Page 12, August 23,1989, Capital Times
Two new coaches to lead
PSH teams
Hank Rappold
Capital Times Staff
Two new coaching changes
accompany the new school year at Penn
State Harrisburg.
Mark Ashley will take over the
duties of the soccer team while Brad
Markey is now the new head coach of
the men's basketball team.
Ashley comes to Capital College via
a 1988 graduation from Houghton
College in New York.
Majoring in Physical Education and
minoring in Athletic Training, Ashley is
now working as an Athletic director for a
school in nearby Lititz.
While at Houghton, he played on the
soccer team and was an assistant coach
for both the men's and women's soccer
teams.
Penn State Harrisburg Athletic
Director Duane Crider feels Ashley has
outstanding credentials.
The soccer team is still looking for
players and has an organizational
Beaver Stadium changes delayed
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State
announced that expansion of Beaver
Stadium will not be complete before the
1991 football season. The University
had hoped the project, announced in early
April, would be finished in time for the
1990 season.
"We feel sufficient time needs to be
devoted to a study of the final design, an
investigation of facilities that have had a
similar expansions and a careful
deliberation of alternative proposals that
might be appropriate," Athletic Director
Jim Taman said.
Penn State unveiled plans in early
April for a 9,200-seat addition that
would make Beaver Stadium the second
largest on-campus stadium in the
country (based on the 1988 seating
capacities). Only Michigan Stadium
(101,701) presently is larger. The
additional seats were to be added by
constructing a second deck on the East
side of the field extending goal line to
goal line.
The University revealed that, while
approximately 9,000 seats remain the
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meeting scheduled for Wed. Aug. 30.
Contact Ginny, in the Athletic office at
948-6266 for more information.
Markey, the new basketball, coach
comes to Capital College from an
assistant coaching job at Dallastown
High School.
Prior to coaching at Dallastown,
Markey went to Franklin and Marshall
where he graduated on dean's list with a
degree in Physics. While at Franklin
and Marshall, he accompanied them to
severel division three playoff berths.
Other coaching experience includes
coaching in the Dallastown summer
league and coaching at both Franklin and
Marshall's and York college's basketball
camps.
While at Harrisburg, Markey is going
to pursue a graduate degree in
Engineering.
Other Penn State Harrisburg coaches
are: Stacey Shroder-Crider, women's
basketball; Gary Pritchard, baseball;
David Hume, Volleyball; and Mike
Paulishin, Golf.
target, the final tyotal might be slightly
lowr or higher based on design and safety
considerations. Options other than a
second deck on the East side also will be
studied before the project begins.
"The last thing we want to do is
proceed too rapidily with this
expansion," Tarman said. "We want to
be comfortable with the location of the
new saets, their suitability from a
spectator standpoint, accessability, the
provision of essential services and all of
the other factors that should be reviewed
before construction commences."
Beaver Stadium, which currently
seats 83,370, has been sold out for 65
consecutive games. When expansion
plans were announced in April, Tarman
said "the unparalleled success of Penn
State's football program has taxed the
seating capacity of Beaver Stadium
beyond its current limit." Season ticket
renewals for the last three years (1987-
1989) have exceeded 98 percent and all
student and faculty tickets have sold out
by early July, including this year.
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Fall sports set to start . . .
Hank Rappokl
Capital Times Staff
Yes, Virginia, there are athletics here
at Capital Campus and these teams need
students to support them. Throughout
the school year Penn State Harrisburg
fields teams to compete in the NAIA.
The fall is busy with soccer and
baseball. Going into winter we have
both men's and women's basketball
along with women's volleyball. Spring
finishes out the year with baseball again.
Fans are able to watch the soccer
team play on the field behind the CUB.
The field is equipped with lights for
night games. So how about some
beautiful fall night come out and watch
the guys play some European flavored
fooseball.
In addition to watching Europe's
favorite sport, you can also take in the
great American past time.
The fall baseball schedule is a short
but competitive one, and our team is
hungry for some victories before a long
winter nap.
--and just among friends
Hank Rappold
Capital Times Staff
If you are athetically minded and like
to participate in events, Penn State
Harrisburg has an intramural sport for
you. The athletic department offers
many fun and competitive events for
students.
The Capital College version of Penn
State football can be found in the
intramural flag football games played
under the lights on the soccer field.
The games are fast moving and bring
out the competitor in everyone. Playing
under the lights on a chilly October
night makes the games seem like real
football; well, almost.
Slow-pitch softball is a fun way to
get into the intramural sports scene.
Just grab ten of your friends and come
out. These games are good preparation
for your post-college softball career.
Almost everyone looks for a company
with a team. Don't you?
Taking place on the Capital Union
Building racquetball courts is the Non
invitational Come As You Are
Intramural racquetball tournament.
Racquetball is a good way to burn off
those Domino's pizza and Sunburst
beers. Also on the same courts, the
walleyball tournament takes place.
walleyball is a cross between racquetball
and volleyball where almost anything
goes.
Volleyball runs rampant in the spring
when both the athletic department and
the Lion Ambassadors run tournaments.
-intercollegiate
Baseball is played on the field just
east of the Olmsted Building. Why not
come out between classes for an
afternoon.
With the arrival of winter and colder
weather the sports fan's attention is
switched to the warmth of the CUB's
gym. In the gym both the volleyball
team and the basketball teams take
action.
The volleyball matches are action
packed, while basketball, especially
men's, brings out the most spectators
and offers students a chance to release
some stress by yelling at the referees.
Spring brings along the arrival of
baseball and a long schedule of exciting
games.
Most of the games are double
headers, so if you miss the first game
you can still catch the second one. Just
a side note, beer and peanuts are not sold
at the, uh, stadium.
So Virginia, Penn State football it
isn't, but we are Penn State and yes, we
do have varsity athletics.
These games prove to be more exciting
and almost as entertaining as those
family picnic matches with fat Uncle
Sid. The games are scheduled between
teams of the same ability, so anyone can
play, well, except for Sid.
Hoops are probably the most popular
activity in the CUB's gym. Intramural
3-on-3 half court games prove to be a
game of excellent outside shooting,
while the full court 5-on-5 has the action
under the boards as well. Besides the
intramural program, pick-up games are
usually being played almost every
afternoon during the week. These games
turn out to be fast paced, running games
where the strategy is not involved.
If weight lifting is your favorite, the
CUB's weightroom is where you want to
be. Inspiration and instruction can be
provided by Capital Iron. Capital Iron is
the campus's lifting weight club, why
not join today? Aerobics are offered in
the CUB's multi-purpose room.
Aerobics is a great way to shed some
poundage and guys its a great way to
check out the girls.
If you like water, then this is for
you. Penn State Harrisburg students are
able to use Harrisburg Area Community
College's pool. Check with our athletic
office for the hours.
So as you can see, no matter what
you like, Penn State Harrisburg has
something for you and if you have an
idea for an activity, mention it to
someone in the athletic office. Maybe
someone else had the same idea and all
they need is people.