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~ POL~M IC Vol 2, Issue 6, December 111992 ---Sports Briefs F"' ~ , :•••••:•••••••n•~: :,=:::=:::=:J BY JASON SANTANA STAFF WRITER On November 6, the cross country 'Jacks slushed through the snow to compete in the Regional Tournament in Dowagiac. The c~mpetition w~ tough for 'the 'Jacks as three teams: Lansing Commun~ty College, Macomb Community College, and Oakland Co~umty College, were ranked first, second, and fifth nationally. ~ga1nst the strong competition, Mark Samp placed twenty-third in a time of 27:25: He was followed by teammates Bill Garant, fi{ty- second place m 29:20; Tom Cieciorka, fifty-fifth place in 29:40· "Mono" McDonald, sixty-fourth place in 37:29. ' 'I_'he cross country season usually ends with Regionals, but this year 1t had a new ending. Head Cross Country Coach Rob Roose felt that Mark Samp 's time could be competitive on the national level. On November 13, CoachRoosesetoutforCanadaigua, New York, with Samp and Mark's parents. The race began at 11 a.m. and finished at noon. Mark placed eighteenth, only one minute behind the winner in a time of 28:56. The course was covered in three inches of snow. For Mark, that was not the only race of the day. He and his ~nt~urage immediately jumped into their vehicle to get back to Alpena m time for the opening of deer season. Fortunately, they made it through the snow, wind and ice, safely bac~ to Alpena and Coach Roose got a four-pointer. · Area junkie gives Qverview of ACC tourney Sherman was named MVP on a 25 point performance against Alma -she outscored the Alma team at one time 18-17 -then scored II first half points against Delta before going out with a sprained ankle. Denise Williams had 26: points against Delta and was named to the all tournament team with Stephanie Morang, who engineered the offense with discipline. Morang can see the floor as well as any athlete and has the ability to find open people. If any criti- cism can be noted here, it's the ability of players to catch the ball. Several times in both con- tests, passes were dropped. Players weren't ready before the ball was there. The Lady Lumberjacks were fun to watch because they Photo by Elaine Kosloski had fun playing. Coach Lady Lumberjacks score big at the Thunder Bay Classic tournament Tammy Biesenthal teaches· un- against Alma and Delta Colleges. selfish play, and it shows. She BY R.B. PHILLIPS ames prov o lon 1 to test lier BY D ENINE KONWINSKI ---------------1-- _i;;_~ss-~~v_ru_rr.:_e~r=_:.:_;.. ___________________ ~ m~·nneeplplayers dressed. bunch and it passed. Lisa Co-EDITOR - S h ___________ op omore J.B. Gould's· Budreau and Heidi Haskins- After being inactive for several years, ACC's Ski Club is 35 · The 1992 Holiday Inn-ACC controlled-discipline, work the Alcona Mafia-add depth members strong, with membership still open to students, faculty and Thunder Bay Classic Touma- ethic, and positive attitude • with Tara Rhodes, Renae staff. ment is history. Both the men's should serve as a role model for Gates, Angie Ducsay and oth- Participants are entitled to discount rates and free ski lessons if and women's basketball teams others. Five J .B.'s would equal ers getting the job done. needed. Membership is also free. ' . compiled perfect records, but an ACC Eastern Conference Rhodes is a starter whose The group will be off to Sylvan Resort in Gaylord Dec. 17, and in opposing directions: Lum- shot, something which isn't out strength is defense. hopes to travel to Search Mont in Canada sometime this February. berjacks 0-2, Lady Lumber- ·· of reach for this team. The greatest error commit- Anyone interested in joining the Ski Club is encouraged to jacks 2-0. Steve Menzel is worth the ted during the tournament, contact Dick Miles at ext. 248. As an observer, former • price of a ticket. This kid can however, didn't occur on the l;~;~:;;;~!~=::I ~~?o:1.:n~::~ 1 ~:: ::~~:r~=~ ~=: s;:~;4: BY JIM BALLMER · Basketball is a subjective offense but needs to shoot Wekwert was glaring! SPORTS EorroR observer's sport, so it wasn't more. Wekwert got her team going After many hard fought games and exhausting matches, these difficult to formulate opinions Gould, who was named to against Alma with 16 points, final intramural vollyball teams remain at the top of the heap: from the scorer's table, where the All Tournament team, numerous rebounds and 4U2NV 8 wins-one loss I sat during the contests. scored 26 and 20; Menzel bfocked shots. She scored 11 In Your Face 8 wins-one loss Both ACC squads have a netted 16 and 10 points respec- against Delta and held the team Above the Net 7 wins-2 losses simple goal this season - to tively; and Joe Hiller contrib- together when ACC fell from Beaver Skinners 8 wins-3 losses win. The similiarites, however, uted 16 each night. Hiller can a 21-point lead to just six. She UTT 4 wins-4 losses end at this point and the dif- get you back in a game quickly is the most improved player On Dec. 8th at 8 p.m. the pl.ayoffs will begin and at 9 p.m. the ferent routes each team is tak~ on treys. Keep working, Joe. and looks to contribute on final two teams will play. ing becomes apparent. It's The Lady Lumberjacks won · offense and defense. Lisa Duffy'• Computer & Suppliea , 15171356-6946 easier to win on the court when the women's . division by elimi- Wekwert did an outstanding job your battles off the c_ourt are nating Alma JVs 81-55 - and for which many are thankful resolved. Delta 90-77 in the champion- including this spectator. Six Lumberjack players ship game. Sophomore Jenny Thanks, Lisa. were suspended for this tour- nament. In both contests, the men trailed at halftime by two and three points respectively. Flint Jordan dropped ACC 106- 86 Friday November 20, and Delta won 84-64 in the conso- lation game Saturday; Both Need more credits /"or gour 2nd semester? Join the Polemic staff! -