SPORTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2001
Kayaking in Pisgah Forest
-by Jesse Janicula, staff witer-
With Pisgah National Forest only
a few miles from the campus, Brevard
College attracts a variety of outdoor
enthusiasts. From students of Wilderness
Leadership to Business, it seems that most
everyone participates m at least one
outdoor recreational activity. One of the
many activities available to Brevard
College students is kayaking.
Many students are involved in
this sport, as proven by the many kayaks
seen strapped on top of cars or sedentary
inside and outside of residence halls.
Brevard seems to be a hub for kayaking
with rivers such as the Green, French
Broad, Nolichucky, Nantahala, Ocoee,
Pigeon, and Chattooga that are all within a
few hours driving distance or less. In
fact, Asheville was recently named one of
the best kayaking cities in the country.
Pisgah National Forest, while not
renown or known outside the immediate
area for its rivers, offers the students at
Brevard College kayaking opportunities
closer to home. Two of the better-knowTi
paddling spots in Pisgah, the north and
west forks of the French Broad River, are
situated near Headwaters Outfitters in
Rosman. They are excellent Class IV and
V rivers, situated deep in a scenic river
gorge with rapids such as Boxcar Falls,
Pinball, Submarine, Vortex, and The Clog.
Sports Briefs
-compiled by Eric Saliba, editor-
BC Volleyball Team
wraps up 2001 Season
with a 4th Place at
Conference
-by Kelly Jones, special to the staff-
The Brevard College Volleyball Team
ended their season on Saturday November
10th with a loss to Montreat College.
Scores for the match were as follows: (16-
30; 20-30; 18-30).
Hannah Camenzind led all Brevard
scorers .with 9 kills in the match. Senior,
Pam Sanders added 8 kills and had 2
blocked shots. Senior setter and captain,
Adriane Thorpe recorded 20 assists and
11 digs. Congratulations ladies on a
strong finish.
These rivers can easily provide the
seasoned boater with non-stop tlu ills on
their teclmical mns. Every rapid on these
rivers is scout-able. These rivers need a
fair amount of rain to get them up, the
put-in and take-out may be hard to find,
and they can be fairly consequential, so it
is advisable to go with someone who
knows the river , .
Two other rivers slightly closer
to the college are the Class III and IV
-Upper Davidson River and the Class IV
and V Looking Glass Creek. The put-in
for the Upper Davidson is at the parking
lot for the Duncan Ridge Trail and its
take-out is at the low head dam, up from
the fish hatcheiy The Upper Davidson is
also a scenic run, and holds fun rapids
like Whaleback, Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner, and Shotgun Wedding. Every
thing on this river is also scout-able. It
needs a lot of rain and only gets high
enough to run a few times a year. Look
ing Glass Creek needs days of rain to run
and is only meant for expert boaters.
The expert boater who really
wishes to push his or her limits can go to
the headwaters of the Pigeon, which starts
in Graveyard Fields and runs to Flighway
178. This mn has only seen a handful of
descents. There is Courthouse Falls, a
fifty-foot waterfall below Devil’s Court
house, and sixty-five foot Looking Glass
Falls, which is not meant to be taken
-Idle kayaks in South Village 3. Photo by Michael Cohen-
lightly (running it carries a hefty fine and
one of the only two people to ever run it
compressed four of his vertebrae upon
landing).
The local Brevard area has many
great rivers to suit the seasoned boater,
can be great fun, and provides a challenge
w'lthout the intimidation or consequence
of places like the Narrows. As always,
boat with partners, go with people who
know the rivers, and use judgement.
Don’t run things you are not ready for. If
any of these rivers are flowing, this boater
advocates skipping class to paddle; it’s
worth it.
Intramural 3 on 3 Basketball
to Continue through Dec. 6
-by Brenda Skeffington, special to staff-
Thursday, 11/29:
4:00 NY’s Finest v Danahers
4:20 www.faculty.net v DJIBOUTI
4:40 One Chance v Danaher
5:00 In the Zone v NY’s Finest
5:20 Bucs v One Chance
5:40 W. Volleyball v Gym Rats II
6:00 Bucs v Bracewell
6:20 I three v Bucs
6:50 Danaher v I three
Friday, 11/30:
7:30 NY’s Finest v Bracewell
7:50 NY’s Finest v I three
8:10 Bracewell v I three
Monday, 12/3:
7:20 One Chance v I three
7:40 One Chance v Bracewell
8:00 www.faculty.net v W. Volleyball
8:20 In the Zone v Danaher
8:40 Bucs v NY’s Finest
9:00 Bucs v In the Zone
Wednesday, 12/5:
7:30 DJIBOUTI v Gym Rats 11
Men’s League PLAYOFFS
7:50 3rd vs 5th
8:15 2nd vs 4th
8:40 1st vs 6th
Thursday, 12/6:
Women’s League PLAYOFFS
7:30 2nd vs 3rd
7:50 1st vs 4th
8:10 Men’s Playoff (game # 4)
8:30 Women’s Final Championship
8:50 Men’s Final Championship
Brevard College Men’s
Basketball Team
Ranked #17 in Nation
-by BC faculty, special to the staff-
The National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has
announced its preseason top 25 poll for
the 2001-02 season. Brevard College was
ranked 17"’ by a National Rating Commit
tee. Then NAIA has 185 member institu
tions nationally.
BC finished the 2000-01 season
with a record of 22-13 overall and 14-6 in
the Appalachian Athletic Conference
(AAC). Brevard won the AAC conference
tournament last year in just it first year of
participation. By winning the Conference
tournament, BC earned a bid and partici
pated in the NAIA National Tournament
held in Springfield, MO.
Brevard College returns four of
its top six players from last year’s squad.
Senior David Evans was named AAC All-
Conference Team last year. He led
Brevard in scoring, rebounding and steals.
Junior Tyjuan Campbell started every
game last season and was the team’s third
leading scorer. Junior Paul Wiedeman
started every game after Christmas Break.
He led the team in three-point shooting
percentage and field-goals made. Junior
Will Gibbs started 10 games. He was the
teams second leading scorer and second
leading rebounder.
Brevard plays a very difficult
non-conference schedule, including
NCAA Division I schools such as: UNC-
Asheville and Gardner Webb University,
as well as top NAIA and NCAA Division
II schools.