Edgewood College Magazine - Winter 2009

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Matt Werner: Guatemalan Adventure #4

Edgewood College baseball alum Matt Werner is spening six months in Guatemala. The first three parts of his blog can be found here, here and here.

Well, so far the kids at the school have been practicing baseball for about two weeks and although they haven't mastered the techniques of catching and throwing they have been begging me to do some hitting. So today using a tennis ball and a stick we played a little stickball with the gloves (now up to 8 in quantity thanks to the Gandara family down here). So we didn't have enough players for two teams or enough gloves for one complete team but the kids loved learning the rules and hitting the ball. After the game the kids told me they want to play everyday now...so who knows what will happen when all the kids come back at the beginning of the school year..maybe tryouts??

Eagle Softball raffle

The Edgewood College women's softball team is conducting a fundraising raffle to support their program. Eagle players will be on hand at home basketball games to sell the $10 tickets. The final drawing for four outstanding prizes will take place on Saturday, January 23 at Jam the Gym. Winners need not be present.

Eagle Softball Raffle Prizes:
- 52" Sony Bravia HDTV
- Nintendo Wii
- Sony Reader Pocket Edition
- Garmin GPS NUVI

If you'd like to purchase a ticket, you can do so from any softball student-athlete, or contact Head Coach J.P. Richards at jrichards@edgewood.edu

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Men's Cross Country Recap: Bethany Brewster

Head cross country coach Bethany Brewster talks to David Petroff about the 2009 men's cross country season. The Eagles claimed their first ever conference title and freshman Josh Williams qualified for the NCAA Championships.

Matt Werner: Guatemalan Adventure #3

Part Three of Matt Werner's blog on his time spent in Guatemala. You can read Part One and Part Two here.

Today, was the second day of class and we learned phrases like: Hello, my name is... Nice to meet you...How are you...I am well...and numbers 1-20 and did some activities like introducing ourselves to others and writing out the numbers of people's ages we know from 1-20 using the English word form. After class was the first day we practiced baseball!! Yes I said baseball!! I have about 2 gloves I brought down from Wisconsin and Enrique Gandara (board of trustee member at Edgewood who is overseeing my expedition) gave me 4 gloves he had at his house in Guatemala city. So we learned how to throw and catch. We are going to practice again tomorrow because the kids love it although they look like it is the first time they have played the sport (because it is).

Fall Season Recap with Ben Oestreich

Head women's tennis coach Ben Oestreich speaks with Sports Information Director David Petroff about the 2009 fall tennis season which resulted in the Eagles' second straight Northern Athletics Conference Championship. He also takes a sneak peek toward the spring and the NCAA Championships slated for May 2010.

Video: NCAA Cross Country Championships