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- The Pioneers football team lost a close overtime game 31-28 against Claremont, falling to 0-2 for the season. Quarterback Keith Welch battled a leg injury in the second half which hampered the Pioneers offense. - The Pioneers defense held a late 4th quarter lead but allowed Claremont to tie it in the final seconds and win it with a field goal in overtime. - The athletic department added two new leaders - Mark Pietrok as the new acting athletic director and Angela Dendas as the new strength and conditioning coach, the first for the Pioneers. Both aim to improve the student athlete experience and competitive environment.

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Sports 9/20

- The Pioneers football team lost a close overtime game 31-28 against Claremont, falling to 0-2 for the season. Quarterback Keith Welch battled a leg injury in the second half which hampered the Pioneers offense. - The Pioneers defense held a late 4th quarter lead but allowed Claremont to tie it in the final seconds and win it with a field goal in overtime. - The athletic department added two new leaders - Mark Pietrok as the new acting athletic director and Angela Dendas as the new strength and conditioning coach, the first for the Pioneers. Both aim to improve the student athlete experience and competitive environment.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

THE PIONEER LOG

SPORTS 11

Pioneers fall in tough overtime loss


BY NATHAN TANG
STAFF WRITER

What started out as a good game took a turn for the worst last saturday: quarterback Keith Welch (14) was kept off the field for parts of key drives in the fourth quarter as he battled a nagging leg injury, and the Pioneers defense fell just short in their goal-line stand against the Stags last minute vie to force overtime. It all added up to LC falling to 0-2 for the season. The loss was made all the more difficult to accept because of how well the Pios had played up until Welchs injury. Claremont opened the game with a touchdown run from quarterback Trey Reynolds before the Pios responded in the second quarter with two touchdown drives. LC went into halftime with a 15-6 lead after an impressive mere 29-second touchdown drive that ended with a Welch touchdown pass to receiver Darrell Nelson (15). The drive was sparked by a 2-pass play that yielded huge yardage and was capped by a 2-point conversion off of a faked extra point. With just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter and the score 28-21, the Pios were still in position to win the game despite being plagued by turnovers and Welchs injury in the second half. However, the Stags defense forced a three-and-out with Welch on the sidelines, and LC was forced to punt the ball back to Claremont with 3:02 still remaining on the clock. Overcoming a strong defensive effort from the Pios, the Stags scored with just eight seconds left to tie the game at 28-28 and force overtime. The Pioneers received the ball first to start overtime, but their possession ended after just one play as Welchwho had

Junior defensive back Bruce Taft (16) makes a successful catch at Saturdays game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. reentered the game despite his injuryhad a pass intercepted that was intended for a LC receiver in the end zone. After the Pioneers came up empty-handed in their overtime possession, the Stags won the game with a field goal from kicker Matthew Avin, pushing the score to 31-28. Some goals for the Pioneers for next week are to play our game, stay poised when the ball is or isnt going our way and go and get our first win, said Welch. As a team, we just have to get that killer instinct to put a team away when we got them down, he added. The Pios will have a chance to bounce back when they play the University of WisconsinPlatteville next Saturday, Sept. 21 at Griswold Stadium.

PHOTO BY KARA SCHERER

After taking the game into overtime, the Pioneers lost 31-28. BY LAUREN LOVATO
STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY KARA SCHERER

New titles and faces: Athletic department adds two leaders to the team

PHOTOS BY HANNA GRANNIS AND LCPIONEERS.COM

From left to right: Acting Director of Athletics Mark Pietrok and Strength and Conditioning Coach Angela Dendas.

While we all basked in the sunshine and embraced summer, there were some big changes made to the athletic department here at Lewis & Clark. In his 25th year with the Pioneers, Mark Pietrok has been named acting director of athletics. Formerly the head athletic trainer, Pietrok is excited to be able to use his wisdom to continue to put student athletes first both on and off the field. According to Pietrok, the promotion has been a major adjustment. The hardest part of this new job is not being able to spend enough time with student athletes. Its what got me into working [in] collegiate athletics in the first place. A former student-athlete at the University of Portland, Pietrok has always loved a competitive environment and would like to enhance it for all to enjoy. My goal is to create a fantastic learning environment, whether it be in competitive athletics or in the academic setting, Pietrok said. Another fresh face has made

its way to Palatine Hill. Angela Dendas is the first full-time strength and conditioning coach to be a part of the LC community, making us the only school in the Northwest Conference with the position. Having worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Humboldt State University, she has the necessary experience to aid in growing and bettering our student athletes. My philosophy is to work cohesively with the athletic department staff, head sport coaches and sports medicine staff in order to provide an environment that allows student-athletes to work towards developing and harnessing their full physical and mental potentials, Dendas said. The main objective of the strength and conditioning program is to work towards improving game-day performance and decreasing the risk of injury of all athletes. Pietrok and Dendas have already made a huge impact in the few months they have worked in their new positions. With their goals set, there is no doubt the athletic department will continue to improve and strive for the best.

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