Mystery, Alaska: Who was seventh man for Blue icers? The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 18, 2000 - 11 Feelin'a little CGreen Although picked ninth by the coaches in the CCHA preseason poll, Bowling Green was suc- cessful against Michigan last season, splitting two of the four meetings. r Senior spikers lead 'M' By Albert Kim lDailx sports \Viucir By Joe Smith Daily Sports Writer When someone thinks about watching a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena, one of the first things that comes to iiind is the colorful Michigan pep band, which helps incite the crowd and create one of the best collegiate hockey atmospheres in the country. But even when the Wolverines (2-0-2) made the 3,500-mile trip to Anchorage, Alaska, for the Johnson Nissan Classic, they surprisingly had a "sixth man" in the arena for them once again. At least for four of the six periods they did. During the tournament's championship game, the host Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves were hungry and looking for an upset in one of their most important games of the season. But the roaring crowd that shook Sullivan Arena was not all in favor of the home team. Eighty members from the band class at Anchorage West High School consistently played versions of "The Victors" and "Varsity"throughout the first period, as "Let's go Blue" chants filled the arena. "They were awesome,'Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "They had all the innuendos of the regular Michigan band. Plus, we were the only team with a band in the arena, with Anchorage not even having one." This moderately pro-Michigan atmosphere didn't please tournament officials. They decided to put a muz- zAe on the band. A yellow flag was raised when the kids could play -the rest of the time was filled with pre-set music and andnouncements. One can guess how often the officials at the scoring table raised the flag - it never rose after the first period. This was disappointing not only to the Wolverines, but also to the band that had worked hard to learn the material, "We came to play, and we were a little upset," West Hiigh band member Katie Legacki said. "But playing for Michigan was a lot of fun, and I think everyone enjoyed it:' Katie's father; Ken Legacki, was the Blue Line Club member who hosted the Wolverines in Alaska by taking care of business details and accommodations. His brothe. Frank, was a Hall of Fame swimmer at Michigan who graduated in 1961_- a year before I3erenson, who was a close friend of Frank. Ken I.egacki came to visit Berenson long before Dec. 3, 199C Dec. 4, 199c Mar. 3, 200C Mar, 4, 200C 3BGSUi4,U#M 2 SUM13, BSIJ21 :;. M3,8GSU r I. I J - Michigan made the trip and introduced hiiselfr team's liaison for the Alaska trip. Legacki suggest idea of his daughter's band playing for Michigar lowing the tradition of college basketball's Great A Shootout a tournament where eight local sc each "adopt" a team and bring their cheerleader band to support them. "We got the music from the pep band and sent to them," Berenson said. "They practiced it fors weeks, and then on Friday morning at 7:30 I went school and met with the band leader and class. "They played 'The Victors' for me and shows their progress."' The Anchorage West high school band impr many involved with the tournament and gave the ing Wolverines a lifi they weren't expecting. "Thc a good job," Michigan senior Scott Matzka "Anything like that can help you and give you a b For a team to climb a mountain, capable leaders must perfoirm at the highest levcl possible. If there is one key to the Michigan volleyball team's season thus far, it is the senior leader- ship that has ctrried it this year. On a team with no stars and where as the consistency is stressed over flashy ed the streaks, seniors Alija Pittenger. Sarah n, fol- Belinke and Joanna Fielder have led the laska way. In a game where emotions and on- :hools court examples have counted for so s and much, once amain they've led the way. "They're leading in their own ways.' it out Michigan coach Mark Rosen said. "A a few lot of it is by actions, at least with to the .Ioanna and Alija. Sarah is the more emotional and vocal one. But they all d me don't have that cheerleading-type per- sonality." ressed Cheerleading or not, all three have visit- made their presence felt. Behnke has ey did rebounded from an early-season injury said. and is regaining her form of old. oost." Pittenger led while Behnke was out, posting her best numbers of the season while leading the spikers to two consec- utive tournament wins. She didn't do it r. alone though, as Fielder contributed he immensely to the effort. That has been the story this scason7. When one has been down, the other two have been there to pick the team up. "Every night you're not going to have everyone ha e their best ni.ght and I think the seniors have seen that and picked each other up;" Rosen said. Stats don't usually tell the whole story, but in this case they show the seniors' contributions. In kills per game, the three seniors are irthe top four on the team, averag ing 'r three per game - the seniors get n e than half of the total production of Its per game for the Woverines. "Joanna is quietly putting up big numbers more consistently. Alija is our stabilizer on the court, and much more of a go-to person for us than inthe past. And Sarah has always been a big offen- sive threat for us;' Rosen said. With 12 matches remaining ian the Big Ten, Michigan stands at 3-5. Finishing with a winning record isn't impossible, and the Wolverine Fhave played competitive all the way.. tt in order for them to take the steps toward a Big Ten title and eventual NCAA tournament berth, they need .their seniors to put forth a Herculean ceffort in getting them over the top. They're climbing that mountain - one senior at a time. Bucks sell programs to benefit injured Lion :HRN Continued from Page 10 while his "was a hell of a play." This past weekend, though, Minnesota wide receiver Ron Johnson burned Clements for eight catches and 163 yards, several com- ing on key third-down plays. "I've never seen a wide receiver like Johnson dominate a game like he did," Ohio State coach John Cooper said. Clements secluded himself from reporters after the 29-17 drubbing by the Golden Gophers. "It's embarrassing." Cooper said, "First time we wake up, and it's 17- 3." Ohio State players were especially hurt by their own 100.000 fans boo- ing them. "There were a lot of comments made while we were walkinu into our lockerroom after the game Here we go again, a 6-6 season. linebacker Joe Cooper told the * Associated Press. Bt ck KF" tH (H A Rl: Ye s there s something more that the Buckeves care about than jist beat i nug Mic h iga n. Ohio State w ill donate S I from every program it sold at the Minnesota game to a fund for the caire of Penn State player Adam Taliaferro, who suffered a paralyzing neck injury in the Nittany Lions' game at Columbus on Sept. 23. Ohio State sold over 13,000 pro- grams over the weekend. About 4,000 still remain and are available on the Buckeyes' official athletic Site, OhiOS)(Ubci('kcr'es. 'Olt. CAt FnoN'rTIa~s BI.AME: The highly-ranked Indiana offense crum- bled on Saturday against the Wolverines, as Michigan held the Hoosiers to only 1v86 yards of total offense. The biggest stops came against quarterback Antwaan Randle El, vho ran for only 39 yards and passed for only Il1 yards on 13-of-27 pass- ing. Michigan also blocked two con- secutive punts in the second quarter. "There's only one guy accountable for that performance and that's the guy you're looking at," Cameron " said after the game. "I'm not pleased with any thing we've done the last t wo weeks. Not offensively. Not defensively. Not in the kicking name. "That falls right on me and I'm well aw are of that. We will find some way to turn this around." Indiana didn't exactly turn it around last year. Ahfer starting the Bia Ten season 2-I, the lHoosiers were blanked 59-0 by Wisconsin. Indiana finished the season xs ith losses in their last three out of four < aimes. FOOTBALL SATURDAY. FOOTBALL SATURDAY. FOOTBALL SATURDA Y. FOOTBALL SA TURDA Y. FOOTBALL SATURDA Y. FOOTBALL SATURDAY. ThisFriday. DEN HERDER Continued from Page 10 "I've loved the Yankees basically my entire life'" she says, keeping bet' eyes on the tiny TV/VCR combo atop a milk crate. "Don Mattingly was like the first name that I leairned outside my family." But there wasn't too much time foir storytelling. Jorge Posada was busy hit- ting into the gap for the Yankees' first runs, bringing cheers even from John - the die-hard Mets supporter. Could it be he is a fan of both teams? "Hell no," John says. "But I want there to be a Subway Series." John was almost bred into Mets fanaticism. From Brooklyn, his grand- pa was a loyal Dodgers fan. "When they moved away," he says, "my family just kept hating the Yankees." He goes on to describe the baseball loyalties of New York's boroughs based on geography -- but he's interrupted by a Paul O'Neill RBI single. "Woo! That's why I lo e the Yankees:' Whitney says. Almost in turn. ,lohn chimes in. time to draw an intricate, full-color Mets logo on his dry-erase board. Only here are there three categories for 1M sports sign-up - "football," "soccer' "NETS! !". The last time these teams met in the World Series was 1956. John got a lucky glimpse this summer, attending an interleague game between the Mets and Yanks at Shea Stadium. "It seemed like the most important game of the season," he says. "There were a bunch of fights in the upper deck -- but I'm more afraid of Yankee fans:' Whitney doesn't miss a beat. "It's a toss-up," she says. As for me - I guess I'd just be afraid to be in the Alice Lloyd cafeteria these next couple days. Especially Saturday night before Game 1. John will no doubt have his guard up for fly- ing Jell-O squares from Yankee faith- ful. But Whitney won't have to worry. She'l be sittin in Yankee Stadium. - David ZDn rercotnc lhec reched at ddcw mulich.cdu. ; : ts ix:: , t L q ERFF JONES, "That's why I hate the Yankees. This was the Lloyd Hall I knew. Only here would somebody take tI MasImmniration or Moderaton? Immigration can make - or break - a country.The key issue is numbers. 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