The Centenary men's soccer team is slated to play its final home game of the 2010 season on Saturday against IPFW beginning at 7 pm on Mayo Field.

The Gents are coming into the weekend contest with a 1-5-2 overall record and a 0-1-2 mark in league play. Centenary fell in its last contest, 3-0 to league-leader IUPUI on the road.

With four goals and eight points this season, senior Heath Cox paces the Gents offense, while junior Marcos Rodriguez follows with two assists and one goal for four points.

Senior goal keeper Rennie Walker has started all eight contests this season, tallying 39 saves for a .765 save percentage. Sophomore reserve keeper Robbie Ramirez has seen action of late, garnering six saves and earning his first shutout in the win over HBU on Oct. 16.

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Senior Greg Berthelot fires an even-par 71 in the final round of the HBU Intercollegiate to finish tied for 5th, while the Centenary men's golf team combined for a three-round total of 968 to finish seventh overall at Quail Valley Golf Club.

The Gents (323-325-320) managed to trim five strokes of their second round score to finish 74 shots out of the lead.

Berthelot's final round of 71 combined with rounds of 78 and 73 for a total of 222. Behind the Centenary-leader was senior Ryan Sparks (78-82-81) who finished 34th with a three-round total of 241.

The Centenary women's soccer team will wrap up its 2010 season on the road this weekend as the Ladies meet North Dakota State on Friday at 3 pm and South Dakota State on Sunday at 1 pm in Summit League action.

The Ladies enter the weekend games with an overall record of 4-11 and a 1-5 mark against league opponents. Centenary is coming off its first league win in a 2-1 victory over UMKC this past Friday.

Two Ladies notched their first career goals in junior Eren Corapcioglu and sophomore Courtney Cleveland, while sophomore Holden Penney was named Summit League's Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game winner against the Kangaroos and tallying two assists for four points.

Looking for its first league win, the Centenary volleyball team will hit the road for two contests as its first stop is at IUPUI on Friday for a 6 pm CT contest, followed by a 7 pm match at Western Illinois on Saturday.

The Ladies enter with a record of 3-17 and a 0-12 mark against league opponents. Centenary is hoping to snap a 15-game skid during this weekend matchups.

The Centenary swimming teams are coming off an impressive showing last Saturday in its home opening meet, but look to continue the success into Friday and Saturday's events as it prepares to take part in the Hendrix Invite.

The Hendrix Invite will begin at 7 pm on Friday evening and will be followed by Relay events on Saturday at 1 pm in Conway, Arkansas.

Centenary captured first and second in every event on the men's side last week against Austin College and Hendrix for two victories, while the Ladies earned victories over those respective schools, but fell by two points to Arkansas-Little Rock.

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The Centenary cross country season is winding down as Ladies and the Gents prepare to take part in The Summit League Championships this Saturday at Northview Christian Life Church in Carmel, Ind.

The Ladies will jumpstart their 6K event at 9 am CT, followed by the Gents' 8K race at 10 am CT.

Centenary will travel five runners on both the men's and women's teams. Running for the Ladies will be juniors Jacquelyn Batson, Mellynn Baker and Bonnie Cook, along with senior Jessica Marquart and sophomore Kelsey Regan.

Hitting the course for the Gents will be sophomores Miles McDonald, Sam Fell, junior Robert Poole, senior David Micinski and freshman Bradley Trimble.

Centenary College students and members of the group known as the "Catahoula Coders" developed Pherophone over the summer months, an application that lets its users leave time-sensitive messages at specific GPS coordinates with their phones for others to find. Users can "drop" messages at their current location, letting others know of events, or sniff" out local messages left by other Android™ users. Education reporter Casey Ferrand from KTBS Channel 3 in Shreveport filed this report earlier this week:

It is time to dust off the running and walking shoes, put on your Halloween costume and take part in the 14th Annual Great Pumpkin Run for Research, Saturday, October 30 at the Gold Dome.

Sponsored by the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Sportspectrum Race Management and Centenary College, the race-day activities start at 8am with a ½ mile kids run, followed by the 5K run and health walk beginning at 8:30am The flat and scenic course will take place in the neighborhoods behind the Gold Dome.

Pre-registration for the 5K run is $18 until October 29 with a $20 race-day registration. The half-mile kids' run registration is $15. All proceeds stay in the community to support local cancer research. Registration is available online or at Sportspectrum, located at 6970 Fern Avenue at E. 70th Street in Shreveport.

Methodist Madness, a family fall festival, will take place at the Gold Dome, Sunday, Oct. 31 from 4-7pm The festival is free and open to the public

Sponsored by Centenary College, Grace Community Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church of Shreveport and Noel Memorial United Methodist Church, the event will provide a safe venue for family-friendly games, music, fellowship and fun. There will be activities for children and adults along with a dinner of jambalaya and hotdogs.

Organizers are looking for volunteers to help with set up, activities and clean up. If you or your group can volunteer, contact Rev. Warren Clifton, Director of Church relations, at 318.869.5108 or email.

The Centenary College Neuroscience Society will hold the inaugural CNS Fun Run Saturday, Nov. 6. at the Gold Dome on the Centenary College campus.

The 5-kilometer race begins at 9am, and will take runners and walkers through the scenic neighborhoods behind the Gold Dome.

Registration cost for the race is $10 per person or $30 for a team of five, plus $5 for each additional team member. Medals will be presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female runners. There will also be medals for 1st place in the team division, male, female and mixed.

For more information, contact Roumta Odisho at email or Heather Wensler at email.

The Centenary Choir presents the 62nd Annual Rhapsody in View at the Riverview Theater located along the riverfront in downtown Shreveport. Co-sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club and Centenary College, the concert takes place Saturday, Nov. 6 beginning at 7:30pm and Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2:30pm

The Rhapsody 2010 program delivers this diversity with the theme "Water, World, Witness," embodying images and sounds of change, cultural exploration and transformation.

The concert is co-sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club, with proceeds supporting projects such as sight conservation, Lions Eye Research Foundation, the Northwest Louisiana Lions Eye Bank and the Lions Camp near Leesville, La.

Tickets are $10 in advance ($12 at the door)and may be purchased from any Centenary Choir member, Downtown Lions Club members, at the Hurley School of Music at Centenary, at all Porters Cleaners locations, or by calling 318.869.5235.

For Centenary alumni, family, and friends, the Alumni Office will hold a reception from 6-7:15pm prior to Saturday night’s performance.

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The Meadows Museum of Art will present the exhibition Works from the Collection of Carolyn Nelson, November 7 through January 30 in the museum galleries.

The collection will be open to the public for viewing beginning Sunday, Nov. 7, from 1-4pm The exhibition will remain on view throughout the holidays, and includes two dozen extraordinary works from this seminal Shreveport collector.

As part of programming, Nelson will attend the Members' Exhibition Preview on Saturday, Nov. 6, and will present a Collector's Talk on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2-3pm in the museum galleries. The community is invited to attend.

The Museum is open from noon until 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The Museum is open from noon until 5pm on Thursday, and from 1 until 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.

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Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones and the "Make a Splash" tour will make a stop at the Centenary College campus November 10. Cullen along with three time Olympic gold medalist, Rowdy Gaines, will speak to the community at a breakfast beginning at 7:30am in the Whited Room of Bynum Commons. He will speak about life-saving learn to swim programs, his personal story of near-drowning, and what it took for him to later become an Olympic champion. Later, Cullen will speak directly to hundreds of children at a youth assembly and then give a swim lesson as part of the team's efforts to shine a light on water safety and save lives.

The visit is part of "Make a Splash with Cullen Jones, presented by ConocoPhillips," a six city event series focused on the statistics and factors impacting a child’s ability to swim and educating families about solutions to the drowning epidemic, including the tragic drowning deaths of six teenagers in Shreveport earlier this year. In addition to Shreveport, "Make a Splash with Cullen Jones" will visit five other cities this year – Omaha, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Santa Ana, Calif., and New York.

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With costumes, fanfare, and music, the spirit and splendor of the Renaissance comes alive when the Centenary Camerata presents Welcome Yule: A Madrigal Dinner Friday, Nov. 19 beginning at 7pm at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

The event will send its audience into the past to the medieval world of court jesters and traditional music from the Renaissance era for a night filled with regal pageantry, entertainment, and traditional Christmas and secular songs of the period—all performed by the premier Chorale ensemble from the Hurley School of Music.

"There will be strolling entertainers, jugglers, fencing, a court jester, singers and of course, the royal court," said Christine Linschoten, senior music major and artistic director for the evening. "It’s a step back in time and will allow guests to feel like they are in the middle of a medieval castle in winter sitting down to an authentic meal and being treated like royalty by a consort, singers and jugglers."

Throughout the event, audience members will feast on a delicious meal while listening to a variety of Christmas carols and secular music presented by the singers of Camerata as well as the Chorale from Centenary College. There will also be solo singers, instrumentalists and other entertainment to provide distractions in the tradition of Renaissance court life.

Open seating tickets are $45 per person or a reserved table for eight with a preferred view available for $500. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Hurley School of Music at 318.869.5235 or from any member of Chorale or Camerata. Valet parking and security will be provided.

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