10—The Highacres Collegian
Sports Happenings
Attendance sends Condors soaring
According to Coach Caccese,
"It was the largest crowd ever"
that gathered to see the Condors
defeat Luzerne County Communi
ty College 66-63 Monday night,
December 1. Well over a 100 set
the record attendance, delighting
Coach Caccese who has been
striving for exposure for eight
years now. "It's been a slow but
positive process," Caccese said,
"but we're finally approaching
the state of sustained athletic in
terest on campus and in the com
munity. Every year there has
been an increase in attendance at
the games but it wasn't until last
year that we made it over the top
when McDonald's started spon
soring free food prizes at all the
games."
The coach credits extensive
publicity for the renewed interest
The 1980-81 team roster is as follows
NAME HEIGHT
xßob Stoffa 6'4"
Dan Wolfburg 5'10"
Bob Kennedy
xßryan Brassington
xßon Cann
xPeter O'Donnel
Mark Kolbush
Steve Markle
Len Kott
Kyle Raupers
Brad Guise
Rob Davies
x—returning starters
Wed., Jan. 7
Sat., Jan. 10
Wed., Jan. 14
Sat., Jan. 17
Mon., Jan. 19
Wed., Jan. 21
Sat., Jan. 24
Mon., Jan. 26
Wed., Jan. 28
Fri., Jan. 30
Mon., Feb. 2
Wed., Feb. 4
Sat., Feb. 7
Mon., Feb. 9
Wed., Feb. 11
Sat., Feb. 14
in collegiate sports here at
Highacres. "The publicity we
receive from such reputable sup
porters as McDonald's, AAA, and
WAZL is something which could
not be bought," coach Caccese
said. "Their sponsorship of the
Grand Prize trip to the Bahamas
is alone a great attraction to the
games."
Besides that, the season's first
game was the first ever broad
cast over WAZL. In addition, the
coach said that "The Standard-
Speaker gave us the most exten
sive coverage we've ever had.
Apparently, there is an emerging
popularity in athletic programs
here at Penn State. I was really
impressed by the number of
dorm students that showed up for
the game. They were really
behind the team, they were so
supporting."
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5'11"
6'2"
5'11" .
6'l"
5'11"
SCHEDULE
Ogontz, P.S.U.
at Mont Alto, P.S.O
Schuylkill, P.S.U.
Berks, P.S.U.
at Baptist Bible College
at Alvernia College
at York, P.S.U.
Northampton
Community College
at Delaware, P.S.U.
at Ogontz, P.S.U.
Keystone Jr. College
Mont Alto, P.S.U.
at Schuylkill, P.S.U.
at Berks, P.S.U. -
at Wilkes-Barre, P.S.U.
Scranton, P.S.U.
Another element which the
coach believes to attract spec
tators is the recently completed
Phys-Ed sports complex, now 4
years old. "The old gym was in
poor condition and not conducive
to a competitive atmosphere, as
well as being a turn-off to spec
tators. But the new gym provides
the ideal environment for wat
ching and playing in a sports
match."
So what does all this publicity
and interest mean for the Con
dors? Obviously it will boost
morale for the team, but it also
has implications concerning the
future of the Condors.
As coach Caccese said,
"Basketball is the number one
sport in the Hazleton area, and,
as more high school students
become interested in Highacres
basketball, the better, selection of
talent we'll have and the better
teams we'll have. And with a bet:
ter team we'll be able to play bet
ter teams. All the while attrac
ting support from the communi
ty."
POSITION
forward
guard
guard
center
forward
guard
forward
gliard '-
forward
guard
forward
forward
This year's starthig fivo. are
Bob Stoffa, Bob Kennedy, Bryan
Brassington, and the Co-Captains
Ron Cann and Peter O'Donnel.
The Condors will attempt to top
last year's record of 16-B. With a
league record of 8-4, the Condors
missed a state berth, losing to
Scranton, P.S.U., by aBB-87 over
time score. Only the top two
teams in the league advance to
the C.C.A.O, State Tournament,
hence the Condors finished Ihird,
Finishing third, the Condors
finished ahead of Schuylkill,
P.S.U., Scranton, P.S.U., Mont
Alto, and Delaware,
P.S.U. respectively.
Coach Caccese is assisted by
Jerry Cann, who played under,
Caccese during the 1974-76
seasons. Jerry is an alumnus of
Penn State and a Biology major.
The managers are Carol Pir
tulasky and - Bill Shirk. The
statisticians are Diane Fisher,
Annette Atro, Debbie Williams,
and Theresa Rap.
The Condors face Northampton
Community College, Allentown,
P.S.U. and Delaware, P.S.U. in
the Highacres Holiday Classic
held Dec. 17 and 18 in the gym.
After the Classic, the Condors
will face:
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ship, as the Phllies did in
baseball. After all, what else does
the city of Philadelphia have go
ing for it other than , professional
sports.
College football this year has its
most wide open national cham
pionship scramble in years. The
major college bowl games have
many evenly matched teams pit
ted against each other, In the Cot
ton Bowl, Alabama should beat
Baylor, while Florida State ver
sus Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl
is too close to pick a victor. In the
Sugar Bowl, expect Georgia to
narrowly defeat Notre Dame.
The Irish luck will not show up
against Georgia. Washington will
pull a major , upset and beat
Michigan in the Rose Bowl. After
all, Pacific-Ten teams have an
uncanny habit of beating„Big Ten
teams. Oh, Penn State will crush
Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, of
course.
Open recreation schedule
The biggest question mark in
sports nowadays is whether
Roberto Duran really quit his ti
tle fight against Sugar Ray
Leonard because of stomach
cramps. Many people are saying
that Duran quit the fight because
he was losing. Well, I frankly do
not believe that. In the years
Duran has been boxing, he, has
always been a hard-nosed
fighter, and he never once let up
on his opponents in the ring. I
think Duran did quit because of
stomach cramps. What I cannot
understand is why he retired
altogether after the fight? He still
seemed to have many good years
of boxing left.
Well, Philadelphia professional
sports may lose the name of
"chokers" after this year. The
Sixers, Flyers, and Eagles are all
doing great this year in their
respective sports. I hope one of
these teams wins their champion-
THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE
WINTER TERM:
GYMNASIUM
MONDAY thru THURSDAY ' 12:00-9:00
FRIDAY ' 12:00-5:00
MONDAY thru THURSDAY 12 :01}0t 00
FRIDAY 12:00-5:00
MONDAY-thru THURSDAY , 12:00-9:00
FRIDAY 12':00-5:00
The weight lifting room is open only to club members.
All club members must sign the key out from Mr: Young.
BOWLING: TUESDAY and THURSDAY 2:00-5M
MONDAY 6:00-9:00
There is a charge of $l.OO for 3 games for all bowlers. '
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL:
LATION DUE TO VARSITY SPORT PRACTICE'AND/OR GAMES.
SPECIAL EVENTS MAY ALSO CONFLICT WITH THE LISTED
OPEN HOURS.
EXERCISE ROOM
WEIGHT - LIFTING;
ALL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES HAVE COMPLETE PRI
ORITY OVER OTHER EVENTS AND TIMES.
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