By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor
Another semester is in the books and that means more memorable sports moments.
In the spring, West Liberty had many memorable moments. The men’s basketball team made another incredible run and broke another school record with 34 wins in a season.
The baseball team made a huge turnaround this season by accomplishing a 20 win season, the first time since 2007 when they went 22-22.
But will those make the cut?
As another school year goes by, senior athletes reflect on their time at West Liberty.
Athletes were asked about their favorite moments and what they plan to do after graduation.
Here are the athletes who responded to The Trumpet in time for publication.
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The hockey club wrapped up their season in February with similar results as the two previous seasons with the exceptions of an improvement in the win column as well as some individual success for players.
The team finished 2-7 this season, which is an improvement from the Toppers’ 2011-12 winless campaign. Club advisor and team coach Pat Henry helped lead the team to wins over Marshall University and Wheeling Jesuit in his first full season behind the bench.
In terms of individual success, the three captains represented the Toppers well by achieving NAIH All-American status.
By Caitlyn Johnson, Contributing Writer
The first annual West Liberty University Environmental Education Day, held on Wednesday, April 24, proved to be successful in the eyes of Dave Thomas, chair of the Green Initiative Committee.
“We were initially hopeful of having about 100 attendees, yet we exceeded 250,” explained Thomas. “It was a pleasant surprise to have so many attend.”
The GIC has decided to continue and to expand their program for next year.
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor
The West Liberty baseball team split a double-header on Saturday against their rival Wheeling Jesuit. The Hilltoppers won the first game by a score of 2-1 allowing the Cardinals only four hits.
Freshman pitcher Mark Smyth got the win for West Liberty. He pitched the entire game striking out four batters and no walks, and giving up only one earned run.
By Nathan Johnson, Contributing Writer
The West Liberty University chorus and vocal ensemble will be performing in their annual spring choral concert on Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in the Interfaith Chapel.
The vocal ensemble is comprised of duets, trios, quartets, and some pieces for the men. This group will be performing majority of opera scenes except for a few pieces.
The University Chorus will be performing songs from “Frostiana,” a series of Robert Frost poems that were set to music by Randall Thompson in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Amherst, Massachusetts. According to exultate.org, the poems that Thompson chose to set to music “provide a nostalgic glimpse of rural New England life.”
By Anna Patrick, Editor
After the West Virginia Legislature approved the state budget on April 17, West Liberty University prepares to tighten its financial belt as all two-year and four-year public colleges and universities across the Mountain State will be receiving a decrease in state appropriations.
According to WLU’s Chief Financial Officer Jack Wright, “The actual cut for the community colleges and colleges and universities will be 8.9 percent of your annual state appropriation. In our case, that amounts to about $850,000.”
By Kim Rippeth, Online Editor
While West Liberty University’s students prepare to leave campus and return to their homes for summer break, the WLU Maintenance Department prepares to tackle its long list of projects and improvements for the summer.
Chief of Operations Patrick Henry said that there are over 100 projects on the agenda for the summer of 2013.
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor
Like every other runner, it was just another typical pre-race routine morning for West Liberty cross country coach Eric Laughlin. He got up, ate breakfast and went to get his registration number.
“It was just my basic routine in the morning before a race,” Laughlin said. “I went down to the meeting point where they bus you out of the city because it is a point A to point B marathon.”
Other than with the people yelling at all the runners and the event itself, Laughlin said it was just another typical race with not much excitement.
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Pope’s music: a good kind of different
By Tara Adamczyk, Contributing Writer
Cassadee Pope, former lead singer for the pop-rock band Hey Monday, won America over on “The Voice” last season.
Pope won over the hearts of the judges from the beginning; she managed to make all four judges turn with her cover of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn”. The next challenge was to make America fall in love with her.