Boy's Quest articles from October 2005

Boy's Quest archives from October 2005

Starting Over.(Short Story)
October 1, 2005... Companion. Dreary. Impress. Passion. Spacious. Swiftly. The words were on the blackboard when I walked into class. "I'd like each of you to write a story using this week's vocabulary words," Ms. Bernard said as she passed out paper....

A different kind of soccer player.(RoboCup: Robot World Cup)
October 1, 2005... They see with electronic eyes. Artificial Intelligence is their brain. A computer chip controls their mechanical limbs. They think on their own. They act on their own. And together these creatures want one thing-to win. Every summer,...

Fred's World.(dogs)
October 1, 2005... Sam and I met a new dog at the park today. He's a big, black Newfoundland with a ball problem. Don't get me wrong, I like balls as much as the next dog, but this guy REALLY likes balls. At one point he was lying on three, had two in his mouth,...

Run wise.(Poem)
October 1, 2005... Running is fun and great exercise, But running sometimes isn't healthy or wise. If you run on the ice, you can slip and fall, Or running at night, step into a hole. Running through grass, trip over a rock, Or down a steep hill, be...

A run for Athens.(Battle of Marathon)
October 1, 2005... Since the Greeks first lit the Olympic torch, there has been included in the sporting events a unique race known as the marathon. Most of us know that the marathon is a test of endurance, but do you know how it got its beginning and why it is...

Hot wheels and blazing pucks.(roller hockey)
October 1, 2005... Just as soccer roared into the '70s youth-sports scene, roller hockey became the fastest-growing sport of the '90s. Originally developed as an off-season, ice hockey-training method, now cul-de-sacs, parking lots, and roller rinks resemble...

Score a goal.
October 1, 2005... SLAP! CRACK! WACK! Hockey sticks are slamming into pucks on streets across the nation. Street hockey has become one of the most popular, neighborhood sports. Rules differ slightly among the various leagues, but the general rules are as follows:...

Beware of blisters.
October 1, 2005... Bears and baboons don't get blisters. In fact, humans are the only animals known to get blisters. Blisters are small bubbles of fluid that form just below the surface of the skin. They are usually caused by back-and-forth rubbing. Lots of...

Football in the house?(football cards)
October 1, 2005... Do your parents let you play football in the house? Probably not. However, there's a good chance they'll let you collect football cards. At first, have fun collecting a variety of football cards. As you get going, decide to focus on your...

T.A.I.L.S. comics #27 the tails guide to soccer!
October 1, 2005... Ya didn't think we spent all our time lookin' into microscopes, did ya? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Soccer is a terrific way to increase coordination and reflexes. For instance, try juggling! Juggling is when you keep the ball in the...

Make the "Super Snack-Clip" and keep your snacks under control.(WORKSHOP)
October 1, 2005... What do you do when you're watching a game? Probably eat. Right? And what you eat is probably in a bag. Right? What do you do if the bag still has some goodies in it after the game? You stick it somewhere and then complain that your goodies got...

Super sports stumpers.
October 1, 2005... Did you know? The first sport to enforce strict rules against drug use was horse racing. When the football-team name "Miami Dolphins" was choosen in 1965, the franchise was capitalizing on the huge popularity of the TV series...

Speed.(speed skating)
October 1, 2005... Right, left, right... I felt like I'd been skating forever. My breath burned in my throat and my legs felt like lead. I was exhausted, but I tried to concentrate on the things my coach taught me: body low, strokes long and smooth....

Sparkplug on ice.(Blake Sloan)
October 1, 2005... Every good hockey team needs a few players who may not score a lot of goals, but who lead the team in heart, hustle, and determination. For the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars, one of those players is Blake Sloan. Despite his excellent...

The pinched Morgan Diamond: a Detective Sherlock case.(COMPUTER QUEST)
October 1, 2005... You, Detective Sherlock, have been called in to find and arrest Stinky Pete who has just stolen the Morgan Diamond belonging to Charles Morgan, currently living in Phoenix Arizona (AZ). To catch Stinky Pete, you'll have to stay on his trail by...

Climbin' Ryan.(Ryan Dascanio)
October 1, 2005... It was three AM when Ryan Dascanio slipped out of his sleeping bag and pulled on his headlamp. Despite the longjohns under his zip-off pants, he shivered, listening to the birdsong surrounding him. For the critters living in the Sierra Nevada,...

Amazing sports.(Tickers & Teasers; sports related trivia for children)
October 1, 2005... In 1349, Edward III thought that soccer was a threat to the security of England and therefore banned the sport. Soccer was becoming so popular that the practice of archery, so important to military strength, was being neglected. ...