GVSports Monthly Magazine

March 2010

The Boys of Summer are Back

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IN THIS ISSUE 2 Track and Field TRACK AND FIELD PREPARES FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Grand Valley State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have been competing all season preparing themselves for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships...

3 Football LAKERS INK 32 ON SIGNING DAY Grand Valley State University head football coach Matt Mitchell announced the signing of 32 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in the fall of 2010...

5 Swimming and Diving LAKER SWIMMING AND DIVING The men’s swimming & diving team used superior team depth to capture the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title with a four-day championship total of 866 points...

10 Main Event THE BOYS OF SUMMER ARE BACK The Grand Valley State baseball program has been as successful as any in Division II baseball the last seven years.

Head baseball coach Steve Lyon has turned GVSU...

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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 6 EDITOR IN CHIEF Tim Nott MANAGING EDITOR Doug Lipinski EXECUTIVE EDITOR Doug Witte ACQUISITIONS EDITOR Courtney Goldschmeding ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Charlie Read STAFF WRITERS DJ Foster Kelsey Deacon CONTRIBUTORS Janine Freeman Andy Fry Sandra Jennings Alexis Rangel GV Sports Marketing GVSU Sports Information PRINTER Jenison Printing GV Sports Monthly Magazine is a magazine that focuses on athletics at Grand Valley State University. Copies of the magazine are free to the community. and located on news stands in the greater Grand Rapids area. Copies of the magazine will also be distributed in Allendale by the Advance Newspaper.

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Track & Field Prepares for Indoor Championships Grand Valley State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have been competing all season preparing themselves for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships. The Lakers have hosted eight meets in the Laker Turf Building, with one of the biggest meets in the Midwest held on Feb. 12-13.

The GVSU Big Meet had over 1,600 athletes compete and over 6,300 fans in attendance over the two days. Schools from all over the country traveled to Allendale, Mich., to participate in the event, including numerous Division I schools like Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State and Central Michigan.

During the meet, 21 Laker Turf Building records were broken along with a GVSU school record. Grand Valley State’s women’s 4 x 400meter relay team of Chanelle Caldwell, Kayla Vallar, Danielle Fonseca and Jade Hull, finished second with a time of 3:45.26 to break the previous school record of 3:47.08. The relay team also automatically qualified themselves for the NCAA National Championships.

Caldwell also qualified in the 800-meter when she crossed the finish line fourth at the meet with a time of 2:10.86. Other athletes that qualified for nationals at the GVSU Big Meet were Monica

Kelsey Deacon Staff Writer Kinney in the mile and Liz Murphy in the women’s 20lb. weight throw.

Kinney placed third with a time of 4:53.64, while Murphy threw a distance of 56’11.25”, good for eighth place. Both finished first overall in their events among Division II athletes.

The GVSU women’s track team also has 28 athletes provisionally qualified for nationals in 10 events, along with a distance medley relay team.

Among the top of those lists are Vallar and Caldwell in the 400-meter dash and Candice Wheat in the 60-meter hurdles. The Lakers also have eight runners that have hit the provisional mark in the 5000-meter run.

Head coach Jerry Baltes is very pleased with the success of the women’s team. “Our women have had a great indoor season to this point,” Baltes commented. “We have a great group of senior women that understand this is their last go around to do something special.”

On the men’s side of the field, Matt Armstrong automatically qualified in the shot put with a throw of 57’5.75”, which broke Aleksas Abro-

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mavicius’ school record of 57’0.25”. Donny Stiffler provisionally qualified for nationals in the shot put, with a throw of 56’4.50”. He finished sixth at the GVSU Big Meet, behind Armstrong.

In the men’s high jump, Nate Miller hit the provisional mark placing first at the Eubanks Open with a jump of 6’8.75”. Dennis Quinton and Ryan Rademacher also provisionally qualified for nationals in the pole vault and long jump, respectively.

In the running events, Paul Zielinski and Ross Faasse hit the provisional mark in the 5000-meter run. Zielinski qualified with a time of 14:39.55, while Faasse crossed the line at 14:46.79.

GVSU’s track and field teams hope to continue their success and use their experience at nationals. “This is our second year in the Laker Turf Building and it has been an exciting journey. We have hosted some great meets with outstanding competition,” said Baltes. “This has allowed our student athletes to gain very valuable big meet experience throughout the season. Our hope is this will help us when we get to the NCAA Championships.”

The Laker men and women will compete at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships March 12-13 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Lakers Ink 32 on National Signing Day Grand Valley State University head football coach Matt Mitchell announced the signing of 32 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in the fall of 2010.

"I thought our coaching staff did an outstanding job of first identifying talent and then second recruiting those kids to be a part of Grand Valley State University and our football program," said first-year head coach Matt Mitchell. "We always want to recruit the state of Michigan first and I am extremely pleased with the quality of student-athlete we were able to recruit to Grand Valley State."

Grand Valley State's 2010 class consists of 32 players from the state of Michigan and from Illinois.

"Our name recognition and the success of football program enables our coaching staff to get in on some players that are being recruited at the Division I level," Mitchell added. "It is important for us to continue to battle those Division I schools for those players if we want to build on our past success."

GVSU returns 43 letterwinners in 2010, including nine players that have started games on offense and nine that have started on the defensive side of the ball. GVSU is 115-8 the last nine years with four NCAA DII National Championships (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) and six title game appearances (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009). Grand Valley State will open the 2010 campaign Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7:00 p.m. versus West Texas A&M.

Name Jordan Beachnau Brandon Beitzel Dakota Bender Justin Davis Isiah Dunning Kyle Eilers Cam Fields Martel Goodson Randy Hogan Deonte Hurst Ben Hutchins Antonio Hutchins Devonte Jones Matt Judon John Kamps Adam Koning Marco Iaderosa Daniel Lindsey Nathan Lindsey Payton McCallum Keontre Miskel Chris Picano Chris Robinson Jack Sauber Kirk Spencer Tyler Van Bergen Sam Welch John Westfall Craig Wilson Justice Wright Bobby Wunderlich Vorheese Zanders Name Hunter Charneski Kyle McMahon Norman Shuford

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Incoming Freshmen Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 6-0 170 Lansing, Mich./Holt 6-3 196 Geneva, Ill. 5-11 183 Clarkston, Mich.

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6-5 232 Montague, Mich.

5-7 164 West Bloomfield, Mich.

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6-0 209 Ovid, Mich./Ovid-Elsie 5-10 173 Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower 5-10 182 East Grand Rapids, Mich.

6-0 166 Whitehall, Mich.

5-11 190 Commerce Twp., Mich./Walled Lake Western 6-3 253 Highland, Mich./Milford 6-2 253 Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West 5-11 181 Macomb, Mich./Sterling Heights Stevenson 6-3 184 Troy, Mich.

5-11 168 Detroit, Mich./Inkster

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Transfers Ht. Wt. 6-2 245 6-3 218 5-9 196

Head coach Matt Mitchell introduced his first recruiting class on national signing day.

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Hometown/Last School Green Bay, Wis./St. Cloud State Pontiac, Mich./Eastern Michigan Farmington Hills, Mich./Akron

NEWS IN BRIEF Spring Football Game Get a preview of the 2010-2011 football team at the 15th annual Spring Classic Celebration sponsored by Outback Steakhouse. The Spring Classic will feature a 12:00 pm kickoff at Lubbers Stadium.

Where Are They Now? How you remember him: Callistus Eziukwu was a force on the hardwood during his four years at Grand Valley State. From 2005-08 Eziukwu evolved from a defensive shot blocker into a complete player that dominated the GLIAC and earned national honors. He was a key part of the success that saw the program advance to the NCAA Elite Eight and earn its first-ever no. 1 national ranking. After his senior season, Callistus was named a first-team all-american by four different publications. He is the only player in GVSU history to be in the 1,000 point, 100 block, and the 800 rebound clubs.

LMCU Challenge GVSU Career Lake Michigan Credit Union will be hosting Year GP FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts PPG REB Avg. 28 157 213 .737 70 119 .588 384 13.7 226 8.1 04-05 high school boys and girls track meets inside 31 161 263 .612 82 124 .661 405 13.1 201 6.5 05-06 the Laker Turf Building from March 29-31. The 06-07 24 124 199 .623 62 108 .574 310 12.9 173 7.2 37 239 383 .624 104 221 .471 582 15.7 324 8.8 07-08 three day event will feature high school track 120 681 1058 .644 318 572 .556 1681 14.0 924 7.7 Totals teams from across the state. Admission into the meet is $5.00.

What he’s doing now: Eziukwu started his professional career in France S&D Heading to National Championships with Saint Vallier Basket Drome where he averaged The men’s and women’s swimming and diving 9.6 points per game in his first professional season. teams had very successful seasons in the After one year he moved on to Turkey playing for GLIAC. The men’s team captured the GLIAC Usakspor Belediyesi. Currently he has played in 17 Championship while the women put in a strong games for the club and is averaging 35.5 minutes, performance to secure second place. Their per- 18.4 points, and 3.5 blocks per game. He has hit formances have the Lakers preparing for the double-digit scoring totals in every game he has NCAA Division II National Championship in played this season and has blocked eight shots on Canton, Ohio on March 10-13. two occasions.

Season Ticket Renewal Deadline Hurry! April 16th will be the deadline to renew your football season tickets for the 2010-2011 season. To make sure you don’t miss out call the GVSU Athletic Ticket Office at 616-3313200 or stop in to the office. Office hours are Monday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and Tuesday /Thursday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Track and Field Sets Attendance Record Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field team hosted the GVSU Big Meet on February 12-13 to set a new attendance record as over 1,600 student athletes preformed for a sellout crowd of 6,307 over the two-day meet.

Spring Trips The Laker baseball and softball teams begin the month of March on the road for their spring trips. The baseball team travels to Winter Haven, Fla. for a series of games in the sunshine state, while the softball team will be competing in Clermont, Fla. For updated scores and results, check gvsulakers.com over the spring break.

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Lakers Win GLIAC, Prepare for National Championships The men’s swimming & diving team used superior team depth to capture the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title with a four-day championship total of 866 points.

The Lakers’ 2010 title was its third GLIAC title since 2005 (2005, 2008, 2010). GVSU will now send a contingent of seven swimmers and three divers to the 2010 NCAA DII National Championships in Canton, Ohio March 9-13.

The Lakers were consistent across the board in each event for the entire GLIAC Championship at Wayne State. GVSU scored 69 points in two events on the opening night (Wednesday), followed by daily totals of 271 points (Thursday), 244 points (Friday) and 282 points (Saturday). Individually, Raphael Santos, Matt Witkowski, Aaron Beebe, Justin Pattermann and Jordan Schrotenboer led the way for the Lakers as that group combined to reach the finals in 15 individual events and were key members of all five relays that finished among the top four.

“I was extremely pleased with our depth across the board in every event and really liked the way that our kids competed throughout the entire meet,” said second-year head coach Andy Boyce.

Santos, competing in his first-ever GLIAC Championship, was a part of three GLIAC titles as he touched the wall first in the 100 and 200 backstroke and swam the lead leg of the 200 medley relay that claimed a first-place finish. Raphael, who set the Wayne State pool record in both the backstroke events, scored points in six events.

competition. Sixteen Laker swimmers and two divers reached the finals for GVSU. Diver Karen Verbrugge claimed the Lakers’ lone GLIAC title with her first-place finish on the 1meter board in a school and GLIAC Championship record total of 461.01. Verbrugge also notched a third-place finish on the 3-meter board, while Rachel Strom finished fourth on the 1-meter and fifth on the 3-meter board.

Kelsey Vermeer reached the finals in three individual events and was a part of four relays that placed among the top four in the GLIAC. Vermeer finished second in the 50 freestyle, fourth in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 100 freestyle, while recording two seconds, a third and a fourth as a part of Laker relays. Erin Kinney was a top performer in the distance freestyle events, recording a third in the 1650 freestyle and fifth in both the 500 and 1000 free. Kinney was also a member of the 800 free relay team that finished third. Kim Baughman reached the finals in two events (50 free-6, 100 back-6) and was a part of three relays that finished second, third and fourth, while Lauren Dorsey also reached the finals in three events (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) and competed in two relays.

“I’m excited to see our kids compete at the NCAA Championships,” added Boyce. “We did not fully rest our swimmers for the GLIAC Championships so this will be the first time that our student-athletes are going into the NCAA’s with a full taper.”

Tim Nott Editor in Chief Witkowski scored in a team-high seven events, reaching the finals in three individual races and four relays. Matt tallied a second-place finish in the 100 free and a third-place finish in the 200 free.

Beebe reached the finals in four individual events, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly and third-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. Pattermann tallied a secondplace finish in the 200 IM, a third in the 200 butterfly and a fourth in the 200 fly, while Schrotenboer notched second-place finishes in the 200 free and 200 back. Evan Betts claimed his first-ever GLIAC title on the 1-meter board with a school-record score of 524.60, followed by a second-place finish on the 3-meter board.

Grand Valley State will rely on the services of Hans Hill, Joe Sayre, Santos, Beebe, Witkowski, Pattermann and Schrotenboer on the swimming side, while divers Reece Bierhalter, Patrick VanDommelen and Betts will compete for the Lakers at the NCAA Championships.

The GVSU women were consistent in all facets during the GLIAC Championships taking second place. The Laker women vaulted into the lead with an opening round total of 123 points on Wednesday, followed by 205 points Thursday, 144 points Friday and 211.5 points during the final day of

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T H E B O Y S O F S U M M E R A R E B A C K The Grand Valley State baseball program has been as successful as any in Division II baseball the last seven years. Head baseball coach Steve Lyon has turned GVSU into one of the top programs in the country, regardless of region. The Lakers are now mentioned in the same sentence as Tampa, Central Missouri State, Delta State, Florida Southern and Chico State to name a few as legitimate World Series contenders each and every year.

GVSU is 294-95-2 since 2003 with seven GLIAC titles, seven NCAA DII Regional appearances and four DII World Series appearances. The Lakers are the only team in DII baseball to advance to the DII World Series four times since 2003 and GVSU is one of three DII programs to appear in each of the last seven NCAA Tournaments.

GVSU begins the 2010 season ranked fifth in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason poll and Ping Collegiate baseball poll, while the American Baseball Coaches Association poll ranks the Lakers 17th. GVSU will open the season Feb. 27 at Quincy, before embarking on a spring trip to Winter Haven, Florida where they will play 11 games against the likes of regionally ranked opponents St. Joseph’s College, Tampa,

Tim Nott Editor in Chief Southwest Minnesota, Minnesota State-Mankato and Nebraska-Omaha. The GLIAC slate will have the Lakers playing each league opponent five times before the top four teams advance to the GLIAC Tournament May 6-8 in Chillicothe, Ohio.

“I’m excited to get outside and get the 2010 season under way,” said 12th-year head coach Steve Lyon. “We have a solid nucleus of both pitchers and position players returning, while I also feel we have a number of newcomers that will make an impact on the hill and in the field,” added Lyon.

Preseason DII All-American 2B Kyle Gendron returns for his senior season after earning ABCA Third-Team All-American honors as a junior in 2009. Gendron hit .390 with 90 hits, 62 runs scored, 11 home runs and 52 RBIs as a junior. Joining Gendron on the infield is a three-year starter at 1B in Cory Maguire. Maguire, who earned SecondTeam All-GLIAC honors a year ago, hit .362 with 76 hits, 62 runs scored, 52 RBIs and 11 HRs. Sophomore CF Cody Grice, the 2009 GLIAC Freshman

Sophomore Cody Grice returns for his second season after being named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year in 2009.

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2010 Baseball Schedule Feb 27 Feb. 28

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Spring Trip at Winter Haven, Fla. Mar. 6 Missouri-St. Louis 2: 30 pm Mar. 7 Saint Joseph’s (2) 9:30 am Mar. 8 Mansfield 4:30 pm Mar. 9 Lockhaven 11: 30 am Mar. 10 at Tampa 6:00 pm Mar. 11 SW Minnesota St. (2) 12:30 pm Mar. 12 Augustana 9:00 am Mar. 13 Minn. St Mankato 1:00 pm Mar. 14 Nebraska-Omaha 10:00 am Mar. 17 at Findlay(2) 2:00 pm Mar. 20 Hillsdale (2) 1:00 pm Mar. 21 Hillsdale Noon Mar. 23 Northwood (2) 2:00 pm Mar. 24 Ashland (2) 1:00 pm Mar. 27 Tiffin (2) 1:00 pm Mar. 28 Tiffin Noon Mar. 30 Northwood (2) 2:00 pm Mar. 31 at Hillsdale (2) 2:00 pm Apr. 2 Findlay (2) 1:00 pm Apr. 3 Findlay Noon Apr. 6 Saginaw Valley St. (2) 2:00 pm Apr. 7 at W.M. Whitecaps 6:00 pm Apr. 10 at Northwood (2) 1:00 pm Apr. 11 at Northwood 1:00 pm Apr. 13 at Lewis (2) 3:00 pm Apr. 14 at Wayne State (2) 2:00 pm Apr. 17 at Ashland (2) 1:00 pm Apr. 18 at Ashland Noon Apr. 21 at Tiffin (2) 1:00 pm Apr. 24 at Saginaw Valley St. (2) 1:00 pm Apr. 25 at Saginaw Valley St. Noon May 1 Wayne State (2) 1:00 pm May 2 Wayne State Noon (2) - Doubleheader Home games Road games

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Cory Maguire will return to first base in 2010 as the starter for the fourth year.

of the Year and a First-Team All-GLIAC selection, hit .411 with 69 hits, 45 runs scored and 34 RBIs, while fellow sophomore outfielder Steve Anderson tallied a .394 batting average, 52 hits, 34 RBIs and 28 runs scored as a true freshman. Sophomore catcher Jared Cowan saw a significant amount of action behind the dish late in the year when Bobby Walmsley injured his knee. Cowan hit .283 with 15 hits, eight runs and seven RBIs in 17 starts.

Grand Valley State returns four starting pitchers

that combined for a 22-5 record in 2009. Senior LHP Matt Cade notched an 8-0 record with a 2.44 ERA in 59 innings pitched. Cade tallied 50 strikeouts and walked just 14. Sophomore Kyle Schepel ended the 2009 campaign as one of the top hurlers on the staff, recording a 5-1 record with a 2.15 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched with 43 strikeouts.

Senior Brad Raj, who saw action both at SS and as a starting pitcher, tallied a 3-1 mark with a 4.85 ERA on the mound, while junior Joe Jablonski sported a 6-3 mark with a 5.21 ERA in 65.2 innings pitched. In addition, senior Jared Knuth and sophomore Cory Rademacher will be key figures in the pitching staff.

Junior Andrew Trepel, a transfer from Indiana State, is slated to handle the duties at shortstop, while a pair of sophomores, Brian Robinson and Bobby Martin, will both see action at third base.

Juniors Torre Aguirre and Paul Young, a transfer from Grand Rapids C.C., will handle the duties in right field. Aguirre saw spot action as a sophomore, while Young earned all-region honors at GRCC. Junior Dan Holcomb, a RHP transfer from Evansville and the 2007 Mr. Baseball for the State of Michigan, will be a key contributor of the Lakers on the hill.

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GLIAC,” said Lyon. “We have to be ready to go when we hit the diamond for the first time, but I really like the blend we have on our team. We have good leaders both on the field and on our pitching staff and we have players that gained a great deal of experience in key situations last season that will help during the 2010 season.”

Brad Raj will see more time on the mound this season after pitching and playing SS in 2009.

Q & A with Head Coach Jerry Baltes What is the biggest difference between coaching Cross Country and Track and Field?

That is a hard one to answer. I think they are all special in that a lot of people work hard so I could In cross country we have one ultimate goal and be recognized. So at the same time I do not like to that is to be ready to compete to win the NCAA make a big deal about the award and focus more Championship at the end of the year. Of course we on the accomplishments of our team. want to win GLIAC’s and the NCAA Regional, but everything is focused on the NCAA Champi- Describe your favorite memory or proudest moonships at the end of November. In track there are ment from your job? many different focuses between events, and some are focused on be ready for the GLIAC ChampiI cherish the relationships the most. It is great onships, while we need to focus on the NCAA to stay in touch with our alums and see all the great Championships. things each are doing in the real world.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned over your eleven years of coaching?

I think just to take it one day at a time, and stay focused on helping get each person a little bit better in hopes of them reaching their full potential. Also, to not get too excited during the ups and don’t get too down during the low points.

Jerry Baltes is the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams at GVSU.

As the track and field coach you oversee both men and women and several different events.

What would you say is your biggest challenge in facing such variety?

Keeping everything organized on a day-to-day basis, and making sure every student-athlete has every opportunity to reach their potential and be successful.

Throughout your tenure as coach of GVSU you’ve posted some very gaudy numbers with your athletes and have experienced so much success, what do you attribute that to?

I have been very fortunate in that I have been surrounded by great people every step of the way here at GVSU. A very supportive administration, the hardest working assistant coaches in the country, and the most giving student-athletes you could ask for.

The GLIAC Coach of the Year award has been given to you 28 times. Have any of those been more special than the others?

Outside of GVSU Track and Field and Cross Country, what are some of your favorite activities?

Hanging out with my family, wife Sam, and two kids Ali (5) and Jack (2) as well as hanging out with old college friends.

What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?

I have had a lot of good advice sent my way over the years, some of it I listened to right away and some I come back to later and say I should have listened sooner.

One thing that sticks out in my mind right now is something Tim Selgo told me after my first year here at GV. He told me to slow down and take rest when you need it. At the time I was 24 and thought he was crazy and I could keep going full speed ahead every step of the way. Well now looking back, being a few years older and a little more on my plate with our family, I have to go back to that and take it to heart more often.

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Important: do not substitute store brand for Hormel. There is something special about Hormel with this recipe.

About the Recipe This month’s recipe was provided by Sandra Jennings. Sandra is the administrative assistant in the athletic department. She is also the eye behind Sandra’s Snapshot which is in every issue of the magazine.

Submit your own ...

If you would like to have your recipe featured in GVSPORTS Monthly Magazine, please email the ingredients and directions to gvsportsnetwork@gvsu.edu with the subject line, “recipe.”

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Softball spring trip to Orlando, Fla.

Arizona with the team for a tournament

Follow Laker basketball in the postseason

How much snow will we get in March?

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Favorite non-mainstream sport?

Bowling

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Upcoming March Events

MEGA MARCH MADNESS Catch all 64 games and enjoy drink specials!

COLLEGE NIGHT Thursday Nights with DJ Mark Witz

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ST. PATTY’S PARTY Wednesday, March 17, 2010