P,.e Four, The HILLTOP Wednesday, September 24, 1986
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Volleyball Team
Still Strong
by D. J. Lourcey
Copy Editor
by Chris Martire
Staff Writer
Robby Pari
rts Editor
by Jane Neily
Sports Editor
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Tarntl onnSualsTdLtog i. work rogerher will be extremely importam for
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captain, Cmol Loftin, will also contribute to the team as a strong setter/passer.
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Newcomers who may prove to be important in the
include: strong server, Kim MeKinney and three passers: Cmdy Lolley, Wendy
Epley and Pam Graham.
The Lady Lions caught a glimpse of themselves ’■“'“'V
Anderson College where they were victorious m five out of five games. Coa
Cone hope^J^Ilrwill be an indication of how the team will perform this season as
thev try fo defend their District 26 title against such tough teams as High Pom ,
r ’iford and rival UNC-A Players and coach as well, are excited abou
perience.” —Coach Cone
Mars Hill has a wide variety of sports
ranging from football to tennis, but one
such sport is coming into existence
around the Mars Hill campus and that is
the exciting sport of cycling.
More and more students are emerging
with bicycles this year than ever before.
One student, Tim Brewer, has taken the
sport very seriously. Tim is a transfer
student from Carey, North Carolina,
and he is now attending Mars Hill Col
lege with a very special goal in mind.
This goal that Tim has trained so hard
for is the 1987 Olympid Festival which is
to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina,
from July 17-26. Tim will be racing
amongst the best cyclers from all over
the country including such Olympic
hopefuls as national champ Dave
Laduc.
Even though most football ^
work very hard in the off season to . ,
in shape, Iheir work is minimal »Jj"; li™
pared to what senior gurard, Tim A^ . ^ 'O"'
must endure as he fulfils his suif
obligation in the National Guard. ® ^
While most of his teammates arf
in dream land, he starts out at 4:00 e, a
with a three mile run. After his niot 1 e Liberty
run, Aiken either reports to the ‘
room or to the range for manue+:27 left m tl
“Sometimes we would have to secupwmg the L'
area and I would get thrown throug°*'0''^ 47 yar
window of a building and secureO^ed on quai
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state champs who are
hoping to make it to the Olympic trials
later on in the year will also be present.
The race will include road racing
which is 100 miles around the perimeter
of Raleigh, the Criterium which is a clos
ed circuit race about 25 miles long, and
track racing which is held in the
Veladrom in downtown Raleigh.
Tim has been training excessively hard
for this upcoming festival. “The moun
tains are an ideal place for me to train. It
is helping me out a great deal.” He plans
on taking time out from Mars Hill to
train at North Carolina State University.
We wish you the very best, Tim.
When Aiken was finally finished!
his assignment, he would have a^
hours to himself, but even then;
dedication to football would take o
While the others were relaxing in’p£'^ y^rri
bunks, Aiken was out lifting wei*
“That’s where the discipline that I \{
ed in the Guard paid off. I only hj
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short time to lift weights, so I '^OILED H
cram three hours worth of exercises)
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an hour and a half worth of wo,
Aiken said. Lights went out at 9:001
on base and Aiken would report I
just before they did. But his clj
weren’t over yet. “I had to iron
uniform and get it ready to go fop^ 1 ] _| ’
next day while the rest of the troopp'~^*i~li
asleep,” he said. i
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Karen Murphree:
Women’s Tennis Coach
by Jane Neily
Sports Editor
For forty-two years. Dr. Virginia Hart
had directed the women’s tennis team at
Mars Hill College. This past spring,
however. Dr. Hart announced her retire
ment from coaching. Soon afterward,
acting on Dr. Hart’s recommendation.
Mars Hill College athletic department
signed Karen Murphree, originally from
Greenville, S.C., to take over the team.
Murphree, although she has never
coached a team before, is, nonetheless,
eminently qualified for the position. She
has been playing tennis since she was
eight years old. She played on the boy s
team in high school because there was
not a girl’s team. After emerging as this
team’s top player, Murphree went on to
play on scholarship at Winthrop Col
lege. She later gained certification as a
USPTA teaching professional under
Dennis Van DeMeer, one of the top
teaching professionals in the United
States. Murphree has used her expertise
teaching at a racquet club, clinics and
she continues to give private lessons to
junior players.
Murphree’s knowledge and philoso
phy of the game and also, her en
thusiasm, should prove valuable to her
as a coach and to the team, as they work
toward having a successful season. Mur
phree’s ability to work with players to
develop new shots and add varied
strategies to their games should produce
noticeable improvement in the team.
Coach Murphree believes in developing
aggressive serve and volley players. She
realizes that today’s game requires a
player who can take control of the
match. Murphree hopes to pass this
philosophy, and a great deal of hard
work and enthusiasm on to the team.
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