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  • NOVEMBER 17, 1977/THE WESTERN CAROLIK Vannoy anchors offensive line by JOHN BURSON Sports luiitor Robbie Vannoy is a member of the WCU offensive football unit, which boasts the first 4,000 yard rusher in North Carolina football history and the nation's leading pass receiver. Such credentials have lo reflect the kind of job the offensive line is doing, of which Robbie is also a member. "I 'eel we (the offensive line) are about the tightest we ever had," Vannoy said of his fellow offensive linemen. Vatinov is a 6'2" 220 pound senior quick tackle, converted from a 175 pound high school linebacker. "When 1 signed with WCU, 1 weighed 175 pounds. Wheji I reported for preseason practice, I weighed 208.V Robbie said. "When I was in high school. 1 didn't think much about playing college football, but after 1 signed with WCU I started lifting weights and eating Robbie spent his high school years at AC Revnolds in Asheville. He started his football career in the midget league in the fifth grade. Vannoy stalled plaving varsity football in the ninth grade and in his sophomore vear in high school, started at defensive tackle and plaved some at quarterback. A.s a junior, he started at both quarterback and linebacker, but before the second to the last game of that season. Vannoy was injured and replaced bv a young sophomore named Kent Briggs, now a quarterback at WCU; In his senior year. Robbie started at linebacker but Vaiinov started the last hall ol his sophomore season on the offensive line and slaved there in his junioi year. He averaged ill the eighties on blocking percentage throughout thai veai, For this season. Robbie has a blocking percentage average in the high eighties and a season high of 93 per cent against last Tennessee State University. During the summer. Robbie works on construction sites and works out with some ol his lellow teammates in Asheville. He is majoring in I'd. and has maintained ; 'IV overall. After college Robbie plans ,,. coaching. Here at Wl U Robbie feels a tight bond with iheoih.i members ot the offensive line. C buck Dillinger. Lennox l'i ice. Sieve Dunn. Joel PottS and make up the starting line for the Cohan! and Coach Millwood has done a fine job group as young as our offensive line Is." Willi the Appalachian game approachim said. "Heating Appalachian ill mv sophomore . the biggest thrill Oi mv college football career. I don't think the) will be as psyched as much as us. They COUldn'l hate us as much as we hale them. II will make our season." Robbie niei wuli a luilc misfortune when l> n a back injury in his freshman veai here al W( was red shirted for the rciuaindei ol lhe seas in spring of that vear. he was'moved lo a deli n- >■ lineman position and was lain moved lo quit k tai k, his sophomore vear. "Mining lo lhe offensivi til about the best thing that has happened lo me in football." Robbie said. Tennis concludes ompleted Us fall s uhed bv Dr. Jot i 4 1 I •ord. Lady Cats' outlook is optimistic I'M \shevillcl.S 11 lhe only loss c.i The WCU women's basketball team, with a number two ranking in North Carolina Division II in 76-77. looks to be every bit as good as they were last year despite the loss of three of five starters from last year. The lady Cats, with no seniors on the squad and six newcomers, do have Jayne Arledge, a junior from Candler, N.C. She earned All-State honors while scoring at a 1~.7 points per game pace last year. The 5-7 wing is expected to be the club's mainstay. She is amplv backed by five other returning veterans: sophomore Sandra Julian. 6-0 from Granite Falls. Sheila Barker. 5-4 from Denver. N.C, Kim Arrowood. 5-5. from Asheville. juniors Beth Morgan, 5-5 from Clemson. S.C, and co-captain (along with Arledge) Crystal Sharpe. 6-0 from Candler. All of these will see a pre-s s pleased and impressed with id is verv optimistic for the the alum i came against Mars Hill (>> 0). ami Carson Newman (8 I ). lie at the bands of powerhous lhe plavers had the following records in singles Mark Craig (.1 2). Ken Sieen (4-1), Uddic Thomas (4-1). Doug Beam (4-1). Mark Kakcr (.1-2). Robert Johnson (3-2), Linwood While (4-1). and Bill White-sides (4-1). The spring season begins here Feb. 24 with a match against Clemson. "Thev all looked good, and I really don't know who will start right off, but that is a nice kind of problem. We'll be running and using multiple defenses this year and the girls are learning that pretty well. If we keep up at our rate we should have a pretty good team this year, but we do have a rough schedule." says Coach Westmoreland. gu lf duty. , for the Lady Cats, who Coach Betty Westmoreland calls, "my best here ever," include juniors "Sweetie" Burns. 6-2 of Camilla. GA. Kathy Storv. 5-10, and Debbie Spainhour, 5-7, both of Lenior. Freshmen Beth Crisp, 5-9 of Asheville. l.cnora Freeman. 5-5 from Anderson. S.C. and Sandra Five. 5-8. from Central Falls, N.C. round out the group of new Lady Cats that will probably prove to be one of WCU's best teams in recent years. Coach Westmorelnad. who after 1.3 vears at WCU. SI 3 d@©<P© w(3ufey Krarsoiry This wreck9a special (^&{* African violets in full bloom Located 4 Miles South of Campus on HWV 107 Mnndav - Saturday Hours -8:10 to 5:00 -6- SUNSHINE" / MOUNTAIN PREOWNED TREASURES LOCKSMITH FABRICS CRAFTS WILL SELL ON CONSIGNMENT 11AMILLST. SYLVA, N.C. PH. 586-2211 Open 111 a.m. to 5 p.n BACK the Cab University Book and Supply Store Will BeOpenSat. Nov. 19 from: 9 30am to l:30pm and 4-00pm to 6: FOB THE CONVENIENCE OF Al
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