A STUDENT PUBUCATION OF WAS TON STATE UNIVERSITY • VOL.105, No. 22 aturday, September 19, t99B Cougars and Vandals renew old riv~ ILLUSTRATION : Christian Hammer . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1998 Ins lde th1s I ssue Gleason, his neck prob­ •Page 3 memories of the days of teams face their stiffest Freshman Beth Childs has lems behind him, is set old still remain. Now the competition of ·the season 'cornered' the market on to tackle the opposition. 'Border War' has returned this weekend at Big Cross. the soccer field. to the Palouse. •Page 5 •Page 10 •Page 4 Running back Joel· Thomas •Page 8 The Raymond twins pack 13 Cougars and Vandals is the heart and soul of The WSU volleyball team feet and 600 pounds to square off for the 77th the Vandal attack, but is tries to climb back into WSU's offensive line, time after taking a nine­ he enough to boost Idaho the rankings as it hosts someday they hope to start year hiatus. past the Cougars? Arizona and Arizona State. alongside each other. •Page 5 •Page 6 •Page 10 •Page 11 WSU captain Steve The walk horne is gone but The Cougar corss-country Facts about the rivalry. D.E. Sport Staff's Weekly Football Picks Tee will lead Vols past No. 2 Florida BY RICHARD RoSENBLATI TON. 31-21. The Associated Press Iowa (plus II) at No. 16 Arizona Tee Martin knows his place in After shocking loss to Iowa Tennessee's offense: He passes, State, Hawkeyes could be in for Eric Chris Tony Ryan Nima Jamal Lewis run .. another rough day.... ARIZONA, Blankenship Pierle Tanhueco Sadoski Zarrabi [fs just that in the heat of the 34-13. pass rush. especially the one No. 2 Oregon State (plus 15) at No. 18 Sports Editor Writer Writer Editor Writer Florida expects to generate. the usc Volunteers' quarterback won't hes­ Can the Beavers go 3-0 for the ldahoatWSU wsu wsu wsu wsu WSU itate to rake off. first time since 1967? ... USC, 31- He did it against Syracu. e two 14. (4) UCLA@ Houston UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA weeks ago. running nine times for San Jose State (plus 24) at No. BYU @ (9) Washington Washington Washington Washin ton Washington Washington 80 yards and a touchdown in the 22 Oregon Vols' 34-33 win. On Saturday, he'll Under coach Mike Bellotti. Iowa @ (16) Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona do just about anything to lead No. Ducks are 11-0 in non-conference 6 Tennessee to irs first win over the games .... OREGON, 34-20. osu @ (18) usc usc usc usc usc usc Gators after tive straight los:e . San Jose St. @ (22) Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon "I'm not going to try to outrun them." Martin said. ·Tm going to AP Top 25 Poll No. Carolina @ Stanford No. Carolina o. Carolina No. Carolina try to get rid of the ball before they 1. Ohio State (57) 2-0 1,733 No. Texas @ Arizona St. Arizona St. Arizona St. gei me." 2. Florida (9) 2-0 1,625 Not even the beloved Peyton 3. Nebraska (1) 3-0 1 ,582 Califomia @ Oklahoma California Oklahoma Oklahoma Manning was able to deliver a win 4. UCLA (1) 1-o 1,527 over the Gators, who last year took 5. Kansas St. (2) 2-0 1 ,466 (2) flor1da @ (6) Tenne5:5ee Florida Florida Tenn. Florida a quick 14-point lead and coasted 6. Tennessee i ..0 1,353 Seattle Seattle 7. LSU 1-0 1,348 Washington @ Seattle Seattle Seattle to a 33-20 win at Florida Field. 8. Penn State 2·0 1,283 "It's still a do-or-die game," Record last week 8-3 7-4 7-4 9. Washington 1-o 1,157 9-2 8-3 Florida tailback T~ Jackson said. · 10.Virginia 2-0 1,074 Overall Record 15-7 15-7 14-8 13-9 13-9 "Thio; is Florida-Tennessee. In the 11. Florida State 1-1 987 past, whoever wins this game wins 12.Georgia 2-0 919 the conference. I think this game 13.Syracuse 1-1 874 14.Wisconsin 2-0 n1 still has that much importance." 15. Colorado 2-0 722 Maybe more. 16.Arlzona 2-o 608 The Pick~: 17.TexasA&M 1-1 562 o. 2 Florida (minus 3) at No.6 18.USC 2-0 520 Tennessee 19. West Virginia 0-1 456 Wouldn't it be something for 20.N. Carolina St. 2-0 431 Kappa Delta 21.Missouri 2-0 330 Tee Martin to do what Peyton 22.0regon 2-o 245 Manning couldn't? ... TEN­ 23.Notre Dame 1·1 199 Welcomes NESSEE, 27-24. 24.Aiabama 2-0 i63 No.4 UCLA (minus 27 1/2) at 25.Mississippi St. 2-0 110 Houston Others Receiving Votes: Uofi K~s Could be another Rout 66 in the Virginia Tech 94, Kentucky 98, state of Texa~ .... UCLA , 56-14. Arizona St. 68, Colorado St. 60, Texas (plus 24 112) at No.5 Air Force 53, Miami 51, Michigan Kansas State 49, BYU 48 N. Carolina 37, Boston Col~ 25, Utah 22, Tulane 20, and all future Cougs! Brigham Young (plus 9) at No. Miam• (Ohio) 19, Georgia Tech 14, 9 Wa<;hington Texas 14, Auburn 14, Central Huskies better not be thinking Florida 8, Michigan St. 8, Texas Tech 4, Purdue 3, Arkansas 2, ahead to next week's rematch Washington State 1 against Huskers .... WASHING- Pac-1 0 teams in bold . .. I%%G 'I~E 8R~ER t~~ liOA'!!!!~ ......~IftQn '-weef/ ~heest.j ~:~·~f~ lnfernQ, HQrnes~le IN!I!'•·•,-:a:.o.l BB~ • t • • • .- t. • .. e .. "t I ''1•li-0Rii'~ PAGE3 A dream comes true at WSU BY ToNY TANHUEco League Academic All-Star. She The Dai~1· £1-ergreen anticipates more difficulty with school. but Childs says she wants to Everyone has dreams. but every­ continue succeeding in academics. one i. n't fortunate enough to actual­ ''Here, it's a bit of a dilferem ly fulfill them. story." Childs said ...In high school Freshman m1dfielder Beth Ch1lds you can preuy much !>mooth your is one of the lucky ones. way through . Here it's definitely All her life. Childs dreamed of more of a challenge. I'm still going playing college soccer. She ha~ not to try to keep my grades up as just fulfilled her dream but also has much as possible." taken steps toward other goals by Coach Dan Tobia~ has nothing coming to WSU as a member of the but good thmgs to say about Childs Cougar soccer and the way team. The Childs File she\ performed ''Thi. is my this year. He dream and now has indicated he that I'm a part of it Matches played: 5 will begin inte­ I guess I've Matches Started: 5 grating Childs achieved it, but it's Shots: into a more not like I'm saris- 5 active role on tled with it," Goals: 0 the team. Childs said. Ac>sists: 3 "She's per­ Childs hasn·t Points: 3 limned really played compla­ well and she's cently this season. someone I've Although . he is a Personal File: Bom been giving fre. hman. she has Elizabeth Mary Childs on more responsi­ been an intricate 8/9/80 in Aberdeen. bility to," part of the Cougar Tobias said. strategy in every HighSchool: Mount Si .. She is some­ game. She ted '98 one I think is Cougar teammates 4.0 prep GPA going to contin­ goals three times As a senior led team to ue to keep this sea:-.on. all off a 10-4-1 record, led growing and comer kicks. She getting better." also has come KingCo 3A league in Becoming a dose.. tQJicoring scoring with 3 goals. bigger part of live times this sea­ Voted Eastside Journal the team is son. although she something hac; yet to score a Athlete of the Week. Childs sa1d she goal. want. to do as Childs said she well. She says developed her skills of kicking from she ha~ no specific goals for this the corner for many years. season or her career except to con­ "''ve always taken the comer tinuing improving. Her plan for kick for my club team. ," Childs continued improvement can devel­ said. "We have some tinishers on op into new dreams. this team so that\ nice because Dreams that Childs will, no before people couldn't finish." doubt. fultill. Childs has been a big oflensive threal'"since her freshman year in high school. She led Mount Si High School in goals her freshman. sophomore and senior . eac;ons and wa<; an all-Seamount league selec­ tion all four years. Coming to col­ lege pro\'ided her with somewhat of a change. She i<. doing all she can to adju. t and continue the stellar offen­ sive play she was known for in high school. .. Since I've been here I've tried to keep the best attitude I can in both training and on the tield so I can go out there and make a differ­ ence," Childs said. She attributes much of her suc­ cess to her friends. family and pa<;t coaches. giving them credit for STN'F PHOTO BY CHUCK AllEN helping her get here. WSU midfielder Beth Childs takes a corner kick against EWU earlier this month. Childs is not just an athlete. She graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA and was a Seamount FOOT5ALL TOUR '98 ROOMMATE LOCATER NOV. 12TH - 17TH -Great Views Ver~i's WSU vs-·STANFORD -Exercise Center In the seducti\·e.