Page 8 The Lion's Eye Eve on SI ~ September 15, 2005 They're Back! By Katie News Lia’s Eye staff writer kmnl151@psu.edu Get your pom-poms ready because Penn State Delco has a new cheerlead- ing squad. The squad's coach is Cynthia Small, who has about 12 years of experience in cheerleading in both judging and coach- ing. Small is certified for both of these duties in the AACCA and NCA. Small's daughter, who is 16 years of age, is a cheerleader and Small has been coaching her and other teams over the years. She also runs and is involved with various other programs, and holds board pesitions in the community. Small has over 30 possible candi- dates for the 20 to 22 person squad. Not only does Small believe that 20 to 22 girls are enough, but those are all the uniforms she has available at the moment. Not only will the squad be cheering for all the men's home games, but after basketball season has ended, the ladies will continue to cheer in competitions. The girls will be doing three community service projects that are "cheer related" through their season. Small is uncertain as to whether or | not she will be holding try-outs. | ; Although, if she holds a tryout, it will | The Delco leaders in cheer and pom poms. tase place the week of Sept.19th. hilt LL “Eye on Delco Volley Ball By Katie News | Lion’s Eye staff writer kmn151@psu.edu "If we can remain healthy, we could | be a force to be reckoned with in the | PSU-AC athletic conference," said | men's soccer coach Jim Gastner. The men's team has experienced | players returning from last season. 1 Among them are tri-captains Critter | Wrigley, Hesham Rahmi, and Kevin | Reigner. Critter was an All-CAC player | last year. Reigner will be joined on | defense by returning sophomore, | Delbert Hazeley, and Senior, Ryan | Meade. Alongside the returning players are three freshmen. David Hartman was the co-Captain | of the Upper Darby Central League | champs and was selected for 1st team { All-Delco honors. Denny Nicholson | played for Marple Newton and was { selected for 2nd team All-Delco soccer | and 1st team All-Delco track. Ejaj | Uddin played for University City High | School and was a member of the All- Photo by Matt Kelly Delco soccer team line-up promises a strong season Public Division A team. "We will shut down our opponent's offense through speed and immediate pressure on the ball,” said coach Gastner. | The center of our mid-field will be anchored by returning stand outs Dan Aiken, Abdul Muktar, and Aziz Almandani. Our outside mids will be called upon to supply speed and a scor- ing punch for our offense. We are fortu- nate to have a bevy of quality players to fill this role. Sophomores Foday Sayon and Patrick Wilson will be working with freshman additions Matthew Jones, Eggert Binjaku and Chekwube Ofili. We will be using one striker this year to make the offense click. This position will be ably filled by returning sophomore William Boadi and fresh- man Ibrahim Turay." Goalie duty will be shared between senior Hesham Rahmi and Sophomore Kwesi Cato. "We will give every team in our league a reason to worry when they hear they have to play Delco," said Gastner.
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