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Page 6IWestern Maryland CollegeINovember 20, ]986 _Bill Desciak Terror football team National, local sports invite questions finishes with near-miss by Cynthia Schafer This week in sports try playing team hockey instead The Western Maryland commentary I am introducing a of Gretsky hockey? College Football team kept alive new lWISTj asking probing Is this going to be Western a long losing streak. of 21 games questions on a national and local Maryland's best wrestling season by falling Sat. Nov.15, to Johns nux... ever? How many eyebrows are Hopkins, 21-20. The Green Is anybody out there losing the Terrors going to raise this finished at the bottom of the sleep over the Bears less than year? Would you put it past Sam Centennial Conference with a perfect start? Is anybody-getuing Case to try to convince a German record of 0-10 for their second more sleep? Does anybody really wrestler to come to WMC during consecutive winless season. doubt that Jim Me Mahon will be his European tour? The Terrors had a very real healthy when the playoffs come Should the Fiesta Bowl be the chance to gain the win by needing around and dollar signs start Bowl to detemine the national only a two-point conversion with dancing in his head? champs? Don't you think there eight seconds left in the game. Was it fate or dirty play that should be a playoff systen instead WMC had trailed throughout the caused us to lose a heart-breaker at of this bowl game nonsense? entire game but found itself in a Johns Hopkins last weekend? And for this week's stupid position to win the game. This Shouldn't there be a rule against question; Will Vinnie chance came when quarterback Joe yelling out the other teams Testaverde have a Heisman Faber connected with Darrell offensive cadence? Why don't Trophy sitting in his living room Guyton in the end zone to bring profesionals do that? Is it because at the end of the year? the score to 21-20. WMC opted they have too much respect for to go for the two-point play to try the game, the opponent, or and gain their first victory of the Terror offense mounts last-ditch effort againsl the themselves? season. Unfortunately the snap Hopkins defense in a losing cause Sunday, 21-20. Is Michael Jordon or from center was bobbled and a Domonique Wilkens the second high pass went out of bounds. coming of Julius Erving? Can Hopkins then fielded the kickoff out in the third quarter to narrow these two ever be another Erving? to ensure the victory. the score to 14-7. This To retaliate, WMC picked up the was in his dayO~ Does anybody realize just how _ Western Maryland trailed 14-0 touchdown topped a seven-play. momentum again in the third good the Doctor at halftime but put together their 52 yard drive that was completed quarter. Donner and Lombardo with NBA? ~ helped co cut the deficit to 21-14 best two scoring drives of the in just 3:35 minutes. Is the new three point line for ~ season in the second half. Chris with a 13-play , 76 yard drive. came back. Hopkins. the NCAA too short? Is Mike c Lombardo scored from four yards with a n-yard however, of it s own. continued on page 7 drive Schmall's assault on that line in last Saturday's scrimage any sign Women's volleyball team of what is 10 come for the Terrors? Will Alex Ober install a Does anybody realize how "three point play" into his regular good our women's basketball travels to national cha offense? team should be this year? Will Is it true that Western Cindy Boyer break Coach Maryland's J.Y. basketball team Martin's all-time scoring record is ranked in ESPN's pre-season during the first or second half of continued from page 1 Division m Junior Varsity top-20 the season? Will Becky Martin suffered from knee, shoulder, and poll? suit up and play a few games to back pains. Are the Flyers the best team try to keep that record? Will Bob Nevertheless, the Terrors went in the NHL? Does anybody Chambers let her do that? into the MAC's hoping [Q capture actually follow the NHL? Should Is Gary Anile really that good a place in the Nationals. and they there be Monday night hockey at picking games? Was he really got one, said Coach Carol Fritz. instead of Monday night football? 2-1 last week as compared to my "We won four games and lost Why was the score of the poor 1-2 mark? Or was it just Terrors-Hopkins Hockey game lO- luck on his part? to two nationally ranked teams," so Fritz was explained. "One T? was it great offense, terrible Did this help give your defense, or both? Shouldn't we answers any questions? close they couldn't tell the difference, so we got a National bid." WMCconquerredGaliaudet, Fifth of July presents Upsala, Moravian, and Dickinson, close and to beating came Elizabethtown. young stage talent 15 at four different held Nov. 13- The Nationals. sites around the nation, took the WMC d h d h Shl I I ed women to Calvin College in continued from page 4 ~ fre:hm:~g :erth ;a~~o: a!'nd Grand Rapids, Michigan where Wieczorek, were also very Jenny Sapora, respectively, were' they challenged Calvin; to the interesting to watch. They also quite interesting. June, also University of Buffalo, Ohio seemed to always have a good Kenneth's sister, was the most Northern; to University of time. whether they were "getting serious of the group. She Rochester; and MIT. high" or carrying on in bed. constantly tried to keep everyone "Everybodyworkedhard,"said Gwen was never serious about in line. sophomore player Pam Bragg. anything, as indicated by the way I was very impressed with ~~e ~~I~:~S~~~t~:retmU:~f~~ problems pulled us together." struggle but well "worth it." She and Bragg both complimented And at very least, she :~~r~r:~;o~~n~. eXPI;~~~ve~!~ ~~~~~"::~i: o! J~;{~t:~:;final four teams of the nation. the team's determined spirit and suggested. the team has the involved in several interesting High School. Her character was According to senior Co- Fritz's confidence in them. satisfaction of knowing that they love affairs and was constantly quite amusing because she Captain Lynn Habicht, "It was a gave it their best shot and came scheming behind his wife's back. big deal just to get there. We "Most other teams would have out as one of the top 24 teams in The characters of June Talley continued on page 8 struggled and worked hard all given up, but we kept fighting," L '---- -' season" Habicht added, "Our the nation despite a number of Habicht said. adding that it was a injured players.