THE PILOT, Page 4
“Playoff Fever”
by Max
With the regular basket
ball season coming to an
end, teams all over the na
tion are thinking of playoffs
and even championships.
The G-W men’s basketball
team is no exception. At
press time, the Bulldogs are
21-3 overall and rank No. 6
in the nation. Concerning
the situation, Head Coach
Jim Wiles stated at the
beginning of the season, “If
we are good enough to be in
the playoffs, then we want
to be in the National Tour
nament.” The Bulldogs in
past years have had diffi
culty in winning playoff
games, losing to Guilford
last year.
Wiles, in his first year,
has continued the Gardner-
Pettyjohn
Webb winning tradition
started by Eddie Holbrook.
This year’s squad ranked
No. 1 in the first few NAIA
Polls, and has been well
balanced in its scoring. The
Bulldogs have claimed vic
tories over such teams as
Lenoir-Rhyne, Winthrop,
Catawba, Belmont Abbey,
to name some of the more
impressive victories. A
game the BuUdogs were un
able to pull out was a 51-49
defeat at the hands of High
Point. This ended the Dog’s
home game winning streak,
which was 84 regular season
games and 93 overall home
victories. No matter how the
season ends, the coaching
staff and players have made
a good adjustment.
Tennis And Baseball Home Schedule
Feb. 24
T
West Virginia U
2:00
March 1
T
Belmont Abbey
2:00
March 3
T
Limestone
2:00
B
Wofford
1:30
March 5
T
Barber Scotia
2:00
March 6
T
Wingate
2:00
March 19
B
Cal State
3:00
March 21
B
Pfeiffer
3:00
March 23
B
Furman
3:00
March 24
B
High Point
1:30
March 27
B
St. Augustine (2)
1:00
March 29
T
St. Lawrence U
2:00
March 30
T
Warren Wilson
2:00
March 31
T
UNC-Asheville
1:00
April 2
B
Wingate
3:00
April 3
B
Catawba
3:00
T
Davidson
2:00
April 6
T
Mars HiU
2:00
April 7
T
Western Carolina U
1:00
April 17
T
UNC-Charlotte
2:00
April 18
B
Mars HiU
3:00
The Intramural Scene
by Bob Wrenn
This semester’s intramurals will consist of three major
events; basketball, bulldog tournament and wrist wrestling.
These events are now well in swing.
In basketball there are 21 men’s teams and 7 women’s.
Basketball is going strong with good participation. With
many teams still battling it out for first place, basketball
wiU continue through March 7. There will be playoffs after
spring break. The Intramural staff would like to thank the
following persons for officiating the basketball games:
Wally Ainsworth, Tim Addis, Becky Morrow, Cheryl Lutz,
Vickie Pless, Dennis Smart, Ron Ruller, Brad Parker, Tom
McLaughlin, Doug Teague, James Gaskins, Bob Moncrief,
Keith Whitener, Chip Sims, and Robbie Watkins.
The Bulldog tournament will be coming to a close in the
next few weeks. (Bulldog is played like Horse.; The people
that are left as of now are Todd Medlin, Pat Kelly, Johnny
Miller and Eddie HiU.
Bulldog Natters Prepare
For Big Season
1979 Golf Team—front row, left to right: Stanley Ran
dall, David Brown, Darren Emmett, Tommy Brown, Byron
Auton. Back row: Todd Achberger, Wayne Myers, Greg
Warlon, Robby Schaffernoth, Johnny Miller, Ronald Webb,
Steve Sherman, Alan Shuford, Murray White.
JERRY BRYSON
GWC Baseball Team
.. will be good”
GWC baseball is swinging
into action, as Head Coach
Jerry Bryson begins his
13th year. Approximately 32
prospects tried out for the
squad with 20 making it.
Coach Bryson, who is very
excited about this year’s
team, stated, “We are going
to be a good ball team, it
might take a couple of years
but we’U be good.”
Coach Bryson feels that
pitching should be one of the
team’s strong points. The
Coach cited Bill Daves,
David Wright, Mark Rivens
(the team’s only senior),
Randy Dejarnett, Britt
Mills, Richard Matthews,
Richard Gillespie, and Bill
Schulhufer as being key
players to the team’s suc
cess. Coach Bryson feels
that it takes a team effort to
The team opens their sea
son on March 4 with a
double header at USC-
Ski Course Is
Successful Again
Accompanied by Dr. Dee
Hunt, several GWC stu
dents learned how to ski dur
ing Christmas vacation.
From December 17 to 21, the
group was at the French
Swiss Ski College located at
the Appalachian Ski Resort.
This “learn to ski week”
offers a one hour’s PE
credit, and is held every
December. The cost of the
course is $95.00 which in
cludes everything but trans
portation and food. Colleges
which attend the French
Swiss Ski College include
Clemson, Furman and UNC.
Dr. Hunt termed the
course a success and said
that when it was over every
one knew how to ski and
that none of the GW group
was injured.
by David Seagroves
The Bulldog tennis team
swings into action on Feb
ruary 24 here against the
University of West Virginia.
This season’s schedule pro
mises to be the most chal
lenging in Gardner-Webb
history. With teams such as
Davidson, UNCC, Georgia
Southern, Western Carolina,
plus the past rivals which
the ’Dogs are accustomed to
playing, this year should
really be exciting. In all,
there are twenty-four
matches, twelve at home,
and all are to be played with
in a short six-week period.
A new addition this
spring will include a six or
seven day tour through
Georgia and playing teams
in Charleston, Atlanta, and
other cities. The funds for
this come from the tennis
“mini-camps” held here last
summer.
With the loss of two good
players from last fall, an
extra effort will be required
of the team. The coach. Dr.
Jim Taylor, says if everyone
can remain healthy and in-
JIM TAYLOR
jury free, then a successful
season can be expected.
Glenn Philips is rapidly re
covering from his surgery,
whUe David Seagroves and
Dean Helton are taking pre
cautions not to aggravate
their injuries from the fall
season. Randall Trogdon
seems to have recovered
from what was once thought
a cracked foot.
Other team members in
clude: Gary Latimer, a let-
terman; Bill Parker, Todd
Johnson, a letterman; and
newcomers Irving Sistrunk
and Chuck Burch.
In My Opinion
by Max Pettyjohn, Sports Editor
Small Baptist colleges are not generally known for their
athletic programs. Gardner-Webb College is slowly becom
ing an exception to the rule. The gradual improvement of
the football and tennis teams, the winning prospects of the
baseball and track teams, the addition of the volleyball
team, along with the consistent success of the basketball
and golf teams are molding GW’s quality athletic program.
Not only is GW’s Intercollegiate Athletic Program im
proving, but the Intramural Program is also making great
strides. Under the direction of Dr. David Gardner, the
Intramural program is a regular part of the lives of many
students. Almost 500 students and faculty have already
participated, including officials.
GW’s No. 21
Delana Gray in
action against a
recent opponent.
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Left to right: Dr. Dee Hunt, Ken Sharpe, Sue Holt, Kathy Mack, Derek Culver,
Darren Emmett, Sonya Gray, Denise Medlin, Patricia Spangler, Dyan Roberts, Robin
Chunn, Jeff Chunn, Kim Metcalf, Ellen Little, Obbie Todd, Norman Phillips. Pictured
in front: left—Mike Lamb, Director of Instruction, French-Swiss Ski College. Right—
Jim Cottrett, President, French-Swiss College.