glghacres Collegian, January 31, 1977- Page Thirteen
ORIS
INTRAMURAL
SPORTS
INITIATED
By Patty Marsh
Highacres 'students and
staff members, tired of the in
activity caused by study or
weather conditions, are finding
a release for their pent-up
Highacres students and
staff members, tired of the
inactivity caused by study or
'i weather conditions, are find
jing a release for their pent
up energy in the campus' intra-
Imural sports program.
Men's basketball has'prov
en to be a favorite activity,
with twelve teams involved on
a revolving schedule. Women's
■basketball has begun play with
three teams participating.
Bowling, offered in three cate
gories: three-man, five-man
mixed, and mixed, is also pop
ular, with six teams register
ed in each category. Co-ed
volleyball has four teams reg
istered but has not begun play
yet. Initiation of the program
is expected on Friday. The
only outdoor intramural sport,
ball hockey, has four parti
cipating teams.
Almost all aspects ot the
intramural program are being
handled by students. The
Intramural Sports Board sets
the policy for the program.
They decide what activities
will be offered(on the basis
of popularity) and determine
the rules and regulations for
the various sports. Work-study
students act as officals for
the games.
Only scheduling is decided
by faculty members. Mrs. Jago
and Mr. Bobby, physical educa
tion instructors, are handling
the timetables.
In closing Mrs. Jago
said, "Because of the limited
space available and the little
time remaining in the term,
this( the aforementioned sports)
will be all(the activities) for
this term. But in the spring
new activities will be intro
duced."
Lions Look Ready
Although Highacres bas
ketball is not enjoying the
Success it usually does, much
hope can be held for the fu
ture. Coach Tom Caccese's
Mittany Lions possess an>aun
dance of freshman talent who
Lack only playing time togeth
er to have a winning combina
tion.
The loss of talent from
last season's squad as well
as the lack of height the
squad possess this season are
other reasons for the unimpres
sive won-lost record,which as
of January 20 was 3-10. Al
though small in height, the
team can rely on quickness to
make up for the lack of height.
At center, 6'4" Craig
Heboid is a freshman with a
lot of potential, who will be
a key to the success of next
year's club. At the forwards,
freshman Rex Wirick and soph
omore Greg Slusser start. Slus
ser recently became the career
scoring leader for the team,
scoring more points in his
career than any other player
in the history of the Hazleton
team. Two sophomores, Jerry
Cann and Greg Katzer, man the
guard positions. Some good
freshman players riding the
bench this year, who will play
a key role in the success of
next year's ballclub, include
Brian Imperial and Joe Stephan
sky.
for ’77-78
By Jim Dino
The Hittany Lions faced
a tough schedule thus far this
season, not making it any eas
ier. Some challenging exhibi
tions against clubs like Luzer
ne County Community College
and tough league competition
within the Commonwealth Campus
Conference gave the squad a
real test.
The loss of talent the
such as the likes of Bob Gab
riel, Joe Kovatch, and Eric
Little have caused the team
to rebuild with freshman. How
ever, do not count this year's
squad, out yet. Coach Caccese
attributes part of their prob
lems to a lack of consistent
defense, which the team has
the potential to execute well.
A wealth of freshman who next
year will be experienced soph
omores, leads one to believe
that basketball success is
back on it's way to Highacres.
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