European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep pickings it s athlete of the year thinking time the Dodds Spring sports program starts this weekend when the Germany soccer teams take to the pitches. So now would be the opportune time to bring up the matter of the 1986 stars and stripes athletes of the year. The rules Are 1. Candidates must be the boy and girl athletes of the year at the school in which they compete. If a school does t officially select such athletes the athletic director and coaches should Convene and make the proper selections. 2. Letters of nomination that include All pertinent information and statistics should be filed separately on the boy and girl and their sports achievements during school year 1985-86. Each letter should be signed by the principal or athletic director and at least one coach preferably All of them for whom the athlete has played. A photo head and shoulders should accompany each nomination. 3. The letters should be mailed to athlete of the year committee sports department the stars and stripes Apo 09211 or to the civilian address athlete of the year committee sports department the stars and stripes Postrach 11-1034, d6100 Darmstadt 11, West Germany. 4. The absolute in office deadline not the Post Benabram Mark is May 30. All Competition will be completed by then so making that deadline should t be difficult. Once again i feel i have been fortunate in obtaining outstanding people to serve on the panel. They Are Ben enor sports commissioner Loyd Morrow Bamberg coach Mike Giacchino osterholz coach Jack Hilgers and Frankfurt principal Dan Bacarach. The panel will meet As soon As possible following the deadline to determine the 1985-86 athletes  year. Baum older s Ladan Riley and we Bruecken s Jarvis Anderson were selected last year. I probably will run a Brief review of the athlete of the year rules As selection time approaches but i recommend that the rules above be clipped and posted on the sports bulletin Board. Aviano s Ken Mcneely and Tom Stafford reported that the annual Italy postseason All Star basketball weekend conducted by american overseas school of Rome s Bobby Folloni was As exciting As Ever with the North teams eking out close verdicts in both the girl Sand boys games. Aviano s Heidi Miley and Betsy Stafford were co maps in the girls action and notre Dame s Curtis Smith won the boys accolades. The game despite not being sanctioned by Dodds has become a big event at the end of the Italy basketball season. One change was made this year. Normally there have been two girls games and two boys games. This year there was one each. In other years we used to play Friday and saturday nights but this year it was saturday Only Man Coly said. Bobby did t want to get mixed up in the postseason problem. So we left after school on Friday and played on  much fuss was raised recently Over the postseason Competition Issue when the Naples boosters club and Naples wrestlers parents staged a Europe wide invitational meet. Brussels wrestling coach Joe Fiedler reports Good Early response for the june 16-20 wrestling clinic that will feature Slippery Rock coach Fred Powell and 10 of his grapplers including former Central european Champion Steve Harivel of Brussels. Fiedler said the Home phone number he gave was wrong. The Correct one is 00322-721-0115. Interested people should Contact him As soon As possible. The stars and stripes army women win decision to wrestle m a photo the mets Dwight Gooden Sticks out As Davey Johnson s top Pitcher. The manager likes his Gary Carter for Catcher the Best players in baseball there s Gooden for starters by John Nelson a baseball writer St. Petersburg Fla. Mets Man Ager Davey Johnson picks the Best at each position in the major leagues Pitcher Dwight Gooden Catcher Gary Carter first base Don Mattingly Over his own Keith Hernandez second base Ryne Sandberg shortstop Cal Ripken third base Mike Schmidt and Outfield. Boy that s a Tough one. Dale Murphy Willie Mcgee and Rickey Henderson. If he had to chose one player any player to Start a team would it be Gooden i Don t know Johnson said. It would sure be Nice to have a Guy that could play 162 games and drive in 140  around the Spring training Horn Wade Boggs of the Boston red sox who led the american league with a .368 average last year says of hitting .400 it s Only possible if you barely qualify for the batting title he said. But it s not possible for someone who plays every Day who gets around 600 at bats. Guys just Don t walk 150 times  0 St. Louis cardinals Pitcher Ricky Horton to third baseman Terry Pendleton How come you Guys never make fun of Willie Mcgee Pendleton ".353." Horton i guess that s a pretty Good Rea  by Bucky Fox staff writer the army has Good news for Norma Lorenzo women can wrestle men. We can wrestle Lorenzo asked wednesday from her unit in Geilenkirche Germany. You will see me  Usa eur sports chief Larry Parker announced his sports Council s decision tuesday. There was a general consensus to go with women wrestling Parker said after tuesday s session of the major command sports directors meeting outside of Heidel Berg. They decided to concur with the National governing wrestling body and army headquarter s message that women can wrestle at All  Bruce Martin who helps write army sports policy had checked with the . Wrestling association last fall and issued this message to All major commands mixed participation men and women in the Usa eur wrestling championships is  the 21st support come had already told Lorenzo she could t wrestle. The 20-year old specialist 4 concentrated on Power lift ing in which she is a Usa eur Champi on. Now she can wrestle too. She can wrestle immediately Parker said. At the next invitational tournament any lady can walk in and  Lorenzo plans to compete at the usar eur wrestling clinic sept. 8-13, tentatively set for Darmstadt Germany. If my unit gives me a break i la be there she said. I think i la win. If i get in wrestling shape and get familiar with the International rules i will be  Lorenzo who competes in Power lifting in the 123-Pound class would enter a wrestling meet at 125.5 pounds. She has the experience of wrestling men at a College in her Homeland of puerto Rico. If any female wants to wrestle if they want to find me Call me 02451-5311 said Lorenzo who will Start training with her male working cohorts. I would like to wrestle female against female then go female against male. I want to show males that females Aren t  Parker said that among the seven major command sports directors nobody dissented. Nobody was really opposed to  he added there was debate Over safety and whether there should be a women s division. In allowing women s wrestling the coun cil amended its equipment requirements. Women must Wear a to shirt under briefs and a Bra beneath the wrestling uniform. Darmstadt sports director Mike Dow Hower who was not part of the Usa eur sports Council said he is prepared to include women in september s clinic. Last month Dowhower called the possibility of army women s wrestling an unsafe  wednesday he said i be studied the human body and its strengths. There s no combative sports in the world other than mixed fencing that allows women against men in the same category. But they give me the word Well go with  said Lorenzo now the Only thing women can t do in the army is be a Green Beret. And i will see one. I will be in the army 20 years but i will see  radio College basketball Mcaa tournament Auburn is. Nevada Las vegas 12 30 . Friday Georgia tech is. Leu 3 . Friday