Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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ln tne consolation game, Top Team defeated tne Bayou Boozers l3-7 to take tnird place, A single league vvas created for tne nine vvomen's teams in intramural volley- ball. Competing vvere tne Delta Zeta Actives, Turtles, Babington, Ellender, Pni Mu Actives, Pnl lvfu Pnis, Snort Ones, Meade Cowboys and Denise's Dames. ln tne final vveek, tne Delta Zeta Actives .6 gg, as Agony is beating tne defensive back, tnen losing out to an overtnrovvn pass, instead ofthe victory run to tne endzone for a toucndovvn Hesitation brings tne opening as an opponent can't block a snot Basketball is tne second most-partici- paled in sport of all intramurals offered by tne mens p e, department behind football Uhgfle league WWWIQJ fof :volleyball pf-?y Mil in-or k ing of Sports clincned tne title vvitn a 7-O record, vvnile tneir nearest rival, Denise's Dames had a 6-2 record. Tne Meade Cowboys finisned tnird vvitn a 5-2 record. Tennis intramurals, usually neld in tne beginners, intermediate and doubles, failed to snovv up for lack of enougn play- ers. Tne co-ed softball league, begun last year for tne first time, nad only tnree teams snovv up and its plans vvere scratcned. For future records tne teams and standings of tnat first league were Slip N Slide, first, TKE Gray, second, Stud Pub, tnird, and TKE Cnerry and tne Streakers tied for fourtn. VVomen's badminton nad enougn entrants, as Karen Wilson, an education junior from Houma, vvon tne singles title. Sne joined Carla lvlicnell, an education senior from lvlarrero, for tne doubles crovvn. Men's softball intramurals vvere neld at tne close of tne spring semester. Tne Atnletes, a group of intercollegiate atnletes of various sports took first place. Tau Kappa Epsilon vvon second place. Intramurals were neld in tvvo divisions for basketball. ln tne fall, a program of tnree-manfnalf court play was set up. ln tne spring, a five-manffull court pro- gram vvas neld, vvitn playoffs. Nameless but tne winners, tne first place team in tne intramural softball action celebrate tne-ir achieve- ment. Softball is tne last sport offered in tne spring. tl yr Sl i i , 7 nf A v Q . li lib, , 4, ' . . . 5 V W' , - . 'J f A f ,'-. rf . . 'f'gwni?5?I5?' 1 Ms. mf. .A- V Cf-fi' 'Ti ' r ,Q W -' ,v tif 'rf-Jn? if 'f....fT5 Q L' Q M., . li-iiriiiirifriii

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Cuenca I, a .7 -' 1.5 L ,,' -4. E -' ,r 4 1 ' - in I -V' :gill V Q ,Q . F fy fa-n ' ' -E5 ,,. A027g I vi 1 , 1 ul afsywffe 111.251 'E iff-ilfti A dejected PKA defensive back leaves the scene as Bob Poche is lost among his TKE team. Poche caught a last- play touchdown pass to break a 6-6 tie. He fell dovvn in the endzone before making the vvinning catch, Play continues on a muddy field as a fumble into a ditch means more splashing and mud than football being played by either team, one league to guarantee stiff competition among the teams. The larger fraternities man more than one team, as the names TKE Cherry, Pike Gold, PKT Bed and the Phi Mu Actives prove. When the regular season ended, the finishes were: Southern League: West Bank All-Stars first and Bayou Boozers second and in the National League: PZK first and Fourchon Boad second. Winners in the American League vvere TKE Cherry first and Pike Garnet second and in the Continental League: BMP first and Top Team second, The playoffs began as Fourchon Boad defeated TKE Cherry 25-7, the Bayou Boozers defeated BMP 13-7, Pike Garnet vvon on first dovvns over PZK after a 20-20 tie and Top Team beat the West Bank All-Stars 22-18. ln the semi-final round, Fourchon Boad set up a meeting vvith Pike Garnet for the title after a 34-7 vvin over the Bayou Boozers. Pike Garnet reached the finals defeating Top Team on first dovvns after a 13-13 tie. A close struggle never appeared as Four- chon Boad captured the title easily 37-14. Stopher Gym is sectioned into three courts for basketball action, as intramurals are held for both three and five-man teams in the fall and spring semesters, The King of Sports 139

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The time-honored loose ball has a different set of competitors during a powder puff football game, Meade dorm went on to defeat Ellencler dorm 24-O. Teams going into the playoffs were TKE Cherry and Delta Sigma Phi CSouth- ern Leaguej, J.D. St Seven and B.A. War- riors CNorthern Leagueb, the Competitors and PZK Cliastern Leaguej and the Chief and the Rebels CWestern Leaguej. When the championship game rolled around, the two teams from the Western League faced each other again. ln regular play the Chiefs had defeated the Rebels, and they did it again 63-61 forthe title. Sammy Parrino led the Chiefs with 10 points, while Mike Morris and Danny Cavell had 11 and 10 points respectively. Top scorer was Clinton Bergeron with 29 points for the Chiefs. Volleyball First ........., Delta Zeta Actives Second ......... Denise's Dames Third .......... Meade Cowboys Football First ............ Fourchon Road Second ............ Pike Garnet Third ....4.......... Top Team Basketball First ................ The Chiefs Second ..........,.. The Rebels Third .....l...,... B.A. Warriors Softball First ......... . ..... The Athletes Second ....... Tau Kappa Epsilon Badminton Singles ........... Karen Wilson Doubles ........... Karen Wilson Carla Michell In the consolation game, the B.A. War- riors defeated TKE Cherry 61-53. The uniforms are scutfy and the scores sometimes are embarrassing, but that feeling on a layup tor two points or the home run add to the joy of simply going out and having fun. Carroll Lyons' spike falls short as two TKE blockers try to avoid touching the net. Hitting the net scores a point for the other team, if they serve the ball.