— LION’SEYE — May 1, 1995 « SPORTS & Athletes Honored At Banquet By Jobin Pathappillil The seventh annual Sports Awards Banquet will be held at the Media Inn, Media, on April 30 at 1:00 pm. It is held to honor all athletes at Penn State Delaware County. Student Athlete Awards are presented to those student athletes that have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Individual team awards will be given out by the coaches of the respective teams. The Outstanding Achievement in Intercollegiate Athletics Award will be presented by the Athletic Director. These athletes have been nominated by their coaches. The Jimmy King Memorial Award, in memory of Jimmy King, an Outstanding Student Athlete at Delco who died last summer, will also be presented. In addition, Intramural winners will be honored. All-CCAC selections will also be announced. “The Award Banquet is an opportunity to honor the athletes on the campus,” said Diana Desimone (soccer and basket ball). The grand re-opening of the new Beach Volleyball Courts featured hot dogs, sodas, side-outs, and ‘‘Hot dogs’’ again. Photo by: RITA VARANO Spring Weather Heats Up Intramurals By Jobin Pathappillil “Hut 1, Hut 2 , Hike!” You probably have been hearing that around campus a lot lately . As the weather gets warmer, students become more outdoor oriented. Penn State Delco students have plenty of space for outdoor recreation on the vast acerage of the campus. Iceland Welcomes Delco’s New Lions By David Schiff The Philadelphia Flyers are hot and so is ice hockey here at Penn State. A group of students have formed a club hockey team called the Lions. They play in a league in West Chester, at a new ice rink called Iceland. The Lions are made up of 12-15 people from Penn State Delco. They have purchased team shirts displaying the head of a lion. The league consists of men eighteen and older playing an eight- game season. They play one or two games a week, usually on Wednesday nights at 9P.M. TheLions are currently struggling with a record of (0-2). Freshman Vladi Gudesplat says the Lions are, “playing to have fun.” Kevin Coin added, “We want to win, but we also want to have a good time.” Some of the members are Vladi Gudesplat, Kevin Coin, Dave Roads, Aaron Stevens, Mike Walker, Mike Horowitz, and Steven Oliver. If you are ever around the Iceland in West Chester, go check out our Lions. “I like to socialize and hang out at the courtyard in front of the commons building,” said Andre Harris. Football is the favorite past- time among students. Tina Davis said “I like to enjoy the sun and watch the men play football.” Larry Zhou (business) said, “I like to play football, beach volleyball and have a catch of baseball with a few buddies.” Soccer pick-up games are being held on the soccer field. Intramural tennis is ready to be completed with stars from the tennis team on the lead. The Varsity Baseball team started its workouts in April, which are scheduled three times a week. The brand new beach volleyball courts are expected to be the center of attention as the sun comes out. As Frankie, a friend to all, said, “We'll take it outside.” at University Park. The women’s basketball team flaunts their appearance at the championship Photo by: WES TOMLINSON Karate Members Place 2nd at Tournament By Greg Bengston Members of the Delco Karate Club, Jobin Pathappillil and Alex McClean, both placed second in sparring in their divisions at a Karate Tournament held at University Park, April 8. The competition was separated into divisions according to belt color. The different colors signify rank and skill in the martial arts. Alex (green belt), and Jobin (orange belt) faced opponents from other Penn State campuses and other schools with martial arts programs, such as The Altoona Institute of Karate. A variety of martial arts, such as Tae Kwan Do, Tang Soo Doo, Kung Fu, and Isshinryu, were exhibited in the competition. “It was a new experience,” said Jobin. “It gave us a chance to compete with different types of martial arts.” Alex, Jobin, and the rest of the Karate Club were congratulated for their excellent effort and reprecentation of Delco. Joe DeMaio (Head Baseball Past Delco students return to coach at their alma mater. From 1. to r.: Dave Fisher (Asst. Basketball), and Asst. Basketball), Joe Giunta (Asst. Basketball), Mary Varano Photo by: WES TOMLINSON (Basketball), and Mike Pelligrino (Soccer). s(LEPP 0/T)s [ENR THE MOST FUN YOU'LL GET OUT OF THE DMV. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR LICENSE Howard G. Nichols 8381 Center Ave. 27670 Y STATE, USA EE AN
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