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ALL-AMERICAN REVOLUTION
 Calvin trio rewriting rewriting the rules – and the record books – in league throwing
That’s them in the corner. That’s them in the spotlight. Losing their obscurity. That’s Steve Michmerhuizen, the burly but reticent behemoth headed for – the pulpit? That’s Nate Kuipers, the power-packed junior with a sculpted buzz cut who’s one octave short of a punk rock band. That’s Brian Mayhew, the kid brother tagging along only to earn the envy of the big boys...
 From the Press Box:
TIME FOR RED WINGS' IMPATIENCE TO PAY OFF
Daniel Goleman calls it “The Marshmallow Challenge.”
The psychologist who wrote “Emotional Intelligence” describes the famous experiment at Stanford University that measured how patterns of gratification form in childhood. Four-year-olds were offered a marshmallow but told that if they waited to eat it they could have two marshmallows...
SPORTS SHOTS: Weekly news and notes.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:
PLAYING FOR THE HOME TEAM
This season Calvin senior and LOFT pianist Aaron Genzink is playing the organ at Old Kent Park for the West Michigan Whitecaps. Genzink describes his impressions of the team's second game of the year, a narrow loss to the Fort Wayne Wizards...
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HILIGHTS
WOMEN'S LACROSSE 4.13.99
| Western Mich. |
3
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| Calvin |
10
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• Broncos' 8-6 win in rematch evens Knights' record at 1-1.
MEN'S TENNIS 4.8.99
• Alma takes top two flights in singles and doubles in defeat.
MEN'S LACROSSE 4.8.99
• Knights 6-3 after Tuesday loss to Michigan State.
BASEBALL 4.12.99
• Knights win series 2-1; team with more hits loses each game in series.
SOFTBALL 4.13.99
• Knights fall back to .500 overall with first two MIAA losses in doubleheader sweep. |
UPCOMING
WOMEN'S TENNIS 4.16.99
• First match in three-team round robin weekend with Bethel.
BASEBALL 4.16.99
• First of two game series; Knights enter as one of five teams within two games of MIAA lead.
MEN'S TENNIS 4.17.99
• Teams enter tied for second in MIAA behind undefeated Kalamazoo.
TRACK & FIELD 4.17.99
• Forecast: snow showers, highs in 40's.
SOFTBALL 4.22.99
• Hope 1/2 game behind third place Knights; teams' only meeting of season.
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Complete scores and schedules at miaa.org and calvin.edu/sports
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Count It
6
Shutout innings thrown by Aaron Wiers in baseball’s 4-2 win at Kalamazoo Saturday.
.433
Wiers’ batting average in MIAA games, team best and fifth-best in the league.
5
Doubles by softball’s Rhonda Volkers in MIAA games, tied for best in the league.
.348
Team batting average by softball, best in the league.
3
Hundredths of a second by which Megan Pierce beat Ferris State’s Kiesha Jones in the 400 meters Saturday.
19
Average national finish of Calvin over the past three years in the Sears Directors Cup Standings, in which Calvin is currently sixth.
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