South Mountaineer Volume 34, Special Issue

              4 LEHIGHWEEK
SPORTS
SUMMER 1992
Summer Edition
July 13, 1992
Bethlehem, Pa.
LEHIGHLIGHTS
FOOTBALL STAFF CHANGES
A couple of changes in personnel have been
made this summer within the football staff.
John Bonamcgo (Maine '90) has joined
Hank Small's staff and will serve as a
running backs coach. Bonamcgo served as
Maine's receivers coach this past season.
Assistant linebacker coach Pete Alvanos has
left Lehigh lo lake a new position as
defensive line coach al Redlands College in
Redlands. California. Alvanos will also
coordinate the school's strength and
conditioning program.
LU FOOTBALL TICKETS ON SALE
Season and individual tickets for the 1992
football season are now on sale at the Taylor
Gym Ticket Office. Lehigh's Goodman
Stadium schedule includes the September
12ih season-opener vs. Fordham as well as
home games vs. New Hampshire (9/19).
Princeton (10/3). Colgate (10/24) and
Bucknell (11/7). Call 7LU-GAME or slop b>
the ticket office for more information.
MEDIA GLIDES NOW AVAILABLE
The 1992 Lehigh Football Media Guide can
be purchased for $6.00 al Ihc sports
informal ion office locaieed on the fourth
Hour ol" Taylor Gym. This year's guide
includes <S() pages of information on this
year's team, player and coaches profiles,
opponent informatiion and directions lo all
away games.
NFL TRYOUTS
Former quarterback Glenn Kempa earned a
tryout wilh ihc Chicago Bears while former
receiver Horace Hamm was in the Atlanta
Falcons camp. Both arc longshots to make
each squad, but each has impressed the
coaching staffs of each icam.
BEST IN THE COUNTRY
Last weekend Lehigh hosted the Blue Star
Girls Basketball Camp, recognized as the
premier girls basketball camp in the country.
Nearly 500 campers attended as well as
coaches from throughout ihc country
including former Lehigh and current Noire
Dame head coach MulTcl McGraw.
PATRIOT BASKETBALL TOURNEY
The Patriot League has announced that next
year's men's and women's basketball
tournaments will be held at campus sites. In
each game the higher seeded team will host
the game. This format is similar to the one
used by ihe Northeast Confcrencc.
LEHIGH FOOTBALL
FAST FACT:
When the Engineers host
Fordham on Sept. 12, they will
be gunning for the 500th win in
the history of the Lehigh football
program. Only eight other
Division I-AA schools have
reached that landmark number.
NFL back in action at Lehigh
Jets-Redskins
scrimmage set
for July 25
By SCOTT GRAMLING
South Mountaineer Writer
Lehigh University will play host
to its fourth National Football League
pre-season scrimmage in the last four
years this Saturday at Goodman
Stadium. Rookies and selected veterans
from the New York Jets and Super
Bowl Champion Washington Redskins
will meet Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
The scrimmage will be similar to
ones previously held at Goodman
Stadium featuring full-contact drills
by both teams followed by a regular
scrimmage between the two squads.
Included amongst the players
participating is Browning Nagle. the
Jets' top draft choice in 1991 who is
projected as the team's starting
quarterback this season.
Ken O'Brien, who had been the
Jets' starting quarterback for most of
his nine years with the club, had not
yet signed a contract for the upcoming
year.
"This scrimmage gives us a chance
to see some different looks and different
moves in a game-like situation," said
Jets head coach Bruce Coslet.
Forthe Redskins, their fourth-round
pick, quarterback Chris Hakel is expected
to see action. Hakel starred at William
Players from the New York Jets and Washington Redskins take time to
sign autographs after last year's NFL scrimmage at Goodman Stadium.
-Photo by Dave Scarantino
& Mary and completed 24 of 34 passes for
324 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-37
loss to Lehigh at Goodman Stadium last
year.
Matt   Millen.   a   native   of
Whitehall, PA. will reurn
to the Lehigh Valley, but
in a different role. Millen
played linebacker for the
Redskins last season, and
claimed his fourth Super
Bowl ring. This year he
returns as a broadcaster
for WTTG-TV (Channel
5) in Washington.
"We're very pleased
that the NFL is coming
back to Lehigh University
and Goodman Stadium."
said Lehigh Director of
Facilities Greg Schulze.
"This scrimmage gives
the people of the Lehigh
Valley an opportunity to
see professional football
in a much more relaxed
atmosphere."
The same two teams
played last year, and the
Jets played two
scrimmages at Goodman
Stadium in 1989. one
against the Redskins and
the other versus the
Giants.
Tickets are on sale
at the Stabler Arena box
office or can be purchased
by phone by calling (215) 758-GAME. Reserved
chairback seat tickets are $10. adult general
admission are $6. and youth general admission
are $4.
Taylor Gym undergoing
several major changes
Renovations al Taylor Gym have begun
and although most of the work deals wilh the
infrastructure of the building there arc some
very noticeable changes already taking place.
Perhaps the biggest change is in the
main lobby where you can now view the
fitness center from what used to be a trophy
case. Stairs have been put in so that ihc
fitness center is accessible from this entrance.
This is the start of a project which will
eventually include a full mezzanine view of
the fitness center.
The current entrance lo ihc Illness center
will be shut down al various points throughout
the summer so thai construction crews can
install an elevator which will span llic entire
building. Once the elevator is installed the
temporary stairs from llie lobby will be closed.
Offices arc also being constructed
throughout the gym for various members of
the athletics department. This is expected to
affect certain lockcrrooms for much of the
remaining summer days.
In addition. Jacobs and Morrisscy Pool
will be closed al various points llic rcsl
of the summer. All construction is
expected lo be finished before students
return to Lehigh for the fall semester.
This planning was lo insure that
very little adjustments would be needed
by both students and staff once they
return.
In an effort lo keep all users of
Taylor Gym apprised of llic renovations
the athletics department is posting the
future renovation plans of Taylor Gym
as well as a weekly update on construction
complete wilh a map of those areas
which will be affected in two trophy
cases to the left of the ticket and intramural
offices entrance.
Il is anticipated that most of the
major construction on the gym will be
taking place next summer.
At dial lime a new diving well.
fitness center track, basketball and
racquelball courls and a Hall of Fame
room will be constructed.
Wrestling recruits announced
Lehigh University head wrestling coach Tom
Hutchinson lias announced that seven wrestlers will be
attending the university this fall and plan lo compete for
Lehigh's wrestling program.
Those athletes attending Lehigh will be Brian
Bartelle (Edgewood High School/Aico, N.J.), Tim
Dougherty (Delsea High School/Franklinvillc N.J.).
Ronald Edmund (St. Benedicts Prep/Newark. N.J.),
Brian Fisehcnich (Huntington H.S./Hunlinglon. N.Y.).
Ryan Hammersmith (Clarence Central H.S./Clarencc,
N.Y.). Dave Hardwick (Valley Central H.S./Monlgomery,
N.Y.) and Jason Kul/. (Altoona Area High School/
Altoona. Pa.).
"It's a good group and at the weights where we
need guys. They're going to fill some holes." Hutchinson
said. "We've continued to add depth, which has been a
problem for us in the past."
Bartelle and Edmund arc both expected to battle at
the heavyweight position. In addition lo wrestling,
Bartelle also-played football in high school while
Edmund was the National Prep Tournament heavyweight
champion last year.
Hammersmith finished second in the New York
Slate meel at 177 lbs. Kul/. finished third at 112 lbs. in
Pennsylvania and Dougherty fourth in New Jersey at
140 lbs. '
Fisehcnich finished first in New York at 91 lbs. in
1992 and was rated lOlh among llie stale's top 100
wrestlers. Hardwick finished first in New York at the
same wcighi a year earlier and is ranked 1 ltli in the
stale. i