Friday, March 18, 2005
Men's tennis displays talent, youth in opening matches
By Amy Frizzell
managing editor
Over spring break, the men's tennis team
took its annual trip to Hilton Head Island to
participate in Spring Break Tennis. The
Lions played six matches, coming home
with a record of 2-4 making their overall
record 5-5. The blue and white defeated
Eastern Nazarene 8-1 and Seton Hill 5-4
after suffering a four match losing streak ear
lier in the week.
"I felt that it took too long to adjust to
being outside," said Coach Jeff Barger.
Spring break was the first time the men
played outdoors this season. Due to weather
conditions the team has practiced and played
its matches indoors, splitting the time
between Westwood Racquet Club and
Pennbriar Athletic Club. Playing outdoors
means the team would have to adjust to the
climate conditions, such as temperature,
wind and sun.
The team also had to adjust after freshman
Todd Guarnieri had to back out of going on
the trip at the last minute.
"With Todd we're solid all the way
through," said sophomore captain Matt
Meyer. "Without him we're not as strong. -
The team pulled it together when they
defeated Eastern Nazarene. Freshmen James
Jeremiah Gutherie
Men's Tennis
Congress to sort out steroids mess, star slugger not invited
By Chris LaFuria
sports commentary
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud
Selig, players' association chairman Donald Fehr
and a handful of players, present and retired, all
received subpoenas to testify about the steroids
scandal that has plagued baseball.
On March 17, the aforementioned group will
go before a Congressional committee to discuss
the new steroids policy and the history of the epi
demic to the game. Among those in question
include Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Curt
Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and
Frank Thomas.
The new policy, which includes random testing
of players for illegal substances and insensitive
penalties for those who fail to qualify, inaugurated
with the examination of the Florida Marlins.
Many players feel that the new procedure will
help baseball redeem some of the respect that was
lost during the initial investigation. Others claim
that it is a disgrace to the game.
"I'm disappointed with major league baseball
and the association for not implementing a plan
that is completely solid," Dodgers second base
man Jeff Kent said. "We need to prove to the fans
that there's no question baseball should be clean
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Myers and Steve Rohm provided a doubles
win 8-6, along with sophomore captains
Meyer and Brian Espin who won by default.
Freshmen Miles Boyea won at first singles
7-5, 6-3, followed by Espin at second 6-3, 6-
2, junior John Marini at third 6-1, 6-1, Meyer
at fourth 6-2, 6-1 and freshmen Trevor
Dougherty at six 6-1, 6-0.
The blue and white fought its way to a win
over Seton Hill they day before. Meyer and
Espin provided the first win of the day when
they tallied up a doubles win at second dou
bles, 8-5. Espin continued winning defeat
ing his opponent at second singles 6-3, 6-3.
Meyer also continued winning at fourth sin
gles taking his first set 6-4. After losing the
second set 1-6, Meyer made his comeback
winning the third set 6-2. Myers also made
a come back after dropping his second set in
a tie breaker. He provided a win at fifth sin
gles 6-2, 7-6, 6-3. Finally Dougherty tallied
up a win at sixth 6-1, 6-1.
The team took a hit on March 8 as they
lost to Wilkes 3-6. Providing the only wins
were Myers and Rohm in doubles 8-1.
Marini at third singles 6-2, 6-1 and
Dougherty 6-1, 6-1. Dougherty again
marked down a win when the team took on
Elizabethtown, fighting his way back from
dropping the first set in a tie breaker 6-7. He
took the second set 6-2 and won the third set
Senior Spotlight
Behrend Beacon: What are your plans for after graduation?
Jeremiah Gutherie: I plan to start working in the Pittsburgh
area as a computer support specialist.
Samantha Cibula: Hopefully I'll have a job in the field of
marketing communications. I'm also hoping that my job will
be in some place warmer than Erie.
BB: What will you miss most about Behrend'?
JG: I'll miss being able to visit my friends just by walking to
their place.
SC: I wil miss all my friends and all the crazy things we do
together. I'm going to also miss competing at the varsity level.
BB: What is your favorite memory from your sport?
JG: My favorite memory would be our upset in the 2004
AMCC Championship.
SC: My favorite memories would he traveling to CO. and CA
BB: What is your funniest or most embarrasing moment?
JG: My most embarrasing moment would be when I tripped
trying to hurdle the net during a drill and face planting on the
other side.
SC: The most embarrasing moment was definitely at DIII
nationals my sophomore year when I went to block a shot and
hit it in our own goal. Oops!!
and is clean and we're not sending the right mes
sage with this policy."
Congress plans to surface any dissident actions
by players who still utilize steroids and to put the
rumors to rest. Congress may have taken the right
steps, inviting players and administration to testi
fy in front of a jury, but the
particulars to their agenda
may be somewhat detrimen
tal. This may be the choice
of Congress to only subpoe
na the people they have cho
sen, or it could result in much
debate from the players'
association and people who
cherish baseball records.
This leads to the main
point in this argument. Jose
Canseco, with his new book,
ratted out some of his con
temporaries that, he claimed,
may have taken steroids.
Therefore, it was sufficient to
have the likes of McGwire,
Sosa and Canseco himself
testify. The problem with the
invitations is that the person who instigated the
whole controversy over steroids did not receive an
invitation
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barely avoiding another tic breaker 7-5,
Boyea gave the team its only point against
Mt. Union on March 7 winning his singles
match at one, 6-1, and 6-2. When the team
played Concordia on March 6 Dougherty tal
lied up a single point for the team winning
his sixth singles match in three sets 6-3, 4-6,
and 6-4. Dougherty went 5-1 in singles
while playing through an elbow problem.
"Having a strong six like Trevor
(Dougherty] helps the team, - said Meyer.
"And the fact that he's hurting and winning
shows a lot of heart. -
The blue and white also received an extra
boost when Marini returned to the line-up
after a brief hiatus.
"We're feeling confident about our
upcoming conference matches." said Meyer.
"Getting John [Marini] hack added more
confidence."
The Lions will start conference play
against Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday, a team
they defeated 9-0 both times they met last
season. On Sunday it will take on Penn State
Altoona who they defeated 5-4 and 8- I last
year.
"We will he going back to basics for the
next couple of practices," said Barger. "Our
overall play needs to pick up for us to win
AMCC again."
San Francisco Giants' slugger Barry Bonds gestures during a press co
conference Tuesday, February 22.
Samantha Cibula
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Polo
That's right. Barry Bonds will not he in atten
dance. Mr. Get-Bigger-With-Age will not testify
to Congress over the steroids scandal. The man
who weighed 185 pounds as a rookie in 1987 and
hulked to an immense 228 in his 2004 campaign
seems to have either fooled the whole baseball
world with his underground use of steroids, or has
one hell of a diet and lifting routine.
The whole BALCO scandal must not have been
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Men's basketball ends season
with first-round NCAA loss
Behrend's basketball team has been competing in a marathon
since October. They have endured much blood along the way,
much like P. Diddy did during the highly publicized New York
City marathon. On March 3 against Lebanon Valley, the team "hit
the wall" on the last lap of its marathon. It was a good run, but
they came up just short of the finish line.
Behrend, the 2005 AMCC champions, faced huge adversity
going into the game. Critics were not giving the Lions a snow
ball's chance in Hell, especially since the game was on Lebanon
Valley's home floor where they were undefeated for the season.
However, Behrend trailed only by seven at the half before losing
71-53 to Lebanon Valley in the first round of the 2005 NCAA
Division 111 Tournament in front of 1,332 fans.
The Lions were within reach at halftime when the score was
only 29-22. "We played alright in the first half," Assistant Coach
James Curren said. "We hung in there, then in the second half our
shots just wouldn't fall."
This uncharacteristic shooting performance put the game out of
reach midway through the second half. The Lions shot 38 percent
overall: 32 percent from behind the arc and 61 percent at the char
ity stripe. The Dutchmen shot 47 percent for the game and 41 per
cent from three-point land.
Behrend was led by senior guard Tom Lulich, who led the
Lions with 11 points on 3 of 7 shooting from three-point territo
ry. Also in double-figures was 6'7" freshman Kevin
Buczynski with 11 points and senior guard Joe Lucas added 10
points in 25 minutes of action. Senior Jared Clough, who earned
first-team all-conference honors this season, pulled down a game
high 7 hoards and chipped in with 8 points and 3 assists.
Lebanon Valley standout senior guard J.D. Byers, who was
recently chosen as the Division 111 Player of the Year, hit 9 of 16
shots from the field for a game-high 31 points.
"Our guys played hard," Curren said. "This game was a really
good experience for our underclassmen. They got to see what it
was like to he a part of an NCAA game's atmosphere. As for the
game itself, Byers was probably the best guard I've ever seen at
this level."
Behrend closed out the season with a 19-8 mark. "We had a
very successful year. This loss took nothing away from our great
season," Curren said.
With the win, the Dutchmen (20-6) advanced to play at St. John
Fisher (27-0) on Saturday in the second round, where they lost.
Ironically enough, St. John faced Potsdam in the Elite 8 round,
and were defeated by this Potsdam squad who has the same start
ing five that last year's Behrend team faced in a two-point NCAA
first round loss. This goes to show you how tough the competition
was in the NCAA this year and how Behrend was able to get
respect from other Division 111 programs.
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By Kyle Woodside
staff writer
noticed by Congress. Even though Bonds didn't
intentionally take the illegal drugs (or so he
claims), he was involved with a matter that was
against the rules of Major League Baseball. That
fact alone should have landed Bonds on the March
17 court date with Congress.
There must be some good explanation for why
Bonds was not subpoenaed. The only sense I
could make out of it was that it would be like
Cal Ripken having a stunt double taking his
place for the games he couldn't attend during
his record-breaking streak. The American
public loves records. And records are made to
be broken. The thought of Barry Bonds break
ing Hank Aaron's record of most career home
runs and then proclaiming that he used steroids
would crush baseball, if it hasn't been already.
I'm not directly attacking Bonds and say
ing that he was directly involved with steroids;
it's the fact that he was surrounded by these
rumors and was involved with illegal sub
stances. Usually, in most law Cases, anyone
with the most miniscule involvement with the
topic at hand receives their date in court.
All I'm trying to say is give Bonds his day in
court. If he is found to have used the illegal sub
stance, maybe, his actions will be justified. If all
turns out in Bonds' favor, we, as fans of records,
can all sleep better at night.
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