The Fourth Wall
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By Shea Greenland
Sports Editor
Cheerleading tryouts were held
p.m. in the MAC Building.
There was a pretty good turnout
of about 50 men and women. The
ladies were scored on their ability
to cheer, jump, tumble, and “spirit,”
which is the excitement they had
after each cheer, or pretty mueh
anything they did. This was based
on a score sheet of 100 points total,
and to be on the squad you had to
get a score of at least 70.
People in groups of three were
chosen by randomly assigned
numbers to show off their talent in
front of two judges. The judging
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By Shea Greenland
Sports Editor
The Woodsmen’s Club recently
went to competition at the Cradle
of Forestry in North Carolina. They
worked extremely hard and placed
2nd out of 5 teams in the end. The
club feels that they are working well
together as a whole this season.
Much of this success of working
together is credited to long time
coach, Craig Houghton. - :
The Woodsmen’s club also went
to the Whitetail Ski:Resort on
October 21%. There they gave a
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demonstration of what exactly
they do. And what do the
Woodsmen’s Club do, you ask?
They compete in 6 different events:
the bolt split, axe throw, pole fill,
pole climb, underhand chop, and
cross-cut. They work hard learning
how to effectively accomplish
each of these. “Everybody gave
their best effort and we pushed
each other to do as well as we did,”
said Glenn Werner, member of the
Woodsmen’s Team.
When asked about their
reputation the team simply replied,
my axe!!!”
cheerleading coach, Christina
Yoder, and cheerleading advisor,
Holly Cieri. Cieri was also the
coach of PSU’s cheerleading squad
last year.
The men only had to show
stunting ability to find their place
on the squad. This may seem
unfair but every cheerleader
understands that guys are used for
their strength and not for their
ability to cheer, jump, or dance their
butts off, so to speak. When asked
about the tryouts, Mont Alto
campus cheerleading captain, Staci
Chamberlain, said, “Men lift
weights, cheerleaders lift people,”
because they are the strongest
ones on our team. They are the
shadow of the squad because they
aren’t really seen or noticed until
needed, but they are always
By Julius Little
Staff Writer
As the 2006 sports season
opened, our Penn State Mont Alto
Tennis team came into the year with
their heads held high and ready to
take on a difficult season.
Led by their coach, Mr. Alan
Smith, who has been coaching
since 1983, our Tennis team was
looking for a new beginning.
Although last season was a bit
rough for the team and they
finished 2-8 they have no doubts
or regrets. Coach Alan Smith was
happy with the team’s progress last
year, considering that there were a
lot of beginners, but they had
warmed up to the sport and were
ready to go this season. The one
problem that the team did have was
its shortage in female players.
There were only two ladies on
the team this year and due to that
unfortunate fact the team has to
forfeit two games. Coach Smith
said that the team bonded well and
they all pushed each other to do
well. He also mentioned that there
is not one person who assumes the
role of leader, but that the team was
cohesive and played as a team.
prepared to do their job, and are
ready and willing to do just about
anything that is asked of them.
These guys have no fear because
if they do then someone is
probably going to get hurt.
When asked about how anxiety
played arole after the tryouts, Staci
remarked, “I was very stressed and
getting very impatient, and I just
wanted to see the results!”
The Tennis team had a hard
battle this season dealing with
injuries and dual sports players
created tough situations, and in
some events, forfeit. Unfortunately
this season didn’t end with good
looks on paper. The team lost all of
its games, but not without
competition. Our Tennis team gave
every opponent a run losing a lot
of close matches ending with 5-4.
The team has one more tournament
to end the season at University
Park. The coach and the team are
ready for this tournament and will
go there with high hopes and an
unbroken confidence, ready to
win.
By Justin Zickar
Editor
With the 2006 College Football
season closing, this year has been
full of many upsets, shocks and
disappointments in the Big 10
conference. :
It comes to many as a shock that
the AP Polls harbored, at times,
from the Big 10 Conference
However it may not come to a
surprise that Ohio State and
Michigan rose to the top in polls
throughout recent weeks. Their
dominating football teams kept for
an interesting race as well as a great
game when the two teams battled
on November 18th in Columbus,
Ohio. :
Penn State on the other hand
kept a mediocre season, and will
subsequently make it into a bowl
game later in the year. Although the
season may be over shadowed by
Joe Paterno’s sideline accident,
next year will presumably be a
better year. Next year, Anthony
Morelli will have more confidence
as well as experience as
quarterback. Plus, Penn State’s
young receiving unit will still be
around to help the cause.
The Big 10 Conference has
certainly held up its credibility of
being a winning conference and
has furthermore proved that this
season. The following months of
bowl games, as well as next year’s
season, will certainly be an
interesting one. Stay tuned for
updates.