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Dmen T/1ffllr SPORTS Vol. 1 No. 3 APRIl. 1, 2004, Page 12 Competition makes McDaniel softball team stronger KIM LOWRY win over Messiah. Dix has with .621 and RBI's with 11. STAFF WRITER a knack for recruiting the Sinclair and Cramer lead the right combination of play- team with one bomb apiece. With a strong start of 8- ers, specifically the class of Making an immediate 3 in non-conference 'play, the 2004. impact is freshman infielder McDaniel College Softball team The squad contains Kim Bloom. Bloom's solid has their sights set on their sec- five seniors, four of which glove and strong stick earned ond Centennial Conference have been four year starters. her Centennial Conference Championship in three years. The team is captained by se- Player of the Week Honor Roll The Green Terror will look to niors Sam Abrams, Kim the week of March 15th. With their veteran seniors and tal- Camponeilt, and Heather an array of talented athletes, ented underclassmen to get the Sinclair. 2003 Centennial the competition to get playing job done. Player of the Year Abrams time has gotten tough. "Our biggest strengths has dominated the mound "Everyone on this team are OUf pitching and team de- once again this season. In a is an asset: Anyone at,a.ny- fense," said Head Coach very talented core of four time could come in and do the George Dec. pitchers, Abrams leads the job, we have good inner com- The Terror began the pack with a 2.76 ERA. petition which makes us a season with sweeps of Messiah Along with a solid stronger team," said Cramer. and Shepherd College before pitching staff, the Terror With eleven games traveling down to Salem, VA have been very successful at under their belt, the Green for their annual spring break the plate. Sophomore Terror look to open up confer- tournament. There, the Terror Megan Mitchell is boasting ence play with a victory over went 2-3 defeating Bridgewater a .414 batting average and the always challenging and North Carolina Wesleyan. leading the team with four Ursinus College March 28th Dix, in his 15th season doubles. Senior outfielder and continue their journey to as Head Coach, recently picked Lauren Cramer leads the another conference ring. rN01RAGONZALES up his 300th career victory in a teams slugging percentage Freshman infielder Kim Bloom anticipates a ground ball from the hitter. The Last TerrorStanding: Reinecker has'speed, strength, and attitude consln-LaCrosse. nothing but positive things to mate for two previous years. freshman year, he can wrestle KIM LOWRY In his second match, say about the grappler. Although Reinecker next year for the Green Terror. STAFF WRITER he fell to the eighth seed "1 love watching Drew possesses senior academic Reinecker also plans to be- Tonuny Snyder of Lycoming wrestle, his quickness and status, he still technically has gin his graduate work and his Despite losing two College in a 9-4 decision. strength go unmatched," said one more year of wrestling quest for a third consecutive grueling matches, 28S-pound Following the final match. assistant coach Davey Blake. eligibility according to appearance at the NCAA Divi- wrestler Drew Reinecker Reinecker had mixed emo- Blake, in his first year as an as- NCAA rules. Because sion III National Champion- walked off the mats of the tions about being the solo sistant was Reineckers team- Reinecker did not wrestle his ships. NCAA Division III National representation from Tournamentwith his head held McDaniel College. because I really ~urrUkcoachestenrUsteann high. "I w.as disappointed With an overall season wanted my record of 23-5, teammates resulted in YAIAA II Cham- MCDANIEL Reinecker was there, it would INFORMATION SPORTS pionship, and a berth in the the lone quali- have been a lot PIAA District IIIsemi-finals. fier from more fun, but it Kevin Klunk, a 1999 For his efforts, both the McDaniel Col- was kind of graduate 9£ McDaniel, has re- Hanover Evening Sun and lege. special being turned to his alma mater to res- the Gettysburg Times named "I was the only one," urrect the proud tennis tradi- Klunk their Tennis Coach of disappointed said Reinecker. tion. the Year. to lose, but I Reinecker Klunk, who serves as the lost to some clinched his College Activities Operations quality kids," birth to the Na- Supervisor, will make the leap said Reinecker. tional Tourna- from the high school level to the His positive at- ment for the collegiate ranks. titude is one of second con- He brings with him a the many secutive year after earning wealth of coaching experience qualities that set him apart from his second Centennial Con- and awards uncanny for a men- other wrestlers ference championship. tor his age. Unfortunately, the senior The 28S-pounder de- Klunk has been the head came up short in both matches feated Karol Gryczynski of coach at South Western High at the Natio.nal Tournament in Johns Hopkins 2-1 in the School in Hanover, Pennsylva- Iowa that was held the week- championship bout. The nia, and has made stops at New end of March 5. match posed as a flashback Oxford High School, as well as On the other hand, he lost of last year, when Reinecker Hanover High School. his first match to the top seed defeated Gryczynski 3-2 in At Hanover, Klunk led his and eventual champion, Ryan an overtime match. team to an 11-2 record, which Allen of the University of Wis- Reineckers coaches have Kevin Klunk (center) offers advice to the Men's Tennis Team.