European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 26, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 i a pre Pickin s All Europe turns eyes toward Spring selection of the stars and so Ripe All Europe balt Elbal Toon including the players att coaches of the Jaa brought Down the curtain on another water of Dodds sports and turned he spotlight toward . Owe again there want Good Deal of Talent around Dodd nid selecting Ike top players was indeed a ten Job chore. Doubt pm then wih be woe people who Don her the picks but that happens twice is school year Mac in december when Detinan Tatini we nude and once in March 1 in Oioi arc Anim Oder i Aask d the coaches to Jun mod Nomi Stistis Hift obd. Pictures for  and 1 Espe Cumy dusk those coaches who Naoe Roc Nimen a tons Crita Adotte performers on opposing team he Load of help nude an Arnost impose sick task Anim. Vosch As always Ocean failed to Nonu Nale any Dayen maybe because they did t think Ibey had anyone qualified. However they could have made a recommendation or two on Tome worthy trial. Several let Len of nomination. Sent Apo dido make the March is deadline. In feel one arrived after he team had been published. I often Nave it that when deadlines reproach the Best approach is to to International Maii the Apo simply does t Cut so there exists a Long Chance perhaps thai a de serving player May have been omitted. I certainly Hope not. No one who was not nominated by his or her own coach wat considered. As usual of Petty on for player of the year and coach of the year recognition was quite keen. In the end Heidelberg s Michelle Johnson and Rich Ben Nett came out just a Tep ahead of the rest of the Casl in the Girt reckoning Johnson improved to much Over a year thai theron map recognition in the big schools tournament Bennett look a team that bad hat four starters including three who earned is All Europe Recagni lion and developed it into another title winning combo 11 wat pm More difficult determining the boys player of the Ycaro coach of the year. But when All things were taken into consideration it was determined that Tyrone Thomas and Charlie toll did More to further the Giessen cause than another individuals accomplished for hit school. Many players were outstanding this year but Thomas bordered on the spectacular. One generally rides with a Champion until he i dethroned and Tot guided his Gissen Griffins to the Only perfect boys season in Dodds taking relatively new team and running of a 25-game win Ning siring that included a second straight Smalt schools championship the Home stretch the Spring sport pro Gram began saturday with the staging or Dodds Germany and Bennor soccer games and Bennor Tennis matches. This saturday the Germany and Bennor track and Field learns Are scheduled to make their shivering de hats. The Germany and . Gymnastics seasons begin april 4 Spain is scheduled to launch its Spring sched ule april 17-18, but Italy Turkey Aad the other us Spring morn teams Don i come upon the scene until Aprim-25. All action scheduled april 11 for the Dennany Bennor teams has been postponed until april 23 because of the lateness of the Spring holidays. Prep Pickin s plans once again to run a track and Field Honor Roll. I will list the top three standards in each event and As in the past Only winning Timet Heights and distances will be considered. Ramstein coach Bruce Stef Lenzmeier is trying to establish an Honor Roll of excellence for Dodds track and Field competitors. It would include the top10 performers in each event on an All time basis. The plan is to update the Honor Roll of excellence each summer and have it printed on posters which would be distributed to the High schools As a visual impetus for die athletes to further commit to Excel Lence according to  the project sounds like a most illustrious one but if it can be achieved it would do much to create a permanent Dodds track and Field history file. The most important thine Steffensmeier needs Roget the project rolling is Foo percent cooperation from the coaches on acquiring the boys and Jirl records for the individual schools a school record or possibly a second Best might not qualify for offi Cial Dodds recognition but it could very Well be among the 10 Best performances Ever turned in ind Odds. He cites the 39,4 time in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles by Ramstein s Chris Dawson Asa distinct possibility. Dodds records can be established Only at official in country regional and championship meets. The Germany and Bennor athletes once again have a advantage Over their Brethren because they get two different meets to establish records. The top finishers in the Bennor and Germany aaa a and a re Gioi Ali qualify for the Central europeans the others pack their gear and fall by the Wayside.  proposed a 10-Dccp 1987 Honor Roll that would include at times distances and Heights regardless of position in the respective meets. Space restrictions limits a to carrying Only the lop two finishers and the winning Lime distance or height in each of the events in regular season Competition. We used to Cany All tie places hat picked up Points in any respective track and Field meet. However the Advent of girls gaining vanity status in he sport necessitated inc revision. Wiesbaden s Jason Biko. One of Dodds pre Mier distance runners suggests that Dodds consider shortening the Cross country distance to 5,000 me ters because that s the distance slate Side performances run Biko writes when i went to California in december to com Pete in the Kinney Western regional crass country championships 1 noticed a major difference be tween what is run in the . And our Cross country races the men s distance is 5,000 meters 3.1 Miles. We run four Miles in Dodds."1 think it would be beneficial 10 change inc Dodds men s courses to 5,000 meters also. It re quires a totally different race strategy and it is difficult to adjust to because it is a much faster race. If Odds Cross country athletes want to compete with stateside athletes we need comparability. When officials at the big meets in the states ask for 5,000-meter times it is hard to give hem accurate times. Perhaps this can be discussed and a decision can be made before next  Italy and Spain teams Don t have to wait until next year to make any alterations. Their Cross coun try season is being run in conjunction with the track and Field program Cross country on Friday distance running on saturday not exactly the Ideal setup Beko said shortening he courses in Dodds Down to the current girls course distances would almost meet stateside distance requirements Beko did t finish Loo near the top in the Kinney meet Bui lie did accomplish one feat. He outran archrival Rick Jaster of Baum Holder who also participated. Biko Jastor confrontations Are expected to highlight Spring 8qo-, 1,500 and 3,000-rooter race again this Spring. A Chance has been made in the Dodds tryouts for the Albert Schweitzer team. They will beheld on sunday april 12 at Benjamin Franklin Vil Lage sports Arena to Mannheim starting at 11  tryouts were scheduled on Panl Toth and Iliff another move involves a roster switch in tic can of stateside players. John Gwynn a 6-0, 185-Poundguard from Demathe High school in Hyatt Iville md., replaces Tim Singleton a 6-2,170-Pound guar from new Orleans. 21st support come tourney shape Karlstedt men win two games apiece Pir Masens. Germany the garbled Iron Deuce and shape Grey hounds stayed alive in the 21st support omd men s double elimination a sleet Ball tournament Here wednesday picking up two losers bracket wins apiece. Garf Ludl dropped the  habit 86-73hl lands Uhl Hopes to a screeching halt 95-91 in Over tin Ielo Send the greyhounds Home. Shape humbled the Sheinberg raiders124-81 and then caged the Worms wild cats Wilha 101-88  in the Day Worms picked up a win without breaking a sweat. The Bremerhaven port City players came to town with Only four players and according to the rules that s Noi enough. Hence inc wildcats were credited with a 2-0forfeit shape 101, Worms 88 the Worms wildcats inability to hit the shot pulled the curtain closed on their tournament play. The wildcats shot 34 percent from the floor failed to army Basket Ball pick up the offensive boards and desperately took to the air in a vain Effort to Stop shape the Northern division firs place team shape on the other hand bolted to a6-0 Lead saw it diminish to a 9-s deficit then got Down to the business of win Ning. After building a 54-36 Midway Lead behind a 21-Point half by Anthon Gauld the greyhounds cruised to a 91 64 margin with four minutes left to play and Rode it out to a 101-88 win. Gauld ended his Day with a game-high33 Points while teammates Nathaniel Walls canned 20, Ben Dunn hit 14 an Robert Williams delivered 10. The wild cats Only honest offensive threat was Joe Robinson who drove Home 32 Points including six 3-Pointcrs. Robinson received help from Zachary Osborne s 17 and Michael Allen s 10. Shape is to play the loser of thurs Day s 4 . Pir Masens is. Manthie matchup at 8 . That night Karlstedt 9s, land Touhl 91 of it was Miller time for Karlstedt James Miller that  the tightest match of the night. Garls Edt almost let Victory slip from it grasp when the two team did a total role reversal Sheree fourths of the Way through the game. Garbled established a fast paced of sense from the opening tip and ran the Ball up and Down the confused lands tub sky hammers backs. 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