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by Jeff Coates
Sports Flash Editor
If you think that parents are ones
aet a little excited at Little Leaa
baseball games, then you should ha
seen the excitement displayed in t
Co-Rec Innertube Waterpolo playoi
Monday night! With four tear
remaining after the initial play*
rounds last week, the pressure h
been mounting all week. But af1
two action-packed semifinal m
ches, the tough "Prunes" tei
prevailed over the upstart Val
Stems in the finals, 8-6. It was
victory well-deserved, but ha
earned.
Beginning the initial rounds of t
playoffs based on their regular seas
record. The first match in this p<
season tournament involved t
eventual winners, the Prunes, with
impressive 41-7 thrashing of t
Mountaineers. Vi Harris, the leadi
female scorer of the season, slithei
in eight goals for the Prunes, vw
Josie Randolph also scoring six. N<
the talented Valuables swamped 1
pesky Water Skeeters 25-10, wj
Save the Whales surprised a strc
F.I. A. team, 1 6-6.
The Valve Stems, barely mak
the playoffs with a mediocre recc
next had to face the pre-play
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by Jeff Coat
Sports Flash E<
After battling weeks of rain, v
ponements, the Men's Carolina '8
Classic finally came to a close la
The defending champions, Brain I
Alpha Tau Omega, retained their 1
Bunch and Joe Ferenchak of Zeta I
This double-elimination tournar
two Divisions. With 32 teams c
two Divisions, the competition wa
Displaying deliberate patience anc
Wood and Hill won Division I, \
bested the rest in Division II. The
the showdown between the two d
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favorite, the Confederate Prophets.
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Confederate Prophets battled the
to Stems in close defensive struggle,
ue finally succumbing 16-13. Shannon
ve Walsh of the Valve Stems scored four
be goals in this surprise win.
ffs Relentlessly, marching on, the
ns Prunes next victim was the second
aff undefeated team, the Tazmanian
ad Dolphins. This bubbling battle matter
ched the men's leading scorer, Mike
at- Mitchell of the Dolphins, against the
Jm women's leading scorer, Vi Harris of
Ive the Prunes. Well, unfortunately for
i a Mike (and the Dolphins), Vi and the
rd- Prunes prevailed, 18-9, while Mike
managed only two scores,
he When play began this past Monday,
on only four teams were still floating,
jst The Valuables were lining up against
the the Prunes, and the Valve Stems
an were challenging Save the Whales. In
the what proved to be another showcase
inQ for the keen eye of Vi Harris, the
red unstoppable Prunes showed no mercy
ith on their fellow fraternity brothers, 19Bxt
6, with Vi shipping in six more goals,
the In one of the best defensive
Vile maches of the season. Save the
>ng Whales met the onrushing Valve
Stems in the other semifinal.
ing Responding, to their vociferous tubing
>rd, supporters, the Whales took an early
off 2-1 lead at halftime. But with a
ii Omega wins li
83 With a hint of vie
Jitor Bunch and Feren
vind, and several post- Congratulations ger
0 Intramural Horseshoe The double elirr
st Monday, April 14th. Women's Tug-O-VN
Hill and Jaime Wood of 'tugging team' fror
title by besting Chappie and Delta Delta De
3etaTau. Alpha dominated t
had to come back
nent was divided into NROTC in the Semi
ompeting within these The winning pull)
s keen and challenging. Barnhill, Robby Pc
1 accuracy, the team of Funderburk, Joe h
while Bunch-Ferenchak and Chuck Cecil,
se two victories set up Leeper, Paige Lock
ivision winners. Culp, and Kerri Mite
am. (left to right, back to front) Adrain Mood,
t HUton, Donald Rivers, Ed Conner
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Prunes fnnertutw Waterpoio
Lance Harris, Campbell Coxe
balanced scoring attack, the "never- S
say-die" Valve Stems came back in
the second half to win, 7-5. v
Finally,...the Finals...The im- s
pressive Prunes, versus the gutty t
Valve Stems. Both teams held pre- x
game huddles to discuss their soggy \
strategies, and to decide how to stop <
each other's star players. Could Vi
Harris be stopped? Could the octopus-like
teamwork of the Valve
lorseshoes
tory in the air, Wood and Hill defeated
chak in the finals 21-17, 21-5.
ltlemen, on your repeat performance!
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/ar also finished up last week. The
n Delta Zeta pulled past Chi Omega
Ita for the Women's title, and Kappa
he Men's competition. Kappa Alpha
and beat NROTC twice, after losing
finals, to hang on to their win.
grs for KA included Bobby Floyd, Tim
>plin, T.I. Walker, Bow Still, Beuan
IcMaster, Sam Watson, Lee Faulks,
The Delta Zeta winners were Sheila
land, Lisa Garmon, Julie King, Connie
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Last call 1
Annoucing Last Call for the First Annu
mile course, this Melon Run will start at
P.'E. Center. All USC students, faculty,
participate, with the Entry Deadline se
p.m. Each runner must turn in a $3.00
and a completed medical history form to
Office (Rm 102, Blatt P.E. Center) by
runners will receive a souvenir T-shirt, a
frPfi IA/Ptf>rmplnnc (94 in alll\ Oonictoroi
..WW . .w.w. .w X? . ... w...,. Thursday
or Friday, May 1 and 2, in the
required to report by 9:00 to the P.E. Cer
Applications for \!I
be picked up at Inti
NEXT WEEK IN IN
Sport
Melon Run
Men's, Women's, Co-Rec Softball Pl<
ax p.m. in room i i u in oiait r.c
April 29.
Intramural Awards Pesentations will
Day). Male and Female Intramural
President's Trophy awarded for be
formances during the past year.
Men's, Women's, and Co Rec So
beginning at 4:30 on Fields A,B,C and
USC Karate Club Southeast Open Kar
2 7, at Irmo High School Activities Ce
Bosworth, 777 3678.
Intramural/Recreational Sports Offict
777-5261.
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>o little, too late. to
Congratulations torfehe Prunes, and
veryone else wNj^ were brave
nough to don thotfl silly red and
ellow caps all season) The sport was
lefinitely a success, and we hope to
ee ya'll next year.
for Run
al Melon Runl Featuring a 2 and 4.2
Q 3D r?n ^aturrtau Mau Irti at tho
staff, and spouses are eligible to
t for Monday, April 28th, at 5:00
entry fee, a completed entry form,
i the Intramural/Recreational Sports
r the deadline date. All registered
nd the division winners will receive
j runners can pick up their T-shirts
: Intramural Office. Runners will be
iter on the day of the race.
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TRAMURALS
Entry Deadline
Monday, April 28, 5:00
iyoff meeting Monday, April 28, :
. Center. Playoffs begin Tuesday,
be on Friday, May 2 (Reading
Athlete of the Year as well as
st overall Intramural team perft
ball continuing all this week
E (begin at 1 :30 on Sun.) i
ate Tournament on Sunday, April
>nter. For further info call Kendall
), Room 102, Blatt P.E Center,
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