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Golf Season
Around the Comer
Steve Naso, Ken Peppier, Tim
Green, and Dennis Strokes.
The squad’s opening game
will come in a three-way meet
with Limestone and Newberry
Colleges. Arrowood is expected
to be the top man this season
among the six regular match
playing men. Hoffman, Smith
and Peppier look to be favorites
and also a promising freshman,
Dennis Strokes, may work into
the Crusader match plan.
Father Martin has not yet
specified his match team but
maintains, “any one of these
players can come through on a
random day. I’m just hoping to
coach them to see the con
nection between practice and
match performance.’’
Spring is just around the
comer. But when it comes, it
will bring with it warm, breezy
days, bright blue skies and
beautiful green fairways. As a
result, the golfers of the area
will come out from their winter
hibernation and dress in their
traditional golf attire, carrying
with them a well rested set of
clubs. And so it will be at
Belmont Abbey College with
head golf coach Father Martin
Hayes, O.S.B., and his 1979
squad of linksmen.
After completing last season
with a record of 4-10, the
Crusaders are now preparing
for their upcoming season. The
.team currently has seven
members, Clyde Arrowood,
Charlie Hoffman, Chad Smith,
Industries Sponsor
Basketball Games
In conjunction with a new
program at Belmont Abbey
College, three local industries
have sponsored basketball
games in Wheeler Center
during the 1978-79 season.
American and Efird Mills,
Inc. sponsored the B.A.C. -
UNC-Asheville game on Jan.
17; Pharr Yams, Inc. sponsored
the B.A.C. - Elon game on Jan.
29, and Ti-Caro, Inc., the B.A.C.
- Lenoir-Rhyne game on Feb. 8.
The games were a time of
recognition for the employees of
the particular sponsoring in
dustry, and approximately one
hundred employees were in
attendance at each game.
During half time of the
games. Father Neil W. Tobin,
president of B.A.C., and Mr.
Warren Clark, vice president
for institutional advancement,
welcomed the guests and
presented their personnel
directors a picture of the
Cmsader basketball team and a
copy of Hie First Hundred
Years, a history of Belmont
Abbey College by Father John
Bradley, provost. Mr. Robert
Neff accepted for American and
Efird Mills, Inc., Mr. James R.
Harris for Pharr Yarns, Inc.,
and Mr. Leonel Brunnemer for
Ti-Caro, Inc.
Following the games, the
employees and their families
were honored at receptions.
The adults received Belmont
Abbey College coffee mugs and
their children T-shirts as gifts
from the College. They also had
a chance to meet Coach Bobby
Hussey and his basketball
team.
Belmont Abbey College was
thrilled to have so many visitors
from the local Community at
the basketball games, and
hopes to have even more in
dustry sponsored games next
year.
Old
Timer’s
Game
The Abbey’s “Red-White”
game is an intersquad
exhibition basketball game
played prior to the opening of
the basketball season. This
game symbolizes the end of a
rigorous pre-season training
program, and it allows the
players to show their talents
under regular game conditions.
Another “Red-White” game
was played this past Saturday
night as former varsity
basketball players returned to
participate in the first “Old
Timer’s Game” played at
Wheeler Center.
In a very entertaining game
the White Team won in over
time 83-78. Bill Fletcher, who
played at the Abbey in the Mid
fifties, coached the White
Team. Frank Zinke (’69) led
the winners with 30 points, but
was denied game scoring
honors as the youngest “Old
1979 GOLF SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TIME
March 12
Limestone & Newberry
Gaffney
1 p.m.
March 19
Lenoir-Rhyne & Catawba
Gallagher Trails
1p.m.
March 21
Catawba
Salisbury
1 p.m.
March 26-27
Ping Tournament
Misenhiemer
9 a.m.
March 30
Wingate
Monroe
1 p.m.
April 2
Wingate & Limestone
Gallager'Trails
1 p.m.
April 10
Lenoir Rhyne
Newton
1 p.m.
April 22-23-24
NAIA Dist. 26 Playoff Toumamenl
Durham
9a.m.
GASTON GETS REVENGE
County Alumni Game
Phil Robinson ‘(’72) scored 17
of his game-high 28 points in the
second half as the Gaston
County alumni defeated the
Charlotte - Mecklenburg alumni
70-64 in the second annual
county game. The Gaston
victory ties the series at one win
each. Charlotte - Mecklenburg
won last year’s contest 64-63.
Also in double figures for
Gaston was “Cookie” Stewart
with 10 points.
Craig Wink (’77) led the
Charlotte - Mecklenburg team
with 17 points. Bobby Moran
(’78) added 12 points and John
Monaco (’75) had 11.
With the game tied at 43 in the
third period, Joe Graham (’71)
hit a short jump shot, and Phil
Baucom (’75) had a tap-in to put
Gaston ahead by four. Gaston
increased its lead to 12 early in
the fourth quartei'. However,
Charlotte -»Mecklenburg came
within two with 1:56 left in the
game, but couldn’t pull it Out.
The game drew many area
alumni and a good crowd to
Wheeler Center. The group
remained for the Crusader
game against Augusta College
from Augusta, Ga. The Abbey
defeated Augusta 97-72 in their
best performance of the season.
Following the Crusader
game, Frank Zinke (’69) and his
wife Barbara hosted a party for
area alumni.
Coaches Bennie Cunningham (left)
strategies before the Old Timer’s
Timer,” Bobby Moran (78),
scored 30 for the Red Team.
The Red Team coach, Bennie
Cunningham, who played with
the prep school in the forties,
had his team running during the
contest. Julian Miller (‘75) and
John Hill (76) tried to wear
down their opponents by using
the fast break, but clutch
shooting by Craig Wink (‘77)
and Chuck Sullivan (‘66) kept
the White team in front. Chuck
Sullivan, who was a team
and Bill Fletcher (right) discuss
Game.
captain under A1 McGuire,
proved he still can shoot from
the outside as he hit several
“long range” baskets.
A reception was held afto" the
1978-79 Crusaders defeated
Catawba College later that
evening. Several faculty
members visited with the
former players and other
alumni.
Many thanks to all the
players and the coaches for a
very enjoyable evening.
CHARLOTTE
MECKLENBURG - 70
T. Amann(’74)
K. Fann
R. Guicheteau (’72)
J.Healy(’70)
R.Healy(’68)
J. Mitchell (’71)
J. Monaco (’75)
R. Moran (’78)
A. Prud’Homme (’74)
R. Schellenberg (’73)
R. Vitolo(’70)
C. Wink (’77)
GASTON - 64
P. Baucom (’75)
F. Elmore (’71)
J. Graham (’71)
L. Hartsell (’70)
T. Keigher(’74)
C. Martin (’70)
R. Robinson
P. Robinson (’72)
G. Short (’75)
F. Stann (’71)
C. Stewart (’68)
F. Zinke (’69)
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Both teams had just enough energy to pose for this picture following
the Gaston - Mecklenburg game.
Matt Kennedy
Goes Pro
This past season’s addition of
the Belmont Abbey College
soccer team has upheld the
team’s reputation as being a
small college soccer power.
Under the sound direction of
head coach George Kennedy,
who is in his second year at
Belmont Abbey College, the
Crusaders amassed an ad
mirable record of 17-6 and
claimed the NAIA District 26
regular season championship.
Much of the soccer team’s
success this past season can be
credited to Coach Kennedy’s
younger brother. Matt Ken
nedy, who served as goalie with
a consistency and style which
earned him a first-round choice
by the Philadelphia Fury soccer
team of the North American
Soccer League.
In order for the Philadelphia
Furies to obtain Kennedy’s
services, the team was forced to
forfeit its first round draft
choices for 1980 and 1981.
Kennedy is the first player in
Belmont Abbey College soccer
history to be drafted by a team
in the North American Soccer
League.
In Kennedy’s past season at
the Belmont Abbey College, he
allowed less than one goal per
game to be scored on the
Crusaders. He also directed the
Crusader defense from his
position as goalkeeper, while
his ever present leadership
spurred the team on of
fensively.
Kennedy’s best game of his
Abbey career came against
NCAA soccer powerhouse.
Clemson University. Despite a
I-O defeat, Kennedy denied the
Tigers the goal until, with two
minutes remaining in the game,
Clemson converted a free kick
to score the only point of the
game.
Coach George Kennedy said
of his brother’s good fortune.
“Matt is a well-rounded player,
he can catch and hold the ball
well, and that is a trait the pros
look for. I am very happy for
him. He had set his goals, and
now he has reached one of
them.”