1995_10 Insight October 1995

              OCTOBEiil8,1995
Sports
Jr*t
Midnight madness starts
things off for Fresno
hy Robbie Minor
lhe wail istmallv over . Tarkhall
has begun.
The most anticipated group of
For a lew minutes, the bouse
rooked as players took Hints rooking the rim with devastating slants.
Il wasn't hard lo tell which one was
Torrance Robcrson. Ihe alleverv-
Ihmgstud Irom BucnaVisia High
School in Saginaw. Michigan, lic
it ihem ask-
emient. "Did .v.
was another uev
for his first slam, he had to hang on
to the rim just to prevent himself
from going through the net with Ihc
ball
Chris llenen. Kendric Brooks and
Khary Stanley t he's new enough
- Slanlev sat oul last vear lo satisfy NCAA transfer regulations,
contributed lo the excitement in the
warm-up round, as well. Stanley
displayed the mosi powerful dunk.
That was jusl a show, though It
wasn't your typical warm-up. and
ihc 40-nimuio exhibition which followed wasn't your average Midnight Madness show. There was
Insight photo by David Johnson
Several members of the women's basketball team scramble lor a loose ball. The men's team
followed with a 40-minute scrimmage.
mo iust that - lane. They also learned, i
lo sav lhai lhe hadn't alreadv heard, lhat I
t light up the has to sit out this year beca
vill bo differ- NCAA transfer regulations.
ev Robcrson. Brooks, Gray,
en and Larry Abncv were as
of    ihc hype.
Ahnev  wasn't able to ■
ihough. Tarkanian's plav ers       Gray, who sal out lasi year alter     stuff. He's still v
will plav hard' defense, and they'll    two fabulous years al Santa    NCAA to clear his el
play good defense, lhat
given.
loihing
dillc
n the
I the Bull-
is hard 10
a College, showed that he other tour each played 30 n
.vail to be back   The CXU- plus and impressed mor.
e he displayed on the court their hustle than wilh their
il lo relied lhe altitude ol Nevertheless, there were
Midnight Madness Fresno Slate
style, there was defense.
Vex. thai ol ten overlooked, alway
the
a fun bunch
ol I.
kr-apprecialed aspect of thc
no. was evident in the wee hours
he morning, hie crowd that was
king at the stroke ol midnight
s half asleep by hallliine al a
irter past one. But this was a
on tins
learned lhe same thing I.
i. and thai didn't eel (hi
y far. There's only sotnu
s.,v aboul the lirsl serin
apraci
if the:
lb.
r. Il <
.  Ii
ind nice to Fresno Stale fans. Hie
onsivo-.triented Bulldogs loams
ms did leant, however.
learned that Robcrson. a Pa-
lagazinc All-American. can
hang in ihe a'.r longer than a T.Y
Thev learned thai Brooks.
Ilartnell Junior College's all-time-
loading, scorer, can drain the three.
He did so four times Sunday.
Ihey learned that llerren can do
great tilings when he penetrates Ihe
to watch and ihe players have fui
playing.
"The whole team gels along re
ally well." Robcrson said. "Bu
litis was for bragging rights."
If thai was thc case, the new
comers had plenty to brag aboui
early. Before knowing wh.ii hi
Ihcm. lhe reluming plav ers wen
down 22-5. But lhe while lean
would get then revenge in tils,
second half. Darnell McCullocI
stopped up big with Dominic!
Young injured on the bench, ant
fueled a 45-17 run.
The fans knew what McCullocI
could do. though They were then
to watch ihc new kids on tin
block    Ihev   wanted to see i
I plav. Brooks nailed a
followed seconds laler
ween Young (
Athletic Conference's steals
the cross-over dribble. Gray-,
showed lhe more prototype poini
guard sivle. Young could be the
Tun llardawav of lhe WAC, but
(irav could be the John Stockton.
Imagine the iwo on the court-at
the
Lei
io saliv
■• beei
Local surfshop
making waves
♦ Wavelengths may be
center of the surf and
skate market in Fresno
by Darren Phillips
Staff Writer
Ever since ihe carl)   sin. numerous people all over the world have
relic
:. Hat
me has
taken on-ivvl
From the Iechriologic.il advances
in the boards, to the new clothing
stylos that grace the shelves of
many ..| today's stores, surfing is
.more than just a sport For those
who have embraced it. il has become a way ol life.
More recently, skateboarding and
inow boarding have quickly become
the new trend in board-sports WnJt
Citv shopping center, Wiirjriheir
latest addition ol the SBI
snowboard shop. Wavelengths has
become lhe one-stop shopping
source for the many board-sport fa-
According lo James. Wavelengths
is the premiere hoard-shop in
Fresno "Wc are a very specialized
store." he explains. "The only other /
store that sells similar items' is Pa-/
cific Sunwear. They don't havc*rrafi
ihe stuff we carry! We sell everything and anything lhat has to do
wnh surfing, snowboarding. and
skateboarding.   From   surfing
wheels
ard,
•IK clothes."
TvpiL.il items that Wavelengths
kale
carries include the I
hoards, snowboard
boards    The store also carries ,
backpacks, watches, shoes, clol
ing and hats The hottest brands i
the market i
da)
e (I s
xhopx do outstanding business. Included
on to whal it
Alio
"... Wavelengths has a Airwalk, Hie,
great reputation for Van,>       •,nd
carrying the latest Tte'a^'group
trends." that       Wave-
—Justin James, !en*,hi ■«*«"
J               ' is mosilv 14- to
store manager *4.year-oids
,irt Shop here in
avelengths had
isle was all abou
.■-hard xkat
.1 them c
t sports ol surf
kaimc began lo crow in i!
Nils. Wavelengths grew ngl
viih the trends." Uvo more sto:
Bakersfield
ic and     dent
emid-     pays
-Lo
to keep up on the latest trends in
Iheir particular spon. That make's us
I eel good because we know that
Wav elengths has a great reputation for
carrying lhe laiesi trends."
David GabrieKon. 22. and a stu-
-•sno Slate, frequently
L'ngihs a visit. "I've been
Wavelengths for over
now." GabrieKon said.
i.iki.tg
added one in
other in Fresno ■
successful mo of boarding outlets
Justin James, manager of the siorei
Fresno. h.,s watched Wavelengths tak
oil in the last lew years
Since its opening in Fresno in 198"
tgihs.has had to expam
overwhelming supply anddt
nand of lhe newest sty les and cquii
nent, lhe store moved lo a huge wan
•The;
alw
vs hoc
iremely knowledgeable about the
items they carry I grew up going
to the one in Bakersfield. I was ecstatic lo find out thai there was a
Wavelengths shop right down the
street from me when 1 moved here
Obviously. Gabrielson isn'i
alone. For a number of vallev
residents. Wavelengths is as close
to the beach lifestyle as ihev can
Blackst,
nd Silav
ntheCii
Soccer, from page 6
siar.
Midway into the second half.
Patterson broke his leg. Sent off
on an ambulance and taken to the
Reynaud reflects b
. p< i
.-cond-vear utility player
team. In ever) game
allorxon hax played al
i-thirds of the compoii-
irillg goals ix no longer
e priority now. though.
\ hci
■ii del
call f
Ins
Slate irai
•There vv
healing."
into hix right
leg. Patierson
made the oh-
over and playing in pain hax
ful bul neeexxai
on defense.
Returnees Ink Farfan and
Bryan Taylor scored 15 goals for
the Bulldogs last season. The forward line appeared sol.
The defense.
in (he first place.
"We recruited her as an attacker."
Reynaud said. "Starling her on defense turned oul lo help her. though.
Il goi hor in ihe shape she needed
to be in."
In just her second collegiate Stan
ai forward and first game at Bulldog Stadium, (iano pui on a clinic.
liver soi) fans passed through
■h iheir lirxi
hand.
stead its the muscle
. eras
i pr
"IPatterson's] willing the onc^vhich
to do whatever it takes had allowed
to win." °"h :i B(,a)s
—John Bluem, "U^'1'"^,"!
men's soccer coach wax       All-
i American goal
keeper David
v reality. All-MPSF   defenders   Ruben
mlortnb'le for him Roxalex and Chris Dav ini. Just as
! cuts and do all devastating was the loss of delen-
of playing soc- sive central mid-fileldcr Brian
I. Johnson. Johnson decided lo xkip
senior season to play for incited Stales national leant,
uierxon doesn't cot caughl up
in the glory of scoring. To him.
accd    playing defense is just fine.
and.      "Stopper ix probablv mv best
died    poxition." Patterson said.   I like-
high    playing oul of the back, and in
noil-    this lineup I can attack from do-
ihe fonxt."
ibili- He plays defense, mid-field and
xlow forward. Mr.Versatility, perhaps.
i the bui under Mucin's interchange-
(ubts able style of soccer, every player
e lhe ix a versatile player. Patterson ix
definitely no exception.
Neither is Gano. The fi
ipse
f Fn
that hurts
ixplained. "lu
ll.,'
..ii
- go
. Th
Gano s head'.'
"I jusl had a few good games.'
(iano said, blushing wilh embar
raxsineiii. surprised almoxi vvitl
the notion thai she's caught tin
eye  of the  collegiate  soeee
world.
That's lhc tv pe of plav er and the
type of person Gano is. It's thai
youthful innocence and excitement which characterizes the en-
Goodwin, from page 6
Fr.
> Stai
heir last 10 games in thix. th.
naugural season. Wilh such eai
eason success, it shouldn't
ttv   surprise   that
teynaud both see NCAA Tourtta
nent  berths and conference
haiitpioiixhipx in their teams fu
nd
In the prooexx. thev col lo
xeo a xtar in the making. Gano
scored all three goals in a overtime 3-1 victory ovorWexi.no.it.
In soccer, that's what's called a
hal trick. What she did one day
later can simply be called amazing. With San Francisco Slate in
thc house. Gano recorded another
hat trick. If thai wasn't enough.
thc first-year striker capped off
her glorious weekend with one
more goal the next day ai Sacramento Stale.
With seven goals in three games
and ihree Fresno Stale wins. Bulldog faux saw a glimpse of the future. And Ihey liked what ihey
those goaK
higher goal
ind  Bluei
iched
cxhau
ing n
..it the bench as his
ugglod through 150
ith. but
ire do v
he said.
Good'
display
dun
majors tor stolen bases Goo*
was considered bv mans ,:ojch
be ihe key player in the Rot
Now  that the season is o
Goodwin is spending
lime at home in nort
with his wife. Stacee. and his i
I sons Wcslce. 2. and Winston
months.
"Now thatlammiheofl-soaso
Goodwin said. "1 wanl
mv wife and kids durini
^\ his
Fresno
ig dav s at Fresno State Ik's back to Beiden Field lo
talk and joke vv ith the current play -
"If 1 were to talk 10 college athletes." he xaid. "I would tell them
lo enjoy the moment and the
comradery of ihe team. It ix special
with-your teammates.
■College athletics ii
NCAA loumameni opener.
The Dons of San Francisco upset the Bulldogs in one of the
most exciting soccer matches ever
played at Bulldog Stadium. In a
vvin-6r-go-honie situation, penally kicks determined Fresno
State's unfortunate fate.
The Bulldogx'are hoping they'll
have iheir sophomore xenxaiion
heallhy for Ihix next lime around.
Patterson wax tabbed a pre-
xoaxon All-American by Soccer
News. Gano recently appeared in
a segment of Sports llfystrated
called "Faces in lhc Crowd."
Fresno Slale fans can resi assure
of ai least one thing — they'll be
seeing a lot more of these two
faces in the future.
uchlikc
a lamilv   The team is \our I'amilv
aw as from your real family.
"I hue coming back to Beiden
,son." Field to see the guys plav ing for lhe
• wnh love of the game and not for money.
spare I love seeing ihem battling lor each
time, since I don'i gel lo see ihem others' pride."
thai much during the season." Riehl now. Goodwin just wants to
Goodwin xays playing with hix relax and spend lime with hix fam-
two xon. ix hix favorite off-season ily. Most likely he will play winter
spun. baseball to stay in shape for when
"They are'so much fun to play        spring training coi
s around.
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one. however. At times i
early season, there were i!
thai Patterson could complf
courageous comeback.
"He | Patterson| had lo s
three matches and we had talked seven-inch freshman started the
aboul redshining him." Bluem year on defense. After one bad
said. "His leg was just loo sore.      game. Reynaud moved her up lo
Wilh eight days to rest, the leg    the-forward   line.   Opposing
recovered preliy well." teams' nets have been paying the
In a match against the Air Force    price over since.
10   days ago, Patterson toughed       In 10 games at forward. Gano
it out for the entire 90 minutes of    has scored II goals. Now that
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