Friday, January 21, 2005 More than Wheaties box cover By Chris LaFuria sports commentary In the vast and remarkable history of professional basketball, many play ers have bequeathed a legacy of supe rior performance. For instance, the towering hook shot of Kareem Abdul- Jabbar to stun opponents proves Jabbar’s marvel beyond the physical realm. The prevailing scoring dominance of Wilt Chamberlain who once averaged 50.4 points per game an entire season will never be matched. The cutthroat rivalry of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the NBA’s greatest two-man combat, left a lasting impression in basketball history. Each of these ef forts has painted a striking and signifi cant image on the palette known as basketball. However, one man, just one indi vidual human being, transcends the game of which we know. With each game, we saw this person soar, beyond imagination and, as a result, is en throned above all other athletes. The one man who possesses the supe rior reign over the kingdom of basket ball is Michael Jeffrey Jordan or, as his contemporaries know him, Air Jor dan. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, the poster on every child’s wall, the jer sey on every sports-lover’s back, the trading card in everyone’s deck and the name on the tip every basketball fan’s tongue was that of Jordan. The doctor of one team’s extreme makeover, Jor dan piloted the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and was named MVP of each of them. The list of Jordan’s accomplish ments is almost endless. Jordan won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player five Catherine Franklin Women’s Diving s*********************** Behrend Beacon: What are your plans for after graduation? Catherine Franklin: After gradua tion I hope to get a job either as a television news reporter or anchor. I All-Star game in Philadelphia on Feb. 10, 2002 times. In his 13-year career with the Bulls, he won 10 scoring titles, 12 All- Star selections, two Slam-Dunk Titles, and nine Defensive First-Team selec tions. He also managed to amass a 31.5 Senior Spotlight... am thinking about maybe being a writer for a magazine or newspaper. BB: What is your favorite memory from your sport? CF: My favorite memory from soc cer has to be when Colleen attacked Amanda with her sandal during our trip to Ireland last summer. And also “whoop, whoop, I’m a baby penguin!” From diving it would have to be the Wooster Invitational. BB: What will you miss most about Behrend? CF: I’ll miss the people from Behrend the most, especially my roommates Lisa and Emilia, and all of the soccer girls. I’m also going to miss May Day, power outages and Karen. BB: What is your most embarassing moment? CF: My most embarrassing moment would have to be when I got car sick in the middle of Ireland, not a fun day!! career points per game, 37 games with more than 50 points, 11 seasons with 2,000 or more points and two gold medals with the 1984 and 1992 United States Olympic teams. Joe Lucas Men’s Basketball Behrend Beacon: What are your plans for after graduation? Joe Lucas: After graduation, I would either like to get a full time job or maybe graduate school. I Cheerleading 'Spirit Against By Brooke Dodds staff writer The Behrend cheerleaders are cur rently working on their routine for the fourth annual Becky Decker Cheerleading Competition. The event is a “Spirit Against Cancer” Dance and Cheerleading competition that will be held Feb. 12 at the Junker Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is in memory of Becky Decker, a former Behrend dance coach. All of the proceeds from the competition will be donated to the American Cancer Society. The cheer leaders will be doing an exhibition at the competition. The girls are also working on their half time routines and have begun to work on their individual stunt team routines that they will be competing with in Cheerpowers National Cheerleading Competition which will take place at Columbus Ohio in April. The team is trying something new where they will compete as stunt teams and not as a full squad. Each Statistics are a good way to judge the career of a basketball star, but no num ber or numerical value can justify the brilliance of Jordan’s performances. Much of his fame is due to the intan gibles that he possessed such as his determination to make the big plays and his perpetual hustle on offense and defense. Jordan has hit a game winning shot 25 times. Only once in his career with the Bulls did he manage to score less than 10 points in a single game. He had a streak of 411 games without foul ing out. All of these impressive fig ures have catapulted him to basketball prominence. Beyond the game of basketball lies the true value of Jordan as an indi vidual. After the murder of his father, James, and a short retirement, Jordan returned to the game, showing his per sistence in his love for the game. The 47 times on the cover of Sports Illus trated shows his popularity among the American public. Many people debate who will be the “next Jordan” and who will be crowned Sii the next king of basketball. Lebron p James and the pre-criminal Kobe z Bryant were the candidates to take over < the throne. The answer to the ques- E tion of “Who will be the next Jordan gis simple?” No one. Not one person can do what Jordan did for his team g and for the league in which he played, g Surely there will be athletes who will £ challenge the numbers and statistics of £ Jordan, but numbers cannot measure his true value. Jordan the player, role model, spokesperson, businessman, father and hero is not only the greatest basketball player to lace up a pair of hightops, but also, even though he can’t ice skate or swim, is the greatest athlete in history. want to 136 yet BB: What is your favorite memeory from your sport. JL: The NCAA tournament last year because the atmosphere and the fans were so great. Another one is the trip to Spain the sum mer after our freshman year the basketball team took, and also all the nights with the frosh and the hoop squad. BB: What is your most embarassing moment during your time at Behrend? JL: Tell the others! BB: What will you miss most about Behrend? JL: All the friends I made and the whole college experience. I’ll miss being part of championship basketball team. prepares for annual Cancer' competition group consists of five girls who compete with their best stunting skills in a routine that will last one ly sure what I The Behrend Beacon | 9 Intramural 5 vs. 5 basketball standings *Games Through Wenesday, Jan. 19* League A Schodt Brothers 60 Team Beam 52 Balls Deep 35 Project mayhem 33 Balls Deep 52 Team Beam 51 Cutters 49 Project Mayhem 35 Cutters 44 Outta Shape 35 Outta Shape 74 Schodt Brothers 30 Outta Shape 45 Balls Deep 36 Cutters 63 Schodt Brothers 35 Team Beam 61 Project Mayhem 52 League B Chick Magnets 41 Big Ho 39 Dream Team 54 Too Hot for TV 29 League C KDR36 AK 31 KDR 32TKE21 KDR 28 Hicks 17 Juice 2 WBF over Chocolate Juice 2 39 TKE 20 TOE 1 52 AK 29 TOE 1 40 Niagara 30 Sig Tau 41 Zephyrs 35 Sig Tau WBF over Chocolate Fockin Tide 25, Meatball Sandwiches 22 Fockin Tide 41 AK 28 Meatball Sandwiches 52, Zephyrs 31 Zephyrs WBF over Chocolate Niagara WBF over Hicks Fockin Tide 30 Sig Tau 28 KDR 28 Niagara 27 TKE WBF over Chocolate AK WBF over Hicks Fockin Tide 35 TKE 28 TOE 1 54 Meatball Sandwich 28 Zephyrs 41 Juice 2 39 League D Juice 1 WBF over Coed TOE 2 34 Globe squatters 15 Birdmen 38 Perry 35 BAMF 29 Crimson Tide 20 Guns of Navarone 39 Meet the Fockers 28 DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR PING PONG BY FRIDAY, JAN. 28 HOIMMG AND FQ °»aßy icEs ATHLEIOTpHE WEEK Nikki Pacinelli Women’s Basketball With a running shot in the lane, junior guard Nikki Pacinelli hit a three at the buzzer to help her team take the win over Pitt-Bradford. She had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the game, which put the blue and white at 2-3 in the conference and 7-5 overall. minute to music The competition will be judged based on difficulty, technique, sharp ness, stunts, showmanship and over all presentation. At the end of the competition there will be a spirit award given by the coaches. “Overall the squad has done a great job this year,” said first year Head Coach Karen Kaluzny. “As with any team, the girls have had their ups and downs, but you just work through it the best you can. The girls have done a tremendous job and I could not ask of anymore from them and I want to wish them the best of luck at Nation als.” Kaluzny was given the head coach ing position this after the squad was without one for an entire year. The team was under the advising of Ath letic Director Brian Streeter with the help of senior captains. Contact Coach Kaluzny or a chearleading team member to find out how you can donate for the event.
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