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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Baseball ousted by Concordia

Senior Jimmy Johnson pitches against Azusa Pacific in one of the last regular season games of 2008.
May 16, 2008

The baseball team finished an impressive season in disappointing fashion last week after being eliminated by sixth-seeded Concordia in a their third-round game of the GSAC playoffs. Biola threw senior Josh Baas in their final game of the year. He tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on...

Spring Intramurals come to a close

May 16, 2008

After intramural championships this past weekend, a history-making season of competition officially came to a close. Tennis made its historic debut this spring on Thursday nights. Freshmen Kyle Lundquist and Michael Tourtellotte were the first ever men’s tennis champions, beating their opponents...

Lacrosse season humbly ends

May 9, 2008

In a sports world polluted by cheating, the Biola lacrosse team is a breath of fresh air. The lacrosse team also happens to be good — very good. The Eagles won 10 out of their last 11 games, and outscored their opponents by a total of 95 goals over the 11-game stretch. “It was a long...

Shalom sets goals high

Sophomore Shalom Bako, a forward on Biola's soccer team, has recently been accepted to join the Young Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team.
May 9, 2008

Just nine days following his twentieth birthday, Shalom Bako, boarded his 6:55 p.m. flight to Chicago ready to tryout for the Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire under-20 development team. Hours later, with a “No. 27” pinned to his soccer shorts, Bako was practicing with hundreds of...

Intramurals hit championship game time

Point guard of the Serious Business team fights off the Banana Warriors team members. Banana Warriors won their playoff game Tuesday night.
May 9, 2008

McNally Field on Saturday could be as busy as the library with Biola students preparing for finals. With just one week of classes remaining before final exams, the intramural softball championship will commence at 3 p.m. with all four playoff tournament games taking place before. The Usual Suspects...

From the farm to the field

Serving as an integral part of Biola's baseball team, junior Hawkins Gebbers has gained the respect and admiration of his coaches and teammates. He attributes his drive and work ethic to his family and hometown.
April 2, 2008

In the small town of Brewster, Wash., sits acres of apple and cherry orchards known as Gebbers Farms. It was here that a seven-year-old Hawkins Gebbers — now a star junior infielder for the baseball team — woke up at 4 a.m. to pick cherries to help his family’s company, or at least...

Baseball keeps on winning

Junior Nick Rotkowitz, went 2-5 with an RBI double in Biola's home victory over reigning Vanguard on Wednesday afternoon. Rotkowitz is hitting .355 on the season with nine doubles, ranking him third on the team.
April 2, 2008

The Eagles had a very successful Easter break. They went 5-1 over the week, winning all three of their league games. They have gone 9-1 in their last 10 games and now sit in second place in the GSAC with a 14-7 record. Junior Chris Foreman and senior Josh Baas led the charge over the break for the Eagles...

Softball stays afloat in tough region

Freshman Lyndsie Roberts, the only left-handed pitcher on the team, threw well during the doubleheader against APU. Girls lost one and won one during their last doubleheader against Hope International on Tuesday.
April 2, 2008

Shame on you for giving up hope or even thinking of hanging your head at the Lady Eagles current 4-8 GSAC standing. It’s no joke that Biola is tied with Vanguard (ranked eighth nationally) for fourth place in the GSAC standings as of April 1. What most people haven’t considered about the...

First hole-in-one in Biola’s history

Golfers relax in carts before teeing off at Los Coyotes Country Club.
April 2, 2008

The men’s golf team finished out their season on Tuesday, finishing fourth place in The Master’s College Spring Invitational in Llano, Calif. Freshman Justin Halverson etched his name into the record books, scoring a hole-in-one on the 11th tee on Tuesday, the first in Biola’s history....

Softball settles for split

Senior Jacqie Hudson hits a foul tip during the game against the University of Mobile last Monday, which Biola lost 1-6, 2-5.
Roberts helps women snap seven-game losing streak in split with Vanguard
March 13, 2008

On March 1, the Eagles traveled to Point Loma to play a double-dip against No. 13 University of Mobile and Lee University. Biola’s offense sputtered, losing 8-0 to Mobile and 5-0 to Lee. Mobile’s Karla Rodriguez pitched a no-hitter, and Biola could only crack out three hits against Lee. The...

Spring Intramurals Rolling

Softball features exciting weekend matchup; three soccer teams remain undefeated.
March 13, 2008

Although it is normally a tranquil sport, two of Biola’s top A League Intramural softball teams will meet Saturday in what is sure to be an exciting matchup. The Shooting Star Dolphins and the Dark Knights, two of three teams with 2-0 records, meet at 12:30 p.m. in a possible preview of the A League...

Refusing to lose

Senior first baseman Matt McQueen takes a swing in a recent game against Cal Baptist. McQueen hit a huge home run later in the game providing some insurance for the Eagles in their 8-3 win.
After beating Cal Baptist, the baseball team fights for a split against Fresno Pacific
March 13, 2008

“I have never had a team that hates losing so much ... It’s the will to win that drives this club,” says Eagle Coach Verhoeven. His team had a successful week in GSAC play, winning three of four games in region. The Eagles took a home game against Cal Baptist last Thursday, 7-4,...