Noi Mahoney

South Sider rides into history

I like this story. I heard about Peggy Llewellyn and assigned the story to one of my writers. The reporter, Miranda K., did a good job.

"When most 7-year-old girls were begging their parents for a kitten or Barbie Doll dream house,
Peggy Llewellyn was begging for a motorcycle.
“It’s something that was part of our lives since we were little,” said Peggy, who now several years older, grew up on the city’s Southeast Side and graduated from East Central High School. Llewellyn’s love of motorcycles has evolved into a groundbreaking career as a drag bike racer on the National Hot Rod Association circuit. In 2001, Llewellyn became the NHRA’s first female African-American pro competitor."

Spurs!

The SA Spurs are champions again! Michael Finley and the Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavs 4-0 to win the 2007 NBA Championship. It never gets old. Right after the game four sweep, people took to the streets to celebrate. Incidentally, during the Spurs championship run, they even helped open a new reading and learning center at Copernicus Community Center.

The star-studded event at Copernicus (which included Spurs legend David Robinson and the Spurs Coyote) on the city's East Side, brought 10,000 new books and 12 new computers to a community that needs it. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the East Side is still one of the city's hotspots in terms of drugs and violent crime.

Lucha Libre! SA Style!

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San Antonio residents love Lucha Libre. On Jan. 27, River City Wrestling packed Bellaire Baptist Church on the South Side with its troupe of leaping wrestlers dressed in masked and costumes. River City Wrestling is the brainchild of Brandon Oliver, who trained under wrestling legend Shawn Michaels.

“There’s a difference between loving a business and being passionate about it,” Oliver said. “The guys we have here wrestling are passionate about this sport.”