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Volleyball overpowers Britons, goes 13-5
BY LESLIE PRATT &
MARILEE GRUENENDYK
Guest Writers
Continuing in a tradition of
excellence, the varsity volleyball
team triumphed again Wednesday
night against the Britons of
Albion. It was the team’s eleventh
consecutive win as they remain
undefeated in MIAA play with a
13-5 overall record.
Calvin started out the first
match with strong serves and aggressive
attacks. The team demonstrated
confidence in each other
and themselves, taking the lead
early on in the game. However,
the Britons fought back with a few
well-placed hits along the line,
keeping the score close. Calvin
continued to play tough and won
the match 15-13.
The second match brought a
variety of sets and excellent coverage
by both teams.
“It’s really easy to distribute the
ball among the hitters because
they are all so talented,” said setter
Sara Ahrenholz.
Calvin utilized this strength,
forcing Albion to be ready for
anything. Calvin worked hard to keep
the ball alive, moving to cover open areas
against attack. The Britons were persistent
and kept solidly attacking Calvin’s
defense. A few complicated plays gave
Calvin the extra edge to defeat them
again 15-13.
Fatigue plagued both teams at the
start of what would be the third and final
match. A slow start after halftime put
the Britons in the lead for a short time.
Calvin, not willing to stay behind,
photo by Mellema
Outside hitter, senior Charla Holmes (#10), gets the ball past Albion as freshman
Melissa Pell (#19), a middle hitter (left) stays poised for action. Calvin took all three
matches against the Britons for the win, now with a 13-5 record.
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took a minute
to refocus and
came back
stronger, concentrating
on
each play. The
Knights finished strong and took the
match 15-11.
Senior Sara Den Bleyker said, “Confidence
gave us the edge to win, because
we knew we were the better team.”
The talent of five returning starters,
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high
optimism for
success.
From the start, the team decided to
formulate goals that would give them a
successful season. One of the most important
of these goals is to finish at the
top of the league. With a 13-5 record,
the team is on its way, although they are
“Confidence gave us the edge to win,
because we knew we were the better
team,” said Den Bleyker.
photo by Flores
Jason DeJonge
ranked fourth in the Great Lakes
Region.
“Beating Albion helps us build
our winning score, which helps us
go further later on. And I want to
go as far as we can this season because
it’s my last,” said senior
Charla Holmes.
Other incentives are getting to
host the MIAA tournament and
getting a bid to the NCAA.
The volleyball team has an ambitious
schedule, involving multiple
tournaments and games.
Working as a team, they have finished
well at recent tournaments,
specifically at the John Carroll
Invitational where they went 5-0.
One of the victories was
against Baldwin-Wallace, ranked
fourth in the region in Division
III, and another was against
Ithica, who is nationally ranked.
They hope to do well this weekend
at the Wittenburg Invitational,
building up to the Hope
tournament on Oct. 15-16.
“The team is playing well,”
said coach Mary Schutten. “It’s
one of the better defensive teams
we’ve had, and defense is where
you score your points. We go at
the other teams aggressively and put the
pressure on them to play.”
Great Lakes Region volleyball standings:
1. Ohio Northern
2. Mt. St. Joseph
3. Muskingum
4. Calvin
5. Carnegie-Mellon
6. Anderson
7. Ohio Wesleyan
8. Wittenberg
KNIGHT
of the WEEK
By Ben Knoester for Sports Information
After helping lead his high school soccer team to a
state crown, Jason DeJonge thought his days of playing
soccer were over. Instead of playing soccer at a fouryear
college after graduating from Western Michigan
Christian High School, DeJonge opted to stick around
home and attend Muskegon Community College.
“Muskegon CC had a club soccer team, and that's
it,” said DeJonge. “My name was on the roster, but for
some reason, I only played in home games. I thought I
was done with soccer.”
When DeJonge completed two years at Muskegon
CC in the spring of 1997, he decided to attend Calvin
the next fall. “I decided to play soccer again when I
came to Calvin but it turned out to be a bit of a bad
experience,” he said. “I made the team, but after a few
games I decided to quit. I was playing for the wrong
reasons. I knew I was expected to play, and that is why
I did. At that time, I wasn't playing for the enjoyment of the game.”
After dropping off the team and not playing in 1998, DeJonge returned
to the soccer pitch this summer. “Over the summer, I started to play again,”
said DeJonge. “I felt positive about the way I was playing and went to tryouts
not knowing what to expect.”
To make a long story short, DeJonge made the team, starts and is having
a tremendous impact, including being named an MIAA Player of the Week.
DeJonge is a secondary education major with an emphasis in history and
physical education. He has one more year of soccer eligibility if he chooses
to play again next fall when he returns to complete his studies.

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Cross Country:
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ids Christian ) took eighth to round
out the top seven.
The Calvin women’s performance
exceeded expectations despite
injuries and illness. The effect
of prominent seniors Timmer and
Mizzone was somewhat diminished
as both had just recovered from flu
symptoms the week before.
All-American Sarah Gritter is
also currently on the sidelines because
of illness. Yet, instructed by
coach Nancy Meyer to run in a
pack, the Calvin women pulled together
and delivered.
The Calvin men sent a strong
message to their conference opponents
as well. With 27 points,
Calvin was 30 points ahead of the
23 rd -ranked Hope team.
Without a pair of All-Americans
and senior co-captains Kent Frens
(Fremont) and Scott Westhouse
(South Christian) due to injuries,
the men’s team still managed to
continue their conference success.
Calvin junior Dan Hoekstra
(Kalamazoo Christian) looked like the
WOMEN’S SOCCER (6-2)
Next Game: Sat. at Hope, 12 p.m.
At the time of publication, results from Thursday’s game vs. Ohio
Wesleyan were unavailable
Sept. 28 vs. Alma W 8-0
With the shutout, the Knights bring their
MIAA record up to 2-0 and are currently
ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Region.
Goals: April Phelps, Tricia Dyk (2), Tracy
Mitchell, Missy Schuiteman, Sarah Wind (2)
and Cara DeJonge. Assists: Tara Bergsma,
Lindy VanHaitsma, Mitchell, Carin Erbland,
Bergsma (2).
MEN’S SOCCER (7-2)
Next Game: Sat. vs. Alma (H), 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 29 @ Albion W 3-2
The Knights are in a four-way tie for second in
MIAA standings with a record of 2-1 in the
league. Goals: Jason DeJonge, Brian Douma,
Matt Slenk. Assists: Douma, Marcus Byeman
(2).
Sept. 25 @ Defiance W 3-0
Goals: Jason DeJonge, Brian Douma, Marcus
Byeman. Assists: Byeman, DeJonge.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (13-5)
Next Game: Today and Sat. - Wittenberg
Tourney
S C O R E B O A R D
As of Wednesday, Sept. 29
Sept. 29 vs. Albion W
See story on page 10. Calvin now advances to 2-0 in MIAA standings,
ranked fourth in the Great Lakes Region. They took Albion in three
matches, 15-13, 15-13 and 15-11.
Sept. 24 @ Adrian W
Calvin’s victory gave coach Mary Schutten her 350th collegiate
coaching victory. Schutten is not 350-152 (.697) in 14 years of
collegiate coaching and 225-92 (.710) in her 10 years at Calvin.
Notables: Rhonda Volkers (career-high 10 service aces, 9 kills, 6 digs, 2
blocks), Ann Wiersma (11 kills, 10 digs), Charla Holmes (13 digs, 8
kills), Sara Ahrenholz (35 assists).
Calvin takes the lead
courtesy Sports Information
Freshman Mike Richardson and
sophomore Dave Ritsema finished together
in 15th and 14th-places respectively at the
MIAA Jamboree last Saturday. The Calvin
men’s team finished first overall.
premier MIAA runner as he broke the
tape in 25:49, almost 30 seconds ahead
of second-place finisher Joe Veldman of
courtesy Sports Information
The women’s soccer team
won a shutout against
Alma on Tuesday.
Hope for the men’s eight kilometer
race. Calvin sophomore Joel
Klooster (Chatham, Ont.) finished
third with 26:28. Junior Paul
Peterson (Crawfordsville, Ind.) was
fifth with a time of 26:38, and
sophomore Justin Momany-
Pfruender (Midland) was seventh
(26:54).
Junior Greg Workman (Chattanooga)
completed Calvin’s top five
with an 11 th -place finish in 27:10.
Sophomore Peter Armstrong was
only a half-second behind him,
placing 12 th .
With the “injury bug” claiming
two of Calvin’s top-five runners,
coach Brian Diemer credited Workman
and Armstrong with instrumental
performances.
Both cross country teams will
compete at the Notre Dame Invitational
today. This is a prestigious
invitational that will give Calvin
runners an opportunity to compete
against some high-caliber teams
from Divisions I-III.
Some Calvin runners will also compete
at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational
on Saturday.
MEN’S GOLF (3rd)
Next Outing: Sat. - Host Alma @ Pine River CC, 1 p.m.
Sept. 28 Host: Hope 407, 3rd place
Calvin finished third for the fifth consecutive outing. Hope took first
with a total of 393 strokes. With three outings left to play, Hope has a
38-stroke lead over second-place Olivet. Calvin is 45
storkes behind Olivet. Mark VanStee finished with
78 to make a three-way tie for fourth place. Brandon
Lummen finished with 79 (7th) and Bryan
Hoekstra tied for 9th with 80, with other Calvin
finishers including Mike Sherman (84), Joe Rabbitt
(85) and Tony Karsten (87).
Sept. 25 Host: Adrian 389, 3rd place
Mark VanStee earned medalist honors for the third
time in his career with a round of 70, tying for
second place. Following VanStee, Bryan Hoekstra
posted 76, as Brandon Lummen, Joe Rabbitt and
Jon Kalmink all posted rounds of 81, and Adam
Derrickson finished at 84.
WOMEN’S GOLF (1302, 9th)
Next Outing: Sat. - Host: Olivet (Marshall
CC), 11 a.m.
Sept. 25 Host: Hope 427, 9th place
Jill Scott led the Knights with a round of 102, while
Alyssa Bruinsma finished with 104. Other finishers
for Calvin included Mo Stokely (109), Becky
Rietema (112) and Kelly Koedyker (119).
CROSS COUNTRY
Next Outing: Today - Notre Dame
Invitational,
4:15 p.m. women, 5 p.m. men
Sept. 25 MIAA Jamboree at Adrian (Heritage Park)
See story starting on page one. Both teams finished first in the
Jamboree. The women are ranked number-one in the country and
finished with 20 points, claiming seven of the top eight spots. In the topten:
Erin Boot (18:47.4, 2nd), Amy Mizzone (18:47.9, 3rd), Lisa
Timmer (18:48.3, 4th), Elizabeth Kuipers (18:53.8, 5th), Rashel
Bayes (18:59.8, 6th), Lindsay Carrier (19:04.6, 7th), and April
DeKorte (19:24, 8th). The men are ranked sixth, placing first with 27
points. In the top-ten: Dan Hoekstra (25:47.3, 1st), Joel Klooster
(26:28.5, 3rd), Paul Petersen (26:38.4, 5th), and Justin Momany-
Pfruedne (26:54.7, 7th).
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D-Day
Defending ‘disgrace,’
deconstructing Demetrius,
dying in Detroit
We go around the horn today,
starting with last week’s Ryder Cup.
The Americans took some heat for
storming the 17th green after Justin
Leonard buried a would-be winning
putt. Problem was, European opponent
Jose Maria
Olazabal had yet to
play his own putt that
could have annulled
Leonard’s. (After the
bedlam subsided, he
missed it by an inch.)
TWO POINT
CONVERSION
By Nathan
Bierma
Rushing the green
with Olazabal waiting
to play shattered the
sense of golf etiquette
heightened by the international
match play
event, some said. British tabloids called
the winners the “United Slobs of
America.”
But I say the impromptu celebration
was refreshing. The Americans
had just pulled off the biggest Ryder
Cup comeback ever. This came after a
desultory and dispiriting showing the
first two days and pre-Cup controversy
over paying athletes that cast a cloud
over the event before it started. The
elation of Leonard’s equivalent of a
half-court buzzer beater was too much
and too genuine to be muzzled by the
stuffy rules and atmosphere that stifle
the drama of golf.
Controversial Ronald Reagan
biographer Edmund Morris said he
grew so frustrated with his subject that
he resorted to fiction to complete his
authorized work. We assume Morris
won’t be tackling NFL rookie
Demetrius Underwood anytime soon.
Talk about elusive: After the former
Michigan State player’s bizarre retirement
two days before Vikings training
camp – due to what he called a divine
message to go into the ministry – he
then reappeared with the Miami Dolphins.
After sitting out Miami’s first
two games and traveling back to Lansing
in the team’s bye week, he was
arrested for failed child support payments,
released and then found near
death on the street with a self-inflicted
stab wound to the neck. Even Edmund
Morris couldn’t have made up something
like this.
Burning bridges? When it
comes to bridges to the past, the baseball
powers that be are pyromaniacs.
Latest to be licked by the flames – Tiger
Stadium. It closed Monday with a
downright eerie link to the past.
Former Grand Rapids minor leaguer
Robert Fick – wearing the number of
Norm Cash, the leader in balls hit out
of Tiger Stadium, with four over the
right field roof – slammed the park’s
last homer onto the very same roof.
This was after Tiger legend Al Kaline
gave Fick a pregame prediction that he
would hit a home run. Watching
Kaline and the Tiger greats march onto
the field where Cobb played, Ruth hit
700, Gehrig sat and Gibson jumped
around cemented my feeling that
though some change is inevitable, taking
for granted the fiber of history that
defines baseball threatens the very
identity of the game.