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By Jack Copeland
The NCAA News
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Facilities: The city council of Forest Grove, Oregon, gave approval for Pacific University (Oregon) to convert a city park into an athletics complex for use by the school’s varsity teams and local youth programs. The facilities at Lincoln Park will include a nine-lane track, an artificial-surface soccer and lacrosse field, and new baseball and softball fields, all with permanent grandstands. If construction timelines hold up after the March 6 groundbreaking for the project, Pacific’s soccer teams should be able to play at the complex this fall. The city will retain ownership of the park, while Pacific is paying for the development of the facilities. Access to the competitive venues will be controlled, with scheduling handled by the city, but Pacific also is helping the city build two softball fields and a soccer field at another city park. “The agreement we have written will have long-lasting benefits for both the university and the entire Forest Grove community,” said Athletics Director Ken Schumann. “Pacific will gain athletics facilities that will be on par with our sister schools in the Northwest Conference, drawing in higher-quality student-athletes to our programs. The city of Forest Grove will be gaining not only a series of high-quality sports facilities, but will also gain additional fields to accommodate the growing number of youth and adult league soccer and softball programs. This plan is a unique partnership and shows the great things that can happen for the entire community when the university and city work together.” The new track also should be completed by August 2007, while the baseball and softball fields are expected to be finished by spring 2008 and a grandstand for the track/soccer complex is scheduled for completion by fall 2008.
Sports sponsorship: Newbury College’s baseball team is beginning play this season as the school’s seventh varsity men’s sport. The team previously played as a club program.
Milestones: Randy Lambert won his 500th game in men’s basketball and his Maryville College (Tennessee) team claimed the Great South Athletic Conference postseason tournament title when the Scots beat La Grange College February 24. Lambert, who also serves as Maryville’s athletics director and is in his 27th season as coach at the school, now has led the Scots to 14 appearances in the Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. Maryville has won six Great South titles ... John Castaldo collected his 200th career victory in men’s basketball when The College of New Jersey defeated Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, February 15. Castaldo is in his 14th season as head coach at his alma mater.
Miscellaneous: The Student-Athlete Advisory Committees from the American Southwest Conference’s 15 member schools collected more than $2,700 during a recent two-week campaign to collect loose change and donate the proceeds to various organizations in league cities. About a third of the total was collected at McMurry University, which raised $900.89 for the Children’s Miracle Network. “With most of the charities being local entities, it’s great to see everyone giving back to the communities that serve and support their local colleges and universities,” said Nolan Pritchard, a tennis student-athlete at Sul Ross State University who serves on the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The campaign, whose theme was “Make a Change in 14 Days,” also benefited agencies ranging from the American Lung Association to Coaches vs. Cancer to community hospitals, crisis centers and youth programs. In one highlight of the event, the Hardin-Simmons University women’s basketball team joined its crosstown rival McMurry’s women’s team for a halftime presentation to the Children’s Miracle Network of collections during their January 22 basketball game. “It was really special for the women,” said Symbri Tuttle, a McMurry basketball student-athlete who serves as SAAC president at the school. “The team bought into the whole idea and the fans did as well. They were willing to give all the change they had. It was amazing because we collected coins on short notice.”
Sports sponsorship: Newbury College’s baseball team is beginning play this season as the school’s seventh varsity men’s sport. The team previously played as a club program.
Milestones: Randy Lambert won his 500th game in men’s basketball and his Maryville College (Tennessee) team claimed the Great South Athletic Conference postseason tournament title when the Scots beat La Grange College February 24. Lambert, who also serves as Maryville’s athletics director and is in his 27th season as coach at the school, now has led the Scots to 14 appearances in the Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. Maryville has won six Great South titles ... John Castaldo collected his 200th career victory in men’s basketball when The College of New Jersey defeated Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, February 15. Castaldo is in his 14th season as head coach at his alma mater.Miscellaneous: The Student-Athlete Advisory Committees from the American Southwest Conference’s 15 member schools collected more than $2,700 during a recent two-week campaign to collect loose change and donate the proceeds to various organizations in league cities. About a third of the total was collected at McMurry University, which raised $900.89 for the Children’s Miracle Network. “With most of the charities being local entities, it’s great to see everyone giving back to the communities that serve and support their local colleges and universities,” said Nolan Pritchard, a tennis student-athlete at Sul Ross State University who serves on the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The campaign, whose theme was “Make a Change in 14 Days,” also benefited agencies ranging from the American Lung Association to Coaches vs. Cancer to community hospitals, crisis centers and youth programs. In one highlight of the event, the Hardin-Simmons University women’s basketball team joined its crosstown rival McMurry’s women’s team for a halftime presentation to the Children’s Miracle Network of collections during their January 22 basketball game. “It was really special for the women,” said Symbri Tuttle, a McMurry basketball student-athlete who serves as SAAC president at the school. “The team bought into the whole idea and the fans did as well. They were willing to give all the change they had. It was amazing because we collected coins on short notice.”
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