SPORTS
From
the
Bleachers
The Road
to Lewiston
Lewiston, Idaho is a long
way from Laurinburg, N.C.
Actually, many ofthe students
at St. Andrews have never
heard of it There are,
however, 27 "boys of summer"
who have been looking
fonward to a visit there since
last year.
Lewiston is the sight of the
1990 NAIA College World
Series, and these people
make up the St. Andrews
baseball team.
An education at this college
emphasizes rationalization
and asking questions. One
may then ask, "Does this team
deserve to to play in Idaho?"
Let the facts answer this
question:
The 1990 Knights are the
Carolinas conference
champions.
-The Knights have a record of
42-12 as of April 29.
-The Knights own the NAIA
national stolen base record.
-The team is ranked 9th in the
nation.
-S.A. leads the Carolinas
Conference in hitting.
The answer is a resounding
"yes."
One could proceed with
more stats, but baseball
teams are only as good as
their last game. Coach
Swanson knows this fact
well.The Knights came one
game shy of last year's
playoffs.
The Knights, under third-
year coach Gary Swanson
(97-39), face a touoh road to
Idaho. They must win the
District Tournament
Burlington, N.C. (May 10-12)
to advance to the Area
Tournament, also in
Burlington. The Winnerofthe
Area tournament advances to
the World Series in Idaho
There is one at-large bid
extended.
The 1990 season has been
successful for the Knights
and Swanson's "get dirty"
aggressive style of play has
paid huge dividends. Another
key factor is the depth. Junior
Todd Rodriguez and
Freshman Cory Larsen, who
were leading District 26 in
batting, are out for the
remainder of the year. But
team depth has carried this
team, and the Knights will
have to dig deep as the
competition gets better.
The stars have been many
Katz, Williams, Bell, Larsen
Swatisky, Lindaman, Balke
Roy, Pederson, Glasgow, and
many others.
A tough setback in the
conference tournament, held
at Atlantic Christian, placed
the Knights in third. But the
team has the tools to reach
Lewiston.
Regardless of what the next
three weeks hold, the 1990
Knights are the best St
Andrews club to put on spikes
at this college. And with
little help from the great
umpire in the sky, the men in
blue and white will make that
trip to Lewiston.
Dixon Execis
In Martial Arts
By Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
Cary knows tae-kwon-do.
In only his first year of
competition, St. Andrews
senior Cary Dixon has won
five tournaments, three since
October.
Tae-kwon-do is a form of
martial arts that requires
mental and physical
conditioning, as well as self-
discipline, according to
Dixon. Tournaments consist
of a technique phase and a
contact or fighting phase.
The contact phase consists
of as many as six fights, and
competitors are grouped
according to their stage of
development, not weight. At
5 ft. 8 in., Dixon often finds
himself at a physical
disadvantage. “I think I have
an advantage with my
speed," said Dixon, "but I've
still suffered a broken nose,
broken ribs, and broken
thumbs." Points are acquired
by landing blows to an oppo
nent's head, face, or body.
There are three judges at
each contest.
Dixon has learned his
technique through St.
Andrews alumnus Darryl
"PJ'McEachin. McEachinis
a first-degree black belt.
Dixon says that what
Cary Dixon
appeals to him about tae-
kwon-do is "the self-discipline
it takes in order to execute
and be successful." He
added that he hopes to
continue to increase his level
of competition, and advance
in phases, the next being
green. His immediate goal is
to be successful in more
of his black belt status. "After
Igraduate, I want to continue
to work out and compete,"
said Dixon, who works out
tournaments, and his long
range hope is the attainment
three hours per day, three
days per week. "There's no
limit to how far you can go in
this sport," he said. "Ttiere’s
always someone better."
Champions
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The St. Andrews Softball team won the conference title
for the first time in school history, going 3-0 in the
tournament, and advancing to the District Playoffs.
Kristin Mosher, Megan Kleinbauer, and Kim Costello
were named all tournament. Mosher and Kleinbauer
were also named All-Conference.