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THE BELLES
NOVMEBER 4, 1985
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ST. MARY’S
High School Tennis:
Winners Again
by Karla Odeen
Sports Editor
St. Mary’s College has always had a
tradition of fine tennis teams. For the
past nine years the high school team has
won the District Championship and
ranked high on the state level. This year,
MCS ranked weli again. They took the
second place trophy at the Districts,
losing by oniy two points.
The fall season Is basically devoted to
the high school team. Coach Jones
spends the majority of her time preping
and traveling with the team. The season
went well with a 7-1 record. For what
Coach Jones cailed a “rebuilding” year,
things went realiy well. The team lost
half of its members bcause of graduation
this past year. But this problem was
overcome with the addition of five strong
freshman players. The team is composed
of ten members: Susan McNeil, Mar
garet Hillman, Carol Laney, Rhett Lea,
Meg Arey, Bobbie Britt, Emerson
McLean, Lee Lee Kirkland, Trisha White,
and Susan Abraham.
The big winners at Districts were Mar
garet Hillman winning the third seeded
slot in the final match 6-1, 6-0; seed
number six was won by Rhett Lea with a
score of 6-4, 6-0; and we also had a win
ning second seeded doubles team with
Meg Arey and Susan Abraham who had a
winning score of 7-6, 67, 62.
The team is now preparing for the
State Championship. The matches will
be held in Winston-Salem on the week
end of October 25. At States a little
school like St. Mary’s has to fight hard to
be recognized. The team starts off a leg
behind most schools, behind, because
Coach Jones only has a maximum two
years to work with them and the practice
season at boarding school is also much
shorter than at most day schools. She
doesn’t have her team but three weeks
before the season opens. The team has
fought hard against these adversities.
The competition will be tough, but the
team members are looking to win.
Speaking with Carol Laney who plays
number 4 singles and number 3 doubles.
she says she’s been working hard since
“Mom says I better win” and Coach
Jones readily agrees. I’m sure everyone
here at SMC wishes them the best of
luck.
The college team has spent this fall
working out. They are playing regularly
and getting in shape. Following the high
school team’s weekend at States, Coach
Jones will center her time on the college
students. This team also will be re
building this season. Coach Jones only
has a few veterans returning to play. With
lots of practice this fall and and winter
we should expect to see another winning
team here at SMC.
Good Luck Coach Jones and all team
members!
Fellowship of
Christian
Athletes
by Charlotte Moffat
News Editor
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes
has a great year ahead for its members.
FCA meets every Thursday night at 5:30.
Together they participate in fun and fel
lowship which includes singing and hud
dle groups where they exchange
thoughts on what it means to be a
Christian. Some topics focused upon are
loneliness and dating in a modem so
ciety. FCA is also trying to plan two re
treats this year. They are hoping to go to
Roanoke, Virginia, as well as skiing in
the mountains.
Some of the St. Mary’s faculty is ac
tively involved in FCA. Mrs. Bishop is the
new advisor, interacting with Mrs. Rice,
who is also an advisor. Mr. Roger Lee al
so attends all of the FCA meetings. FCA
is looking forward to a fun-filled and ex
citing year.
SKI PREVIEW
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conditions until the second week of
January.
Skiing has hit the South like a whirl
wind. According to Alpine Ski Center,
“close to seven percent of the people in
the South are skiers; ” Southerners ac
count for one out of every five skiers in
the country. This phenomenal growth is
due to the great access of slopes in
Carolina and Virginia. The facilities have
improved and expanded greatly. Lifts
have been added and a great emphasis
has been put on the snow making
machinf ’ 'Southern skier has bene
fited f: y a generally longer
season, but astly improved slope
conditions.”
The North Carolina Ski Association
showed statistics of 160,000 ski days in
the 1974-1975 season, where as by the
end of last season that number had in
creased to over 500,000.
Students Galloping Away
by Karla Odeen
Sports Editor
Besides the team sports here at SMC,
the gym classes offer other athletic
choices to the students. Riding has be
come a popular choice for many of the
girls to fulfill their required P.E. credit.
Classes are offered at every level of
riding. The students trek 15 minutes just
outside Raleigh to the stables.
The classes cover all the basic princi
ples of riding and good horsemanship.
The students learn to saddle the horses,
grooming, and the basic riding techni
ques. Marcy Everett, a student from Bal
timore, Md., is taking classes on the in
termediate level. “I hope to be cantering
and jumping by the end of the semester.”
For her, these 2 hours of riding offer a
chance to be with animals which she
loves, and an escape from SMC’s cam
pus.
Some of the other students riding have
been riding much longer than Marcy. A
student participating in the program in
the past shares her experience with us.
“The stable offers a good advance level
course with advance work including
show jumping and cross country.” But
other students participating in this class
feel that “most of the students this
semester are more advanced than the
level the class is being taught.”
In every class taught, there will always
by opposing opinions, but the oppor
tunity to ride seems to be a popular
choice. Classes will again be offered
next year. There is an extra fee of $150 to
enroll in the course.
The Jogging Club
by Shannon Taylor
Assistant Editor
Being a member of the jogging club is
not a life time commitment that will
strike you down if you break it. If anyone
even jogs occasionally, she should sign
up for the jogging club. This club was set
up so that if anyone wanted to go jogging
and needed someone to go with she can
get other joggers to accompany her. If
your name is on the list and someone
calls you to go jogging, you do not have
to go then. To sign up or to get additional
information, joggers should contact
Anna Redding.
Pittman Auditorium
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— the perfect place for a ghost. sense. Just remember the next time you
The questions is ... is Eliza truiy are passing by Pittman at night that there
rooming in Pittman? Note that this is all may very well be someone in the balcony
speculation. However the historical facts in a long white gown, staring out the
are in print. If one puts two and two to- window looking down at you . . . just
gather the theory does make a lot of wave and tell Eliza, “Hey.”
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i BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
'M Basketball season is rolling around
^Ugain. The SMC team is just getting
«start^. Praalces have tegun and lead to an axcellant season.
members are spending 8 hours a week on
’*ithe court. This hard work hopefully will Below is the schedule.
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Nov. 18, Mon. [H]
Nov. 20, Wed.
Apparently the Southern Skier has be
come more fashion conscious. In the
past Levis and flannel shirts were ac
ceptable atire on the southern slopes.
Today southern apparel includes nothing
less than the highest quality of skiwear.
Last winter over $35,000,000 worth of CB
Sports Inc. merchandise was purchased.
Last November, the South took to the
slopes in what is said to be record num
bers. By early December the snow melted
to mush because of the 86 degree tem
peratures. However, by January 5 Sugar
Mountain re-opened with 90 percent
snow availability. By January 21, Grand
father Mountain had -32 degrees at the
top of the Mountain.
In spite of the fluctuating temperatures
the South will continue to provide good
ski conditions and this upcoming season
promises to be “the best ever in the
South.”
Nov. 25, Mon. [H]
Dec. 4, Wed.
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I Jan. 21, Tues. [H]
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I Jan. 27, Mon. [H]
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iFeb. 3, Mon. [H]
I Feb. 6, Thurs.
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OPPONENT »
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SMC at Salem Academy
Bishop McGuinness at SMC
SMC at Meredith
Vance Academy at SMC
Meredith College at SMC
Salem Academy at SMC
SMC at Wake Christian
Flavenscroft at SMC
SMC at Bishop McGuinness
Wake Christian at SMC
SMC at Vance Academy
Southern Seminary at SMC
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