News from above the rim
BREAKING NEWS!
SONDY THROWS ONE DOWN ON MICHIGAN
January 28, 2004
Sean Sonderleiter recorded his first dunk of the 2003-04 season in the
second half of Iowa's game against Michigan tonight. Early reports out
of Ann Arbor are sketchy but indicate that the dunk was of the one-handed,
monster variety. It is not yet clear how many were injured. Stay tuned
to dunksondydunk.com for updates as they become available.
Sondy, Hightower, and the Hawks OWN Ohio St.
January 25, 2004
7s were wild last night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as Sean Sonderleiter
poured in 7 points and snared 7 boards while the rest of the men's basketball
team bludgeoned Ohio State mercilessly, 79-65. Sondy remained dunkless
though had a couple of opportunities to flush one home on smaller, more
European players. Honorably, he chose not to embarrass those players further
and opted for the much tougher lay-up or fall-away jumper.
It's no secret that Ed Hightower loves being the center of attention,
and Sondy clearly found it difficult to compete with The Tower's on-court
presence. Credit Sonderleiter's incredible focus and pre-game preparation
for allowing him to shrug off strange call after strange call from the
afro'd veteran ref.
Two hours twenty minutes and fifty-seven fouls later, Sondy had a respectable
1-7 mark from the foul line and the Hawks had a respectable "W."
Coach Steve Alford credited Sondy for his tough interior play and astutely
noted that without Sondy's offensive contributions the game would have
been slightly closer. General Wes Clark OSU Coach Jim O'Brien singled
out Sondy as head gasket in the Hawkeye offense last night, and we at
DUNK SONDY DUNK are inclined to agree with his metaphor. Without Sondy,
this Iowa team would have coolant in their cylinders and a severe loss
of compression.
The DUNK SONDY DUNK player of the game for Saturday, January
24: Sean Sonderleiter.
The one man dunking show takes his act on the road next week, to foreboding
Crisler Arena to take on the Michigan Mulvarines.
BREAKING
NEWS (LITERALLY)!!
Sonderleiter now Iowa's go-to guy in the middle!!
January 16, 2004
Late breaking news out of Iowa City--Jared Reiner has suffered a stress
fracture in his foot and will be out of the lineup indefinitely. Sean
Sonderleiter is expected to take his place in the starting lineup. Sondy
will no doubt see increased minutes, increased responsibilities in the
lane, and increased opportunities to DUNK!!! We at DUNK SONDY
DUNK of course wish Jared a speedy recovery but anticipate that there
will be little dropoff during his absence. As for Sondy's backup--the
academically-troubled Erek Hansen--fans will finally get a chance on Saturday
to see the highly-anticipated Nick Smith vs. Erek Hansen matchup. Fourteen
feet, six inches and 200 pounds of man duking it out down low. One man
with teenaged facial hair and acne, the other with a penchant for skipping
class. Big Ten basketball at its finest, folks.
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
Sondy earns starting spot, propels team to
victory
January 14, 2004
A resurgent Sondy--complete with the badass attitude on display during
the 2002-03 season--earned the starting spot over the unproductive Jared
Reiner and went on to rack up 12 points and four monster rebounds over
22 short minutes in Iowa's marathon 83-68 victory over Minnesota Tuesday
night. Though Sondy was unable to dunk, he did try to re-break
the face of the guy in the Bill Laimbeer facemask toward the end of the
game, eliciting cheers from fans across the state who were sick and tired
of Minnesota's Hack-a-Sondy strategy. Tough interior play, a Sondy trademark!
The DUNK SONDY DUNK player of the game for Tuesday, January 13:
Sean Sonderleiter.
SONDY DUNKS... after the whistle
January 12, 2004
Sondy tantalized the online free mystery case files return to ravenhearst tips
fourteen fans on hand for Saturday's loss to skin and coat supplements for dogs
lowly
Northwestern University, skying over a befuddled opponent to deliver a
tooth-rattling dunk midway through the first half. Unfortunately, the
whistle had blown and a foul had been spotted on our man—Sondy trotted
down to the defensive end with a befuddled look on his face, never to
come close to dunking again in the game. We at DUNK SONDY DUNK! can only
hope that Sondy's post-offensive foul jam is a sign that the dunking beast
is ready to emerge from hibernation.
Sondy pushes an unidentifed Arab out of
the way in pursuit of his first dunk of 2003-04.
Slow start continues for Sondy
January 8, 2004
Sondy remains dunkless through the first game of the Big 10 season. DUNKSONDYDUNK.com
will remain in low power mode until Sondy decides to crank it up. One
note unrelated to dunking: Sondy was spotted at The Airliner with teammates
after last night's victory over hated rival Purdue. Reports say that Sondy
was "very happy" and no one has come forward to deny a report
that he was arm-wrestling with Glen Worley for the rights to the spot
on the bench next to the affable Sam Alford.
Sondy off to slow start
Hampered by a sore knee, Sondy has seen less time on the floor in the
first three games this year than fans would like. Though the team is off
to a 3-0 start, it's hard to imagine the team continuing to play well
without Sondy's dunking presence stalking the interior of the lane.
With Glen Worley sitting out until early January with a broken fouling
hand, it appeared at the start of the season that Sondy would see a majority
of the minutes at the floor general position. However, that role has been
ceded to teammates Pierre Pierce and Jeff Horner while Sondy sits (usually
motionless) on the bench.
Only time will tell the fate of Sondy and the rest of the 2003-04 Hawkeye
basketball team.
Sondy Free to Dunk
Randy Larson, the attorney representing Sonderleiter, released a statement
Tuesday stating Sonderleiter has been discharged from probation and reached
plea agreements on two other criminal charges filed this month.
"He didn't know about the hearing until he read about it in the
newspaper," Larson said.
The hearing was scheduled because the state never received written confirmation
that Sonderleiter, 22, of 2411 Bartelt Rd., had completed 25 hours of
community service as part of a deferred judgment he received this year
following a guilty plea to marijuana possession.
The UI senior had performed 15 hours of community service at the Ronald
McDonald House by June 2003, which he thought was the standard he had
to meet, Larson said.
"As soon as he found out he had to do more, he went out and took
care of it," Larson said Tuesday.
Sonderleiter completed an additional 10 hours of service at the Ronald
McDonald House and The Salvation Army, according to court documents.
> BREAKING NEWS! Sondy
charged with 5th degree theft!
Sonderleiter has been charged with fifth-degree theft for leaving a UI
parking lot without paying his fee.
"It was a little stupid thing that shouldn't have happened but did,
and I have to deal with it," he said after the game. "I'm not
suspended or anything, as of now. It's a little misunderstanding. I didn't
pay on my way out of the dental lot."
"They don't make enough money off parking around here, I don't think,"
he said casually. "You know how that is."
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