European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 25 Gerry Soerensen edges Irene Epple Canadian tops downhill for 1 St world cup win Haus in Austria a a 22yearold newcomer to the world cup circuit sunday won her first world cup ski race and stole the show from european Down Hill of i cant believe Gerry Soerensen from when the clocks had stopped at and made her the fastest skier on the it also stopped Well wishers who already congratulated apparent West Germany Winner Irene starting from 30th to was not considered a serious contender until the Loudspeaker announced that her seconds was the fastest intermediate the Best american Here was Holly Flanders of who placed his Cousin 12 Oslo a swedish super Star Ingemar Stenmark and his 19 year old Bengt scored Sweden first double Victory in the Alpine skiing world cup sunday by placing first and second in a slalom race near the two swedes from Taer Naby posted the two Best times in the Sec Ond run and pushed first run Leader Vladimir Andreev of the soviet Union Down to third who increased his Lead in the world posted an Overall time of with runs of and Fjallberg was timed in and Andreev Phil Mahre of White who was in third place after the first dropped to fourth Over All with an aggregate time of Steve phils twin was sixth in behind rus Sias Alexander Hanau rallies to hand bears first loss in v corps 2nd half Germany the Hanau fighting knights overcame an eight Point deficit with four minutes left and went on to Post a 113111 Triumph Over the de fending Usa eur mens Champion Baum older bears Here the Victory was the first loss for Baum Holder in the leagues second the bears dropped to 51 while the fighting knights improved to Forward James Dixon led the fighting who trailed 10193 with four min utes with 28 Paul Jones Fol Lowed with 23 from his guard spot and Michael Milton added Cliff Parker with 13 and Garland Diamond with 10 rounded out the fighting knights in double Baum older was led by Forward Doug Raynor with 35 Petty Fisher and Turner Ogden each had 24 and Phil Forte chipped in with Baum holders women had no trouble posting their fifth league Triumph in As Many outings in the leagues second half by turning Back Hanau Shireka Young scored 16 of her game High 18 Points from the Pivot in the second half for the winners and teammate Joyce Jones added Debra Hall paced Hanau with bad Kreuz Nach Roll on bad Germany the unbeaten Giessen men and bad Kreuz Nach women continued their win Ning ways sunday afternoon in second half v corps basketball the wolverines utilized a big free throw advantage to rally from a 4534 halftime deficit to Post an 8481 Victory Over the Host pathfinders in the mens con it was the fifth straight second half Triumph for the first half 21 St support come Cage bad Kreuz Nach was leading 4935 with remaining in the women game when which brought Only six lost its fourth eager on resulting in officials terminating the the Visi tors posted their fourth the wolverines were out shot from the Field but hit 30 of 43 from the Char Ity Stripe compared to 1122 by the the pathfinders were called for 30 compared to 19 called on Roger York topped the winners with 20 Ardis Pickett added Robert Williams 15 and Gerald Nelson 13 for the v corps basketball wolverines who meet Baum older 51 in a Battle of second half leaders this coming Bill Walton scored a game High 23 Points and Randy Jones 13 for bad in women Alfreda Brewer topped the Host tomahawks with 18 Darlene Goyner notched 13 and Kim Langevin 11 for the Home Janet Pickett hit 15 Points for Frankfurt Rolls Over Mainz Frankfurt Tom Wesley came off the Bench in the second half to pour in 20 Points and grab 15 rebounds to Lead the Frankfurt Falcons to a 10499 Victory Over the Mainz rattlers in mens v corps basketball Here the Frankfurt women trimmed the Mainz thunderbird 5145 behind Al Thoria Johnsons 18 Frankfurt starting picked up three Quick personals in the first half and was the Home team was nevertheless Able to forge a 4844 halftime Lead and Wesley scored All his Points in the second half to Seal the verdict for Frank 22 in the leagues second Forward Vernon Martin paced the fal con attack with 30 Terry Jefferson finished with 14 and Falcons Bert Dunn and Meredith Whitehurst each tallied 03 in the second half got 35 markers from guard Mike Black Well and 25 from Forward John Dewane Peden added 13 and Robert Stan Ley had the women game was tied 25all at intermission before Johnson went to work getting 10 Points in the second half to help pull the Falcon women to 12 in the second half got 17 counters from Rita demons Down Wiesbaden Germany the Darmstadt demons battled Back to whip Wiesbaden 7759 in a v corps mens basketball game Here with Sam Oliver scoring 12 Wiesbaden grabbed a 3635 halftime but that was All he would score against the Darmstadt zone the demons bolted out to a 6350 Lead 11 minutes into the second half behind the shooting of Ken who pumped in three Jong and Marvin who hit three setting up the Demon fast break was Forward Terry who came off the Bench to Power their Board Johnson finished with a game High 18 Hancel Banks and Timothy Green scored 12 Clayton added 10 and Ste Ven Wheeling All in the second a Trio of Wiesbaden players scored 12 each John Marion Smith and Higdon Pace 2 Karlsruhe victories Germany Karlsruhe married couple fired its mens and women basketball teams to a sweep of Zweibruck in in 21st support come play Here Linda Higdon poured in 30 Points to Lead the nuggets to a 7145 Monique Harmon added 17 and Peggy Frank and Faye Felder 10 Linda majors scored 17 and Barbara Ordmon 12 for Higdon likewise scored on 14for21 to Bolt the pacers to a 12085 supporting Higdon were Anthony Bailey with 24 20 in the second Ernest Hooker had 17 Points and 14 Glenn Thomas pumped in 30 Points for followed by Brandon Thom As with 24 and Michael gather with town fives Down shape Germany both Kaiserslautern basketball teams Defeated shape Here but the pan ther women had it a lot easier than the k town the Kaiserslautern women breezed to a 7724 Victory Over shape to up their 21st support come league record to the Panther men nipped the visitors from Bel and improved their league Mark to Pam Coats scored 15 Beckie Footman tallied 13 and Julia Faire had 11 for the town who also Bene fitted from a 15rebound Effort by Julia Gulley topped shape with 6 Dave Evans 19 Points and Rezeal Ross 17 Points and 10 rebounds paced the pan ther mens town also got 10 Points from Anthony Robert Archie of shape took game scoring honors with Barry Durham notched 13 Melvin Atkins scored 12 and Fred Mulligan had 12 rebounds for the celtics topple roadrunners Heidelberg the Heidelberg celtics held off a Pir Masens rally and Defeated the roadrunners 10092 in an army no conference mens basketball game Here leading by 20 Points Early in the second the celtics saw Trenton blown fire the roadrunners to an 8482 Lead with five minutes but when Butch Blalock scored with two minutes the celtics took a 9692 advantage and never lost Blalock finished with a game High 32 Terry Pledger and Glenn Mustin added 19 each and Phillip Mckinney and Randy Martin 12 each for blown led Pir Masens with 30 Ralph Middleton followed with Earl Morris with 12 and James veal with of the 26th support won the women game As 7548 Over the of the 21st support severe 23 lift Barons past braves Germany the National division leading Pitburg Barons Rode a Tough defense and a 23point performance by Forward Jeff severe to crush the Berlin braves 10752 Here the Triumph upped the Barons season Mark to Best in the 11team Pitburg also increased its Lead Over Idle Hahn to Pitburg has five games remaining and Hahn Pitburg rolled to a 5622 halftime Lead on the strength of Tough Board work by Center Charles Wade who hauled Down 11 re the defending league Champion Barons out rebounded the visitors 4619 and forced 35 Wade finished with 22 Points and Baron guard Leon Williams added Ferris Potts chipped in with 10 for the the who were in foul trouble Csc basketball throughout the were forced to Fin ish the game with three players when four members of the Sevenman team fouled out with to was paced by Freddie Green with 12 Hatman Anderson closed with 11 and Jones had Sembab turns Back pioneers Germany the sem Bach tigers overcame a 31point Effort by Hessic Woldendorf s Michael Thomas to Post a 10373 Triumph in mens basketball action Here the Victory improved the tigers league Mark to five games behind division Leader despite the Sembach is out of the american division Ron Thomas topped the tigers scoring Effort with 26 Rupert Jones contributed Brian Joseph 14 and Doc Watson and Emile Hurd 10 each the trailed 4428 at in they got 16point help from Dreddy Larry Myles pitched in with world cup race cancelled Austria a the mens world cup downhill ski race on mount planar was cancelled sunday after rain continued throughout saturday