European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 25, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep Pickton s match up would be Worth the Money sports writers Don t generally pay to see a sporting event. However. I Don t think i would mind forking Over a couple of Bucks to we a basketball game Between inc Aviano saints and i Castn Griffins probably the two Belt High school teams in Dodds his season. Of our under Dodds format of in country or in Region Only compact Ilion such a game if no Possi ble. Giessen won ill third straight Small schools championship with a 61-56 Victory Over shape to stretch its undefeated skein 10 41 games. Aviano trampled overseas of Rome 8s-4s to win the Ameri can schools in Italy championship and finish the Campaign undefeated. Among boys teams Only Vincnza Wilh 46 and Aviano with 45 have won More consecutive Dodds games than Gic Ssan. Aviano and Gic Ssan Are two very similar squads. Neither ii a very big learn. Aviano s biggest performer being 5-3 a Keith Crawford. Gissen l being 6 both learns really move that basketball. Both press a Over from the opening lip and create easy fast break baskets. Both hit the boards with abandon and both Are extremely Well coached. Ken Man Coly is the Aviano coach Charlie told handles Gissen. Crawford John Elk and Tommy Robinson All car ried double figure averages for the saints Wilh any one of the three capable of carrying the team should the others falter. Peterson. Chris Williams and Greg Johnson Are their counterpart from Gic Ssan. Like i did. I would t mind paying a couple of Buck to Sec the saints Lake on the Griffins in a Small schools or even a Europe wide championship game. If they played 1 would probably Lake Aviano. For the first time. Inc championship games of a Dodds basketball tournament were Tele Vised live saturday. Southern european broadcasting aired inc girls and boys Lille games in the american schools in Italy tournament from Vicenia via satellite to american bites in Brindisi is Gonella Comiso Napka and Livorno. High school sports is the Only lie in we have Wilh All of our stations said Dave crts pen see superintendent of network television operations. In years past sen Southern Europe network carried the games live on radio. The station also has videotaped games the pan few years or so. We have the capabilities of reaching All the bases. So we decided we would do the live telecasts this year. People in Vincnza Laid us thai the show which reached an estimated 50,000 people looked Good and sounded Good. We Haven t heard from the other communities yet but we feel thing were Good out there  the army s Scon Ferguson air Force s Ray Klipsch and the Navy s Scott Tho Bloom handled the play by play and color. Crispin said that see is interested in carrying future championships live but they would have to Emana e from Vicenia because the other station Don t have capabilities for live telecasts. When i first came to Europe Shelby while iced and later on Hugh Daw son broadcast the High school games live on an radio. I can t remember any live radio broadcasts in re cent years. An has bad its people at recent tournaments for videotaping but it generally Hast shown saturday s action before the following thursday or Friday. The Italy Germany aaa and Germany a coaches selected their  teams in pre tournament meetings at Vicenia and Mannheim last week. The Italy South girls learn consisted of Comiso s Jennifer Slack and Christina Lee Simonella s Alicia Austin and Maria bulls and Naples Sondra Celeste. Simonella s Hector Sanchez and Scott Lewis notre Dame s Stephen Porsia and Kami Al Amine and Naples Merih Marian were named to the boys squad. No Brindisi players were considered for either team at the request of school officials because of disciplinary problems Ihrck weeks ago that cause1 the teams to be disbanded. League champions Vincnza and Aviano each put three players on the girls and boys learns respectively in the Italy North voting. I Cunja selected included Tina Brooks Suzanne Trisko and Stepha Nie Doyal. Other girls chosen were Milan s Konsun Ames and overseas of Rome s Ana Procto. Marcus Corbin Tommy Robinson and Keith Crawford were chosen from Aviano s squad. Or s Stefano Minucci and Milan s Chris Pinkow rounded out the squad. Coaches from the two five icam Italy conference decided that the Best Way to go was to select Only five players to each All conference squad. The aaa and a a coaches went for 10-player teams. Champion Wiesbaden placed three players Keri and Tara Holtham and Stephanie Mcneil on the aaa girls team. Also chosen were Stuttgart s Tagan Ferguson and Renee Mcclinnon Frankfurt s Tina Harris rams Cin s Shanna Serio Mannheim s Jen Nifer Hall Heidelberg s Karen Dandridge and Kai scr Lautem s Tiffany Wisdom. Ramstein s David Ennis and Jeff Barnhart Mann Heim s Andre Green and Travis Jenkins Frankfurt s Joe Trovero and Greg Rceder Stuttgart s Steve but Ler Wiesbaden s Rob Harris kaisers Lautem s de Bonds and Heidelberg s Eric Zeier were named to the boys team. On inc a front Champion Patch placed Gibrec players Dani Conboy Colleen Quinlan and Julie Vassaur on the girls squad. Sherri Anthony and car Tritsc Smith were picked from Tilburg. The rest of the cast included Firnberg s Shona Jackson Sunburg s Cheryl Craney. Hanau s Michelle Walker Baum older s pm Williams and  Amy Tanner. Mike Brown Kenny Cummings and Ralph Hayes were chosen from Champion Wurzburg in the boys balloting. Others selected were Nurnberg s Rufus Montgomery Terry Golden and Chris person. Wei Brincken s Steve Damn Hanau s Reggie of Bome Pitburg s vines Kris car and Patch s Joe Daw son. The aaa and a coaches padded their selections even More by naming five honorable mention peo ple to their squads. Naming 10 people from seven team leagues is a bit much. Naming i i is ridiculous. Winter sports around Dodds have almost run the Gamut. So Wilh that in mind it is time to begin thinking Slars and stripes athlete of the year. The Rales Are 1. Candidate must be the boy and girl athlete of tie year it the school they represent. U a school does t officially select such athletes the athletic director and coaches should Convene and make the proper choices. 2. Letters of nomination thai include nil pertinent information and statistics should be submitted separately on the boy and girl regarding their sports achievements during school year 1987-88. Each letter should be Sleed by the Priidu or athletic director Iii at least one coach for whom the athlete hits pit Jet. A photo head and in naut should accompany the nominations. 3. The letters should be mailed to athlete at the year committee sports department the sure tint stripes Apo 09111 or to the Vilim address ath Lete of the year committee sports department the Stan and stripes Postrach 11-1437, d6100, Darm Stadt 11, West Germany. 4. The absolute in of Tolfe deadline not the Post Mark u May 28. All Competition nil be completed by then. So nuking the deadline should t be too difficult. Hahn football and boys basketball coach Darrell mood Fulda principal Doug Kelsey and Brussels principal Bill Ryall have agreed to serve or the panel with fellow staffer Tracy Tanner and me. The panel will Convene As soon possible follow ing inc deadline to determine the 1987-88 stars and stripes athletes of the year Mannheim s Regina Nolan and Pitburg s Mike Tolburt were chosen last year. I probably will 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. Usa eur names All services Alpine team by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor Berchtesgaden. West Germany Vii corps Brady Glauthier and v corps John Fellenzer head an 18-Ptrson Alpine team thai will represent usar eur in inc All services ski championships at Gamach March 8-12. The Usa eur Alpine squad As announced following the army s giant Sla Lom and Jilom races Here monday and tucks Day. It will be augmented by the top Cross country skiers after the Usa eur is Orjie championships Here thursday and Friday. The All services meet is an annual showdown Between the Europe elite of Amy and air fore ski racers with the Navy also participating occasionally. A laughter. Who is assigned to numbers but has been in Garmisch on temporary duty since september won his second straight Usa eur giant Sla Lom this week Fellini or look the Usa eur slalom race tuesday As Glauthier was Dis qualified in the Sec Ond run and lost a protest. A third usar eur Gold medallist. Bill scr Hagen of Bamberg and Vii corps adds lip to the Alpine team. Stern Hagen won the open division Sla. Lorn and giant Sla Sera Hafen Lorn two can ago. He was a of runner up in 87 and look Silver medals in both slalom in this week s meet. Also named As men s open Skien on the Alpine team were Paul Govero Vii corps. James Krall of 21 is support corod., Jeff Robins of v corps and Thor Seaborg of 21st support comd., third Placer in this week s giant Salom. Clover who won his spot on the team with a third in the slalom will be unable to compete at Garmisch because of an imminent pcs Date. So Greg Lemrich of v corps the alternate makes the learn. Maria role gab of Nurnberg and Vii corps Heads the Foum Kier women s con Tingent for All services Competition. Rothgeb swept both Usa eur women s open races Here Hij week. Jennifer Rocheleau of v corps . Watson Sheats of Vii corps and Sylvia klees of v corps round out the women s squad. Rocheleau won two Silver medals Here ibis week and Watson Sheals and Klucs were 1-2 in both women s seniors races. V corps Patrick Hardy from folds Winner of both seniors races Here is Usa eur s Ace of the 30-39 Divino. Named Wilh him from that division were Vii corps George Vii con and Allen Mcgill and v corns Tim Gratto plus Murray Johnson of v corps As an alter " three Vii carps skiers William Rose Larry Smith and James Lyon plus Tom Venard of v corns were be pc Clad from the masters 40 and older division Rose won the masters slalom and Smith lied for firs in the 40-and-older giant slalom Craig Schwender of Vii corps who shared the is Gold Wilh Smith was picked As the masters alter  air pan squad in the All serv ices meet will be selected fallowing it a week s Safe championships Ai car Misch