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  • Shaylee Chuckulnaskit Dies From Injuries Sustained In Marysville-Pilchuck High School Shooting

    The latest teen to die after the October 24 shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School is 14-year-ld Shaylee Chuckulnaskit. According to officials at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington, Chuckulnaskit died of her injuries on Friday afternoon, October 31.

    The Chuckulnasit family released a statement through Providence. “Our hearts are broken at the passing of our beautiful daughter. Shay means everything to us. In Shay’s short life she has been a radiant light bringing us incredible joy and happiness. She has been a loving daughter, a caring sister, a devoted friend and a wonderful part of our community. We can’t imagine life without her,” said the family.

    When authorities showed up at the cafeteria where the shooting took place, Chuckulnaskit’s injuries were reportedly so severe that she was unrecognizable. She suffered critical head wounds.

    Chuckulnaskit is the fourth casualty in the shooting that happened on October 24. Zoe Galasso, 14, was killed by the shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, 15, at the scene before he allegedly turned the gun on himself. Fryberg also shot Chuckulnaskit and Gia Soriano, 14, who died on Sunday, October 26, at the same hospital as Chuckulnaskit. Two other teens and cousins of the shooter, Andrew Fryberg and Nate Hatch, were also wounded by Fryberg and are still recovering from their injuries.

    A memorial by the Tulalip Indian reservation was held on Thursday, October 30, for Fryberg, who was a member of a prominent tribal family. The Tulalip Tribes issued a statement condemning Fryberg’s “horrific actions” and explained that it was their custom to gather in times of grief.

    The tribes also issued a statement last Friday, upon Chuckulnaskit’s death, saying, “our hearts are heavy as we hear of the passing of Shaylee Chuckulnaskit. Shaylee and her family are part of our extended Tulalip community and we offer up our prayers.”

  • Florida Gators Win SEC, Claim No.1 Overall Seed In NCAA Tournament

    In a year where no team seems to be in control, the one thing that most people seem to agree on is the fact that the Florida Gators were the team that deserved the No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

    Florida already had the No.1 ranking heading into the SEC Conference Championship Game this afternoon, and they hung on to beat Kentucky, although Kentucky is peaking at the right time, and did have a chance to upset.

    The Florida Gators are on a better streak than any other team in the nation right now, and squeaked by after a late run from Kentucky to win 61-60. Florida is currently on a 26-game winning streak, and has an overall record of 32-2 on the season.

    Florida is undefeated in SEC league play this year, and while they did not maintain an undefeated record for the entire season like Wichita State, due to their conference being stronger, the committee decided that their performance was more impressive.

    To the surprise of some people though, Arizona, who held the No.1 spot for much of the regular season, jumped up to the No.2 spot, obtaining the second No.1 seed. The final No.1 seed went to Virginia, who defeated Duke today in order to win the ACC Tournament, in addition to being the ACC champion of the regular season.

    During conference tournament week, some of the top teams such as Syracuse and Villanova fell early, and were unable to continue playing. However, other teams like Providence were able to advance to the championship of the Big East, where they upset Creighton, who was playing in the Big East tournament for the first time after leaving the Missouri Valley Conference.

    The Florida Gators have been placed in the South region in order to have home-court advantage, and will play their first two games in Orlando. They will play their first game on Thursday, and will find out their opponent after St. Mary’s (16-16) and Albany (18-14) finish their game on Wednesday.

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    If Florida wins their first game, they will be playing the winner of the #8/#9 match-up between Colorado and Pittsburgh. Other top teams that Florida could have trouble with on their way to the final four include Syracuse, Kansas, UCLA and Ohio State.

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