European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday March 24,1987  Navy s sunday punch Navy s Kevin Rogers guarded by Amy s Dino Ongory left fld junes Washington goes for the Basket Sundy night at Pitburg a str puny. Rosen scored 40 Points As Navy captured the armed farces basketball championship for the second straight year with 119-108 title game Victory. Northern clubs 0-4 in tourney openers Pir Masens. Germany the Kai  panthers Wani their 21st sup port come a pc tall Crown Back. Remembering their 1986 Lilly and for getting they went s-9 in the 1987 regular season the panthers pounded Owci Bruch Ken 99-89 to open the men s Side of the 21st support basketball championships monday. Six panthers scored in double figures As they earned a shot at Northern Region regular season chump shape at 10 . Tuesday. The double elimination tour Ney rum through saturday. Jimmy chess Ted a Toutt with 24 Points. James Smith followed with 21, o Dell Anthony 12 and Tony Gray Kes Ler Skinner and Joe Burton 10 each. Warren Shields hit 22 for the York towners. David Aikins added 21, Milton Dickinson 16 and Sieve Champion 14. In other tournament games Worms 97, Netherlands 8? Zachary Osborne fired in 28 paints to Pace the wildcats Over the knights. Tim pm Cluj notched 18, Michael Allen 15, Rick Williams 14 and Rodney Best 13 for Worms which advances against Karlsruhe at noon tuesday. Ricky Benjamin led the Netherlands with 24 Points. Anthony Graver contributed 18 and Vincent Adams 15. Plum Sens 131, Knel Berg 76 seven Road runners led by James Baldwin with 19 and Patrick Skinner and Grant Robinson with 18 each scored in double figures As Pir Masens 21 St support come tourney romped. The Road runners face unies cd Garls Ludl at 6 . Tuesday. The lasers who sit out tuesday s action were led by John Martin s game High 24 Cam male Freddie Sanders chipped in with 1s. Ind slut 2,  0 the Lions picked up a no sweat win by forfeit As the port City players did t arrive. Lan Stuhl will test Southern re Gion regular season King Mannheim at 8 . Tuesday. A linens women 60, a town 52 Parma sons earned a shot against shape by defeating kaisers Lautem be Hind Derena Coates is Points the win ners led 27-25 at the half and will play shape s women at 2 . Tuesday. Supporting Coates were Penny George with 12 and Ruth jacks with 10 for the winners. Yvonne Davis and Carol aulry tallied 13 each Tor the panthers Zwirb Melten women 109, Netherlands 22 the Yor towners made a mockery of this one leading 41-10 by halftime. Balis Adams led we Bruecken with 34 Points. The Yor towners also got 7 each from Stephanie Mackey Pat John son and Pat Wise Karen Vickery scored id Tor the knights. We Bruecken Wilt next play Mann Heim at 4 . Tuesday. High scoring Hooker plays memories now b Connie Dickey staff writer Darmstadt Germany Ricky Hooker says his basketball playing Days Are Over. At 30, Hooker said it s Lime to do other things. Things that Don t Hurt the body so much. This is my last year. I be been playing since sixth Grade. It just in t As much fun As it used to be and my body aches Afler a hard game the 6-fool-3incn Darmstadt Forward said. Honker was a sixth round draft Choice for the san Antonio spun in 1983. But turned Down the professional contract to enter the army. His College coach advised the Graham n.c., native to opt for an army career. Coat la Meyer buddy of St. Mary s College Texas helped me realize that at 26,1 probably would t have a Long Aba career. Most College graduates that get drafted Are around 21 Meyer said 1 would t get a guar Winil to contract and would have no Security but by going army i could have the Security Hooker said. He has t regretted his decision. I be had the Opportunity to play around the world and gain a lot of experience. But it s time to Call it quits before 1 get a bitter last in my Mouth Hooker explained he said i will be promoted to Captain in August and with his increased responsibilities knows it will be hard to find the time to play Ball. Bui fur his final season Hooker found the time to play on three Darmstadt learns his he bin. 10th air defense arty squad the Community least and a local German club. He says he particularly likes the German team because it ii fast paced. Every hindu is  Hooker said. There Are Only five Secondi allowed for shoaling from the foul lines and the International rules Are different. For instance the coach Calls timeout from the Bench Hooker his wife. Marvilla and their 2-year-old daughter Marsh vol moved to Darmstadt in july from Ginsien. While in Gic Ssan Hooker helped his unit learn positive Force from a Btry 4ih in 3rd air defense any win the 1986 company level v corps championship. The Darmstadt demons were eliminated saturday Darmstadt s Ricky Hooker 30, Calls la career. From he v corps tournament after losing their second straight game to defending Champion Hanau. Prior to thai Darmstadt won the Rhein main Christmas Lour Namenyi. The demons regular season record of 7-6 is not a disappointment to Hooker because Ai the end of the year records go right out the window. And besides the record does t say what the team is All  Hooker said. He said when Center Eric Gilkey went on leave in really Hurt the learn. We were 6-1 when he went on leave so losing him definitely  Hooker s travelled a Long Road to get where he is now. He has played basketball both in the air Force and army. He said army basketball is tougher than the air Force s. Air Force basketball is More structured and organized because there Are no problems with the players getting off work to play or practice Hooker said. I think that s because the missions in the air Force Are so different from the army a but the army players arc definitely stronger. It just hurls the learn when a player can t be Iacre because he is in the Field or can t be released from work Hooker said. During his air Force Days Hooker s Lakenheath squad look second place in the Safe playoffs and he polished a shot that has made him famous in the communities where he plays. He is known for his High arching jump shots from the outside and credits his sixth Grade coach Jerry butter for sharpening his shot coach Butler made me practice shooting shoot ing shooting baskets he said. While with the air Force he also played for a local Amateur team and went with them to an International basketball tournament in Taiwan in 1978. That was the first time i played by International rules Hooker said and they arc a lot  a coach from another Community bragged about him to his Friend a College basketball coach which set up Hooker s College career. The Friend. Meyer was so impressed he invited Hooker to play on his learn and offered him a basketball scholarship to is. Mary s col lege. After his air Force enlistment. Hooker look Meyer up on the scholarship offer. While at is. Mary Shook or was named the big stale conference most valuable player and an na1a All american