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SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL

March 3Jordan Eder is crowned homecoming queenat the coronation, and students participate in

last week’s homecoming activities.—Page 5

Eder heart out

Zach CarpenterCrusader staff

An instructor to head the college’sprojected natural gas and engine com-pressor program is in place and start-ing to lay the groundwork for the pro-gram.Seward County Community Col-

lege / Area Technical School hiredRon Garber as the natural gas com-pressor technology instructor. Gar-ber’s job will eventually entail pro-viding instruction to students in theproduction of natural gas and engine

compressor equipment and overhaulmaintenance.Students in this new program will

learn the basics of engine overhaul,maintenance and operation. The pro-gram is designed to give students along term, hands-on approach thatwill encompass all skills needed forthe job so they will be thoroughly pre-pared for the natural gas compressionfield.

To enhance the learning processof the students, models of variousparts used in the natural gas compres-sion field will be presented for dissec-

tion to give a more in-depth under-standing of how the parts function.According to Garber, no actual date

has been established as to when theprogram will be ready to start accept-ing students for enrollment.“I personally would like to shoot

for August, but that is a real sketchyestimation,” Garber said.The non-certificate program will be

operated out of the college’s Businessand Industry office, which is locatedin the Student Union.“He’s building the program from

the ground up,” said Reenie Jackson,

Business and Industry director, aboutGarber’s efforts towards the program.Business and Industry has set the

enrollment process for the programthe same as any tech program, but itis not for any credit hours, Jacksonsaid. Because the program is a non-credit program, students will notqualify for financial aid.However, the natural gas industry

may be willing to help with tuitions,according to Jackson.

Gas compressor program hires new instructor

Waxing poetic

Crusader photo/Logan Green

Samantha Gillespie reads a poem written byher sister at the Coffee House Poetry read-ing Feb. 25.

Recent studies at Ohio State Universi-ty suggest pets can lend a furry hand tostudents dealing with the transition be-tween high school and college. Learnmore on page 8.

Pets help students adjust

Telolith deadline nearStudents wishing to enter literature or

art for the 2010 Telolith student art mag-azine need to have their entries turned inby March 12.Original poems, short fiction, person-

al essays, drawing, painting, sculpture,photography or two- or three-dimen-sional artworks should be submitted toSusan Copas or Bill McGlothing.

The priority deadline for scholarshipand grant applications is April 1.March 15 to 19 is spring break and

there will be no classes, but campus willbe open.

Scholarship application/spring break dates set

Kylix art club will host its biannualChildren’s Art Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.March 6 in the college art department.The art day is for children grades 1-6.

The cost is $15 and reservations must bemade by March 5. Call or e-mail SusanCopas to make reservations.Pathways science club will have a

bake sale 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. March10 in front of the library.

Kylix and Pathwayshost fundraisers

Joseph HoffmanCrusader staff

Top name speakers impressedand inspired Seward HispanicAmerican Leadership Organiza-tion members at a three-day na-tional conference Feb. 17-20 inChicago, according to students inattendance.Jimmy Cabrera, president of

Success Through Excellence;Gov. Bill Richardson of NewMexico and former member ofPresident Bill Clinton’s staff; andPegine, president of PEGCO

Seminars, delivered inspirationaland educational messages forHALO students gathered fromacross the nation.Cabrera spoke to HALO mem-

bers about packing for success intheir lives and careers.“Jimmy Cabrera was one of the

best speakers at the conference,”Lizuly Monarrez said. “Thewhole week was a lot of fun filledwith good food, desserts andspeakers.”Frances Brown, HALO spon-

sor, also remembered her favoritesession.

“Pegine’s ‘Be Feisty , Be Fear-less, Be Focused, Have fun!’seminar was a fun and excitingworkshop,” Brown said.This was the fifth year that

Brown has taken a group to theHALO convention. The main fo-cuses and themes of the conven-tion covered immigration reform,education and the 2010 Census.According to Stephanie

Jacques, “The trip was an inspi-rational experience that makesyou want to excel in everythingthat you do.”

HALO enjoys leadership conference in Chicago

The college is hosting the fifth annualXtreme challenge March 24.The challenge is a series of competi-

tions for area high schools that involvesthe accounting, agriculture, art, admin-istrative technology, computer, cosme-tology, criminal justice, English, healthinformation, journalism, marketing andtrade/industrial education departments.The top three high school students in

each category will receive prizes and theschool with the most points will get atrophy. For more information, call 620-417-1351.

Seward goes Xtreme

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Fanny Benincasa and members of the Saints and Lady Saints tennis teams shovel snow to clear the tenniscourts as one of the hazards of spring sports in Kansas. The tennis teams will be dueling Concordia Universi-ty and Bethany College Friday and Saturday in unofficial matches at Lindsborg.

Snowshowsno love

Women win WestThe Lady Saints claim the right to be

called the best in the west by winningthe JayhawkWest conference outright.See page 1B for more information.

Poetry nightsuccessfulContributed to Crusader

Thirteen writers, two guitars, and onebig steaming pot of coffee set the scenefor the Coffee House/Poetry ReadingFeb. 25, where approximately 60 peopleattended.Featured student poets included Bill

Asmussen, Chris Bobeda, Marieka Ford,Gwen Friesen, Samantha Gillespie, Jes-sica Gomez, Ed Kentner, James Long,Antigoné Lowery and Jose Rodriguez.Original acoustic guitar music was pro-

vided by Bobeda and Lindy Kowalchuk.English instructors Bill McGlothing

and Janice Northerns also read. Both arepublished poets and have read theirpoems at numerous conferences andevents.“I think it’s the beginning of a new tra-

dition,” art instructor Susan Copas said.While relaxing with hot coffee, choco-

late or tea and gourmet desserts, the au-dience heard poems on subjects rangingfrom the universe to Twitter.The poetry was interspersed with

music, and short breaks between read-ings to give folks time to grab a coffee re-fill and discuss the poems.“It exceeded our expectations in every

way—in attendance, performance andenthusiasm,” Northerns said. “It was anamazing evening.”The poets said they enjoyed the chance

to express themselves through words.“Writing can be an outlet for any emo-

tion—frustration, worry, joy—it doesn’tmatter,” said Gwen Friesen. “Poetry ismusic without the musical notes.”Of course, some writers do like to set

their poems to music, so the audiencewas treated to original songs by ChrisBobeda and Canadian student LindyKowalchuk. Bobeba writes both poemsand songs.“I’ve been playing guitar and bass ever

since I was 14 and writing my ownmusicjust as long,” he said.Kowalchuk is majoring in music and

has been writing her own songs since age9.Several of the students had work fea-

tured in the Telolith, SCCC/ATS’saward-winning creative writing/art jour-nal, including Bill Asmussen and EdKentner. Both writers recently wonawards for Telolith fiction pieces fromthe Columbia Scholastic Press Associa-tion.“I’m very pleased with the readers and

performers,” McGlothing said.

Student wins Miss LiberalSeward student ShenieceMorton is no

quitter. It may have taken her three tries,but she finally achieved what she set outto do two years ago, be crowned MissLiberal. Read Morton’s crowning storyon page 6.

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authenticity of the writer’s signature is verified. The staff reserves the right to editfor length. Opinions voiced in letters and editorials are not necessarily those ofSeward County Community College/Area Technical School or the Crusader.Staff editorials are decided on and written by members of the editorial board:

Morgan Allaman, Dana Loewen, Rustin Watt, Jose Rodriguez, and DeisiBarboza.Advertising is accepted. Rates are $4 per column inch or $4.80 pci for color ads.

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of debt can be some of the best lessons learnedby undergraduates. To get the most from yourcredit cards and avoid get in to trouble you canfollow these basic tips:• Budgeting: Knowing how much you haveand how much you can spend is the first basicrule for using credit cards. It seems simple butthe lack of a budget is the major problem of peo-ple who have a hard time using a credit card.• Pay your credit card bills on time:This is the single most important thing you cando to preserve and enhance your credit rating.Always pay at least your minimum payment andallow time for your payment to reach the com-pany if you are using the mail.• Try to pay off your balance in full

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Karen Land, columnist, public speaker and Iditarod dog mush-er, talked about her experiences in a presentation Feb. 17 at thecollege library.Land has competed in the Iditarod race three times, in 2002,2003, and 2004. These days, she mainly travels to libraries andschools with Borage, her 14-year-old retiredAlaskan Husky.The two made quite a team. Land presented and gabbed abouther experiences in the Iditarodwhile Borage visitedwith the audi-ence, and looking for something to eat, following guests to the

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the Iditarod are quitedifferent from stereo-types of mushing

dogs, Land said. Insteadof the blue-eyed, pointy-eared fuzzy dogsseen in movies, they tend to be small, floppy-eared, brown-eyedand with just a thin coat. The thin coats stem from the need tokeep the dogs cool, not warm. Dog teams run so hard, they arefar more likely to get heat exhaustion than hypothermia.Karen’s training regimen for her dogs is simply strappingthem to a four-wheeler and blazing down dirt trails. The force ofthese dogs is astonishing, Land told her audience.“I’ve seen anything from fences to car bumpers get ripped off(when they get snagged).”The Iditarod dog race, going from Anchorage to Nome on a1,150 mile trail, is sometimes called “The Last Great Race onEarth.” Each contestant must train and bring 12-16 dogs for theextremely dangerous run, with chaotic weather anda lot of roughcountry. Moose attacks are not uncommon, and for this reasonmost mushers carry powerful firearms.Land keeps a small kennel compared to other mushers, only60. She trains them at her home in Martinsdale, Mont.

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By EARL WATT

• Daily Leader

hen upsets were occurring throughout

est, the Saints also found themselves

that had nothing to lose.

to the Green House 0-10 in conference

10 seconds away from a victory when

forced a turnover, sprinted to the goal,

to a wide open Robert Sigala who made

d basket while being fouled. Seward

upset in a 67-64 win and moved one game

t place when Hutchinson suffered an upset

a by losing to Garden City.

w Colby would put up a fight,” Seward

n Zollinger said. “They are at a point in the

here they have nothing to lose. They are

ose. they do what they do, they have no

so they are playing well.”

played so well in fact that despite trailing by

e first half they were able to rally to a seven

ad.Schafer keyed the Colby comeback by

ting on two three-pointers in the last minute of

st half, and the Trojan push continued in the

d half. Colby took a lead in the first tow minutes

second half, and the Saints continued to chase

y the rest of the half.

ailing by six with three minutes to play, Marcus

es fouled out.

ut Latiq Agard picked up the offensive load and

red the next three points for the Saints while the

defense continued to pressure the Trojans.

Colby’s Jose Pena-Benjamin hit a free throw to give

the Trojans a 63-60 lead with 1:27 to play, and Nolen

cut the lead to one with 1:01 to play with a basket.

Another Seward foul gave COlby a chance to rebuild

the lead, but Aireus Stephenson was only able to make

one of two shots.

After a missed Seward shot and trailing by two, the

Saints forced a Colby turnover, and Latiq Agard was

able to tie the game with 26.2 seconds to go.

Colby brought the ball up court and was looking to

hold for a final shot, but Stephenson was trapped by

Nolen and Sigala against the sideline and half court,

and Nolen was able to poke the ball free and set up

Sigala’s game-winning shot.

Colby attempted a desperation three-pointer as time

expired, but the shot sailed wide.

“I feel really good about having the character to

battle back and find a way to win the game,” Zollinger

said. “I felt like we had to keep playing aggressive. The

defense came up with several big plays down the

stretch, and that got us two transition lay-ups.”

But Zollinger didn’t think the game should have

been so close at the end.

“I am concerned we didn’t play with more energy

and poise prior to that,” he said. “Against Barton

County we were energetic, we shared the ball. Tonight

we couldn’t make perimeter threes, we were hitting

everything short, and that made us more hesitant to

shoot.”Agard led the Saints with 24 points, Nolen had 12,

and Sigala scored nine.

Isaiah Thaw takes a shot against Colby Saturday at

the Green House. Seward rallied from a seven-point

deficit in the second half to win by forcing two late

turnovers for a 67-64 win. Daily Leader photo/Earl Watt

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Robert Sigala gets a slam dunk in the

first half Saturday against Colby. Later,

he would score the game-winning

basket on an assist from Marky Nolen

on a night that had emotion for the

Sigala family. One year ago, Robert’s

younger brother Tony lost his battle

with cancer. Daily Leader photo/Earl Watt

By EARL WATT

• Daily Leader

At some point it was going to happen.

The Lady Saints were going to go on a

run.How many points was it going to be.

This time it was a 25-0 run that ended

any thoughts of a Colby upset Saturday

at the Green House.

Seward went on to win in a rout, 91-38

to stay on top of the Jayhawk West.

The No. 9 Lady Saints already had a

26-16 lead with eight minutes to play in

the first half.

Colby wouldn’t score again for nine

minutes.Kendra Spresser started the run by

scoring a jumper, two free throws and a

three-pointer.

Seward’s defensive pressure forced the

turnovers and quick baskets while the

Lady Trojans fouled Seward out of

frustration.

Seward’s run could have been larger,

but the Lady Saints missed four straight

free throws near the end of the first half.

By the end of the run, the Lady Saints

had a 50-17 lead.

Toby Wynn substituted often during

the game, but he didn’t have to think

about which Lady Saint was going to get

a rest. He switched out five for five

throughout the game.

The second group of five played most

of the second half.

It didn’t matter. They continued to

build the lead.

With 35 seconds to play, Morgan

Skomal hit a three to give the Lady Saints

their biggest lead of the night at 55

points, 91-36.

All 10 Lady Saints scored in the game.

While the win was one of the largest

margins of victory against a Jayhawk

West opponent, Seward coach Toby

Wynn still expected higher intensity from

the tip.“Early we didn’t come out and play

locked-in defense like we needed to,” he

said. “After we forced some turnovers we

were able to score some baskets, and we

came out in second half and was able to

defend.”Spresser stepped up to lead the Lady

Saints by scoring 23 points.

“She played good,” Wynn said. “She’s

somebody that can score with the

basketball. I was glad to see her shoot it.

As long as we keep her going, that is

always a plus.”

With the lopsided score, Wynn was

concerned that his team would lose

focus.“In games like this you hope that you

don’t get sloppy or careless with the

basketball,” he said. “You want to shoot it

before you turn it over, and play solid

defensively. You don’t want to start

picking up bad habits.”

One of those moments came early

when Lady Saint standout Rachel Barnes

was whistled for two quick fouls.

“Rachel picked up a foul in the first

minute of the game because she didn’t

move her feet,” Wynn said. “You can’t

have those fouls no matter who you are

playing.”After Spresser’s 23, Morgan Skomal

scored 16, and Vaneza Junior had 12.

Former Lady Redskin Tameka Sanchez

hit two three pointers for six points.

Megan Lassley provides defensive pressure against Colby’s Danisha Cole.

Seward forced 37 Colby turnovers in a 91-38 thrashing of the Lady Trojans.

Daily Leader photo/Earl Watt

LADY SAINTS CRUSH COLBY, 91-38

e surge lifts Saints

Sigala hits

big shot on

solemn night By EARL WATT

• Daily Leader

Staying focused on a basketball game

might not have been the top priority for

Robert Sigala Saturday night at the Green

House.A year ago, Southwestern Heights was

preparing for a homecoming game when

the word reached the school that eighth

grade student Tony Sigala had lost his

battle with cancer.

While the games continued that night,

Homecoming festivities were moved. The

Saints basketball team went to the Corral

to watch the games and offer their support.

Saturday, one year after the tragic loss,

Robert Sigala stepped on the court to play

for his younger brother.

In a tie game with less than 20 seconds to

play, Sigala and Marky Nolen trapped

Colby’s Aireus Stephenson and forced a

turnover.Nolen took the ball and sprinted to the

goal. Sigala went with him, and Nolen

made the pass, Sigala made the shot, was

fouled, and Seward earned the win.

“Coach came out of the time out and

said we wanted to get the trap,” Sigala said.

“One of our most aggressive players is

Marky Nolen. He got the ball, and the first

thing that came to my mind was run with

him. He gave me the ball, and I had to

finish.”Before Sigala could take his free throw

Colby called a time out. But it didn’t ice the

Saints sophomore. Instead, it gave him a

chance to get a confidence booster form his

coach.“Coach put all the confidence in me,” he

said. “He said, ‘After Robert hits this free

throw and puts us up by three, let’s get a

stop.’”The Saints were able to keep Colby from

getting a clean look in the final seconds to

preserve the 67-64 win.

Sigala came out of the locker room

wearing a shirt that said “Remembering

Tony,” a clear indication that there were

emotions running during the game.

“This was the one year anniversary,”

Sigala said. “He was in my mind the whole

night. The first thing came to my mind was

do it all for him.”Hooker boys meshing together at right time

By PHIL SANDOVAL

Guymon Daily Herald

HOOKER — The pieces are starting

to fit.It comes just at the right time for the

Hooker High School boys basketball

team who begins District Tournament

play late next week.

At times, the Bulldogs looked unstop-

pable in Friday’s 63-53 scoreboard-

misleading victory over Moscow, Kan.

When Hooker wanted to fast break.

Gil Sanchez slashed his way past by the

slow-reacting Wildcats with ease. When a

outside shot was needed. Jake

Broadbent, Payton Slater and Blake

Kennedy delivered.

So did forwards Josh Faulkner,

Michael Wiebe. When a key rebound

needed to be pulled down they produced.

It turned out to be a good night for

Hooker, who struggled through most of

the first half before getting their game

together.The teams exchanged leads three times

in the second quarter after Broadbent

put Hooker on top, 13-10, with a field

goal and two free throws at the end of the

first period.

Moscow watched a six-point, second

quarter lead they build slip away in the

final minute of the half when Slater, who

had a team-high 17 points, gave Hooker

the lead with 43 seconds left on a fast

break lay-up.

Weibe doubled the Bulldogs lead to

32-28 with a bucket on the next

possession after a Wildcats miss before a

field goal from Breck Roop reduced

Hooker’s margin to two at the 10-second

mark. Roop also had 17 points.

Sanchez had a pivotal role in the

turnaround. His ability to zip past

defenders gave Hooker leads twice

before Slater’s bucket.

“We went to our dribble drive stuff,”

explained Coffman. “Sanchez is a little-

bitty guy and they had a hard time

stopping him when he wants to get

somewhere. That was big for us.”

The sophomore’s scores put life back in

Hooker’s stagnate offense.

“We were just standing around and we

weren’t rebounding at all,” said Coffman

of a stretch in the second quarter. “I

thought we were getting good looks. It’s

just that we didn’t have anybody going to

the boards. That’s not just us.”

In the second half, the Bulldogs

returned to normal.

Especially Slater.

After scoring just 6 points to then, he

awakened after intermission.

The freshman scored on his first two

possessions in the second half to give

Hooker a 37-30 lead. Then he

maintained that advantage after Moscow

retaliated with comeback scores until the

rest of the Bulldogs lineup came forward

later in the third quarter.

Broadbent drained in a 3-ball with 2:18

left to start a 7-0 run, capped by Slater’s

driving lay-in to go ahead 50-38 with 43

seconds remaining.

“In the second half we started going to

the boards a lot more and we started

getting second-chance opportunities that

we weren’t getting in the first half,” said

Coffman.Hooker’s play after a recent loss at

Beaver is a good sign, the coach added.

“From that point on we played well

against Elkhart and we played well

tonight. Hopefully, we’re playing a lot

better going into districts. We’ll find out

next Tuesday against Hugoton. There are

an athletic group and a much bigger

school.

Josh Faulkner of Hooker releases a shot over Moscow, Kan. sophomore Osvaldo

Granillo in Friday’s victory. Phil Sandoval/Guymon Daily Herald

Busy week

for RedskinsDaily Leader staff report

The Redskins and Lady Redskins will

play three games in five days at home this

week.Liberal plays Guymon Tuesday, Hays for

homecoming Friday, and Sunrise Christian

in a make-up game Saturday.

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Spencer Moore dribbles the ball against Dodge City Saturday night. The Saints

came back in the seocnd half to knock off the Conquistadors. Daily Leader

photo/Rustin Watt

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‘SOCK’ ITo recognize breast cancer pink socks Saturday against

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Daily LeaGreat Bend enSaturday at Liberal’sboth the Lady RedsWestern Athletic ConThe Lady Redskinswinning the WAC disloss to the Lady PanthIt was Great Bend’s of the season.Justice Norah battledstill scored 23 points tRedskins.

Liberal fell to 11-7 overThe night was not mucRedskins. Liberal’s offenproduce, and the RedskPanthers 52-42.Jade Cathey led the Repoints, and Justin Andrade aLiberal fell to 10-8 on the Both teams will host GTuesday at the Big House.Liberal will need wins to iround Sub-State game at homThe girls begin at 6 p.m. withfollow.

J.D. Pugh of Texhoma High School pulls down a

rebound in front of Hooker forward Payson Slater in

Saturday’s Boys Class A regional consolation

championship game. Photo courtesy Renee Ellis

Jordan Jesko applies tight defense on a Cashion player in

Saturday’s regional consolation championship game. The Lady

Dusters fell one game short of the area tournament losing 44-36.

Courtesy photo

By RUSTIN WATT•Daily LeaderDown seven with eight minutes to

play, Seward chipped away and madetough baskets in traffic to defeat DodgeCity 67-63 at the Green House Saturdaynight.

It was homecoming with a huge crowdafoot, and a close win over a conferencerival was the icing on the cake for theSaints.

This game had the makings of a battleright out of the gate. The Conquistadorsshot out to a 7-0 lead before back-to-back threes from Spencer Moore andanother by Donte McCarter erased theConqs lead in a little over a minute.

Back and forth it went the rest of thefirst half with two Saints scoring indouble figures before going into thelocker room. By the time the half time buzzer

sounded, Spencer Moore had dropped10 points and Robert Sigala 11, but theSaints still trailed 37-34.Early in the second half the Saints had

many opportunities at lay-ups off stealsand went up and drew what appeared tobe contact on four or five occasions, butno whistle sounded.Despite not being able to cash in on

those opportunities, more were to come.“Things just weren’t going our way

early on,” Saints head coach BryanZollinger said. “We got frustrated —players and coaches, too. But weadjusted to things and just continued toplay hard.”

With eight minutes to play the Saintswere down seven before Marcus Jamesreceived a pass at the top of the key andsplit the Conqs defense for a lay-up. Onthe ensuing possession, Latiq Agard wasable to convert on a circus shotsurrounded by four Conquistadordefenders. Marky Nolen capped off therun by sinking two free throws, and theSaints were back in business down one,53-52.

Dodge stretched the lead back to fourwith a little over five minutes to play

By JASON EPPDaily LeaderAfter losing four starters from last

year’s second straight statetournament team, The Beaver LadyDusters were not supposed to evenbe playing this late in the playoffs.

But when Erin Becker was fouledmaking a layup, her subsequentfree throw gave the Lady Dusters a14-3 lead with just seconds left inthe first quarter and had Beaverbelieving.

Cashion, with two state titles inthe previous decade, had facedadversity like this before and wasable to mount a comeback to win44-36, and end the Lady Dustersseason.

What had put the Lady Dustersin great position was the same thingthat all Casey Jones coached teamshave hung their hat on - great

By RUSTIN WATT•Daily LeaderWhen it comes down to the end

of the season and the team atopthe conference is a game a head inthe standings they must continueto do one thing — win. That isexactly what the Lady Saints hadto do — and did — against theLady Conquistadors Saturdaynight at the Green House in a 93-50 route.

It was homecoming at theGreen House with likely thebiggest crowd of the seasonpresent. The Lady Saints came ina game ahead of the Lady BlueDragons of Hutch and are nowone game ahead with two regularseason games remaining.“The support was unbelievable,”

Lady Saints head coach TobyWynn said. “I’ve always believedthat we have the best fan base injunior college women’s basketball.No community supports theirteam like ours does, and we’re sofortunate to have that support.”The Lady Saints, sporting pink

socks and head bands for breastcancer awareness, came out in apress defense the Lady Conqcouldn’t handl

ahead 21-2 before the midpoi

TOUGH D EARNSCARDS REGIONACHAMPIONSHIPBy JASON EPPDaily Leader

On a below par shooting night, theTurpin Cardinals relied on stellar defenseto win 37-26 over the Seiling Wildcats andsecure a regional championship.Turpin jumped all over Seiling, scoring

the first thirteen point of the game.Seiling’s first point came on a free throwwith three seconds left in the first quarter,and were limited to only three attemptsfrom the field in the first quarter.

Turpin opened the second quarter bypushing the lead to 17-1. Seiling finally hittheir first field goal of the game with 4:40left in the second quarter, and it started a12-0 run for the Wildcats that made thescore 17-13 at the half.“Our defense was great,” said Cardinals

coach Gary Wallace. “It helped us getbaskets in transition. We had a bad fourminute stretch, but we reco dTurpin

Texhomaoutlasts Hookerin ‘ugly’ 37-34regional winBy PHIL SANDOVALGuymon Daily HeraldSEILING, OKLA. — Forget about the pretty plays and

the fancy stuff. Playoff basketball is all about grit, determi-

nation and defense.Texhoma and Hooker displayed all three in Saturday’s,

Class A boys regional consolation championship game

against each other. Fittingly, it took almost the entire four

quarters to a winner to emerge.J.D. Pugh put the Red Devils ahead, 30-29, with six

minutes left in the game. The senior’s basket led to a 6-1

run where stretched the margin to 34-30 at the two-minute

mark.“That was playoff basketball right there,” said Hooker

head coach Brad Coffman. “Pugh took over. I thought we

had defended him really well. But great players make great

plays and he did.”Texhoma held serve to takecross count

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Saints rally late forhomecoming win

Cashion ends Lady Dusters season

Spencer Moore dribbles the ball against Dodge City Saturday

night. The Saints came back in the seocnd half to knock off the

Conquistadors. Daily Leader photo/Rustin Watt

LADY SAINTS ROUT DODGE CITY, 93-50

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Feb. 18—SCCC/ATS Security De-partment assisted detectives with theLiberal Police Department in the in-vestigation of an assault that was al-leged to have occurred at the StudentLiving Center. At the conclusion ofthe investigation, officers were able todetermine that the incident was un-founded. The information surround-ing the incident was forwarded to theSeward County Attorney’s Office forreview to determine if any subsequentcharges may be filed for the false re-porting of a crime.Feb. 10—SCCC/ATS Security De-

partment investigated an incident in-volving disorderly conduct in thelobby of theActivities Building and ina room in the Student Living Center.Two of the subjects that were in-volved in the incident were ordered to

leave the SLC and the Liberal PoliceDepartment was subsequently con-tacted to issue a “No Trespass Warn-ing” at a later date on one of the sub-jects for the Student Living Center.Feb. 5, 6, 12, 14— SCCC/ATS Se-

curity Department investigated fiveother incidents in SCCC/ATS studenthousing involving the possession ofalcoholic beverages. In each incidentall contraband was confiscated andthe information was referred to theHousing Department for disciplinaryreview. Each subject involved was is-sued disciplinary sanctions for pos-session of alcoholic beverages by aminor.Feb. 3 — SCCC/ATS Security De-

partment filed a report involving anoff campus auto accident that in-volved a collision with a deer in

Meade County. The college employ-ee who was involved in the incidentwas uninjured; however, the collegevehicle received a substantial amountof front end damage in the collision.Jan. 31— SCCC/ATS Security De-

partment was summoned to the westparking lot of the Student Living Cen-ter in reference to criminal damage toa vehicle. According to the victim,some had vandalized the exterior ofthe vehicle. The damages to the vehi-cle were estimated at $200. No sus-pects in the incident were named andthe incident remains under investiga-tion.Jan. 31 — Personnel with the

SCCC/ATS Housing Department lo-cated and confiscated alcoholic bev-erages in a room in the Student LivingCenter, 1801 N. KansasAve. The Se-

curity Department was contactedabout the incident and the beverageswere subsequently turned over to anofficer. The parties involved in the in-cident were issued sanctions for pos-session of alcoholic beverages by mi-nors.Jan. 30 — The SCCC/ATS Securi-

ty Department assisted theSCCC/ATS Housing Departmentconduct room checks at the AreaTechnical School dormitories, 2101N. Kansas Ave. During the checks,alcoholic beverages were located inone of the rooms. The beverageswere confiscated and the informationwas referred to the housing depart-ment for disciplinary review. Sanc-tions were subsequently issuedagainst the student for possession ofalcohol by a minor.

Former drill sergeant shifts to special ed teachingDeisi BarbozaCrusader staff

The twists and turns of life have ledthis man down paths as a truck driverand a military drill sergeant, but he’sstriving for one more twist — to be-come a special education teacher.Seward County Community Col-

lege/Area Technical School non-tra-ditional student Ronnie Pitcock hasexperienced life’s unexpected twistsand turns, and he still stays positive.A year ago, Pitcock had a triple by-

pass surgery, and according to him, ithas changed the way he looks at life.“I look at life, I’m less tight and I

can think more,” Pitcock said. “I was

almost dead, and it makes you thinkclearer.”With a positive outlook, Pitcock

hopes to continue his education andfurther his career.He hopes to become a special edu-

cation teacher. Teaching is somethingPitcock has done before, as he was adrill sergeant for 13 years.One idea he said that he enjoyed

most about the military was that “if Ifail it’s OK I can keep trying. I thinkanyone can follow that.”He also worked as a truck driver for

30 years.He plans to attend Northwestern

Oklahoma State University after SCto complete his special education

teaching degree.Another goal Pitcock would like to

achieve is to work with the U.S. De-partment of Defense and teach over-seas in Germany.Pitcock is familiar with the country

as he spent nine years stationed therewith the military.His ambition to become a teacher

came from his wife, who is specialeducation teacher.Pitcock has also worked as a para

for two years at Liberal High Schooland South Middle School, and hehopes to make the full jump intoteaching.A para assists with what the teacher

wants taught. Paras mainly help stu-

dents with special needs that are en-rolled in more mainstream classes.At the high school, he would often

work with students suffering withautism as he could help them and pro-tect them because of his size.After his surgery, Pitcock couldn’t

work as a para because he wasn’table to do any heavy lifting.To Pitcock, being a better teacher

means understanding the students.Pitcock was born in Pampa, Texas,

and raised in Amarillo, Texas. Healso feels that he has lived a full life.Pitcock says he never would have

guessed he would want to become ateacher at this point in his career, andhopes he can teach for a full 20 years.

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Garber joined the military in 2003 asa wheels vehicle mechanic. When he returned from being sta-

tioned in Germany, he worked in Liber-al as a service manager for Stewart andStevenson for two years before comingto SCCC/ATS to jump start the programonce more. The college had attempted to start the

program in the fall semester of 2009, butwas unsuccessful due to the resignationof the college’s former natural gas com-pressor technology instructor MikePaden. The gas compression industry ap-

proached the school requesting that atraining program be put in place to re-cruit and train a new generation ofworkers for the field, according to bothmembers of the Petroleum Institute forEducation and Jackson.

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Craig Dusek is the new Web site andPortal Manager for Seward County Com-munity College/Area Technical School. Dusek’s responsibilities include manag-

ing the college Web site, the digital sign,the queuing system and also he helps outwith the IP phone system.Dusek said he had heard about the job

offer though his stepsister Celeste Dono-van. “I knew we were looking for some-one for over a year.” Donovan said. “Ithink the IT department are a nice groupof guys that he would would enjoy work-ing with.” What Dusek likes most about Liberal is

that it’s a break from what he was doing inSioux Falls, S.D., as he mainly did infor-mation technology. He thinks multimedia and IT have a lot

of crossover; however, there is still quite abit to learn, which is something he looksforward toand he statedthat he wasexcited aboutworking withnew software.“I have a

lot of back-ground withtech,” Duseksaid. Dusek re-

ceived his de-gree in elec-tronics andengineeringtechnology atSouth DakotaState University. Dusek not only likes the change in his

type of work, but also the change inweather. “I’m happy to be here. I hope tosettle in soon.” Dusek said. “I enjoy theweather because when I left [Sioux Falls]it was below 19.” Another thing Dusek enjoys about

working for the college is that the IT de-partment is very supportive of each other.“Because of our background, we all helpeach other out.” The IT department also made him feel

right at home. “I clicked right away; I likethe people.” Donovan is happy about her stepbroth-

er’s new job. “It’s a hard position to fill,but I think he’ll do a great job.”

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OPINION4 Wednesday, March 3, 2010CRUSADER

Student experiences being the first in her family to serve on a jury

Busyness should become quietness

Don’t be caught off-guard by the TelolithBil l McGlothingEvery semester, I’m perplexed and more than a little frustrated

when I bring up Seward County Community College/Area Tech-nical School’s nationally recognized creative writing and art pub-lication. With very few exceptions, I’m met with gawp-jawed in-comprehension, and my follow-up question, “You haven’t heardof it?” with a wary “Nuh-uh”—as if I’d asked “Carp caviar?” or“English essay?” In my defeatist moments, I get the feeling thatthe Telolith may be the best-kept secret on campus.In the 1970s (yes, the publication has been around that long) the

name choice was probably the result of one of those sudden in-sights induced by inhaling the fumes of a late night mimeograph-ing session: “Hey, man, let’s call this mag Telolith!” “Buzzingrock” somehow morphed into “Gems Of Our Minds.” One canonly respond “Like, why the hell not!” Or perhaps “Far Out!”But does that suspect origin alone explain the obscurity that

seems to cloak the Telolith year round?Maybe the problem is with the name. How do you even say it?

Should the word be spoken as a command--TELL-o-lith—like get-ting in the first punch? Perhaps the rollercoasterian tell-O-lith? Orthe accent-delayed William Tellian telloLITH, telloLITH, telloLITH! LITH! LITH! Or the mutant TEE-LEE-o-lith (an extra syl-lable sprouted like a third eyeball)?No. Watch my mouth: TELL. O. LITH.Perhaps there is a deeper mystery inherent in the word itself.

Maybe it’s really an acronym: To Every Lucky One Loved In TrueHonor. Teach Each Lingering Old Loser In Truthful Heart? Trans-mit Edith Lots Of Luck In The Halfpipe?

Maybe it’s an anagram. I wrote a poem for this column a fewyears back using just the letters in the word. My poem involved aconversation between two characters, Hilltote and LeTiloth and acase of arson. Try this the next time you want to burn some time.Maybe it’s a cosmic cryptogram in text-messagese, just waiting

for its emoticons to phone home.Let me attempt to crack the code, if not once and for all, at least

for the coming semester.Every spring brings the opportunity for SCCC/ATS writers, pho-

tographers, artists, graphic designers, and ceramicists to show theircreative talents, put them on display in a quality publication of lit-erature and art named Telolith.Somehow, each May’s press run is spirited away. Stacks of is-

sues vanish. Forgotten? Perhaps, except by a few loyal fans andthe contributors, the students who keep the publication vital. Andby such organizations as TheAmerican Scholastic Press Associa-tion and The Columbia Scholastic PressAssociation. For proof seethe Telolith’s 17 national award plaques stashed in H-109.Next time, don’t get caught gawp-jawed when someone men-

tions the Telolith.Know of it.Be in it.Deadline for submissions of original and previously unpublished

art, photography, poetry, short fiction, personal essays, and cre-ative nonfiction, is Friday, March 12. Submission forms are avail-able from Telolith advisors Susan Copas (susan.copas@sccc.edu/417-1453/ Humanities 108) and Bill McGlothing (bill.mcgloth-ing@sccc.edu/ 417-1457/ Humanities 107).

Americans are a busy bunch. We are so busysometimes that we forget that we’re busy. Wemake plans to be busy, and forget that we are toobusy to carry out those plans. Other times peoplecan’t help us quit being busy, because they are ap-parently too busy to help us achieve our goal, sowe can continue to be busy on something else.We get angry and frustrated, because a person

we didn’t call before because we were too busy isnow too busy to take our call. We lose sleep overour busyness and spend money on energy drinksso that we can stay awake and remain busy. Amer-icans aren’t just busy, we worship busyness.When I was in Ecuador on a missions trip, we

worked in the busy town of Quito, a business cen-ter where many Americans came to vacation.There they are able to visit, within their comfortzone, a third world nation. But the missionariesthere were different. They weren’t fooled by thecountry’s façade of luxury and business. They saw

broken people, who were in turn torn apart by se-crecy. It makes me wonder how God sees Ameri-ca, when he looks down from Heaven.Our mission’s teams left Quito after a few days

of visiting and traveled to the Waodani villages,which took around 16 hours. I remember howquiet it was. I remember how loud we were, butthe colors of the forests and the mountains seemedto speak louder than us. We eventually began lis-tening.Our job at the village was to build a church and

our day composed of eating, working until lunch,working until supper and when the sun set, relax-ing in one of the cheap little village buildings for atime of praise and worship. One of the greatestthings I took away from Ecuador was how quiet itwas. Busyness is noise, and thus the lack of busy-ness is like being in a quiet place. I want to regainthat quiet calmness, that lack of worry.There’s a verse in Psalms 46:10 that tells us to

“Be still and know that I am God,” which couldalso read “Stop moving and know that I am God”.Maybe this is why we’re so busy, because we don’twant to remember that God is God, and we areHis. But the truth of His position is worth it.We can choose to live our lives in either of two

ways: busy, and die out of our stress, or live in thecool, calm of His mercy, dying in His presence.

Jury duty is something most citizens seem todread; yet as the first person in my family to serveon a jury, I found the experience to be interesting

and a nice break from my everyday life. Jury dutyactually isn’t too bad. It’s the selection that is apain.The court room was way too overcrowded when

I first arrived, and I had to stand in the doorway, butthe questioning part flew by pretty quickly. Thejudge told us to be back at 1 p.m., but we didn’t getto find out who was on the jury until 4:30 p.m.After that I was kind of glad I got selected, becauseif I had to wait three hours to find out that I didn’tget picked, I would have been upset.

Recess was something that I ei-ther looked forward to or dreaded,as sometimes the break felt neces-sary. For instance, I wasn’t toocrazy about watching a three hoursurveillance video, so the breakafter that was much needed. As forthe regular breaks between hours,some were anti-climatic, as itwould take me a while to get backinto the case fully.

The two most important things for me toremember was to keep an open mindthroughout the entire case and to not let thelawyers stand in the way of my decision.Favoring one lawyer over the other basedon their style of handling the case wassomething I would often see myself doing;however, I knew I should consider the evi-dence more than the tactics the lawyersused. After all, that’s exactly what they aresuppose to doing.

If there’s one thing a graduatingcommunity college student shouldkeep in mind about transferring, it’saccreditation.Over the past year, I’ve been set

on going to, well …let’s call it Uni-versity A. I met with my counselorfor University A two times andchecked out the dorms, the class-rooms and the labs. I was feeling thepressure frommy counselor to com-mit. He even almost had me con-vinced to drop classes at Sewardthis semester and head to Universi-tyA right away.That is, until I attended a portfo-

lio day where graduating studentsshow off “all their hard work.”Needless to say, I was unimpressed.My counselor had built up this

amazing school in my mind, and themoney behind University A, whichprovided the fancy building andlabs, had given me incorrect tunnel

vision.Then, to top it off, I find out

UniversityA isn’t even a national-ly accredited school, which meansthat if I wanted to transfer afterUniversity A, none of my credithours would count unless I trans-ferred to one of their “sister

schools.” That means four moreyears if wanted to get my master’sdegree after already spending twoyears at Seward and two years atUniversityA.That also means that this coun-

selor, who has been pressuring mefor the past six months to attendUniversity A, gets a big fat bonusevery time he adds a student to theenrollment list. This University Acounselor doesn’t care about my fu-ture or the fact that I informed him Iwanted a master’s degree. He justwants my money.Looking back, I’m ashamed that I

didn’t do the research when a mas-ter’s degree was what I’m going for,but I know I’m not the only one whohas made the mistake. I am glad Icaught my mistake though andlooked into their rival school.University B here I come…for

my master’s.

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In the Jan. 29 edition, I wrote a columnabout how to open a bank account withouta social security number. It turns out thatthe information I used for that was totallyinaccurate. I took the information from aWeb site as a direct quotation.In a progression of errors, my original

document which referenced twoWeb sitesand showed where the quotes came from,would not open on the computers in ouroffice. As the document was shuffled,opened, and retyped, the references to theWeb sites which had been at the bottom ofmy column were lost. That mistakechanged the meaning of the column, froma quotation about aWeb site’s informationto a personal opinion.The information on that Web site is

completely inaccurate, as I have learnedthrough feedback from members of thebanking community. In fact, some of thelaws posted there don’t even exist.Days after the publication, I received

calls explaining the errors of my column.

They told me that I should be aware thatthe Web site I used is an anti-governmentspot. In addition, this site makes peoplebelieve they can open bank accounts with-out any social security number, and evenaffirm it is perfectly legal. That is not true.Regulations in place today require banks

to obtain this identification when openingaccounts. Local bank officials have volun-teered to be available to further explain thelaws they work with, and I appreciate that.Knowing now the information about

this topic, I apologize to all the peoplewho were affected by my column. Also, Iuse this space to make this correctionabout my last column, and say thanks toall the people who contacted me to let meknow about this mistake. Learning frommy mistakes helps me to understand bet-ter what we are doing.

Thanks,Miguel Campano

Choose college carefully

Students, faculty and others connecting to the Internet via the college mayhave been facing online problems, as certain Web sites have been blocked.However, these problems were due to the change of the firewall and a new con-tent filter.The new content filter is a little bit pickier, according to computer technical

support specialist Ed Hall. His main concern is to edit the new content filter tohow it used to be. The content filter is what allows or blocksWeb sites.If a campus Internet user accesses a site which they feel shouldn’t be blocked;

they can contact the information technology department. They can help get thesite unblocked if it does not violate the college’s policy. According to Hall, theproblem should be worked out in no more than two minutes after they have beencontacted.Faster connection is a main perk to having a new firewall. As the number of

computers and other wireless devices such as iPhones, iPods and PS3s increas-es, it makes all the other systems slower.The old model, iPrism, was built to handle a couple of hundred computers,but the new model, SonicWALL, can support up to 1,500 devices.Rather than just complain about the situation, we hope the communication be-tween the IT department and campus Internet users improves, as it is a majorpart in solving any problems with Internet connection. In fact, the “red screenof death” that pops up when someone accesses a blocked site should have in-formation on where to contact the IT department. Another thing that can helpcut down broadband usage is using online radio stations instead of listen-ing to videos on sites such as YouTube.

CORRECTIONLetter of apology for errors in column

HOMECOMING CRUSADER 5Wednesday, March 3, 2010

20102010

Crusader photo/Miguel Campano

Newly crowned homecoming king Edgar Rosales smiles and claps.Homecoming is sponsored by the Student Government Associa-tion, which planned activities leading up to the Feb. 20 coronation.

Crusader photo/Miguel Campano

Will Rector escorted two homecoming queen candidates instead of one. King candidate LayneGreeson was unable to attend because of baseball. For more photos see CrusaderNews.com.

Crusader photo/Miguel Campano

Will Rector takes all the chips during the poker game held in the Student Union during homecoming week.

Crusader photo/Miguel Campano

Security officer John Hiebert and Saul Rico don their hats and shades to play pokerin the union at the Texas Hold ’Em Tournament activity during homecoming week.

Crusader photo/Alfredo Anaya

Homecoming queen candidates stand arm in arm waiting for the results ofwho will be the 2010 queen, determined by student ballots cast that week.

Crusader photo/Rustin Watt

The homecoming court includes Lilia Torres, Brianna Lucero, Jessica Palacios, Jasmine Mitchell, 2009 queen Rosa Campos, flower girl Kateline Carrasco, queen Jordan Eder, king Edgar Rosales and 2009 king KaseyKrueger. Crown bearer Korbin Roberts is the son of automotive technology instructor Justin Roberts and his wife Cassie. Candidates Will Rector, Long Vo and Saul Rico relax as pictures were taken after the crowning.

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Rosa Campos and homecoming queen Jordan Eder laugh as Campos pins Eder’s crown. Campos was last year’s homecoming queen.HomecomingHomecoming

ENTERTAINMENT6 Wednesday, March 3, 2010CRUSADER

Book | Alfredo Anaya

Music | Jose Rodriguez

Dognarrates touchingstory about love and loss

Funbeatsmakemediocrelyrics sounddecent

Unlike most books, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by GarthStein, is told through the eyes ofa very different type of narrator.This story is seen through a fami-ly dog named Enzo. Named afterEnzo Ferrari, the famous luxurycar designer, Enzo the dog is alsovery interested in cars and carraces.“TheArt of Racing in the Rain”

begins with Enzo being an olddog about to pass away, he re-counts memories of his life withthe family since the beginningwhen he was a puppy. Enzo’sowner Denny is an aspiring carracer who has competed in manyraces and has been offered manyopportunities to keep competing.However, Denny has to tend tohis family after his wife Eve is di-agnosed with brain cancer and his

responsibilities around the house increase. Zoë, the daughter ofDenny and Eve, is a smart young girl and Enzo promised Eve hewould look after her if anything were to happen to her. Eve’s cancertakes a toll on the family, as Denny is forced to stop competing inorder to stay in Seattle and take care of the family. Eve’s parents areconcerned and ask Denny to keep Eve and Zoë together in order tomake Eve’s passing easier. Denny agrees to keep the mother anddaughter together as these might be the final days of Eve’s life.After Eve’s death, Zoë’s grandparents decide that it would be best

for them to have full custody of her. However, Enzo knows that thegrandparents don’t treat Zoë as well as Denny. Max and Trish, theevil twins as Enzo calls them because they often wear matchingclothing, are wealthy and are willing to hire the best lawyers and dowhatever it takes in order to keep Zoë with them. But Denny is will-ing to fight in order to keep his daughter by his side.“The Art of Racing in the Rain” indicates that dogs know about

human souls better than we know about ourselves. Enzo conveysthoughts and emotions better than anybody telling this story, and itwas both emotional and enjoyable.

Her name is Ke$ha andchances have it you haveheard her singing back-ground in one of your fa-vorite singer’s songs.Ke$ha, whose real name

is Kesha Sebert, has beentrying to make it big for afew years now. She wasfeatured in Flo Rida’s song“Right Round” but was leftout of the credits and got nomoney for her work, hencethe “$.” Her success did notcome until the end of the

decade with the hit single “Tik Tok.”Her album aptly titled “Animal” is a mix of crunkcore and elec-

tropop. Most songs have fun and memorable beats but the songsthemselves are pretty forgettable. Standouts tracks are obviously“Tik Tok,” which talks about having a fun time at a party and“Stephen” where you can actually hear her singing voice. “Take itOff” is also worth mention, the heavy, vampy beat helps this songstand out from a mostly mediocre album. She collaborates with theband 3Oh!3 on her second single “Blah Blah Blah,” but the singledoesn’t have the appeal of “Tik Tok.”The lyrics of her songs are mainly what annoyed me about the

songs. Honestly, who says crunk anymore? The word is so 2008 andlate, just like the band 3Oh!3, as well as her music and stage per-sona. She always has a devilish grin on her face and looks like shejust spent all night at the best party ever. So either you want to go toan amazing party with her or want to buy her some soap. She cansing pretty well but it’s hard to tell since all her songs sound veryautotuned, which seems to be the new vogue in the music industry.It’s hard to find a song nowadays where autotune isn’t involved.If more than half the songs on an album are not engaging then it

is never worth buying the entire album. It’s fun, mindless music thatwould sound great at any club or party but lackluster when out ofthat scene.She has the makings of being a one hit wonder but these days it is

hard to tell who will have longevity in the music industry.

Ke$ha

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Game | Joseph Hoffman

Battlefield challengesModernWarfareBattlefield Bad Company 2

Thirdtime is

thecharm

Morton crowned2010MissLiberalJose RodriguezEntertainment editor

Sheniece Morton is no quitter. It mayhave taken her three tries but she finallyachieved what she set out to do two yearsago, be crowned Miss Liberal.“I was very surprised and even

shocked,” Morton said about having hername announced.Morton participated in the Miss Liber-

al competition since 2008, when she wasa senior in high school. She placed in theTop 5 in both ’08 and ’09 pageants but ittook her a third try to finally be crownedMiss Liberal.“She was very well qualified and she

did great job,” Lu Haines, pageant direc-

tor said. Haines has been on the boardsof many beauty pageants and has over-seen twelve in Liberal.Morton is enrolled in 19 credit hours at

Seward, works at Liberal High Schooland as a sandwich artist at Subway.“She’s a very busy girl,” Haines said.

Morton even said so herself in the inter-view portion of the competition.Even though she has been in the

pageant three times before, Morton saysthis was her best time.“I do not think I should have won any

other time,” Morton said. “This year wasthe most fun because my confidencelevel was where it needed to be.”Along with the title, Morton has re-

ceived many benefits from being in thepageant.“You earn a lot of scholarship money,

you meet new people and you learn re-spect, a lot of kids look up to me,” Mor-ton said.Morton will compete in the Miss

Kansas pageant in Pratt this June.“She certainly will be successful,” said

Haines. “The contestants learn so muchabout performance and interview skillsthat will help them in the future job mar-ket.”Morton is excited and looking forward

to the Miss Kansas competition.“I can’t wait to meet new people and

learn new things.”

The First person shooter genre has become a staple to modern gam-ing, especially in the competitive online world. Until now InfinityWard’s Call of Duty franchise has been king of the multiplayer war-fare hill, however DICE and EAs Battlefield Bad Company 2 notonly gives gamers multiplayer modes that will leave their heartspounding and wanting more, it also delivers an action packed singleplayer campaign that focuses on tactical and survival skills that putthe old cliche of “run and gun” strategies to rest.From the very beginning when you log into to play you feel part

of a team , something that Call of Duty failed to do. The use of tanks,ATVs, helicopters, gives you a sense of excitement along with thefeeling that you are actually in a battle zone. Rush and Conquestmodes push the envelope on tactical objectives and with completelydestructible environments, they are sure to keep you on your toes.As an avid online gamer, I am constantly searching for something

that will keep me coming back for more, whether it is weapon cus-tomizations, gaining experience to get to the next rank, or just solidgameplay that puts a smile on my face. Battlefield not only leaves asmile on my face, it fills the hole that ModernWarfare 2 left me withafter countless hours playing it. Battlefield is a game for fans of allmilitary shooter games and is definitely worthy of buying.

Logan GreenCrusader staff

Alison Chambers, drama instructor and di-rector, announced the cast of the spring mu-sical “The Beauty and the Beast.”The musical will be performed April 20-

24. The play will feature Lauren Peck asBelle, Tony Claus as The Beast, and ChrisTibbets as Gaston. The rest of the cast are asfollows:Lisa Bergman as Mrs. Potts; Peter Emery

as Maurice; Cassie Anderson as Babette;Jimmy Bert, Lumeire; Jeff Hannold,Cogsworth; Killian Doze, Lefou; ElizabethDenoyer, Linsday Brauer. Devon Box as TheSilly Girls.Jordan Urban as Chip; Heather Grant as

Madame de La Grande Bouche; DavidLinares as Monsieur D’Arque, Candle Manand Male villager and aWolf; Isaac Fuentes,Prince; Miguel Rodriguez, Ensemble; Jen-nifer Knox, Aristocratic Lady; Luis Fuentes,Fishman and aWolf.

Gary Collins as the eggman and Baker;Mikayla Knudsen, as the Sausage and CuteGirl; Janny Ourn, Lady w/Cane; Trina Fos-dick, Lady w/Baby; Amanda Henderson asthe Hat Seller; Jessica Malin, The Milkmaid;Tandilee “Baba” Fletcher, Shepherd; TravisNorton, Bookseller.The Enchanted Objects are as follows: Ro-

driguez, Knox, Luis Fuentes, Collins, Mikay-la Knudsen, Ourn, Fosdick, David Linares,Amanda Henderson, Jessica Malin, Fletcher,Norton, Denoyer, Brauer and Box.

Morton answers the spontaneous question thecontestants were given during the interview seg-ment of the competition. At top right, she per-forms her talent singing “My Girl.” At right, shereceives one of the awards she won which includ-ed Physical Fitness and Health in Swimwear,Artistic Expression in Talent and Evening Wear.

Morton has the crown pinned on her head by for-mer Miss Liberal Beth Rolhoff and Miss KansasBecki Ronen. At right, Morton is announced asMiss Liberal 2010. For more photos, visit Cru-saderNews.com.

Cast of college springmusical ‘Beauty and theBeast’ announced

photos by Jose Rodriguez and Landry Mastellar

PANCAKE DAY CRUSADER 7Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Crusader photo/ Miguel Campano

Devon Box, Baba Fletcher, drama instructor Alison Chambers and Heather Grant stay close to-gether during the race.

Students and faculty got involved with many aspectsof the pancake day festivities this year. In the Interna-tional Pancake Day Race, students Devon Box,Heather Grant, Mikayla Knudsen, Baba Fletcher anddrama instructor Alison Chambers all ran. Knudsenended up winning second place, and the other studentshad fun promoting the drama department in the race.Eusebio Lopez, Aaron Shaffer and Saul Rico ran in

the Men’s Pacer Race winning first, second and thirdplaces, respectively.Sheniece Morton and Jordan Eder competed in the

Miss Liberal Scholarship pageant. Morton won the titleof 2010Miss Liberal. Dr. Duane Dunn, president of thecollege, competed in a pancake flipping challenge is-sued by Liberal mayor Joe Denoyer in order to helpraise money for student scholarships.In the pancake day talent show, student Jimmy Ortiz

competed in the Pro-Am division, performing a vocalsolo. Ortiz won third place. Others participated behindthe scenes, including English instructor Janice North-erns, as publicity director; security officer Ray Petty,race chair; and Patsy Fischer, who helped with theMiss Liberal pageant.

— Alfredo Anaya

Seward Style

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Drama students ran to promote the drama department. They dressed in vintageattire representing the early era of Liberal’s pancake day.

Courtesy photo

Dr. Duane Dunn reacts to his “trophy” after finishing last in the Mayor’s Challengepancake flipping contest. He joined Mayor Joe Denoyer, left, County Chair Com-missioner Joyce Hibler, and USD 480 Superintendent Lance Stout among othersin the challenge. Dunn raised more than $200 for scholarships from his outing.

Crusader photo/ Morgan Allaman

Aaron Shaffer second place winner, Eusebio Lopez first placewinner and Saul Rico third place winner pose after the Men’sPacer Race. All three are Seward students.

Crusader photo/ Miguel Campano

Jimmy Ortiz placed third in the Pro-Am Division of the Pancake DayTalent show. He performed a solo to “Bring Him Home.”

Crusader photo/ Morgan Allaman

Third place winner Lindsey Moors, second place winner and Seward stu-dent Mikayla Knudsen and race winner and former Lady Saint Cheri Bevispose after the race. Bevis won with a time of 63 seconds.

Crusader photo/ Morgan Allaman

Eusebio Lopez crosses the finish line winning first place, with Aaron Shaffer close behind.

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Juraj Stepanovic takes part in the Pancake Day eating contest.

Crusader photo/ Morgan Allaman

Miss Liberal Sheniece Morton stands with Miss Kansas Becki Ronen after running as unofficial racers in theInternational Pancake Day Race Feb. 16.

International Pancake Day

PET PROJECT8 Wednesday, March 3, 2010CRUSADER

Owning pets proves beneficial to students

Devon Box took this photo of her dog Emma for Photography Itaught by Gary Marsh.

Morgan AllamanEditor in chief

Recent studies at Ohio State Universitysuggest pets can lend a furry hand to stu-dents dealing with the transition betweenhigh school and college.

According to the study, companionship,staying active and getting through hardtimes are the top three things students cred-it their pets for, but little do most know,their pets help with much more.

Feeling Anxious? Spend just 15 to 30minutes watching a fish swim around itstank, petting a cat or watching a dog chewaimlessly at his toy. In those 15 to 30 min-utes, the stress hormone cortisol will lower,and feel-good hormone serotonin levelswill increase.

Owning pets, dogs in particular, tends tokeep owners physically active.

Seward student Devon Box believes herdogs Molly, Emma and Dotty help keep herin shape by trying to keep them in shape.

“Id like to say that my pets keep me inshape, but lately it’s been the other wayaround,” Box said. “Molly is kind of oldand so she gets tired pretty fast, and Emmahas thyroid problems and tiny legs that canhardly carry her little round belly. Dotty,however, is a German shepherd puppy, soshe keeps us all physical. Molly, Emma,and myself have all lost weight.”

Box is able to exercisewith her dogs.

“I let Molly

trot next to me while I ride my bike aroundthe neighborhood,” Box said.

Pets can also help with the hard times ina student’s life. Many psychologists actu-ally recommend pets for patients with de-pression or high stress because of the calm-ing effect pets can have.

Seward student Alfredo Anaya believeshaving a pet has helped calm his emotions.

“Having a pet really helps make you abetter person,” Anaya said. “When I’mstressed or having a bad day, my dog al-ways helps make things better becausewhen I get home he always acts happy tosee me.”

Box also sees the emotional benefits ofhaving a pet.

“No matter how bad things may get inyour life, pets will always be there to cheeryou up. They are probably the most inno-cent friends that you could have, and they’llnever turn their backs on you,” Box said.“No matter what you might do, your petswill always love you and show their appre-ciation through licks and tail wags.”

Another reason psychologists recom-mend pets to patients is because the distri-bution of responsibility takes the focus offof self and makes people feel better abouthow they spend their time.

Seward student Brianna Lucero has animportant responsibility

to her sugarg l i d e r

Bam-Bam.“He is nocturnal, therefore I have to feed

him his food around 10 at night, which usu-ally consists of fruit and cat food,” Lucerosaid. “He also needs at least one hour of at-tention a day or by nature he will get de-pressed and try to hurt himself.”

A sugar glider is a small gliding marsu-pial related to creatures such as kangaroos,opossums, wombats and Tasmanian devils.

No matter what kind of species they own,pet owners and researchers have also re-ported lower cholesterol and blood pres-sure, improved moods, children with petsare less likely to develop allergies as adults,higher levels of certain immune systemchemicals and lower risk of dying from anycardiac disease including heart failure.

Although a pet may seem like a greatidea after hearing all the perks, studentsmust also take to heart the time one mustput in to a pet relationship.

“The most difficult thing to deal with,however, is watching your pets grow oldand knowing that they only have a fewyears or less of their lives left, and all thewhile you’re too busy to play with them be-cause of school and work and other activi-ties,” Box said. “Leaving my house alwaysinvolves the dogs sitting at the front doorwith their ears back, watching me go.”

•All medical information was taken fromhttp://pets.webmd.com/slideshow-pets-im-prove-your-health.

Alfredo Anaya poses with his dog Oso. Oso means bear inSpanish.

Brianna Lucero’s sugar glider Bam-Bam hangs from his cage.Lucero plans on taking Bam-Bam with her when she transfers toWichita State University.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010CrusaderSEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Think PinkNight

Think PinkNight

Think Pink Night at theGreen House Feb. 20 honoredbreast cancer awareness.The Lady Saints didn’t dis-

appoint the crowd on hand athome as they put away theLady Conquistadors of Dodge93-50 in the Jayhawk Westmatchup.The win put Seward at 26-

2 and 13-1 in conference, onegame closer to becomingJayhawk West champions.

Rustin WattSports editor

With two games left to play, theLady Saints needed to take both gamesto win the Jayhawk West outright.Their final two regular season oppo-nents were the Garden City LadyBroncbusters and the Butler LadyGrizzlies.With the Hutchinson Lady Blue

Dragons one game back in the confer-ence as Seward walked into thematchups, The Lady Saints did exactlywhat they needed to do to win the con-ference out right.The Lady Saints had no desire to

share a conference title andproved it byoutscoring their final two regular-sea-son opponents 177-102 and finishingatop the conference.Versus Garden City on homecom-

ing, Feb. 24, the Lady Saints outre-bounded the Lady Broncbusters 55-25and were led by Rachel Barnes whorecordedanother double-double with 24points and 15 rebounds.Sophomore recognition followed

Feb. 27 as Seward matched up withButler. The Lady Saints sopho-mores last regular season game atthe Green House was not a dis-appointment. Five Lady Saintsscored in double figures.Barnes led the way again with

33 points. Sumr Robinett scored15, and Sheila Washington, MeganLassley, and Kendra Spresser allchipped in 11 in the 93-46 win overthe Lady Grizzlies to prove that theyare the best in the west.The win put the Lady Saints in as

the No. 2 seed in the women’s region-al bracket.The Saints fire continued into

regionals as the Lady Saints defeatedtheir first opponent in Allen County98-56 to move on.

ManyLady Saints are glad to be conferencechamps, but they also want more.“I am sad it went so fast,” Lady

Saints post Nadia Rosario said on hertwo years here. “It was good, a goodexperience. I didn’t have the opportu-nity last year but to be a champ nowfeels great, but I think we all wantmore.”Barnes also wants bigger and better

things.“Winning the confer-

ence was good,”Barnes said. “But now we’re on to

regionals.”The Lady Saints won the conference,

and have pushed through the firstround of regional competition in ablowout fashion andwill be heading toWichita for a 7 p.m. matchup withCoffeyville Friday in Koch Arena.The Lady Saints dominated the west

for a conference championship, buthave many sophomores that sufferedheartbreak in last year’s tournament,wanting more.

Lady Saints:the Best

in the WestThe Lady Saints say farewell to

their sophomores onsophomore recognition with a46-point win to seal the West

and head to regionals

First round blowout movesLady Saints on to second roundRustin WattSports editor

With nine minutes off the clockin the first half, the Lady Saintshad already compiled a 15-pointlead, 23-8. From there, the LadySaints continued to beat on theirfirst-round-regional opponent inAllen County and finished just twoshy of the century mark with a 98-56 win.“I thought our kids playedwell,”

Lady Saints head coach TobyWynn said. “Offensively we exe-cuted really well and we got goodopportunites on the offensive end.We shot 54 percent, any time youdo that it means you’re gettinggood opportunities. I thought wemade the extra pass anddidn’t try toforce anything too much offensive-ly. Defensviely, I felt like we did agod job in our gameplan of guard-ing the people we needed to guard,they way we needed to guard them,and force turnovers and get offenseoff of turnovers.”Seward will take on Coffeyville

at 7 p.m. Friday in Koch Arena atWichita State University, which

will host the regional tournamentMarch 5-8.Last time Seward met with

Coffeyville this season, they wonby an 18-point margin, 61-43 onthe road.“It helps that we’ve played them

and beat them in their place,”Wynn said. “So our kids know weare capable of beating them, and Ithink that’s always important toknow. We’ll definitely watch theirfilm and I’m sure they’ve changeda little since we’ve played them. Ifeel like we’re better since wayback when when we played them,so I know they are going to haveto make some adjustments for usas well. But we’re going to go inconfident, knowing we’re capableof winning the game, and give itour best effort.”If the Lady Saints take care of

business, they will play the winnerof Cowley and Garden at 3 p.m.Sunday; if not, then the LadySaints season would end earlierthan expected.What will be the key in the

Saints matchup with Coffeyville?

“We have to bring it every nightdefensively, sophomore post play-er Nadia Rosario said. “Defensewill be the key in every game, inthe end the key to a regional cham-pionship. We’re going to have torebound more, everyone will haveto commit to the boards. We haveto keep playing together as a teamoffensively like we have been.”Coach Wynn wants the Lady

Saints confident in a different envi-ronment.“It’s a different environment for

sure,” Wynn said. “It will be a dif-ferent environment to shoot theball in, teams generally don’t shootthe ball as well there. So we’re justgoing to have to try and do whatwe’ve done and just try to be whowe are. We don’t really want tochange much about how we’vedone things, or the shots we takeor anything like that. It’s justgiong to be a matter of our girlsjust going in with the sameamount of confidence that they’vehad here at the end and continue tobelieve that they’re good shooters,and shoot the ball effectively.”

Lady Saintssophomoreguard LizGinther goes upfor a left-hand-ed layup inTuesday night’sregionalmatchup at theGreen House.Ginther sunkthe shot whichcame on abreakaway via asteal byGinther. Gintherreached doubledigits with 12points to helpmove Sewardon to the sec-ond round ofregional playwith a 98-56win over AllenCounty. TheLady Saints willtake onCoffeyville at 7p.m. Friday inKoch Arena atWichita StateUniversity.

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Rustin Wattsports editor

In the men’s basketball Jayhawk Confer-ence Regional Tourney, seeds can nearly bethrown out the window. The No. 6 seedSaints and No. 11 seed Kansas Citymatchup last night at the Green Houseproved that.It was yet another down to the wire

matchup for Seward, as they were able tobuild a lead and forced KCK to foul thefinal minute-and-a-half of play in despera-tion. Unfortunately for KCK, the Saintsshot 80 percent from the charity stripe andfinished strong down the stretch for an 85-66 first-round win.It was a back-and-forth battle the dura-

tion of the contest until Seward went on a16-5 run after KCK made it a two-point-game with Seward up 63-61.The run put the Saints up 79-66 and from

there KCK didn’t sink another shot as Se-ward hit free throws along with a buzzerbeater by Alex Sturanovic to move on inthe regional tourney with an 85-66 winover a tough KCK team.“I didn’t know what to expect with their

best player questionable,” Saints post LatiqAgard said. “But I did know that we had tocome out and get a win, or go home. Andwe weren’t ready to go home.”

Despite KCK’s best player being in aboot with a lower leg injury, KCK shotwell from the perimeter and hit nine threes,five coming from guard Scott Fruehling.“Part of our game plan was to

be aware of where their shoot-ers were and get to them early,before they got into the catchand shoot motion,” Saints headcoach Bryan Zollinger said.“Several times Marcus(James)and Jon(Tassin) lost track ofwhere they were. Their aware-ness wasn’t good. That’s what Iwas telling them on the sideline,you have to have better aware-ness. I don’t know if I usedthose kinds of words, I don’tknow if I was that nice, but Iwas basically telling them theyhad to be aware of where theshooters were and rotate quick-er to them.”Two Saints scored more than 20 points

on the night, with Agard leading the waywith 29 and Marky Nolen adding 21 of hisown.Freshman standout Nolen will be mak-

ing it to his first regional tournament as afreshman and wants to contribute.“It will be my first game at WSU,”

Nolen said. “And, as a freshman, I feel Ihave got to work harder to contribute. Ihave to get in there and rebound, battle andplay my game. Coach(Zollinger) always

tells us we have to get it downlow into the power zone. If wefeed the ball down low andcan be timely from theperimeter, we’ll win the game.We have to come out hard andplay defense.We have to forceturnovers and all of us, not justour guys down low, have to at-tack the boards.”The win will match the

Saints with Cowley County at5 p.m. Friday in Koch Arenaat Wichita State University.Cowley ended the Saints sea-son in last year’s regionaltourney, but this Saints teambears a lot of confidence.

“We played Cowley earlier in the sea-son,” Agard said. “They have really goodshooters. They jumped up on us 19-4 Ithink. So we have to step up and play hard.Coach challenged our guards to shut themdown on the perimeter and force them in-side. If we can stop their guards, we’llblow them out, but if not, we’re going to bein a dog fight.”

SPORTS2B Wednesday, March 3, 2010CRUSADER

Seward escapes KCK tokeep regional hopes alive

Rustin WattSports editor

The Saints roller coaster season seemed togain some footing with a win over the JayhawkWest Champion and No. 15 nationally rankedButler at the Green House Feb. 27.After a loss to Garden City, the Saints put on

display the type of team they can be and thatthey can go toe-to-toe with anyone in the con-ference with an 80-75 win over the conferencechamps.Saints guard Robert Sigala was the story of

the night coming up clutch from the outside, hit-ting 5-5 from behind the arch and finishing thenight with 21 points.Sigala set the Saints win in stone when, with

12.5 seconds to play, Saints post Marcus Jameshit the floor for a loose ball that Marky Nolenwas able to come away with. Nolen battled aGrizzly for possession and lost his balance, butbefore hitting the hard wood Nolen was able toroll it ahead to Sigala. Sigala sprinted ahead inthe open-court before leaping towards the rimand bringing it down with authority. Sigala’sdunk solidified his performance, got the entireSaints bench off their seats and gave Sewardand 80-74 lead with just ticks left.“Rob is playing well,” Saints post Latiq

Agard said. “I knewwe had it when Roblooked at me and said, ‘I got this.’Marky(Nolen) is scrappy like a junkyard dog. When he rolled it to Rob, Iknew he was going to dunk it.”Against the first place Grizzlies the

Saints saw an eight-point lead dissipate anderase in the second half, laying down wouldhave been easy. The Saints didn’t backdown.“We talk all the time that sports has ebbs

and flows,” Saints head coach BryanZollinger said. “You have to dig andscratch in the hard times. You can’t just beenthusiastic when things are going yourway.”Sigala andAgard led the way for Seward

with 21 points apiece. Donte McCarter andNolen each scored 10. James also con-tributed scoring nine points.“This was a huge going into the playoffs,”

Sigala said. “It’s a big boost of confidence. Ifwe play hard and as a team, we can go as faras we want.”The win ended the Saints season on a good

note and gave Seward a first-round home gamein which the defeated Kansas City, 85-66, tomove on to the second round of tournament ac-tion.

Marky Nolen

Crusader photo/Rustin Watt

Latiq Agard posts up a Kansas City defender in Tuesday night’s first-round-regional matchup at the Green House. Agard led Seward with 29points to help the Saints to an 85-66 win to continue on in the tourney.

Sigala steals show in down to the wire finish with Butler

Crusader photo/Rustin Watt

The Saints bench erupts following Robert Sigala’s dunk with just ticks left on the clock. Thedunk gave Seward an 80-74 lead. Sigala drew excitement on more than one occasion, hittingfive clutch three pointers to keep Seward in the contest and keep momentum on the Saintsside in Seward’s 80-75 win over the Jayhawk West Champion Butler Grizzlies Feb. 27, at theGreen House.

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Sturanovic practices a slam dunk in the Green House after returning to campus following a Feb. 23 heart surgery.

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When the doctor said, “You have arrhythmia supraventriculartachycardia,”Alex Sturanovic was stunned. He already knew thatsomething was wrong with his heart and had for a long time, buthe never imagined somethingwith a long name and complicat-ed meaning.Seven years ago,Alex woke up

impressed by his incredible fastheart rate. He didn’t tell anybodyabout it.He came to the United States

from Serbia onAug. 21, 2009, toplay basketball at Seward CountyCommunity College. At the be-ginning, the arrhythmia attackscaught him only occasionally.One day he felt bad from the

morning to the early night. Hishost mom realized that somethingwas wrong, and asked him whatwas happening. Sturanovic toldher his situation, and immediate-ly she took him to the doctor,where they discovered his dis-ease.According to the St. Jude Me-

ical Web site, www.sjm.com,“Supraventricular (originatingabove the ventricles) tachycardia(SVT) is a series of fast atrialheartbeats that can cause the heart

to contract at rates of 250 times per minute or faster. SVT can beuncomfortable and frightening. The type of treatment depends onwhether the electrical impulses reenter the atria via a bypass tract(Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome), through the atrioventricular(AV) node, or are caused by a single abnormal group of cells.”Once he found out the medical problem, Sturanovic had anoth-

er problem: his insurance didn’tcover that. He tried to be positive,but the doors appeared to beclosed all the time, until a doctorin Wichita named Dr. SambitMondal offered to do the surgerywithout any compensation. Thissurgery was going to cost between$50,000 to $100,000 in other cir-cumstances.Sturanovic had his surgery Feb.

23. His problems were resolvedon that day, and now he will beable to play basketball for theSaints again.He played last semester with the

Saints with an average of 2.2points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.6blocks, and returned to the court inTuesday’s regional game.For Bryan Zollinger, Saints

men’s basketball head coach, the“most important thing during thattime, wasAlex’s life.” Sturanovicsaid the whole team was con-cerned about his health, and nowthey feel glad about his healthy re-covery.

Seward basketball player Alex Sturanovic make a heart figure with his hands.

Diagram of SVT disease

Source: sjm.com

International student recovers from heart disease

The heartof thematter

International basketball player AlexSturanovic comes back to actionafter heart complication. Sturanovicrejoined the Saints team a weekafter heart surgery.

Dodgeball season endsAntigoné LoweryCrusader staff

The dodgeball intramuralgames came to an end Feb. 25 inthe Green House with studentsLandon Harp, Aaron Schaffer,Christian Romanzini, Tate Cain,and Nathan Nelmes as champi-ons.The games consisted of six

round robin draws with sixteams in total.No more than six members

were allowed on the floor duringthe games, and no less than fourmembers were allowed to avoidforfeit.Each match was played best

two out of three games, witheach game being 5 minutes longwith one 30-second timeout pergame.The dodge ball games were

played every Thursday fromFeb. 4-25.

After four weeks of play, eachteam member on the championteam walked away with not onlypride, but an intramural sportschampion T-shirt.The winning team, also

known as “Five Athletes andTate,” were very pleased notonly to win the tournament, butto have enjoyed themselvesthroughout the games.“It was a lot of fun, and can't

wait for Five Athletes and Tateto win it again next year,” saidfreshman Landon Harp.Like all other sport intramural

games held by the college, thissemester’s dodgeball tourna-ment had a turnout of supportersand participants.“It was the best intramural

sport so far. It was a lot of funand the crowd was pleased withthe final outcome,” said fresh-manAaron Schaffer.

Tennis to start spring scheduleSaints and Lady Saints tennis

will be dualing against Concor-dia University and Bethany Col-lege on Friday and Saturday inLindsborg.Since Concordia and Bethany

are both universities, these willbe considered unofficial match-es. Saints and Lady Saints tenniswill play their first regionalmatch against Johnson CountyCommunity College March 23.

The heartof thematter

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of 250 times per minute or faster.

4B Wednesday, March 3, 2010CRUSADER SPORTSLady Saints keep rolling through schedule

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Freshman pitcher Sydney Cicchetti winds up to pitch a ball during thegame against Lamar Community College on Feb. 17. Cicchetti pickedup the win in game two of the doubleheader.

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The Seward County LadySaints softball team has startedoff the 2010 season after winningeight of their first nine games.The Lady Saints went to

Tonkawa, Okla. to face off withNorthern Oklahoma on Tuesdayand ended the day with a split,giving them its first loss of theseason in eight innings with ascore of zero to two in game oneand they won game two, 10 totwo.Erin Roufosse took the mound

for the Lady Saints in the firstgame and continued to pitch aswell as she has all season.Roufosse went seven and a thirdinnings giving up two earned

runs on five hits, while strikingout four.Roufosse received the loss (4-

1) after she gave up a walk-offhomerun to Kelsea Schultz in theeighth inning.After only managing two hits

in game one, the Lady Saintsstarted up the offensive attack ingame two early by putting upfour runs in the third inning andfollowed up by scoring threeruns a piece in the next twoinnings.Alicia Reyes and Brittany

Kent led the Lady Saints at theplate as Reyes went three forfour with a homerun and Kentwent a perfect three for three inthe game.Reyes and Kent both had two

RBIs a piece, and Leah Sitterjoined them with two RBIs aftergoing one for two with a runscored.Sydney Cicchetti received the

win bringing her record to 4-0.After finding out that their

scheduled doubleheader withTrinidad State Junior College onFeb. 27 was moved toMay 2, theLady Saints traveled to La Junta,Colo., to face off with Otero.The first game proved to be an

ugly one for the Lady Saintsoffense as they only managed toget one hit, but were able to get aone to nothing win.Sitter had the lone hit as

Brianna Baron scored the onlyrun.Roufosse flirted with perfec-

tion as she pitched a completegame giving up one hit, whilestriking out eight, and did notgive up a walk or run in the win.In game two the Lady Saints,

bats came alive as they managedto score four runs on nine hits ina four to one victory.Marisa Coats got her first

homerun of the season with hertwo for four performance withone run scored and two RBIs.Reyes and Shelby Casey both

added two for four games fromthe plate, while Casey scored arun and had one RBI.Cicchetti received the win.The Lady Saints play at 2 p.m.

on Thursday at home againstGarden City.

At left, freshman AmySchartz lays down a sacri-fice bunt to move a runnerinto scoring position.Schartz was one for two inthe second game of thedoubleheader on Feb. 17.At right, sophomorecatcher Marisa Coatsslides around a tag safelyinto home plate againstLamar CommunityCollege on Feb. 17. Coatswas four for seven in thedoubleheader with oneRBI and three runsscored.

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Saints baseball rains on Cloud

Will RectorCrusader staff

The Seward County Saintsbaseball team were able to gettwo shutout victories on Tuesdayover Cloud County at BrentGould Field.Great pitching and a lot of runs

were the winning combination forthe Saints as they won game oneeight to nothing and game two ina five inning run-rule 10 to noth-ing.Cameron Maldonado made a

strong case for being labled as theSaints ace as he picked up the winin a game one shutout.Maldonado pitched a complete

game without giving up a run onfive hits and struck out sixThunderbirds, while only allow-ing one walk.Maldonado now has two wins

and no losses on the season andboasts a 0.00 ERA.The offense was led by Daniel

Bruce, Josh Dawson and TyJacobs.

Bruce was one for two withthree RBIs and a double, whileDawson added a double, a RBIand a run scored to his perfor-mance.Jacobs was one for two with a

RBI and two runs scored.Game two contained more great

pitching and more Saints offenseas the Saints totaled 11 hits in the10 to nothing victory.Luke Campbell and David

Morgan both went two for four.Campbell had one RBI and a runscored, while Morgan had oneRBI and scored one run.Jacobs had another one for two

game with one RBI and one runscored.

Todd Glime was also one fortwo with one run scored and oneRBI.Logan Hall was the starting

pitcher in game two for the Saintsand dominated the Thunderbirdhitters by giving up only two hitsin a complete game effort.Hall struck out four and walked

only one in six innings of work.Kelby Tomlinson provided

great defense for both Hall andMaldonado by showing howmuch range he possesses bygoing in the hole and makingDerek Jeter-esque plays all day.The wins over Cloud give the

Saints a 2-0 record in JayhawkConference play and an overallrecord of 5-7.The Saints will play the Butler

Grizzlies in a weekend seriesSaturday and Sunday at ElDorado with 1 p.m. start times.

Lady Saints Softball Upcoming GamesDate Opponent Place Time TypeMarch 6 Lamar Community College Pratt 11 a.m. TourneyMarch 6 Pratt Community College Pratt 1 p.m. TourneyMarch 7 Northern Oklahoma Pratt 10 a.m. TourneyMarch 7 Pratt Tournament Pratt TBA TourneyMarch 10 McCook Community College Liberal 2 p.m. Dbl HdrMarch 12 Frank Phillips College Liberal 2 p.m. Dbl HdrMarch 15 El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. Dbl Hdr

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Freshman pitcher Cameron Maldonado throws a pitch during game one of a doubleheader on Tuesdayagainst Cloud County. Maldonado picked up the win after pitching a complete game shut-out.

Win first two conference games of season

Saints Baseball Upcoming GamesDate Opponent Home/Away Time Conf/NonMarch 6 Butler County Community College Away 1 p.m. ConferenceMarch 7 Butler County Community College Away 1 p.m. ConferenceMarch 10 Clarendon College Home 1 p.m. Non-Conf.March 13 Howard College Away 1 p.m. Non-Conf.March 14 Howard College Away 12 p.m. Non-Conf.March 16 Rose State College Away 1 p.m. Non-Conf.