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Show THE THUNDERBIRD Whiffleball, bowling on intramural slate T-Bir- 1. 1986 move to ds PACE 5-- 0 5-- 7, 14-poi- nt I . 9. 5-- 4. 5-- Bob Schermerhorn is a happy man with a 5-- 0 mark Cheerleaders work hard to enliven school spirit at SUSC BY DALE CUMMINGS There's more to cheerleading than meets the eye. By taking a good look at SUSC's cheerleaders, one sees that it takes more than good looks to be a successful leader and motivator. SUSC cheerleader coach, Gaye Thurston, who feels that cheerleaders are a link between the student body and the athletic teams of SUSC, says that cheerleaders take a lot of risk when performing routines "Cheerleading is the most dangerous sport there is," she says Two recent college cheerleader deaths put added emphasis on her statement Cheerleaders are not pa.d tor their efforts According to Brad Bennett, cheerleader adviser, none of the members receive scholarships. The team does receive a percentage of student fees to cover uniform costs and trips to away games. The student senate has kicked in an additional $2,900 over the past two years to assist in more away games, but the facts are that SUSC was the only college m toe conterence that didn't have representation at all of its away games during the football season. The team was only able to travel to one road football game and will only make two road trips during basketball. Members of the team are all are in agreement that the number of road trips is a let down and that more trips would be a morale booster to both themselves and to the teams involved 7 basketball coach Bob Schermerhorn has to be a little more optimistic about his team facing a tough December schedule. After a week and a half of play, his team has two tournament trophies and a 0 record under its belt. The team played Southwest Baptist (Phoenix, Ariz.) Monday night in what was its last home game until late December. The 'Birds whipped the Eagles 107-7leading by as much as 40 points at certain times in the game. SUSC with five players scoring in double figures. Rhet Parsons led all scores with 24, while Mike Alexander had 19, Brad Farmer and Ted Thomas had 15 each, and Casey O'Neil had 10. The team traveled to Butte, Mt., Friday to participate in the Copper Cage Classic at Montana Tech. SUSC began the tourney by beating the Colorado School of Mines. The 'Birds and the 'Diggers went neck and neck in the first half, but in the second half, the Ihunderbirds poured it on. They established a lead, and built on that throughout the remainder of the game, finishing with a 118-9- 8 victory. Again, SUSC had balanced scoring, with six players in double figures. In the championship game, The 'Birds beat a to take the trophy. scrappy Montana Tech team 88-7- 0 This was the first game back for Joe O'Neal, who sat out the first four games because of eligibility complications. O'Neal led SUSC in the game with 22 points and n,ne rebounds. Also contributing to SUSC's victory were Alexander with 19, Parsons with 15, and Thomas with 13 A happy coach "Horn" said after the game that his team is "right on schedule" with its 0 mark. SUSC plays Weber St. Thursday night in Ogden, and speaking of the match, Schermerhorn said he's somewhat relieved to be "finally going into a game as an underdog " Lady 'Birds split in road trip; down USU, lose to Idaho St. The SUSC women's basketball team opened its season on the road against Division foe Utah State and earned a 77-6- 3 victory after trailing 33-3- 2 at the half. Darla Hunt led all SUSC scorers with 21 Playing Saturday on the road for the second time in as many nights, the Lady 'Birds fell to Idaho State in Pocatello 76-6The Lady Bengals led by only four at the half, 38-3Hunt once again led the scoring with 23 in a losing effort. Next action for the Boyd Adams' charges is Dec. 6 when they host the SUSC tournament in the Centrum. DECEMBER BY GREG MILES Monday's "Turkey Trot" brought a good turnout of students and faculty alike. Taking home turkeys were Garth Jones, Linda Ensor and James Vogt. Professors David Lee and Robert Young received special awards for demonstrating the most skill in relation to ability. Co-e- d intramurals roll into the holidays Tuesday with the "Holiday bowl," being held at Alpine Lanes from 3 to 6 p.m. Teams must consist of four members, with at least one member being female. Total scores of all four bowlers will be used to determine the eight teams to compete in the finals on Thursday afternoon. Bowling must be paid for by the team members, but the shoes will be provided free. Men's whiffleball begins tonight at 5 p.m. in the P.E. Building, with women's action beginning tomorrow at 5 p.m. Sign ups for both activities will be taken up until game time. Co-e- d whiffleball sign ups are continuing through Dec. 9. 1986-8- 7 MONDAY Concerning school spirit, most of the varsity cheerleaders are quite disappointed. Angie Wilkerson said that SUSC has had "pretty dead" school spirit. "The first couple of football games were spirited," she commented. "Then the crowd got dead." Kendra Hook feels the same way "The first home game everyone was really great, but as the weather got cold, people got quieter and quieter." Male cheerleading has evolved from the image of ' . fw. fb , "sissy" to the reality that male cheerleaders are physically stronger and more agile than some participants of the athletic teams they cheer for. Three former jocks are on this year's squad. Daren Condie, a gymnast, and Jim Cunningham, a wrestler, both tried out for the squad since neither sport is offered at SUSC. Mike Benzien gave up football because of "too many injuries," and sees cheerleading as his "way of contributing to the school." n fc v I fU I ri -- ' i rtr.hi Mi - ! $7 s -- 4 .i I ' j - 1 k ? '' fh i & The SUSC cheerleaders are. (standing trom lett) Curtis Wright, Marty Prettyman, Matt Stocks, Robert Land, jim Cunningham, Dave Duce, Mike Benzien, Daren Condie (kneeling trom left) Nathele Poyer, Cassandra Woods, Staci Hutchings, Kendra Hook, Anne Bruce, Susan Topham, Angie Wilkinson, Irene Pan, Yolandra Turner (not pictured Lynette Anderson, Kristin Maddox) |