Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Sgons 146 The University Bowling teams have given the school a name among people who normally would have never heard of it by ranking nationally for years. PHOTO BY.- Kevin L. Goldy One of two University Bowlers to be placed on the All-American team, Sharon Owen, a junior from Bowling Green, Ky., bowled a high of 279 while Steve Todd Row, 3 j unior from Parkersburg, W.V., bowled a perfect game of 300 points. PHOTOS BY- Kevin L. Goldy

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Men's Basketball continued . . . gles were outscored only an average of 7.6 points per game. Most of the losses came by 1 1 or fewer points. We were pretty young as a team. We had to learn new plays and theories, so we were at a disadvantage, said Michael Chaney, a 6'9 junior from Jack- son. The losing streak started with back-to- back road losses to nationally ranked Vanderbilt l81-73l and Syracuse OOO- 69l. The last two losses were by two points each, to Ohio Valley Conference champion, Murray State l77-75l and Junior guard Roddy Peters from Washington, D.C., takes a shot at two points against Murray St. on Feb. 20. The Eagles lost two games to Murray. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy ,8. w. Austin Peay l90-88l. These games placed the Eagles in last place in the OVC. Despite these losses, several members ofthe team had a successful season. Dar- rin Hale, a 6'10 junior from London, scored a career high 0f25 points against Eastern Kentucky and captured 17 re- bounds against Tennessee Tech. Michael Mason, a 6'2 senior from Courland, AL, averaged 15 points per game and scored a career high of 25 points against Marshall. Bo Rivers, a 6'4 junior from Haines City, FL, scored 26 points in the 109-95 loss to Middle Tennessee. The highlight of our season was the Syracuse game, noted Gaither. The Ea- gles traveled to the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY, where they played in front of an audience of 26,513 Syracuse fans. t'It was a bit intimidating and very ex- citing, noted Caither. The game and the trip it- self was an experience the team will always remem- ber. . - By: Melody Cooper ,x Senior Forward Derrick Davis WSW, from Deca- tor, AL, and junior center Darrin Hale, from Lon- don, try to prevent a score by Cincinnati. The Eagles lost the game by 1 point on Dec. 3. PHOTO BY: jefColquhoun Matthews from Florence, drives to the basket against Austin Peay. The Eagles lost a very close two- point game on Feb. 22. PHOTO BY: jefColquhoun Men's Basketball 145

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Club Sports Singled Out iiThe University of Kentucky is known for itis basketball, Morehead for itis bowling. There have been more consec- utive wins in bowling than any other sport at this university, but we are a club, said Andy Parker, a senior from Fairborn, Oh., who is majoring in man- agement. iiThis year the men ranked 3rd and the women 5th nationally, and we have two All-Americans, Lisa McCinnis and Sharon Owen? The University does not support the Bowling Club. This means that the team must provide the money for their travel expenses when they go to tournaments, and their own uniforms, plus any other expenses they incur. 4 iiOther universities that bowl support their teams but our university cannot alford to, said Parker. The Bowling Club has both men and women, but they compete separately. They raise all of their own money by holding fund-raisers. iiYou name it and weive probably tried it, steak dinners, soup bean dinners, delivering subs, and working at concerts, among other things. Weive raised a little over $12,000 this year, said Parker. iiltis getting frustratingf, said Larry Wilson, coach of the Bowling Club and manager of the University Lanes, 51 mean they tthe students in the Bowling Club are normally here for just four years, but I stay here. It gets tiresome after awhile to try and keep raising money. Last year it got so bad that I quit selling tickets for fund-raising events for a while, because every time people saw me coming, they said, 1 know what he wants.m The club spends $500-600 per week- end for hotel and tournament entry forms. They pay for their own gas and food when they travel, and they also buy their uniforms. All the money comes from the funds they raise. iiWeire hoping one day to get enough money to be able to set up scholarships but that is a long range goal, said Parker. Besides bowling in tournaments, the clubs' individual members use their abilities to earn money for tuition and other such expenses. 5A lot of us bowl for money when we go home on the weekends that were not at tourna- ments. Thatis one of the ways we pay our way through school, said Parker. This season, the Bowling Clubis highest total score for the menis team was 3512, which is the best in the nation right now. iiThe majority of the bigger name teams are from the west. We are one ofthe best in this area ifyou want to bowl. We are one of the best in the na- tion, said Lisa McGinnis, a sophomore from Paintsville, W.V., who is a paralegal major. I have a univer- sity right in my hometownfi said Sharon Owen, a ju- nior from Bowling Green who is major- ing in management, iibut I decided to come here to bowl? The men,s team has won eight out of thirteen tourna- ments, the womenis team, four out of twelve. My highest score was a 300, which' IS a perfect game. Lisa shot 289 at Nashville. Sharon s and Andyis high game this year was 279, said Steve Todd, a junior from Parkers- burg. W.V., who is majoring in drafting and design. The biggest misconception people have about the Bowling Club,s tourna- ments is that there are different divi- sions. During tournaments, we bowl against a lot of different schools at one time. At one tournament, we bowled against 30 menis teams. said Parker. iiWe compete against other schools that have 40,000 or 50,000 students and we have only about 5,000? said Todd. Depending on the tournament, win- ners get trophies and plaques, some- times scholarship money, but at the na- tional championships, a bowler trophy and a gold ring is given to each of the players. Next year those gold rings are going to be on all of our hands, Parker speculated. There is no competition between the men,s and women,s teams except in fun. 51f the men are struggling, he tCoach Wilsonl will say something like, The women just beat you by 80 pinsf to get us to work harder? Parker said. iiIt works, said Wilson, grinning. - By: Donna Seward The team works together in and out of the alley. They must provide all expenses occurring on trips. It makes the team closer and more supportive of each other as Stephanie Johns finds out. PHOTO BY Kevin L. Goldy 3rd of 9-bit of 1 , 4th of18w2nd0f12 I 22t1050f14 ,wwardbfw lst af 10--Ist of 6 5th of12-8rd of12 , Bowling 147