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12 the currentNovember 2010sportsFour years of MW women’s soccerby Dani PostThe Maple Woods Women’s soccerteam won the game October 29 againsttheir rival team Blue River at BinghamElementary School in Independence,Mo. The team has had an exceptionalyear. All 16 players have shed blood,sweat and tears in 2010 to achieve secondseed in the season so far.Tara Chavez, one of two sets oftwins on the team, said, “The team hasreally bonded this year,” and is excitedto play out the rest of the season.Mallory Craig has been on the teamfor two years and said she’s been playingsoccer since she was four years old.“The season has been good and I amsuper excited to play the remaininggames in the season,” Craig said.Shelby Frisby describes this year’steam as “tight, with no drama,” and isready and excited to play this season’sremaining games.Timo Kibune has been head coachfor the team’s four years. Kayla Kelloggdescribed him as “driven.”“He drives us to be better players,”Kellog said.“He is persistent in his coaching andMW and BR men also played Oct. 29.has a good vision for the team,”goalie Maggie Seibert said.Kibune described this year’steam as “enterprising, pumped up,and bonded.”“I teach them that the way theycarry themselves off the field helpsthem on the field,” he added. “Ionly have two years with them, andI believe that what they learn fromme they will take with them anduse it to their advantage when theymove on from Maple Woods.”Chiefs keep on rollingby Josh O’HoraMany Chiefs fans are surprised to see the young KansasCity team with such an impressive first half of the NFL season.After losses to last year’s AFC Championship-winningIndianapolis Colts and the on-the-rise Houston Texans, theChiefs rebounded and kept their surprise season going withtwo consecutive home wins versus the Jaguars and Bills.What’s been the biggest shock to most fans has been theimmediate impact of several Kansas City rookies. Most notableare Dexter McCluster, Javier Arenas, Eric Berry and TonyMoeaki, each of whom has had his name called by Chiefs announcersover the first four games.McCluster is an explosive offensive weapon, a return manwho’s working his way into the Chiefs offense. After scaringthe San Diego Chargers with his lightning-quick moves, Arenashas made an impact as a third defensive back. Guardingthree Pro Bowl tight ends to start the season isn’t an easy task,especially as a rookie safety, but Eric Berry didn’t mind. AntonioGates, Vernon Davis and Dallas Clark were all relativelyquiet and Berry looks like he’s picking things up quickly afterbeing thrown into the fire. Tony Moeaki may have the mostrecognition for his play so far by being named the Rookie ofthe Week in Week 2 for his athletic touchdown catch againstthe Cleveland Browns. Moeaki came up big again against theBills in overtime, with two big catches to get into field-goalrange.Causes for concern and doubt also put a damper on KansasCity’s parade. The Chiefs’ five wins have come over teamswith a combined record of 11-27, and they lost the two gamesagainst potential playoff teams. In the second half against theTexans, the Chiefs revisited their 2009 campaign by showingtheir poor tackling and blowing the game.The Chiefs have responded by blowing the Jaguars out 42-20 and they showed some resilience by beating the Bills onthe final play in overtime.Analysts praise the Chiefs’ defense for their success. Theyhave stifled the run and slowed the pass down relatively wellin comparison to years past, aside from the second half in thegame against the Texans. Todd Haley preaches that his goal isto get better every single day so that they can become a goodfootball team, and they have shown improvement this season.The Chiefs will go on the road the next two weeks to playsee CHIEFS ON 10current@mcckc.eduDani Post/The CurrentDani Post/The CurrentMW Monarchs took the BR Trailblazers onOct. 29.calendarNOVEMBERFriday 5 and Saturday 6Volleyball RegionalsWednesday 10• 12:30 HIV/STD Testing, LongviewBU Ed Center• 2 Education Day, Maple WoodsThursday 11Veterans DayTuesday 23Pie Day, Longview CC CafeWednesday 24Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 4 p.m.DECEMBERFriday 10Winter Shindig, Longview CC CafeSaturday 11Last day of classesMonday 13 – Saturday 18Final ExamsFriday 24 – Friday 31College offices closedRun for it!by Josh O’HoraBelieve it or not, some people enjoyrunning. Some love it. Some need it.Inspired by the University of NorthernIowa, Longview will be offering a HalfMarathon/Marathon training class inthe spring for students to take for 2 credits.The class will be a Saturday morningclass and will take place from 9 AM to11 AM. The training is approximately14 weeks and will be taught by JohnO’Connell and Jim McGraw, who will betraining with the runners. Once trainingis complete, students will participatein either the 13.1 mile Half Marathon orthe 26.2 full Lincoln Marathon on May1. This class is listed in the Longviewspring 2011 booklet as both PHED 198and GUID 199B. The class will tackle thephysical training and mental preparationnecessary to complete the distance.If you have any questions you can contactJohn O’Connell at 604-2440 or JimMcGraw at 604-2313.