European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Lions take 3 Germany net crowns by Tracy Tanner Stan writer Nordenstedt Germany the Heidelberg Tennis team poured it on Strong saturday to take its second consecutive Dodds Germany Tennis tournament team title. Leading the pack Tony hangers struggled to come out on top in a 6-4, 6-4 match Over Wiesbaden s Jeff Warwick in the boys singles. Teammate Kim Schwerd Leger handled rams Cin s Natasha Cappleman 6-3,6-2 in the girls singles match and the Lions no. I boys doubles team of Paul Pflaster and Chris Miller overcame Patch s Scott Kirchhoff and Hunt Turner by the identical 6-3,6-2 score. The sole top spot unclaimed by the Lions went to Frankfurt s girls1 doubles team of Melante Rudy and Karen Ashdown they prevailed Over Ramstein s Erin Drinnan and Rebecca Cappleman in a hard fought 6 3,7-5 match. Looking a Little worse for the Wear after his final snatch hangers admitted Plain and simple i under estimated earlier hangers had counted his quarterfinal match against Frankfurt s Jim Stefan As being his toughest. However Warwick proved himself a worthy opponent. This was my toughest match said hangers. I had watched his serve but i did t think it was thai Good. In was powerful and hard to return. He Hasa real hangers moved out in front during the second set 4-0 Afler breaking Warwick s serve twice. The Warrior re bounded and broke hangers serve twice to tie the set at that Point i was worried said the lion. But he came Back and broke the Wiesbaden player s serve once again. Two Long rallies followed. I became impatient during the rallies and wanted to put it away but i remembered what coach Joe Lyon had drilled into me. He said to just ease up and play smart Lei the other Guy make the mistake Hart in said. I guess it works.1 in this Case it did. The lion broke Warwick s serve and won his own for the set and match. Schwerdtfeger the returning doubles Winner took her second Dodds Germany title. And this time she did it All by herself. Sunday october 26,1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Ken Gafga Heidelberg s Tan Hartgers backhands a Sho against Wiesbaden s Jeff Warwick in Germany finals singles contests against their opponents. If thai bothered them they did t show it in their final Malch. The Ramstein girls doubles team fell to Frankfurt but not without a struggle. After pulling out a 7-5 Sec getting a slow Start the lion fell behind Cappelman i-0 in the firs set. I was t being real pal enl during he rallies be cause i wanted the Points. Afler i slowed Down things went belter she said. The slower Pace put Schwerdt Feer in the Lead where she remained throughout the match breaking Nata Sha s serve twice. There was t really anything wrong with my serve said the Royal but when my first serve did miss she d just put my second serve away. She plays a lot harder than i playing with a sprained wrist during Friday and saturday s matches Schwerdtfeger kept each opponent to three games in the first set and two in the second. Heidelberg s boys doubles team recorded an easy final round Victory against Patch. The lion duo had been beaten earlier in the season when matched in Ond set the eagles Karen Ashdown applauded their Victory but said "1 made a lot of dumb Heidelberg earned the Germany aaa team award with 90 Points. Frankfurt followed and Ramstein took third. Coach mag Mckinley credits the Lions consecutive team titles to the fact that so Many of their players have stuck year will be no different she noted. Kim has Lio More years and Tony will have Mcginley said. We were really Lucky with Tony because our singles Winner last year was a senior. Tony just stepped right in and filled his shoes the Germany a title went to Patch. The single a and Small schools title went to Berlin. High school football Heidelberg upsets a town Heidelberg Heidelberg High treated Kaiser Lautem to a Homecoming Parade of 227 Rushing Yards As the Lions rolled to a 23-6 Lead in the fourth Quarter and held on to upset the red raiders 2 3 in saturday. The Germany aaa decision gave k town its first loss after four victories Heidelberg won its first league Gam after two losses and a tie and stands 2-2 i Overall. Damion Topping the Lions senior tailback boiled for two touchdowns of 3 Yards and led All rushers with 90 Yards in is carries. Topping s first 3-yarder plus Brian Hall s Pat kick gave Heidelberg a 7-6 Lead in the first Quarter. The Lions made it 14-6 by half irae when Pele Phillis tossed two Yards to Ron George. Linebacker Mark Scott set in up with 8 Fumble recovery. Hall booted a 44-Yard Field goal in the third Quarter for a 17-6 Heidelberg and Topping scored his second 3-yarder for at 23-6leadtn the final Pend a town made it close with two Quick Shumate score from the 5 with five minutes left. Then Johnny dark recovered an onside kick it a Heidelberg 42, and Robert Mcculla quickly fired a 38-Yard to Paw to mond Gatson Germany aaa a town tried an onside kick again hut Heidelberg s Joe Myers recovered with three minutes left. The Lions reached the it town 8 before the clock ran out Kelvin Leaphart a Junior tailback contributed 69 Yards to the Lions ground attack. Phillis hit six of 11 passes for 95 rushed for 78 Yards and passed for 48. Larry Mosley led the red raiders with 56 end Tony Dingwell was in on 14 tackles for a town. Frankfurt 21. Stuttgart 12frankfurt the Frankfurt eagles put together three Long scoring drives to hold off the slut Gurt stallions in their conference game Here saturday. The eagles 3-1 in the conference and 4-1 Overall ground out two second Quarter ads to effectively put he bime in the hands of their defense Ted byline backers Bryan Howley and Pat Sturgill who Between them made 25 stops. Junior tailback Byron Wiley plunged 1 Yard for Frankfurt s first score to Cap a 14-play, 77-Yard drive. Skip mom added the Pat. Senior fullback Duane King keyed the drive with a 19-Yard run. King passed for the eagles second to of the Quarter finding senior split end Morris on the option pass t"8 d"6covered 40 Yards and was set up by King s 30-Yard interception came on again to attempt the Pat kick but Holder Shane Floyd was forced to run Down an errant snap and tossed to King for an improvised two Points and a 15-0 halftime stallions 0-4 in aaa play and 1-4 Overall drove 79 Yards in 11 plays in the third Quarter. They kept the Effort alive when punier Chris Mitchiner hit Quarter Back Chris Beecher with a 19-Yard desperation pass on fourth Down. David keys got the to on a 1-Yard run but a two Point pass attempt eagles countered thai with a 76 Yard fourth Quarter drive built on the running of King and Wylie. Senior quarterback Greg Daves hit Morris with a 17 Yard Tapasu Frankfurt then cleared its Bench and the stallions drove 51 Yards for their Sec Ond score of the Day in the game s wan ing moments Beecher s 25-Yard to toss to Wing Back James Jennings. A Tabaud 23, Manok Cim 0 Mannheim. Germany the offensive Wallop of Robert Barnes and mis takes in the Mannheim kicking game car ried the Wiesbaden warriors to their blanking of the Bison Here saturday. Barnes accounted for nearly All of the warriors 251 Yards of offence Rushing for 209 on 35 carries and passing for 20 More on an option play. Wiesbaden 2-1-1 in conference play see sons on Page 20 Barons stun royals 7-6 b1tburg a Germany the Pitburg Barons sacked Ramstein backup quarterback Lance Koss on a two Point conversion attempt with 27 seconds left in the game saturday to preserve a 7-6 Victory Over the royals in a non Confer ence game. Ramstein 3-2 Overall and 3-1 in Germany aaa play launched a last ditch 49-Yard drive following a10-Yard Pitburg punt into the Leech of a howling wind with 1 27 left in the game. Royals starting quarterback Ben Verdone hit Nate Stokes with a 25 Yard pass that carried to the Barons 15. At the 5-Yard line Ramstein cent Koss in to run the option play and the move paid off with a 2-Yard keeper that brought the roots to 7-4. Von then at tempted m pass for he game win Ning conversion but a swarming Pitburg defense pulled him Down. Spearheading the Baron defense that held Ramstein to 129 Yards total offence on the afternoon was linebacker Troy Godbee who blocked a punt to set up a missed see Barons on Page 26
