Personal Narrative Essay On The Game 'Playoffs'

We got changed in the locker room, listening to music that would get our adrenaline pumping. The game started with a tip-off with us getting the ball and scoring on the first play, but so did the other team. The game was very close. We would score, they would score. No one ever got ahead by more than four points. At the end of the second quarter with ten seconds left, it was their ball and we were down by two. They did a nice play and a girl got a wide open three pointer. Then the buzzer went off and we all looked at our fuming coach and knew what was about to come at half time. You know that scene in the movie, “42” about Jackie Robinson, where the other teams coach is yelling at him saying rude things? And then there’s the heartbreakingly beautiful scene where Jackie goes into the dugout and breaks his bat and screams and cries. That’s what our halftime was like. The coach yelling and us wanting to scream and cry, but still we had determination to win this game. We came back out ready to play and immediately tied it back it up. The game kept going back and forth, until the fourth quarter with a minute left and us up by four. The other teams coach called a timeout and our coach gave us a speech about if we wanted to win, we needed teamwork. Teamwork just like Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. We came back out and held the game at four points until the buzzer went

The New York Rangers needed to win 2 games to clinch the top spot in the Eastern Conference and 3 to win the Presidents Trophy.

Fleischmann made it 3-0 with his second goal of the game, his fourth of the season, 35 seconds into the second period.

We had just started the last summer break before our first year of high school starts before Michael started interfering with our relationship. Bradley is a lover of baseball and has baseball games every weekend, but I, Kelsey had either basketball or volleyball practice or a game every day of the week day. Considering we were both busy at different times it made it hard for us to see each other. We tried to go to each other's games as much as possible, but one baseball game changed it all.

As the second period was underway, the Red Wings scored again. The score was 2-0 already after a few minutes in the period. However, the Capitals didn’t wish to give up that easily. They scored around half way through the period. The tension in the room was starting to return. It didn’t take long for the Red Wings to score again, making it 3-1 at the end of the second period. We were only 20 minutes away from winning the game and keeping the Stanley Cup.

For the first time in 46 seasons, there were no Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs. The last time this occurred was 1969-1970 season where there were only 12 teams in the league and two from Canada being the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The league has grown to 30 teams (and is in the process of expanding), with seven of them being north of the border. Although there are only seven teams representing the red and white, it’ surprising to think that none of them qualified, considering that last season five out of the the seven teams were in playoffs (except for Toronto and Edmonton).

On this Saturday’s evening game, the baseball game was 2 teams in the championship game. The 2 teams that were facing were Pipe Creek (which was my team) and Mcadams the team we had to beat. Mcadams was the #1 seed and Pipe Creek was #2 seed, we were throwing back and forth and getting some practice before the game. Later we finally start the game. Pipe Creek was the Visitors and Mcadams was the home team. Pipe Creek was up to bat first and we scored 6 runs in the 1st inning.

Our team captains passed the ball off, and just like that the cheering began. Although it was only the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) Youth Soccer Final, the turnout for the crowd was enormous. Everyone from our parents, relatives who lived nearby, teachers from our school, to random spectators looking for entertainment were watching the game. Fortunately for us, we were

The puck was back and forth, receiving a collective OOOH, from the crowd if it was shot at the goal. But the final period is where the game got interesting. Still tied at zero, a Capital player received a penalty for tripping, giving the Islanders a one man lead, or otherwise known as a Power Play. This reawakened the crowd, which began buzzing with excitement. Half way through this Power Play, a shot on the Capital goal tipped off the shoulder pad of the Goalie, ricocheting the puck straight into the net. As soon the tiny red light above the goal began its routine spin, the stands exploded with sound. Fans sung along together and toasted what was left of their drinks, while children squealed with delight, knowing something important happened, but not exactly what. And with that goal, the Islanders began playing at a level unrivaled by the other team, who felt panic and fear, as this could lead to their

On the eve of what should be a national holiday, I ponder my predictions on the upcoming NFL season. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, football is back. Labor Day has come and gone, the summer is over, the hot sun, beach days and BBQ's, but let's be real the tradeoff is football, you can't have everything.

The game started in favor of the Islanders, with a misplay by Cam Talbot, John Tavares had the puck with an open net. Just 11 seconds in, it was 1-0 Islanders.

Throughout the course of talking about Herb Brooks and numerous other players, like Boston born players Jack O’Callahan and Mike Eruzione, the Soviets had taken a 2-1 lead over the United States. A 50-foot goal from Buzz Schneider tied it up with 6 minutes left in the first, but not even three minutes later Soviet Sergei Makarov tied it up. Just when everyone thought the period was over Mark Johnson broke through the defense and scored a complete momentum changer of a goal with no time left. Coffey goes into great detail on how this was the most important and improbable goal of the game, which caused the Americans to win.

The next day was our semi-final game against Turtle Lake. Our whole team was a lot more relaxed because we had gotten the first game off of our chest. Going into this early morning game, we were very tired, since it was nine o’clock in the morning. Along with being tired we were were more nervous this game because we knew this team would be better than the last one we played. But we were still excited and nervous at the same time. Our team got to bat first, and it was very easy to put some runs on the board early on in the game. I think it was because our adrenaline was kicking in. Later on in the game, they put some runs on the board too, but they still didn’t have as many as us, so that was a big deal at the time. Later on in the game, we had an inning where we couldn’t do anything right. Of course Turtle Lake tried to take advantage as much as possible, but be did okay after we had a team meeting on the pitcher’s mound. Then soon or later, we had gotten all three outs, but by that time, the score was 4-9 Turtle Lake. Fast forward to the last inning, we were able to come back very gradually throughout the game. Before we knew it, we were up by two runs. So before the first batter got to

A major role in my life would definitely be sports. It is almost as if I look up to sports because I could not live without them. Sports pretty much define me as me. I love to play sports as well as watch all kinds of sports on T.V. and if I could ever go to a game and watch the players play live I would be thrilled. Basically sports define me because I am ambitious, I finish what I start, I set goals for myself, and I am a fierce competitor in which I love to win and I hate to lose. The greatest part about sports to me is living for the moment when the game is on the line and the pressure is on can you come through and make a play for your

At this point in the game the other team was holding possession of the ball waiting for the time to run out and for the game to end.