MARCH 1, 1985 Volleyball-A-Thon Players Net $BOO by Paula Mans Collegian Staff Writer The volleyball-a-thon, held on Feb. 21, proved to be a success. Coach Jan Wilson was pleased with the five-hour bout. “I was more than satisfied with the sup port by the fellow students...and the committment by the players was exceptional,” said Wilson. “When 3 a.m. rolled around, we Intramurals In Full Swing by Mark Yeager Collegian Sports Writer Intramurals have been in full swing since the beginning of the semester. While five-on-five basketball and swimming have come to an end, volleyball and wrestling are just starting. Five-on-five basketball went very well this year. Intramural coordinator Duane Crider said that the 13 teams that competed this year were very close and showed a lot of talent. Many games ended within five points, and although the two teams in the finals were undefeated, it came down to the wire. In the finals were C.0.0.L. and Showtime. C.0.0.L. took the ti tle by defeating Showtime in the finals, 50-32. High scorers in the finals were Rick Rosetta with 23 points for C.0.0.L and Bill Miklos with 17 points for Showtime. Stasenko Matches Sister’s Feat Of 1000 Points by Barrett Parker Collegian Staff Writer. The girl’s basketball team may have lost 66-57 to Point Park at Carlow College, but Behrend still had a victory. Senior Missy Stasenko followed her twin sister, Mindy Stasenko, in breaking 1000 career points. The sisters were the only two women to do so in the history of women’s basketball at Behrend College. A pass from Kathy Ott set up the final points, and put Missy at 1001 points foir her career. Missy does not plan , to play basketball after her graduation in May of 1985. “I’m glad we both (she and her sister) broke 1000... since this was our last year.” Mindy injured her leg during practice just after she broke 1000 points. Missy says, “Mindy was not playing, but she was there for emotional support...she was a SPORTS practically had to boot everyone out of the gym. I was glad to see them go away psyched and not beat,” Wilson added. Employees and a disc jockey from local radio station WLKK joined in for the first hour and a half of the marathon. They played round-robin style while alumni Janet Satyshur spun records to keep things at a steady pace. Swimming did not spur a large turnout, but competition was not lacking. Three teams competed in this event that occured on a Fri day night from 9-11 p.m. The team Stingray took first in this competition. Volleyball starts Monday and will continue until spring. Cur rently there are three women’s teams, ten men’s, and 18 co-ed teams entered for what appears to be some close matches. Intramural wrestling is not hav ing much of a turnout again this year. Wrestling entries in past years have usually been men with limited experience and first-time wrestlers are encouraged to give this a shot. Interested people should put their name, phone number and the. weight at which they would like to wrestle on a slip of paper and turn it in to the secretary in Erie Hall. factor in helping me to achieve my goal.” Missy said in closing, “I en joyed playing here. The new coach, Karin Sobotta, has been really good with the team. Even though we weren’t winning this year, we’ve had a really en thusiastic team.” Missy Stasenko THE COLLEGIAN The returns on the volleyball-a thon were successful also. “So far, our unofficial total in pledges is $800,” said Wilson. She added that their original goal was $l5OO but admitted that that was unrealistic and the $BOO was more than expected. "Almost Anything Goes” by Kevin Moore Collegian Staff Writer The Mice Capades, an annual “almost anything goes” type of competition, were held in Erie Hall last week. The games includ ed various relay events such as eating contests, scooter races and the annual paper chase, where a team lines up front-to-back and passes a roll of toilet paper through their legs and over their heads. The longest piece of toilet paper wins the event. The Mice Capades concept was brought to Behrend College by William “Mr. Bill” McCartney, Assistant Dean of Student Af fairs. “These events provide healthy competition and a sense of team spirit and involvement,” said McCartney, The Residential Life Staff or the RAT Class (Resident Assistant Training Class) are the people ■s*m= Mr 'KSx’"'Afr v Students enjoying themselves at the Mice Capades last Friday night. The winning team was FEBA, with 342 total points. The funds are going toward a new volieyball net system. “Hopefully the administration will help us out with the remaining costs for the new system,” said Wilson. It will cost approximately $2lOO-52500 and Wilson hopes it responsible for these competi tions. The RAT Class of 1984 named the games Mice Capades, Mice is an acronym for “My It’s Cold in Erie.” A Mice Capades team must consist of three females and three males, all staff or students of the Behrend College and all must compete in at least one event. The first night of the competi tion, Mon. Feb. 18, the Scooter Race, the Paper Chase, and the Marshmallow Eating Contest were held. The victors of the Scooter Race were Jaimie Shaw and Roz Goodman of the FEBA team. The winners of the Paper Chase were the members of the Meece’s managed by Greg Goldsmith. The Marshmallow Eating Contest was taken by An drea Sullivan and Larry Davies of the News. On Fri. Feb. 22 the final team ...f f n A will be installed by the fall of 1985. As a reminder, if any sponsors owe pledges be sure to pay up. Pledges will be accepted by the athletic department any time, in cluding after spring break. events were held. Competition began at 8:00 p.m. with the Blind man’s Catch won by the Nerds, followed by the Free Throw Con test won by Jerry’s Kids. The Eating Contest followed and was taken by the Heiny’s. The Tug of War quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals were held intermittently among the other events. The final two events, The All Balls and the Race were won by the Oompa Loompas and the Heiny’s, respectively. The top three teams overall were as follows: in third place was the Heiny’s with 339 total points, in second place with 341 was the News, and the winning team overall was FEBA with 342 total points. The FEBA team members were Roz Goodman (team manager), Larry Guenther, Jon Heidt, Jamie Shaw, Kim Nealy and Leah Shilibod. PAGE 11 ■4 i
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