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2012 Most Promising New Media Journalist




Here I am with my award for Most Promising New Media Journalist at the 2012 Conestoga Journalism Gala on Thursday March 22, 2012  in Kitchener, Ontario. (DAVE CHIDLEY)

 

Freelance: The Road to Game 7 - Cambridge Winter Hawks @ Brantford Golden Eagles

Epic Cleaning Time

Epic Cleaning Time

 

The dishes have been wreaking havoc for too long. It is time for one man, armed only with soap and a brush, to do something about it. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)




That man is Jake Simmons. The 22-year-old computer engineering student puts some furious cleaning skills into action in his Kitchener home on Thursday, look at that brush work. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)




Only the soapiest of suds will do for this epic cleaning adventure. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)



Simmons is working that brush like it owes him money. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)




Rinsing is of little concern when you're looking at a job of such epic proportions, but we're getting there ladies and gentlemen. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)



    

The brush has been through some heavy times and thick grime. It's looking like it too could use some epic cleaning. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)



 

Oh snap! Check out that clean counter space! (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)


 

 Mission accomplished. Look at those dishes sparkle. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)


 

Simmons strikes the victory pose, epic cleaning style. Now to put them away, or not. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)



Free Agents defeat Civil Chiefs 8-1

A forward for the Conestoga intramural hockey Free Agents carries the puck across the offensive blue line and looks for an open pass in an 8-1 regular season victory over the Civil Chiefs at Conestoga Doon campus Arena Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)



The Free Agents watch one of their forwards stick handle through the defensive zone in the opening frame of play. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)

  

Brandon Masschelein, defence for the Civil Cheifs, awaits his next shift from the bench. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)




A Civil Chiefs forward enters the offensive zone one-on-two while his team mates complete a line change late in the first period. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)




A linesman monitors the flow of play during the second period of regulation. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)

  

 

An enforcer for the Free Agents throws a high elbow while taking a Civil Chiefs forward hard into the boards, recieving a two minute minor penalty and a game misconduct on the play. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)

The Civil Chiefs score a rebound goal on the ensuing power play to cut the Free Agents lead to 4-1 in the second period. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)

Number 80 for the Civil Chiefs cuts in all alone on a breakaway early in the third period. His attempt was confidently stopped by the Free Agents' net-minder. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)

 



A forward for the Free Agents fires a hard wrist shot past the Civil Chiefs' goaltender to make increase their lead to 6-1 with five minutes to play. The Free Agents would go on to add another two goals. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)





Through beer-tinted goggles

A spinning bottle illustrates the effect of 'beer goggles' during a social gathering at a Kitchener residence on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)





Matt Burtney, Supermodel

Matthew Burtney, 22, eyes his prey from the top of the F Wing stairs at Conestoga College, Doon campus in Kitchener, Ontario on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (RYAN MCCRACKEN / SOMAD NEWS)