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Show ATHLETICS & WITHIN ONE MILE 2 Women's golf: A force to KAMARIE DEVOOGD STAFF REPORTER TAYLOR STEVENS 4 MCCALL MASH BRE EMPEY 1 ALANNAH HALL JANE JERMAN MEGAN POLING For the past few years, Westminsters wom-- 1 ens golf team has been improving quietly, gar- nering little attention from the campus community. This year, the team is gearing up for the most successful season its had in years picked to finish seventh out of 12 teams by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), according to the 2016 Womens Golf Preseason Coaches PolL The team is also a powerhouse in academics. A lot of people dont even know we have a golf team, but getting recognition is nice, said Audrey Kriss, a member of the womens golf team and a junior marketing and sociology major. We are good at what we do, and academically standing were the best team in RMAC. The team is young and growing, with no seniors and only two juniors. be RECKONED WITH This is the first time the golf team has been recognizable since our coach, Jenteal, played a few years ago, Kriss said. We have a young team; there arent any seniors, so this is also a growing year. We are definitely a force to be might have one tournament that is going to be a Westminster Invitational, said Ashley Dechant, a junior finance and marketing major. Jackson said she wants to create a local tournament but said it might not be a possibility reckoned with. this season. It might be hard this but within the This is Jenteal Jacksons second year as the head coach of the womens golf team. She spent two seasons as the teams assistant coach and is a next two years we hope to get it going, she said. That way it will also get people more involved former Griffin herself. with the team. Jackson played for Westminster in 2011 through 2013. Before that, she played two seasons at Brigham Young University. The players really dedicate themselves by juggling school and the team, Jackson said. Were in for a good year, we have all the ingredients to be successful Members of the team said its difficult for the student body to support them because all of their tournaments this season are out of state. It is kind of hard to support us, but we Although there may not be opportunities to watch the team play in person, Jackson said there are other ways Westminster students can year, support. Know whos on the team and congratulate them on their performance, she said. The Griffins will send five players to their first RMAC tournament of the season on Sept 12 in Aurora, Colorado. MATT BAKER (801) 832.2319 forumbusinesswestminstercollege.edu (801) 832.2320 forumediiorwestminstercollege.edu ; The first issue of The Forum is free and the subsequent issues cost $1. Please make payments to The Forum office KAMARIE DEVOOGD Audrey Kriss, a junior marketing and sociology major, drives the ball at Glendale Golf Course at the women on Aug. 31. Kriss said the women s golf team is a force to be reckoned with this season. Creating retro memories SCOTT SALTER STAFF REPORTER s golf team practice at the World's Game Store Gregory Suvorov, the stores owner; said the store has shrines dedicated to specific games and their histories. Although new and exciting video games fuel Youll see stuff youve never see in one place the current video game market, nostalgia plays a big part in gaming culture. Worlds Game Store, nestled on the comer of 1300 East and Highland Drive, is helping keep these memories alive by making games from the again, Suvorov said. Its kind of like a museum for video games. We have a lot of crazy things past relevant and available. We essentially sell memories, said Leo Calenzano, a Worlds Game Store employee. People come in here remembering the games they played as a kid and they want to pass on the same fun experiences from their childhood to the next generation. Worlds Game Stores selection is incredibly varied from the more familiar Playstation, Nintendo, Sega, and Xbox, to the more obscure 3DO or Turbografx 16. They even have a game room in the back where customers can sit and play their favorites. We cover an entire range of 40 years of video game history in the store, Calenzano said. When I first was a customer here, I remember the feeling when I first walked in and how unique it was. that are sold that people dont even know exist While retro video games are a large part of Worlds Game Store, the store has embraced new and upcoming video game technology as well Were really looking forward to the way gaming is going with all the new technology like virtual reality and how it will change how we play, Calenzano said. The store itself has quite a history. This building was built in 1985 and the store used to house World War II models and people would come by for model parties, Calenzano said. At another point, it was a ski supply shop. Now were a retro video game store. Worlds Game Stores goal is to create retro memories with classic video games, and Calenzano said he urges people to come by the store and ask about any sort of games. SCOTT SALTER Surrounded by games, World's Game Store employee Leo Calenzano researches a customers request. World s Game Stores selection is incredibly varied -- from the more familiar Playstation, Nintendo, Sega, and Xbox, to the more obscure 3DO or Turbografx 16. |