Border Battle Heats Up MS

Every year, Michigan vs. Ohio State is an awesome and competitive game. Michigan and Ohio State have been battling it out for over 110 years! Overall Michigan has won more games with 57 wins, while Ohio State has only 42. Six games ended in a tie. Sadly, Michigan has lost against Ohio State for the last five years.

Here at the middle school, everyone has their own favorite and people around the school are just as competitive as the two teams. The rivalry between Mr. Palmer and Mrs. Garner has heated up. Every year Mr. Palmer and his students take a drawn Michigan flag and hang it up in her room. This year, he also sneaked into her room and had "M"s all over the room, while some students kept her distracted and busy.

There is also a rivalry between Mrs. Gross and Mr. Keyser. They each wore jerseys from the opposing team, but they covered them with big "X"s using duct tape. Since they are engaged to be married, some of the students wondered if their marriage would survive the heated rivalry.

Most of the students support the University of Michigan. At one point, students could be heard singing "Hail to the Victors," the Michigan fight song, down the hallway. Many wore sweatshirts or other team gear from their favorite school.

The final score of the game was 42-7, a bad loss for Michigan. Now after the game, it is a terrible tragedy for a lot of the Michigan fans. They are very sad for the loss. We have high hopes for next year, however, and we proudly wear the maize and blue.

Reporters: Isaac C., Kelsey B.
Photographer: Isaac C.
Editor: Mrs. M

Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan-Ohio_State_rivalry