BEACON SPORTS Bad weather does not hinder Behrend snowboarder By Walter Taylor f'SH Ski and Hoard, Pros wml 1 l psii.edu Feb. 8-Feb. 10 Conditions for Peek 'n' Peak Resort Day s skiing: 70 Base Depth: 20-48 inches Slopes Open Day: 27 Slopes Open Night: 27 Weekend Forecast Shredabilitv: Gnar Past Events: "New Fra Halfpipe Competition” 2. 2008 lev conditions plagued competitors last weekend as Peek'll Peak Resort hosted the 2nd Annual New Era Hal 1 pipe competition. Peek'll Peak is currently the onl\ resort, world-wide, to hold a New Era sponsored event of this type. Alter an hour of w arm-ups riders dropped in for the jam sivle format. Most finished the first round elim inations w ith lour runs during w hich judges scored based on five main categories: amplitude, style, tech nical diffieultv. consistency and variations. After narrow ing down the field from 35 to 10 rid ers Penn State Behrend Ski and Board Club's Drew Smith and Rick Osborne easily made it into the finals, [lie format during the finals was two scored runs and afterwards judges took each competitors highest score to determine first through fifth place. Whispers circulated throughout the field when Red Bull rider Caleb Herb showed up as a late entry for the competition. Jet-lagged and running on fumes. Herb struggled to scored big with the judges after a couple scrubbed landings which kept him oft the podium. Final results were Brian Falon taking the first place finish with his final run when he successfully landed a clean "720" on his last hit. Drew Smith went on to secure second place with a combination of smooth "frontside 540 V to win a custom New Era 59/50 Peek'n Peak Resort hat with pri/e cheek. The hats came in silk-lined metal eases and only 5 were issued specifically for this event Smith will he riding for Suburban Blend and Bay City Orthocare this weekend during round three of the Shop Showdown Series on Feb. 9 at Peek'n Peak Resort. New Era finalist and teammate Rick Osborne is also sponsored by "The Blend" and "Bay City" and w ill be trying his luck again at the halfpipe this week end. Behrend freshmen Matt McLouth will be com peting for the Peek n Peak Freeride Team. All three also ride lor the PSB-Snowboard Team. Women’s hoops dominate over Hilbert By Jessica Carlson s/nm v editor \L ■>(} I M" psii.cv.lii On Wednesday. Feb. 6. the Penn Slate Behrenil woman’s basketball team improved their eonlerenee record to So w hen they defeated the Hilbert Hawks by a seore of 69-35. The women are ranked No. 5 in the AMCC Conference behind undefeat ed Medaille 1 13-0). Lake Hne (10-3). Pm-(ireensburg (9-4 i. and Laßoehe (0-4). Twelve playeis from ihe Lady remaining in their regular season, l.ions eontrihuted to the (id points All five are eonference games, aeainst Hilbert. Almost hall ol their . including a big home game points were Imm plavers oil the Scnior lorward Meagan Bielanin against No. 1 and reigning bench. Behrend lead at'the half with living to the hoop. champs. Medaille College on a score ol 35-14 over the winless Hawks, who are Wednesday Feb. 13. Following Medaille will be two aurentK 0-20 lor the season. more home games on Feb. 16 against Laßoche and Senior forward Anne Preister had a solid game coining off the bench, scoring 12 points for the Lions as well as five rebounds. Another big contribute!' to the game was freshman guard Amy Oldach with 10 points for the night. High seiners for Hilbert were senior guard Kaillyn Miller with II points, and sophomore guard Courtney DeVille with nine points for the night. Super Bowl showdown a suprise for most By Jessica Carlson s/ni/vs editor jk.S'HSi" pMi.alu Put a "free beer" sign in a bar window and watch the college students come crashing through the door. Pul a ball in Tom Brady's hands and watch the Cliants come crashing through the Patriots offen sive line. At least that's what they did on Sunday. Feb. 3 as they battled their way to Super Bowl XLII victory The bu// is still Boating about how the New York Giants put an end to the New England Patriots’ undefeated season when they upest the favored Pats 17-14. And the bu//. will most likely contine for vears to come as the game went dow n as one ol the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. The 1972 Miami Dolphins can continue celebrat ing for another year as they go on to be the only learn to have an undefeated season in NFL history with a record of 17-0. The Giants hail their game strategy down pat from the start of the game, all the way through the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena Rail Jam Miller and DeVille’s efforts were not enough howev er as Behrend mulled past the Hawks to bring home an important conference win. Feb. 20 when the take on Lake Erie for a televised game. Their final regular season game will be on Saturday Feb. 23 against Pitt-Bradford. Next up for Behrend is an away game on Saturday, Feb. 9 when they travel to Penn State Altoona. For more information on the Lions visit their website at http://www.behrend.psu.edu/athletics/wbball/index. htm. final seconds of Super Bowl XLII. By winning the coin toss and choosing to start the game with their offense, they were able to keep Patriots QB Tom Brady off the field for almost the first 10 full minutes of the game. The opening drive lasted 9:59, the longest in Super Bowl history, resulting in a total of 63 yards and a 32-yard field goal putting the Giants up by three. The Giants held the 3-0 lead until the end of the first quarter. The first play of the second quarter RB Laurence Maroney took the ball into the end zone to put the Pats up Drew Smith doing a 540 in the New Era Halfpipe Conpetition Upcoming Events at Peek’n Peak Resort: JSBIA Rail Jam” Feb. 8. 2008 Jamestown, New York Prizes Sponsored by: Suburban Blend Music by: DJ Host Registration: 4-6 p.m. Competition: 6-Bp.m. Shop Showdown Halfpipe Competition' Feb. 9 2008 Peek'n Peak Resort Pre-Registered Team competition Competition begins at 11 p.m. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Drew Smith posing after taking second place in the New Era Halfpipe Competition On Saturday. Feb. 2, after a hard fought game, the women fell to the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in the last few minutes by a score of 61- 60. The Lady Lions ended the first half in the lead 30-26. The Bobcats fought back to take the lead in the second half and barely hung on for the victory. The Lady Lions have five games CONTRIBUTED PHOTO New York Giants QB and MVP Eli Manning cele brating Super Bowl XLII victory. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NAME: SPORT: CLASS: DATE: Ben Strunk (Cogan Station/Williamsport) has been named the ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR athlete of the week for the week of Feb. 2, 2008. On Friday, the men and women’s swimming and div ing team took on Grove City College and Pitt- Bradford in a double meet. Strunk had two season best performances in the 100 and 200 breast, finishing first in both events. The men went on to beat Pitt- Bradford 106-20, Ben was also named the AMCC swimmer of the week for his performances. The Behrend swimming and diving team will gear up for the AMCC Championships at Grove City College. Competition will begin on Thursday, Feb. 14 and will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 16. The EC AC champi onships will follow on Feb. 29 through March 1. Ben Strunk Men’s Swimming Freshman Feb. 4, 2008 but fell to the Wolverines 53-86. 7-3. Not much more would happen offensively for either team for the rest of the first half as well as through the third quarter. The Giants defense held Brady and his no. 1 offense to just seven points in three quarters. The Giants sacked Brady four times and hit him at least 15 other times. Despite the sacks and high pressure, Brady still connected with his receivers 29 of the 48 attempts for a total of 266 yards and one TD pass. It looked like the Patriots were going to pull off another come-from-behind victory when with 2:42 left The Behrend Beacon I Friday, February 8, 2008 on (he dock Brady connected with Randy Moss to take the lead 14-10. Then, the highly unlikely occurred. MVP Eli Manning look his team down the field in 12 plays for a total of 83-yards and a game winning 13-yard TD pass to Plaxieo Burress. Manning went 19 of 34 for 255 yards and 2 TD passes. After dodging what most thought was surely going to he a sack to end the game Manning completed a 32-yard pass into the fingertips of David Tyree for the first down. After a sack and an incomplete pass Manning con nected with rookie Steve Smith for a 13-yard gain. Smith ran out of bounds to stop the clock. The next play sealed the deal when Manning hit Burress for the touchdown and the Giants went on to become America's favorite football team: at least until next Do not fret sports fans; the football season isn't over yet. On Sunday. Feb. 10. the NFC will take on the AFC in the NFL Pro Bowl, which is happening in Flonolulu. Flawaii at Aloha Staduim. Kickoff is set for 4:30p.m.
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