European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 14, 1986 stars and stripes Page 25 Wuerzburg Stuttgart stun foes bybenabramss4s prep sports editor Mannheim the Wuerzburg and Stuttgart girls recorded major upsets Here thursday to highlight the action in the Dodds big schools basketball tournament. Diane Titterton s Wuerzburg wolves upended the Frankfurt eagles 40-35, and Steve Landvatter i Stuttgart stallions came Back from the dead to Shock the Hanau panthers 39-35. Hanau won the Germany a title witha 9-1 record to earn the second seed in the single elimination Consolation Type tournament. Frankfurt finished second behind undefeated Heidelberg in aaa. Luenburg 40, Frankfurt 35 Twana Malone burned Frankfurt wit nine of a game High 16 Points As the wolves moved from a 20-19 halftime Defi Cit to take control of the tourney s opening game avenge two regular season non con Ference setbacks and terminate an eight game losing Streak to Frankfurt. Malone hit three 10-footers and connected on three of her four chances at the free throw line in the third Quarter As the third seeded eagles who finished second in this tournament last year were bowled Over. The Best that Frankfurt can do is fifth place. Sherri Gaillard paced the eagles with 11 Point. Stuttgart 39, Haiku 35. For a who unit appeared As if the pan then were going to run the stallions Al the Way Back to Stuttgart. Hanau held a 16-10 advantage at half time and galloped to a 29-14 Lead with 1 22 left in the third period. However in those 82 seconds Tegan Ferguson hit two free throws Deedee Johnson and Meredith dash got a bucket apiece and Michelle King followed with a Britta kill Patrick. Contributes 14 Points free throw and a drive in to Complete a 9-0binge. Given the impetus the stallions continued to Gallop scoring the first 10 Points in the last Quarter. They caught the panthers at 29 on Johnson s eight footer from the Side and took the Lead moments later on a Layup by Julie Cyrus following a steal by King. Johnson made two free throws to make it 33-29 and Stuttgart was in control for Good. Ferguson paced the Stuttgart Victory with 12 Points and dash scored 10.gloria Wright sparked Hanau with 13 Points. She missed the last half of the third period because of foul difficulties and went out with 4 54 remaining Only 45seconds after she returned to the lineup. In other girls games Mannheim 41, Ramsten 32 the Bison outscored the royals 13-4 in the second period and were never headed. They built a 16-Point Lead before Mannheim coach Bert Blank got to the Bottom of the Bench. Ramstein outscored the Bison 11-4 Down the stretch but those Points were too few and too late. Regina Nolan led the Bison with 12points, and sapphic Williams who had been sick for 10 Days before returning to school on wednesday came through with10. Marie Thomas Darlen Ennis and Symay All had eight Points for the royals. Heidelberg 58, Nuernberg 41 the top seeded Lions by far the most impressive team the first Day started slowly but had everything under control by the Middle of the second period when they had constructed a 10-Point Lead. Nuernberg never got closer than Ninepoints in the second period. Rolanda Andrews paced the unbeaten charges of Rich Bennett with 18 Points and a Sterling defensive performance. Tanya Poslik and Britta Kilpatrick Fol Lowed with 14 Points apiece. Donna Horn topped Nuernberg with 14points, and Angle Sanford finished with 11,10 in the last two quarters. In other boys action Nuernberg 65, Wiesbaden 56 Wiesbaden got 45 Points from Larry Stephens and James Kennedy but Nuernberg held the two High scoring warriors to a total of Only nine Points after intermission Stephens hit one Basket in nine shots and two free throws. All five of Kennedy Points came from the line. The score was Only 41-37 in favor of Wiesbaden at halftime despite the production of Stevens and Kennedy. Wiesbaden managed Only three Points in the final Quarter after scoring 12 in the third period. Nuernberg meanwhile scored 13 in the third period and 15 Down the stretch to get the Victory. The eagles got 22 Points from Mike Rothwell seven in the first period and seven More in the last Avi minutes. Jeff Cage kept the eagles close in the first half via 13 of his 20 Points. Frank Gotz. Scored 10 of his 16 in the last two quarters to abet the Nuernberg Victory. Ramsten 50, Tilburg 33 the royals capitalized on the Barons Lack of depth and turned a 19-16 halftime advantage into a rout with a 12-2 third Quarter domination. After that the royals ruled the boards and controlled the action. In the end they had a 41-23 rebounding Edge after being up Only 17-14 in the first half. Only one Oft Taylor s nine competitors failed to score. Denny towns scored eight of his 12 Points in the fourth Quarter three baskets coming underneath on rebounds. Stacy Dillard topped Pitburg with 12 Points but managed Only two in the last 16 minutes when the Ramstein defender blocked him out and constantly harassed him. Mannheim 56, Heidelberg 53 Heidelberg came in Here with so straight wins but they Aren t going to win tonight said Mannheim coach Bill Mittenzwey 15 minutes prior to the game. He was right. The Bison went on a Stampede in the second half erasing a 21-14 halftime Defi Cit with 22 Points in the third Quarter and 20 More in the fourth. Twice Heidelberg Cut a five Point Defi Cit to one Point but each time Andre Green came through with a key Basket totem the tide. Travis Jenkins led the Bison with 21 Points Green followed with 14 and Chris Hall finished with 10. F Bryan Knapp led Heidelberg with 29 Points 16 in the last Quarter to almost single Anderly win it for the Lions. In the final game on thursday s sched ule Wuerzburg was to play Stuttgart. Olympic style meet opens saturday Wethersfield hosts Safe women s Cage compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor basketball now the women Start dribbling. A week after the air Force men held their championship of Europe the Safe women hit Raf Wethersfield England to determine a title. The women s tourney which runs sat urday through wednesday offers an olympic poo format. Group a Bouses Ramstein Champion of the Continental sports conference Alconbury the . Sports conference s runner up Ben Twaiten the . S no. 3 local Roundup fab Iii. Stuttgart s Thomas Burkett who once coached Hahn s men will coach the Safe team. Safe i men Are stateside practice ing for their worldwide meet sunday through Friday at Vandenberg fab Calif. Coach Norm Hoffman and assistant Don Andrews took Over 10 players bit Burg s Tony Everett Wallace Northcut tand Butch Lee we Bruecken s Tony Hicks and Darryl Reeves Ramstein s Herman Smith and Willie Stewart Al Ulinici us i w it a in to. .7.ti.��"-team and Aviano Champion of the medi Hermaa Terrane Sporta conference. Co Bury Kevin Mcgee muted s Wil in group b Are Csc runner up Hahn. Am leu and Sembach a Robert mar or Raucau la Puiu p acc no. 3 Rhein main . Champ upper Heyford and Mac runner up he and Ben Twaiten open the tourney at 1 . Saturday. Then is. Hahn at 3 ., Aviano is. Alconbury at 5 and Rhym Maln is. Upper Heyford at 7.on sunday it s Rhein main is. Han Aviano Ben Twaiten Hellem Kon upper Heyford and Ramstein Alconbury. Then monday it s Alconbury Benwa ten hell Nikon Rhein main Ramstein Aviano and upper Heyford Hahn. The top two teams from each group Advance to tuesday s semifinals. The finale is scheduled for 1 . Wednesday with an if necessary game at 7 . Top women hoop sters will be chosen after the Wethersfield meet to represent Usab at the air Force worldwide tournament March 2-7 at Chanute tin. Six Usa eur soldiers have been selected to compete for berths on the women s basketball team at fort Indiantown Gap players in the feb. 19-March 22 trial Camp will represent the in the armed forces women s championship March 23-28, also at fort Indiantown a is. Forces team will be entered in the National aau women s tournament april 7-13 in players include Gladys Kelly of Heidelberg Emma Hewelt of Ansbach Janice Platt of setae Eliza Beth Broussard of setae Angela Strong of and Yvonne Flem ing of an invitational tournament will be held at Heilbronn this weekend with Greco roman on saturday and freestyle on sunday. For More information Call Heilbronn military 426-2568.boxing Hanau s Black history month smoker will be held at the Pioneer fitness Center saturday. Fifteen bouts Are expected on the card which will Start at 7 . No admission will be charged. The Nellinger Barracks gym will be the site of a Stuttgart invitational smoke feb. 22. Army boxers open and Novice May enter the event which starts at 6 . Weigh ins will be from 10 . To noon. There will be an admission charge of $1.50 for spectators Over 15 Yean and 75 cents for children 6 to 14. Contact Leala jew at military 4204315 for More info Stuttgart s invitational runs March 22 at Krab Belloch gym. Competition starts at 10 30 .,following 8-10 . Weigh ins. The event is open to men and women including Active duty military and civilian lifters. For More information Call the Stuttgart Community sports office at military 6315. Ski orienteering Jim Ane Nault commander of a co 547th Engi neers in Darmstadt has been named a member of the us. Team that will com Pete in the world ski orienteering championship feb. 19-23 in Batak bul Garia. Arsenault 1985 Usa eur orienteering Champion was selected to compete at Batak by the us. Orienteering federation of Forest Park a. He was the Only member of the us. Forces named for a spot on the five Man two woman us. Team. Other . Skiers include Dave Mcgraw of Woodstock it. Ron Pontius of Lorton a. Larry Berman of Cam Bridge mass. Kirby Milton of Lansing Mich. Sharon Crawford of Lincoln mass. And Sara Mae Berman of Cam Bridge mais. The world championship in ski orienteering will feature an individual race feb. 21 and a relay on feb. 23. Fifteen nations were represented at the last world championship which was held in Italy in1984. Archery the Darmstadt military Community will Host an indoor tournament March 1-2 in the Babenhausen Ca sern gym. Competition is open to military and department of the civilian archers. Awards will be presented to win ners in All styles of shooting. Contact numbers Are Darmstadt Mili tary 2371-6277 or civilian 06151-69-6277. Baseball the German american league s preseason meeting will be held at 11 . Sunday at the Rhein Neckar Gast Staetter on Theodore Heuss anlage i Mannheim. For More information Call Mannheim civilian 0621-449200. An sports radio pro basketball Boston celtics at Portland Trail blazers 4 bail saturday. Television pro hockey new York rangers at Detroit red wings 230 pm. Saturday
