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Adirondack Mountain Sun •-\ Thursday, Dec. 31,1992 Safe New Year! From Lewis County Council on Alcoholism' 375-2321 24 Hour Help Line (Confidential) Self-Help Group Information THE BIG LEAGUES - Lowville grad Bobbi jo Austin was recently named Player of the Week in the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Bobbi Jo has been a starter since her college career began. McCue's Village Pharmacy '; * Wishing You a Happy <& Prosperous New Year *»»* > \ 4 5' 9424220 Rt.12 Boonvflle 1^00-743-4290 Silkies Doubles Modulars fij a .\' i 14x80,3bedroomor2bedrocKnwithadehaiertertainment center, large masterbedroom with private bath.patio doors off kitchen with convenient utility room, plush carpet \You'll Love H\-$269 per month. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, New Era. 5-12 pitch roof, taped and floated sheet rocked walls, bay window, patio door of dining room. Excellent quality, super investment. Want to buy tomorrow's home at yesterday's prices. Ask about our lay-a-way program, call J & J Homes at 942-4220 or 1-800-743-4290 today. All these lovely homes have Northern Zone shingled roofs & vinyl lap siding. Alt prices include set-up - delivery, steps and skirting. •j u i m ii yin^ |n«n t % By Stephen Virkler Bobbi Jo Austin is really someone you can look up to. And not only because she is 6*2\ (Well, she's listed at 6'2\ but she says that she ? s actually only about 6*01/4\). In the first week of the women's basketball season, the senior tri-captain from C.W. Post college on Long Island scored 19 points per game, pulled down 12.3 rebounds each game, and connected on a total of 14 free throws in one game (an unofficial school record). Because of her play, she was named the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week. Not bad for a girl from the sticks (a little north of Lowville, to be exact). And she's pretty humble, too. When asked how many games these statistics were taken from (they were taken from the Watertown Times, by the way), she couldn't tell me. \We have played five games,\ she said. \I don't know, I guess they were from the first four games. 1 don't know. I don't keep track of my stats.\ To which the understanding reporter responded* \Oh come onlif \No I don't. I seriously don't,\ she replied; Ok, but do you at least know how your team is doing? \We're doing good,\ she responded. \We have a lot of young talent. So, it's tough because half the team is new. They're incoming freshmen or transfers, so that's tough. We have a lot bf raw talent, so we should do well in the future. We're doing better every game.\ \Qjur record new is 2-3» It's hard to tell, but you can see differences at practices and the Way people play, it's a big adjustment for freshmen, from playing in high school to playing in college. It's like a whole new game. Oh, come on. There's still a five players on a team, a ball, a basket, and a couple of refs, right? ItV still basketball, isn't it? \There's a different style of play in coUege,\ replied Bobbi Jo. \It's a lot rougher... a lot faster. I guess expectations are a lot different\ \Coaching is different, too. During high school, I didn't have really good coaching. I have a lot of respect for my coach now. She's probably the best coach I'll ever have. In that way, the game has been different for me, because I've learned a lot of new stuff '.' \Overall team attitude and the way a team plays is also different, in high school, ifs more of a club kind of thing, but in college, it's a little more serious. Team-wise, everybody is there to play ball.\ Judging from the first week of the season, it looks like this 1987 graduate of Lowville Academy has adjusted to the college game pretty well. Of course, being a starter for her entire college , career hasn't hurt the adjusthient, either..'.,.,' '.-..j, ; . \:•.'•/••:.-•'.}*.• • •..< \WhenI came in, I wasiiftthei- catbird's seat,\ Bobbi Jo explained,' \I was. on a smaller team. The ioach at the time r w^oleft half way through the season, really liked me. He needed the height. So, he started me; I've been starting since the first game.\ . Accoriding to Bobbi Jo, playing basketball keeps her from getting involved in a lot of other activities, \Basketball takes up a lot of time, It's from September to March You know, you go to class all day, then you have practice, and by the time you. get back from practice, you go eat dinner . and then it's late,\ , \Since it's my senior year-my major is speech and hearing--I'm doing a lot of clinical work, and then next semester I'll be student teaching. So, that's where most of my time has been goingi\ So, Bobbi Jo, What are you going to do after you graduate? (By the way,' ., speaking from personal experience, this is one of the nastiest questions you can ask a S0bn-to*be college graduate.) \I really Want to go on to grad school, but there's other opportunities coming up,\ she explained. \Like one of my friends from the guy's team has mentioned playing pro basketball in another country. So, that's kind of in the back of my mind. But, most likely, I'll just go on to grad school. That's more realistic. All of a sudden playing pro basketball... that's a little too much of a change, I think.\ So, are there any professional opportunities in the TJnitedStates? * \No she said. \It's all overseas. My coach played in Venezuela and Sweden, and my friend has connections in England and Australia and another place in Europe.\ \There used to be a pro women's league awhile ago, but I don't know .what happened. There's nothing that I know of now. It's all overseas.\ T want to work m a hospital or do something with the handicapped. 111 probably stay in the suburbs..; probably somewhere in Virginia. I won't stay in New York.\ Even though she doesn't want to Jive around New York City forever, she is glad that she is going to school there, because it is giving her a perspective other than the rural one she's had all her life (she's even picking up a New York City accent). \There are so many different kinds of people there,\ Bobbi Jo explained. . \Thafswhyllikeit* And that's why she would like to • stay m an urban setting after her H collegiate career is over. Well, whether Bobbi Jo Austin ends up in Virginia or Venezuela, we wish her the best She is a person that even her new 6'4\ teammate (Bobbi Jo isn't the tallest player on the team anymore) can look up to.
