Last week the National Hoc
key League entered into the
playoffs, or, if you will, the
Second Season. With the best
of three mini series completed,
eight teams remain in conten
tion for the Stanley Cup. This
article is a profile of the quar
terfinals and their probable
outcomes.
Toronto and Montreal - The
Maple Leafs are a tough defen
sive club and they are capable
of giving the Canadiens more
than a run for their money,
■ esj>ecially on their home ice!.
The Canadiens are without
doubt, the leagues finest all
around team. As returning
champions they are they team
to beat. Montreal’s great play
both offensively and defensive
ly was the best in the league,
and their point total was the
highest of all other contenders.
A most formidable challenge to
The big kiss off
On Sunday, April 29, Her
shey’s annual “Chocolate Cha
se” will be held. This is a
10,000-meter run or optional
two-mile “fun-run” to benefit
the Pediatric Liver Abnormal
ities and Nutrition Studies
(PLANS) Fund at the Hershey
Medical Center.
The races will begin at
Hershey Stadium and proceed
through primarily rural roads
in the vicinity of Hotel Hershey
and Hersheypark. The 10,000-
meter run will start at 1 p.m.,
the two-mile at 2:30 p.m. with
the awards ceremony at 3 p.m..
Awards will be given to men
and women in five categories in
the 10,000-meter race; ribbons
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Coecterdi picks
by Mike Cocciardi
the Leafs. Montreal, 4 games to
Chicago and New York - On
both paper and ice the 'lsland
ers appear to be the over
whelming favorite in this ser
ies. The Islanders had the se
cond highest point total in the
league, compared to the Black
hawks whose point total was
the lowest of tne four division
leaders. Don’t expect the Black
hawks to roll over and die hut T
really don’t see them winning
any games from the determined
New Yorkers. In a mismatch
make it New York 4 games to 0.
New York and Philadelphia -
Of all the quarterfinal match
ups, this is probably the closest
thing to a dead heat there is.
The surprising Rangers have
played exellent hockey for the
last half of the season while the
Flyers have been struggling.
The Flyers will soon find out
will go to the first three male
and female finishers in the
two-mile run. Runners who pre
register will receive tee-shirts,
post-registrants will receive
the tee-shirts on a first come,
first serve basis.
The races are sponsored by
the Student Assembly of The
Milton S. Hershey Center of
The Pennsylvania State Univ
ersity, with support from
HERCO Inc., ana Hershey
Foods Coporation,
The entry fee for both races
is $3. if paid by April 20; $4 if
paid after that time.
Runners may post-register
on Saturday, April 28, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday,
that the Rangers 2 game sweep
of the L.A. lungs was no fluke.
The Flyer’s scare with Vancou
ver will make them more cau
tious with the Rangers so don’t
be surprised to see a couple of
overtime games. Ina a dramatic
series make it Philadelphia 4
games to 3, but don’t bet on it.
Pittsburgh and Boston - On the
surface it might appear that the
Bruins are a solid favorite, but
the Penguins are a dogged,
unflinching team with high spir
it. The Pens showed excellent
comeback ability against the
Buffalo Sabres by winning both
games of their series on the
Sabres home ice. The Bruins
are always rugged in the play
offs and they nate to lose at
home. A distinct possiblity for
the Penguins to rise to the
occassion and beat the odds. In
an upset Pittsburgh 4 gomes to
3.
April 29, from 10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.. Runners who have pre
registered are encouraged to
pick up their materials at these
same times.
Registration forms can be
obtained at various locations in
the community or by sending a
stamped, self-addressed enve
lope to the Office of Gifts and
Endowments, Hershey Medical
Center, Hershey. PA, 17033.
Make checks payable to
“The Pennsylvania State Univ
ersity” and return both the
form and payment to the same
office. They must be postm
arked by April 20, 1979.
Sports
The 78-79 Intramural Bask
etball playoffs completed semi
final and final matchups last
week, and team Z and the Brain
Stems went head to head, and
at the final whistle Team Z was
a 49 - 43 winner.
Leading the champions in
scoring was Don Cuff with a
nineteen point performance and
some excellent rebounding.
John Bruno also played a
strong game for Team Z with
Intramural softball got into
the swing of things yesterday.
Twenty-three teams will be
vying for the championship.
Three fields will be used and
some night games will be
played, probably later in the
season.
The Redneck Mothers are
The Diet Pepsi 10,000 meter
series race is scheduled to
begin on Sunday, April 22, at
1:30 p.m. in front of the Maint
enance Building on Campus. It
is anticipated that more than
300 runners will participate in
this 6.2 mile run. Although the
official deadline for entries is
Now that the spring softball following intramural activities:
program is organized and wait- tennis league
mg for the weather to dear so golf tournqpient
we can, once again, “play ball,” raquetball tournament
attention will be given to the table tennis tournament
Problems are still occurring
in the weight lifting areal
Weekly inventories indicate
more loss of equipment! It is
physically & financially impos
sible for us to cover this area
during the hours the Multi-
Purpose Room is open. There
fore, we are asking the cooper
ation of all who enjoy the use of
the weight lifting are-please, if
you see anyone attempting to
leave the building with any of
the equipment, or if you happen
to know how some of it nas
For further activities info call 787-7751
shorts
good board control play.
Of the four teams qualifying
for semi-final competition, Te
am Z defeated Voit by a 64 -49
margin, while the Brain Stems
advanced by outscoring Joint
Effort 57 - 51. Team Z finished
the year with an unblemished
mark of 13 -0, the Brain Stems
followed at 10 -2, with Joint
Effort and Voit finishing at 9 - 2
and 7 - 4 respectively. Congra
tulations Team Z.
the returning champions. Other
teams expected to do well are
Taint, Dukes, Joint Effort, and
The Bushwackers.
There are still openings for
Umpires. Anyone interested
please see Ruth in the Athletic
Office.
Thursday, April 19, anyone de
siring to enter may do so by
paying a late fee of $5.. Regis
tration will be held in the
Multi-Purpose Building Sunday
morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m..
This race is being sponsored in
conjunction with Capitol Cam
pus Phi Beta Lambda.
been taken out of the building,
report it to the Recreation/ath
letics Coordinator immediately.
The repeated loss of this equ
ipment hurts those of you wno
lift regularly. There is no plan
whatsoever to replace what has
been lost-it is financially impo
ssible. You could eventually be
left with only your universal
gyms! Remember-tMs is year
equipments was purchased
for your convenience & use.
Treat it like your own.
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