page 6 The Fourth Wall: Mont Alto News indeed tough competition and willing to fight for every point Alto formed a team with vari- ous levels of volleyball experi- ence, including four young ladies with 2 Volleyball Team’s Cinderella Story = i their heads up and pushed for- no volley- sretchen Robinson : os : ward. all team \s the Varsity Girls Volleyball experience g eam heads towards the end of As Head Coach Jenn prior to | heir busy 2012 season, there Stremmel pointed out, she Penn State ¥ re many emotions in play. “I Knew itwouldbearough prone Ajo, : vas scared because as a soccer Start due to the lack of recruit- yi only ie slayer I play with my feet, not 10g”, yet she remained confi- {v6 retyrn- Sede ny hands” comments Olivia - dent and her positive attitude ing players fu ~ Vlurphy-Sweet on her feelings Paid off. Stremmel was most seven : nthe beginning of the season. €Xcited to have the opportunity g.ocpman / to take a group of nine individ- ,. 4 new In the beginning of the sea- ual ladies with completely dif- players, the son, the ladies only had four ferent athletic backgrounds ladies gladly 0 lays to practice together prior and mold them into a team accepted the 0 their first game against : founded by skill and a positive challenge hristendom. The Lady Lions mindset. Stepping up to the proving that ‘ell short 3-0, but they kept challenge Penn State Mont they were TT ohare. mayo vont Gretchen Robinson The Mont Alto Men’s Bas- ketball team ended their 2011- 2012 season with an 18-16 overall record. With a record like that the men and their coaches have high hopes for the upcoming season. Recruiting is a big part of preparation for any sports team. Head Coach Jack Schenzel points out that “Recruiting went exceptionally well. The assistant coaches identified the players who will push our team to the next level and they were able to keep in touch up until the start of our season.” In addition to Schen- zel’s comment Assistant coach Scott Odgen adds “we have a great group of athletes with the skill set to accompany the re- turners.” This season, the team has set what in their eyes are attaina- ble goals that they intend to strive for on and off the court. They want to win the division, host a home game in the playoffs, and make the final four all while succeeding aca- demically as well. The Men’s Basketball team started their practices early this season and show true potential to be a championship caliber team. They show a definite possi- bility for improvement this season. “It starts with the re- cruiting of course. It also helps that our returners know the system of our offensive and defensive style” commented Odgen. In practice their posi- tion battles are intense. The guys are really going after each other and the coaches are confident in backup positions. Schenzel adds that they have “legitimate depth at every po- sition. We have ten good play- ers that are capable at starting at any point.” The team roster for this year is as follows: Cameron Bowens - Senior - Keven King - Junior - Guard Jeffery Bowie - Junior - Kenny Hill - Junior - Guard Bobby Ingram - Freshman - Corey Meyers - Freshman - Guard Brandon Geesaman - Soph- Sharif Welton - Freshman - Guard/Forward Roster Jeremiah Mitchell - Junior - Forward Derek Null - Sophomore - Forward Murray Doumbouya - Soph- omore - Forward Justin Lacey - Freshman - Forward Colin Easter - Freshman - Forward This year the team is hosting their first home tournament on November 16 and November 17 as a tribute to John Ben- choff, the all-time wins leader for Mont Alto At the first home game on Nov. 13th the first 50 students get free pizza and soda. Also, if they wear blue and white they will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card. The event is spon- sored by the blue & white soci- ety. Students, come on out and support your Mont Alto Men’s basketball team!
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