September 24, 2010
Dance and cheerleading teams host clinic Jessica Brewbaker STAFF WRITER
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Members of the dance and cheerleading team held a dance and cheer clinic for kindergarten through sixth grade girls on Friday, Sept. 17. The clinic was held in the Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center.
The cheer and competitive dance teams held a cheer and dance clinic for kindergarten through sixth grade girls between 6 and 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in the Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center. The 14 elementary girls were taught a halftime routine consisting of two cheers, one stunt and a dance. Clinic participants performed the routine during halftime at the Sept. 18, football game. This year was the 6th year the cheer and dance programs have taught the clinic. Friday’s clinic was the first clinic to be taught in the fall. In previous years, the clinics were only offered in the spring, but competitive dance head coach Stacie Horton said that she thought it would be fun to add a clinic during football season as well. Horton said the idea of starting a clinic came in part from high schools that host cheer and dance clinics for young girls. “Back when I was in high school we used to have little
girls clinics and I know a like to check that place out.’” lot of current Grand View Horton said. cheerleaders and dancers came Cheerleader Amber Long, from high schools where they nursing and accounting senior, did the same thing,” Horton said that she felt teaching the said. “So clinic could (we are) kind remind cheer of carrying and dance team on tradition members of “So (we are) and we’re their start in kind of carrying following dance or cheer. through at “Personally on tradition Grand View I think we and we’re too.” get a new following Fostering understanding awareness of where we through at of Grand began and Grand View View’s cheer knowing that too.” and dance you don’t just programs walk into this Stacie Horton while giving stuff and start Head competitive young girls cheering,” Long a positive said. dance coach experience C o a c h was another Horton said that reason for starting a cheer and the clinic was a good way to dance clinic, Horton said. build a connection between “I hope that the young the elementary girls and the girls remember Grand View members of the cheer and and talk about it fondly so dance teams. when they choose one day to “I want [the cheer and go to college they go to Grand dance team members] to View in the back of their mind get that they really have an and say ‘I remember when I influence on the youth and was little and I took a cheer they need to have a positive and dance clinic there. I’d influence on them,” Horton said.
Men win first in tournament
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Charles Hughes, business administration sophomore chips the ball towards the green at the men’s golf home meet on Sept. 19-20 at Otter Creek Golf Course. The men placed first at the tournament.
Amanda Gabbert SPORTS EDITOR
The men’s golf team placed first out of 10 teams with a score of six under par at the Grand View Viking Classic. The tournament ran from 1 - 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 at Otter Creek Golf Course. On Sunday the team overcame weather conditions to end the day in the lead. The
team led the course with a total score of 276. Rick Fee, pre-secondary education and history senior, and Aaron Ahrendsen, business management sophomore, were tied for first place with 68 stokes. Josh Manske, history junior, was in third place with 69 strokes. “(The) team played well, solid from top to bottom,” head coach Chris Winkel said. On Monday the team
continued their winning streak with a one-point difference over Central College. Manske won first place with four under par, one less stroke than Derrick Meier from Viterbo. Fee tied with Justin Livingston from Central College for third with one under par. The team finished six under par, 16 strokes ahead of Central College to win the tournament.
AMANDA WILSON/BUSINESS EDITOR
Junior Gregory Charles, quarterback, passes the ball to junior Lester Moffett, wide receiver at the game against Marian College on Saturday, Sept. 18. The game was picked for Victory Sports Network game of the week. In the first quarter, Zach Sparks of Marian kicked a 23 yard field goal. Dante Sims, junior running back, scored a touchdown in the second quarter, running 11 yards. No points were scored in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Clifford Brown and Nathan Jones, both from Marian, each scored a touchdown. The Vikings lost 7-17 and have a record 1-2. Their next game is at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 25. They will be playing against Waldorf College for Grand View’s Homecoming.