LAKERS DOWN BULLDOGS FERRIS STATE SUFFERS THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.
By Ben Kramer, Photo Editor
Gaining Yards Junior Tailback Paris Holloman, 32, dives for extreme yardage early in the first quarter. Photo By Ben Kramer, Photo Editor
The opening of the GLIAC season did not go as planned for Ferris State Saturday night. After fighting back twice to stay in the game, the Bulldogs could not stop Mercyhurst from scoring two fourth quarter touchdowns. Despite their best effort the Bulldogs fell 42-23. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was senior split end Robert Miller.
Miller led the team with 147 reception yards and 137 kickoff return yards. “We need to go back to step one and forget about the first two weeks. We also need to work on our offensive and defensive game; improve, practice, and execute” Miller said.
The Bulldog drive stalled on the Laker 10 yard line where junior kicker James Yates successfully kicked a 27 yard field goal to put the Bulldogs up 3-0. The Bulldogs came right back on the first play of Mercyhurst’s opening drive forcing a turnover.
Junior defensive back, Terrell Heggins came away with an interception on Mercyhurst’s opening drive, resulting in a Bulldog punt. Mercyhurst would score after a 22 yard touchdown by Richard Stokes.
Ferris State and Mercyhurst punted the ball to each other to start the second quarter. With the ball belonging to the Bulldog’s, they took their place on the 20 yard line and proceeded to head down field.
Four more connections between C.J. Van Wieren and Miller helped set the Bulldogs up first and goal on the Laker two yard line. From there junior tailback, Leonard Curry punched it in to give Ferris the lead 10-7. Mercyhurst responded with 14 points of their own going into the half with a 21-10 lead.
The second half began with a Lakers' possession and a drive resulting in a touchdown putting the Lakers up 28-10. After a 42 yard kickoff return from Miller, Ferris started at the Laker 44 yard line.
With a personal foul penalty on the Lakers and a sideline catch from senior split-end Mike Guevara, the Bulldogs moved deep into Laker territory. Yates successfully made a 33 yard field goal.
With third and long, Van Wieren found himself under pressure and threw a shovel pass to senior half-back, Kirk Covey who took it down into Laker territory for an impressive gain. Covey would help the offense later in the drive with a 17 yard run down to the Laker nine yard line.
With Van Wieren scrambling to his left he found a wide open receiver, freshman Ron Hardy, for the eight yard touchdown. After a Yates extra point the Bulldogs were right back in the game at 28-20.
Theo Hall returned Mercyhurst’s kickoff for 62 yards down to the Bulldog 33 yard line. Ferris State’s defense stopped the Lakers on third and short, leading the way for the Bulldogs junior middle linebacker Kevin Noe and junior outside linebacker Jeff Hollandsworth.
Charging around the right end, the field goal was blocked by senior defensive end Erik Schumacher and recovered on the Laker 32 yard line by senior defensive back, Patrick Wells.
The offense would fail to convert their first three plays and would have to settle for a Yates field goal attempt. With two under his belt already, Yates put the 40 yard attempt right down the middle making the score Lakers 28 Bulldogs 23.
Mercyhurst would rally and put two more touchdowns on the board to make the final score 42-23. Leading the way for Mercyhurst was running back, Richard Stokes. Stokes carried the ball 37 times for 244 yards and three touchdowns.
“We didn’t execute very well, we didn’t make the football plays and they did make the football plays.” Ferris State Head Coach Jeff Pierce said. “Tomorrow we are going to watch film and move forward looking at the facts for next week,” Ferris State will be away from Top Taggart Field next Saturday, Sept. 15 as they head across the state to meet with rival, and highly ranked, Saginaw Valley State University.
FERRIS VOLLEYBALL RETURNS HOME THIS WEEKEND THE BULLDOGS GO INTO THE GLIAC SEASON WITH AN 8-3 RECORD.
By Mo McNeil, Sports Editor
Going For The Kill Sophomore Katie Edwards goes for a spike against Glenville State in the Ferris State invite. Photo By Ben Kramer, Photo Editor
The Bulldogs return home to kick off the GLIAC season this weekend when they take on Lake Superior State, Northern Michigan, and Michigan Tech. The first game of the GLIAC season begins at 7 p.m. Friday evening at Ewigleben Sports Arena.
The Bulldogs completed their final pre-season tournament last weekend in Duluth, Minnesota where they took on Division I North Dakota, Minn. Duluth, and West Texas A&M.
“This weekend has three tough competitors (N.D. is D1, West Texas is #15 in DII, Minn. Duluth is #4 in DII), but it isn’t that much different than the play in the GLIAC. This will be a good test before we start our conference season,” head coach Tia Brandel-Wilhelm said.
The Bulldogs defeated Division I N.D. 3-2 (26-30, 30-21, 30-19, 24-30, 15-11) in their first match of the Minnesota Duluth Classic.
Three players reached double digit kills for the Bulldogs; senior outside hitter Lindsay Tye recorded a match-high 26 kills along with nine digs. Sophomore middle hitter Kristy, Gilchrist chipped in 11 kills and sophomore outside hitter Katie Edwards recorded 10 kills.
Junior setter, Candice Marut recorded a match high 34 assists, with 14 kills and eight drills. Junior setter Andrea Rich recorded 25 assists.
Senior libero Jamie Palazzolo recorded a night high 26 digs. Freshman middle hitter Arielle Goodson recorded eight kills and a match-high five blocks.
In the second match of the tournament the Bulldogs fell to the Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth, 3-0 (30-28, 30-21, and 30-15). Tye was the only Ferris Bulldog to record double digit kills with 17.
Ferris was unable to bounce back from its loss as it lost its final game of the tournament to the Buffalos of West Texas A&M 3-1 (19-30, 30-22, 16-30, 23-30).
The Bulldogs were led by Gilchrist’s 13 kills, Tye recorded 12 kills and eight digs and Edwards recorded 10 kills.
Marut recorded a Bulldog high 34 assists and nine digs while Rich recorded 14 assists and nine digs. Senior libero Jamie Palazzolo recorded a team-high 13 digs.
The Bulldogs are fourth in the North GLIAC division going into the GLIAC season opener on Friday when they take on sixth place Lake Superior State (4-7) at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Fifth ranked Northern Michigan (6-5) will compete against Ferris on Saturday at 4 p.m. and seventh ranked Michigan Tech (2-5) at one p.m. on Sunday.
“We are excited to be playing at home next weekend. We’d love to see a huge crowd of students at the matches,” Brandel-Wilhelm said.
SOCCER CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE FERRIS STATE SOCCER LOSES AT HOME.
By Ebony Franklin, Ferris State Torch
Ferrris vs. Indianapolis Freshman Forward Christy Palmer goes on with an Indianaplois University Defender. Photo By Ben Kramer, Photo Editor
Ferris State Women’s soccer suffered a 4-2 defeat to the visiting Indianapolis Greyhounds in a non-league match on Sunday at FSU home soccer field.
The Bulldogs scored their first goal off a header by junior defender Julia Zilan after being down 1-0 11 minutes into the game. The goal marked the first for Zilan.
Jamie Huebner scored another goal for the Greyhounds for a 2-1 lead. Senior forward Hether O’Keefe recorded her sixth goal of the season when she tied the game for the Bulldogs. Freshman Kristen March is credited with the assist.
The Greyhounds scored two additional goals to take the lead for good 25 minutes into the second half.
Sophomore goalkeeper Kari Alsager had six saves respectively for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs recorded an 18-17 shot advantage over the Greyhounds. They trailed 8-3 in corner kicks.
The defeat marked the fifth straight for the Bulldogs. They are currently 1-5-0. The Bulldogs will travel to Grand Rapids to compete against Calvin College today. The match is scheduled for 4 p.m.
THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES NEW ATHLETIC OUTLETS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE BEING CREATED
By Mo McNeil, Sports Editor
While Special Olympics has the most publicity when it comes to using athletics for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, to bring self- confidence, and a love of sports to those that may not have been able to enjoy them otherwise. Since the Special Olympics began in 1968, people with mental and physical disabilities have been able to compete in athletic competitions. The consensus among those that work with mentally handicapped children is that the activities and sports create self-esteem, teach them how to work with others, and create a positive environment.
There have been documentaries on professional sailors bringing blind children onto the boats to sail for the afternoon. Horse barns are now utilizing horses for therapy, and surfers are stepping up and using the waves as a type of therapy.
A non-profit organization, Heart of Sailing, located in Indianapolis, Ind. offers Daysail, a day trip out onto a lake and teaches the children from ages eight to eighteen how to sail.
Heart of Sailing teaches sailing as a form of recreational therapy to mentally challenged and special needs children. The organization claims that sailing is one of the most therapeutic sports, because of its stimulating, yet calming effects.
“Everyone that went sailing loved it; relaxed in a completely new environment and improved in some capacity their social skills, their teamwork, their confidence, their self-esteem and their knowledge of safety and sailing,” a Heart of Sailing employee said.
Using water as therapy moves beyond the calming effect of sailing and into the gnarly world of surfing.
Founder of Pure Vibe, professional surfer Rick Sutera is using surfing as therapy for children diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, attention deficit disorder, or hearing impairments.
Pure Vibe was founded to help special-needs children to increase their strength, motor control, sensory integration, language and social skills, attention and concentration, balance and coordination and processing skills.
Sutera was diagnosed with a bone disease in 1997, preventing him from continuing his career as a professional surfer, and grew up with a brother who was diagnosed with mild mental retardation. Sutera was able to pull from his personal experiences to create Pure Vibe, located in San Diego, Calif.
Horses are also being utilized for all types of physical, mental.
Equest, a barn located in Rockford, Mich. specializes in using specially trained horses to improve posture, balance and muscle control along with self confidence through the horses natural gait (walk).
“Through my experiences with therapeutic horseback riding, I’ve encountered many children with different disabilities. I’ve watched them not only grow in physical attributes, but also mentally and emotionally.
“Over time, I’ve come to respect these students for their achievements and motivation. Its truly amazing to be a part of,” Grand Valley State student volunteer at Equest said.
HARD HITTING AND HIGH FLYING WEEK ONE WAS EVERYTHING AN NFL WEEK SHOULD BE.
By Paul Jarema, Production Manager
High-scoring games, late comebacks and last minute field goals highlighted the first week of the 2007-2008 NFL season. In my opinion, if you have any one of these it’s going to make for an amazing game. Let’s get to the picks.
San Diego at New England
I’m giving this game the honor of my game of the week. Last year, the Patriots upset the Chargers in the playoffs and San Diego Running-Back, LaDanian Tomlinson took much offense to New England’s postgame celebration. Neither team will be holding anything back on Sunday.
What we know so far this year is that New England’s offense is charging on all cylinders. QB Tom Brady passed for almost 300 yards, completing 22 of 28 passes. Newly acquired Wide Receiver, Randy Moss had a huge night catching nine passes for 183 yards and a touchdown. Furthermore, the Patriots defense allowed a mere 227 yards and collected five sacks. Things are looking good for the former dynasty.
On the other hand, San Diego’s offense looked shabby at best last week. Tomlinson was held to a 1.5 yard per rush average and had to throw a pass for his first touchdown. Granted he was going up against the best defense in the game, but, he’s LaDanian Tomlinson. It all but sealed a fantasy football victory for me last week.
Despite LT’s poor performance the Chargers squeaked out a win over the Bears. The big factor in this matchup is going to be the passing game. Brady is in a groove and Charger’s quarterback, Philip Rivers is inexperienced. However, it will be a close one.
My Pick: New England.
Minnesota at Detroit
I think this is going to be a better matchup than most people think.
Let me start with the Lions. They started off the season against the worst team in the NFL in 2006 and didn’t look too bad. In the first drive, quarterback, Jon Kitna looked the best I’ve seen him with the Lions. He drove right down the field, through the air, to the Raiders’ goal line. Then, in true Lion fashion, threw an interception that was entirely his own fault.
The offensive line held when they had to. When Detroit made its usual mistakes late in the game, the defense came up with an interception. I was shocked. I’m used to the Lions truly blowing a 17-0 lead. Maybe they are turning over a new leaf.
However, the Vikings didn’t look so bad either. Rookie running back Adrian Peterson stepped in after first string running back Chester Taylor was injured. Peterson produced 103 yards rushing and another 60 receiving. Don’t discount Minnesota’s defense either. They had six sacks and two interceptions. Of course, they have plenty of experience hitting and picking off former Lion turned Dolphin turned Hawk uarterback Joey Harrington.
Detroit is going to work on their mistakes in practice this week along with building on their strengths. The Honolulu Blue might start chipping at that 1-11 record against the Vikings since 2001.
My Pick: Detroit.
Last week I was 3-1 for a season average of .750. I went with the chart format so I could squeeze in my pick for all the games. Hopefully, my average will remain high. See you next week football fans.
Editor’s note: results of the Monday night double-header were unavailable at press time. Also, ESPN.com was used as a resource.
EATING FOR SPORTS NOT ALL FOODS MARKETED TO ATHLETES ARE BENEFICAL.
By Ebony Franklin, Ferris State Torch
Eating for sports is different than everyday eating. Athletes need to eat the correct mixture of foods to support their high level of activity.
Think about all the sports drinks and food marketed specifically to athletes. There are things like energy bars and protein shakes and Athletes do not need special products for energy purposes.
There is not a magical potion in the products that will improve the fitness level, health, or overall performance of the athlete. However, an energy bar might come in handy if an athlete skips lunch.
It is important for athletes to eat a combination of different foods. As an athlete myself, I have heard about “carb loading” before competition. I have found that this only works if I’m trying to achieve a short-term goal. I do not believe it will be beneficial for anyone in the long run.
According to the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit health foundation, carbohydrates are an important source of fuel, but athletes also need minerals, vitamins, and protein. Good carbohydrates include anything with whole-grain, pasta, brown rice and cereal.
The Nemours Foundation encourages athletes to eat red meats with little fat and leafy vegetables for iron purposes. Calcium is considered a necessity for athletes who want to avoid stress fractures. Of course calcium can be found in milk, but lets not forget that it can be found in mostly all dairy foods.
Athletes need more protein than non-athletes. This is because they are usually more active. Many individuals believe that large doses of protein will help build stronger muscles.
This is not true. Muscle growth comes from training and some protein. Too much protein can cause problems such as calcium loss and even dehydration. Foods that are rich in protein are peanut butter, fish, nuts, and soy products.
Different food combinations have different nutritional values and the Numerous Foundation encourage that athletes try different combinations.
Remember to eat brightly colored foods like spinach, carrots, and squash. The more color the better. Also remember to stay hydrated. Most athletes don’t drink enough liquids during physical activity and it is important to do so. Drinking fluids helps to avoid dehydration and heat related accidents.
It is also important to fuel up on liquids before, during, and after participation. Experts agree that water should be the liquid of choice although drinks like Gatorade replenish electrolytes like sodium and potassium.
Athletes should eat at least two hours before competition and have a balanced meal afterwards.
Many athletes are required to loss or maintain a certain body weight. According to the Australian Institute of Sports, athletes should consider their overall health before going on a crash diet.
Athletes who are under weight regulations should eat when their hungry and only when their hungry. Other reasons for eating other than being hungry include being bored, because the food tastes good, out of habit and because the clock says its lunchtime.
To keep weight at the preferred level, athletes can incorporate more aerobics into their life. Walking, riding a bike, or taking the stairs is a start. The final piece of advice from the Australian Institute of Sports is for everyone to know that weight loss takes time and needs to be approached consistently.
Health is obviously an important part of everyday life. Everybody needs to eat a balanced meal to ensure a health lifestyle. I use the term “healthy lifestyle” because I don’t believe in diets. A diet is temporary and a lifestyle is permanent.
RULES FOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS LOVINGLY BORROWED FROM ESPN.
By Mo McNeil, Sports Editor
This past week I was reading ESPN’s page 2 “Time for the new rules for college football fandom.” In the process of reading it I realized that the list ripped on Duke, Notre Dame, Michigan, and USC.
Granted these programs are know nation wide as being power houses, minus Duke who is only in existence during March Madness. The Rules varied from what letters you can paint on your chest depending on weight.
Rules about dress, behavior during tail gating, and the game, ESPN also mentions rules on bragging rights. Everyone has a school they can’t stand, giving me the idea of creating rules based solely on rivalries.
I have decided to compose my own list of rules for college football and basketball.
Rule 1: If you have a tummy, or are furry you must keep a shirt on at all times. Do not use your shirt to substitute as a rally towel, or paint any letter on your chest. If you want to spell a word put the letter on your shirt.
Rule 2: Yelling obscenities from the top row may seem like a good idea, but the only person that can hear you is the person next to you, maybe. If you want to be noticed run down to the field and tell the ref yourself.
Rule 2.1: Unless you are banned from the stadium, or have both legs broken from rushing the field the week before.
Rule 3: Never mix rival school apparel.
Rule 3.1: Unless your boyfriend goes to Michigan and your sister is at State.
Rule 3.2: You must plan ahead for the phone calls you’re going to get after the game.
Rule 3.3: You can remove battery from phone, toss it in the river, or run it over so you can avoid such phone calls.
Rule 4: Never sell your ticket to a big game. Even if it’s your wedding, you must find a way to make it to the game. If it is a funeral have the procession stop by the stadium. Great Aunt Gladys was always a huge fan.
Rule 5: Skipping the tailgating experience at a Division I university is inexcusable. It doesn’t matter what time the game starts, you should be out in the parking lot no later than Friday afternoon.
Rule 5.1: Always bring enough food and such to share.
Rule 6: Wearing a jersey from when you were a player 30 years ago, that no longer fits, should not happen. Either get a new jersey or find a jacket and wear it. No one wants to see that.
Rule 7: No matter how cold, wet, or frostbitten you are, you do not leave your rival game early. No matter how big a blow out, you need to be in those seats supporting your team.
Rule 7.1: If your team is up by 20 in the second half against a no name team, you may return to your pre-game activities but you must have the radio on.
Rule 8: If your team is the underdog in the rivalry you say nothing until the game is over. Do not prepare the happy dance, mention the Appalachian State game, or bring up the few seasons your team won.
Rule 8.1: This only gives the upper dogs ammunition to make your life miserable until the next season, or until basketball begins.
Rule 8.2: If your team does win, let it rip and enjoy the win. Deck out in your school colors, and call your friends singing your school’s fight song.
Rule 9: You must always stick by your alma mater or school. No matter how bad the season is, no matter how many points you lost by, you may not switch to another school.
Rule 9.1: If you go to a Division II school or smaller and you begin dating someone that goes to a rival school, you may switch alliances.
Rule 9.2: Note complying to rule 9.1 will make you a target for all things thrown by those who you once pledged your alliances to.
Rule 9.3: It is impossible to make both sides happy, but you can try.
Rule 10: You must always have a team that you want to see lose. It can not be a small wimpy school, it must be a Division I school, that has played your team at least once in the last 20 years. You must know at least one person that is connected to that school so you can enjoy full bragging rights.
These are the ten rules I came up, if you can think of more ESPN is compiling a list, and you can submit them at: sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=rules/070905.
GREEK UNITY CHARITY BASKETBALL GAME GREEKS STRIVE FOR MORE DIVERSE SOCIAL EVENTS.
By Ebony Franklin, Ferris State Torch
“Unity among all Greeks and the element of diversity is important,” president of Black Greek Council,” James Johnson said.
Johnson and Mitch Faasen, president of Interfraternity Council, have joined forces to bring Ferris State the first ever Greek Unity Basketball game tomorrow in the Wink Arena at 8p.m.
The idea was to originally donate the money directly to WISE (Women’s Information Support, Inc). The money will now be donated to United Way to help them reach their goal of $13,000. United Way will donate the money to WISE.
Johnson, (Phi Beta Sigma) and Faasen (Phi Kappa Alpha-Pikes) started planning this event about a year ago.
“We wanted to do some diverse activities on campus so we got together and talked about how to make it possible,” Fassen said.
The Office of Multicultural Student Services, Student Leadership and Activities, and donations from other various sources helped to make this event possible.
Entertainment will include music from DJ Dave Reed and the band Serrated Dreams.
Johnson and Fassen are hoping to make this a yearly event.
“We plan for this to get bigger and better every year. We want it to be as big as anything else such as January Jams or Ferris Fest,” Fassen said. “We understand that it’s going to take time.”
Various organizations will have tables assembled in the lobby of Wink Arena with information on various subjects along with a raffle. There will also be an all Greek section at the game.
“Anything BGC does we will be there to support and anything we do we hope they will be there to support,” Fassen said.
Admission is $2.00 a person and teams will consist of males and females from both councils. We have to have a presence in the community so lets assist the women’s shelter and bring the FSU community closer together while doing it,” Johnson said.
