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GAMECOCK ATHLETICS Baseball vs. The Citadel Today, 7 p.m. Sarge Frye Field Softball vs. Winthrop Thur., 2 p.m. Lady Gamecock Field I NCAA Toi not overs I ACHIM HUNT I < ftttiiinHI l Two weeks later, and the sting j n l iiuxii tuc iusa kaj v^uppiii oidic iiaa j still got me down. Or is that the bad chicken I ate last week. j No, those sights of Danny j Singletary throwing up prayers in j the second half and then sinking c every one of them have me tossing J at night. The sight of Louisville being ^ \ * y* ^ %? - :'s&SSB ' Long; time Gamecock athletic fan C Frank McGuire Arena. Thompson is i I use IS in one of the o competitions in In 1995, 1996, and 1997 a total of Truman Scholarship Finalists. Eac awards approximately 80 college ju in preparation for a career in governn Truman Scholar! Tuesday, April Gressette Room, I For more information, call the Fe . WHY NOT? i EVERYBODY The Mellon Fellowship is one of fellowships for graduate study ( disciplines) in the country. If you're school, come hear from USC faculty your first year plus a $13,750 stipen Mellon Scholars Thursday, Marcl Gressette Room, I For more information, call the Fet SPORTS 01 si nrnamenl hadow su< ;hrashed by North Carolina last weekend as UNC advanced to the K ?inal Four was just as painful. That 1 jame should have matched the si Gamecocks and TarHeels for the 1 3ast Regional Championship. The Gamecocks played in March s ike they did in December. In E fKov lncf tn PlomcAn n ^VVVIA1V/Vi I/11VJ AVUK KV VIVUIOVH j 4* JNC-Asheville and Charleston a Southern. In March they fell to n Georgia and Coppin State. But what happened in between S s special. o ill? ***** % k ** - 1; : ^4', . " ^ - ;HT >5 M ;S08>- #.??,.?$?Ba -" cI 1??I ,r f|| g v- || > ^|5 - jggggf 'v^Hr m - ' ' Wk IB if ' *& j^sJH^H harlton Thompson is seen here che< nost known for his support of the ba< ? 4-0 ither tough the country. four USC students were named h year, the Truman Scholarship niors $30,000 for graduate study lent or public service. Interested? ship Workshop I 1 at 41 p.m. narper uoiiege. allows hips Office at 777-0958. (ALMOST) ELSE IS. ' the most highly sought-after in the traditional humanistic i seriously considering graduate ' how you can get a full ride for d. hip Workshop \ 27 at 4 p.m. Harper College 'lowships Office at 777-0958. N FRIDAY Recap of Softbal *0 : showing ccesses o Two wins over national power r i. i a j _ i. r\i : a.a.1 LjeniucKy. x\ ruau win at uincmaiu. 5-1 in the SEC. A 12-game winning treak and winning 18 of theinlast 9 regular season games. In addition to that, South Carolina tarting guards BJ McKie, Larry >avis and Melvin Watson were all amed to the All-SEC first team nd head coach Eddie Fogler was amed SEC Coach of the Year. Even with the loss to Coppin tate, the tremendous achievements f the men's basketball team can aggi% ~ v Bi % ri M , 1' - | Uf ^ jHH : y?$'\ ? BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock eriiig on the Gamecocks at the $ketball teams. CtstuMjE SB ttBHfljjMMj II team's doubleheader against ; should f season not be overlooked because of one bad performance. Unfortunately that one bad moment came on the wrong day. In a press conference Monday afternoon several things were announced concerning next year's basketball team. First of all the men's basketball team has been invited to play in the 1997 Black Coaches Association Tournament in Minnesota at the beginning of the season. Other teams invited were Minnesota, Villinova and Maryland. In the regular season the Gamecocks will host both St. Joe's and Cincinnati. They have dropped Wofford and Charleston Southern from the home lineup. The team will also travel to Greenville to take on in-state rival Furman. And they will also face two undetermined teams at the Harris Teeter Pepsi Challenge next year. One of those teams will not be North Carolina. This year's baseball team has to be compared to the Florida Gators in football. The offensive firepower of the baseball team is outstanding. They have jumped from near the bottom of every offensive category in the league to the top of almost every category. The team has hit more homeruns thus far this year than last year's team did all of last year. In addition, the Gamecock's pitching staff has improved from 12th to 6th in the league. And their defense has improved from last to first in the SEC. The Gamecocks are now 5-4 in the SEC. Before the season they were picked to finish in last place in the league, but if they continue to play well they will sneak up on a couple of teams. They continue to win and they will be a cinch of the SEC Tournament this year. Now is the time that most sports fans ache. They know there are only three games left this weekend in the Final Four, and the Spring Game is still three weeks away. But why not support the other sports at South Carolina this spring. Go out and cheer for them like you did when the basketball team hit the court this season. Cheer for them like you did when Duce Staley scored one of his many touchdowns this past season. And then go out and show your support for the Gamecock soccer, HUNT page 7 ysfftsi : Winthrop rs" L k/ Golf tourname Family Shelter STAFF REPORTS Here is your chance to tell your boss or teacher that you would rather be golfing than working. The first "I'd Rather Be Golfing" Corporate Challenge to benefit the Family Shelter in Columbia will take place April 25 at the Northwoods Golf Course. Some of prizes include the Corporate Challenge Trophy, which will be awarded to the best team of the day. Anyone who gets a hole-in-one will also receive a nice prize as will the contestant who drives the ball the furthest and knocks the ball closest, to the nin. ? x South Carolin sends seven to STAFF REPORTS South Carolina hosted the Zone 5 Region II Finals Sunday at Softwinds Farm. Eight Gamecocks competed in the Region Finals, with seven advancing to the Zone Finals. To advance to the Zone Finals, riders must finish in the top three of their class. The following riders qualified for the Zone Finals on April 12 in Wellesley, Mass: Adriana Black (novice flat), Lisa Dunwoody (novice flat), Shelby Lowden (open flat), Leslie McDill (intermediate fences), Courtney Rampey (walk, trot, canter), and Katherine Runyan (walk, trot). The top two riders in each class will advance to the National Finals, May 3 and May 4 in Holyoke, Mass. Senior Shelby Lowden took first place in her open flat class to win lltftinlSiil . uuu L aBBMBBMBMBII^r 1 TAJXEYHILL UPDATE Steve Taneyhill, former quarterback ot the Gamecocks, has signed ( with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American ( Football. nt to benefit of Columbia , Prizes will include a Cavalier Convertible, a golf weekend at Seas Mist Resort in Myrtle Beach and Air South tickets. A fooct nf frwl an/1 /Irinb will Vvi 11 igaoii vi IWU uuu UJ iiu\ ?tiu iw provided after play atJLhe North woods Clubhouse. Cost of the "Captain's Choice" Tournament is $200 per team of four and includes green fees and | 1 lunch. Tee-off time is 9 ajn. All proceeds go to the Family Shelter, a United Way of The Midlands agency dedicated to providing emergency shelter and transitional housing services to homeless families with children. To register, call 254-8344. a Equestrian Zone Finals the Regional Championship. Lowden will advance to the Zone Finals. This will be Lowden's third trip to the Zone Finals. Last year she finished third, falling just one place short of qualifying for the National Finals. Adriana Black, Katherine Runyan, and Christina Perrine won second place at the Regional Finals to capture individual Reserve Champion honors. Black will be making her second trip to the Zone Finals. Runyan and Perrine are competing for the first time at the Zone Finals. , Lisa Dun woody, Leslie McDill, and Courtney Rampey all took third place in their respective classes to advance to the Zone Finals; This is the second time McDill has qualified for the Zone Finals. Dunwoody and Rampey are making their first trip to the finals. i i TH * W ( J T y\M& ytvMWty.-:^: VJilYVZl jhh ^B mMMmm'