BIG SKY NOTEBOOK: ONE TOURNEY FITS CSUN'S BUDGET.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer While Cal State Northridge would have been financially unable to host the Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference: Year Champion Location 1976 Boise State Wildcat Gym, Ogden, Utah 1977 Idaho State ISU Minidome, Pocatello, Idaho 1978 Weber State Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Montana 1979 Weber State Dee Events Center, Ogden 1980 , there was no problem in hosting the women's tournament. ``It is our responsibility to host the tournament and do it right,'' interim athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Sam Jankovich Sam Jankovich was born in Butte, Montana and lettered in football while playing for the University of Montana in 1957. He played linebacker and offensive line. A knee injury ended his career. After graduation, he coached a couple of Montana high school football teams. said. ``We're hoping the community gets behind it and we break even. This community has the responsibility to come out and support that.'' The reason Northridge can host the women's tourney, which began Thursday night, is it costs less money to run it. Whereas the men's contest costs the host institution $160,000, Northridge needs only to spend about $12,000 for the women. The men's tournament host has to pay for the airfare, hotel accommodations and per diem per diem adj. or n. Latin for "per day," it is short for payment of daily expenses and/or fees of an employee or an agent. money of all six participants, plus the officials. Northridge only has to take care of the officials, plus any promotions it cares to arrange. The department is dipping into its $90,000 postseason budget to pay for the tournament, said Grace Collins, the school's associate athletic director/business. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge can make money on the tournament through ticket sales, concession sales and corporate sponsors, but no one in the athletic department expects a profit. Northridge finished last in the conference in attendance, plus it's a long way for most of the schools to come. Each participating school received 200 tickets; only Portland State didn't return all 200. PSU PSU - power supply unit returned 100, Collins said. The reason for the returns, she said, was the schools were confident tickets would be available for anyone making the trip. Montana and Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. expected about 50 supporters each, Collins said. Logistics: With a capacity of 1,600, Northridge plays in the smallest building in the conference. The next smallest is Portland State, at 1,775, but if PSU were to host the tournament, it could move into the 12,884-seat Memorial Coliseum. A small building means difficulty in televising Saturday's tournament final, which Fox Sports will do. Sports information director Ryan Finney said Fox will bring five cameras, one of which gives a diagonal view of the basket. ``We don't have room for it,'' Finney said. ``We'll probably move it to a hand-held camera at center court.'' The other four cameras will be in place: one above center court, one above the baseline and one each behind the baskets. TV or not TV:What if they gave a final and no one saw it? If Northridge reaches Saturday's final, it will be televised live on Fox Sports Northwest at 5:05 p.m. Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. fans will have to wait until 10 p.m. Saturday to see Fox Sports West 2's tape-delay airing. |
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