Sports
ecisive victory ends basketball season
By An elo Vecchio
The Capitol Lions closed out
their regular season with a 9 to 14
record by upsetting Misericordia
College 80 to 65.
According to Head Coach
Charlie Bowen, the team's all
around play has been much better
in 1984.
"There's no doubt we played
an all-around better game since
break. We picked up two new
players, Bill Styche and John
Thomas, who have helped us
tremendously. Styche has turned
out to be the 'quarterback' of our
team. We've cut down on turn
overs from twenty-four to eigh-
teen a game."
Coach Bowen also praised
several other players for dedica
tion and subsequent improvement
in their game.
"I don't like to point anybody
out; it's a team effort. But first
of all, I have to credit the seniors
for their improved play.
"Players such as Bob Zalno,
who only played eight games for
us last year but has come back
this year to make a real difference
in our team. If we didn't have
him, I don't know what we'd be
doing."
Zalno, the six foot six center,
has improved from game to
game, according to his coach,
scoring more points and playing
more aggressive ball.
According to Bowen, several
other seniors merit compliments
for their contributions:
"Juan Roach has improved 100
percent this year. I can honestly
say that."
This was only Roach's second
year in organized ball.
Bowen went on to say that
Bowlers end season
By An.elo Vecchio
The Capitol Campus bowling
team recently completed its
1983-84 regular season, with a
record of four wins and seven
losses. The team will now conpete
in two tournaments: February 17
at Maryland University, and
March 3 at ABC East in Har
risburg, Capitol's home lanes.
An unusual statistic emerged
during the season. The bowlers'
record at ABC East was four
wins and two losses; but away,
they lost all five matches
According to team co-captain
Tony Miles, "We experienced ec
tremely tough lane conditions on
most of our away matches.
"Brian Gauger has improved a
lot since his junior year, and so
has Greg Dreisbach. And our top
recruit, Bill Ochall, has been just
that. He's the leading scorer in
the NAIA District 19, and he's
just been doing everything for us.
You don't always realize it, but
we'd be lost also without Barry
Richards and Joe Nichols. They
mean a lot to our team."
Coach Bowen feels that
Capitol's victory over Juniata was
the biggest win of the year.
"They're a member of the Mid-
Atlantic Conference. They have a
front line of players standing six
feet seven inches, six feet five in
ches and six feet three inches.
Good players. They're the best
team we played this year that we
beat. It was our best win."
The team's most disappointing
"It would have to be York Col
lege," Bowen said.
"They beat us by thirty (points)
last year and only three this
season. That was a game we
should have won."
The team is looking forward to
the ICAC Tournament today and
tomorrow at Holy Name High
School in Reading. The tourna
ment is hosted by Alvernia
College.
Coach Bowen feels that the
players would really get a lift if
some Capitol fans turned out for
the games in Reading.
"What can be better for our
guys than to see some fans from
down here? We would like to get
some people up there."
As for next season, Bowen
summed up the prospects:
"It's tough being a junior
senior campus. That's why we
have to hope for some good
junior-college players."
Bloomsburg had pretty predic
table lanes, but the other away
matches were really tough. Our
home lanes at ABC East in Har
risburg had the fairest shot of any
lanes I bowled on this season."
It was an up-and-down season,
as our bowlers ended up losing
two out of two matches after
break. This may have been due,
in part, to the departure of three
of the team's bowlers.
Several individuals had fine
seasons. Included in this group
were Tony Miles, co-captain; Billy
Hill; and Kim Dolzani.
The bowlers are coached by
Betty Evans. Evans is an
employee of ABC East lanes, and
she has bowled on the ladies' pro
tour.
Senior forward Greg Dreisbach takes ijumpshot during the last game of the season
The Capitol Lion's defeated Misericordia with the score of 8o to 69.
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It looks as though the team
might see improvement next
season. As Tony Miles concluded,
"It will be a much better year if
we get a couple good freshmen.
We have five people returning, all
starters. But right now, we're
looking forward to the upcoming
tournaments."
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