Penguins honor teenager with cancer

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Cancer Battler John Challis Meets Mario & Big Ben
Published 5/12/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... As the cancer-stricken high school baseball player keeps fighting against his terminal disease, he got to enjoy one more special evening - by meeting a couple of Pittsburgh’s biggest sports stars (with video after the jump). As the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE reports, John and his family were invited to attend Sunday’s Game 2 between the Penguins & Flyers at Mellon Arena. Not only did John score some primo seats for playoff hockey, he also had the special privilege to meet some Steel City sports stars such as Mario Lemieux and Ben Roethlisberger . VERSUS slaps over video of ...

Pens Make Fan Feel Like A King
Published 5/12/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... athlete dealing with terminal cancer, John couldn’t stop grinning during his experiences last night at Mellon Arena. The Beaver County teenager’s recent successful at-bat in a varsity baseball game has gained national attention, and last night he was a guest of the Penguins for their National Hockey League playoff game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins brought John, his parents and younger sister, Lexie, to the game in a limousine. continued

FLYERS RETURN HOME, WELCOMED BY NO ONE
Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... --Besides the play on the ice, the story of the night had to be Beaver County teen John Challis, a Freedom HS athlete who is dealing with terminal cancer. He was the guest of honor in Mario Lemieux's star-studded box, meeting Ben Roethlisberger, Dan Rooney, and John Smoltz in the process. ...

Challis' Message Continues To Inspire [Heroes]
Published 5/12/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... shouldn't be surprised that he's taking the country by storm. The Freedom High School (Pa.) senior, who has terminal cancer, was invited to attend Game 2 of the NHL playoff series between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Sunday at Mellon Arena, and even got to hang out with Mario Lemieux in his suite, along with Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. ...

THE PIRATES WERE WHITE HOT
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... Leave it to the Pirates to have a six-game winning streak (their longest in nearly four years, pathetic as that sounds) when next to no one in the city is paying attention. Proof? Even John Smoltz is more interested in the Penguins and their fans. ...