The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 2007 Page: 16 of 19
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The Ranger • www.theranger.org
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Photos by Derik Villanueva
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Education freshman Terrence Carter loses his step and the ball after an attempted steal.
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The men’s team will play
Northwest Vista College at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday in Gym 1 in
Candler. The women’s team has a
break next week.
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improved from last game. ”
However, during the first half, the
Rangers committed 20 turnovers and
allowed the Pirates to come close to eve-
ning the score.
Leading 26-13 with 10 minutes remain-
ing in the first half, the Rangers allowed
the Pirates to score 10 points and racked up
only 1 point during a five-minute drive.
Matt Niemeyer took advantage of two
turnovers to score two 3-pointers to help
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the Pirates come to 27-23.
However, a shot by Howard and two
successful free throws by fire science
freshman Robert Davis stopped the Pirate
rally.
“We weren’t playing together — a lot of
individual game,” Mitchell said.
For Mitchell, the team is going in the
correct direction as they are able to come
together and correct errors within the
game.
In the second half, the team had only
four turnovers, Mitchell said, pointing out
the disparity from the first half.
Furthermore, in last week’s loss, the
Rangers were playing an undefeated
team.
“We only had two practices together,”
Mitchell said. “We might have sent them a
message to be concerned about us.”
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Spectators at the Jan. 31 women’s basketball
game against Palo Alto College got to see the
debut of the college’s new Pep Band and the new
fight song.
The band will continue playing the fight
song and other numbers, such as teasing tunes
after missed free throws, at men’s and women’s
basketball and women’s volleyball games at this
college.
The Pep Band consists of five students led by
music Instructor Billy Craven.
They are music freshman Lancer Hardy,
electric bass guitar; music sophomore Joseph
Pacheco, first trumpet; music sophomore Gilbert
Acosta, second trumpet; engineering freshman
Willy Sielbeck, French horn; and electronic tech-
nology and communications sophomore Chris
Harper, trombone.
The five students were selected for their
experience and reliability, and each received a
$300 scholarship, music Chair Jessica Howard
said.
“It’s good experience for students,” Howard
said.
Jorge Posadas, director of student life,
Education sophomore Terrence Carter scores a quick 2 points in the Wednesday game
against Victoria College.
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Mechanical engineering freshman Willy Sielbeck and visual media sophomore Cleotis McGuire play during the first women’s
basketball game against Palo Alto College on Jan. 31 inside Gym 1 of Candler.
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Men’s basketball team trounces Victoria College
Team expects to continue
winning streak.
College Pep Band makes debut at women’s basketball game
Fight song premieres to pump up
school spirit.
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The men’s basketball team beat
Victoria College in a one-sided match 87-48
Wednesday in Gym 1 of Candler Physical
Education Center.
The Rangers were able to regain a win-
ning record of 7-6 after last week’s 87-76
loss to Southwest Texas Junior College in
Uvalde.
In the second half of Wednesday’s
redemptive match, spectators saw the
Rangers scoring point after point to easily
route the Pirates.
The second half started with a 12-point
lead in favor of the Rangers, and jumped
to 20 at 17:30, 30 at 10:33 and finally to an
amazing 42 at 4:12.
The last time the Pirates tied was in
the 17th minute of the first half when the
scoreboard read 6-6.
The rest of the game was dominated by
the Rangers.
Business management sophomore
Sherman Howard proved too much for the
Pirates as he drove through the Pirates’
defense like a freight train.
He scored points but received fouls
along the way.
Howard scored 24 points and went 8-12
from the free-throw line.
“Sherman played with a lot of desire
and heart,” Coach Mark Mitchell said. “He
is a strong player.”
Education sophomore Terrence Carter
also had success rounding baskets as he
scored 20 points, including three 3-point-
ers.
Mitchell was pleased with the team’s
performance and the victory.
“We were able to control the game,” he
said. “Our execution was pretty good; we
approached her last semester with the idea for the
band, she said.
Howard said two-thirds of the Pep Band
scholarships are funded by student life and the
music and humanities department contributes
the rest.
The band’s rehearsal is at 3 p.m. Wednesdays
in McAllister Fine Arts Center.
Posadas said he is excited about the band and
wants it to continue adding to school spirit.
The lyrics for the fight song were written by
chorus director Cynthia Sanchez to the music of
Theodore C. Van Etten’s “Go U Northwestern.”
Sanchez wrote a second song, “Let’s SAC’em!”
meant to entertain game spectators to the beat of
The Champ’s “Tequila.”
Sanchez said each song took about 20 minutes
to write as the words came to her instantly.
The words needed to be remembered easily so
people could sing right away, she said.
The first two lines of the fight song are:
“San Antonio College fight for victory!”
“Raise the colors red and black with pride and
loyalty!”
Posadas said he expects to see a mascot per-
form during games within the next two years.
The decision on the mascot is being considered
cautiously as the current mascot, the ranger, can
be seen as offensive because of the history of the
Texas Rangers, Posadas said.
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