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November 8, 1991 Western Maryland College If Chesney Flips Out, Look Out! By Wendy Bollinger True or False: Gymnastic ability has nothing to do with While sitting in the Scott S. Bair Stadium press box two men's soccer. Saturday's ago, I was struck with several realizations. The If you're Ron Chesney, the answer is false. force of these thoughts was so great that Dave Miller, who was sitting beside me, was awestruck that I could think so many The South Carroll graduate things at the same time. Frankly, it was just one of those days uses his gymnastic ability as an where my brain runs in five hundred different directions at offensive weapon for the Green Terror men's soccer team. Chesney's "nip throw," as it is First off, the stupid Green Terror mascot has got to go, It's called, is performed by holding bad enough that that costume is possibly the most hideous looking thing Ihave seen in my life, but the guy who does the the ball. doing a front handspring, Terrorseemslost. As a mascot, your job is tojumparound, do arching his back, and snapping forward. cartwheels, something to get the crowd involved in the game. Anything! Somebody teach that guy whata mascot should be Although he learned about the flip throw in 6thgrade,itwasn't doing. until his senior year in high do a handspring." throw when the Terror offense Speaking of people who had no idea what they were doing, school that he began using it Since learning the technique, nears an opponet's goal. "The the two Franklin and Marshall coaches that sat beside Dave during games. Chesney has taught it to two ball goes farther and is pretty and Iin the box kept us in hysterics as each worked themselves Chesney credits his parents otherpcople, but to no one on the accurate." steadily closer to their first coronary. Most assistant coaches with helping him perfect the un- Western Maryland team. Is he worried about the dan- from other teams are usually prenycouncous to us newspaper usualthrow-in. "Theywereboth Because of his ability, he has ger involved in performing the writers, joking around, giving us some inside dirt, etc. Not gymnasts and when Isaw aplayer earned the nickname "Flipper." flip throw? "I haven't broken these guys, though. From the way they acted.one would have perform it, I found that I could Chesney performs the flip my neck yet," he laughs. 0 thought they were coaching in the NFL as they lived and died with each play. As Angry Old Man sat there Chain-smoking Lack of Depth on Women's Soccer like a demon and Angry Young Man was unable to complete profusely, without swearing a sentence I sat and wondered Team Leads to Disappointing 5-9 Finish what kind of hideous beast college When they experienced into has evolved sports lately. What a pair of class acts. By Ed Rigling five remaining games, it ap- Marymouru, and St. Mary's, technical problems with their headsets, they threw them on the After beginning the year with peared that the squad would MD. the women played tough table and banged them a few dozen times. Oh, that usually fresh legs and hopes for a win- notch a winning season into their defense, allowing a miserly repairs most equipment, r know. When F&M scored to go ning season, lackof depth on the belt. Taking the home field seven goals while only scoring ahead late in the game, the two charged out of the press box bench and the daily grind of the against MAC foe Elizabethtown two over the stretch. never to return, much to everyone else's relief. Tastelessness to new lows. brought season eventually took their toll, on October to, the team was Most disheartening was the fact as a tired women's soccer team overwhelmed 5-1 as they fell to that the Terrorsonly scored three Well, Istated before why I hate to make predictions, but I finished the year with a 5-9 record 0-3 in MAC West play. This goals against in division play did it anyway, saying Pinsburgh would win the World Series. overall, 0-5 in MAC West play. game marked the beginning of while allowing seven. Hey, guess, what, Iwas wrong. Again. But at least Igot one After a 2-1 overtime win the end as the Terrors dropped One look at the roster and sev- of the two teams right. Whether Iam an idiot or not is a moot against Swarthmore, the Terrors the next four games to end the eral questions as to why the team point, but there is one thing beyond debate: that was the best had climbed above the .500 mark season bitterly with adisappoint- tired down the stretch are an- World Series I have ever seen, even better than the 1980 one for the first time since defeating ing 5-9 record. swered. Only ten players fin- where the Phillies won. The way those games were played, Goucher 2-0 on September 17. Intheirlastfourgamesagainst ished the season: three fresh- one almost hated to see either team lose. I'm sure it also Their record standing at5-4 with Gettysburg, Dickinson, See WOMEN, Pg, 8 Col. I caused a lot of school work to be pushed aside in favor of the drama which was unveiled before America on TV. I'm also Football left, and Diplomat kicker Carlin Andy Steckel,and two intercep- pretty sure that CBS was ecstatic with two seven game series in the post season, subpar to their otherwise a big boost put Franklin and Marshall up by From Page 6 tions. Steckel himself had six baseball coverage. four points 19-15. receptions for 101 yards. The fense, the F&M Diplomats man- The Green Terrors failed to Terror's running game, however, Little Known Fact: From May 1991 until April 1992, the aged to grind out the Terror de- score during the remaining time was constantly hailed by theDip- state of Minnesota will have hosted every major sporting fense for thirteen unanswered of the game, but did manage to lomats, with DivisionIII standout event except the NBA Finals, including the Stanley Cup points in the fourth quarter. Af- playa tough game, especially running back Eric Frees gaining Finals, PGA Championship, World Series. Super Bowl, and ter the Diplomat'S first touch- under the leadership of fresh- only eighty-seven yards, and NCAA Basketball Finals. That is a tremendous boost to down on a fourteen yard Bill man quarterback Jody Goane, WMC's total rushing offense to tourism for the state. Meeking's pass to Greg coming off the bench to replace 120 yards. One last observation: is it just me, or have the Monday Risnychokwilh lOnminuteleft injured starting quarterback Paul With the eighty-seven yards Night Football games this year been the most bizarre games in in the first half, the Terror's held McCord, who had suffered a gained against F&M and the 20 I recent memory? Two recent cases to Support my theory: throughout the third, helped by concussion during Thursday's gained against Lebanon Valley, Chicago vs. NY Jets, and Kansas City vs. LA Raiders. 0 WMC cornerback Gary Carter's practice. 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