Name of the Year
This could be a very special school year for Dudley's Jeremiah Kilimanjaro. A consistent member of the Honor Roll, he was a tight end on the Panthers' state championship football team in the fall of 2007. Now comes word that he's a competitor on what may be the greatest tournament on the Web.
In the opening round of the Name of the Year competition, conducted by popular vote, Kilimanjaro defeated TonTon Balenga, a basketball player at Virginia Wesleyan College. Balenga, who helped the Blue Marlins to last year's NCAA Division III championship game, saw his college career end over the weekend when the Marlins were ousted by Ursinus.
As any battle-tested veteran knows, things get tougher now. Kilimanjaro's second-round foe is Danger Guerrero, a catcher for a Cuban baseball team who dispatched Daniel Best-Spicehandler to advance.
To throw out any more names would be to spoil the fun. Take part in the democratic process yourself. You can do it here.
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