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PAGE SIX MARS HILL COLLEGE HILLTOP LION GAGERS BEGIN SPRING PRACTICE by Scotty Miller On Wednesday, April 7, Coach Lytton led the basketball team back out on the courts to begin spring drills. It was a short break for the athletes, whose sea son ended a few short weeks before spring break. Spring practice is usually a time of en joyment for the ball players. The team, if past years are any indication, spends most of the time in half and full court scrimmaging. Trans fers and recruits come in to be looked at by the coaching staff. Weight lifting and a little bit of running are mixed in to keep the players from getting out of shape. Ball handling drills are techniques greatly emphasized by Coach Lytton, and he spends a good bit of time teaching these to the team. Many coaches and teams look to spring practice as being a necessary evil, but this is not so for Lytton and the Lions. It is a time when many fundamentals are taught individually to the players, and weaknesses are worked on. Plays and strat egies are usually in troduced for the ath letes to think about over the summer. Aft er spring practice, the coaching staff gives each player some idea 6f what is expected of him next year and what he needs to work on. The person who thinks that basketball sea son starts in Novem ber and ends in Feb ruary could not be more wrong. It is a year round job for any dedicated person, but one which brings enjo3anent and satis faction to each par ticipant. Tom Fisher gets away a good punt in the first quarter just before- the rain begins photo: Campbell alumni Still smarting from a 22-6 defeat in last year's annual Varsity vs. Alumni game,Coach Claude Gibson's '76 varsity played in spired football in the spring contest March 20, in Meares Stadium, blasting out a 35-0 victory. From the opening moments of the play it was apparent that the varsity players had been chafln all year under the stigma of having been beaten in the first annual match-up and were de termined to redeem themselves. The of fense scored four touch-downs in the first 16 minutes; and the defense thwarted the best efforts of the alumni offense, which featured Danny Robinson '75 at quar- game terback and running .backs Jeff Davis '74, Tim McDonald '76, Jerome Durham '76 and Randal Phillips '72. Heavy rain, which set in at the end of the first quarter, slowed both teams and sent the sparse crowd scurrying for cover. The alumni team was composed of a dozen or so current stu dents who played on’ the '75 varsity but have now completed their eligibility plus two dozen other former varsity play ers who played at Mars Hill prior to the 1975 season. Most of this latter group have only been out of school two or three years, but a few are from a much earlier era. In fact, two of them Bill Clegg '57 and David Rutherford '60 re ceived "Most Coura geous" awards after the game for their participation against much younger perfor mers. The alumni squad was coached by Danny Shook '68 of Canton, whose Pisgah High School Bears won the 1975 North Carolina 3-A high school cham pionship. Dennis Stoakes '73 served as an assistant coach. David, the former Lion triple threat who played in the World Footbal League, tallied 122 yards of offense for the alum ni squad and was ci ted afterward as the "Most Valuable Play er." Sharing offen sive honors with him was wide receiver Ronnie Capps '76, who snagged five passes for 126 yeard. Du rable Lane Parson '73 was voted the "Out FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1976 standing Lineman" for the alumni. Tremendous Interest in the game, which marked the close of spring practice, had been generated with in the student body as well as among the varsity players. President Bentley,who competed for the a- lumnl last year but watched from the stands this time, commented that the air of the campus be fore the game was "like a big frater nity party." continued from p. 2 the swimmers are just waiting to be used. Or will Harrell Pool just become a barren waste and all the swimmers dry up??? Sincerely and Ur gently, Tina Pippin Dear Editor., Presently, I am a sophomore at Mars Hill College.. Since I have been Here, there have been iP" provements made which have been useful ^ I asj writing to express njy gratitude for these improvements. First of all, the new steps that were huilt near Myers Dorm in the summer, of 1975 have been an enormous help when it rains. I remember well the times that I slid from top to bottom being covered with mud. Those dry clean ing bills got to be expensive after while. Secondly, that messy construction in front of Moore Audi torium which seemed to be everlasting, resulted in a wider highway and new side walks , Parking spa ces have, recently been auaed which aides in parking for commuters. Thirdly, new smoke detectors have been added in the dorm I live in for the prevention of fires. Also, new evergreen trees and shrubs have added beauty to the town of Mars Hill*. It almost slipped my mind. There has been a new entrance to Mffi This aids by allowing the students to leave Mars Hill very quick ly to hit interstate and head for home. I feel that the majori ty of students do not realize the impor tance of the things I have mentioned. That is why I am writing to you. I would like everyone to become more aware. Yours truly, Greg Cannon continued from p- ^ is. The main thrust of his speech was that people should become involved in, interested, and con cerned about their role in the govern ment. Reagan praised the returning veterans of the Vietnam war as examples of the strength of the Amer ican people. In clo sing, he remarked that people could change their government and should be a part of it. All in all, Reagan said a lot to the a- pathetic , uninterest ed people and the whole . evening was well-received by the gathered Republicans. continued from p. 5 total offered to B.A. candidates and 15% of the number offered to master's degree candi dates . The bad job news for college seniors this year is only the latest chapter in a continuing bleak economic story. By the end of this aca demic year about 1.3 million people will receive bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees,according to Harvard Economist Richard Freeman. This is nearly double the number of degrees doled out ten years ago. Yet during the same time,says Freeman,the number of professio nal, technical and managerial jobs i'n the U. S. has grown by barely more than a third. POEMS WANTED THE NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF POETS is com piling a book of poems, if you have written a poem and would like our selection commit tee to consider it for publication, send your poem and a self-addressed stamped en velope to: THE NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF POETS 614 - 1st Union Bldg. Winston Salem, N. C. 27101 VOLUME Mar Plans nounced of Di County Bill Sh Chairma Chapter ship Athlete College Hill sponsor which w Saturda 10:00 Mars track. The be ope; would 1 cipate. solicit monetar jogged, will with stating jogged of Dime!
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