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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 1978-79 Lumberjacks co-captains (from the left): Earl Bucking- ham, Alonzo Weatherly, Chris Harris, Mark MacArthur. SCHRAY PREPARES TEAM By Rene’ Johnson With the Thunder Bay Classic only one week away, Coach Steve Shray has his ballplayers hitting those boards hard and long, pre- The Champs: Good Old Buds paring themselves for the largest tournament in Michigan, Nov. 17 through 19. This year the Lumberjacks boasts four top sophomores, Weath- o CAMPUS UPDATE, Nov. 8, 1978, Page 3 erly, Buckingham, Mac Arthur, and Harris. Alonzo Weatherly 6'7” forward, All-Conference last year with All-State potential. A leader on the court, he has quickness, jumping ability and good inside shooting. Earl Buckingham, 510” guard, a starter last year averaging 11 points a game, provides speed, ball control and good leadership. Mark MacArthur, 6’4” foward, is a strong defensive player and good shooter. Chris Harris, 6'2’, is an all-around player. During the se- cond half of last year, he became a good ball handler and a strong defensive player. But the power must come, not only from the sophomores, but from the freshmen as well.” Coach Schray feels he has con- quered this problem with three transfer freshmen, Jeff Cottrell, Rick Nielson and Dennis Rainey, all veterans of college basketball who know what to expect on the court in the Classic. Four beginning freshmen, Kevin Anderson, Dale Beard, John Crooks Runner-ups: Team Number Six GOOD OLD BUDS UPSET TEAMSIX By Len Gabrysiak The intramural football season closed last Tuesday as the Good Old Buds Team defeated Team Number Six by a score of 14 to 6. What was thought to be a wide- open offensive game turned out to be a tight defensive struagle. As the the temperature dropped into the low 40's, Good Old buds Kicked off to Team Number Six. After a cou- ple of turnovers by both teams, Good Old Buds got the ball and moved steadily upfield and finally scored the first points of the game. The extra point was converted and the Buds were in the lead 7 to 0. The next series of plays saw Team ‘Number Six move to the Buds fif- teen yard line before penalites forc- ed them back into a punting situa- tion. Once again the Team Six (THE PEDDLER | g | defense held tough and forced Buds to turn the ball over, Both defenses had controlled the game up to this point as the Buds received the ball were controlling the game and Team with about four minutes left in the half. Two beautiful running plays and a couple of controversial pen- talties put the Buds up at halftime by a score of 14 to 0 as Tim Michiels made a spectacular leaping catch for a touchdown. As‘the second half began it was quite apparent that both defenses College Fashions at & 805 Chisholm & . Alpena Shopping Center | KOTWIGKS __ Six would need some breaks to get back in the game. Team Six finally got one of those. breaks and in- cepted on the Buds’ 20 yard fine. However, penalties once again put them out of scoring postion and Buds took over on their own 50 yard line. With only 4 minutes left, the Team Six defense held and the offense took over. They drove to the 10 yard line, but were left with only one minute on the clock. With 14 seconds left; Team Six finally hit paydirt on a pass, but missed the point after to make it 14-6. The Buds got the ball and ran the clock out to take the champion- ship. and Mark DeSmet, show strong potential, outstanding quickness, defensive ability and leadership. Comparing this year’s team to last year’s, Schray said, “I have a smart team this year. All my freshmen have potential to play well and to be good leaders, and when you get this from your freshmen, along with your sophomores, then you have a ball club.” JOCKS FLOCK Contenders for the Thunder Bay Men’s Basketball Classic: pena Oakland Muskegon Lakeland Kalamazoo Cuyahoga Western Southern State Washtenaw Game times are: Friday and Saturday at 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 and 9:00 p.m., also, Sunday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Evening schedule for open gym: Nov. 1 thru Dec. Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri.: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All. varsity games supercede other activities. = z Varsity basketball schedule: ov. 17, 18, 19: Thunder Bay Classic for men. Delia . 9: Lake Superior Dec. 9: Macombe C.C., 8 p.m.-- men Dec. 20: Oakland, 8 p.m. -men Dec. 22, 23: Thunder Bay Classic for women. “Designed with the Student’ in Mind” 106 SN. Third Ave. Alpena, Mich 49707 - 356-4412 2 Bb BIA,