Kat Cornetta

Sports journalist

Month: May 2010 (Page 2 of 2)

Dr. Pepper Makes a House Visit to the Pens

4 May, 2010 /

A fountain Dr. Pepper machine. (Photo: sage.kitamorn.com)

While trying to hatch up some tough college hockey related NHL playoff trivia questions for my gig managing the Rival Films Facebook page, I noticed a press release on the Pittsburgh Penguins team page regarding the beverage contract for their new arena. The Consol Energy Center will have an exclusive beverage contract with Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, which means RC Cola, Dr. Pepper, A&W Ro

ot Beer, and 7Up will be flowing out of the concession stand fountain machines, and Snapple and Fiji water bottles will be available along side them. This is the first beverage deal for the Penguins in quite a while, and is one of the first I’ve ever heard where the exclusive beverage rights were given to someone who isn’t Coca-Cola or Pepsi.

Dr. Pepper? Fountain soda Dr. Pepper? Alongside hockey? Well, wrap me up and ship me UPS to Pittsburgh.

If there is a weakness I have in life, fountain soda/pop is undeniably it. Don’t even begin to tell me how awful it is for me – I am more than fully aware. Even a year working in the Campus Center Dining Hall at Ithaca College, where I was often made to change the disgusting looking syrups for the fountain soda machines, could not dissuade me. Before I became addicted to coffee, the rare occasion I had fountain soda was my vice. Continue reading

Tragedy Befalls Lacrosse Community (And a Look Inside What UVA Admins Are Going Through)

3 May, 2010 /

This morning, a University of Virginia women’s lacrosse player, Yeardley Love, was found deceased in an off-campus apartment. A member of the UVA men’s lacrosse team, George Huguely, was charged with first degree murder in connection with Love’s death.

I wrote about the facts of the case, as they are known, this afternoon at the Examiner. Not only is the story incredibly heartbreaking to the lacrosse world, it strikes another chord with me because I feel also for the administrators at UVA.

In my full-time job, I have served on a crisis response committee that responds to student deaths for the past four years. Trying to make sense of the tragedy that is a young man or woman passing away accidentally and suddenly, while consoling the students who comprised the deceased’s “second family” is a test of emotions. Add to that the close-knit quality of any athletic team, and the impact must be intense. UVA administrators are working overtime, providing counseling services to students, staff and faculty members, while trying to manage a controversy hungry media, and trying to be appropriately responsive to a grieving family. Continue reading

We’re Talking Baseball…

1 May, 2010 /

Joe Leonard is having an awesome season for Pitt. (Photo: Pitt Athletics)

I just started writing for The College Baseball Blog, one of the premiere websites for college baseball coverage. My first piece for the site is a profile of Pitt junior third baseman Joe Leonard, who is having an amazing season for the Panthers. Pitt currently sits second in the Big East.

If you are coming to visit this site for the first time because of that article, then welcome! I am currently redesigning the site and preparing to launch a blog “grand re-opening” sometime in May, so please feel free to come back soon!

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