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Soccer Knights Struggle in Early Contests By RICK HANNA After suffering a 7-0 loss to the Citadel one would :hink that the St. Andrews «occer team had learned a lot on the field. Scott Smith, Se- lond Team All Conference player and Knight team cap tain stated, “The game was definitely a learning ex perience for everyone.” “We played them even in the first half,” continued Smith, “but we seemed to lose interest in the game dur ing the second half.” Smith also mentioned that approx imately “35 minutes” of the second half took place on the St. Andrews end of the field. In other words, St. Andrews goalie. Bob Shelly had a busy afternoon. “Individually everyone played well, but we definitely need to work on our team ef fort,” commented Smith. “We know that we need to play one hundred percent for both halves. The score was only 1-0 at the half We learn ed what it is like to get beaten physically.” The Citadel, a Division I school, with thorough military training, oroduces finely tuned athletic specimen. Shawn Connaway, a Knight halfback, also gave his comments about the game. "In the first half, we were a little shaky, but we settled down and played them even for the rest of the first half. With more ex perience together we will play a lot better.” “They were in outstanding shape. By the end of the first half we were tired. They had good depth,” were the com ments of Bob Shelly. Scott Dormire, a sweeper suggested, “That game will make us more aggressive in our conference. We have a better attitude this year and we can win.” The Knight squad came out of Charleston with a good attitude and “hungry for victory.” However, the state of South Carolina con tinued to be an unlucky place for the Knights as they suffered another shutout at Coker College 4-0. night games SAINT ANDREWS SPORTS From The Locker Room Cross Country Team ShowsConsistency By RICK HANNA On Saturday, September 28, 1982, the Harriers from St. Andrews joined eleven other squads for the Pem broke State University In vitational Tournament. Out of the 150 competitors, St. Andrews’ top runner, Dan Clark placed 60th. Clark was followed by teammates Dun can Wood (64th), Drew Cheney (71st), Stanley Williams (74th) and Mike Mclntrye (77th). Coach Floyd Blackwell reflected, “We were running against Division I and II clubs with lots of training. We use this race as a practice for a different course.” The course was definitely different. Drew Cheney, team captain, observed, “From the four mile mark on, it was a longer course. A long race can get you down.” Dan Clark realized the course was long because for the first four miles he turned in six minute times and despite a strong final kick his last mile was completed in seven minutes. “I was testing myself and was pleased with the results,” stated the Birm ingham, Alabama native. “This is a young team,” noted Coach Blackwell, “they have a lot of pace work to learn but they are working hard and want to win.” Duncan Wood identifies with what his coach is saying. He commented, “This was my first college race and it was a different experience. With a bit of work it will get better.” The team shares a unanimous feeling about the conference meet. “Give me two weeks,” stated Coach Blackwell, “and we will be where we should be. By the middle of the season the top four runners should be close in time and have good speed.” While the fans await the two week mark. Coach Blackwell and his runners are looking ahead to the beginn ing of the conference season. “We are looking to win at Christopher Newport. We are working towards it.” Floyd Blackwell, Cross Country coach. Sat., Oct. 9 Wed., Oct. 13 Sat., Oct. 23 Sat., Oct. 30 Methodist College/Christopher Newport College Methodist College Home St. Andrews Invitational Tourn.., Home DIAC Tournament Methodist By DWAYNE SNOWDEN In domestic households, the familiar sight of Dad glued to his favorite chair with cold beer to his left and snacks to his right, while watching hours of TIFL gridiron combat will be ab sent from Sundays during the fall and winter months. Ap parently, there will be no NFL games unless players and management remove their boxing gloves in time to create a solution agreeable for both sides. Jn the mean time, fans disgruntled by the strike have some suitable op tions: 1) College football - The ratings for college games should increase t.hanks to the strike. The major collegiate games telecast by ABC thus far, UNC-Pittsburgh, Clemson-Georgia and Michigan-Notre Dame, have all been close affairs and games of wide interest. Luckily, and ironically, CBS and WTBS chose this year to join the college market. 2.) Ted Turner’s All-Star Scheme-WTBS’ head man, Ted Turner, has stated that he would like to form a league of All-star teams of players on strike and televise them on his cable station. No one is sure how this phan” league will be cepted by the general public. Perhaps it is safe to make the assumption that half the fans will be hungry to see their favorite players in action, while the other half, feeling a sense of betrayal from the or- ac- NFL system, would totally ignore these contests. In a footnote to this, if the players do not settle the strike immediately, say within a period of two to three weeks then they pro bably shouldn’t resume play at all. (Unfortunately, foot ball isn’t like baseball whereby a large number be ing missed doesn’t totally ruin the season. 3.) The U.S.F.L.-Unfor- tunately, the newly formed United States Football League doesn’t begin until January. The league would definitely get a shot in the arm with the NFL on hiatus. A few plusses which the USFL has going for it are that the league has hired some top notch personnel from NFL coaching staffs and under normal cir cumstances, without a strike, the USFL offers football “fanatics” an additional four month fix. 4.) CFL-The major net works could possibly cover some Canadian Football League games to fill the void left by the strike. Despite the difference in rules from the NFL, the CFL features several former American col legiate standouts and quality NFL players who found greener financial pastures. On the St. Andrews cam pus the strike will eliminate at least six hours usually utilized for procrastination on Sundays.
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