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'f" 'November 10, 1988lWestern Maryland College/Page 3 -------- Bill Desciak _ Billy D picks Green Bay, Minnesota and Dallas Hey there sports fans! I'm back Detroit and Atlanta each having Southern Cal right now I'd take Cowboys take on the Dame, or son effort Thcy seem unbea&ble for yet another action packed article 6:1,Boston8:1,andDalIasallO:l. WVUby 10. Asfaraswhoisgoing UCLA taking on 'Nebraska, in Foxboro, but Houston isn'(any- filled with all you need to know I feel pretty confident in predicting to actually win it all, I'm not quite wouldn't you? thinglikeNewEngland,andl~ing about the sports scene. LA not to win a third consecutive sure. Unfortunately it will proba- The NFL is getting harder and the Pats are playing out of pteir The NBA kicked off it's 43rd utle.but Iwon't go asfar to pick a bly be in the hands of the Bowl harder to pick these days. With league. I like Houston by 6. season with two new teams, the learn to go all the way. not yet. committees. Personally I'm in teams like Pittsburgh and Atlanta Minnesota will beat Phi1J¥ but Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hor- anyway. I have to admit that De- favor of an NCAA Championship playing as sporadic and unpredict- they won't cover the line, Dallas nets, bringing the total number of troit looks pretty impressive on Tournament. This way there would able as the stock market, you don't should slip by Atlanta, but that's a teams to and all time high of 25. paper picking up Darryl Dawkins be absolutely no doubt as to who know whether your coming or dangerous one to play around with, This guy Sheridan from USA and scoring demon Fennis actually is the best. Justtakethetop going. But someone has to do it, and I see Green-Bay upsetting TODAY doesn't give either of the Dembo. We'll see. 10 ranked teams (thus still giving and I'm getting used to the abuse, Chicago. Any gripes or com- new teams much of a chance at West Virginia is slowly but the sportswriters a say in the mat- so here it goes. plaints? You know where to find winning the NBA title, giving both- surely moving up in the rankings, ter) and have a single elimination Doug Flutie and the Patriots me. And if you don't.rough darts. learns 10 million to' 1 odds. He humiliating Penn State then crush- tournament. !'dlovetoseethehigh are on cloud nine, turning around a Until next time! picks the.takers to win itat5: I, with ing Cincinnati If they played powered offense of the Wyoming dismal start into a strong midsea- Volleyball "I don't want team wins a lot of hype. title 1just want By Bill Desciak something 1 can count on."" The Women's Volleyball team traveled down to Messiah College to compete in the MAC Championships this past weekend. What they brought back with them was an impressive second place finish in one of the toughest conferences in the country. The Lady Terrors defeated Delaware Valley. Dickinson and Some long distance Moravian to set up a semi-final companies promise you showdown with Elizabeth Town. the moon, but what you E-Town beat WMC earlier in the really want is dependable, year but it was our tum as the Green high-quality service. That's Terrors avenged their previous loss, just what you'll get when knocking off the opposition in two you choose AT&T Long straight matches. This set up a final Distance Service, at a cost with the ninth ranked team in the that's a lot less than you country, Juniata. The Terrors think. You can expect low played tough but Juniata proved to long distance rates, 24·hour be too much as they beat WMC in operator assistance, clear three straight matches. Senior connections and immediate Shawn Young played well as did credit for wrong numbers. Annette Rapley and sophomore And the assurance that Diane Palmer. virtually all of your calls will Western Maryland has had a go through the first time. stellar year compiling an That's the genius of the impressive 45-9 record which also A1&T Worldwide Intelligent included Coach Carol Fritz's SOOth Network career victory. Tournament When ns time [0 victories for the Terrors include choose, forget the gimmicks championships in the Haverford, and make the intelligent Mary Washington and Dickinson choice-AT&T Tournaments, while copping If youtl like to know runner-up honors in the North- more about our products or South and E- Town Tourneys. services, like International Western Maryland and Juniata are Calling and rhe AT&T Card, the only womens teams to ever win call us at 1 8002220300. an MAC Title, which has been in existence since 1976. Juniata gets an automatic bid to the national tournament, while western Maryland hopes for an at large bid, which is very possible considering the Lady Terrors status ATBaT in the volleyball world. The top 10 ranked teams in the country go with The right choice. 14 at large bids. Congratulations on l an excellent year ladies! j