European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickich s title eliminations open this weekend that Long Long Trail starts winding this weekend the Bennor basketball tournament Al Hahn an regional wrestling meets at shape. Heidelberg Kai  and Nuernberg begin the elimination process that will Lead to determining Dodds win Ter sports champions. The by Tenor tournament is the Only qualifying event in Dodds for basketball teams. Its winners boys and girls or second place finishers if the winners arc the league champions and Vance to the Small schools basketball championships which begin next thursday Al Munich. The shape boys and Bonn girls clinched league championships and the automatic berths in the Small school tournament last week and. Naturally Are seeded no. I for the Bennor tournament. How Ever the harm and accent boys and shape and accent girls were right on the leaders heels Al season Long and All have Small schools tournament championship aspirations. The Giessen and bad or Cugnach boys who finished 1-2 last year and the bad or Cugnach girls already have qualified for the Small schools tournament because of their lofty status in Germany a Central. The Vilseck boys and Munich and Ansbach girls enjoy the same position in Germany a South. However the rest of the picture is a clouded on and will be decided in this week s regular season finales. Karlsruhe and Fulda boys who play each other Friday and saturday Are lied for third in a Cem Kalwith 3-5 records. A sweep sends one of the teams Forward a split makes things interesting. Fulda Ber Lin and osterholz Are in a Battle for the two remain ing girls a cimral berths. In a South boys action things could get really Light because a Munich sweep of Augsburg and an Ansbach win Over Bamberg would leave All four teams lied for second place and if the Munich an duty girls take two from Augsburg and Vilseck respectively Augsburg Ulm and Vilseck All will be tied for the third position allotted a South. The pressure in t too Strong on other leagues yet because they All have several games remaining before they wrap up regular season strife. It becomes an entirely different season for the Germany by Tenor wrestlers. Regular season champions were determined last week.  captured the aaa championship Nuernberg prevailed in a Clessen and Augsburg went undefeated in a Central and a South respectively and accent won he Bennor Crown. The top four finishers in each weight bracket in each regional Advance to the Central european championships Al Wiesbaden next week. From this Point Forward most of the stress is on individual achievements. Forfeit is a Nasty word. And when a forfeit comes near the end of the season when championships arc at stake it is even a nastier word. The bad Kreuz Nach Bearvais picked up a couple of 2-0 boys Germany a cell rat victories Over the weekend because Berlin was unable to Field a team. Those wins gave the Bra reals an 8-0 record going Inlo this week s season finales against Giessen also undefeated but with a 7-0 record because one of its games against Berlin was not played. We certainly hated to forfeit the games against bad Kreuz Nach last weekend i Hale to forfeit any games but we were Down to four players explained Berlin principal William Sinclair  started out with 17 players but we had Only four available to play last week. I called Dennis bad Kreuz Nach principal Dennis Mcguane thursday and explained the situation so the bad Kreuza Chleople would t have to go to All the expense of coming to  Sinclair said that the team had been decimated by two injuries two pass four scholastically ineligible people a player out of town another on suspension and three who quit the team. Of course there was no Way i was going to per Mit the ineligible people to play and 1 was t about to let the quitters Back on the team. So we had no Choice but to forfeit. The ineligible players have got their grades Back up and Well do Able to play Oscr Holz Inis week Sinclair added. Sinclair should be commended for those Wise decisions. We really wanted to play those games. It is never Good for any of the people involved when games just be forfeited Mcguane also said monday. The boys were disappointed that they did t get to go to Berlin because we had a tour of the City and some other cultural activities Laid on that i m sure they would have enjoyed. The girls of course went and they enjoyed Al the activities including winning the two basketball  the second boys and girls games Between Giessen and Berlin weren t played because Giessen although it left the High school area in plenty of time was unable to gel to Frankfurt in time to catch the duty train to Berlin thursday Jan if because of the ferocious weather. However the Giessen contingent made it 10 Frankfurt Friday and got to Berlin la following morning. Two games one boys and one girls we replayed. The other games weren t because the Berlin military Community teams were in action and there was no facility available for the High school games player of he week accolades this week go to the boys duo of Tom Robinson and John Eck of Autano and to Bonn s Mina Babic on the girls scene again. Robinson scored 26 Points on Friday Eck had 22 both nights each had 15 rebounds on saturday As Ken Mcneely s saints remained undefeated in Italy strife with a double Victory Over previously unde sealed Vicenza. Babic who won the Honor Jan. 9-10, sizzled last week at Hahn As Dayton Mcaloon s crusaders took the Bennor Crown. This time she scored 27 Point Sand grabbed is rebounds in Friday s win and Fol Lowed up with a 32-Poinl game saturday Bill Renner former outstanding athlete at Naples and later one of the leading College punters inthe nation for Virginia tech got in Tome Lite season action in the National football league far the Greenbay packers according to a copy of a letter Brindisi s Joe Blacker received from runner s Mother and for warded. Renner went to training Camp with the packers and was one of the last players Cut. He is assistant football and basketball coach at Tazewell a High school. On a thursday night Renner received a Call fro the packers saying he was on to do the Pum Ingon sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. So he new out to Green Bay on Friday for the sunday game. His first punt was blocked and the snap on in second went Over his head. However his next two kick went for 41 and Al Yards. He had a 33.3 aver age that game kicked nine times against Tampa Baythe next week for a 37.6 average and then booted six limes against the giants in the playoff game for a 35.8 average. It was an exciting adventure for Renner bul Here also was a slightly disappointing element. He had to miss seeing Tazewell High school win the Kiaie championship in its classification while he was  Zurbriggen gains second Gold of meet  crans Montana Switzerland a Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzer land celebrated his birthday in record setting style wednesday using a hard charging final run to take the Gold medal in the men s giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships. Joel Gaspor the Leader after the first run fell approaching the third from last Gale of the second run in a vain attempt to overtake his Swiss teammate and skidded Over the finish line on his Side. It was a second championship frustration for Gaspor who narrowly missed a medal in this event five years ago when he sued the second run too tree buy. As fans held aloft banners wishing him a Happy 24th birthday Zurbiggen gained his second Gold of the meet and filled the Swiss team to a record for titles in one championship. The Home team has won six of the first seven races to to Austria s 25-year-old Mark of five firsts. It gave Zurbriggen four world championship Gold medals breaking Ingemar Stenmark s men s career record and Leav am sports radio College bucket Lull North Carolina to North Carolina state 3 �.m, Friday. Ing him one behind Swiss teammate Erika Hess for the Overall Mark. It also gave him four medals for one championship lopping the Mark he shared with Hess. Maria Walliser of Switzerland also has two golds in the women s downhill and super a. Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg the Only non Swiss Winner so far continued his surprising championships getting the Silver medal while Alberto Tomba got i Taly s first medal of the meet a  just Don t know what to say said Zurbriggen the Silver medallist in the downhill and the combined. This is really without  they both contained 50 gales the two runs on the Chentze concourse were sharply different the first contained a tight Treacher Ous upper part that bothered Many skiers. The second was smoother at the top and much  mastered them both clocking a total time of two minutes 32.38 seconds to 2 32.45 for Girar Tileti. Tomba who edged Girardelli for third spot in the opener finished at 2 33.13. Gaspor had the Lead after the first run with a Lime of 1 17.22, three tenths of second ahead of Zurbriggen the Winner of monday s men s  the second run Girardelli took Over first with a flashy charge of 1 14.5 2, Hying into the Lead on the Bottom pan of the course. After Tomba s 1 15.27, Zur Briggin set out on his Gold medal Chase. It looked for a while As if he would have to celebrate his birthday Over a Silv or or  was 11-Hundredlhs seconds behind the Pace on the Fop of the 1,207-meter course and Only fifth Al the Midway  then he began to accelerate he almost lost control coming into the final third of the course flailing his arms backward to keep his balance. He continued to charge picking up two places and enough time to finish in 1 14.86 and Edge  the Leader still had to finish and Gaspor was determined to grab the  started slowly .17 and .43 seconds off he Pace in the Early part of the run. He was skiing on the Edge bul As the finish Tine scared he was picking up Speed through 47  48lh Gale got in the Way. Gaspor who was running a fever from the flu just last weekend clipped the Gate pole with his ski. He tumbled onto his Side and skidded the final 50 meters past the last two gales and under the finish line Banner. Tomba competing in his firs world championship said Gaspor s spill was a terrible Way for the race to end for the Swiss. But i must say if he had finished the of photo Pirmin zit Briggen. Leads Swiss to record performance race i was oui of the medals the italian added. Hubert Strolz of Austria had the fast est time of the second run 1 14.03, but was 10th in the first and managed fourth place at 2 33.21. Girardelli had the Sec Ond fastest clocking in the finale,1 14,52, Gaspor s Lime in the first run was 1 17.22