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by Joe Mottillo
Collegicut Staff
In and Out: The first round of
the Stanley Cup playoffs is
nearly over. The Penguins,
Sabres, and the Blues have all
advanced. Vancouver, Los
Angeles, and Toronto all hold 3-
2 leads.
Moving East: The once
mighty Edmonton Oilers
possibly could move to
Hamilton, Ontario. Owner Peter
Pocklington gave Edmonton
civic officials until May 14 to
come up with financial
concessions or he'll move the
five-time Stanley Cup
champions.
Numero Uno: Washington
State quarterback Drew Bledsoe
was the first player chosen in
this year's NFL college draft.
The New England Patriots chose
the WSU Cougar QB over Notre
Dame product, Rick Mircr.
Mircr was picked by the Seattle
Seahawks as the second pick.
Garrison Hearst of Georgia went
third to Phoenix and Florida
State linebacker, Marvin "Shade
Trcc" Jones went fourth to the
New York Jets.
NBA leaders: Michael Jordan
of the Chicago Bulls won his
seventh consecutive scoring
title, which tics Wilt
Chamberlain's record, and also
lead the league in steals. Utah
Jazz guard John Stockton lead
the league in assists for the
sixth consecutive season.
Dennis Rodman of the Detroit
Pistons lead the league in
rebounding at an impressive
18.6 rpg.
Who's hot, who's not:
The world champion Toronto
Blue Jays have moved into
second place behind the Detroit
Tigers. The Jays have won four
in a row, while the Tigers arc 8-
2 in their last ten. The
California Angels have gotten
off to an unexpected start with a
12-4 mark. They have won six
in row. In the National league
the Philadelphia Phillies
continue their hot play as they
have started out 14-5 and have a
2 game lead over Montreal. In
the N.L. west, Houston and San
Francisco arc tied for first ahead
of the heavily favored Atlanta
Braves.
Thank you!!: The Collegian
Spores Team would like to
thank Coach Paul Bcnim and
Coach Dan Gallegos for the
efforts they have put forth this
year in helping us with stats,
interviews, etc. Your help and
cooperation has been greatly
appreciated and has not gone
unnoticed.
Goodby et The Collegian
Sports leant would like to wish
Gary Johnson and Rick Kastan
good luck in their future
endeavors. It has been fun
working with you.
Out
by Arnel Arthur G. Ba lclta
Collegian Slaff
Job Title: Athlete of the Week.
Qualifications: 2nd all-time
season totals to-date in RBl's &
doubles, played every game,
game winning hit against
Waynesburg...
Responsibilities: Solid
fielding, team player, clutch
hitting...
A job application? No. A
description of this semester's
final Athlete of the Week? Ycs.
The sport: women's softball.
The position: leftfield. The
uniform number: 20. The
qualified applicant Theresa Clare
Pegher, a/k/a Terry Pegher.
A Icftfieldcr that loves to dive
for the ball, sprints to make
shoestring catches, and gifted
with a knack for hitting in the
clutch is hard to find.
Pirate manager Jim Leyland
will tell you that. He lost Barry
Bonds to the San Francisco
Giants.
But Paul Benim, well, he's
fortunate to be able to pencil in a
player like Pegher into the
lineup everyday. Only she and
Sue Mazur have played in every
Lady Lions game so far this
season.
Winning teams arc nothing
new for Pegher. Peghcr, Mazur,
and teammate Casey Putteman
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Down, but not out: Trainer Richard-Boesch, teammate Julie Stocker, and coach Paul Benim
check to see that Karen Strait is okay. Strait was tripped up while attempting to turn a double play.
by Joe Mottillo game winning streak earlier in After falling behind 5-0, the
Collegian Staff the season. Lions finally got a runner on in
The first was to a 19-9 the fourth. Tomci, the Bethany
Waynesburg team that pitcher, had thrown four perfect
capitalized on a poor defensive innings.
first inning by the Lions. The Lions battled back by
On Monday of this week the getting four in the fifth, but
Lions tangled with Bethany couldn't pull it out as they fell
College. Bethany came into the 5-4.
game ranked right behind the The Lions quickly regrouped
Lions in the region. for the second game.
"We weren't ready to play in
the two losses," said Coach
Paul Bcnim.
TWO losses in a span of three
days "dropped" the Lady Lions
to 19-5 on the season.
The second loss was to a 23-5
Bethany squad that had a 19
Sports
in left field...
helped lead their North Allegheny
High School team to the second
round of the WPIAL playoffs in
1991.
In 1992, Pegher was an
integral member of the Lady
Lions team who compiled a 22-6
record. This year she continues
to contribute to the 19-5 Lady
Lions tenacious defense and
score-happy offense.
The fourth semester MIS major
from Wexford, PA was named to
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first
team all-star squad following her
senior year. Pegher, an outfielder
with a solid all-around game, hit
.438, scored 14 runs, was error
free in 117 chances, and threw
out four runners.
Pcgher's season stats as of
last Monday's game against
Bethany College are as follows:
- RBI (21), 2nd Behrend all-time,
(tied with Darcie Bradley)
- Runs (18)
- Hits (23)
- Doubles (7), 2nd Behrend all-time
(season record is 8)
Against Waynesburg, Pegher
went 4-for-7 with two runs scored
and three RBl's. All of this from
a player that wasn't even recruited
by Behrend.
Pegher's first choice was
Robert Morris College near
Pittsburgh. During a recruiting
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"We got off to a fast start and
didn't let them in the game,"
said Benim.
After scoring one in both the
first and second innings, the
Lions got two more in the third
to put the game out of reach.
They cruised behind Cherie
Varassa's 11th win as they won
5-1.
Varassa recorded 10 strikeouts
to only one walk. Casey
Putteman added two RBl's.
On April 24, the Lions took
on the Waynesburg Yellow
Jackets.
The Jackets stung the Lions
early and didn't let them recover
as they went on to win 6-5.
Julie Stocker led the Lions
with her 3 for 3 performance at
the plate. Darcie Bradley, who
needs only three hits to become
the school's all-time leader in
that category, and Terry Pegher,
this week's Athlete of the Week,
each contributed 2 hits a piece.
The Lions struck fast and
struck hard in the second game
as they put it away in the fifth
inning.
After building a 4-0 lead, the
Lions ended things with their
six run, fifth inning.
Pegher, Stocker and Sue
Mazur all had two hits in the
10-0 win. Stocker and Pegher
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