European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 11,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 hell Nikon knocks out Ramstein byte Boivin Stair writer Raf Ben Waters England when was the last time you heard of a player scoring iwo Points and being she . Well if you love basketball Well played basketball you had to Admire the Way James Aikins played in Alcon Hury s 70-53 Victory Over Ramstein tuesday to land the spartans i wednesday s championship game. Aikins was assigned to Stop rams Cin s Slan Harris who ripped the spartans zone defense for 16 Points in the first half As the rams look a 35-28 Lead at half Simc. Ramstein coach Bob Abbott spread his offence around the court to get har Ris the open shot from three Point Range or Cut someone Loose underneath for an easy Layup. Abbott s strategy worked Beautiful Yin the first hair with Harris netting four three Point goals and Dexter Walter adding seven Points for the rams. Ramstein using excellent shot Selec Tion hit so per cent from the Field in the first half compared to 40 per cent Safe basketball for Alconbury Abbott s plan was perfect Tor the rams but he could t have foreseen the Blanket Job Job Aikins was about la throw on Harris in the second half. I played deny defense on Stan the Newburg n.y., native said. Chief Alconbury coach Bob Russell told us at half Lime we Hud to tighten up on a vice could t have squeezed Harris any tighter taking him out of the game any belter than Aikens Effort in the spartans Box and one defense did. Aikins allowed Harris just one Shotin the first 12 minutes of the second half. By the time Harris scored on a three Point bomb Wilh 2 03 left to play Alconbury was up 62-49. With Harris effectively silenced by Ai kens. Ramstein shot just 24 percent fro the held in the second half. Alconbury helped by some fast break layups once the game was out of reach shot 50 per cent from the Field in the second half. Harris finished with 21 Points but his Only help on offence for the rams came from Walker with 11. Alconbury was led by William Lewis with 19 Points and Kevin my pc with12. They also got 11 paints apiece from . Richardson and Glen Winston but Aikins was undoubtedly the Star of the game. The role he played slopping the other team s leading scorer is some thing he does t , it won t show up in the Box score but there s plenty of scorers out there on the floor Tor us Aikins s not my role. We won Hal s All i care about. 1 was t ready to go Home yet not without the Safe and that s All Hie rest of spartans cared about too earning a shot in the Safe title game wednesday against the Winner of the Binl Waters Comiso contest that was being played later monday s Laic contest Mih Finhall 91, Zwell Brocken 87 the marauders got 28 Points from Leon car swell and 24 from Kevin Green in sending Home the warriors the defending Safe Champion with out a win in this year s Safe Post season finished 1-2. Tony Hicks again led with 22 Points while Kenneth Lloyd and Keith Bunn both had 13. Glen Winston. 11-Point Effort olympians Bounce defending Champ Alconbury hell Nikon gain finals by Tracy Tanner staff writer Pitburg a Germany hell Chi Kon and Alconbury made certain that Safe will have a new women s Basket Ball Champion this year the olympians stunning defending Champion ramble Inland the Spara Peltcs besting . Confer ence rival bin Waters in tuesday s sem i finals. The olympians shocker marked the end of Ramstein s four year reign giving the Mediterranean sports conference Champion a Chance at taking Home a Crown to the Mac for the first time Ever. The upper Heyford sky Queens were the last . Team to capture the Safe title in 1982. Alconbury has never claimed the honors on its own. The spartans posted an earlier defeat Over hell Nikon Here recording a 63-60 Triumph monday in their toughest test to Date. Holc Nikon 83, ran Stein 58 Sherry Popovich and Sherry grumpier led hell Nikon with 27 and 25 Points respectively As olympians set the Pace for their domination Early in the game. With just 7 minutes elapsed they led by10 Points. They did in by shutting Dow Ramstein play maker and top scorer Che Ryl Trapnell who managed just six Points. Trapnell had been averaging 20 Points per game. By halftime the olympians were up by a commanding 40-24 margin. The 6-fool grumpier augmented from san Vito team for this tournament was the game s top rebounded Wilh 15. Other key olympian contributors were Cathy sermons with ii Points plus 10 rebounds and Michele Mikus with Ninepoints. Lois Pieree lopped Ramstein with 19 Points and Beverly Dawson added 16. Alconbury 77, Pentwater 55 the spartans quickly built a 13-Poinl Lead left at the half Cading 32-21 and continued 10 prevail throughout the game. The winners were sparked by the scor ing of Raincy Alston who finished with 23, and Debbie King and Aretta Woody who each tallied 18, in gaining the finals. Alston went into the title clash with a Louincy average of 27 Points. Woody also contributed 16 rebound Sand Marva Hebert notched 13 As the spartan Lei dominated the boards Jackie Brown led the phantoms with 19 Points and snared a game High it re Bounds. Rebecca Womack added 18 Points including a run of eight straight. Debbie Xing. Scores 18points these Days Branca s a Winner in Relief former dodger Ralph Branca philanthropy grows in Brooklyn by Mike Tolly new York up Ralph Branca is still piling up the laves. The former Brooklyn dodgers right hander has begun a career helping old ballplayers through hard limes. He s saving them from bankruptcy eviction unemployment and in extreme cases a life in the Gutter. Like everything else in his life this work can never erase memories of the one save he did t make a Chance on the last Day of the season to give the dodgers the 1951 Pennant. Instead he fed a Pennant winning Homer to Bobby Thomson of the new York giants. Nevertheless Branca has become a by Young award Winner in the eyes of the people he helps. We be currently helped a dozen Guys Branca said. And we have applications from another 12." Branca is president of the baseball alumni team Bata group aiding for Mer major leagues not covered by pen Sion Benefit. He learns about the needy through Calls letters and lips. He and three other former major leagues Joe Garagiola Rusty staub and Bob Gibson then vote on the applications. So far the jury has produced no ties but Branca knows what would happen if it did. I get two Voles he a
