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SPORTS
Mar. 30, 2007
Greensboro. N.C.
Bowling is back
Support your local alley
Serendipitous sports
Energetic events planned for Serendipity
Reid Cranfill [ Staff Writer
Dead little more than a month ago,
the Bowling Club has sprung from the
grave to become one of Guilford's most
popular Friday night hangouts.
While bowling might seem more in
line with A&T's style than Guilford's, ev
ery embodiment of the eclectic Guilford
social scene was present at the March 23
meeting of the Bowling Club.
Dan Katzman, dressed like Andre
Agassi circa 1985 complete with head-
band, ate pizza with a man in a giant ba
nana costume as they watched "I'll Bring
the Lube" nail a tough spare against "The
Ruby Women."
Junior Noah Mace of Team Spandex
wore white briefs on the outside of a
shiny blue Spandex leotard with knee-
high pink socks. "Why not?" said Mace.
More conventionally dressed citi
zens showed up as well. Senior Joey
McLaughlin leaned back with a stress
ful week's worth of beard and a mug
of Yuengling. He took a long drag off
a Maverick cigarette and grinned as he
watched teammate "Brown Bear" miss
all but one pin.
"I'm sitting here with my best friends,
hanging out and having a great time,"
said McLaughlin.
The phoenix-like resurgence of the
club has been attributed to senior Tim
Scales' "senioritis."
"We were sitting in the living room
wondering what to do," said Katzman,
"and looked to Tim because he knows
how to get stuff done."
Tim found that there actually was a
bowling club and a budget on the books
but no members. Free pizza and an irre
sistible advertising campaign featuring
Katzman's photocopied face shouting
"Bowling Club is Back!" filled the lanes
almost instantly.
"Next thing you know, we've got 10
lanes with three free games and two free
pizzas each," said junior Katherine Ros
sini.
The AMF's lone pizza oven struggled
to keep up with orders, with delays up to
an hour. Despite the lag, two pizzas per
lane ended up being more than anyone
could finish and didn't dampen spirits.
"The pizza fuels the rage!" said Dan Mill
er as he grabbed a slice of pepperoni.
Bowling and pizza might seem like an
outing designed for third-grade birth
day parties and middle-aged high school
dropouts looking for a sport to accom
modate their obesity and bad mustaches,
but there were nearly as many women as
men rolling for the bowling club Friday
night at the AMF.
"It's an easy place to get together and
have some fun — even if you suck really
bad. It's not really competitive so every
one has a good time," said sophomore
Bailey Arnold of "Delta Squad."
The computers at the AMF keep track
of each team's scores and give handicaps
to keep all the matches even and chal
lenging. Even if the best team in the alley
plays the worst, it's still a good game.
The night ended with a climatic simul
taneous bowl-off between club president
Tim Scales and a challenger, and when
the applause died down, students mean
dered towards their cars leaving a wake
of missing socks, empty Pepsis and half-
eaten pizzas behind them.
Amanda Pressley | Staff Writer
It's what we have all been waiting for.
Nudity, music and good-natured de
bauchery — Serendipity.
"(Serendipity is) a traditional weekend
celebration for students," said JaNell Henry,
Campus Activities Board (CAB) member
and coordinator of novelty acts.
This weekend's celebration presents a
million opportunities to get out of dungeon
like dorm rooms into the sunshine and to be
energetic.
Last year offered numerous lively activi
ties including a mechanical bull ride, an ul
timate gladiator challenge, and everyone's
favorite childhood game, dodgeball. This
year promises just as many lively events.
Starting at 4 p.m. on Friday you will be
able to gorge on all things saccharin, like
cotton candy and snow cones.
Following sugary confection consump
tion, bum off the calories and sugar high by
playing carnival games on Founders lawn
until 7 p.m.
"Usually, Friday is all about novelty acts.
We do try to do a lot of hands-on events for
students," said Henry.
All that running about and trying to win
the carnival games might inspire you to
take part in some good relaxation. Take a
seat outside of Founders and prepare for a
soothing massage.
"Hopefully all the lacrosse girls will be
able to hit that up," said Alyzza Callahan,
goalie for the women's lacrosse team.
At 9 p.m., make your way to the lake
for a triumvirate of amazing bands. Steep
Canyon Rangers begin the series, followed
by Han Shot First and S. Bums. Feel free to
hone your hippie dancing skills with some
mad arm movements and freeform foot
work.
"Live music is always promising ... and
combine that with being outside by the lake;
I'm psyched," said first-year Marissa Arbit-
blit.
Given you are not too hung-over from
notorious Serendipity drinking, Saturday af
ternoon is jam-packed with sporting events.
At 1 p.m., our Quaker baseball team be
gins its first game in a double-header against
Hampden-Sydney. Don some simglasses
and come cheer our Guilford team on to vic
tory.
2 p.m. finds the women's softball team
starting their first inning against Sweet Bri
ar.
With the latest game of the day, the wom
en's lacrosse team will be playing Randolph-
Macon at Armfield Stadium at 3 p.m.
"We're just going to play our hardest, and
everyone should go," said Callahan.
All of the games on Saturday will be
ODAC games.
Also on Saturday afternoon, the women's
rugby team will be playing UNCG with a
unique twist.
"We're playing in prom dresses. No one
is allowed on the field that isn't wearing a
dress," said first-year rugby player, Ada Ste
phens.
So if taffeta, ruffles and hard-hitting
women are your thing, come out to the rug
by field and bring your cameras.
"The pictures are going to be amazing,"
said Stephens.
The entire experience should be spec
tacular, and with highs expected in the 70s,
there should be no excuse not to get off the
couch into the sunshine and enjoy the sports
of Serendipity.
Logan Collier interview
Continued from page I
Q: How do you feel about making it into the major
leagues?
Collier: I was overwhelmed with the idea of playing
in the major leagues. It is a nerve-racking experience,
because now it is a profession, so I have to perform at the
level they expect to stay in the organization.
Q: What experiences prepared you to reach a profes
sional level?
Collier: Playing high school baseball and going to
a baseball showcase got me to Guilford and gave me a
chance to play at the college level. College baseball was
the experience that got me seen by pro scouts, which led
to a workout in front of a Cardinals' scout at Guilford
during the 2006 summer with Coach Black, Coach Gross,
and my catcher, Phil Drew, who still attends Guilford
College. After that workout, I was invited to a pre-draft
workout in Florida with the Cardinals, which proved to
be the critical link that got me drafted.
Q: What have been the best and worst parts of playing
professional baseball?
Collier: The best part about playing professional base
ball is that it means I am one step closer to playing in the
major leagues. The worst part about playing pro baseball
is that it is now a business, and I am an employee, which
means I can be released at any time.
Q: Describe your relationship with your teammates
and coach.
Collier: At this level of ball, I am meeting people from
all over the world that I am able to build new friendships
with. The coaches are great; just about every coach at ev
ery level has played in the major leagues at one point in
time. My pitching coach last season pitched 15 years in
the big leagues, and he is a funny man with a lot of stories
to tell about his experiences.
Q: What have you had to sacrifice to dedicate so much
of your time to baseball?
Collier: I have had to sacrifice spending time with my
family and friends at Guilford and from home in order to
play ball. I have had to sacrifice my summers, which are
now dedicated to baseball. However, my true friends are
still in contact with me. I think that the sacrifices are well
worth making.
Q: What has been the most rewarding thing about this
experience?
Collier: The most rewarding part of this experience
would be making it to the big leagues. However, thus
far, the most rewarding part is meeting and building
relationships with others, meeting some of my favorite
professional Cardinal baseball players, playing my fa
vorite childhood game for a living, and having the ability
to set a good example for the fans (especially children)
that look up to you.
Q: What other things do you enjoy doing in your free
time besides baseball?
Collier: When I am not playing baseball, I really enjoy
hunting. I have hunted since I was just a little boy, and
it has become more or less a favorite pastime and a tradi
tion I plan to continue. I also enjoy spending time with
family and friends, fishing, shooting (gun and bow),
paintball, carpentry, welding, art, canoeing and golf.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
Collier: My most recent plans are to make it to the big
leagues. If that does not work out, I plan on going into
law enforcement. I would really like to be a game war
den or work in the FBI. I want to own several hundred
acres of land, build a house, get married and raise a fam
ily; but that is many years from now.