Race forthe cup still undecided

ANGELINA WAGNER A&E EDITOR AMW722@CABRINI EDU

Iverson was not surprisingly the leading scorer for his team with 25 points, and teammate Kenny Thomas followed with 10 points.

At the end of the second quarter the score was 68-48, with the Suns pulling ahead. The Sixer’s were fortunate to come back in the second half but were dealt their first loss of the season. Despite the loss a spectacular fireworks show immediately followed the game in the parking lot as spectators pulled out of the parking lot.

Don’t hesitate the next time you see tickets being sold by Student Activities. Stay updated by checking online at www.cabrini.edu for posted events planned for the college community.

Thousands of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing fans crowd the bleachers and root for their favorite drivers over the rumbles of the engines zooming past pit row. With the chase for the cup, still in progress with a few races to go, NASCAR drivers are running laps around the current standings. This week’s race will take place at Darlington Raceway for the Mountain Dew Southern 500, which to many NASCAR fans disappointment will be the last Southern 500 race. With NASCAR fans always looking towards tradition, many are disheartened and worried that Darlington will not continue to thrive and other traditions will begin to disappear.

This past week’s race at Phoenix International Raceway, fans cheered in excitement as Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 car winning the Checker Auto Parts 500 racing 315 laps. Ryan Newman came in close second and Jeff Gordan came in third place, while Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne came in fourth and fifth place. The standings are coming to a closing end and the Nextel Cup Series is getting near to announcing the champion for this year

NASCAR has seen its share of victories and losses but the one thing that has remained constant are the fans. With its 53-year-old history, the greatest drivers have sped their way into history, such as, Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty. The fast paced point crunching sport has intrigued fans and racers throughout its history.

With Kurt Busch ranking as the points leader it will be interesting to see who finishes off this year’s season on top. The points are figured out after each race where officials use a report sheet to track the points and membership. The points are doublechecked for accuracy and then NASCAR releases the official standings that also include the total winnings for each driver. Drivers are awarded bonus points for leading races and also points based on how they finish.

Once race 26 is reached, the driver is eliminated when the maximum number of points they can accumulate reaches below that mark. Any driver though can clinch the point ranking, assuming that they lead the remainder of the races.

Great races have swept across various raceways this season, such as, the Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania 500 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Even though the chase for the cup is coming to a close fans can anticipate more excitement that’ll be coming out of this racing season.

CHRISTINE ERNEST STAFF WRITER CME722@CABRINI

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The men’s lacrosse team of Cabrini College are preparing now for the upcoming season with an off-season workout specifically designed to prepare them for future wins.

Mike Cottone, a fifth year senior and former player of the men’s lacrosse team, is a new assistant coach of the team who also works in the Dixon Center. He is in charge of keeping the men’s lacrosse team in shape during the off-season.

One of the captains of the lacrosse team, senior Brian Felice said, “Our off-season training is what puts us above other Division III lacrosse teams.”

Cottone has devised a set program for the team, which includes a mix of weightlifting and cardio exercises. This mandatory training includes a mix of weight and training, running, swimming and biking.

The training program will help develop the skills necessary to secure early wins in the upcoming season. There is a large time span between when fall ball ends and when the season starts up again in the spring.

Felice said, “The harder we work, we build a stamina between the two [seasons].”

Cottone said that he tries to mix up the training so that the players do not tire of doing repetitive training over and over. The players might do some lifting one night and then switch to a more focused cardiovascular workout.

Freshman lacrosse player Pat Jenkins said, “The off-season training is a little intense, but you have to do it to get better, which is the goal…to further me as an individual and to further the entire team.”