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page 4 1 sports Hilda Heard: Senior Teddy By Sarah Beavers “I don’t think we’ve played up to our potential at all this year,’’ said Senior Teddy Bear Hilda Heard, "but I do hope we'll improve, up to, and in the State Tournament." \ Things have not exactly gone well for Hilda these last two years. She injured her right knee ■ few weeks before the Teddy Bears' first game last year. Then, in her first game, she injured the other knee. The injuries allowed her to play in only 11 of the 28 games in the season. She reflected, saying "Everything doesn’t always go as planned. My junior and senior years weren't what I’d thought they'd be.” Despite/the run of bed luck, Hilda has demonstrated much determination by continuing to work and improve herself. She has injured both knees several times this yearr but refuses to let the injuries “cramp her style." This year, Hilda has played in all 17 games, starting in 8. Her scoring average is slightly over 7 points per game, and her all game high is 17 points. Hilda came to Mercer in 1974. To her surprise, she started at the forward position, standing only five feet six inches tall. That year the Teddy Bears' season ended with 23 wins and six losses, finishing third in the state, third in the region and fourth in the NWIT (National Women's Invitational Tour- Bears Take. Revenge Over Baptist College Ms. Heard received the “ Monster Award" for aggressiveness. During bar sophomore year, Ms. Heard was shifted to point guard. She was a bit hesitant of taking the position, but bar fears proved wrong. She was the number two scorer and served as an Intramural Basketball Is Well Underway By JeArn Hodges The btggeet of the Kappa Sigma will have to put their co-leadership of the league up against their two top challeneors. Omega Ps» Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. My predic tion? I look for Kappa Sigma in a good game again* SAE doe to Kappe Sigma should have a tougher ' time against the Quae. The outcome of the game could be decided by the success of the Qoe’s press. Omega Pn Phi runs a full ianari maa-to-man peer*, the tikes of which the fraternity league has never seen. The only team with a preas as efficient is in an i league with the mitaale H.S. AKMF defeated the Beptu Union 50-48 in triple overtime. That’s excellent team leader, on and off the floor. The team earned a 24-6 season, a first place State Tournament trophy, the first Mercer ever received, and a thinfplace region trophy. Hilda was recipient of the "Hustle'' trophy. Hilda attended St." Joseph’s High School in Atlanta, Georgia, her hometown. She began her career at St. Joseph’s, leading the team to second place in the sub-region her junior year and on to first place her senior year. She received “Most Valuable Player" trophies her junior and senior years, and averaged 20 points per game her senior year in high school. . After graduating from mercer, Hilda plana to attend graduate school, seeking a Master’s in Physidal Education Basketball is not Hilda's only activity. She enjoys music, swimming, softball and, last but definitely not least - Carxell Morris, the Teddy Bears' It would seem that even the most skeptical Mercer fans would be convinced by now. The Bears have won 7 of their last 10 games and yet the fans still stay away. The latest victim for the Bears was Baptist College on Saturday night, 88-61. The major reasons for the impressive victory were the Mercer guarda, good team play, and the almighty desire for revenge. Just as in the North Carolina game, Joe Everette and Stewart Reese werd the major point producers for Mercer. Everette had 14 points while Reese led all scorers with 20 points. Reese and Everette were just too quick for the Buccaneer opponents as they made steal after steal. Coach Bill Bibb made excellent use ok the Mercer’s bench strength as all of Mercer's eligible players registered points. Freshman walk-on Dan Kniffen could not play because his namq was acddentUy left off the official game roster. Seven Bears had as many as eight points. Bibb pointed to team "intensity" By John F. Hodges as the key to recent Mercer success. The victory waa sweet revepge for the Bears who lost 75-74 in double overtime to Baptist College back in December. Joe Everette waa only in that contest for about three minutes while Stanley Black waa less than 100%. Mercer has lost four games this season against basically inferior teams. Now that Mercer had begun to play well as a team, it is conceivable that they could win 15 or more games this season, with 20 victories being a probability next Mercer's recent good play, coupled with their performance in the Carolina game, should bring more students out to the coliseum. Aside from the few who support the team regularly, the remainder of the "no-shows” seem a hopeless case. Mercer stands to low their division 1 status in the future unless there is a drastic change in Team Support. Who’s to Blame? Let's put it this way: How many home games have you been to this season? Hilda is also a Water Safety Instructor for the Red Cross, teaching Mercer Students and the Mercer Community each spring. She is a life guard and manager of a swimming pool during the summer for the fDekalb County Recrea tion 1 will be the right, triple overtime! Although neither as far ss fraternity team is a threat to win the intramural tide, both teams showed a competitive spirit that could be topped by no one. Heher Skelter defeated EEE, the only other undefeated teem in their league. I look for them to take aO of the regular season contests and then to sweep beckcourt through the playoffs for their second As much as it goes against my poliey, I must mention that the honorable John B. Kowkabany scored has first basket in two years of intramural action in the AKMF vs. BSU contest. That represents what intramural activities should be all about. Although victory should be every Cham's goal, the main objective should * be to have a good time. And if you’ve ever seen Kowkabany play... 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