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-
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\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
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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
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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!