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MaPch 2001 The LumbePjack 7 SPORTS LADY JACK' s s t~Q£'l E ti:.R.?Jll not be Sports Editor The 2001 Women's Basketball season ended on February 17tl,_ It was a hard fought season and the women never gave up. As a fan of ACC sports, I'd like to thank t_he five sophomore women who will unfortunately be leaving the team this year. Coach Kollein would also like to thank the five sophomores that are leaving. "Rachel, Katie, Sharlene, Sara, and Holly your on and off court performances sometimes go unnoticed and I'd like to say thanks. You brought a lot to the Below: Marisa Fenner on the stripe for two. Below: Kim Strange looks for an opening in the Hawk's defense. ACC Player Profile Of The LESLIE KLANN Staff Writer Sarah Ellis As a center on the basket- ball team, first-base person for the softball team and the middle- hitter on the volleyball team, a stu- dent with a full class schedule that needs time for studying, eating and sleeping. Sarah Ellis has to balance her schedule "very care- fully." She always has a lot to do but co Hege comes first. "Coaches try to schedule practices around classes." If you have a class and practice at the same time, "you go to class and it's not held against you," Sarah states. Sarah, a 1999 graduate from De Tour High School, hails from hometown Drummond Island. She came to ACC because "I had the opportunity to play basket- ball and I wasn't ready for a big school s·o a community college was a safe way to go," she ex- plains. Compared to Drummond Is- land, Sarah thinks Alpena is larger with more people and that gives her more freedom. "Not every- one knows you here. On the is- land everyone knows your busi- ness." Participating in sports is a way for you to get to know people Sarah feels. "Your teammates are like built in friends." In Sarah's very little spare time she likes to write, draw, Month watch movies and of course,'- sleep. She is the only female sib- · ling in her family, having two older brothers and a younger brother. Although she likes all three sports, basketball is her favorite. Sarah has played it the longest and feels it the most competitive. Her most memorable moment playing sports for ACC came las! year at the Oakland basketball tournament. "We were down by one point and I got the ball un- derneath the basket. I lobbed the ball up there and made it. We won the game. It was freaking awesome," Sarah explains. One of her funniest moments again came on the basketball court, this year at an away game. Sarah was passed the ball at half court. "I'm not suppose to dribble but I dribbled to the bas- ket anyway and missed the shot. Everyone made fun of me," Sa- rah states. Sarah plans on transferring to Central Michigan University to Sr.vuzli Ellu #32 $~ :he1(Uf,IJ, e~ 6'o" pursue her secondary education degree. She is hoping to play bas- ketball there as a walk on. Despite her hectic schedule Sarah states, "I don't know what I'd do ifl didn't play sports." forgotten and will help with the future of teams to come." Unfortunately, there is no postseason play for the women's team this year, but there's always next year. Next season holds great potential for the Lady Lumberjacks. With eight freshmen possibly returning. Put those eight returnees with a handful of new players and ACC might be where it wants to be next year. Number one in the conference! Above: Tyler Eising shows his range from downtown! Lumberjacks Get Set For ,., Regional Tourney! MEGAN FLETCHER Sports Co-Editor The Jacks jumped into the State Tournaments with a win over St. Clair 95-77. Tournaments began on Monday, February 26 with ACC hosting St. Clair. The team played very well and you could tell they wanted the win. The high scorers were Josh Walker with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Reggie Green with 18 points. The Jacks then went on to play Schoolcraft in Livonia, Schoolcraft' s home, on Wednesday, February 28. The game was very close and came down to the final minutes. ACC came up short, f~lling to the Ocelots by a score of 89-81. After the game Coach McCourt spoke with Schoolcraff's Athletic Director, Ed Kavanaugh, and he had this to say, "The reason we (Schoolcraft) won was because we were lucky, you (ACC) were the best team on the floor." McCourt said that the team played well, but they "couldn't make the shots fall." The team's rebounding was . fine and they took good shots, they just wouldn't fall. The high scorers were Josh Walker with 20 points, Tyler Eising with 19 points, and Justin Chapman with 18 points. The team seems to have come along pretty well since the beginning of the season. In the beginning, the team played "scared," said McCourt. They gained confidence after they won their Christmas Classic tournament. Their confidence continued to grow until they beat Mott, after that the team "slacked off' for a while until they were beaten by Henry .Foret 1 he team regrouped and has been playing well since then. The Jacks made it to the quarterfinals in the State Tournament and finished fourth in the Conference. The men now move on to Regional Tournaments at Kalamazoo Valley. They play this evening at 5:30 against Glen Oaks. Glen Oaks finished second in the West, but have been struggling for the past couple of weeks, according.to McCourt. If the team beats Glen Oaks tonight they will go on to play Thursday night against the winner of the Wayne County and Ohio I game. · Go Jacks! Below Left Photo: Matt Wachterhauser spots up from downtown for three. Below Photo: ACC's bench looks on in shock. As ACC suffers a heartbreak- ing loss to the Hawks of Henry For~.