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SPORTS

Youth to mature quickly for volleyball squad

Ryan Wallace
August 15, 2001

The MSU volleyball team may have been picked to finish fifth in the conference by the league’s coaches, but the young, talented squad and head coach Chuck Erbe believe they can compete this year and for years to come.Erbe said the Spartans will settle for nothing short of a Big Ten Championship this year, led by Preseason All-Big Ten honoree senior Erin Hartley and a group of energetic, athletic youngsters.Of the 16 athletes on the squad, 11 are freshmen or sophomores.

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Thornhill thanks God for talents

Paul Day
August 15, 2001

MSU senior linebacker and football tri-captain Josh Thornhill has all the right tools to be a premier player in the Big Ten. But Thornhill doesn’t credit himself for his awesome talents.

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E.L. slips in ranking of best sports cities

Ryan Wallace
August 13, 2001

Everyone has their own opinion about which city has the best sports atmosphere and top teams, and those who ooze Spartan spirit probably think East Lansing is the athletic mecca of the Midwest. But “The Sporting News” doesn’t think so in its 2001 edition of the nation’s Best Sports Cities. East Lansing tumbled from 35th last year to 60th this year, but is still the second-highest city in Michigan, behind ninth-place Detroit. “The Sporting News” has ranked the top sports cities since 1993 and this year’s winner is New York and surrounding areas.

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Four football games sold out; diving pair advances

Ryan Wallace
August 9, 2001

Senior Carly Weiden and junior Summer Mitchell placed third in Tuesday’s 3-meter synchronized diving preliminaries at the 2001 Speedo National Outdoor Diving Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The duo will move onto the 3-meter synchronized finals today.

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Lansing Skating Club to host VanCamp event

Kevin Tuczek
August 9, 2001

Believe it or not, there’s an alternative to baking in the desert-like conditions dominating East Lansing - and it isn’t sitting around in an air-conditioned room. The Lansing Skating Club is holding its 27th Annual Howard E.

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Bastel ousted in Open semifinal

Kevin Tuczek
August 6, 2001

The MSU women’s golf team got some national recognition this weekend thanks to the accomplishments of one of its players.Senior Emily Bastel fought her way through the masses and into the semifinals of the 2001 U.S.

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Pro bowl tackle dies

James Jahnke
August 2, 2001

CHICAGO - Minnesota Viking tackle Korey Stringer, a former star in the Big Ten while playing for Ohio State, died Wednesday after a grueling practice at the Vikings’ training camp the previous day. “It’s every family’s and every coach’s nightmare,” Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr said at the 2001 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon. The 335-pound lineman developed symptoms of heat stroke, including weakness and rapid breathing, following the practice Tuesday held in temperatures in the low 90s and high humidity.

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Death of player puts Big Ten conference into perspective

Paul Day
August 2, 2001

CHICAGO - When I got out of bed Wednesday morning at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, I pushed power on the television remote and quickly switched the channel to ESPN to make sure I hadn’t missed any exciting sports news during my rest. ESPN went to a commercial so I clicked to the next available sports commentary - CNN.

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Coach honored at national outdoor diving competition

Ryan Wallace
August 2, 2001

“That was an awesome dive. Beautiful. Beautiful.”These were the words coming out of the mouth of MSU diving coach John Narcy as he watched his two National Championship-bound divers, senior Carly Weiden and junior Summer Mitchell, practice Wednesday at the IM Sports-West outdoor pool.The 2001 U.S.

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Four Spartan softball players to battle Japanese champions

Cavan Moon
July 26, 2001

Four MSU softball players will be on an all-Michigan collegiate team scheduled to play a Japanese national championship team August 9.Sophomore pitcher Jessica Beech, junior outfielder Sandra Lewis and junior infielders Robyn Golden and Margaret Schick will represent the Spartans in the exhibition.The game, which is free, will be held at the Spring Arbor University field in Spring Arbor, near Jackson, at 4:30 p.m.Beech led the team with a 2.54 earned run average, while compiling an 8-8 record for MSU last season, while Schick stole a team-best 14 bases.Schick said she has never been involved in international competition before and is excited for the game.“It’s definitely going to be a great experience,” Schick said.

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Hockey to play 11 of first 13 at home

Paul Day
July 18, 2001

It’s mid-July, but area hockey fans can already start planning out their winter months.The Spartan hockey team’s 2001-02 season schedule was released Monday and is highlighted by the team’s Oct.

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Magic Johnson shaking and baking in pro league

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists Saturday in a Summer Pro League game. Johnson and his traveling all-stars will play an exhibition game against MSU on Nov.