Inside this week’s Prep News... News: Dauphin repairs underway; late January release Opinion: Jaime del Valle thanks the community as Sports: Basketbills win three, lose three, move to 6-6 date expected, page 2 he returns to Colombia, page 3 record, page 4

“If nothing else, value the truth” VOLUME LXVIII ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2004 ISSUE 17 Fire alarm rings in the new year Senior Project Third floor heating motor triggered alarm 2004 begins Tim Huether a little bit of flame, but we put that out Dustin Sump with the fire extinguishers,” said Manker. Core Staff Reporter This motor was later identified as one n Monday morning, as most stu- that circulates heated water from the boiler ince Monday, the student parking lot Odents were still trying to face the fact throughout the second and third floors. Shas been half empty, as the seniors that their Christmas Break was over, they Locating devices called annunciators have begun Senior Project 2004. were rudely awakened by the sound of the are located throughout the school and Senior Project 2004 began officially fire alarms throughout the school. allow the maintenance staff to track the on Monday during activity period in a Director of Maintenance Ray Manker origin of fire alarms right down to the special prayer service that juniors and quickly identified the problem in a stor- specific alarm that went off and whether it seniors attended. At the service, Jeff age room next to the elevator on the third was smoke- or hand-activated. Manker Harrison, S.J., noted of the seniors that floor of the Jesuit Wing. The maintenance attributed the quickness with which he “They go forth not just as themselves, but staff entered the room brandishing fire and his staff arrived at the site of the fire as SLUH.” After the service, the juniors extinguishers. to these annunciators. went back to class with a taste of what the “Cautiously we opened the door, at When an alarm is sounded, one mem- project is all about, while seniors had to which time we saw smoke, and we saw ber of the maintenance staff immediately report to their service sites by noon. that a motor that is related to the heating goes to an annunciator and tells the other A graduation requirement since 1970, system was burning,” said Director of members the location of the source via senior project takes seniors out of their Facilities Patrick Zarrick. radio. That staff member stays with the daily academic routine for three weeks. “(The motor) sparked and there was see SMOKIN’, 3 Instead of attending classes, the seniors go to various institutions throughout the area and the world to help the less fortu- New gate among security additions nate. The experience serves two purposes: Brian Krebs after school until 11 p.m., keeping it closed to help the needy and to give the seniors a Core Staff the rest of the day. chance to grow and truly experience be- Facilities Director Patrick Zarrick ing men for others. oming back to school after a relaxing explained, “If we keep it closed during the The process began in September with Ctwo-week break, students may have day, the problem is we have to have a an informational meeting. Then seniors noticed a slight change to the student guard stationed right by it to let in visitors had to begin visiting sites. Seniors were parking lot. Besides the additional avail- and students back.” Zarrick anticipated given a listing of past sites to choose from, able parking with the seniors gone on that the gate will be closed during the or they could find a new site of their own. project, a gate has been built acoss Berthold school day starting this spring. “It will be By Nov. 12, all seniors had to visit their just east of the newly-built St. Louis U. a lot easier for our two guards to move sites and have arrangements set up. High-Science Center Boulevard. The gate, about when the weather is nicer and Seniors will not return to class until built over Christmas, cost between $500 warmer.” Jan. 29 and must have a log of the hours and $1000. The school will also close the gate in they worked, along with a journal and a Now the question remains as to when the spring because sophomores are be- reflection about the project. Senior teach- the gate will be open and when it will be ginning to drive, and with more drivers, ers also visit the site to supervise and closed. Originally, the school planned to more cars would be forced to park on evaluate the seniors’ charity. open the gate only in the morning and see GATEWAY, 3 see NIOR PROJECT, 2 2 News January 9, 2004 Yearbooks expected by end of month Anderson to Inappropriate pages are being replaced return after Sean Powers Since each yearbook must be indi- Reporter vidually repaired, the process of fixing the yearbooks for the entire school has exams ince the 2003 Dauphin yearbooks taken an incredible amount of time. By Timo Kim Swere abruptly taken from teachers’ Christmas break there were enough year- Core Staff mailboxes and kept entirely from students books for last year’s seniors and most of on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 12, the faculty and administration. Many of hemistry teacher Bill Anderson en- members of the St. Louis U. High have last year’s seniors who were in town for Ctered DePaul Hospital for colon sur- been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Christmas break received their books. Fac- gery on Monday. While Anderson was altered copies. ulty, students, and administrators have recovering in the hospital this week, sub- After the books containing the inap- not yet received theirs so that everyone stitute teacher Jack Young taught all of propriate pages were brought back to the would receive the book at the same time. Anderson’s five chemistry classes. Young, Herff Jones Company, a decision was Speaking about when all the year- a retired chemistry teacher, was contacted made on how to fix the book with the help books would arrive, Rittenhouse said, “We by the administration through Principal of the Herff Jones company. After the are hoping the end of January. They have Mary Schenkenberg’s connection with controversial page was edited and rede- about one third to one half finished right Nerinx Hall, where Young has also sub- signed, Herff Jones took the task of plac- now.” stituted. Currently, Anderson is doing well ing the new page in the book. The cost of removing the old page and plans to return to teaching after se- Replacing the page involved each and replacing it in every yearbook comes mester exams. book being redone individually by hand. to a total of about $800, which, according All of the old teachers’ quote pages were to Schenkenberg, will be added to next cut out except for a thin strip in the bind- year’s yearbook bill since the 2003 year- NIOR PROJECT ing. The new revised page, with a small books have already been paid for. (from 1) strip of adhesive on the side, was pasted Schenkenberg said, “It’s unfortunate This year, 250 seniors are working at onto the remaining strip attached to the what happened, but we have dealt with it. over 70 different sites around the St. Louis binding. “It’s practically seamless. You It’s a beautiful book and we don’t want to area, and six seniors are in Honduras with would have to look hard to see that it’s undercut the effort that went into making Spanish teacher Charlie Merriott working been done,” commented current yearbook it by the staff and the advisors.” at an orphanage. There are ten different moderator Tim Rittenhouse. categories in which seniors are volunteer- ing in this year: mentally and emotionally disabled, physically disabled, underprivi- ANNOUNCEMENTS leged children, the poor, the elderly, the Summer Opportunities: the Na- Saint Louis University every Sun- sick, the visually and hearing impaired, val Academy Summer Seminar is an day through February. For more in- the emotionally disabled, learning dis- abled, and special projects. opportunity to experience life at the formation, call SLU Scholarship/ If past years are any indication, Se- Naval Academy. There are three one- Financial Aid at (314) 977-2350. nior Project 2004 will be a great success. week sessions in June at the Naval According to Harrison, “Year after year Academy. Also, Washington Uni- The Elections for freshman class we get letters back from agencies request- versity is offering its High School representatives will be held the week ing more volunteers.” Summer Scholars Program. Choose after exams on Tuesday, January 20 from over 60 courses and earn col- and Wednesday, January 21. The lege credit from Washington Uni- candidates’ self-nomination essays Quote of the Week versity. Both programs are for ris- will be posted outside the cafeteria ing seniors, so juniors, if you are and the voting will take place during “The only true wisdom is interested, stop by the Counseling activity period and lunch. Any fresh- in knowing you know Office for more information. man who would like to run can pick up a self-nomination form from the nothing.” Free 2004-2005 FAFSA comple- STUCO office. —Socrates tion workshops are being held at January 9, 2004 OpinionNews 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SMOKIN’ (from 1) A farewell from Jaime del Valle annunciator throughout the fire to let the To the Editor: staff know if any other indicators go off. Meanwhile, everyone in the school I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Merriott, the Spanish Department, was evacuated. According to Manker, and Fr. Sheridan for allowing me to be a part of SLUH for this past semester. From the Zarrick, and Director of Security Charlie teachers, who were so very patient with me, to the students who have become my friends, Clark, the evacuation went smoothly, and the cross country team, my senior advisors, and my host family the Wackers—this has all complimented the student body and been a wonderful experience. The SLUH family has been so special to me. I have faculty on their quick response and action improved my English, tackled algebra and The Odyssey, enjoyed running with the cross in vacating the school building. country team, seen my first football and hockey games, and learned what teasing is from “The good news is the system worked: my older “brother,” Matt Wacker. the alarm went off, the fire department I have mixed emotions as I return to see my family and begin my freshman year at came, and so everything worked,” said the Jesuit school I attend in Barranquilla. I will miss each of you, and hope that you will Manker. “The bad news was that the mo- continue to stay in contact with me via the e-mail address listed below. Thank you so tor cost us $175.” much for this wonderful experience and allowing me to be a Jr. Bill. I will be back! The maintenance staff was able to contain the fire using fire extinguishers. Jaime del Valle ’07 The fire department arrived minutes later and completely extinguished the fire, embers and all. According to Manker, it GATEWAY took only five minutes for the fire depart- (from 1) Brush seperating the P.E. field and ment to extinguish the fire. Berthold, an area prone to break-ins. An- warehouses in the south part of campus There was no other smoke or water other reason for closing the gate in the has been removed to discourage anyone damage and the only thing that had to be spring involves sophomores begining to from climbing up trees and jumping over replaced was the circulation motor that drive. More spots will be used along the fence. caught fire; it was replaced Monday around Berthold, A noon. No other effect was seen on the which are c h a i n campus, except that on Monday, the third prone to has been floor was a little colder than normal. Even break-ins. put up though the motor heats the second floor T h e a l o n g too, little temperature difference was no- construc- the west ticed there over the course of the day. tion of the drive of Manker emphasized that in case of gate is just the stu- another alarm, be it for a tornado, fire, or one of dent lot, earthquake, everyone should do as they many se- forcing are instructed and get to where they need c u r i t y cars to to be as soon as possible. measures pass the ing the streetlights have been trimmed t h a t gua rd down to let more light shine to the street. SLUH has shack Security Director Charlie Clark and taken to and en- Zarrick represented SLUH in a meeting reduce the The new security gate on Berthold Avenue. ter the with the St. Louis Science Center, Forest number of e a s t Park Community College, and Barnes car break-ins on campus. A number of drive. Jewish Hospital. The group conferred with these security measures were taken over The City of St. Louis moved the two the 2nd District Police Captain about im- Christmas break. white circular planters further into Brother proving the entire area and making it more Small gaps near both the southeast Thornton Way. This will prevent quick secure. and southwest corner of the campus fence entry and exit from Wise and Berthold. Zarrick summed the changes up: have been replaced. To fix these gaps, Finally, SLUH has requested that the “We’ve tightened our perimeter. We’ve pieces of fencing were attached to a pipe City of St. Louis Street Department in- made it harder for individuals to drive to prevent someone from slipping under crease the wattage of the streetlights on onto or to sneak into our parking area. the gap. Berthold, Wise, and Lawn; trees surround- We’ve effectively doubled our guard staff and, knock on wood, haven’t had any problems since then.” 4 News January 9, 2004 Yaobills go 3-3 over Christmas break Kyle Poelker Goettelmann and senior Andy Lowes To add insult to injury, DeSmet Reporter couldn’t get a shot to fall, the Jr. Bills opened up the second half with a basket, stayed tough, ending the first quarter in and no effort by any Jr. Bill on this night, ith the joyous occasion of holiday competitive but low-scoring fashion: no matter how great, could overcome the Wvacation and Christmas around the down by three. damage that had been done. Though a corner, the Basketbills looked to add to But all the work that the Jr. Bills had fourth quarter run by the Jr. Bills made the the cheerful holiday spirit on Dec. 19 in done during the first quarter to make this game seem more even, the final score, a their first home game of the year against matchup against DeSmet—alma mater of 52-41 victory for DeSmet, was decep- the DeSmet Spartans. With a 3-3 record both head coach John Ross and B-team tively close. heading into the game and with two tough coach Brock Kesterson—a competitive But this crushing defeat couldn’t keep tests against Webster and CBC behind and entertaining game was erased by the the Jr. Bills down, not on Christmas, and them, the Jr. Bills had all the tools in place team’s worst quarter of basketball this not with the Collinsville Holiday Classic for a big outing against their higher-ranked year. Though two Chris Luth free throws to play. Collinsville generally has the stron- and generally more pedigreed Jesuit broth- kept the teams close, with DeSmet hold- gest field of the various holiday tourna- ers from the West. ing a 12-9 lead over the Jr. Bills in the ments in the area, and this year was no Stepping out on the court to start the quarter’s early going, those two points different. With a field that included Duke game, it seemed as if the Jr. Bills were were the only two that SLUH would see recruit Shaun Livingston and Peoria Cen- ready for the MCC challenge, though they for much of the quarter. While DeSmet tral, the Jr. Bills would be challenged at were without senior Jeff Milles in the continued to score—18 points on the quar- every turn. starting lineup, perhaps because of sick- ter—the Jr. Bills were unable to hit a The team started off the tournament ness that had plagued him during the basket, free throw, layup, or anything that against Madison, a team beaten by a Jason week. Though DeSmet opened the game would score points. By quarter’s end, the Laflore shot at the buzzer last year. SLUH with a seven-point run on a nice post Jr. Bills had tallied no field goals and only led early in the game, took over with a move and a driving layup, and despite the three free throws. The game was essen- strong second quarter, and never looked fact that the Jr. Bills’ shooters junior Dave tially over. see MELO, 6 Grapplebills take fourth at DeSmet, defeat MICDS Harold Carter the Jr. Bills were able to eke out a 36-31 Also contributing were juniors Jeremy Reporter win over the MICDS Rams in which the Bledsoe (112 lbs.) and Andrew Poulin seniors stepped up the team’s intensity to (119 lbs.), who also dehorned their Ram uring the Christmas holiday, while capture the Jr. Bills’ sixth dual win. Start- opponents with quick pins. Dstudents and their families were ing with a loss in the 103 lb. weight class However, the Rams came back and feasting on holiday treats, the St. Louis U. by freshman Andrew Mueth, the Jr. Bills destroyed the Grapplebills’ comfortable High Grapplebills took 4th place lead with wins by decision over the Jr. in DeSmet’s annual wrestling tour- Bills’ Sam Cummings (135 lbs.), John nament against 15 other teams. Holden (140 lbs.), and Andrew Although there were great Austermann (145 lbs.). Unfortunately, matches from sophomores and jun- MICDS’ state champion would continue iors, the seniors were the greatest the Rams’ comeback by overpowering factor in the Grapplebills’ fourth- senior Mike Smith (152 lbs.) and winning place finish. The seniors had a by pin. strong finish in the tournament However, the Jr. Bills answered the with third-place finishes by se- Rams’ four wins with a 6-2 win by junior niors Greg Leibach (189 lbs.) and Shaun Whalen (160 lbs.) and with a pin Jimmy Croghan (275 lbs.), and a through brute strength by Stevenson to second-place finish by senior Ryan Ryan Stevenson tops his MICDS opponent on Tuesday give the team a 30-21 lead. However, the Stevenson (171 lbs.). However, Rams would again answer the Jr. Bills the seniors’ hot streak would not end at took a 21-5 lead with a pin by sophomore with a 12-4 win over Leibach and a pin by the tournament but continued into the Jr. Mike Dougherty (130 lbs.), who came sophomore Joseph Matschiner (215 lbs.). Bills’ match against MICDS. back from a three-point deficit by slam- With the Grapplebills losing 31-30 Plagued with a number of injuries, ming his MICDS opponent on his back. see SINGLET, 8 January 9, 2004 News 5 Puckbills fall to Vianney Dane Moody rep Reporter ingly unable to stop the offensive on- slaught. An errant clearing attempt by a he St. Louis U. High hockey team Jr. Bill defensemen set up another quick Thad a busy Christmas break and a passing play and yet another goal for P rather successful one at that, coming out Vianney, giving them a commanding 4-2 1-1-2, including ties against Chaminade lead. ews www.sluh.org and Rockwood Summit and a huge vic- It was time for the Jr. Bills’ offensive [email protected] tory over Francis Howell Central. The Jr. leaders to step up and put them back into Bills hoped to keep their momentum alive the game, and that is exactly what they and start the latter half of the season with did. Sophomore Eddie Effinger, having “SHADES OF a win over Vianney. forechecked well to steal the puck behind A quick start for the Jr. Bills was vital the net, set up Pijut, who rifled a shot over GREEN” CREDITS to their success in the game against the shoulder of the Vianney goalie for Vianney. However, the Golden Griffins Pijut’s second point of the night. More came out quickly in the first, scoring on a importantly, the goal narrowed Vianney’s Volume LXVIII, Issue 17 backdoor play no more than two minutes lead to 4-3. But it was not meant to be for Editor in Chief: Brian “Kelly” Kane into the game. With their spirits shaken, the Busiebills, and following a Vianney Sports Editor: David “Jade” Mueller the Jr. Bills gathered themselves and empty net goal with 15 seconds remain- Editor: Jon “Avacado” Kim looked to mount a comeback. Midway ing, the Jr. Bills fell to Vianney by a final Features Editor: Charlie “Mellow Yel- through the first, the Jr. Bills brought the score of 5-3. low” Hall puck down on a three on two; senior Dane “It was disappointing to be ahead in Assistant Editor: Brian “Lean Mean Moody dropped the puck to senior Cap- the game and then let the lead slip away Green” Fallon tain Matt Pijut, who fired a pass to junior like that,” said junior Larry Howe. Tom DiFranco. DiFranco outskated his Sophomore goalie Alex Primo added, Core Staff: Tom “Metallic Seafoam” defender and buried the puck between the “It was tough to watch the game turn on us Fontana, Greg “Camo” Fox, Timo “Mar- legs of a sprawling Vianney netminder like that. We started the game slow, but tian” Kim, Tim “Field Turf” Huether, and into the net to tie the score at one. came around and were playing well for a Brian “Neon” Krebs, Alex “Ivy” Sciuto Suddenly, with DiFranco’s goal and while. I just don’t know what happened.” Artist: Greg “Surge” Leibach some good chances on the power play, the The Mylecbills continue their second Jr. Bills took control of the game and trip through the Metro Conference to- Reporters: Nick “Sour” Appelbaum, began to dominate its flow. Early in the night with a game against the still unde- Harold “Trent Green” Carter, Kyle second, senior Brad Naert picked up a feated CBC Cadets. The face-off is at 8 “Tornado Warning” Kloster, Dane pass from senior Kyle Butler and put the p.m. at the Affton Ice Arena. “Astroturf” Moody, Kyle “Envy” puck into the net to put the Jr. Bills on top Poelker, Sean “Moss” Powers, Dustin for the first and last time in this game. “Pea Soup” Sump Following the goal, the Jr. Bills broke down and the game slowly crawled into Moderator: Mr. Steve “Blue” Missey the hands of Vianney. PN Racquetball Assistant Moderators: Mr. Frank “Momentum is such an important “Hunter” Kovarik, Mr. Chris “Pasture” thing in hockey,” said junior Steven N i g h t b e a t Schaeffer Fedchak. “When you are dominating the Computer Consultants: Mr. Bob “Yoda” flow of the game and forcing the other Overkamp, Mr. Tim “Mint” Rittenhouse team to play your style of hockey, things Yesterday afternoon, St. Louis U. Returning Old-Timers: Geoff “Gan- really begin to fall into place for you. High’s racquetball team defeated grene” Brusca, Chip “Chlorophyll” However, the opposite is also true, and we the Parkway West Longhorns 7-0 Deubner, Matt “Olive” Hoffman, Matt certainly did not have the momentum in “Walgreens” Morris the third (period against Vianney).” at Concord Recreation Center. The Prep News is a publication of St. Louis Vianney scored the tying goal late in SLUH was led by senior Phil University High school. Copyright ©2003 the second period and took the lead in the Mathews, who won his match 15- St. Louis University High School Prep News. first minute of the third. The Jr. Bills 3, 15-5. No material may be reprinted without the defense was worn down and was seem- permission of the moderators and editors. 6 News January 9, 2004 MELO (from 4) more. It was the balanced attack with the the Jr. Bills. back. It was a solid overall game for the deep bench that the Jr. Bills had been But that wasn’t necessarily the case. entire team with a balanced stat sheet that working towards all year. The Jr. Bills opened up trading baskets had six Jr. Bills with five or more points. But their next opponent—East St. with the more athletic McCluer team, and The game was also the season’s introduc- Louis, a team laden with talent, including they only trailed by two at the end of the tion for senior Jeff Howenstein, who had St. Louis University recruit Tommie first quarter thanks to strong play by Lowes been sidelined by a broken wrist suffered Liddell—didn’t allow such a feat to be and lots of transition scoring opportuni- during football season. Howenstein accomplished. In the same way that the Jr. ties. notched seven points in his debut. Bills had dominated Decatur, East St. The second quarter was much the Unfortunately, the team’s next game, Louis dominated SLUH. SLUH was same, though McCluer seemed to be tak- against the host Collinsville, wasn’t as outscored in every quarter and was domi- ing the edge slightly in the game’s fabric. auspicious. Though the game was high nated on the glass by 23. SLUH had barely It was the last play of the half though, that scoring, the Jr. Bills trailed from the be- a hope, with Liddell scoring 16 points. propelled McCluer to victory. With time ginning and couldn’t warm up to anything SLUH lost 55-36. winding down, McCluer inbounded the after that. Collinsville held the lead by at So with a somewhat successful ball to an unguarded man downcourt who least seven points during each quarter, Collinsville tournament over, the Jr. Bills hit a three at the buzzer to send the Jr. Bills and despite a nice third quarter spurt for looked to avenge the loss they suffered into the locker room with a 9-point deficit. the Jr. Bills, in which Luth dunked three last year against lackluster DuBourg. Jr. Bills would get no closer, as McCluer times, it wasn’t enough to overcome the The team that is normally cupcake continued to pull away. The Jr. Bills tournament hosts. A positive competitive city for the Jr. Bills. This year was the weren’t able to score; they received no game was played nonetheless and Luth, same as most other years, a complete momentum from a lackluster crowd that the senior center, seemed to have had his annihilation of the opposing Cavaliers. included more members of the class of breakout game of the year with a solid The Jr. Bills won by 31 behind the 21- ’03 than current SLUH students. effort of 17 points even though the Jr. point effort of senior John Kaminski, and Another game and another loss, Bills lost 63-55. after a first quarter in which the Jr. Bills though not wholly without respect. So as With one loss in tow, the Jr. Bills outscored their opponents by 13, there the season struggles on, the Basketbills carried the determination of a game al- was no chance for DuBourg on this night, look to redeem themselves at Fontbonne, most won to their next matchup against and the Jr. Bills ended the game in stylish as they quest for the second consecutive Decatur. It was in this game of the tourna- fashion, routing the Cavaliers 74-43. consolation championship. They faced ment that the Jr. Bills really shined. A The strong outing against DuBourg Ladue last night (Nightbeat, page 7) with balanced attack from all players and the pushed the Jr. Bills towards their next the possibility of a game on Friday. They will to win led the Jr. Bills to a romp over game and tournament, where they faced have more games to come next Tuesday at Decatur. McCluer in the Fontbonne/Pepsi Classic. Hazelwood West. So, someone, anyone, The Jr. Bills outscored their oppo- McCluer was a strong team on paper, and come out and support the Jr. Bills basket- nents in every quarter and ended the game with experienced coach Erwin Claggett, ball team. up 71-53, with nine players scoring five or they had all the ingredients to dominate 2003 Post-Dispatch All-Metro Football Selections First team: Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention: Tim Simon John Block Stephen Simmons Simon, a senior, made First Block, a senior linebacker, Sophomore running back team All-Metro as a kicker. was the linchpin for the Simmons rushed for 1155 He led the Jr. Bills with 47 suffocating Jr. Bills defense. yards on 217 rushes. In just points scored (10 FG, 17 He led the team with 135 his second varsity game, XP). A key player on special tackles, in addition to Simmons broke a school teams, Simon averaged close leading his teammates as record and rushed for 264 to 50 yards per kickoff. one of three captains. yards. January 9, 2004 News 7 Krillbills (vol. 1) overpower Colts, Cadets Nick Appelbaum State Qualifying Times Reporter he St. Louis U. High swimming and Kurt Doll: 50 Free (0:22.90); 100 Free (0:49.14); 200 Free (1:49.48); 200 Tdiving team defeated the Parkway I.M. (2:09.10) Central Colts on Tuesday, avenging last season’s only loss. Last year, partially due to a scrambled lineup, the Krillbills lost Tim Heafner: 50 Free (0:22.47) by a mere five points to the Colts. Head coach Fritz Long took the blame for the Adam Trafton: 50 Free (0: 23.28); 100 Free (0:50.46); 200 Free (1:53.30); loss, but noted that the Jr. Bills could have 500 Free ( 5:04.36) won. This year, Long intentionally did the Wes Goings: 100 Back (0:56.38); 200 I.M. (2:07.70) same thing with the lineup, but the results were drastically different. The Salmonbills Gabe Toennies: 100 Breast (1:05.20); 100 Free (0:51.02); 200 I.M. overwhelmed the Colts, winning 111-75. (2:06.00) Long remarked, “It’s good to swim our swimmers in events they aren’t used Nathan Harris: 50 Free (0:22.47); 100 Fly (0:55.00) to to give them a break from their routines this late in the season. This also lets me have an idea of who I can swim in case the Brendan Harris: 100 Fly (0:57.89) regular swimmers are sick.” Junior Adam Trafton owned the most dramatic mo- Nick Konczak: 50 Free (0:22.47); 100 Fly (0:50.98) ment: the 500-meter freestyle. Trafton, who had already qualified Tim Szewczyk: 100 Back (0:58.33) for state in the 500, dropped over 12 seconds off his best time, a feat rarely SLUH Free Relays: 200 Free Relay (1:28.66); 400 Free Relays (3:22.25) executed. Sophomore Mike Egan re- marked, “I don’t think I could (shave that SLUH Medley Relay: 200 Medley Relay (1:43 .34 much time off), but I look good in a ) Speedo.” Thursday brought the appearance of the CBC Cadets and yet another over- PN Basketball Nightbeat whelming victory for the Scubabills, 118- 66. The Cadets, consisting of 13 swim- SLUH beats Ladue 57-45 mers, were simply outnumbered against the 53-man SLUH team. Assistant coach Junior Dave Goettelmann Tim O’Neil commented, “The team is (left, sinking a layup in the really coming together. You can see it everywhere: on the deck, behind the first quarter) hit four threes on blocks, and in the water. Hopefully this the night en route to a 57-45 will continue until the MCCs.” The Squidbills take on Cape Central victory over Ladue that put tomorrow at home at 4 p.m. the Jr. Bills in the consolation Quote of the Week II championship game of the Fontbonne Tournament for “Excuse me. Do you know where there are any personages of historical the second straight year. signifigance around here?” —Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 8 PlayNews Time January 9, 2004 by Tim Huether Calendar Jan. 9 - Jan. 23 FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 Schedule R No Classes Schedule R Homeroom Mass: M221 JV WR vs. Vashon @ SLUH @ 4:30pm Jr. College Planning STUCO Mixer in SLUH Gym @ 8-11 pm Fr. Eng. Tutorial FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 V HOC vs. CBC @ Affton @ 8pm Grades Due No Classes V SW vs. Cape Central @ 4pm IM Fr./Soph. Movie Trivia V BB @ Vianney @ 7pm V/JV SW @ Vianney Tourn. @ Vianney Jr. Retreat Mtg. V SW vs. Vianney @ 4pm through Jan. 10 V SW @ Mehlville @ 4pm B BB @ Vianney @ 5:30pm C Blue BB @ Jennings @ 4:30pm Tater Tots, Mostaccioli, and Garlic Bread C Blue BB @ Vianney @ 4pm Bosco Sticks and Chicken Club Wraps SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 V WR @ Rockwood Summit Tourn. @ C Blue BB @ Westminster Tourn. @ Schedule R Summit @ 9am Westminster IM Fr./Soph./Jr. Movie Trivia C WR @ Fox Tournament @ Fox @ 9am C WR @ Windsor Tourn. @ Windsor V/JV/C WR vs. Chaminade @ SLUH @ C White BB @ Chaminade Tourn. @ 6pm MONDAY, JANUARY 12 Chaminade though Jan 19 V RAC vs. Parkway Central @ Concord Semester Exams MONDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 3:30pm Sisyphus Deadline for Artwork No Classes C White BB @ Riverview @ 4:30pm Sr. Proj. Refl. Mtg. @ 7:00 p.m. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bosco Sticks and Taco Salad C White BB vs. Fox @ SLUH @ 4pm TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 Semester Exams Schdule R Schedule R V BB @ Hazelwood West @ 7pm Jr. College Planning V BB vs. CBC @ SLUH @ 7pm V RAC vs. DeSmet @ Concord @ 3:30pm IM Fr./Soph. Movie Trivia B BB vs. CBC @ SLUH @ 5:30pm B BB @ Hazelwood West @ 5:30pm V BB vs. Chaminade @ SLUH @ 6pm TAP Training II Tournament through Jan C Blue BB vs. Marquette @ SLUH @ V SW @ DeSmet @ 6pm 24 4:30pm B BB vs. Chaminade @ SLUH @ 4:30pm Pizza Sticks, Taco Sticks, and Pizza C Blue BB @ Chaminade @ 4pm WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 Pretzels, Chicken Strips, and Hot Strips Semester Exams Respect Committee Mtg. @ 11:30am SINGLET PIC OF THE WEEK (from 4) coming into the last match, Croghan would prove to be “a reflection of senior leader- ship” as head coach Tim Curdt referred to him, and in the deciding factor of the dual meet, Croghan pinned his opponent in the first period with 55 seconds left on the clock. Lifted by Croghan’s “phenomenal heart and aggression,” according to Curdt, the Jr. Bills topped the Rams with a 36-31 win. Not only do the seniors continue to show their leadership in the matches, but also in practice, where they are of “great help, but still strict,” commented sopho- more Joseph Matschiner. The spinners on junior Jesse Zacher’s minivan lie idle in the parking lot Thursday afternoon.