September 30, 1998
Soccer Report:
Soccer Team Rebounds From
Early Season Frustrations
By Jim McGovern
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
The soccer season may have
just begun for the Penn State Dela-
ware County men’s team, but they
have already experienced their fair
share of disappointment. After be-
ginning the season with three wins,
the team was forced to forfeit all its
games due to a book keeping error.
This turn of events would have dis-
couraged a lot of teams. Penn State
Delco, however, is not one of them.
“Adversity like this just
makes these guys work harder, it just
makes them take their game to an-
other level,” states first year head
coach George Karabestsos.
Karabestsos is no stranger to
adversity himself. A clinical thera-
pist and professor of psychology at
Delaware County Community Col-
lege, he saw his own playing days
cut short when he was attacked by a
patient, leaving him without the use
of eighty percent of his right side. But
not even a tragedy such as this could
keep him away from the games he
loves.
“You just have to get through
it, to do what you have to do,” says
Karabestsos. He has done just that.
Winner of numerous coaching
Campus Life:
awards throughout Pennsylvania,
including a two time Philadelphia All
Time select coach and the Philadel-
phia Daily News and Inquirer coach
of the year, Karabestsos has brought
his experience in both the game and
life to this Men’s team.
The team has taken his words
to heart. Their first game after the
forfeit, a 2-0 win over Penn State
Mount Alto, shows that this team
isn’t ready to let go of their winning
ways. “We’re very ambitious about
our chances in the league this year,”
states john Peterson, sophomore
sweeper, “we think we have a chance
at the title.” Karabestsos agrees. “We
have solid players, each one good at
what they do, and each one contrib-
uting what they have to the team.”
With the bulk of the season
yet to come, this team still has a lot
of ups and downs ahead. That doesn’t
seem to worry Karabestsos though.
“The pride of being with
these gentlemen, the discipline they
exhibit, their positive response to
adversity. Win or loose, that’s a
championship combination.”
The team’s next home game
will be held on Saturday October 1°
at the soccer field next to the main
parking lot.
Beware: Flying Projectiles
By Rachel DeCenzi
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
It’s wall ball, right?
No matter what anyone calls
it, everyone seems to be playing it:
Pass by the Student Life building
during common hour and you might
see, no, you will see at least three
neople engaged in a competitive,
good old game of wall ball. (Spec-
tators beware of flying balls!)
It seems that every day more
and more people are participating in
the game. So with all of this hard
core wall ball playing going on, I
want to know when the champion-
ships are going to start? Just remem-
ber that it’s all about style baby!
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A beautiful day is the backdrop for another exciting soccer match.
Baseball:
Photo by Tracey Dinh
Come Back Kids Once Again?
By Joe Oberg
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
PSU-Delco is fielding a young
baseball team this season, but coach
Adam Winters says that with “work
and determination” his Nittany Li-
ons can finish the year on an up
swing. A number of starters from
last year’s team, which had a 12-11
record and won the Eastern Division
of the CCAC are missing from this
season’s lineup. That is why this
year’s team is counting on returning
starters Mike Simone, Mike Zancoli,
and Brian McCoach to provide the
leadership. They will not have to
bear the pressure alone, however,
with promising new players Matt
Homony, Chris Rodgers, Chris
Mosley, Brian Gallagher, and An-
thony DiNicola ready to share the
load.
Winter’s said that this year’s
squad is gong to be defensively ori-
ented and disciplined. They also
have a number of big hitters. “The
team has a lot of promise, and they
will be successful as long as they
execute and stay in the game,” Win-
ters said.
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