Here are 5 leads from articles taken from last year's Sports Reporting class. Please read them and critique them. I will expect everyone in class to have at least one thing to say about every article, in an effort to stimulate discussion about writing leads and about style points.
Example #1:
Senior day. It happens once a season for each team at Marist College.
It is the celebration and culmination of the four years of hard work put in by the athletes who have dedicated their time and effort to their respective teams. It is the opportunity to send those individuals out on a high note to end their careers in front of the home fans.
The Marist College volleyball team did just that by defeating Fairfield University 3-1 (25-20, 25-16, 15-25, 25-14) in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match from the McCann Center on Saturday afternoon. Senior Lindsey Schmid put on one last show for the Marist fans by recording team highs in kills (12), blocks (7), and aces (7). Marist’s defensive spark came from another senior, as Emily Brosky finished with a team high 15 digs. Fairfield was led by senior Lauren Hughes, who ended with a team high 12 kills.
Example #2:
The Marist women’s soccer team could not have asked for a better conference start. The Red Foxes are currently 8-6 overall but 4-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), winning out this past weekend at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field by beating Rider 2-1 on Friday and defeating the 2009 MAAC Champions, Loyola, 1-0 on Sunday.
The Red Foxes 4-0 MAAC start is their longest streak since 2001.
“We are off to an amazing start,” senior Merrilyn Esteve said. “I feel like in past years there has been a rift or a separation between the starters and other players and it hurt us, but this year everyone is so positive and pulling for each other, which is why we are playing like a team.”
Example #3
Perfection.
That would be the word best to describe the Marist College ultimate frisbee team.
On Sunday the Red Foxes hosted the Frisbee Tournament on the Gartland Field, which included 7 other colleges as well.
The Red Foxes went on to go undefeated throughout the day and defeating Wesleyan in the championship game 13-7. The day started out well for the Red Foxes as they were able to beat Wesleyan and Hampshire both by the same score of 13-7.
“It was definitely a great day for our whole team,” said Matt Wilensky, senior and co-captain of the team. “It was a long day playing so many games, but we just kept on pushing through and played really well all day.”
Example #4
The Marist College Club Hockey team has been a streaky team all season, starting the season on a five game losing streak, followed by a four game winning streak. Now, following its fourth straight defeat, a 7-3 home defeat against Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Friday night, Marist finds itself in need of another winning streak.
Marist started the game strong, coming back from a 1-0 deficit in the first period to take a 2-1 lead on goals by Mike Chiacchia and Brendan Cuddihy, both assisted by Kyle Lukas. CCSU would score once more in the period, evening the score at 2-2 heading into the second period.
Example #5
Putting others first seems to be the theme in Pat Massaroni's life.
Whether it's waiting on players of the basketball team he managed for four years or risking his life to run into a burning house to help his friends, Massaroni is one that can always be counted on.
Massaroni graduated from Marist College last spring with a degree in Sports Communication and was a manager for his first three years with the men's basketball team, and spent his final year with the women's team. His duties as a manager consisted of basically waiting on others.
During practice he ran the clock while doing the laundry so the players had practice gear for the next day. When other managers were at practice with him he filmed the practice and even at times edited the videos of plays that the coach wanted on film. On game days Massaroni hung up the jerseys neatly for each player in their locker. For the women's team, his duties didn't stop there.
Massaroni was used as a practice player for the women's team and took special pride in bringing energy to the practice. “It was just really fun for me to get out there and help the girls get better,” Massaroni said. “I also took a little pride in getting a steal or block.”
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