FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1999
4 SPORTS
BC Tornadoes:
Whirling Into
A Great Season
Stacy Luckie
Step outside, and take a big
whiff; the spring season is near!
And as spring rolls in, so too do
the fastballs of the Tornadoes!
After a great season last year, and a
terrific world series showing, the
Tornado baseball team is skyrock
eting to the top.
With a quality blend of
returning players and a great
freshman crop, this year’s team is
reaching for the sky. The Torna
does, who hold a pre-season
ranking of #4, are lead by three
returning blue chip players Jimmy
Rice, Scott Auton, and ace pitcher
Lance Zeigler.
As Coach Payne foretells of
the season,” We, the Tornadoes,
are very optimistic of our chances
for success!”
Everyone knows to win a
championship you need good team
chemistry to go with the talent and
experience. With great senior
leadership this year’s team will
have no problem with that. “ I
look forward to seeing our team
becoming closer, like a family,
and finishing what we started last
year,” states player Scott Gallo
way.
Chiming in about this year’s
“mound pound” is last year’s
“homerun king” Matt Brown; “This
year we have more depth in our
pitching staff. That’s really going
to make us tougher.”
The first ball of the regular
season will be tossed on Feb. 6 at
1p.m., so grab the lawn chairs and
the cooler, and head on down to
Gil Cohen Field. Y’all come on
down; you hear?
Men’s BC Basketball
What a Difference A Year Makes
A
Are You Ready for Some Softball?
Stacy Luckie and Scott Auton
As the spring season sets
upon us, we have only one
question to ask: Are you ready
for some softball?
That’s right, ladies’ softball
is here at Brevard, and the Lady
Tornadoes are poised and ready
to go. First Year Boss Kim White,
is looking forward to kick starting
the BC program and watching it
fly to the top. “The girls have
been working very hard, and the
team is really excited,” states
Coach White. “I think that we
are going to have a very success
ful spring season.”
With an effective coaching
approach, the 24-year-old
graduate of Notre Dame, has
instilled a great work ethic and
loads of confidence and enthusi
asm in her players. “This year’s
team is going to mark the begin
ning of softball at Brevard
College, and I’m just happy to be
a part of that,” adds team member
Alana Lanford.
Not only do the ladies have
talent, but they have a new field.
Their first home game is Feb. 28
against Marville College, so
come on down and check out the
Lady Tornadoes. They truly are
in a “league of their own.”
Stacy Luckie
A year removed from
winning the Region X title, the
BC Men’s Basketball team was
not foreseeing any changes for
the future, but the first semester
of the 1998-99 season would be
shocking. Last year, the Torna
does fell only one game short of
going to the nationals with an 18-
9 record overall and a 6-2
marking in the conference. They
lost to Dekalb College in the Big
10 title game.
After a rough start to the
new season, the men’s basketball
program is starting to get the ball
in motion. With the early resigna
tion of Coach Dudley Bradley
over the Christmas break, the
basketball team is getting a facelift
in the second part of the season.
With a new face and style, this
season is not going to be a
cakewalk. However, with new
coach Tadd Conner and his
unique and capable style, the team
is feeling more confident every
day. As sophomore guard Eryon
Ford states, “ I feel good with
Coach Conner taking over even
though it is going to be tough
learning a new system midway
through the season.” Equally
confident is Coach Conner who
adds that he is very excited about
the progress the team is making.
We have a lot of talent and seem
to be getting together well as a
team.”
With a 0-4 conference start in the
second half, the Tornadoes are
not out of trouble yet. Like
heavyweight fighters in the ring,
however, they are picking their
spots, sticking, and moving. For
this team, their time should come
in the second round of the
conference race. Although they
are taking it one game at a time,
the Region X tournament is
where the real challenge will lie.
Again confident, though. Coach
Conner thinks “we will make a big
run in the Region X tourney.”
Guard Eryon Ford agrees:
“Hopefijlly we will come out and
play with a lot more energy this
half of the season. Then we can
defend our Region X title.”
Different face, different style, it
does not matter; when players
feel good about themselves and
their coach, anything can be
accomplished. So, continue to
support the new look of BC
Men’s Basketball team. Good
luck, players and Coach Tadd
Conner, we’re behind you all the
way.
Track and Field Indoor Schedule
Feb. 12
Feb. 12-13
Feb. 26
March 12-13
Tennesse invitational
Virginia Tech Invitational
Last Chance Meet Tentative
NJCAA Indoor Championship
Knoxville, TN
Blackburg, VA
Atlanta,Ga
Charleston, IL
Men’s Baseball Feb. 13 - March 18
DATE
February 13
February 14
February 25
February 28
March 2
March 4
March 6
March 7
March 10
March 13-18
OPPONENT LOCATION
Young Harris College Away
Young Harris College Away
Roane State Community Away
Montreat College Home
Roane State Community Home
Walter State Community College Away
Wilkes Community Home
Surry Community Away
Truett-McConnell College Away
Spring Trip (Pensacola, FL) Away
All games are at 1 p.m. expect for the Spring Trip which is yet to
be announced.