MARCH 28,1985 Sobotta Wins Racquetbail Tournament by Rob Roth Collegian Sports Writer Karin Sobotta, Lady Cubs basketball coach and health and physical education instructor, has been crowned champion. She won the women’s racquetbail competi tion in the Mayor’s Racquet Quad Tournament. The event took place at King’s Court Racquetbail Club. When asked about entering the tournament she said, “Dr. Sweeting talked me into the quad event because he thought I could do well and because I’m very athletic. He knew I would enjoy it.” Because of a Cubs basketball game later in the day, Sobotta almost didn’t attend the opening event of the four-part games but Karin Sobotta Racquetbail Champion YOUR ERIE HILTON WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE: Tuesday, April 9,1985 Show your student ID. or school logo and receive from *65 c Drinks for all Ladies from 8-12 p.m. *7s* Drafts all Night * Free Wings from 9-12 p.m. 1 Night Accomodations - $39.95 (Sat. - Sun.) per couple 2 Nights -$lO.OO additional * Indoor Poo! and Sauna *Our Sunny Carden Room *9s’ Drink Coupon from Billy's Saloon *Free Parking upon availability * 15% Off in the Romantic Hunt Room Dining Room ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATION AND ALUMNI ARE CORDIALLY INVITED! Your able to win her first three mat ches, she finished by 10 a.m. and earned the right to return the next day to play two more matches. In the finals, she edged Maxine Lundberg 15-14, 15-8, to clinch the womens’ racquetbail event. With only eight women com peting, Sobotta said, “I wish that more women were involved, it would be more fun. More com petition makes it better.” Sobotta will compete next in the squash event at the downtown YMCA, followed by tennis May 11-12 at Pennbriar Tennis and Health Club. “Tennis is my strongest event and I expect Karen Morgan (no. 1 singles player from Edinboro) to give me all that I can handle, but I’m still looking at a strong finish. Sobotta received her tennis ex perience at the University of Idaho where her team qualified for four national titles. She had to face excellent competition which has given her an edge over many of the other competitors in the quad event. Sobotta will have the con fidence of the first event victory to carry her through the rest of what may be a successful tournament. Penn State-Behrend COLLEGE WEEKEND PACKAGE: *‘Advance Reservations Requested, Please Call 459-2220 ERIE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 16 West 10th Street • Erie, PA 16501 * (814) 459-2220 SPORTS HILTON THE COLLEGIAN Baseball Season Looks by Darlene Kasbee Collegian Staff Writer The outlook of the 1985 Behrend Men’s Baseball Team is optimistic. First-year coach Doug Young feels that the Cubs have a “good chance of winning District 18.” The team has the talent to do it. The only thing lacking is ex perience. The team is young, fielding one senior and two juniors. The lone senior, team captain Jon Hanson, in Coach Young’s opinion is a “possible pro pro spect.” The centerfielder from Cathedral Prep High School has “talent in that range,” according to Young. The team is especially strong in the outfield, where Ted Hinsman and John Cunningham surround Hanson. Hinsman, a sophomore, will be in right field and Cunn ingham will cover left. Lance Harbison will back up Cunningham and Danny Rieg can also be expected to see action in the outfield. Rieg will also back up the infielders. The infield will have sophomore Joe Stanger at third base, with Joe Ceresa, out of Strong Vincent High School, backing him up. Shortstop Denny Pauline is nursing an ankle injury but will play a few innings in the team’s opening game. Greg Bohl and Jim Mort will share duties at second .base and Ray Duerr will play first base for the Cubs. Junior Mike Angelo, from McDowell High School is the Cubs’s catcher. A “good all around player,” says Young, “should be a tremendous help to the team.” Pat Hunt, a Corry High School graduate, will back up Angelo to give Behrend strength behind the plate. Stanger and Hinsman will give the Cubs hitting strength in the middle of the lineup, batting in the fourth and fifth positions. The team has a lot of power-hitting and Stanger and Hinsman make the middle of the lineup especially strong. Coach Young wants to improve the pitching. The Behrend pit chers have strong arms but need to improve their location. Young is looking at sophomores Troy Williams and Rich Hill, junior Dale Wehler who transferred from Dußois Campus, and freshman Mike Utzig out of Baldwin High School to lead the team on the mound. Women’s Softball Team Could Top Record average of .316 last year, she is a definite asset to the team. Senior Mindy Stasenko will cover first base and left field. Cat cher Kathy Snider, a junior, is likely to provide powerful hitting. Senior Kathy Ott will be in center field and Renee Harrison will pitch and cover the infield. Freshman Laura Conley will take charge of both the infield and outfield along with Rosalind Goodman. Sophomore Renee Wirth and freshman Maria DiDonato will also play outfield, and freshman Kathy Fox will cover second base. Wilson feels their stronghold lies in their defense, but offensive ly they are also looking well. The women’s first game is Tue., Apr. 2 at 2 p.m. when they play a double-header at home against Clarion. Their next game will be played Apr. 14 against Buffalo State, and then they will, play every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday throughout the month of April. Last season the team was 8-7, and second in District 18. Wilson hopes to top that record this season. “Although we’ve had to move a lot of people around to new posi tions, they learn well. I think we can hold our own,” Wilson said. “They’re good players with a good attitude about the game.” by Tammie Starcher Collegian Sports Writer It’s spring again, and although many of us are still trying to shake off the Erie winter chill, the Women’s Softball Team has been practicing hard in preparation for their sixth National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (N.A.1.A.) season. Coach Jan Wilson is very op timistic about the spring lineup. Cubs pitcher Darlene Leopold, a junior, is strong and fast and senior'Missy Stasenko will pitch and play shortstop. With a batting Wrists Wrestled Kappa Delta Rho, a service fraternity, sponsored a wrist wrestling competition from Mar. 18 to Mar. 21. Out of 27 con testants, the four final com petitors wrestled-off on the 21st for the championships in two divi sions, below 160 lbs. and above 160 lbs. In the 160 and below division: Dan Kweder squared off against Bryan Miraszek. Miraszek won the match in 55 seconds. In the 160 and above division, Guy Marchal squared off against Pat Sample. Marchal won the match in 45 seconds. Off the record, Marchal challenged Miraszek. Miraszek came out on top. Optimistic Chris Cook, David Bruce, Steve Tunall and Tom Prusaczyk will also be on the mound for the Cubs this season. Washington and Jefferson, the Cubs’s first opponents, are an ex perienced team. They have strong pitching and field a lot of left handed hitters, but the Cubs are ready for them. A young but talented team, the Behrend Men’s Baseball Team is confident of their ability and op timistic about the season. They have a good chance of winning the 1985 District 18 title. Men’s Baseball Coach PAGE
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