PUC Chronicle

Issue date: 2/5/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Bradley Ehrhardt Tabby Stills played PUC?women's basketball from 1993-1998 and currently works as an exercise specialist at the Fitness Center. Stills took part in the 1994-95 season cancelation and the 1995-96 CCAC?championship.

It's said that history tends to repeat itself. Although this year's men's basketball program may represent that of the women's cancelation 12 years ago, Tabby Stills said it was a different situation back then.
Stills played PUC basketball from 1993-1998 and was part of both the 1994-95 women's season cancelation and the 1995-96 Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference championship squad.
According to Stills, the women's team had more injuries which resulted in the season cancellation, rather than academic ineligibilities. Even Stills herself had fractured two vertebrae at practice.
"These were injuries that weren't going to take just a week to fix," said Stills. "And back then we had rubber floors instead of wooden ones."
The women's program came back the following year to become to win a CCAC champion.
"It was awesome. We just had good chemistry and we all played well together," said Stills.
Playing as a frward/guard, Stills admits that it was different back then.
"When I played there were more sports which meant that there was a big support group in itself," said Stills. "I feel like there is more support from the upper administration today, but the (student) attendance seemed higher when I played."
Back then, the basketball teams also had a chance to play in Europe and Arizona and, according to Stills, it made them feel like they were from a big-time school.
After hearing about the men's season cancelation, Stills admits that her first thought was 'shame on those players.'
"They're called student-athletes not athlete-students," she said. "They're here to get a degree."
Stills said in order to succeed a team has to have a support system within itself and a desire to win.
"I would love to see more [intercollegiate] sports teams here. It's a great attraction and a good way to draw in students; even those who don't necessarily play sports themselves," said Stills.
Stills went on to receive a bachelors degree in RHI, the equivalent of today's HTM, as well as an associate's degree in nutrition, fitness and health. Currently, she works at the Fitness and Wellness Center where she has been employed since 1993 when she started as a student worker.

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