BEACON SPORTS
Pryor makes OSU his priority
Bv Jessica Carlson
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The wait is over. Almost a month after National
Signing l)a\. Terrelle Pryor has made his decision:
he is going to "The Univ ersity of Ohio State." What
school that is 1 do not know, but if I am thinking
correctly, what Pryor meant to say on Wednesday.
March Id when he made his announcement, was
that he plans on attending The Ohio State
University.
Some consider Pryor to be one of the top recruits
m the nation. As quarterback
foi his football team and for
ward for his basketball team,
he led Jeannette High School
to a siaia championship in
PI A \ Class AA. He made the
announcement Wednesday
morning in the Jeannette
Senior Until School auditori-
Throughout his football and
basketball seasons, the 6-6,
235-pound Pryor was busy
thinking about his top four
college picks: Oregon State.
Penn State. University of
Michigan and Ohio State.
I’rvor savs the reason he
chose mu lo go to Oregon was
because it is too far away for
i imiU in,! trt,mkls m , nmf> Terrelle Pryor announced his decision that he will
watch him play. After encour- be P la y in g for The Qhio Stale Buckeyes
agement Irom his father to look more closely at
IVnn Slate, he nixed playing under the infamous Joe
I’a sa\ mg alter an unofficial visit that he did not like
the area because it was "too country."
Some are concerned that Pryor may be too drawn
into the media world. He has already made refer-
Behrend softball looking for another championship
By Jessica Carlson
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The Penn State Behrend softball team took their spring train
ing down to Clermont. Florida for their Spring Break. From
March S-14. the women played two games per day against a
handful of opponents. The Blue and White wrapped up the week
u iill a record of X-2.
The women come into the season with a successful year in
2(107 owning a record of 29-16 and a trip to the ECAC
lournameni lor the first lime since 1995. The 2008 team poses
a strong chance for success for Behrend as they return seven
siariers and lour other roster players.
Stacey Hondo returns for her fifth year as head coach for the
Lions. Hondo is assisted by coaches Joe Dulak. Karla Murray
ami Tom Jakubowski. In 2006. after winning the AMCC
Championship. Hondo coached the women to their first NCAA
lournameni appearance. Along with coaching. Pondo is also the
assistant to the director of athletics. In 2006. she was named the
AMCC Coach of the Year. In 2005. she took Behrend to the
AMCC semifinals and was named AMCC
( o-Coach of the Sear
I.leum players from ihe 2007 season
return to the 200 S roster, ineluding seven
starters. Lauren Lubie is the only senior
on the team this year followed by 10
standout juniors. Three of the 10 juniors
.uv All AMCC First-Team players. Julie
koman will lead the team from the
mound, while Nikki Kasehauer will hold
down second base and Katie Whitby in
centcrfield. Kasehauer was named the
AMCC Softball Player of the Week and
Koman was named the AMCC Pitcher of
the Week for the w eek of March 17.
Other juniors contributing to the team
arc ml'ickler Rachel Lawrence, outfielder
Allison Babish. catcher Lindsay
Baughman, third basemen Michelle Zil.
first base/pi teller Laura Frischkom. first
basemen Kells Houghton and infielder Jh e p enn State Behrend softball team gather around head
( assic Miksic. they look towards winning another AMCC Championship
The freshmen class comprises almost
half ol the team. Making up the under-
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ence to being fed up with the all of the media hype
over what his decision would he. Even while the
pressure of deciding was temporarily dismissed
during his basketball season, he still managed to
remain in the limelight after his basketball team got
into a scuffle with another team during playoffs.
Despite the encouragement from mentor and
Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch to attend
Michigan, Pryor still chose to be a Buckeye. Pryor
did not give a particular reason for not choosing
Michigan. The Wolverines' offense is similar to
Jeannette's and Pryor says he feels like he let
Michigan head coach
Rich Rodriguez down.
pointment that the all
star did not choose Happy Valley, he still had a few
good things to say about the school. He told
reporters after the press conference that he "loved"
defensive coordinator Tom Bradley.
The Buckeye's 2008 season kicks off on
Saturday, Aug. 30 against Youngstown State.
classmen are pitcher/outfielder Brooke Callen. pitcher/l irsi base
man Maddie Wieser. outfielder Sara Conti, shortstop/second
baseman Kelsey Mulhollem. pitcher/first baseman Kac\
Magnone, catcher Justine Yoder, outfielder Lia Sorce and third
baseman/second baseman Beth Papala.
While in Florida. Behrend went up against a handful of teams
from varying areas, including another Penn State campus. Of
the teams were The College of New Jersey, whom they w ent on
to beat twice. Westfield College, whom they won one and lost
one to. Ripon College, whom they also won one and lost anoth
er to; Penn State Abington. whom they beat twice and Daniel
Webster College, whom they also went on to defeat twice.
Opponents for the regular season include Grove C ity.
Washington and Jefferson. Frostburg College. Penn State
Altoona. Thiel. Pitt Bradford. Mt. Aloysius. Pitt Greenshurg.
Hiram, Lake Erie. Westminster. La Roche and Hilbert.
The Behrend Lions will begin conference play on Wednesday
March 26 when they take on the Medaille Mavericks at home ai
3 p.m.
Pryor was the
first football player in
Pennsylvania to both
rush and pass for more
than 4,000 yards. He
has been heavily
recruited on a nation
wide basis for both
football and basket
ball. Just last week he
received a call from
the University of
Southern California
head coach Tim Floyd
to say the Trojans still
wanted him on their
Although I'm
sure Penn State is
flooded with disap-
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ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
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Penn State Behrend junior Julie Koman (McKees
Rocks/Montour) has been named the ENTERPRISE
RENT-A-CAR athlete of the week for the week of
March 17, 2008.
Over spring break, the Behrend women's softball
team traveled to Clermont, FL to open up their sea
son. The women posted an 8-2 record overall over a
six-day stretch of play. Koman stood out for the
blue and white, winning in all five games she
pitched last week. Julie posted 30 strikes in 35
innings of work, including a no-hitter against
Wesfield. She allowed only six earned runs on 22
hits while on the mound.
The team open up AMCC play with a double head
er against Medaille college on Wednesday, March
26. Games will be played at Penn State Behrend
softball field, with play beginning at 3 p.m. The
Behrend Lions will go on to host Grove City college
on Thursday, March 27, with games beginning at
3:30 p.m.
The Behrend Beacon I
Friday, March, 21 2008
Julie Koman
Softball
Junior
March 21, 2008