Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Kerry Weiland and her teammates have cruised through preliminary round.
The Team USA women’s hockey squad grabbed a 6-0 win over Finland to improve to 3-0 during the Vancouver Winter Games.
Team USA has now outscored opponents 31-1 in three games.
Weiland, a former Palmer High School hockey standout and 1999 graduate of PHS, is getting closer to earning a medal in her first Olympic Games. With the win over Finland, Team USA advances to the medal round and will face Sweden in the tournament’s semifinals.
In nearly 17 minutes of ice time against Finland, Weiland had three shots on goal and an even rating. She also drew a two-minute minor for interference late in the second period.
— Jeremiah Bartz
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