European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 23, 1937 the stars and stapes Page 25mannheim clobbers Karlsruhe Stair writer Mannheim Germany if there Ever were any doubts whether the Mann Heim men s basketball team belongs in first place in the 21st support come s Southern Region they were Laid to rest sunday Ai the Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena by the Mustangs 100-65 trashing of second place Karlsruhe. Whether you prefer pattern or last break offence tone or Man Toman de sense blocked shots or picked pockets Mannheim Mentor Thomas Benson s charges did it and in dominating a Karls Ruhe team that took the Mustangs to overtime in iwo previous meetings. Leading the Way was Forward Warren Evans with 29 Points on the offensive end and Center Peter Alleyne with eight blocked shots on the defensive end. Combine those two with some crucial steals by Reserve guard web Campbell who tallied 14 Points and it added up to it 24 army basketball zip run at the end of the first half to give the Mustangs a 46-14 Hal flame advantage. Just for Good measure guard pcs Littlejohn tossed in three three Point goals and 15 Points along the Way. Alleyne finished with 10 Points but made his Mark underneath blocking those eight shots and Clearing balls off the Glass to keep Karlsruhe from gelling any second chances. They just put it in your face and think you can t get it the Brooklyn n.y., native said. I have Good timing and i let them shoot it first and then go after it fast with what Call my Quick Ait Eyne s Quick hop forced the pacers to try Long Range bombing. The result Karls Ruhe shot just 15 percent from the Field in the first half 25 percent on the game. In the first couple of games they were unbelievable from the outside Al Leonc said. They shot something like 90 percent from outside the three Point line and that s what beat they were unbelievably cold today Benson said. Before that 24-0 run 1 called Lime and we slaved in a zone until they proved they could shoot us out of it. They could t do it in the first Karlsruhe coach Eugene Grant credited the Mustangs different looks on de sense with clamping Down the pacers. We were Loo tight in the first Grant said and every time Down court they were in a different zone defense. My Point guard did t adult and my big Man was too tar out to swing Low for the rebound once the Ball went the pacers were led by Reginald Peel with 20 Points. Sam Purnell and George Miller added 14 apiece for Karlsruhe. With Many of the pacers shots com ing from outside the three Point line due id Alcyne denying anyone who tried la drive the Lane Karlsruhe needed to put in some second chances to have a Chance in this game. Alleyne denied i Hern there also Claring the boards and getting the Ball out to a Mcjohn and Campbell. On the other end Evans la the pacers up shooting 65 percent and scoring 10 of the Mustangs 24 Points in that Streak at the end of the first half that Pui lie garni1 away Early. It was t exactly what Evans expected. He was picked for All army but declined because he would have to May away from his family for two mint its. Last year s team probably had better Ruhe to give us a better game than and then was no doubt the Mustangs exacted revenge. We played As a total team out there with a Tot of intensity. I think we proved we were the Busl learn in the 21st support come Benson said. No doubt about it. Vii corps Sapp Frenette take Usa eur ski sprints Kaltenbrunne Germany Vii corps Randy Sapp and Andrea frenetic showed that they Are still the dominant Cross country skiers in Usa eur Here sunday while taking Long strides toward berths in next month s military olympics of Liting. Sapp and frenetic both from Nuernberg and Tup per Lake n.y., won the men s and women s open division 2.5-Kilometer sprint titles for the second straight year and led the Vii corns team to Victory in the to Kil Mcter relay As the Usa eur nordic ski championships opened at this Cross country Center near Garmisch. The 24-year-old Sapp raced the sprint course in 8 minutes 30.68 seconds to win handily Over Vii corps teammate John Saufley. Who was runner up in 9 24.70. Saulcy also finished second to Sapp in last year s 2.5 kilo Rocter race. Frenetic zipped to the women s sprint Ittu in 10 55.80, beating her nearest comic Lipior Jane Mcc Row of v corps by More than 30 seconds. Five members of the . Military biathlon team competed As guests in the Usa eur races sunday with tuck Miller and former olympian talc Nelson posting the Day s fastest 2.5-Kilomeler times of 8 02 52 and 8 25.70. Respectively. Sapp was less than five seconds behind Nelson. Anita Olson and Hemenc Arnold of the . Team showed their heels to to the women skiers with times oflo.-22.86 and 10 25.22. Respectively. The biathlon cars All National guard members Are in Europe to prepare for the concil International do sport Millaire championships next month in aus trans France. They Are in the Carmich area this week to give clinics for the Usa eur skiers and possibly select additional team members for the cism meet. Sapp and fran cute impressed . Team coach Dave Freeman in their opening races Here and apparently will be picked to represent Usa eur in cism the so called military olympics. "1 m 90 percent sure they will be added to our team said Freeman after sunday s events. I m impressed with How Well they do considering their limited practice time Over Here As Active military Mem Bers. We need to gel clearance torn their commanders but As far As i m concerned they re on the both Sapp and Fronette would race in nordic no biathlon races at the cism meet according to free Man. Biathlon combines shooting and skiing and All four of the . Team members Here arc specialists in Hal discipline. In winning last year s Usa eur sprint race Here Sapp cracked the 8-minute Barrier with a 7 55.75 time. Fronette s time sunday was slightly Over five seconds quicker than her clocking in 19b5. Snow conditions and weather conditions of course vary greatly from Day to Day. Let alone from year to year. The 48-year-old Freeman who posted a 9 36.84 time sunday finishing behind Roufley described the conditions As wet Snow soil but glazing up and get Ting faster during the finishing just behind Freeman and taking third place in the men s open race was Don Rondeau of setae who clocked 9 37.67. Alpine Ace Bill Stemhagen of Vii corps who won the 1986 Usa eur slalom and giant slalom showed that he s coming on As a nordic racer by finishing fourth in 9 ss.48, he was j5h Las year. Jim Arsenault of v corps rounded out the men s open top five with a 10 25.59 time. V corps Marty Knorr captured the men s seniors Competition for 30-39 year Olds. Knurr who finished runner up to the departed Brian Skinner in the 85 seniors sprint won going away with a 10 37.33 Lime. Two Vii corps seniors Bill Norton and Paul Ken an placed second and third respectively with times of 11 29.28 and 11 38.66. Men s masters Winner was John counts of 7th army training command. He clocked a 14 17.84 time to finish Over a minute in front of runner up Bob Lambert of Vii corps 15 19.981. Sarge Means of v corps place third 15 40.08 in the Over-40 division. Carol Rudysill of v corps repeated her women s seniors title with the second Best Usa eur women s time of the Day a 13 21.11. Meerow finished second to frenetic in the women s open race with a 13 27 57 Liming with Linda Nacarato third at 13 58.70. In the relay Competition Vii corps won handily with Sapp Morton. Lamburt and frenetic. The Usa eur relay teams Are composed of one racer from each of the three men s divisions and one woman each skiing a 2,5-Kilomctcr tap. Vii corps which also won the relay last year was clocked in 46 15.16. The v corps team of Are Nail Robert Spiegel Means and Rudesill finished a Distant second in 54 42 45. Third place went to 7th at s Keith Thompson Steve hessian counts and Brenda Bonne who finished in i hour 2 29,05. Sas plutto did a Stdio Randy Sapp of Vii corps. Repeals 86 win the . Biathlon learn using five members raced a simultaneous 12.5-Kilomeier relay race and came close to the Vii corps time for 10 Kilometres. Nisan. Miller Freeman Arnold and Olson posted 3 Lime of 46 28.39. The Usarek nordic champions hip mar Liidi Here monday wish the 16-Kilomcier for pm n s open and seniors and 12-Kilomclur races for masters an women. Armstrong takes . Title in women s giant slalom Copper Mountain Colo. A Victory starved Debbie Armstrong wingless since her olympic Gold medal in 1984, claimed the women s giant slalom title saturday at the . Alpine ski championships. Armstrong 23. Of Seattle had inc fast est first run and nude her Lead stand up despite a less than satisfy in second heal. Beth Mads ii of Aspen Colo., the de fending National is Champion finished second and Eva Tward Okens of olympic Valley. Calif., surged from in la place Afir the first run to Lake third. Armstrong bit sacred the opening run Down the 45-Gatc course with a Lime of i minute 9.74 seconds .64 seconds fas or than Heidi Bowes of St Aminat Springs Colo. Her second run was Only the fifth Fasi it at 1 05.67. But her combined time of 2 15.41 was comfortably in front of maj san. At 2 16.03. Tward Okens had the bpm sit unil him of 1 04.85 for a ram him a time of 2 ld.l2. Tori piling it of i Ark i it. Itali. Finished found in 2 16.s6. Ani Tamara Mckinney of olympic Vak. Calif. Was fifth in 2 16,57. Bowes slipped la sixth Ai 2 hi.4.
