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Volume 57 Number 21 Sports The Western Carolinian Page 8 Thursday. March 19. 1992 Robert M. Robertson Out of Bounds What did you do over Spring Break?...I didn't get arrested. I didn't get drunk. I only got naked once, and that was to take a shower. But I did try a few things. I tried to kickstart my brother's motorcycle, and it wouldn' t start, even with the key in. I tried my luck at flyfishing for bream. There were 14 of those little suckers that had a little worse luck that I did. But I must say they were tough little buggers. I was pretty sure a couple of them weren't going to make it. Especially after I scaled them and my father filleted them. Even still, a couple of them were flopping around and working their gills. The parts that we kept were very much dead. Now they're in my freezer with Walt Disney. We're all going to have a fish fry this summer. What is wrong with Doug Mead?...I could go on for pages and pages about Ole Doug, but I'll confine my abuse to just his job instead of his existence. Every time I read a story about Carolina, Duke, or UNC- A, I glance over at his editorial to see what it's about. It's always about the main story, especially if he wrote the main story. It's like he can't really write a column, so he puts his words in column format. And the only time that he doesn't write about the main story is when he's slamming Western about some nonsense. Slamming WCU keeps Doug's busy little mind off the fact that UNC-A's basketball program is a lot like its football program; which is nonexistent. Someone asked me what I was going to do when I didn' t have the refs of the South- em Conference to pick on. I had to admit he had me stumped there. Fortunately there was an ideal replacement at hand. The Editor Head Cheese. Yes, The Head Cheese seems to be having a problem with his hormones lately. He locked himself out of his apartment the other day and instead of crawling through a window or somehow thinking his problem through, he kicks his door in. Now he thinks he's a trojan warrior because it took so much strength to break that pine door. Not only is he impetuous, he's Spanish...Ole Head :Cheese came into Layout and IDesign the other day wearing a • bolo tie, and I just about lost it. Now I just call him iPoncho, and I'm the Cisco Kid, -senor. Sports Editor officially diagnosed with STD*s...I regret to inform my loyal fans Jthat I too have become a victim, but not in the same way as brother Earwin. No, my hormones are in check, especially since I'm married. You know the old saying: "If you don't want to give up sex, get married and taper off." I have been honored, or condemned by the fact that I'm proficient in the useof ink, while Mr. Johnson is practiced in the handling of basketballs and, of course, women. We thought Robertson' sbreakwoulddo him some good, but as you can see, he's regressed. The psychology department couldn't do a thing with him. However, the Smithsonian wants his brain, but Robertson insists on being dead first. Even then, he wants to donate something more meaningful, along the lines of John Dillinger. The Western Carolinian cannot assume responsibility for anyone who takes anything in this column seriously. We don't share these opinions, because it's just not healthy and makes good sense to just say no. Va. Tech gets 'Hokie' win over Catamounts, 10-1 WCU wins five of last six, including 29-1 massacre of Marshall Derek Smolik Sports Writer Virginia Tech used a 14- hit, 10-run attack to beat the Western Carolina baseball team 10-1 Tuesday in Cullowhee, snapping a five- game win streak for the Cats. Tech pitcher Brad Clontz limited the Cats to one run on five hits and struck out four in eight innings. The only real offense the Cats were able to produce was a second inning homerun by Phillip Grundy, his third on the season, which tied up the score at 1-1. Cats pitcher Patrick Kendrick went seven innings allowing five earned runs on ten hits while striking out three. Tech was helped out by three Cat errors, two by Matt Raleigh in the first inning which led to an unearned run. The loss to Tech put a sour end to an otherwise good week for the Cats, in which they went 5-1. The highlight of the week was a 13-11 victory over the 12th ranked Georgia Bulldogs in 14 innings on the road. The Cats followed the win at Georgia by coming home and beat- ^aroutuan pnoto try ttuntsr Pope 1991 Southern Conference freshman-of-the-Year, Phillip Grundy, #21, assists the Catamounts in their 29-1 murder of the Thundering Herd on Sunday. Not only can he pitch, he's hitting .421 and moonlighting at third base. ing Davidson 13-3. Then the Cats game Sunday. On Saturday the On Sunday, the Cats ex- took on conference opponent Cats used good pitching to sweep ploded. Scoring a team record 29 runs Marshall starting with a double- the Thundering Herd by scores of on 27 hits as the Cats blew out the header Saturday followed by a single 6-4 and 3-1. Herd 29-1. The Cats also set a team record for largest margin of victory at 28. The win gave the Cats a 5-1 record in conference play. "I'm very encouraged by our play of late...we've played a lot of top 25 teams and we 're right around where I'd like us to be," commented Coach Keith LeClair. The Cats travel to Cookville Tennessee to play single games against Tennessee Tech on Thursday and Friday. This weekend the Cats host Southern Conference newcomer Georgia Southern for a three game series with two games Sunday and a single game Monday. The series takes on added significance as it matches up the top two teams in the conference. Georgia Southern (6-0 in conference) swept a three game series from last years regular season champion The Citadel. "This (series) should give us a good indication of where we stand in the conference...whoever wins this series will be in position to control their own destiny (for) seeding in the conference tournament," commented LeClair. "This should be a fun weekend, especially if we have a good crowd for the games," stated LeClair. Terry Boyd named 1991-92 SC Player-of-the-Year Senior guard becomes first-ever Catamount to earn the honor Robert M. Robertson Sports Editor Terry Boyd earned 1991- 92 Southern Conference Player-of- the-Year honors for his outstanding performance on the court this season. Boyd became the first Catamount to earn the Player-of-the- Year title in Western's 15 years in the conference. "It's a very big honor for me," said Boyd. "I feel real good about it" Boyd averaged 22.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds while hitting 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. "I think, first of all, the selection of Boyd for Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year is quite an honor for Terry and for the University," said WCU head coach Greg Blatt. 'The way he earned the title despite the adversity speaks for his determination and pride," Blatt added. "He truly earned the award". Boyd had to bounce back from ankle surgery early in the season and then suffered a sprained forearm before fracturing his elbow on Jan. 8. "Iowe mostof it [the comeback] to my teammates," Boyd added. "They helped me come back from my injury." Boyd's injury occurred in the second half of Western's game against UNC-Greensboro. Boyd drove in for a shot, was fouled, and went down hard on his left elbow. man jut pnoto try Hunter Pops SC Player-of-the-Year Terry Boyd flies in for the lay- up against ASU. Boyd finished with 38 points, his highest mark of the season. The possible career-ending injury turned out to be a bone fracture in Boyd's elbow, causing the senior guard to miss the next four games. When Boyd returned for the Furman game on Jan. £5, he was a shadow of his former self. Boyd shot 29 percent from the floor, and 22 percent from outside the arc. "When I came back I was down on myself, but the coach just told me to play hard and the team stood by me," Boyd said. Boyd gradually came back, improving with each game. He hit only 29 percent from the field against Clemson, but bounced back against UTC, hitting 40 percent from the floor. The Marshall game on Feb. 8 saw Boyd back in full form. Boyd hit 47 percent from the field and an even 50 percent from the three-point line. Boyd's best performance of the season came against App. State on Feb. 15 when he hit 60 percent of his shots and sank 8 of 11 from downtown. SEE "PLAYER-OF- THE-YEAR" PG. 9 Joey Cox's .590 avg. earns him SC Player- of-the-week honors Lyons recognized for performances Sports Information Western Carolina University women's basketball standout Lori Lyons has topped off an impressive list of honors this season by being named as a GTE Academic All-America Team third team selection this past week. Lyons, a junior forward from Elizabethton, Tenn., and Elizabethton High School, is one of 15 outstanding NCAA University Division I women's basketball players picked for the honor, which is awarded by College Sports Information Directors of America to athletes who balance excellence in the classroom and on the playinjfcourt, Lyons led her team in scoring this season with 15.9 points per game and has posted a 3.54 cumulative grate point average at Western urt photo hy Mark Haskell Lori Lyons Carolina. The Academic All- America honor is the latest on a formidable list for Lyons this season. The accounting major was also honored last weekend as a first-team selection on the Southern Conference All-Tournament team after scoring 31 points, including a last-second jumper that secured a first round win against Marshall, in two tournament games. She was a second-team pick on the All-Southern Conference this season, and was honored as Southern Conference Player of the Week in early January. Her 15.9 points per game ranked third best in the conference this season. She scored in double figures in 24 of the team's 28 games this season. Lyons became eligible for the national award after being named to the District HI All-Academic Team last month. Derek Smolik Sports Writer Senior rightfielder Joey Cox was named the Southern Conference player of the week for the week of March 10 through March 16. Cox hit .590 (13 for 22) during the six game stretch in which the Cats went 5-1. He also hit five homeruns, had 12 RBI's, scored eight runs, and stole two bases. He also had two multiple homerun games with two against Marshall in a 29-1 win and two against 12th ranked Georgia in a 13-11 win. He also hit one in a loss to 10th ranked Georgia Tech. For the season, Cox is hitting .419 with eight homeruns, eight doubles, and 27 RBI's. He had his 15 game hitting streak snapped Tuesday against Virginia Tech. "Joey took on all comers last week as he hit every pitcher he faced. He hit with power to all fields and also went with pitches and advanced run- on photo by Mark Haskell Joey Cox ners. He had a truly awesome week," commented Head Coach Keith LeClair. Cox's eight homeruns are already more than he had the rest of his career at WCU. His 27 RBI's are also almost as many as he had all of last year.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1992-03-19
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-07
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