More balls fly
By Steve 0' Holla
Copy Editor
saol42@psu.edu
\ The second annual Circle K
sponsored Dogdeball tournament
was held in the CUB on Thursday,
November 3 at 9:00 p.m. Thirteen
teams turned out for the event
and dozens of students showed
up to cheer on their friends.
Some teams even brought their
own cheering sections. The cost
to participate was $3 per person,
and half of all proceeds benefited
Head Start of Harrisburg.
Five-member teams competed
in a three-game bracket series
at a chance to win a $2O first
prize. Teams stayed late to see
who would win between the
two teams left standing, "Dating
Paul's Sister" and "XGI Team 1."
In the third game, down to one
man each, "Dating Paul's Sister"
struck down "XGl's" last man.
"Dating Paul's Sister" is for now
PSH's dodgeball champion. They
generously donated back their
prize winnings to Circle K.
Circle K members were pleased
with the large turnout. This
turnout was better than last year,
despite having to compete with a
poker tournament going on at the
same time.
Circle K plans on hosting more
Small, determined women's team
looks forward to start of season
By Megan Resser
Sports Reporter
mkrls7@psu.edu
Let me begin this article by saying
that the women's basketball team
still needs players!
While the team is small, Coach
Melissa Graby-Hoover believes
in their abilities saying, "they are
dedicated, they have the right
mentality, and they work hard."
When asked what her thoughts
were in regards to the fact that
intercollegiate athletics have
been on hiatus at Penn State
Harrisburg, she said she does
not think this will be a factor for
her team. As far as her players'
ability goes, she feels "we're
pretty evenly matched." She does
believe that the small size of the
team will be a factor, however.
She expressed concern in that
"the established teams may have
more girls." The team currently
consists of Brighid Wood, Nichole
Adams, Jamie Brindle, Brooke
Conjar, Amanda Mentzer, Krystal
Miranda, and Kayma Sonii-
Ricks.
Coach Graby-Hoover graduated
from Penn State- University Park
in 2000. She was the captain of the
Lady Lions Final Four basketball
team that year. She also helped
lead the Lady Lions to the WNIT
championship in 1998 and the Big
Ten Conference championship in
2000. While at Penn State, she
was a three-time GTE Academic
All-America Nominee. Following
this distinguished college career,
Posing for a group shot are the Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions
tournaments next semester
and continues to participate in
numerous service projects and
social activities on campus.
Head Start is just one of the
many organizations that Circle K
supports.
Head Start is a comprehensive
preschool program for low
income youngsters. It provides
children with a developmentally
appropriate early childhood
education. The program ensures
that young children get health
checkups and treatment, and
that they are fed a nutritious hot
meal every day. It is operated
by local non-profit agencies in
every county in Pennsylvania.
Head Start is unique in its
comprehensive approach to the
needs of children and families.
"It was great to see all of the
students come out and support
Circle K. It shows that if exciting
events are planned, students will
come out and have a great time.
Also, knowing they are helping
a charity makes it even better,"
said Steve O'Holla, Circle K
president.
If you missed this exciting event
and you want to show off your
skills, watch out for the next
tournament. There, we will find
out who will have the balls to face
"Dating Paul's Sister."
Practicing for their upcoming games, the small team has high hopes
she played professionally in
the WABA and WEBA and was
named to the all-star team in
each league. Her assistant coach
will be her husband, Todd Hoover,
who was a member of the Penn
State Abington team which took
the CCAC championship in
1993. In 2000, he served as an
assistant coach at Central Bucks
West High School.
The ladies' first game, which
as dodgeball returns to PSH
Members of XGI prepare themselves for a more friendly form of fire
"Dating Paul's Sister" emerge victorious against a tough XGI team.
will occur before this issue
goes to press, is scheduled for
November 17 at Penn State
Abington. The team will then
have three straight contests at
home, on December 1,6, and 9,
respectively. You can view their
full schedule online by clicking on
the Intercollegiate Athletics link
on the PSH website. Please plan
to come out and support the team
as intercollegiate athletics return
to Penn State Harrisburg!
Also, if you are at all interested
in being part of an intercollegiate
athletic team, which can be an
extremely fun and rewarding
experience, (in addition to being
a great resume booster), please
contact coach Marissa Graby-
Hoover at mrgls9@psu.edu. You
can also stop by their practices
which are held on Mondays and
Fridays from 5:00-7:00 p.m. It
will be possible to join the team
even after the season starts; so
don't let that deter you. However,
Coach Graby-Hoover advises
anyone who is interested to come
out as soon as possible.
The team is also looking for male
and female students to come out
to practices to participate in drills
with the team and scrimmage
against the team. Interested
students can either come to
practice from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
or contact Director of Athletics
Rashaan Carlton at rlcl22@psu.
edu for more information.
Sports
Photos by Ashley Lockard/Capital limes
Men's basketball team gears
up for upcoming season
By: Megan Resser
Sports Reporter
mkrls7@psu.edu
As the Fall intercollegiate
athletic teams have recently
finished up their seasons, the
men's basketball team is just
getting started. Tryouts were held
over three days in the middle
of October, and since then the
fourteen guys who made the
cut have been working hard
preparing for their upcoming
season. Freshmen players are
Joseph Jean Jr., Keith Wiggins,
Padraic Wood, and Hasahn
Wright. Sophomores are Donald
Crone, Abe Hitz, Steve Molek,
and Michael Schweigler. Andrew
Coombs, Craig Martin, and Zac
Mellinger are the juniors, with
seniors Cory Daniel, Tim Hurtack,
and Nealy Rawlings rounding out
the team.
Head Coach Kirk Ream has
high expectations for the season,
saying he expects the team to "be
very hardworking, fundamentally
sound, and competitive." He
said he has already seen vast
improvement in the team's level
of play during the first few weeks
of practice and he only expects
that improvement to continue as
the season goes on. When asked
Blue keeps the ball from White. The team looks strong this season
The Capital Times, November 28, 2005
A perfectly sychronized 3-balled onslaught awaits the opposing team
The mens' team practices blue on white for their upcoming games
how he felt about the fact that
intercollegiate athletics at Penn
State Harrisburg are returning
after a long hiatus, Ream said,
"It is an exciting opportunity to
Photo by Kathyrn Herr/Capital Times
Photos by Megan Resser/Capital Times
be involved with the process
of bringing sports back to the
PSU Harrisburg campus. The
fall sports teams have done a
great job setting the stage as a
competitive program. We are
looking forward to laying the
foundation of a great basketball
program for years to come."
Coach Ream comes to PSH
from Dickinson College, where he
was an assistant coach for three
years. Prior to that, he was an
assistant coach at the high school
level. Ream holds undergraduate
and graduate degrees from
Bloomsburg University, where
he was a three-year starter on
their basketball team. He will
be assisted this year by Aaron
Carter and Derek Melleby, both
of whom also played basketball
for Bloomsburg.
The men's team have a very
full season with at least 10 home
contests, so there will be plenty
of opportunities for you to come
out and support the team. You
can find their schedule .on the
PSH website by clicking on
"Intercollegiate Athletics" on the
right-hand side of the site.