Ever wanted to know how Dr. Manahan met his wife? What su-perpower he would like to have? What he wanted to be as a kid? I had the chance to sit down with Grace’s president and ask him anything -- and I learned a lot.

For starters, I discovered the chairs in the conference room in Dr. Manahan’s office are ridicu-lously comfortable. As I glanced around, Dr. Manahan informed me the man who had just vacated that seat was none other than for-mer Grace College president Dr. Kent.

“I was in the same room with two Grace presidents?” I asked.

“I’m not sure many peo-ple would think that was cool,” Manahan replied, with classic self-defacing humor.

But I did.I asked him a classic softball

question to start: What aspect of his job did he enjoy the most?

“The students are a constant that I’ve always enjoyed,” he said. “They bring a vibrancy to campus, and we can learn from them. I’ve also had the opportuni-ty to work with a lot of good peo-ple who care about God, Grace, and who work hard.” He then spoke of how much he’s enjoyed working with people in the com-munity, concluding, “It’s been fun to see the campus grow and expand.”

Next was the flip side of that coin: What aspect of his job did he enjoy least?

“Dealing with sad and difficult things,” he replied. Things took a sobering turn. He spoke of the death of Mallory Kastner and Jer-emy Moore’s injury. He spoke of the difficulty of dealing with any tragedy, of issues and complaints without clear-cut answers. But he ended on a positive note.

“There have been very few days over the past 20 years when I didn’t wake up and say, ‘I’m ready to go.’” he said.

Now it was time to get ab-stract. I asked him to design a tool belt, and to name all the tools he thought were most important for

an individual to possess.“The ability to write with clar-

ity,” he named first, followed by, “Not being satisfied with quick answers.” He then included “hav-ing a breadth of knowledge” and “the capacity to empathize with others.” The next tools were a “willingness to advance a thirst for God” and “learning the princi-ples of teamwork.” The final tool was integrity.

“Whatever work you do, those principles matter over and over again,” he explained. “God makes use of every bit of skill and knowledge you develop. You can’t get too much of it -- use it for Him.”

Everyone loves a good ro-mance, so the next question I asked was how Dr. Manahan met his wife.

“We got to know each other through music,” he replied. His wife of 49 years is a pianist and sings. Dr. Manahan enjoys music and was involved in musical pro-grams at the Baptist Bible Institute in Grand Rap-ids where they were both undergrad students. They were married after gradua-tion.

“ W h a t did you want to be when you grew up?” I queried next.

“This will seem really odd,” he replied. “I cannot explain this.” This was going to be good.

Dr. Manahan relayed some helpful background information: his parents had grown up in im-poverished families and had to quit school in the 6th grade to work and help support their fam-ilies. As a result, his parents were avid readers and placed a heavy emphasis on learning. Maybe it was that, maybe it was a program he saw on television, but Dr. Manahan’s childhood dream was, from the start, to be a college pro-

fessor.“It was always in my mind,”

he explained. “I never imagined I’d get an opportunity to do that.”

As for his post-retirement plans, the only thing set in stone is that Dr. Manahan will stay on as senior advisor to Dr. Bill Katip when he takes on his role as pres-ident.

“We’re working hard to ensure a seamless transition,” he said.

Any other post-retirement plans -- returning to teaching, writing, or traveling -- they de-pend on health and circumstanc-es. Dr. Manahan says he has a lot of energy.

“I’m not one for sitting at home watching old movies,” he jokes.

I couldn’t resist asking the next question: “If you could have any superpower, what would it be?”

After quite a bit of thought, he replied, “Wanting more for Grace than has ever happened, and see-

ing the

Christian faith flourish.”He paused. “Also, eating what-

ever I want,” he deadpanned. I terminated the interview with

this question: What is the most important piece of advice you have for students?

“I want students to experience the joy of following Christ with abandon,” he replied. “Trusting Him deeply, not being fearful, and dreaming about what God could do with their lives. If peo-ple did that, they would bring joy and satisfaction to themselves and to God.”

The conversation turned to talk of the future. “Our world is chal-lenging, globally and nationally,” he said, “but exciting. We need to not be plagued by fear, but to ask God, ‘What are the opportunities here?’ And we will see those with His help.”

His concluded with this: “Have something you enjoy doing; do it well and with might and pow-er. When you’re doing the work you do, have a deep sense you’re doing what God made you to do. Find out what that is.”

I’m glad I had the opportuni-ty to get to know Dr. Manah-

an a little better. Grace has been so fortunate to have been led for so many years by a man who loves God, loves his job, and genu-inely loves the students under his administra-tion. Maybe over the last few weeks of school, you

might have the opportuni-ty to have your own con-

versation with Dr. Manahan. Take advantage of it: you will

not leave disappointed.

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Grace College, Winona Lake, INApril 11, 2013Volume 59, Issue No. 22

Ashley BrewsterEditor-in-Chief

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President Teddy Roosevelt said, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Fear can keep people from chasing their dreams, creating memories, and chasing God; it can hinder them to the point of never doing anything for fear of failing. The Couch to 5k is about finding some-thing to commit to and keeping to it.

Kearstin Criswell headed up the Couch to 5k. She gathered a group of girls and talked to them about committing to training for and running a 5k. She talked about how in Hebrew 12:1, Paul talks about running a race for Christ and how along the way, we must shed the weights that are holding us back. Wheth-er this be our possessions or our physical appearance, we must shed these things for Christ.

Criswell’s de-sire for this event is that the girls will begin to have a heart for self-dis-cipline. She stated in an interview, “I hope this sticks with even just one

of the girls. I want them to learn that this is a life lesson about discipline, not just for running but in every aspect of their lives.”

The girls are to set a goal whether finishing the race, making it to a mile point, or constant-ly improving their time. The goal Criswell said they are to shoot for is three times a week for eight weeks in groups so that they constantly have encouragement around them. A Facebook page even exists for the group so they have a more constant encouragement, to announce training times, and to ask for any prayer re-quests. Criswell stated, “We can become so ap-athetic in our lives towards our faith, homework or working out. I want the girls to help over-come that with the help of others keeping them

accountable and encouraging them.”Aria Moore explains why she is participating

in this event: “Running a 5k is something I have been interested in for a long time but was always afraid to do because of my asthma. At first, after hearing about the opportunity to run with many of my fellow Alphans, it was intimidating, but after some convincing from a few wonderful ladies on my hall, I decided to do it. The train-ing has been difficult and, at times, I struggle to keep up, but through the encouragement of my running buddies, especially Sarah Ahern and other A3W girls, and relying on the Lord to be my strength, so far the training has been pretty bearable.”

The couch to 5k is meant to be not only a short-term goal but a lifetime les-

son that these girls are learning. The girls that are participating in this event are receiving $5

off their entrance fee to the 5k, which will be held on May 4. All the proceeds to this event will go to the organization, Jacob’s Ladder. If you see these girls out train-ing, don’t be afraid to

encourage them.

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Whitney WorthenStaff Writer

Couch to 5K

Grace College is proud to announce that they have hired a new coach for the golf team. This man has had much experience with the game of golf and will be a key part in helping our golf team improve as a whole. This man’s name is Denny Hepler, and Grace is very excited to have him among us. As mentioned above, Denny Hepler has invested a lot of time into the game of golf. He has achieved much and has strived to reach the PGA tour during his life-time.

When asked about himself and why he chose to come to Grace, he stated that he has “Always ad-

mired Grace College and watched it grow over the years. It’s truly an honor to be a part of the Grace Nation.” Denny was born and raised in Warsaw, Ind., and has chosen to stay within the area to coach golf. Hepler actually played golf for a living for ten years of his life after going to Ball State University for two years and then on to Florida State for two more years. Since then, Hepler has been a member of the PGA of America and has actually been in charge of the Rac-coon Run Golf Course since 1997. Many golf experts characterize Hepler’s golf career as persistent, since he earned his PGA Tour card on his ninth attempt at the PGA Tour. He qualified for Tour but did not have the chance to keep it. He kept on persevering as he returned to the same tournament a tenth time and eventually retained his playing privileges.

Prior to playing in the Tour during the years of 1985 and 1986, Hepler played all over the world. He chased his dream of being on a PGA Tour with one of his good friends. Denny Hepler’s major point of his career came when he won the Malaysian Open in 1982. Throughout his career, he has competed in four U.S. Opens, four PGA Championships and one British Open, which shows us how much experience Hepler has had with the game. Now, Hepler is happi-ly married to his wife, Cindy and also has three kids and four grandkids. Grace College is very lucky to have Denny Hepler become a part of Lancer Nation and many people are looking forward to see what he can do as the coach of the golf team.

Andrew PepeStaff Writer

New Golf Coach at Grace College

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The debate about guns is becom-ing increasingly heated. Some rheto-ric used by the conservative right is extreme and ungrounded. They speak of the need to possess weapons in or-der to defend themselves against the “tyranny of government,” undoubt-edly referencing the example of the American Revolution. This argument seems to stem from a gross oversim-plification of the American Revolution resulting in a misuse of the past. This oversimplification is manifested when the comparison is drawn between

King George and the politicians of to-day (never mind that it was more Par-liament and not simply King George whom the Colonists seemed to view as tyrannical). The “King George” of to-day, whether that be Barrack Obama, a Democratically controlled House/Sen-ate, or simply anyone who seems to be advocating for the so-called “liberal agenda,” is not a reincarnation of the eighteenth century tyrannical power whom the Colonists contended with during the Revolution.

Not only are today’s governing officials dramatically different from those of the eighteenth century, but the “tyrannical” powers of the past (King

George/the British) are so mytholo-gized that to make such comparisons, with the end goal being a promotion of “The Right to Bear Arms,” is nothing more than pure demagoguery, a scare tactic destroying any rational objec-tivity. Some may view the use of such rhetoric as embracing good, solid, pa-triotic zeal, with the end gain being the adherence to Constitutional Rights. After all, the Founding Fathers would never be in favor of such legislation that aims at regulating gun purchases, would they?

In the end, our interests should lie not in which side, whether Conserva-tive, Liberal, or other (yes, there can

be another) presents the “best” an-swers to the debate about guns. Our hope should be that through respon-sible dialogue and honest searching, all sides can come together to find the most realistic and effective answer. We must come to the conversation with the understanding that such dialogue will only be achieved when objectiv-ity is paramount and the temptation of demagoguery is repressed. We must also understand that the answer to the issue of guns may not be exclusive to one’s political agenda, but rather it may require pulling the best ideas from all agendas to create answers that are responsible.

A Call to Honest DeliberationBen Sauers

Contributing Writer

FEATURESApril 11, 2013

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I am going to be a growth group leader next year, and I realized that student leadership is a big and potentially very impacting part of Grace’s campus. I interviewed four growth group leaders (GGL’s) and RAs to hear about not only why they chose to lead, but what they expect to learn from the experience.

I interviewed Kali Miller, a sophomore, who will be an RA on Alpha 3 East, Rusty Marti-nez, a freshman, who will be a GGL in the new dorm, Jamie Todd, a freshman, who will be a GGL on Alpha 3 East, and Josh Peterson, a freshman, who will be a GGL on Indy 2.

Kali said, “I pursued being an RA because I love people. I loved the idea of leading a hall full of women and getting to be a part of their lives.” Rusty, Jamie, and Josh all stated that they chose to lead because of the influence their student leaders had on them this year.

“I believe God called me to be a GGL. He

prompted me through the impact my GGL had on me, and I want to be able to do the same for the guys on my hall next year,” Rusty said.

According to Kali, next year on Alpha 3 East will be a little crazy: “Well, this has been a secret, but Hannah Knepper and I are going to have a jungle theme. Instead of “Where’s Wal-do,” it will be “Where’s Jesus” and you have to find him in the decorations,” she said.

All kidding aside, next year’s student lead-ers are looking forward to a great year. “I want the girls to be able to create relationships with each other and be able to hold one another ac-countable as they grow in their relationship with God,” said Jamie.

Josh said, “My goals are to help my group gain a more correct theological perspective of the Bible, and also to emphasize application of biblical strategies into our daily lives.”

The student leaders are also all looking to grow from these opportunities, not only lead. “I expect to grow in many different areas in my life. I know that going into next year is going

to require an open heart,” said Kali.Rusty said, “It’ll push me to grow spiritually

as I seek to help these guys along the path of their lives.”

“It will challenge me to really think about what I believe as I mentor the girls in my group. It will also help me to grow in my relationship with Christ as I rely on Him to help me be the GGL that He wants me to be,” Jamie said.

“I expect to learn from my group as they learn from me, I expect this to help me maintain my spirituality by setting a good example, and I expect to see firsthand God working, which is more impacting than I could imagine,” said Josh.

Next year’s student leadership will be not only exciting, but a learning experience for ev-eryone. God has led these students and many others to reach out through leading students in their walk with Christ. The Grace community as a whole looks forward in anticipation to this coming school year.

Julia MarshStaff Writer

Student Leadership: Looking Forward to Changing Hearts

Between all the weddings and graduation parties being planned, there is a common question floating around Grace College: Where do you find a good caterer? There are so many different caterers in this area, but one great option is Grandma’s House Cupcakery in Syracuse, Ind.

Grandma’s House Cupcak-ery is owned by Teri Herman. Not only is she the sole owner, but she is also the main baker. Some of the most popular items that Grandma’s House Cup-cakery caters include Chicken Marsala, Lasagna, Lime Ci-

lantro Chicken, and Beef and Noodles. Also, with these ca-tered entrées, there is also the option of sandwiches, soups, salads, sides, and desserts, as well as an entire breakfast ca-tering menu. Grandma’s House Cupcakery consists of not just catering, but also cupcakes, cakes, pies, and in-home de-livery. There are more than 15 different kinds of cake flavors, which can be either cakes or cupcakes, including Butter-scotch, Carmel Apple, Maple Bacon, Chocolate Mint, Choc-olate Peanut Butter, Ho Ho, Lemon Blueberry, and Peanut Butter and Jelly. However, these are just a few of the nu-merous fantastic flavors. Her-man mentioned that other than the flavors she offers, she can do specialty orders if given enough notice for the deadline.

One of the most import-ant things to remember about Grandma’s House Cupcakery is that all of her food is made from scratch rather than pre-packaged. If you are interest-ed in Grandma’s House Cup-cakery’s homemade goodies

or would like to sample some of the cakes, you can contact Herman by phone at (574) 325-5304 or check out her website at grandmashousecup-cakes.com. Don’t forget to like Grandma’s House Cupcakery’s

Facebook page to receive up-dates about new flavors and specials happening. Herman loves to hear about each new customer’s “favorite flavor.” The biggest question is, what will your favorite flavor be?

Grandma’s House Cupcakery

Cally ArnettStaff Writer

Teri Herman, owner of Grandma’s House Cupcakery.

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ENTERTAINMENTApril 11, 2013

Daniel chapter ten starts with Daniel mourning for three weeks. During that time, he has a vision of an angel, but out of weakness he falls asleep. A hand touches Daniel, which wakes him, but makes him tremble on his hands and knees. The angel speaks to him and says he has been sent to him by the Lord, and he asks Daniel to stand up. Before the angel gives Daniel his message, he says that Daniel should not fear because, “From the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard” (Daniel 10:12). The angel could be refer-ring to a commitment Daniel made at the beginning of the book.

In chapter one, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Ju-dah and took captives to teach them how to serve in the king’s court. Among those taken were Daniel and his three friends; they committed themselves to serving the Lord, and not defiling themselves with the king’s food (Daniel 1:8, 9). Because of that commitment, God blessed them with great wisdom and understanding, and he gave Daniel the ability to interpret dreams (Daniel 1:17). Daniel purposed

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ENTERTAINMENTApril 11 2013

Daniel chapter ten starts with Daniel mourning for three weeks. During that time, he has a vision of an angel, but out of weakness he falls asleep. A hand touches Daniel, which wakes him, but makes him tremble on his hands and knees. The angel speaks to him and says he has been sent to him by the Lord, and he asks Daniel to stand up. Before the angel gives Daniel his message, he says that Daniel should not fear because, “From the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard” (Daniel 10:12). The angel could be refer-ring to a commitment Daniel made at the beginning of the book.

In chapter one, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Ju-dah and took captives to teach them how to serve in the king’s court. Among those taken were Daniel and his three friends; they committed themselves to serving the Lord, and not defiling themselves with the king’s food (Daniel 1:8, 9). Because of that commitment, God blessed them with great wisdom and understanding, and he gave Daniel the ability to interpret dreams (Daniel 1:17). Daniel purposed

in his heart to be committed to God in a time and place where it would have been very difficult to stay committed to God.

Being a Christian and living out your faith is much more than waking up every Sunday for church, reading your Bible on a regular basis, and praying before each meal. Being a Christian and being a witness to this dark world is much more than say-ing, “I am a Christian.” James 2: 14-26 says that faith without works is dead. Yes, works do not save you. Ephesians 2:8, 9 says, “For by grace you are saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works lest any man should boast.” After we believe, our actions need to reflect that inward change. You believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, and then you live your life according to what He says in the Bible. The title “Christian” is not just a badge that you can flip out and show people when you want to; the fact that Christ has redeemed you should be evident all the time. Paul writes in Romans 6:1-4 that we should not keep on sinning so that grace may abound, be-cause through Christ’s work on the cross, we have died to sins and now live in newness of life.

The title “Christian” was first used to describe the believers in Antioch (Acts 11:26); this was a name given to the believers there by the unbelievers in the area. This was not a name the church came up with; this was how the unbelievers identified the peo-ple who followed Christ. The question that needs to be asked is this: Would the unbelieving world around you, around me, label us “Christian”? Do our actions reflect our relationship to Christ? Are we committed? Have we purposed in our hearts to serve the Lord in a world where it can get really hard to follow Him?

It all starts with committing to follow the Lord everyday in our hearts. As Christians we belong to God; He is the shepherd and we are the sheep of His pasture (Ezekiel 34:31). Christ said in Luke 9:23 that whoever wants to follow Him needs to deny

himself and take up their cross daily. Everyday, not just when we feel like we should or when it is most convenient, but everyday, pick up your cross. Es-sentially you are saying, “Yes, I will follow You, even if it is difficult; I will follow You, Lord.” Why can we not just pic up our cross when we want to? Because 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15 say that we no lon-ger live for ourselves because Christ died for us, and His love compels us to serve. We belong to Jesus, and the love that He has shown us should compel us to serve Him all the time.

It is not going to be easy. When Daniel made this commitment to serve God, he did not know that he was going to be thrown into the lions’ den for pray-ing (Daniel 6:1-18), or that his friends were going to be cast into the fiery furnace (Daniel 3:1-23). It is going to be hard, and more than likely, we will mess up.

For example, think about Peter when he was still a disciple and following Jesus before He died on the cross. In, Matthew 16:13-16, Jesus asks the disciples who people think He is, and they all give answers. Then He asks who they say He is, and Peter answers, “You are the Christ.” Jesus blesses Peter for knowing this without people revealing it to him. Then in Matthew 26:69-75, Peter denies that he ever knew Jesus three times before the rooster could crow.

We will mess up and hide what we believe, but thanks be to God that He never gives up on us and will always forgive us when we mess up (1 John 1:9). Picking up our cross daily will not be easy, so we need to follow what Galatians 5:16, 17 says and walk by the Spirit. Be in God’s Word, pray to Him for help to pick up your cross, and listen to the directions of the Holy Spirit. We cannot do it alone, but we have the Spirit, we have prayer, and we have the Bible to guide us.

Commit daily to picking up your cross and fol-lowing Him and to stand out as a light in this dark world.

Brandon KnightContributing Writer

On the Heart: Commit

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6 CAMPUS LIFEApril 11, 2013

Did you know that Taiwan is a small island off the coast of China? I didn’t know until a week before I went. Now it is my favorite island. I became good at using chopsticks. I figured out that driving on a windy, mountain road gives you motion sickness but listen-ing to music makes it better. I slept in a sleeping bag with a small, built-in pil-low for five nights. I’m not actually sure

what I was eating most of the time, but I ate stomach one day. I learned some Chinese. I figured out that Taiwanese college kids are pretty much like us. I rode on a moped with a random old lady while we were in the Aboriginal village. I saw mountains everywhere we went. I rode on a boat down a river that goes into the ocean. I went to a night market with shops, food vendors a n d p e o -p l e

everywhere. I stayed in a hotel that had a window into the bathroom. I drank tea all the time and sometimes it had little squishy “bubbles” in it. I taught a lesson on the feeding of the five thou-sand and had it translated into Chinese to a group of children. I could go on and on, but I hope that in reading these things you get a sense of how amazing this experience was and that you will

be inspired for your own trip.

Taiwan: New Experiences

Angela StukkieContributing Writer

Angela Stukkie and Cheyenne with the children of an aborig-inal village.

The Taiwan group at Christ’s College in Taipei.

Back row from left to right: Christopher Villegas, Jamie Gray, Josh Dillman, Kyle Stephenson, Matthew, Gabrielle Clouse, Angela Stukkie, Lindsey Harron.Front row from left to right: Jessica Taylor, Wanchen Kuo, Kimberly Kim, Cheyenne Fritz, Jason Bolt, Ethan Scheckler.

SPORTSApril 11, 2013

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March Madness is Back!

Seth MillerSports Editor

Lady Lancers softball wins four of six on the week

The Lady Lancers faced off in a double header against the Indiana Tech Warriors (7-14) on Wednesday. In the first game, the Lady Lancers were tied heading into the bottom of the seventh. Sam Fields, Grace’s all-time hits leader, ended the game with a walk-off RBI single, lead-ing the Lancers to a 3-2 victory. The Lancers, however, dropped the second game 4-2. On Friday, the Lady Lancers opened their Crossroads League season with a sweep of Mount Vernon, 6-2 and 4-1. Strong pitching by Olivia Wingey and Alex Shipley contributed to a great start in league play for the Lady Lancers. They ended the week with two games against Taylor, which they split. In the first game, the Lady Lancers belted three home runs en route to a 9-7 victory. The Lady Lancers came up just short in the second game, falling 8-6. Grace (11-17, 3-1 CL) will travel to Goshen for a dou-ble-header on Thursday to try to build on their recent success.

Lancers baseball earn 4-4 record during week of play

The Lancers began the week on a rough start as they lost both games of a dou-ble-header on Tuesday to league-leader Spring Arbor (10-9, 6-0 CL) by scores of 11-3 and 2-0. In the second game, fresh-man Jared Holloman had a strong pitch-ing performance, but was outdone by Spring Arbor. The Lancers followed up those losses with a split against Spring Arbor. Grace picked up picked up the first league win of the season, 4-3, in the second game, after losing 4-1 in the first game. Grace then split their next dou-ble-header against Goshen (3-28, 2-16 CL), winning the second game 20-3 after falling short 10-9 in the first game. In the first game, senior Jeff Himes crushed a grand slam to help rally Grace, ultimate-ly falling short. The Lancers registered their first league sweep of the season, winning both games of a double-head-er, 11-4 and 6-1. In the first game, Frank Rocchio hit a solo home run and CJ Swartz was perfect from the plate with a 4-4 performance. Kier West pitched a complete game three-hitter in the second on the way to a 6-1 victory. The Lancers (11-15, 4-12 CL) will travel to Marian on Thursday.

Freshman Grant Galloway made his NASCAR Trucks series debut on Saturday at Martinsville. The 250-lap race marked Grant’s first race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which runs a 22-race schedule. Grant did not compete in the first race of the season at Daytona, but did very well for his debut at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Va.

Grant raced a very good race and would have finished higher, if not for being spun out four times. Many drivers could not have finished as well as Grant did after being spun four times. He battled throughout the race and managed a very respectable 27th place finish in a field of 36. The Truck Series has been known for being a series full of physical driving. The trucks are built to be much stronger than the stock cars and can withstand a lot more contact.

For the season, Grant will run a full sched-ule of races, as he gains approval to drive cer-tain tracks. If he were to fail to be approved to drive a certain race, his teammate, Chris Cock-rum, would fill in as a relief driver. That way, the truck can still garner points in the standings to

keep them in the running for the championship. Grant looks to build on his success at Martins-ville, when he races at Rockingham Speedway on April 14. The track, known as “The Rock” to many NASCAR fans, is an icon in the sport, but a very difficult track to race. As he takes on this challenge, support Galloway by watching the race and by cheering him on to success.

Student Grant Galloway’s NASCAR Truck Series Debut Successful

Schuh Named Next Grace Women’s Tennis Coach

Grace College has handed the reins of the school’s women’s tennis program to Larry Schuh, adding to his current responsibilities as the men’s tennis coach at Grace.

S c h u h has trans-f o r m e d G r a c e ’ s men’s ten-nis pro-gram into an annual c o n t e n d -er in the Crossroads L e a g u e during his tenure.

Schuh, in his fifth season as the men’s coach, led the Lanc-ers to a

share of the regular season league championship in the fall – the program’s first title in 23 years.

Prior to Schuh’s arrival, the Lancers had not

earned a league victory in four years. But under Schuh’s guidance, the Lancers have advanced to back-to-back league tournament championship matches. He was named the Coach of the Year in the league in 2009.

“I felt God’s leading to take the position a few weeks ago. I have a four-year plan in place to get the women’s program in the upper bracket of conference with the ultimate goal of winning it,” Schuh said. “But most importantly I look for-ward to leading the women into seeing tennis as simply an avenue through which to glorify God. Tennis is an awesome sport, but it is also a way to reflect our Lord and Savior.”

Grace’s women’s tennis team has finished in the top half of the league standings in three of the past five seasons.

The Lady Lancers’ current roster features young talent. Kristin Cassidy, a sophomore, was the team’s No. 1 singles player, and freshman Taryn Wuensch played No. 2 singles.

“I am really excited to have Larry lead both of our tennis programs. He’s done an incredi-ble job with our men, and I expect he will do the same with the women’s team,” said Grace athletic director Bailey Weathers. “Two of Lar-ry’s strengths are growing individual players and pulling together the tennis community’s re-sources to maximize the opportunity for our stu-dent-athletes to excel and thrive. I couldn’t be happier than to see Larry coaching the women at Grace.”

Coach Larry Schuh. Courtesy of Sports Information.

Grant Galloway stands in the garage area during prac-tice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 race at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Va. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America

Josh NeuhartSports Information

THIS WEEK...In Lancer Athletics

With college basketball in the rearview mir-ror, football months away from anyone’s minds, and the NBA and NHL playoffs soon to be un-derway, baseball is the only sport worth watch-ing in the upcoming spring months. Though it’s still too early for some fans to take a serious in-terest in the overwhelmingly long baseball sea-son, it should be an exciting year, full of plenty of quality players and teams to keep an eye on.

There are plenty of young players that could have breakout years, such as Danny Espinosa, Anthony Rizzo, Jarrod Parker, Lance Lynn, Wi-lin Rosario, Allen Craig, Jeff Samardzija. These are players that the casual fan probably hasn’t heard of, but all of young guys could be house-hold names if they play up to their potential this upcoming season.

Most people have heard of other players, such as Adam Jones, Hunter Pence, Billy But-ler and Robinson Cano who have had great careers, but are still fairly young. This could be the year that we find out wheth-er these young stars are current-ly in their prime or if they could perhaps reach an even higher level of offensive output.

Some players that need to be observed as the next couple of seasons go on are Felix Her-nandez, Adam Wainwright, Jus-tin Verlander, Edwin Jackson, Anibal Sanchez, Zach Grienke, Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Justin Upton, Josh Hamilton and Buster Posey. All of these

all-star- caliber players signed overpriced con-tracts in the offseason and need to produce well beyond their God-given potential to make their teams’ investment worthwhile. Therefore, these players will be put under more pressure than in years past and could very well have slow starts, but will hopefully have very strong numbers by the end of the year.

Finally, the potential playoff picture looks very similar to that of last year’s. I think the Ti-gers, Orioles and Angels will win their Ameri-can League divisions, and the Red Sox and the Athletics will take the two wild card spots. In the National League, the Nationals, Reds and Dodg-ers appear to be the favorites in their divisions, while the two wild-card spots could be taken by the Braves, Cardinals, or Giants. This season is shaping up to be as good as, if not better than, last year.

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Upcoming Home Sports EventsBaseballApril 13- vs. Marian (DH) (1p.m.)

SoftballApril 12- vs. Madonna (DH) (3 p.m.)

April 13- vs. Saint Francis (DH) (1 p.m.)

April 16- vs. Bethel (DH) (3 p.m.)

Lancers Win Three Events at Huntington InviteGrace’s track and field team continued its

outdoor season at Saturday’s Huntington Invi-tational.

The Lancers took home three first-place fin-ishes as three new NCCAA qualifying marks were met as well.

Kaitlyn Mikel won the hammer throw with a season-best toss of 146 feet 3 inches. The Lady Lancers also dominated the 100-meter hurdles as Sabrina Whitaker won the race in 16.37 sec-onds, and Heather House finished second in 16.48.

The men’s 4x400 relay team of Lance Tay-lor, Seth Booker, Zach Speckman and Donovan Graham also took home a first-place result in a strong time of 3:23.78.

Graham had an impressive showing in the 800 when he qualified for NCCAA Nationals with a time of 1:57.73, placing second in the process.

Grace also met the NCCAA qualifying stan-dard in the hammer throw with Erin McPherson (122-3) and in the 110 hurdles with Seth Booker (16.26).

“This was a ‘grind it out’ kind of day. We’ve been working hard and are looking forward to some big meets in a few weeks, but we compet-ed fairly well today,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond. “I think the windy conditions made some of the races a bit more difficult, but over-all I continue to see signs of improvement.”

The Lancers continue action next weekend at the Little State Championships at Marion,

Young Players Look to Make Their Mark in the 2013 Major League Baseball Season

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