Peeping at Tom

While most basketball coaches are getting excited about games coming up in a month, Tom is winding down.  Another great year with the COS Volleyball is coming to a close.  In his 3rd year at double duty, Tom has been as busy as ever: standing with a 13-4 overall and 4-0 record in conference.  The amazing part is the volleyball season ends Nov 10th and the basketball team’s first game is Nov. 11th.  On June 3rd I was rushed to the Redding hospital for emergency heart surgery.  The doctors told me it was a miracle that I am alive.  Sure I had chest pains for weeks before while playing basketball, but it was allergy season, it could have been anything.  So people have pointed to my diet as a problem.  I don’t eat fruits or vegetables, but I have never missed a day of school or work in my life on my diet.  When the doctor told me that I had an artery 99% blocked it made me rethink and try to figure out where I went wrong on my diet.  Days later it came to me:  I had switched to Diet Dr. Pepper about a year ago.  From now on I’m staying on the hard stuff;

"I’m sorry, but that’s just the way I feel!"

Tom Powers

Head Women’s Volleyball and Basketball Coach

Eagle Great to be Inducted

On Saturday May 12, Eagle 3-point legend, Kelly Stuart, will be inducted into the COS Hall of Fame.  Kelly came from Shasta High School to play on the 1992-93 COS championship team as a freshman.  She made an immediate impact as she led the state in 3-pointers with 107 for the year and ended her season with a selection to the All-State team.  As a sophomore, Kelly was able to play half a season after recovering from a pre-season knee surgery.  She connected on 57 3-pointers. Kelly was truly the greatest 3 point shooter in COS history.  After a glorious career at COS Kelly transferred on a full scholarship to Fullerton State in 1994-95.

Mar’s Million Cent’s Worth: Could we have done it back then? Did you know that women actually began playing basketball only a year after Naismith invented the game?  Yet I beg of you the question:  could you really call the game they played then basketball?  In 1892 women played a three court game, players could not switch courts, hold the ball for more than 3 seconds, or take more than three dribbles, and stealing the ball from the hands of another player was strictly forbidden.  Even if our girls could get

along with those rules (the three dribble rule was probably a good thing), could they have worn the corsets and full length dresses that were mandatory for all females?  Do they even know how to tie a corset?  I hope not!  And the biggest question of all:  could Tom Powers handle coaching a game where the only vocal coaching allowed was at halftime?  My answer:  I don’t think so!!  My hat is off to all the gals that pioneered the way for women’s basketball because I don’t know how they did it back then! By Shannamar Dewey   Photo: http://www.womensbasketballmuseum.com Info:  http://www.wnba.com/about_us/jenkins_feature.html   Next Page

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