Middle school baseball: Eagles vs MS 296, playoffs game 1

by Eagle Academy sideline reporter Christopher Canales

On Tuesday, May 20th, 2014, the Eagle Academy middle school baseball team played an amazing game against MS 296. MS 296’s coach would yell at them every time they did something wrong. He did not give them time to correct themselves or focus. It made them less confident, so we had an advantage. It looked like it was about to rain, but the weather was nice for most of the game. Alex Santos was the starting pitcher for the Eagles, and he pitched a very good game, striking out six players. Sammy Fleet hit a long fly ball out of the park, but it was a foul ball. Elijah Powell got on base because he was struck by a pitch. Once he was on base, he stole second, third, and home. This made the game one to nothing, and the Eagles won the game by that score. The Eagles had a great game, Alex pitched an amazing game, and they advanced to the second round.

Television Review: Ben Ten

Ben Ten is a young adult sci-fi show with a fantasy twist.

by Robert Brown and Jaire Pratt

Ben Ten is a TV show on Cartoon Network, which is also known as Boomerang. BenTen is about a kid who found a watch that could turn him into over 10 million aliens.

What it’s about

Ben Ten is a 10-year-old child who does not have a good social life at a school. On the last day of  the school, he tries to save a nerd from the school bullies but ends up getting his underwear stuck on a tree. Right after that, his grandfather (Grandpa Max) gets him and the nerd down and they get in Grandpa Max’s R.V. (which they call the Rustbucket). When Ben gets in the Rustbucket, he asks Grandpa Max what they’re going to do during the summer. He sees his cousin Gwen, who is part alien on her grandmother’s side, and he gets mad because he did not realize she was coming with him but he gets over it. The three of them then head to a camp site that Max finds.When Ben sees a meteor while they’re camping, he runs to it. Ben sees something in the meteor and reaches for it. It turns out to be an alien watch called the Omitrix. The Omitrix lunges for Ben’s arm and combines its DNA with Ben’s. As a result, Ben is able to transform into 10 aliens: Heat blast, Wildmutt, Diamondhead, XLR8, Grey Matter, Four Arms, Stinkfly, Ripjawas, Upgrade, Ghostfreak, Cannonbolt. The Omitrix gives Ben other hidden abilities, and as Ben messes around with it, he discovers these powers. The Omitrix was made by Asmute, who is a Galvin, a small race of highly intelligent creatures with grey skin and big round eyes. The Omitrix was actually made for grandpa Max, because grandpa Max belonged to a secret association called the Plumbers who fight aliens and protect humanity. Asmute doubts that Ben can control the watch. But Ben now has to fight aliens because they are here to steal the Omitrix for all its power since The Omitrix is the most powerful thing in the universe.

Why You Should Watch

You should watch Ben Ten because he uses his powers to help others rather than himself. He may be a little reckless, but when it comes time, he will save anyone and everyone even if  its his school’s bullies. Although Ben might seem weak, he has a lot of power inside him. Ben’s schoolmates thinks he is a wimp, but they don’t know that outside of school he fights all these aliens while saving the world. Ben has matters of his own to deal with, besides the bullies in his school. Ben is in a lot of trouble, but with the Omitrix and  his family, he can get through it.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars