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Lady Lancers Land in Fourth Place
By Mark Langill
Special Correspondent
It was supposed to be a simple
playoff tournament. The women's soft-
ball team was expected to play a few-
post-season games over the weekend at
Golden West College and then call it a
successful season. Instead the Lady
Lancers split four games and finished
the Southern California Regionals in
fourth place to finish the season on May
18 with an overall record of 27-11.
But after the pictures and stats go
into the scrapbooks, the one thing that
everyone will remember is The Game
That Wouldn't End -- a 17-inning mara¬
thon that lasted 4 hours and 23 minutes.
It all began Saturday morning in the
Lancer’s opening game against Cer¬
ritos. While Sandi Iverson's crew at¬
tacked the pre-game drills with
enthusiasm and cheers, their fans
began setting up camp along the right-
field foul line behind first base. Hand¬
shakes were exchanged and predictions
were made by parents who were get¬
ting a chance to watch their kids in
action.
In the first inning, the Lancers blew
a scoring opportunity and then ex¬
pected freshman right-hander Georgia
Verbeck to keep Cerritos off the
scoreboard. This scene would be re¬
peated during the next few hours.
As the string of 0's got longer,
everyone's patience got shorter. Tour¬
nament officials grumbled about
rescheduling games while coaches and
former players swapped extra-inning
stories.
At the top of the 15th inning, the
Lancers pushed across the first run of
the game when Debbie Schneider
scored from third on a wild pitch.
Verbeck retired the first two batters in
the bottom of the 15th. but Cerritos got
a pair of singles to put runners on first
and second. The next batter hit a
sinking line drive to center fielder
Carla Shaw. Shaw tried a diving catch
but missed the ball and the first runner
scored. She recovered and threw the
second runner out at home, but the
game continued at 1-1.
At the top of the 17th, Irene Carrillo
made a one-out double that scored
Schneider from second base to give
PCC a 2-1 lead.
Cerritos bounced back at the bottom
of the 17th to tie the game. The bases
were loaded with two outs when Cer¬
ritos’ Andra Jesolva whistled a line
drive back at Verbeck. The ball
bounced off her glove and rolled away
as the winning run scored.
“I had it in my glove and it rolled up
my arm,” said Verbeck, who faced 74
batters and threw 236 pitches in 16
2/3
innings. “I just felt numb. I was out
there and it felt like I had done all that
work for nothing.”
“My last game in high school lasted
13 innings and we lost that one 3-2 also.
I never thought a game could go that
long."
MORE OVERTIME
In the second game of the series,
PCC got a jump on the competition
with a 3-0 lead but then Taft got three
runs off starter Susan Rodriguez and
Verbeck was back on the mound in the
sixth inning.
Once again, the Lancers went into
extra innings and the game limped
along for 11th innings. Maryann
Delgatto broke a 3-3 tie in the 11th and
the Taft defense collapsed. Three er¬
rors and a bases-loaded walk gave the
Lancers a six-run inning on just two
hits and PCC took a 9-3 victory.
SURPRISE HERO
The third game of the day saw the
game-winning RBI come from second
baseman Diana Milon, who had strug¬
gled at the plate during the first two
games. With runners on first and sec¬
ond, Milon broke a 0-for-12 slump in the
fourth inning with a two-out single to
center, scoring Laurie Francisco from
second base. Designated hitter Lelma
Ramirez then stroked a two-run single
that gave PCC a 3-0 lead.
“That hit felt better than anything,”
Milon said. “I'm glad I finally came
through for us.”
Verbeck scattered eight hits and
completed her 29-inning day with a 3-1
victory over Chaffey.
SEASON ENDS
The magic ran out for PCC the
following day. The Lancers and Cer¬
ritos waged a rematch in the loser’s
bracket semifinals and the game was
scoreless going into the seventh inning.
Cerritos got a two-out double off Ver¬
beck for a 1-0 lead and picked up two
unearned runs for a 3-0 victory.
LANCER NOTES - Shortstop Val
Douglas, who was earlier named Met¬
ropolitan Conference MVP, picked up
some more awards over the weekend.
The sophomore ballplayer was named
All-Tournament and All-State. Douglas
was also named State Player of the
Year. “I can honestly say I'm a little
shocked to win all that,” Douglas said.
“I just went out and played ball and
didn’t worry about any awards.”
Debbie Schneider, who suffered a
black eye during the tournament when
a foul ball struck her, earned All-
Tournament and All-State honors. Both
Douglas and Schneider will play at Cal
State Fullerton next year. Verbeck
picked up All-Tournament honors while
Carla Shaw was an All-Regional selec¬
tion.
Where the Action Is— Members of the winning women's softball Cami Anderson and Sandra Iverson (bottom row, l-r): Susan
team (top row, l-r): Pam Newton, Debbie Schneider, Carla Shaw, Rodriguez, Diana Milon, Val Douglas, Lelma Ramirez, Carey Begerow
Maryann Delgatto, Laurie Francisco, Irene Carrillo, Georgia Verbeck, and Lisa Galindo.
VOL. 62, NO. 13
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 93 1 QRfi
PCC
Prime Time Performers Anthony Miller,
Enter 'the Mime Zone' John Clark Star
Finals
Finals. Clark was winner of the
high jump at the Metropolitan and
Southern Cal Finals.
BEST IN STATE
“Anthony has been the most
consistent athlete on the team,”
said track coach Skip Robinson.
“He is the best sprinter in the
state, if not the country at the
community college level. I’m very
proud of both Anthony and John.
They've both done very well.”
Teammate Adolfo Garcia
echoed Robinson’s opinion of
Miller’s ability. “He’s determined
to win. Whatever event they put
him in. he will do whatever it takes
to win. He’s tough and has natural
talent. If he wanted to, he could be
world class in a few years.”
Garcia took a third place in the
10,000 meter event. In addition, the
1600 meter relay team finished
fifth.
“The 10,000 meter race is 25
times around the track,” said Gar¬
cia. “It's long and boring. You
can't get away from people in this
race,” he said; “They’re all around
you.”
RACE FOR SECOND
Garcia admitted, “I wanted to
do better but you can't expect too
much. It was really a race for
second place between Juan
Naranjo (from Grossmont) and
me. Tracy Garrison (from Taft) is
just unbeatable.”
“Four of us were together
until the end,” Garcia said.
“Naranjo and Garrison pulled
away and I just didn’t have enough
energy to keep up with them. I kept
my pace and the other guy just fell
back.”
PCC scored 32 points in the
meet, trailing Fresno (34 points),
Taft (72 points) and Long Beach
(120 points).
“I was hoping for a third place
finish,” said Robinson. “You
always want to win but with Taft
and Long Beach I knew it would be
tough. There’s no way I can com¬
plain about a fourth place finish.
With more than 100 schools partici¬
pating in the meet, to finish in the
top 10 is really good.”
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slcome to the Pleasuredome— Members of the Prime Time Mime Company (clockwise from top
iter) Scott Hoagland, Nelly Schneider, Chris Vore, Hoberleigh Phreigh and Kristie Merriliees as they
ipare for “The Mime Zone," tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater. A mime is a terrible
"ig tO Waste — Photo courtesy Prime Time Mime Co.
By John Willis
News Editor
Tonight, the Prime Time Mime
Company presents “Welcome to the
Mime Zone.” The mime company,
composed of students enrolled in
theater arts 104, performs different
pantomime pieces every semester.
“Mime Zone” includes Samuel
Beckett’s Act Without Words and an
interpretation of the Lewis Carroll
poem, Jabberwock. There ( will also
be original pieces written by the
east entitled “After Hours” and
“Summer Jobs.” The Sunday
matinee performances are more
.family-oriented and will feature
(some fairy tales, instead,
/
“It’s mostly comedy,” said direc¬
tor Whitney Rydbeck. who also
teaches and acts as advisor to the
actors. Rydbeck, who has taught
pantomime for 11 years, stars in the
children’s television series. Whitney
and the Robot on Saturday morn¬
ings; :
The performers write, rehearse
and perform a show all in the same
semester, said Rydbeck. They
create a “visual script” of body:
movements to provide cues for the
lighting and sound technicians.
Prime Time Mime, which con¬
sists of Scott Hoagland. Kristie Mer¬
riliees, Hoberleigh Phreigh, Nellie
Schneider and Chris Vore, is com¬
posed of both new and returning
actors. In past semesters, per¬
formers have included housewives,
rock musicians who wanted to learn
how to move on-stage and even a
divinity student who wanted to use
his body better in delivering ser¬
mons.
Prime Time Mime also performs
shows in the community for groups
and charity organizations. :
“Welcome to the .Mime Zone”
performs tonight and tomorrow eve¬
ning at 8 p.m. and also next Friday
and Saturday evenings, May 30 and
31, in the Little Theater. There are
also Sunday matinees, May 25 and
June 1, at 2 p.m. Admission is $3. $2
for matinees, students and seniors.
Children under 12 are $1 “and babies
who cry $8.” said Rydbeck.
In State
By Keith Gustafson
Editor in Chief
Some might say PCC's track
phenomenon Anthony Miller is
faster than a speeding bullet. Oth¬
ers say Lancer high jumper John
Clark is able to leap tall buildings
in a single bound. After Miller’s
victories in the 100 meter and 200
meter sprints and Clark’s fourth
place finish in the high jump at the
state track finals Saturday, even
Superman would be envious.
In the meet. Miller’s domi¬
nance in the sprints led the Lancers
to a fourth place finish in the state
competition. He also contributed to
the Lancers' second place finish in
the Metropolitan Conference
Finals and third place finish at the
Southern California Finals. Miller
won both the 100 and 200 meter
sprints at Metro’s and he took a
second in the 100 meter and first in
the 200 meters at the Southern Cal
Faculty Soaked
For Scholarships
By Cara Michelle Pitts
Staff Writer
Alpha Gamma Sigma’s first major
fund-raising activity, Sink-A-Scholar,
held yesterday in the pool gave stu¬
dents the opportunity to dunk their
favorite instructor and help raise
money at the same time. The event will
provide money for eligible students to
transfer to four year universities.
PCC's chapter of AGS, the California
Community Flonor Scholarship Society
(CCHSS) was activated for the first
time at PCC in February. Members
include approximately 530 honor stu¬
dents who have earned at least a 3.0
GPA in transferable courses during the
fall semester.
The counseling office and curriculum
department are striving to develop
AGS into a strong, highly respected
program at PCC. “We want to be the
best chapter in the California com¬
munity college system,” said Robert
D. Navarro, AGS advisor.
On campus, AGS functions as a club
geared towards raising scholarship
funds for eligible students planning to
attend UCLA. “It's getting harder
every year to get into UCLA. Out of
20,000 applicants, half will be turned
down,” said Navarro.
Recently, UCLA has been involved in
efforts to change the format of their
student transfer program. The revised
plan is aimed at reducing freshman
enrollment and increasing the spaces
available to upperclass transfers in the
College of Letters and Sciences
division.
“Community college graduates wil
receive priority consideration over
those applicants who have not partici¬
pated in two year junior college pro¬
grams,” said Kathleen Hernandez,
PCC counselor.
“We are a strong group with state¬
wide recognition. Members become
involved with peers with the same
academic interests and much
camaraderie exists within the group,”
said Janis Dwyer, PCC counselor.
For the Sink-a-Scholar benefit, PCC
student and faculty members volun¬
teered to jump in the water fully
clothed to raise funds.
“The first annual Sink-a-Scholar
turned out to be very successful. This
type of event has been very strong at
other colleges such as Mount SAC for
many years.”
Joanna Westrate, AGS-PCC Presi¬
dent, urged all eligible honor students
to become involved in the club. “It will
be really fun because we are planning
to interact with several other com¬
munity colleges,” said Westrate. Those
interested may attend the weekly
meetings held Thursdays at noon in
C328.
-NEWS BRIEFS-
The second annual Law Enforce¬
ment Award luncheon will be held in
the faculty dining room on Thursday.
May 29. According to Investigator
Ralph Evans, current PCC students
who have helped the campus police
make this college a safer place will
have the opportunity to be com¬
mended for their actions. These ac¬
tions range from assisting in an ar¬
rest to administering first aid.
Of the six people honored last year,
recognition was given to a student for
assisting in the arrest of a battery
suspect who also was wanted for four
other crimes on campus. Lisa Acosta
was also commended for her work on
a law enforcement article.
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The Alliance Francaise of Pasa¬
dena gave out its Outstanding French
Student award last night at 7:00 p.m.
at the Annandale Country Club. Hoa
Thu Tran and Elvia Puccinelli were
honored for their performance in up¬
per division French classes. The Al¬
liance Francaise is an international
organization of people interested in
the French language and each year it
recognizes outstanding students in
F’rench studies.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT DEAFNESS?
T or F Deaf people can’t talk.
T or F Deaf people are not per¬
mitted to drive.
T or F Sign Language is interna¬
tional.
T or F Deaf people share a cul¬
ture.
May is National Deaf Awareness
Month and PCC celebrates every year
with a special day of activities geared
toward increasing awareness of deaf
people and their culture.
The Fifth Annual Deaf Awareness
Day will take place on Thursday, May
29 from 10 a.m. until 2 in the quad.
Margo Cienik, the reigning Miss Deaf
America, will act as mistress of
ceremonies at the noon talent show
which features deaf performers in
skits, mimes and songs. Miss Deaf
Phillipines, Marnie Gurjardo, will
perform poetry and dance. Students
may also learn sign language and see
works by deaf artists.
(Quiz answers: Those who answered
the first three as false and number four
as true will have a great time on Deaf
Awareness Day. Those who did not may
wish to discover more about deafness
on May 29.)
□
The AS Board recently allocated
$800 from its Educational Seminars
and Conferences account to PCC’s
honorary organization, Omicron Mu
Delta (OMD). The money will be used
to provide scholarships for incoming
freshmen from public high schools.
The funds were available because the
Board had cancelled its plans to
attend a leadership conference in
April. For the first time in many
years, the $1600 allocated for leader¬
ship conferences was not used. “We
felt that giving $800 back to the
students was a better way of spending
it than going to a conference,” said
AS president Jim Mares.
OMD is an honorary organization
composed of students and staff who
have given outstanding service to the
college and the community, and have
maintained at least a 2.5 GPA.