European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 pump a Akrc dark Jersey la left photo and Tom White Battle for will dating a scrimmage. At right is yer old Tina Valitt Tats her head during practice session. American fuss Allers impress germans by Mike Heronemus staff writer Fulda Germany some Ameri cans Here Are bowing the local German soccer player they can play fuss Ball too. In fact Tome have impressed the local Hobby clubs to much they Veblen invited to join the German teams. Coach Eric Mitchell formed the 1stf.c. Fuss Ball club Kaseane team at Downs Barracks about two Yean ago. Hews the Gist american team member to join local German dub sport group Frischauf. Mitchell who coaches the Fuld american High school soccer team played for a German club in bad hers Feld a few years ago and played Semi professional soccer in California before returning to Germany. He recruited some of his High school Layen and some soldiers to compete in what he said would be known in the slates As a Beer Hall during the off season the local soc cer players form teams and play just for fan,6 Mitchell said. The cily team close Down during the three of his team members have also joined Frischauf Tina Valdez 15 Mark Evans 19 and High school All con Ference mid fielder sue Rupp 16. An other american player Tom White 15,Taid hell be joining the Germaina soccer club. The informal play during the summer has allowed the americans to put women and men on the Field together. The Ger jeans dont play against girls but it s accepted in our Case Mitchell said. Even with an inexperienced team the first year Mitchell claimed his team has never been blown out of the their first tournament the americans finished seventh among eight said that brought a Tot of slaps on their shoulders and comments of Leland Tabb 41, was one of those in experienced players. He is the grandpa on the team. Mitchell said Tabb had not soccer before joining the team but saw it on to liked it and Learned Mostof what be knows just by watching it the coach said Tabb in t the fastest player on his team but is one of the Best defensive players. Mitchell was determined to improve his team s prowess on the Field and that meant a lot of practice and hard work three Days a week at least two noun each Day. It paid Oft. Through the 1985 season the Ameri can team played in 17 tournaments or games and three other Friendship games. Outdoors they placed third once second three times and first twice. Inside they placed second twice and won once. They won two of their Friendship games. This year they be already played i three tournaments or games placing third once and second once. They also won their first Friendship game this sum americans Are looking Forward to six More tournaments and three More Friendship games this summer Mitchell said. I thought july would be slow but we have a tourney every weekend. They just pop s the fun that keeps the players com ing Back and his team growing Mitchel said. His team now has about 20 players ranging in age from 14 to grandpa Many of the team members have played soccer before some Haven t. Jerad Jennings 15, Learned about the 1stf.c Kasheme team from some friends who play. Now he s a s fun to play against the germans even though they re a lot older he said. Of racquetball Champion pushes for safety in sport by Roberta e. Lamb staff writer Ramstein a Germany two opponents meet weapons in hand. The serve. Ball travels through the air and ricochets Oft the front Wall. The player return. Ball zooms at High Speed and collides with an other Volley. finds a Home on the player1 brow. De termination chilled on the faces of the players. Ball ricochets off the ceiling. Swish. The room is energized with excitement. Shoes squeak As they make Contact with the floor. Bodies pumped to the Max with adrenalin. score. The Victor. The Defeated. When one thinks of a Racket Type sport the names Navratilova and Evert Loyd come to mind. Then there s air Force racquetball where Ramstein s Shana Lacey is making a name for Perseli. Lacey is the women s interservice racquetball Cham Pion for the 30-and-Over division. The Gloucester mass naive swept the Continental sports Confer ence Lisafe and air Force titles this , Clad in racquetball shirt sweats and Tennis shoes did not seem like the holy terror of the court Ashe relaxed recently at the base gym Here. Yet her enthusiasm for racquetball seems to attack with full s love for racquetball began in 1976 when she won the to Safe title. After that she captured title after title. A Winner yes. Ruthless should not be a Contact sport said Lacey. There should be a sense of Good sports Manship at All sexism has never been an Issue Lacey it becomes a problem i just play Lacey had the Opportunity to participate in the National Racquet bal championships in Houston. She was Defeated in a tic breaking rally with a player from North nationals were estimated to have 1,000 participants in different divisions which included a women s a and Over division a male 70-and-Over division and a wheelchair taught Raque Tbell at Camp new Amsterdam Netherlands when she was stationed there. She also taught children in a Junior program in los Angeles. She pushes there is one thing thai e cannot stress More it is safety she said. More importantly Wear Eye Many accidents have occurred and Many eyes have been saved because of Eye asked if she would join a professional racquetball league Lacey smiled and said no i m just an Amateur. Shana Lacey working out at Ramstein a
