European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. Way 12,19bb the stars and stripes Paga 21 prep Pickin s . Media save letters for preps High school honors should be far High school athletes.1 thai was the emphatic answer i received from Many of the slate winners at the National sport sons lers and sportswriters association award program last week Al Salisbury ., when i told them about Dodds being ordered to Gram varsity letters id High school age members or the european forces swim league. Although some of the winners at the Ossa came from bigger newspapers in big or cities the vast majority of ilium was made up of the Best main interest revolved around High school activities. I never heard of such a said North Dakota Winner Dave Kolpack of inc Bismarck Tribune there arc some sports in North Dakota which Are played outside of the High school Malm but they arc considered strictly chi6 activities and the people competing Aren t eligible for High school letters soccer is a Rood example. Up to his school year this was a prep sport and the boys weren t eligible for varsity letters. This year it was added to the official school sports program and idlers were rewarded. Kevin Tresolini co Winner with cohort Tom to Mashock of the Wilmington del., news journal expressed similar Surprise. How can thai but he asked. How can non High schooners gel High school letters for competing in something that is not an official sport at Inci schools How do you establish standards for Reward ing such letters everyone knows that High school sports and club sports arc completely different. The coaching is different discipline is different every thing is different 1 Don t see How it can be done cover Indiana University basketball and i m not really into High school sports that much any More said Indiana University Don Fischer of Malion wire in Indianapolis. But it is difficult for me to comprehend such thinking 11 seems to me that if High school people Are old to Reward non High Schoot sports Anil non High school athletes with varsity letters someplace a Ong the line the school is Apt to Jose control of the situation and outsiders would soon be running the High school program. Thai does t seem right to i could quote More state winners but the Fesl people and baseball people in inc Stuttgart area who Are demanding varsity letters too would accuse me of Bela Boring the Issue. So 1 won t quote any More. I wish i could present quotes citing the Good de Rived from non High school athletes receiving such awards. However not one of the winners i spoke with Al Salisbury expressed such a belief. My wife had a copy of sunday s stars and stripes when she joined me in new York where we formers saturday would compare favourably with some of the numbers on the North Carolina 4a Honor Roll. It would be difficult to say exactly where Jason Biko s Fine times in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters would stand because they run the longer Dis ances of 1.600 and 3,200 meter in North Carolina. I Lowcher i imagine they would be near the top. The Wiesbaden Star had a 3 57.5 clocking in inc 1,500. And 8 48.75 in the 3,000, the Best limes in inc 1600 and 3200 my Lars on the 4a Chart Are 4 48.3 and 10 39.5, respectively. In the boys Competition the Best shot put Mark is listed at 48-5 Wiesbaden s Stuart Babbitt had a 48 4vi Effort saturday. The Best 110-meter hurdles Mark there is 14.5 Corey Jenkins won his at 14,51the Best 300-Mcicr hurdles Mark is 41.1 and Jenkins won Hij race in 40.34. The Best 100 meters is 10,9 Baum older s Brandon Maddos matched that and Stis Verburg s Rodney Godfrey turned in a 11.0. In girls action Mildred Calhan s time saturday in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles would put the Fulda nah Lyle on the lop of inc Carolina Honor Roll. She had 15.5� and 48.99 limes compared to the 16.22 and 50.1 a cols on the 4a Chart the Best 4a High jump a 4-10. Romaine Bienve Cuc of mahr Cleared 5-2 and Ulm � Kathy Lehman went 4 ii. The Best triple jump in inc. 4a is 32-11. Baum Holder i Jocclyn Hubbard Well almost 2 feel far ther 34- Wand fwd Bruckn s Stephanie macs turned in a 33-1 Effort those Dodds efforts were logged saturday. 1 missed a couple of weeks of action so i am not up to Dale on the Dodds Honor Roll our kids probably would fare even better had i been comparing Honor Rolls. These Volkswagen beetles won t just be creeping along when the Hamu Auto radon association s Bug in gets rolling Saaby. Gentlemen Start your beetles by Randy Barnett motor sports editor the Hanau Auto racing association Kara will conduct the 13th annual run Ning of the International Bug in sunday. The Bug in is the 1988 drag racing opener in Germany. The race which determines the fastest Volkswagen Beetle in Europe will be held on the Gic Belstadt Airfield. Jerry Lackey president of Kara said wednesday we expect an entry of More than so cars ranging from regular 34-Hurscpowcr Stock beetles up to a 435-Horscpowcr dragster entered by Ronald jutting last years Overall Lackey said classes Are set tip for Var ious categories so that everyone has a Hance to compete. The groups Range from Street Legal beetles with Type-1 engines up through the dragster class with unlimited engine Power. In the dragster class the cart must have a vow Bug appearance but they can be powered by any Type of engine Lacey said. During the intermission sunday Mem Bers of Kara who have built or set up new drag racing cars during the Winter will be allowed to lest them so spectators also will Sec these cars in lest action. The Bug in which is open to any Driver who would like to race his vow Beetle will offer trophies and prize Money to class and group winners. The gales open Al 9 ., the deadline for race registration is 11 ., Lime Tri als Start at noon and final elimination begin Al 2 . The Airfield is located 8 Miles South National route 19 bi9. On a separate subject Lackey said Amajor new race a been added to the Hara schedule. This event will take place in Zel Tweg Austria aug. 13-15, one week before the International drag racing festival at Bockenheim Ger Many which is scheduled for aug. 20-21. Because the austrian grand prix was cancelled last january the austrian have been looking for a replacement event since and i m Happy to say thai we were selected to bring drag racing to Austria Lackey said. The austrian grand prix at the Oscr Riching near Hellweg was cancelled by theft traction internationale do sport a Hwn Obile fisa and the formula on constructors association in january when the completion of work on a new pit garage Complex could not be assured by the austrian organizers. The grand Pru was cancelled by he formula one Powers and awarded to the austrians were looking for an event to replace their formula Ore grand prix they called Hocken Heim for ideas. The Bockenheim peo ple Lold them that our drag races produced the third largest crowd at Bockenheim last year More than35 000 and they recommended us highly. So it just went from there Lackey Austria is will feature a three Day program with old cars and other races on the saturday and drag racing on sunday and monday. From Austria Well go directly to Bockenheim to stage our third International race there on the weekend of aug. 20-21."we look at this As another step up the ladder for american style drag Rac ing in Europe and with big Back to Back International events of this Cali Ber Well draw Strong entries and a . And with three International races on the canc near this year and our summer nation als Al Gierc Bzadi july 17 we Arenow qualified to stage fisa sanctioned German championship drag Ramstein inn leading team by Tracy Tanner Suff writer Heidelberg the Ramstein inn grabbed the team Lead with a 4692 in wednesday s Early third squad action at inc american Bowling Congress euro Pean championships. Eric Boucher Ted his team with a 640-590 iz39. The rest of the team bowled consistently Well w gather a 195 average. Richard Wainright rolled series of 569and 5s5 for an 1154. Al Tremaine contributed a 591-5611152 and Damien est Viz threw an 1147 after series of 593-554. One shift was scheduled to bowl on wednesday s Lale shift before the Tea award could be determined. However the Ramstein inn s score surpasses that of last year s Winner by 52 pms. That team also hailed from current second place team the Sembach tigers lied fast year s team champions with iheir4640, David Morgan who threw four deuces toward his High 655-575-1230, led Sembach with a 205 average. The team ended up with a 193 average. Also ending with a 193, the Benwa lers bandits rolled a 4636 for third place. After one event Aviano s Paul Raj Nish is in Good position for inc All events. He rolled a 695-5931288 for a 114 a crag. Run Nash s High game was a 265.the All events Leader after three events was Bill Shaffer of Stuttgart with a 3672 for a 204 average. Jim remade Ofra Sicin trailed him by two pins with a 3670 for a 203 average. One of the Home lanes favourites forthe All events is Lance Lonsdale. He began with a 1241 for a 206-Avtrage, with both of his series 600s.the final shift for the Itam event was scheduled to finish late wednesday. Thursday the final doubles was scheduled to begin at 9 An sports radio hockey nil up vote Boilon to new Jersey i m in. Friday
