European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 19, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickin s Germany teams end Winter action Wuerzburg and Heidelberg their big schools boys and girls basketball lilies respectively Al mannheim1 Benjamin Franklin Vil Lage sports Arena his weekend. The sinaly Clim Nalion Consolation bracket com petition includes let lop four cams boys and girls in the Germany aaa and Germany a divisions. That tournament brings Down the curtain very Early for the Germany bin nor Winter sports ath Isles. The class a cams wrapped up their act Ion last week in the Small schools tourney at Munich and he Germany Bennor Grypp Lars put away their gear following lust week s Central european championships Al Wiesbaden. The u.k., Italy Spain and Turkey programs continue for at least two More weekends. Competition was scheduled to get under Way in the bit schools meet thursday morning at 9 30. Heidelberg was paired against Patch and Wurzburg Drew Wiesbaden in the Day s last game Al 8 . Also on the Agenda Are girls games Pilling Mann Heim against Baum older Wuerzburg against Frank Furt and Stull Gart opposite Hanau and boys contest Matching Wei Bruecken and Stuttgart Ramstein and Nuernberg and Hana Uund Mannheim. Eigil games also beginning Al 9 30, Are on the Friday Agenda and the tourney continues through Laic saturday night. The girls fifth place game at noon opens saturday s program and moving at 90-minute intervals if everything goes As scheduled the last event he boys championship game will begin Al 7 30 . Lucr Obure lakes a 13-1 1986-87 record into the tournament. The wolves who finished second to Baum older before the win Over Nuernberg last year have won 43 games and loll Only live since the beginning of the 1985 Campaign Heidelberg was 14-2 in regular season girls strife this year 10-2 in the aaa which was Good enough for a second place finish. Mannheim beat i he lady Lions in an overtime thriller Friday to win the league Crown and lop scud in the big schools tournament Over the last three years the acid Elbrig girls Are 37-6. Co map performers Tyrone Thomas of Gie Sjon and Cedric Harris of harm head the boys All tournament Tram the coaches selected following the conclusion saturday of he Germany Benc Normall schools basketball tournament Al Munich. Also named were Gic Ssan s Greg Johnson shape s Andre a Zailo and Jim Mumford my nich1 Scot Williams Vilseck s Carey Williams and an Bach s Darren stroy. And it was also co maps who headed the girls list. Shape s Johanne Andre and bad Kreuz Nach s Ste Phanie Jensen impressed the coaches Mosi. Joining them on the squad were Bonn s Mina Babic Ana Deidre Baca Berlin s Lisa Freeman shape s Suzanne staugler Ansbach s Tanya Goodman and Munich s Lauri Oliver. Coaches from the Germany a Central and a South divisions also convened during the tournament to make their All conference determinations. Champion Giessen and runner up bad or Cugnach each placed three players on he boys team and Champion bad Kreuz Nach had three girls recognize Din the a Central balloting. Two players each from Ansbach Bamburg Munich and Vilseck earned boys recognition and ans Bach and Vilsick put three apiece on the girls squad in a South. Fur Complete teams and honorable men Tion lists Ace Page 20. What with Spring sports just around the Corner now would be an opportune time to broach the subject of the i9s7 stars and stripes athletes of the year. The rules which remain unchanged from last year Are 1. Candidates must be the boy and girl athletes of the yen it the school in which icy compete. If a school does t officially a Clarl such athletes inc nah Letic director and coaches should Convent and make it proper selections. 2. Lett Fri of nomination thai include ill pertinent information and Lili Stolcs should be written a rally on the boy und girl regarding their sports ache menu during school year 1986-87. Each letter should be 1 Ign cd by the principal or athletic director and at lost one Roach for whom the athlete has played. A photo head and shoulders should accompany the nominations. 3. The tetters should be mailed la athlete of the your committee sports department the slant and stripes Apo 09211 or to the chilian address ath Lete of in year committee sports department Post Fach 11-1437, d61do, Darmstadt 11, West Germany the 11-1437 Pousch number is a new one4. The absolute i office deadline not the Post Mark is May 30. All Competition will be completed by Ben m making hat deadline should t be too difficult. Once again i feel very fortunate in having out standing people willing to serve on the selection panel. They include  High school principal Terr once tacit Matin volleyball girls basketball coach and athletic director Tom Richards fut a boys basketball coach Ford Mcmurtry and Owci Kruecken volleyball coach Betty Nilsson. The panel will Convene As soon As possible follow ing the deadline to determine the 1986-87 stars and stripes athletes of the year. Bonn s am Ronka and Kaiser Slatlem s Eric Barcla were chosen last year. I will probably run a Brief review of inc athlete of the year rules As nomination time approaches but i would recommend that the rules above be clipped and posted on the school bulletin Board. Tin Tiri Tea 8trtpi was first soviet nordic Gold Oberst Dorf Germany a Anfisa Rizova pulled away from nor Way s an net Boe in the final 2-Kilome Ler stretch to Pace the soviet Union wednesday to the Gold medal in the women s 20-Kilometer Cross country relay at the nordic world ski championships. The soviet Union retained the title and took its first Gold medal of the championships with a time of 58 minutes  seconds. Norway won the Silver in38 46.1, while Sweden clinched the Bronze in s9 4rizova overcame a bad touch off after teammate Larisa pm Olsyna fell in the Exchange zone. Ptitsyn was leading nor Way s Anne Jahren before she fell. Plit Syna and Jahren battled it out Over their 5-Kilomclcr leg after the soviet s second leg Nina Gavriluk came from far behind to put her team Back in the race. Skiing into inc 30-Meler-Long Exchange area. Piesyna lost her balance before she got to Rizova. Rizova had to go Back a Little to in Ptitsyn touch her before she could go off. The soviet and the norwegian stayed close until just before the Long decline at an area of the course known As inc Bur a Small downhill. It was Here Thil another Sevki Mik Hail Devia Tairov fell while leading the men s relay race tuesday allowing swe Den s Thomas Wassberg to take the Lead and eventually win for Sweden. Sidney looks to olympics f by Maggie Jackson Tokyo a Mary Decker Slaney striving to come Back after an injury plagued year takes her today a step at a Lime. But in speaking of her future she has big  the 28-year-old track Star in Japan Torun in a relay Marathon sunday said tuesday she feels nervous about Rac ing now and still is careful nol to push herself but feels she will be More than ready for the 1938 olympics in Seoul South Korea. I would like to go to the olympics win the olympics and run fasl she said. Lots of people have slower times Ali arc icy run for what they can be sure of. I want to go to win and to run Fasi those Are my big ambitions the Wir runner said before demonstrating Aero bin Steps on an afternoon japanese Tele vision program. She said she is planning to compete inthe olympics although in sports there Are always unforeseen things. In 1984, her chances for a medal ended dramatically when she became entangled with teen age South african run Ner Zola Budd in the 3.000-meter race and fell and injured her leg. Slaney is the outdoor world record Holder in the mile with a Lime of 4 16.71 set in 1983. She also holds several world indoor Marks including the 1,500 me ters and the mile. Slaney Mother of an a month old daughter said she will be ready to return from her 17-Monlh absence from trac Competition probably in mid May but has not decided where. She has not raced since september 1985 because of he pregnancy and then a spate of injuries. She contracted Faur Silis in her left fool a photo Mary Decker Slaney. Taking a step at a Lime bit summer because just Afier t had the baby 1 started training Loo hard Loo quickly she said. I was really anxious in Start training and began running six Days after the baby was bom but after you have a baby your ligaments can t take the  injury was quickly followed by problems in her right Achilles Tendon that required surgery last november she said Sha Winga Long scar on her lower leg. Now Slaney who has been injury prone throughout her 17-year racing career said she feels in Good shape and believes she can stay healthy  but i m still careful because of the surgery. I have to make sure i m care Ful she said adding that the frequency of her injuries depresses me but. Does t discourage me from the  be been in the sport Long enough and been injured enough to know there s nothing i can do she said you learn to go with  from now until the olympics she said she plans to run More in 800-meter, 1,500-meter and mile events and run fewer 3,000-Metcr races Han in inc  want to concentrate on Speed she said. By improving in the 800, 1 can greatly improve my  she said she Felt nervous about run Ning sunday in the 1987 International women s Amada cup kid in Road relay Marathon in Yokohama a sea Pon just South of Tokyo but Felt less pressure than she would for a track race. It s More of a fun thing. It s not on the track which is my specially and there s not As much pressure said Sla Ney who Wilt rate the first five Kilometre i rec Mili leg of inc six leg  fifth annual race has an International Field of 23 teams including the United state. There arc eight team from the Host country plus three mixed teams of substitute runners. Slaney s . Teammates will be rut Wysocki Cathie 1 women. Janine Vieito Martha White sue Schroder and to Crossa omd Uff officials said. Last year. 3 team from Norway won