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Inside Wanted: SPORTS Sports writers, • Sports Medicine -Page 14 photographers, and editors -Proflle: Ron Sermarini -Page 13 • Call x8600 Western Maryland October I, 1998 Cross country striving for success BV K£VIN WORU;Y ably in the past few years. With len "He's made a great contribution to SwffWriter men and 18 women, it is one of the the team," said Renner. "He'sa school's largest teams ever,. and great leader." They are the figures speeding also one of its youngest. Fourteen Cushwa admitted that he feels around the athletic fields in the heat of the women are either freshmen the sport is sometimes overlooked, of long summer days, making their or sophomores. for it is one of the least publicized way around the golf course at an Renner's recruitment classes sports. It doesn't" have any of the unusually fast pace. They are the are growing constantly, a trend fast, exciting action of sports such silent Terrors, the men's and which he hopes will continue. as football or soccer. women's cross country teams. There are some differences Cross country, however, does Coached by Doug Renner, the from the cross country to which have its own unique aspects. It is team has silently gone about its you may have been exposed in high one of the few sports having both business preparing for the season. school. Senior captain Mike individual and team competition. According to Renner, this year's Cushwa, however, knows little The team is scored based on the goal is consistent improvement. about the adaptation from high times of a group of runners. Indi- He said that he doesn't want to school. Although he was a mem- viduals compete for the best time make any predictions for team suc- ber of the track team, he didn't run within that group. cess because. it is too difficult to cross country before he came to Although Cusbwa likes to focus gauge the strength of opposing WMC. He said he became.Inter- on the team as a whole, he said he teams from year to year. He plans ested in it because of his thirst for finds the individual competition to focus on the big meets with the competition. Not having many op- inspiring. hope oflmproving each time out. tions in the fall as a track athlete, The team has grown consider- Cushwa turned to cross country. Continued on page 13. Women's soccer burning up fields by Franklin & Marshall 3-0, suf- fering only their second loss of the After winning the Wesley Col- In other recent women's soccer season. lege tournament, the women's soc- action, the team won 4-3 against Despite this loss, the ladies cer team defeated Shenandoah 2-1 Goucher. Hannibal netted two came back and defeated NOire on September 15. goals, while senior Kasenia Dame 4-3, thanks to a goal by The Terror (7-2), received goals Lantzsky and freshman Miranda Hannibal with II seconds left in the from senior Natalie Hannibal, and Goltz each contributed with one game. The ladies also defeated junior Elaina Herdon. The ladies goal. Swarthmore 2-1 this past weekend. hung on to win despite the loss of In the Centennial Conference Blasi and freshman Thea Bayly junior Beth Blasi, who left with a opener, the Terrors were defeated scored. Terrors still undefeated at 4-0 The new Green Terror mcamation ftins with a cheerleader. BY MICHAEL PuSKAR Cheerleaders add Sport£Edilor spice to school spirit tinues The Terror football team con- in a to defeat its opponents remarkably consistent fashion. IIV MICHAEL PUSKAR ten-strong team out to practice ev- On September 19, the Terrors Sporl5EdilOr ery weekday. "There's a big debate won their Centennial Conference on cheerleading as a sport," she ex- Ceq opener against Gettysburg R-A-H-S-P-E-C-T, that is what plains, "But it takes a lot of disci- with a score of 28-1 O. cheerleaders need. "A cheerleader pline; we're always going and Junior quarterback Ron Serma- used to be a very stereotypical teen- keeping a smile." rini contributed a touchdown while ager- a ditzy blonde, cute and One aspect of cheerleading that sophomore Tony Russo led .the perky. Now it's become a combi- Haines feels goes unnoticed is the team with two. nation of athleticism and respect," behind-the-scenes end of it. The la- Senior Tim Herb, who led in re- said sophomore co-captain Jen dies are, after all, the one's who ceiving with 5 catches, also scored. Haines, "I feel like, 20 years ago, make the signs and the banners Sophomore Brent Sandrock was cheerleaders didn't get much re- through which the football players 100% successful in kicking. spect, but now, [although] there's have been busting, They also give On September 26, the Ursinus still a huge struggle, we gain one out candy to evoke strong spirit. Bears fell to the Terrors 41-7, with each made an interception. doubled that of the score against more step towards respect each Haines said, "My favorite thing a halftime score of 34-0. Despite the team's feeling on its Gettysburg. Similarly, the away day." is when the crowd cheers with us Serm arini and Russo each play, its 4-0 (2-0 cq record this game score of 40-7 over Juniata is Haines feels that the most im- because that shows us respect." scored again, while sophomore season seems fairly ordered. portant trait that a cheerleader can Tryouts for the basketball sea- Mike Starke led with two. Home games are won at the one point less than the score against Ursinus. have is."being very spirited, despite son will be held near the end of the Sophomores Jeff Groff and Joe same ratio, while away games are If the Terrors keep up the fairly landslides, through il all, always football season, and the cheerlead- Kendorski also scored. practically equally scored. The ordered scoring, their chances of looking to the brighter side." ers are nowhere near being sexist, Senior Tom Laparo and Juniors home game score of 56-24 over clenching the CC title again are Together with senior co-captain for they more than welcome guys Marvin Deal and Anthony Burgos Bridegewater is near exactly Lattice Quickley, Haines gets the to come join up (I'm there). very good.