Lady Lions Fall in Big
On March 5, the favored No.
5 Penn State Lady Lions
attempted to knock off N 0.20
Purdue in the Big Ten
Conference Tournament Final.
However, the Boilermakers’
success continued. They defeat
ed the Lady Lions 71-63, and
won their third consecutive title.
Purdue (22-7), the defending
national champions, were sim
ply too much for the Lady
Lions. The Boilermakers rode
the shoulders of captain Katie
Douglas who poured in 24
points to lead all scorers. Penn
State (26-4), who easily won
both regular-season meetings
with Purdue, had a 10-game
winning streak as that snapped
Rebounding
After many years of ridicule
by hometown fans, the
Philadelphia 76ers are finally
beginning to make believers out
of themselves. Attendance at
Sixer home games has been phe
nomenal this season, Filling the
stands in almost every contest
played at the First Union Center.
For the first time since the
days of the legendary Dr. J, it
seems like Sixer pride has been
revived in the City of Brotherly
Love. The Sixers look to make
their second consecutive playoff
appearance after many years of
being the doormat of the NBA's
East Division.
This season the Sixers are tied
with Toronto at 35-25 for the
fourth-best record in the East.
They have the league’s top scor
er in Allen Iverson and they
recently acquired former
Chicago Bull standout Tony
Kukoc in a three-team deal.
In addition to Iverson's offen-
sive prowess, the Sixers are
noteworthy for their stellar
Ten Final
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Capital Times Staff Writer
and fell for only the second time
in 26 contests.
Despite the loss, point guard
Helen Darling was named the
tournament’s most valuable
player. Darling poured in 16
points and seven assists. Andrea
Gamer chipped in with 14 and
Lisa Shepard scored 10 for the
Penn State team, who shot a dis-
appointing 37 percent overall.
The Lady Lions will still be
high seed in the upcoming
NCAA Women's Tournament.
Seeding was determined on
Sunday, March 12, First and sec
ond rounds of the tournament
will be played at various campus
sites from March 17-20.
Sixers
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Capital Times Staff Writer
defensive play. The Sixers are
second in the NBA in steals per
game and forced turnovers.
This aggressive defense is led
by point guard Eric Snow and
small forward George Lynch.
The Sixers have already endured
many injuries, limiting their full
potential. Three big men, centers
Matt Geiger and Tyrone Hill and
forward Theo Ratliff, have bat
tled injuries throughout the sea
son and missed considerable
playing time.
While healthy, these three
powerful forces could put up a
fight with any other big men in
the NBA. The dominating play
of the Sixers’ big men coupled
with the aggressive play of Snow
and Lynch could make this team
a legitimate playoff threat.
The addition of playoff-expe
rienced Kukoc to complement
superstar Iverson will also con
tribute to a sixer team certainly
worth a second look come play
off time.
Beer
Found in
the Desert
By Eddie Capozzi
Capital Times Staff Writer
I have to hand it to Harrisburg
for at least one thing. A thing we
can all relate to: beer!
At ripe time, Harrisburg pro
duced most of the beer for this
region. Unfortunately, that was
around 1700. The local brew-
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eries thrived until Prohibition
put them all out of business in
1919.
With Prohibition long dead,
some folks have begun to put
Harrisburg back on the map of
the beer brewing world. I will be
writing about beer in my next
few columns, and will have only
nice things to say, since brew
pubs must be spoken of in a pos
itive fashion.
My next column will be about
the brothers Troeg, but this one
will concentrate on The
Appalachian Brewing
Company, or ABC as it is known
around town. This 50,000
square foot facility is one of the
nation’s largest brew pubs and I
can tell you from personal expe
rience, they make some fine
beer. I've tried them all, and
they're all excellent. The
Perinypacker
Susquehanna Stout
Riverside Red Ale are delicious
Not only do they have an
excellent bar crowd, they serve
decent food and have live enter
tainment. I saw Big Tubba
Mista there recently and they're
a pretty cool act.
The brewery has been in
operation since January 1997,
and I was actually one of their
first customers. I was visiting
Harrisburg and just happened to
come across the place.
During my most recent visit
there, the other night, I was
inspired to write about the place
and then further decided to
write about local brew pubs for
the next few weeks.
Which reminds me, ABC will
be having a brew tasting event
on May 20th. Not only will you
be able to try their beer, but
other microbrews from around
the area as well. Should be cool.
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