European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 29.1988 the stars and stripes Paga 25 High school sports Merriweather snaps hurdle Mark Bybe Abrams prep sports editor Bremerhaven West Germany she s Only a Sophomore beamed Mannheim coach Burl Blank As Sheila  cracked the 300-Mctcr hurdle re Cord in highlight the last Day s action in inc Central european track and Field championships Here sat urday  needed thai super Effort As she pounded around he n or discs station turf because Heidel Berg s Kris Wright and Fulda s Mildred Cawthon also were under the 47.0 record Lime Crri weather had in last week s Germany aaa regional the Mannheim Star who also won the 100-meter hurdles and big jump hit the Lape at a blazing 4 5.86 seconds Wright was caught at 46.52 and Cawthon who held inc record of 47.2 before the regional a began had a 46.77 clocking. I m absolutely thrilled Morriw Cather bubbled. I knew i had to run a super race to win the 300 because Kris and Mildred Are super runners. I just ran As hard and As fast As i could and 1  Merriweather won the 100 hurdles in 15.2 and the Longum Wilha 17- i i Effort. Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany sports coordinator allowed  to compete in inc hurdles despite having been disqualified in last week s qualify ing meet. Dodds permits anyone who meets pc Siab listed standards in the regional to compete in inc finals. Merriweather ran a 15.3 in last week s preliminary heal considerably belter than the Dodds Standard for qualification she fell in the championship race last week and was disqualified. My Mccather won in a Breeze gelling a big boost when i Ithon her chief challenger hit a hurdle mumbled and was unable to Complete the Raee.  beat out Hahn s Char Lonc Johnson in the Long jump by Lour inches. Johnson had gone Well Forbes Kouri Nab division gym crowns by Tracy Tanner staff writer k1tzingen, Weil Germany Kan Stcin s tical her Forbes earned two first placing on her Way to the All around senior division optional Crown in the Central european gymnastics championships saturday and Heidel Berg s Kusha Kounla dominated the Junior division by sweeping nil events for the All around title. Forbes runner up in 1987 to the three year Champion. Shilo Cruc of Halm said she wished Cruc who has since moved to the states could have competed in this year s meet harm coach Thomas Richards said Forbes bad improved immensely since last year and though inc Sophomore would have Given Cruc a run for the Money. However this year it was Kristin Fechner of Frankfurt who pushed Forbes for the All around title. Fechner scored 31.20, just .05 behind Korbus 31-25. Forbes first places came from her vault and routine on the beam in which she scored 8.15 and 7.35, respectively on be uneven bars she placed second with her 6.80, and a 9.1 1 on inc floor exercise put her in third place. With a round off Back straddle Over catch mount Fechner won the top spot on the uneven bars with an  score 1.20 ahead of Forbes her closest comic lion in shut event. She placed second on the Bance beam with a 6.30, and third on inc floor with a 9.10. Heidelberg s Dan Nee Dubovec wowed inc judges on the floor enc disc to score a v.40. For that event s Gold due Jose placed second on Hie vault with an s.i0 und fifth All around with a 27.is total. Lust year s Junior optional Champion Michelle Graham of the British school of Brussels finished third in the All Over 18 feet during the regular season but she has been hobbling around this week with a painful thigh. How Ever Johnson was t hobbling when she competed in the 100 and 200 meters. She won the Century in 12.57, and the finished second to Wiesbaden s super per former Stephanie Mcneil in the 200. That a probably the Best girl s race of the Day Mcneil Hilling the tape at 25.68 with Johnson immediately behind her. Earlier Mcneil had beaten Wright in a bang bang 400-meter thriller Mcneil winning in 58.v9 to Wright s 59.10. Merriweather and Mcneil were the Only multiple winners among the girls. Mcneil also ran the Anchor leg on Wiesbaden s triumphant 1.600-meter relay team. Ken Hillham Teresa Pugh and Trina Lattany ran the other legs. Holtham also won the boo meter race and inc wies Baden combination of Alci Holmes. Litany Connie Adams and Pugh took the sprint Medley Baum older look the 400-Mctct relay with Jocclyn Hubbard Trinnie Bowie  Williams and Tammy Terrell lugging the Baton to a 50.57 clocking. In the other saturday girl s event Stuttgart s Juli Cyrus won the 1,500 meters in the Yean Best time of 4 19.4 5. Wiesbaden s Jason Biko added the 800 and 3,000 meter titles to the 1,500 championship he had won Friday to wind up As the top individual performer in inc boy s Competition. There were Only two other multiple winners among he boys. Wal Ryburg s Tyrone Wallace took the 100 and 200 in the relatively slow times of 11.1 and 22.51, respectively. Mannheim s Corey Jenkins look the High hurdles in 14.9 and the Long jump with a 2w Effort. Jenkins was also the favorite in the 300-meter hurdles. However Augsburg s Terry Elliott surprised him. By half a stride All 1he Way Down the Elliott led Straightaway but he just managed 10 nudge his Chest into Pic tape slightly ahead of Jenkins with a 39.35 Lime. In other boy s events saturday. Karstein s Eddie Crawford won the 400 in 49.61 and ran inc third leg in the Royal s 1,600-Mnrter relay Triumph. Trey Koss Julas Holly and Trad Glown ran inc Oiler pkg As the royals prevailed in 3 25.2, inc Best time us lilt year. Nelm Borg look the 400 relay in 43,49. With scan Scoll Der Sciric Ray Terry Golden Tail Skull charting the individual legs and the t i add Borg Tot Nanof Mike Jacobs Eddie Waldron. Troy figgins and istrian Dun Lap raced to Victory in inc Medley with a .v37.h4. Mannheim s Andre Green won the shot Pul with 47 5% heave and Leam Malc Travis Jenkins look the High jump at 6-4. Merricc Alicr was named the Oul Minji girls run Ner in the meet teammate Jay Wilson who set a Pic vault record of 14-Vi Friday was tilt Bikini d the lop male Field performer. Mannheim won Tweh Hig school Lillic. Lilt Piti with 67 Points to Wiesbaden s 62 and inc boys with it to a Funburg s 52 and Wiesbaden s 51. The coaches voted Beko the outstanding boys run Ner. Elliott with a second in the High hurdles and a fourth in the triple jump Friday scored All 22 of Augsburg s Points As Ifica apaches look the boys Small schools laurels. Ii sewn and Vil scat lied fur Sveund with 17 apiece. The girls Small school learn Battle was a 1-2-3 Ben enor sweep. Shape edged Oul Halm 37-35, and of cent finished third with 22. Accents Susan Sar gang scored 15 of the lion s 22 Points with a second in inc High jump a third in the Long jump and a sixth in inc triple jump. Those achievements won fur her recognition As the girls outstanding Fidd it enl performer. Heidelberg s Rusha Gonril 12, captured the Junior optional All around title at the Central european chanpion ships saturday. Around. Kouril the new Junior optional Cham Pion was the event s main ally action. Except for her age she s 12kouri could have easily competed in the senior division. Her finesse has come from seven years of hard work mostly with her German gymnastics team. On the vault und the uneven bars her scores were 11,60, on the balance beam she stored an tt.5 j and on the floor exercise she soared Wilh a has. The Day s highest. Frankfurt look the Large school senior till with a Tull of i Iraq Points beat Inz second place Kaiml Yin by 2.10. Lei Delberg finished  . After the first Day. Frankfurt led by .20 Over Heidi Borg. Friday Heidelberg moved ahead by so Lull Frankfurt pulled out the Victory with Strong optional showings by Fechner and Nancy wis Dom who placed sixth All around. Shape look the Small schools senior division Crown Way ahead of its closest competitor Giessen. In inc Junior division inc British school of Brussels took inc top spot for the Small schools and Numberg w As number one for the Large schools. Arn sports television Auto racing  500, s . Sunday. Radio Aulon racing Indianapolis 500, s . Sunday. Basketball Aba playoffs los an gel Lattini Dallas 9 3o . Sunday baseball new York yank at Seattle 2 to . Monday soccer from Page 23 and Kohout would nol yield. Named to the Almon Mamom team was Tilelli. Min Crandall Carrie Kohout Tina fans and Susan scaly of Palch Lii Barney. Kalpa Fletcher Alison Hough of Heidelberg Shanna Serio and Lori Toenjes of Kammon and Isabel a dunes of Wiir Burg. In the boys Ellurd Bee game Jon Cox scored two goals and Jeff Guild slopped 13 shots to Lead 1 atch past n Urnberg 4-0. In inc girls Consolation Gume Ramstein wiped out Wurzburg 9-0 behind Hal iritis by Lori Toenjes and Shanna scrip