“iy ~ Page8 — LION'S EYE — April 17, 1992 The Lacrosse Club begins its season with a 2-2 record, | coached by John Terrell of the Business Department. [ By Chuck Spector Practicing since the end of February, the Penn State Delco Men’s Lacrosse Club is half-way through their season, with a record of 2-2. The opening game held on March 22 was won by forfeit against University of Pennsylvania. Yet the second game was a total mud-slide in Ursinus College's favor. P.S.U.’s Lacrosse Club was left in the mud, as they could not keep control of the ball. The next game was against Masters, a very experienced club who have played with each other Delco Says Goodbye To MSG Russell Wilder By Dianna Cahall MSG Russell Wilder, after a four year stint at Delco, will be leaving the end of this semester. MSG Wilder started his career in the Army in June, 1975, as an infantry soldier. He has only three more years until he retires. He will be going home in May to visit with his family, and then he is off to Germany. When MSG Wilder received his orders in Texas to go to Penn State Delco, his reaction was one of confusion. When he got here, he discovered his assignment was for R.O.T.C. His first encounter with our campus was on a Saturday, in October of 1988. He went into the main building and only found one person in the office, so assumed that the person was a secretary. He asked where he could find Major Chubinski. He eventually got in contact with Major Chubinski, and as for the secretary, it was Dr. Adam Sorkin. MSG Wilder said in an interview that the students on this campus have greatly influenced. He believes that they are the most important aspect of this campus and are not taken care of properly. MSG Despite Troubles Delco’s B-ball Team 1s Dedicated By Roger Lee PSU Delco’s baseball team is dedicated to succeed. The players are building a new foundation. New head coach Rick Stoutamyer is one of the important building blocks. Coach Stoutamyer has a positive attitude towards the team: “The guys that are still with the team are extremely dedicated,” says Stoutamyer. “We're looking at having about a dozen players right now. Twenty-three guys registered for the team; some guys dropped by the wayside due to bad grades or work commitments, a couple of guys just quit, which is bad character on their part.” The team’s record is 2 wins and 8 losses, and in the league they are 1-5. “We can compete with other teams that are faced with the same circumstances that we're face with, and we've done well. Four of our losses were to teams that really are out of our caliber. They have programs that give them a lot more money and talent pools.” The coach says the team has gone through a lot of hard work and adversity when playing other teams that have 18 players. Stoutamyer is confident about future games: “The nice part about this team is that the guys that we are really counting on should all be coming back. Most of the key players of the nucleus of this team are freshman. We have a few blue chip players, but the rest are learning as we go.” Stoutamyer was requested to coach here by Tiz Griffith. He has umpired in high school through college. He has coached teams in the 16-18 year-old range, and in the Babe Ruth League he has gone to baseball championships in Scranton. The team is looking forward to playing against Delaware County Community College, because the first planned game was rained out. We are playing a second games against Neumann (win), and Williamson (loss). Since this is the first season Stoutamyer is at PSU Delco, “I kind of count on Assistant Coach Jim Diskin to give me scouting reports about these teams, because he’s seen them all before. He knows baseball inside out.” This year there are no disciplinary rules, says Stoutamyer, “We don’t have enough players to have discipline problems.” Wilder stated that if one of his cadets is hurt he will do whatever is neessary to take care of the problem, because they are important to him. MSG Wilder has taught many things to his cadets. When asked what he learned from his cadets, he answered ,”It’s never to late to learn, and things are not as bad as they appear.” There is a close relationship with his cadets. The cadets feel the same way about him. In an interview with several students in the R.O.T.C., many agreed that they feel the same towards MSG Wilder. Sylona Reddi described MSG Wilder with one word, “absolute (perfect, complete, not limited by restrictions).” The Rangers also described MSG Wilder as their Hero. Rich Clifford said, “Without Top, the time spent at PSU Delco would be an empty experience.” Jeff Hoagland had this to say about MSG Wilder: “Even though I've only known him for two years, he has had more of an impact on me than anyone I've known in my life.” It is clear that MSG Wilder has had an impact on the cadets in the R.O.T.C. unit, and he will leave an impression on the campus for for many years. Penn State showed great improvement from their game just three days prior at Ursinus. Even after a fight broke out between two players (when a member from Masters was unable to control his behavior), P.S.U. was able to perform well, with good stick handling and consistent experienced players on the field. The game was lost by only two points, with a 9-7 outcome. The first earned win by Delco was against St. Joseph University at home. With a lack of substitutes, St. Joe’s was quickly overrun by a score of 7-2. Penn State will meet with St. Joseph’s again for, undoubtedly, another triumph a week later. Three games are still left to be played at home. So if you're ready to witness the most exciting contact sport today, come out and join the fans to cheer P.S5.U’s Lacrosse Club on to victory. Friday, April 17 at 5:00 pm, vs University of Pennsylvania; Thursday, April 23 at 4:30pm, vs Ursinus College; and Sunday, April 26 at 1:30pm, . vs Mubhlenburg. many years. On behalf of the campus I would like to wish him good luck and safe travels in his future endeavors. : Master Sgt. Russell Wilder poses like a proud American. Photo by: DIANA MICERI Campus Tennis Center Is Planned for Fall By Chuck Spector Last year, Penn State Delco received a grant of $650,000 from the Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund. This donation has been designated for building an outdoor, eight-court tennis center on the empty field between the Commons building and the Library. The ground-breaking ceremonies were held last semester, and construction was supposed to be completed two or three months later. However, as you can see, the building has not yet gotten on its way. As of now, the campus is still trying to obtain a contractor's bid that fits the budget. Joseph Biscontini, Regional Director of Development and University Relations, speculates that construction should begin in May, with the project hopefully being finished by late July or early August. If this projected schedule holds true, this year’s freshmen will get a chance to enjoy the new multi-court tennis center.
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