European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 11. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 Bison win Mcaa division ii title by beating Portland state 35-21 Florence Ala. A the 1980swill be remembered As the decade of the Bison in Mcaa division i football. North Dakota state won its fourth National championship in sin years with a35-21 Victory Over Portland state sat urday. ,. I ii Ocels awfully Good especially when you have a team with is seniors said Bison coach Rocky Hagar. We be been a family.". Tony Sailer rushed for lil Yards an two touchdowns and Chris Sim Dom also Mored twice to offset a 333-Yard passing performance by Chris Crawford of port land state. The Triumph capped a 14-0 season forthe Bison the most victories in school history. The Vikings lost for the second straight year in the title game and Fin ish Edat 11-3-t. The game was lied 4-14 at halftime but North Dakota state look the second half Kickoff and drove 63 Yards for the winning touchdown. Hager said he decided to. Put the game in he hands of the player who brought us to the party and that s our offensive  Satler scored or the ninth play of the drive spinning at he line of scrimmage and slipping in to the end zone from towards out. All i was thinking about All game Long and ail week Long was making sure i desc seniors went out winners said Sailer a Sophomore. They taught me How to be a Winner. And 1 did All could do today to make sure 1 did my  Portland state Couch Pokey Allen said his team was due for a letdown. We played seven straight great games he said it s a Lille disappoint ing that we did l win but i a very proud of these  Simdorn scored his second touchdown later in the third Quarter with a 1-Yarddive. That score was set up by an interception by Todd Zabel who picked off Crawford pass and returned it 33 Yards totheviking36. Crawford a senior quarterback who was the runner up for the Harlon Hiu trophy that goes to the lop player i division ii completed 22-of-35 passes for three touchdowns. The Vikings Ranfor Only 95 Yards. The Bison on the other hand passed Only four times completing two Tor 26 Yards. But they rushed for 339 Yards. Elaine Toshner added an insurance touchdown with an 11-Yard run in the fourth Quarter. With the game out of teach Crawford tossed anti Yard scor ing pass to Barry Nannc with a minutemen. North Dakota stale which entered in game ave raging 3s9 Yards a game Rush ing marched 67 Yards for a touchdown on its first Possession. Sim Dom scored from 1 of a fourth Down play to Cap the15-play, nine minute drive. Crawford tied the score with his first scoring pass a 45-yarder to Greg Ever. North Dakota answered with i five play 81 Yard drive thai ended with Sal Ter s tint touchdown a 70-Yard ran thai included a couple of broken tackles and a nifty move to avoid a Portland state de fender about 20 Yards from the goal line. Bui the Viking passing game got Leach Pugh gain doubles finals London a americans Rick Leach and Jim Pugh impenetrable at Tenet and aggressive in the Back court routed Jorge Lozano and Todd Witsken 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 saturday o reach the finals Floc Nabisco masters doubles championship. The americans the season s highest Points winners in world doubles save two set Points in the Lirosi set tiebreaker then moved into overdrive to crush the  team of Witsken and Loz Ano in under two hours at the Royal Al Bert Hall. The other semifinal Between spaniards Sergio Casai and Emilio Sanchez and the swedish australian learn of Anders Jarryd and John Fitzgerald was scheduled for later saturday. Leach and Pugh who won this year s australian open in Only their third grand prix tournament As a learn Only once looked threatened on their Way to sunday s championship match. After the first 12 games had been dominated by serve. Not a single one went to Deuce the americans won the tiebreaker 11-9 but had to save two set Points before pulling ahead on the fourth set Point of their own. I did l visualize what would happen afterwards Leach said. "1 thought every set would be As  instead the americans overwhelmed heir opponents covering every Angle of inc court with reflex Vulej Rizig powerful returns and Brilliant coordination. I was very Light in the first set Leach said then 1 loosened up a lot and it was a Complete  Leach and Pugh resumed serve so Welli hut Witsken and Lozano managed to hold Only two service games in the Sec Ond and third sets. Witsken was particularly vulnerable his weak serve consistently slammed Back at his feet or smashed away for win ners. That s the Busl we be Ever returned As a team Pugh said. It was really Funfor us but i Don t think it was for them.1 by reaching the final Leach assured himself of winning the year s Doublet Bonus Pool Worth 1165,000. Hit fellow californian will Clinch either second or third place and collect a minimum 190,000, depending on the outcome of sunday s final. Whatever we earn As a team we share Leach whose Laguna Beach Home is Only an hour s drive away of Romp a i House in Palos Verdes said. We re going to split the Money evenly. We did t expect All this Ai the Start of the year. It s been a teem Effort the americans who have won a tournament lilies this season stand to share another $72,000 if they win on sunday.  in the playoff for fifth and sixth place in the eight team tournament Ameri cans Ken Flach and Robert Seguso beat South africans Danie Visser and Piebald Rich 6-4,6-7,7-5. Flach and Seguso eliminated after posting a 1-2 record in the round Robin portion split $16,000 by finishing  Ana Aldrich who also were 1-2, shared $ 14,000 whips West Germany 101-83 . Fakes 3rd of shape by Walt Morrisette suit writer. Shape Belgium the american recovered from their disappointing semifinal loss to Italy to Salvage third place saturday in the shape military International basketball tournament with a 101-83 Victory Over West Germany Italy was scheduled to play Belgium in the championship game later saturday night. When ii Alv knocked off the unite states 96-89 in a Friday night semifinal it was the first Lime in five years that . Failed to Advance to the championship game. That year 1983, the . Also finished third. Italy was going for its second straight Lille and i old Overall in this tournament. Belgium was going for its first title after finishing second in 1985 and third the past two years. The -Gcrmany game was close for a while but the . Gradually pulled away to a 17-Point halftime Lead at s4 37. The West germans could get no closer than 11 Points in the second half Wiesbaden s. Troy Russell topped the . Vith 25 Points followed by Marlon Perry of Greece with 14. Neu Ulm s go vis Mcdowell and Rhein main s Butch walking scored 12 each and Span Dah Lem s Wallace Northcutt bad 11. Zweir Ilcken s Tony Hicks had a game High 10 rebounds. West Germany s Axel Schubert led Al scorers with 32 Points and Christian Bembeck added 26 Points and seven re Bounds . Coach Tom Benson was proud of the Way Bis earn was Able to Bounce Back from the bitter toss to Italy. Cranked up again on their next posses Sion. Crawford tossed a 16-Yard touch Down pass to Tim Corrigan who set up the score with a 34-Yard reception. North Dakota stale linebacker Yor Rick Byre finished with a game High is tackles to Lead the Bison defense which contained the High scoring Viking of sense in the second half. Five times Portland state drove i Tobison territory but came away with Only one score.  the second Quarter Byers stopped Crawford on a fourth Down play fro Mihe i a Hall another Viking drive. Sim Dom rushed for 67 Yards on 17carries, and Bison running Back Doug Lloyd finished with 62  Dakota stale previously wort National championships in 1983, 1985and 1986, and was the runner up in 19bi and 1984.Portland stale reached the title game last year in ils first trip to the playoffs but was Defeated by Troy state 31-17. To come Back from the adversity we had last night Speaks for american sports Benson said. We were frustrated last night by the whistle and it affected the mental aspect of our  you re going to play 90 feet of defense you have to be Able to put pressure on the other team but we weren t Able to put the kind of pressure on Italy that we were Able to put on other teams because the whistle blew so much. It was like it s Okay one night but we could t do it the next night Barons end Griffins win skein bit buro Germany be Robinson s 15-foot jump shot at the Buzzer slithered through tenets Here Friday night to give the Pitburg Barons a 50-49 win Over the Giessen Griffins and end the Thini Ion Gesi winning so Ruck  history. Giessen went into the game rid ing a game winning string thai included three straight Small schools championships. Only Vicenza and Aviano have won More games in a Row than the g Tif fins Vicenia which holds the re Cord at 46, preserved its record by. Terminating Aviano s skein at 45. The Griffins turned a 22-18 halftime deficit into a 36-31 Lea with an 18-9 third Quarter advantage but the Barons who had twon in 17 games fought Back. They in bounded the Ball to Robin son following a timeout with four seconds remaining. He dribbled twice and look the jumper. The Buzzer sounded As the bal sailed through the air and swished through the net creating bedlam for the Homes Anding Barons. Derek Phillips led the Barons with 10 Pitnu. Chris Sanderso added nine but he pulled Down 17 rebounds to share starring acco Lades and Robinson finished wit height Points. Mike Wayt paced Gissen with 20 Points Richie Finch added 12and Pat Bolten finished with 10. The Barons staged another fourth Quarter comeback saturday to sweep the non conference series winning 63-58 on the strength of a 20-4 final period advantage. But we won our other games by bout a 70-Poim margin per game. 1 think we set the standards for upcoming shape basketball teams. They Gol a Good took at what we do and they Lamake adjustments i m a better coach because of this experience and i la never forget it television pro football new Orleans at sin Francisco 10 . Sunday. Radio pro football Cincinnati at Houston 7 pin. Sunday Atlanta at los Angel srams 10 . Sunday