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lay. Novemberjj IrOBY DAVID WACHlf •Page Five, THE HILLTOP. Friday, November 11,1983 Mars Hill Gagers: Season Outlook r ■ p i ''rf r A , >» 1 . i / enders after a ‘ d Se4' PHOTO BY DAVID WACHTEk fter this trip )fage.” On^ y started a , inst WofforJ 'lpK,. :d that on th«^|s E >r Wrap-Up jsculum and ^ ^ soccer team wrapped up :mple team- ' to five as NAIA D>* ^ traveled to Limestone for aext victims e match wa* Mars Hill to‘’' /eled to lio'’’ lent champ',' r straight with losses to Lime- college. lie, CaW'^ba-X’o lons lost 8-0. The first half by both teams with the of a back-to-back duel fl holding Limestone to fst Xhis was one of the bet- performances by the 511 5easc thirteen, hut . Lady Lions J '"is 3rd was secu ,, Wa ^he offense, which by position changes all "Pable to score in either ar. The he best. 9-3 p;: but On "or the playf ystem. optimist"' , A I h\\ half proved to be fatal for ^hey gave up three quick \ i the victory. Mike ff„ bellow carded” for step- * of the Limestone goal t of the goalie’s kicks. Of * final game was against the ly had two The Lions started Groh, tlow^3lly, but were quickly % * by s. id‘ fenson, ah'- f lilt* a 13-0 final. The Lions g, he shoit'^^ hances to score, but miss- wever,hehh'P^ - freshmcU' VVM ‘Jvv/iv, L/ui iiiioo ® shots left them empty for The Lions got fired up in the second half, but not by the play of their soccer. Several Catawba players made sarcastic remarks which lead to several physical incidents. The Catawba starting half back was put in as goalie because “he wanted a rest.” Lion Mike Butler re ceived a yellow card and the goalie a red card (expulsion from game and next league game) after Butler ran into the keeper following a shot. The keeper returned the push which led to the cards. “He was a smart-butt and I wanted to put him into his place. It was a good call; I was guilty,” commented Butler. Coach Coates quickly regained order and the Lions finished the game without another incident. Although this has been a dismal sea son, the Lions realize it was the first. As Coach Coates put it, “It was a learning experience.” The Lions will do some off season training in the spring and maybe join a private indoor league this winter. The coach and team would like to thank the administration, and students for their support during the season. Special thanks goes out to the “Golden Pride” for their help with morale. With eight returning lettermen and some highly talented recruits, the 1983 - 84 season promises to be an exciting one for the Lions. Third year head coach Bob Ronai looks for his team to chal lenge the best in the nation. The Lions will play their first game against defending NAIA national champs, the Cougars of the College of Charleston. And, if that isn’t enough, the Lions will take on USC-Spartanburg (1981-82 NAIA nation champions) and Western Carolina (one of the leading forts have been fruitful. He started his recruiting for the 1983 - 84 season in Ju ly of 1982. His first priority was to bring in experienced players to complement his young team. Ronai’s recruiting style has not only brought experienced play ers for the present season, but* when questioned about some of the freshmen, Ronai stated, “Some of the freshmen will develop their skills this year in hopes of contributing more effectively down the road.” This year’s new faces include four junior college transfers, each of contenders in the NCAA Southern Con- whom can give the Lion? immediate help ference), not to mention the tough com- in different areas. Two freshmen are petition among the independents of Dis- coming in with probably the most poten- trict 26. tial of any recruits to come to Mars Hill Ronai is a firm believer in the theory in a long time. “We feel our recruiting that to get quality players, you must play class has filled a 'need in our program the quality teams and a look at the up coming schedule proves that he and his cagers are not taking the easy way out in the rebuilding process. Last year’s squad, virtually all rook- and with our program and with our re turning lettermen, we should continue to improve. But, improvement will only come as a result of the dedication of our players. Realistically, we are still, at ies, challenged the best of the teams on least, a good year away from being con- their schedule. Although the final record sidered contenders,” stated Ronai. was 9-20, it does not give justice to the So far this year, the Lions have faced success of the team. The Lions were Carson-Newman during the scrimmag- young and inexperienced in clutch situa tions and, therefore, six games were lost by less than four points (all in the last third of the season). The Lions im proved steadily throughout the season. es, each team winning three halves each. The Lions have also been spreading good will and smiles across the faces of the elderly and sick when they visit area hospitals and nursing homes. The visits goodwill visit, Men’s Basketball players Pete Baldini and Steve % “‘‘•ng a cheer to Andr^, a patient in Memorial Mission Hospital in The last half of the season, almost every have brought happiness to children in game was taken to the wire with a total the pediatrics wards especially, as the of eleven games lost in overtime or last children love the idea of “Real Basket- second shots. Considering the fact that ball Players” coming just to see them, three to four freshmen were nearly al- The Team has worked hard this year ways on the court and the Lions were and hopes of student support are the plagued with injury and sickness, their concerns of both the basketball team record could have easily been 20-9. and the Mars Hill community. Please get One of the Lions’ strengths this year involved, this will be a year of excite- will be their depth. Ronai’s recruiting ef- ment and fun! ■‘Tfr.. PHOTO BY DAVID W ACHTER Lion fullback Jeff Morgan readies himself for the duel of the feet as a Catawba for ward tries to score on goalie Kirk Palmer.
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