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The official student-run newspaper of Sterling College, serving since 1889 • For updates and more info, visit http://stir.sterling.edu Volume 112 Issue 11
ON THE INSIDE
Opinion: Page 6
Editorial Weekly Tornado Column “Cup of Joe” Cartoon SGA Column Campus Pulse
Features: Page 7
While construction continues today at the new shopping center, the Quiznos restaurant operated by SC students is on schedule to be open on March 30. SC business students have been involved with planning for the opening for two and a half years. Photo by Kelly Valentine
Need ideas for what to do over Spring Break? Check out our movie reviews. Photo from http://blog.movieset.com
Entertainment Feature How to Prepare for Jobs Habitat Spring Break Trip Kelli LaRosh’s Book
Sports: Page 8
Sophomore Jannica Schultze drives in against Northwestern March 13. Photo courtesy Melissa Yarrow
Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Baseball Softball Track
THISWEEK
Tonight. 9:54 p.m.
FUEL Service (Cornerstone)
Tomorrow. 5 p.m.
Spring Break Begins!
Tomorrow. 1 p.m.
Baseball @ Ottawa
Tomorrow.
Softball hosting Sterling College Tournament
NEWSBITES Choir Tour begins Saturday The Sterling College choirs will be traveling across Kansas and Colorado next week performing at various churches and high schools in eight Colorado towns and finishing up the week in Scott City, KS. Around 50 students are going, and songs will be performed by the Highland Singers, Lady Lasses, Men’s Ensemble and the whole choir. Admissions Counselor Sasha Hildebrand is also going to help recruit students at the local high schools.
Quiznos, Dollar General to open soon after Spring Break By TIM LUISI Staff Writer
The staff has been hired, the opening date has been set and a project that has been in development for years will soon finally come to fruition. On March 30, the new Quiznos, a student- run operation, will officially open its doors. The idea for constructing a Quiznos can be traced back to a meeting two and a half years ago, where students were asked to present ideas for projects that the business department could work on. At that meeting, three ideas were presented, one of which was to construct a Subway restaurant. Jack Daboer, an entrepreneur who financed the project, suggested that instead of Subway the group should go with Quiznos because he knew the owner of the franchise. Once Quiznos was selected, the
group began to plan a project with the goal of having a restaurant that the business department could use for hands-on learning experiences. “The ultimate purpose for the Quiznos is to be a student teaching model,” associate professor of business and project head Timothy Thorpe said. “All of the functions that go on at Quiznos we’re going to work into the business curriculum. It is one thing to talk conceptually about things like taxes and payroll, but another to have real life situations.” With this goal in mind the business department charged ahead, creating three committees: the hiring committee, the advertising committee and the opening day committee. The hiring committee was headed by sophomore Brent Kruger. This group had to look through more than 40 applications and eventually hired 18 employees. Perhaps the most important element that the
Rehearsals begin for One Act productions By JD SMITH Staff Writer
these productions.” Featured in this year’s compilation are three one act plays directed by The Sterling College Theatre Desenior Sara Kanary and juniors Mike partment is renowned for its ability Love and Mandy Nichols. to liven up the stage. It might be hard Each One Act has been choreoto compare anything to the recent performances of “Arsenic and Old graphed and casted by its respective Lace” or “Fiddler on the Roof,” but director, and each show is very difjust when you think the thespians ferent from the others. Love’s chosen piece, “Hard Candy” of SC are slowing down, something by Jonathan Rand, features a series of new catches the spotlight. On Friday April 3 at 7 p.m. Profes- humorous interviews between posor Gordon Kling’s directing class tential employees and their staunch will be sure to rival any and all expec- employers and has a twist that is sure to bring laughter. tations with the annual One Acts. Nichols is directing a play entitled “It’s turning out to be an incredible show,” Kling said. “The students are “Family Jewels” which features a investing a lot of time and energy into number of characters with wacky personalities, all chasing after one ruby. Nichols said the show is very humorous, but the most important aspect of the play is the directing experience it gives her. Finally, wrapping up the night of one acts’ lineup is Kanary with her play entitled “The Man and the Bowler Hat.” This plot features a couple who continuously finds excitement in the most unconventional ways. If you’re looking for laughs and something to do on a Friday night, the curtain rises at 7 p.m., but if you’re looking for a good seat you might want to show up a little earlier. Tickets are available to the public at Freshman Rebekah Bell and junior Paul the box office in Spencer Hall before the show and student Brecht rehearse for their One Act play admission is free. on Tuesday. Photo by Kelly Valentine
hiring committee looked for during interviews was the applicant’s character. “We were looking for people who could work well together, who were personable and who had good character,” hiring committee member junior Andy Dinh said. “I think with this group, we’ve nailed it.” A Dollar General store will also be in the shopping center; however, the store is not affiliated with the SC business department but is simply renting out the space in the building. With a project this large, it was natural that some snags would develop along the way. For instance, one of the initial things that the business department intended was for the Quiznos project to represent an alternate place for SC students to eat, instead of just going to the cafeteria. But, at least at this point, a system has not been developed that would allow students to use their ID card
to purchase a meal from Quiznos. Additionally, the opening date has been pushed back a couple of times due to some things taking longer than expected and the necessary training required of employees. With these in mind, project members urged students to be patient with the speed bumps that are likely to accompany the grand opening. “Our opening day will be cluttered and we will not be running as fast as we should be,” Kruger said. “We’ll be training people as we go.” Despite all of these potential problems, the mood has remained cautiously optimistic and all are thankful that the long process is seeing results. “For months people have been asking me when it’s going to happen and now it’s just two weeks away,” Kruger said. “Mostly, I’m just really glad that all of our hard work and perseverance has paid off.”
Students gather for 24 straight hours of prayer
By ROBIN SMART Staff Writer
Despite the cold weather, Sterling College students and faculty lifted up prayers and worship from the center of campus for 24 hours on Thursday, March 12. Freshman Joseph Powell organized the Day of Prayer and said the goal of the event was to give students the opportunity to spend time seeking God’s kingdom. “Our desire is to hang out with God, in prayer and in worship for a continual 24 hours, having joy glorifying the holy name of his son, Jesus Christ,” Powell said. Although students were encouraged to sign up for 30-minute slots at Sputnik, Powell said many dedicated over an hour of their day to spend with God. However, regardless of how much time Senior Susan Gates prays by Sputnik a student spent in prayer, March 12. Photo by Kelly Valentine sophomore April Burns said there was no way to know how much “I’m delighted that Joseph Powell difference that time made. has taken the initiative to bring such “Even if you show up for 5 minutes, intentional and intense prayer to our you are giving that 5 minutes to God, campus.” she said. “The least we can do is give Overall, the majority of those who time back to Him and thank Him for participated enjoyed the experience, what He did.” and Smith said she hoped more events Chaplain Anne Smith said she was like this would continue to be offered very pleased to see the prayer move- and student-led. ment hitting Sterling with full force. “If God is stirring up a hunger for “24/7 prayer rooms and prayer prayer across campus and amongst events are beginning to appear in young people,” Smith said, “then that colleges all over America,” Smith said. is our invitation to join him.”
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OPINIONS
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Election forum failure
According to the ever-accurate Wikipedia, the 2008 presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain brought out the highest number of voters in the past 40 years. In other words, our nation was electing a new leader and a great number of people wanted to make sure their voice was heard in the selection process. Now, regardless of your opinion on the results of the presidential election, one thing is clear: electing a leader is serious business. Yet, when the student body of Sterling College was given the opportunity to elect a leader of their own, only thirty people were present to hear what the candidate had to say. Last Friday was the SGA Election Forum, and Culbertson was pathetically void of students. In fact, almost every candidate who spoke commented on how introducing themselves to students who might not know them was unnecessary, as they were well acquainted with almost every face in the crowd. Granted, convocation credit was not offered for this particular Friday morning event, but the fact that students don’t care enough about the people in charge of things like Homecoming, campus activities and student organization funds, and who will be their overall spokesperson to the administration, shows a level of apathy that is rather alarming. Further, only one of the elected SGA positions had more than one candidate running, making it easy for students to write the election forum off and showing just how uninvolved many students are on this campus. Along with a lack of student participation, there was only one member of the faculty at the SGA elections, and he is not even a full-time member of the staff. At the point at which the administration and faculty doesn’t care about the student government representatives they will be working with for the next year, it is hard to convince students that they should act any other way. If there is an overflow between every facet of Sterling College life, from the classroom, to the athletic fields and into extracurricular activities, then why was attendance at SGA elections so dismal across the board? Sterling is a great place to be, but it is not perfect and one would be hard pressed to find a student on this campus that doesn’t see where improvements need to be made. “Change” has become such a buzzword on this campus that the shocking disinterest in making it a reality seems counter to everything SC students pride themselves on being. Just a few weeks ago, chaplain Anne Smith declared she was giving up apathy for Lent, and it is time students stop assuming others will step up and take charge and put a little responsibility on themselves.
WEEKLY TORNADO - THE ROTATING COLUMN
A day in the life of CJ the lunch lady
By THOMAS CALVERT Staff Writer T h e Weekly T o r n a d o section of the newspaper is usually reserved for complaints about Sterling College or life in general. I couldn’t think of anything that I have enough complaints about that I could write a whole article, so for this piece I am going to help the readers of the The Stir get better acquainted with a person that helps make Sterling College run. This person is CJ the lunch lady. In my opinion the most well-known person at Sterling is CJ. Many of you
may know CJ as the lunch lady who is always serving up entrees. Many students flock to her line on chicken fried steak day. However, serving food is not all CJ does at Sterling College. She is also in charge of preparing the sandwiches for the sports teams, debates, choir, praise band and any other extracurricular activity in need of food. The day in the life of CJ begins every day at 5 a.m. when she wakes up to let the dog out. On Tuesdays she volunteers at the Food Bank. On Wednesday she mentors and volunteers at Sterling High school. She usually arrives at Sterling ready to work at 10 a.m. From 10 until lunch she works on the sandwiches. Every weekday she opens the lunch line at 11 and serves until 1:15 when she
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pulls the line. After lunch she works on cleaning up the caf to get it ready for the dinner rush. She usually leaves the caf at around 8. She does that all again every day of the week. CJ is also very active in the boy scouts. She first starting helping with the boy scouts in 1963. Every summer she spends 8 weeks in Colorado working with the scouts. To better get to know CJ, here is some history. She was born September 26, 1927 in Pasadena, California. From California she traveled around the United States. She has also lived
in Massachusetts and Kansas. She has three sisters and one brother who all live in California. She was the only one that left. CJ began working at Sterling College in 1967. When she first came to Sterling she worked in the caf in the basement of Campbell Hall. Since coming to Sterling she said she has done every job on campus. CJ said this about Sterling College: “I enjoy the people and the students.”
CAMPUS PULSE
By JOE DARDZINSKI
Compiled by KELLY VALENTINE
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Don’t give up at the end of the year By SARAH GARDNER Director of Campus Activities Spring Break is upon us, and the end of the year is finally in sight! Months of hard work (that will s o o n become even harder) are nearing their end goal and every day brings us closer to April 23. Yet, for some strange reason, every year brings the same age-old struggle to stay on top of things. Our grandparents felt it, our parents felt it, and now we feel it - that urge to throw all our books and pencils in front of a moving combine and head straight to our favorite
swimming hole to start summer a month early. Don’t look at me like that; you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s so incredibly easy to give in to that desire to ‘check-out’ early, but why not use all that pent-up energy and excitement to ‘check-in’ instead? That may sound confusing, but the general concept is simple: don’t let your anticipation for summer plans distract you from investing yourself in your future for the remainder of the school year. April could hold graduation, May might bring an international trip, June may find you married, but ultimately we’re all at the same place. Another year has passed, and we have more experience, more responsibilities, and
a shorter period of time left until we’re out there on our own. This last month of school, find a way to anchor yourself here. Finish out your time in college strong before you walk across that stadium; get involved in one of our many amazing clubs that you happen to have a crazy passion for; go on coffee dates with those people that mean the most to you; put an extra effort into that project that you can’t stand; walk around the town and pay attention, so that when you come back in 15 years, you can show your family your favorite spot. Whatever you do, don’t forget to give these last few weeks your all. When the summer (or real life) finally does hit, you’ll be glad that you did.
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The Stir always strives for journalistic excellence, yet we recognize that we may occasionally publish false information or leave out important details. Corrections will appear in this space. If you find a mistake, please let us know at mehresman@sterling.edu. In our previous issue on the Sports page, the photo caption for the men’s basketball picture said that it was taken in the game against St. Mary’s, when it was actually in the game against Ottawa.
“Dental hygiene products.” - freshman John Gillen
“It beats going to C-Mart to get my energy drinks!” - junior Chadwick Carter
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MAKING THE MOST OF SPRING BREAK 2009
Movies to watch
By JOE DARDZINSKI and TIM LUISI Staff Writers
It should have been obvious from the start: Zach Snyder was the wrong choice to direct Watchmen, the 1980’s graphic novel written by Alan Moore. It’s that simple; nearly every problem that the film had could be traced back
to Snyder’s poor direction, and truthfully, everyone should have seen this coming. The film had a very promising start, as the initial fight sequence and opening credits were nothing short of spectacular. Besides some intermittent moments of brilliance, however, the film failed to live up to its potential. There were many problems in this movie, but one of the biggest disappointments was just how clichéd some aspects were. From the action sequences to the conventional choices of music, these were things that we had all seen before.
Opening Friday is the comedy I Love You, Man starring Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Paul Rudd (Anchorman). The plot revolves around Peter (Rudd), a newly engaged man who discovers he has no male friends to be his best man, so he befriends Sydney (Segel) in hopes that he will fill that role. I really enjoy both actors
and hope that they are able to flourish without their usual director, Judd Apatow. Hopefully this movie will fall into the same category as Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin: funny and gross, but endearing at the same time. For this to be good it needs to separate itself from the slew of similar movies and it looks as if it can do just that.
Another film opening this Friday is for all of the
artsy, indie, movie buffs out there called Sin Nombre. I will warn you right off the bat: if you don’t like to read subtitles when you watch movies, this is not the movie for you. The entire movie is set in Central America and Spanish is spoken throughout. The plot follows three Honduran teenagers who try to navigate their way through Mexico to the U.S. It appears to be a deeply heart-wrenching tale of
Despite these problems, there were at least two performances that will still rank among the best of the year when 2009 draws to a close: Jeffrey Dean Morgan did a great job as the Comedian and Jackie Earle Haley was an absolute force as Rorsarch. To put it simply, this was one of the greatest comic book performances ever put to film, joining the ranks of Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman and Heath Ledger as the Joker. One more word of advice: please, do not under any circumstances take children to this film. It features heavy male nudity, one overlong scene of sex and excessive violence.
Decisions to make
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how dangerous it is for the teens to try and make it to the U.S. from Mexico, searching for a better life for themselves and their families. I really want to see this movie and was excited to hear this was several of the actors’ first movie and reviews have been quite favorable. This is definitely a good choice for those that want to see a film that will make them think.
Unless you were overly proactive about securing a position for the upcoming summer break, there is a good chance more than just the warm weather is starting to make you sweat. For college students, May to August are the prime months for making and saving money for the school year, but good positions go fast and many application deadlines are quickly approaching or have already gone. Career Services Director Herb Albertson said while many large companies have already filled summer internship positions, there are still several options out there for students as many companies are switching full time positions to summer internships. Also, Albertson said that the situation for students looking to work as a camp counselor is much the same; large camps have already hired their summer employees, but new opportunities present themselves every day. For those who are just now beginning the search for a summer job, Albertson said there were a few things students could do to jumpstart the process. “First thing, determine where you want to work geography-wise,” Albertson said. “And second, figure out what you want to be doing.” Albertson said to tap into the “3-Fs” when looking to make contacts: friends, family and faculty. As far as Spring Break activities go, Albertson said signing up with a temp agency and setting up informational meetings with potential employers were good ways for students to get their names out. Even if meetings and interviews don’t sound like great Spring Break plans, Albertson said at the very least students can work on their resume, which is critical to the hiring process. “Over Spring Break, students can set up informational meetings where they are interviewing the company,” Albertson said. “You want to find out if a company is where you want to work for the summer.” Choosing what kind of summer job to apply for can be challenging, so Albertson encouraged students to find a job that relates to their intended career. “Try to find a summer job in your field, particularly freshman, to see if that is really what you want to be in,” Albertson said. “Go work at a camp or organization that shows to a future employer that you are flexible.”
one at the Sterling Public Library, and another at Broadway Market, during the first week of March. “There was a great turnout,” LaRosh said. “The community was very supportive of my book.” Education professor Terri Gaeddert said she was pleased with LaRosh’s efforts. “We are so proud of Kelli for pursuing something like this despite her busy schedule,” she said. LaRosh said she would like to publish another book, but was going to wait for the right inspiration. LaRosh’s book is in stock at the SC Bookstore.
SC President Dr. Paul Maurer poses as senior Kelli LaRosh signs a copy of her new children’s book, What’s Math Got To Do With Farming? Photo courtesy Kelli LaRosh
Star Lake Camp is a Christian camp whose primary purpose is to share the message of Christ’s love to the campers they serve. Campers participate in daily devotions, worship services, prayer before meals etc. Staff members participate in leading campers in these activities. For more information check out http://www.starlakeyouthcamp.org. The River of Life 2009 Summer Internship program is an incredible summer internship opportunity for anyone interested in learning, developing, and growing in their love of God and in their gifts for ministry. Applications for the 2009 Summer Intern Program are due Tuesday, March 26th, 2009. If you have any specific questions, log on to http://www.theriverof. com/intern.html. Rhode Island School of Design’s Career re:Design Program is designed to explore a wide variety of design professions from multiple points of view – from student to designer to professional. This is an intensive three-week, multi-disciplinary course of study that provides a unique context for students to begin the process of transitioning into a career in design. Visit http://www.risd.edu/career_redesign for more information. The NACElink Network, , is a national recruiting network and suite of web-based recruiting and career services automation tools serving the needs of colleges, employers and job candidates. Students can search for jobs based on their location and field of interest.
SC student hits bookstores with new children’s story By TERYN FRIZELL Staff Writer Normally, when education majors take the class Reading and Writing in the Content area, they simply expect to write a few papers about their field of study. Senior Kelli LaRosh, however, took a class assignment and turned it into a children’s book about math entitled What’s Math Got to Do With Farming? that was recently published. “Once I wrote it and put it all together, my mom encouraged me to publish it because it turned out so well,” LaRosh said. “I looked into publishing it
and finally found Ad Astra Company that was willing to do it.” What’s Math Got to Do With Farming? is about a young boy, Kenton, who hates math and doesn’t see the importance of studying math when he wants to be a farmer. Kenton asks his father how math applies to farming and his father shows him multiple ways in which math comes in handy on the farm. After Kenton realizes math is critical to farming, he begins to love his math class. In order to showcase her book to the public, LaRosh held two book signings,
Habitat travels north for Spring Break By BROOKE MINOR Staff Writer
The SC Habitat chapter will be participating in the Collegiate Challenge over Spring Break, which encourages Habitat members across the country to go out and help others. The SC Habitat members will be traveling to Winona, MN to work with the local YMCA. “It’s going to be cold, but totally worth it,” junior Danielle Brocato said. “We are going to be working with the Habitat affiliate for
the county, as well as the YMCA.” Brocato said that she expects the group will be doing some painting and building projects, as well as getting involved with the kids at the YMCA. “It’s going to be a great bonding time for the group ... and I really hope that we connect well and make a difference for the Habitat families,” Brocato said. Herb Albertson, Habitat for Humanity’s advisor, along with history profes-
sor Doug Boardman, will be accompanying the group to Winona. While Boardman traveled with the Habitat chapter to their Collegiate Challenge last year, Albertson said he was not only excited to work with the students, but was glad that another faculty member was working with Habitat. “I am encouraged that [Boardman] wants to go as a faculty member,” Albertson said. “More faculty members need to get involved
with students outside of class.” Albertson said he thought Boardman would also bring a wealth of historical insight about the different places the group will be traveling to. However, Albertson said the most important part of the trip will be working with the Habitat chapter. “[It will be] a time to help students be of service to other people,” Albertson said. The group is leaving on Saturday and will return the following Sunday.
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WARRIOR BASKETBALL SEASONS FINISH AT NATIONALS Warriors fall to Seahawks Lady Warriors beat Holy in tournament first round Names, lose in next round
Sophomore Cody Brazelton readies to block a shot from a Northwestern forward. Photo by Amy Woods By AMY WOODS Sports Editor Despite being one of the smaller schools at the NAIA National tournament last week, the Sterling Warriors made sure that they would be remembered in the future regardless of their fall to eighth-ranked Northwood University Seahawks, 7275 Thursday night. “Our guys executed, made shots, and defended
very well,” head coach Dean Jaderston said. The Warriors started with a bang, going up 6-0 off layups in the first few minutes of the game. The team would remain in the lead for the majority of the game, holding on from a 24-24 tie at three minutes left to go into the locker room on top 35-38 at the half. The Seahawks would finally get it together six minutes into the second half, when they took the
lead for the first time, 46-43 off a three pointer. Freshman Trent Stutzman insured that the Warriors would not fade quietly, firing off three of a total of five three pointers to give the Warriors the lead. The lead changed several more times, but the Warriors were not able to answer back in the last thirty seconds, falling 72-75 as the buzzer rang. “It was good to go to nationals as a freshman because now I know what to expect when we get back there again,” Stutzman said. “I was just fortunate to be able to help out my team so much in such a big game.” Senior Jonathan Woods led the scoring with 16 points and nine rebounds, followed by Stutzman with 15, all threes and in the second half, and senior Mac Stephenson with 13. “We shouldn’t have lost that game,” Woods said, “but I’m confident that the rest of the guys will be back there next year.” The Warriors will now go into off-season training to try and return to Nationals next year. “We’ve had a taste of what it can be like,” Jaderston said. “We need to do what’s necessary to not only return to Branson, but to win there. We all need to return hungrier for excellence than we were this year.”
By Melissa yarrow Field Reporter On Thursday night in the first round of the NAIA national tournament, the Lady Warriors won 92-73 over Holy Names University (CA). After taking a strong lead in the first few minutes of the game, Holy Names fought back in the first half to narrow the gap to eight points. The second half of the game was an incredible display of athletic skill on the court as the Lady Warriors made the gap even wider with a 21 point difference within the first three minutes of the second half play. The team worked together fluidly on both sides of the court as they shot 56% from the floor during the second half while keeping Holy Names at only 28%. Friday night was a big game for the Lady Warriors as they were paired with the reigning NAIA Division II National Champions from Northwestern College (IA). The game was a struggle for the offense which became apparent in the first few minutes of the game as the score was 7-2 after six minutes of play time. Northwestern had a very strong offensive game, leading at halftime by ten points, with two of their players bringing 46 of the total points at the end of
Softball team finishes weekend 2-3 By MICHAEL TALTON Staff Writer Over the weekend the softball team traveled to McPherson to play in a two-day tournament, finishing with two wins and three losses. The team played its first game on Friday against Dakota State. Although it was a bit cold, the ladies were still determined to come out on top. They then showcased a performance as if the weather wasn’t a factor by making ten runs and only giving up one, and the game ended in the fifth inning by run rule. Senior J’amie Quick hit a home run and senior Samantha Gonzalez pitched a remarkable game. During the following game against Morningside College,
the Warriors couldn’t manage to pull off a victory. Following the loss against Morningside the team had taken another loss against Mount Mercy. The Warriors were down 3-0 going into the last inning and were able to make a comeback by scoring two runs, but unfortunately that wasn’t enough. “They are a well-rounded team who had tough defense and tough bats,” Quick said. “Although we lost by seven, I feel like we hung in there for a while, our bats were just not up to par for that game.” On Saturday the Warriors would continue on with their tournament starting the day by playing Graceland University where the team snatched its second victory in the tournament.
The Warriors illustrated great hitting and presented a strong defense. The second game they played Mid-America Nazarene. Throughout the game sophomore Mackenzie Strammel did an awesome job pitching, as well as solid hitting by the team. “We had numerous mental and physical errors on the field and on the bases that allowed them to beat us,” Quick said. Despite the team’s ups and downs, head coach Hosea Bell said he is proud of his team. “I wasn’t upset at all,” Bell said. “The teams that we lost to were nationally ranked teams. I was content with the defense and the pitching in all of the games played and I look forward to seeing how the season turns out.”
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He credits his team for the hard work and commitment that has been built by the team during the long indoor winter season. According to senior Kysha Nichols, the last four seasons have been full of great lessons for her. She’s been working on speed work and endurance. “We have been working on lots of lifting compared to previous off spells,” she said, “which really prepared us for the outdoor season.”
With high standards set in 800 meters both in men and women’s categories, the Warriors are set to do well at the meet and break even more school records. Nichols admits that it has been intense training for the whole team, especially during the winter indoor season, which promises good things to come now in the outdoor season. “In all that we have been working on in preparing for this meet, I’m doing it for God,” she said.
Track team set to begin outdoor season with race at Lindsborg The SC track team kicked off the spring outdoor season Wednesday with high hopes of qualifying for the variety of races at Lindsborg, Kansas on Saturday. Head coach Jack Dillard said he is pleased since his team is geared up with high goals. “We have more opportunities to qualify to the next round, both in ladies and men’s categories,” he said.
Senior Erin Thiessen brings the ball down the floor against Northwestern in the second round of play at the NAIA national tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by Melissa Yarrow the game. While it was a very aggressive contest, the game came down to the better shot at the end of the night: Northwestern shot 48% while Sterling shot 30% during the second half. The Lady Warriors’ appearance at the NAIA Di-
vision II National Tournament was the 11th time in Sterling’s history and the eighth time in the last nine years. It has been a long, emotional, and incredibly successful season for the Lady Warriors basketball team as they close with a 27-6 record.
SC baseball team sweeps Bethany College 4-0
By MICHAEL TALTON Staff Writer
After last week’s games, the Warrior baseball team took a 40 lead in the conference. “To be able to sweep a 4-game series against Bethany College is a difficult accomplishment no matter how you do it,” head coach Jared Hamilton said. “They always have quality players and in my memory, SC has never swept a four game season series.” During the first game, the Warriors put up 10 runs, leaving the Swedes scoreless. This early lead prevented the Swedes from even making it into the fifth inning. “The team has been working hard since we arrived in the fall,” senior Joel Orr said. “We just have a bunch of guys that love to play the game and coaches who expect the game to be played well.” Hard work pays off and it’s
being revealed right before the eyes of Sterling College. “Our pitching and defense really was the key factor,” Hamilton said. “We kept the walks and errors at a minimum and that is the staple of our program.” The second game started shaky. The Swedes took the lead in the first inning by scoring two runs compared to the Warriors zero. Nevertheless, the Warriors were able to tie the score. Once the Warriors took the lead in the third inning, they never looked back. “Prior to this week, we knew we were somewhat of an unknown, pre-ranked fifth in the league going into the season,” Hamilton said. “We can expect teams to really bring their A game against us now and that will require us to play better than we did this week. It will be a challenge, but I believe our guys can take on.”
Junior Andrew Archbold slides against Bethany. Photo by Katie Clark