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Show Page 16 The Tfumderbird Monday, November 7, 1983 I Sidelines - H 4 by Scott Ball s BY PAUL HUSSELBEE -- 1 Many have missed exciting games Another chapter in the history of a great volleyball tradition was written Wednesday night, and only 423 people saw it. Half of those people were not students, but community patrons, adults and children of Cedar City, or parents of the players who had come in from out of town to see their daughters play. Thats disappointing, not only for the players, but for the sports fans who missed it. Our Lady Birds, to put it mildly in the form of an cliche, were awesome. rooted for them, but I honestly didnt think the Lady in the Birds could come back and win after falling behind last game of the match. But they did come back, and in doing so, they won this schools seventh consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title. The boisterous fans helped SUSC win the match. I dont care what recent studies about home court advantage have said. When SUSC staged its dramatic comeback in the final game, the momentum shifted. With each Jana Crawford service point, the noise grew louder and the grew more confident. That kind of advantage wins matches, conference titles and national championships. In beating Mesa on Oct. 29 and New Mexico Highlands Wednesday, SUSC turned in two of the finest collegiate volleyball comebacks in the nation this year on our home floor, both in the same week. of the student Id venture to guess that perhaps body had the privilege of seeing either match Thats too bad. Basketball is a game filled with action, and for that reason, people flock to the fieldhouse for basketball games. I submit to you basketball fans that collegiate volleyball is just as exciting. If you missed out on SUSCs home schedule this year, you missed a real athletic treat. The Lady Birds are as good as they come. Ive had people tell me that women's sports are just not where its at. If thats their opinion, theyre entitled to it. Its my opinion, though, that if those volleyball matches last week were not where its at, then such people dont know where its at. Athletic competition just doesn't get any better. Now, if you dont want to take my word for it, then dont. Just ask someone who was there. ..that is, if you can find anyone. over-use- No glory, but V -.' d 1 9-- 2 one-tent- h d ' Many feature stories on football players deal with the glamour players, like the quarterbacks, running backs, or receivers. Without the line that protects them, however, the glamour stars would never get all the ink. A star in his own right, John Smith, SUSCs standout center, says he doesnt mind if his picture is not in the paper. As long as the holes are open, I know Ive done my job, he said. Smith grew up on a farm outside of Brawley, Calif., near San Diego. He attended Brawley High School and went on to play football at Imperial Valley Junior College. After a year at Imperial Valley, Smith earned a scholarship to play at San Jose State University. However, he became disgruntled with what three games, Smith was named SUSCs outstanding lineman, allNAIA district, and honorable mention Smith said he would like a chance to play professional football. Even though the art major might not get the glory, he has won his share of awards, and e is what John Smith says he feels. self-prid- Coed football season begins this week for the SUSC Play ball is the watch-wor- d intramurals program, and intramurals teams have been doing just that. According to Tom Kingsford, intramurals director, the fall programs are right on schedule and are providing a healthy activity outlet for many of the students here at SUSC. Eight teams currently participate in the mens flag football league. Four womens teams are also involved in the competition. As far as the football program goes, the season is more than half over, Kingsford said. In fact, the ladies football league has concluded play and d football to they are now waiting for the start. The winners of the womens flag football competition was Thomas Promises. All winners of the intramural programs will co-e- for the sport in which they have . participated, Kingsford said. The mens football tournament is slated to begin Nov. 7 and will last one week. It will be a single elimination tournament with regular football rules applying. A d football tournament is scheduled to begin Nov. 8, Kingsford said. It might be of interest to student participants who have already played in fall competition, he said. Although the intramural program is running smoothly so far, Kingsford says that there are still some problems. Our biggest problem is still making sure that the word gets out on what activities are available ' to the students here on campus, he said. The deadline for d volleyball entries is Nov. receive a rt co-e- co-e- 22. HOMECOMING SPECIAL We have grown with Southern Utah State and welcome back all alumni for Homecoming |