Shepherd University - Cohongoroota Yearbook (Shepherdstown, WV)

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ROW 1-Laura Evy, Gina Whitacre ROW 3-Sharon Deem, Sue Flemming ROW 2-jenny Ruth, Lisa Maines, Ann Giaquinto ROW 4-Coach Roger Parker .wiv f--1 i s . igafg H. T 664 O gh!! Last October, Coach Roger Parker and the women's tennis team re- turned from Charleston, West Vir- ginia with fifth place in the WVIAC Tournament. The Lady Rams opened the season by defeating Fairmont State College and Davis-Elkins, but then fell victims to the next few colleges that they played. Throughout the season, the 6-player squad faced top teams in both Maryland and West Virginia to give them the experience that they needed for the state tournament. Coach Parker, who expects the team members to represent Shepherd Col- lege to the best of their ability, was pleased with the team effort put forth throughout the season, and felt that the team lived up to it's potential.

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lt's the old guts to glory story. Win- less after months of long practices and weeks of regular season play, the 1982 football team could have easily quit, but they didn't. They could have easily settled for a few wins and taken maybe third or fourth place in the final standings, but they refused. Inspiried by Head Coach Walter Barr, they rallied to stage a head-turning comeback that earned them the West Virginia Conference football cham- pionship. It hasn't been done in a de- cade. 'Their comeback started with a fired- up 44-7 win over West Liberty, and ended with a 17-0 blow to West Vir- ginia State. It was a 7-game winning streak filled with record breaking plays. The offense was unstopable. The defense denied everyone every- thing. The Rams outscored the op- position 197-39, and did not allow so much as a touchdown to the 3 na- tionally ranked teams that they faced. Despite the conference cham- pionship, the team just missed re- ceiving a bid to the NAIA national playoffs. They were ranked tenth in the final national poll, and individual honors overwhelmed them. Barr, who steered Shepherd to their third WVIAC title in the school's his- tory, was named Caoch-of-the-Year. It's the second time in Barr's 12-year career at Shepherd that he has been selected. Barr accepted the honor on behalf of the entire coaching staff, at- tributing the success to the en- thusiasm and determination of all in- volved. Apparently the WVIAC saw other .outstanding leaders in blue and gold. For the first time ever, the Rams had a player named Player-of-the-Year, not just one, but two. Sophomore quarterback Mike Coyle was voted Offensive Player-of-the-Year, while senior linebacker Gene Lugat earned Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors. Split end Tom Slack, tight end Dana Peters, defensive back Everett Yore, defensive end jim Cronin and nose guard Mike Brower all captured slots on the All-Conference roster. Offen- sive tackle Iohn Howerton and de- fensive end Fred Artis were also rec- ognized by being placed on the league's second team. .., . g .,, 3? I, aa 'N' .. , ,Q ff W . . 81, ,al nr, 2. .W im 223 Q A af , 'ff .. J ww f- :tg A F .ii . LL 1 19 V:--nga, ' vu-,gafi ,wx Q ' qUW1'kq'.Qa A . ' Ig izrfimlr 1- . A WJ! I Eff vhk .ar . WV 10' .,,, ' , MW' ,4 . .,' if ,n fb ,V 35 .,.i7'5bf ,lg Q-1' ' 14 fs' M- f f . 1 muff' as , ' 1, 3, 9 ' 5 , so M A145 . ll 42 '+,f , f M V'-art. ',, Y X , ,Ma H .. . gf mv . rf-1-Qi' AQ? V ff gigs: ' - rp N -22 rx .22 W 5' . MM 27

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Like other spring sports, men's ten- nis was forced to battle more than just their opponents this season: there was the weather. Forecasts brought rain and more rain, cancella- tion after cancellation. With limited practice time, the squad met tough teams early in the season, and suffered early losses to several schools including University of Char- leston and West Liberty. Victories came against Bridgewater C7-21, Wheeling College C9-OJ, and Concord C5-43. Coach Roger Parker attributed some of the losses to lack of preparation, and the general experience level of the team. Rain-outs altered the regu- lar schedule enough that one week demanded 6 matches in 6 straight days. The squad was basically led by Kelly Colbert, Tim Butler and Brent Wellman who pulled in some strong matches. As a team they sixth in the WVIAC tourna- ROW 1-Kelly Colbert, Brent Wellman Willie Pmdell David McDaniel ROW 2-Coach Roger Parker C-oerge Allen Woody Carnes Tim Butler jerry Buckworth Kevin Lynch, Darryl Smith