spots from their previous 7th rank to 10th in the poles. Mississippi State lead the whole game, and ended with a score of 35-28. During the game, A&M lost their starting quarterback, Trevor Knight. Knight received a shoulder injury within the first minutes of the second half. Knight, not being as effective in the air had a completion percentage of 55%, sticked to running the football. Accumulating 583 rushing yards this season. Along with the 583 yards, he also leads the team with 10 touchdowns on the ground. Knight is not expected to return for the rest of the 2016 season, this was confirmed by Kevin Sumlin. Many changes in the Playoff rankings hap-pened this last week. Nebraska fell from No. 9 to No. 21 after falling 62-3 to Ohio State. LSU fell from 15th to 19th following its 10-0 loss to Alabama. One thing that has stayed constant is the 1st place on polls. Ala-bama received 60 out of the 61 first-place votes. The 1 voting going to Michigan, Michigan won 59-3 winner over Maryland. No. 12 Penn State soared eight spots after its 41-14 rout of Iowa. Luckily Penn State got the win to help the hurt pocket of the college. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it has fined the university $2.4 million. The fine is the build up of a five-year investigation by the federal agency into the school’s actions leading up to Sandusky being charged with child molestation. The department sent a 35 page paper summarizing the charges over the 5 years span.

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Co-Sports editor

Tail End

Fall Feelings

Photo courtesy of thecabin.netFriday, November 11 is Veteren’s Day

photo courtesy of pcafalcons.comDaylight Savings Time was last Sunday, and the clocks moved back an hour.

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President Elect , Donald Trump makes his victory speech late Tuesday night in New York, New York.

photo couresy of Chicago tribuneThe Chicago Cubs win the World Series after a 108

year drought.

photo courtsey of WikipediaGun season is starting in Missouri in the upcoming weekend.