Inspire, Spring 1994

During the weekend of October 29-31,a group from Cedarville College worked to restore homes damaged by summer flooding in the Valley Junction area of West Des Moines, Iowa. Five members of Cedarville's Maintenance Department,22students, and alumni Byron Shearer'68 and Beth Irving '93 made the trip. The Cedarville group was part of a larger project known as R-93(Relief, Recovery, Restoration, and More)and helped deliver donated goods to needy families in West Des Moines. Li'l Sibs Weekend on February 4-6 brought the influx of 1,100 visiting brothers, sisters, and parents of Cedarville College students to campus. Activities included late night bowling and skating, a baseball card show,a Shakespeare film festival, a Brass Choir concert, Yellow Jacket basketball action against Shawnee State, and the "Winter Blast," featuring air ball, orbitron,sumo wrestling, volleyball, and more in a packed-out Athletic Center. Coabh Callan looks on as the Varsity Yellow Jackets shoot with three seconds remaining on the clock while Cedarville and Mt Vernon are tied. The final score. Yellow Jackets 86 Mount Vernon 84 Ken Rucker'93(right) is honored as the college retires his jersey, number 51, was retired during the pre-game festivities. Ken is the fourth basketball player in the history of Cedarville to receive such an honor. He holds the record for 2nd all-time leading scorer and 4th all-time leading rebounder. Bruce McDonald'69(#25-left), Eric Mounts'81 (#33-center), and Dozier Carter'65(#45-not pictured) are the three previous honorees. Amy McLaughlin '93, Matt Brown '93, and Bruce McKanna'93 recap their exciting day back on campus. Mark Baugh'83 enjoys joining the pep band every year during Alumni Basketball Weekend. Mark lives in Springfield, Ohio. El Seabra drives the bail down the court for two points. Eric Mounts'81 is up for the shot while Dave Richey'92 defends and Russ Clark'77 watches. 6SPRING'94 Ron Baker'69 joins Jim Phipps'68 in the WCDR broadcast booth for the varsity game. Ron assisted Jim with announcing the games during his senior year and Jim's first year on faculty at Cedarville College. Coach Kathy Freese presents Amy Zehr'93 with the NAIA Division II All-American Award between Saturday's games. Zehr garnered the honor during her senior year at Cedarville. She returned for the Alumnae Basketball game,scoring 10 points for the blue team. 8 During half-time, Professor Ron Walker shoots from the three point line for the free throw contest sponsored by the Alumni Association. Dr. Walker has taught in the Department of Business Administration for 16 years. Twenty former Lady Yellow Jackets returned for competition on the hardwood on Saturday, January 29.The two teams played to a 37(blue)-36(white)score.