Biola Sports Report::2-23-06::

This week in women’s basketball the lady Eagles took on Point Loma Tuesday night. Eagle senior, Linda Ogugua had yet another dominating game finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not enough as Biola fell to the Sea Lions 48-47
Biola had a seven point lead at halftime, holding Pt. Loma to just 18 first half points. In second half action the Eagles had a one point lead with 25 seconds remaining in the game when Mica DeHoog stole the ball, which led to a game winning layup by Kerra Wodarski with 22 seconds left.
Linda Ogugua led all players in points and rebounds, while Crystal Duncan added eight points and four rebounds of her own. Biola's next stop with be in Irvine to take on Concordia University today at 3:00pm.

The Biola men’s basketball team had similar outcome against the Sea Lions.
Unable to climb out of another first half hole, Biola saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt in a seventy to sixty-four loss against Point Loma Nazarene Tuesday night in San Diego.
The Eagles were able to control guard Matt Benson who went for 31 points in the first meeting, but this time Tim Kruge dominated the middle with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Casey Ortiz provided the outside punch for the Sea Lions hitting a trio of three-pointers and finishing with 15 points.
Biola managed to close the deficit from as many as 17 down to five with just over four minutes left to go, but were unable to put the biscuit in the basket until only 52 seconds remained on the clock.
Junior forward Spencer Foster led the Eagles with 21 points and nine rebounds while Brandon Warner continued his hot play by adding 13 points and 12 rebounds.
The Eagles return to GSAC action tonight as they travel down to Irvine to face the Eagles from Concordia University at 7:30.

Also in Men’s hoops, we send out special congratulations to senior forward, Brandon Warner who received the GSAC Player of the week award! Brandon is averaging seventeen points, eight rebounds and three point three assists per game.

In baseball news, Biola traveled to Costa Mesa to take on Vanguard last
Saturday. The Eagles swept the lions, winning 4-2 and 6-0. Led by Garret Hill and Kevin Fox, Biola controlled the games from the mound as Hill won his second straight decision and Fox finished up with a complete game shutout.
The Eagles have a double header versus Concordia at home this Saturday afternoon.

In softball news the lady eagles played a double header against Briar Cliff University on Monday. Biola’s bats were hot, scoring eight runs in the game. Pitching duties were shared byTatiana Garcia and Emily Gray who shut out the Chargers and only allowing two hits apiece. The game was ended with the enforcement of the mercy rule. Biola continued its great pitching and hot hitting in the second game winning 8-0 as the mercy rule was enforced yet again. The offense was led by Keena LeVert who went two for three including a three-run home run in the fifth giving her a season high five RBI. Softball plays today against Dominican University at the Nor Cal Classic. Their current record is 4-0.

And finally, in women’s tennis news the team is currently ranked number four in GSAC with an overall record of 2 and 3. Their next set of matches is today at Fresno Pacific University

News 2-20-06

Here are some of the latest happenings in the world!

Philippine relief workers Saturday continued searching for more than 1,800 people missing after a mudslide covered most of a mountainside village. Only 56 residents of Southern Leyte have been found after the slide covered the village, burying all but three houses. Eleven other villages in the area have been evacuated for fears of further landslides after a record rainfall turned the mountainside into 30-foot deep mud. Weather conditions and the extent of the mudslide have hampered rescue efforts. The official death toll was 35 as of Saturday morning when the search was restarted. Included in the missing are the 253 students and teachers in an elementary school.
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo deployed the countries navy and coast guard to the area to help in the search. The United States and the Red Cross also sent people and supplies for the relief effort.

A moderate earthquake hit southeastern Iran on Saturday without causing any significant damage. The Islamic Republic News Agency reported that the quake in Kerman Province measured 5.3 on the Richter scale. The area is one of the most seismologically active in the world.

During a press conference on Friday, the man shot by Vice-President Dick Cheney apologies saying, "Accidents do and will happen" and said he is sorry for all the hullabaloo and scrutiny the incident has brought upon the vice president and his family. Whittington was released due to high spirits and credits his stable condition to the excellent care from doctors at the Corpus Christi Hospital.


Although your chances of matching all six Power ball numbers are 1 in 146.1 million, people all over the country are forming lines to have a chance in winning the 365 million dollars at stake. Some retailers say cranking out 29 tickets per second isn’t at all bad for business. However, the only ticket matching the winning numbers drawn Saturday was sold at a U-Stop convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska and the winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize.

In the Olympics hotshot snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis had a 50-yard lead in the first women's Olympic snowboardcross final Friday and found herself in a moment of victory. But she looked over her shoulder several times in the bottom section of the run to see where her opponents were on the course. Trying to show off a bit, she attempted throwing a back-side method over the second-to-last jump. But she held the grab too long, lost her edge and tumbled to the snow.
While she was scrambling to get up, Tanja Frieden of Switzerland came around the final turn and blew by Jacobellis to steal what would have been Team USA's fourth gold medal in snowboarding at these Olympics.
For all of you keeping up with the Olympic the medal count Germany is in first with a total of 18, the United States is in second with 13 and Russia rounds out the top three with 13. In the race for gold Germany and the US are tied with 7 each.

In Biola sports action on Saturday the baseball team, hit the road to play a double header at Vanguard University and came out on the top both games with scores of 4-2 and 6-0.
Turning to basketball, the women’s team dominated a scrappy Westmont team to finish with a score of 81-70 and the men’s team sealed the deal against Westmont, with a solid game and a score of 89-72. Tune in Friday for more details in the Biola sports Report.

Today marks the beginning of a week-long celebration of Biola’s founding history. The week commences with Chapel featuring a special inside look at what life was like back in the old days of Biola University. And today from 11:30 to 2 pm adjacent to Flour Fountain, there will be a tribute to people who have made Biola what it is today along with a vintage soda fountain and live music.

Today in black history in the year 1895, Fredrick Douglas dies at the age of 78. Some of Douglas’s credits include, being one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, he began publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star and he served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for African Americans.

News 2-15-06

Peru Launches Surprise Raids

Cheney Faces the Nation

Another Reason to Avoid McDonald's Fries

Elizabethtown: DVD Review


In Lima Peru, National police initiated surprise raids on Wednesday, trying to get illegal and dangerous "bus-trucks" off the road after recent crashes are attributed these fatly busses. These busses look structurally safe from the outside but after investigation, found inadequate brake systems. However, excessive speed, bad weather and overcrowding, are among other factors leading to accidents.

Vice President Dick Cheney accepts full blame for the shooting of friend and lawyer Harry Whittington. "Ultimately I'm the guy who pulled the trigger that fired the round that hit Harry," Cheney said in his first interview since the incident. "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend, and that's something I'll never forget."

McDonald's Corporation announced Monday that wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavor their french fries. The presence of those substances can cause allergic reactions to food-sensitive consumers. This acknowledgment is causing a stir among costumers who are on on gluten-free diets. This information was only released due to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requiring that the presence of common allergens such as milk, eggs, wheat, fish or peanuts be reported.

On February 7th Cameron Crowe's eighth film Elizabethtown was released in stores. The movie offers a wonderful finding your place in the world theme with a love story. I recommend this movie to all those who need a refreshing dose of and AMerican movie that highlights family and American history.

First Blog!

I have just completed my first week of second semester of my freshman year in college! It has been a learning and growing experience to say the least! I have put into practice all the study skills I learned as I was preparing for college and have become spiritually independent. I feel so blessed to go to Biola University.

I am required to have this blog for my Journalism class, so I will be posting often.
If you are interested in some great news check out eaglevison at http://www.mcom.biola.edu/ev/
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