Sports combine with wellness events on NE
by Shannon Harrison, Reporter

    A free-throw contest and basketball league are the first of several wellness games events planned for the NE Campus this semester.

    As part of NEW U, a wellness program, NE Campus will hold a free-throw contest for NE students, staff, faculty and administration Friday, Jan. 31, at 12:45 p.m. in the gym.

    "This is a chance for people to get together, meet others and have a good time," Dr. Joy Thetford, professor of health, physical education and recreation said.

    Participants will start with 25 shots at the free throw. Qualifiers will proceed to the next round with 10 shots. If necessary to break ties, qualifiers will conclude with five shots each.

    Everyone who competes will receive a prize, Thetford said.

    The prizes include items with the NEW Games logo on them.

    Anyone wanting to sign up for the basketball league can do so 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and 1-3 p.m. Fridays in the gym.

    "Everyone will receive prizes at the end of the league," Thetford said. "Anyone who is interested in playing full court recreation basketball should come out and play."

    The teams can sign up with a minimum of seven people and a maximum of 10. Interested people can sign up either as a team or as an individual, who can be placed on a team.

    The league will have a bracket style set up with an elimination tournament.

    The games will be played Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Fridays 1-3 p.m. until the league is finished.

    The league will last three to four weeks depending on how many teams sign up, Thetford said.

    "In the past when we had intramural programs, not many people participated. We are hoping more people will become involved in this league and come out to have a good time," she said.