European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 22, 198b the stars and stripes a Page 21 prep Pickin s Johnson led 1988 s outstanding girls names they say make the news. Char Lonc Johnson Stephanie Sleadman and Lisa Killum Tina Brooks Jackie Stapchuk. Elham Cha mine Keri Hotham. Dani Conboy Heather Forbes Ruscha Kouril Sheila Crri weather Juli c Tus Ste Phanie Mcneil Kim Schwerdt Fegor those were some of the names that made the news on the Dodds girls sports scene in 988. Johnson s made the biggest impression. Talented in volleyball basketball and rack and held the Hahn athlete was named by inc selection panel As the i9b7-ss stars and stripes athlete of the year. St adman coached Fulda 10 an undefeated season that included the Small schools championship 1o win stars and stripes coach of inc year recognition in girls basketball and Killum won map recognition in the Small schools Louann mint As the Falcons overcame a 10-Noini deficit to nip Hahn in the championship game. N Vincnza s Brooks Ankara Stapchuk Rota s Cha Minc and Wiesbaden s Holtham won map recognition for their outstanding performances in inc Italy Turkey Spain and Ilig schools basketball Tournai teems. Respectively. Palch s Conboy was the stars and stripes player of the year in girls basketball. Ramstein s Forbes and Heidelberg s Kouril were outstanding gymnasts Mannheim s Morriw Cather. Stuttgart s Cyrus and Wiesbaden s Mcneil excelled in track and Field and Schwerdt Fogt continued her domination in Lennis. Sport by sport the lop performers in 19fl 8 were basketball Conboy won Slars and stripes player of the week laurels three limes As she led Patch to its Best record Ever 1s-2. With a 20.1 average that produced a school record 342 Points. She also pulled Down 14.2 rebounds a game Johnson and her sister Carleen gave Hahn a solid one two punch As it won the bin nor regular season and tournament lilies and finished second in the Small schools tournament posting in route a school Best 20-j won lost record. De Latts american school of London eagles won the . Season and tournament championships for the fourth straight year As they ran their record setting Dodds win. Conboy Ning string to 63 straight games. Junior Taety Mcclaf fryc led the eagles with in. I Points and 10.7 rebounds a game. Killum averaged 18.7 Points 9.1 boards and three steals a game As Fulda posted its perfect re Cord la Oldham was an outstanding Ball handler and defensive player for Wiesbaden with 14.5 Points Sis assists and four steals a game and Brooks average Dis steals and four forced turnovers while hitting. 12.2 Points and grabbing 9. .1 rebounds a game. Also oils Landing were shape s Johanne Andre Berlin s Lisa Freeman Stuttgart s Tagan Ferguson and Frankfurt s Tina Harris. Andre switched from Forward to guard last year enjoyed a 19.5-Poinl. 12.6-Carqm. And six steal per Outing year. Freeman was credited with.199 Points and 1 5 assists Ferguson had 14,3 Points and 11.1 assists every1 Lime out and was credited with 27 blocked shots during the season and Harris had a career year averaging 17,9 Points 13.5 boards three a Sims and four steals. Track and Field Merriweather and Mcneil were the Only double inner in  european championships Merriweather prevailed in both hurdles events set. Ting a Dodds record of.45.86 in the 300-meter race. Mcneil won the 200 meters in 25.fit and the -400iris�99.   the 300-meter hurdles and 200-Mclcr dash were really outstanding races. Merriweather. Edged out Heidelberg s Kris Vrigil and Fulda s Mildred Caw Ihorn both of whom were under the old record of 47.0, which Crri weather set in. Regional Competition. Mcneil and Johnson pounded Down the track neck and neck in the 200 and Mcne Ljusi nipped Johnson. Merriweather also won inc Lone jump title and Mcneil earned with Holtham Teresa Pugh and Trina Litany for a record breaking 4 03.69 clocking Hahn s Char line Johnson lopped every0111 Kim Schwerdt Feur dominated Tennis in the 1,600-Mclcr relay preliminaries. Johnson won the 100 meters in 12.57. He Ham nudged Cyrus in the Sod meters in an other exciting Battle Hillham turning in a 2 22.68 time to . Steps. Cyrus took the.1,500 me Mersin a year s Best time of 4 59.4 5. I. Other track and Field luminaries included Baum Holder s Joy clan Hubbard in the triple jump Lahr High jumper r6annc Bienn club Wurzburg shot Puller Cheryl Crancy arid  discus  Chirrick. Gymnastics. Kouril w As the class of the Central european gymnastics Liely winning All four individual events and the All around title in the Junior optional Competition with a 35.3s total which was featured by a 9.65 score in the floor exercises. Forbes took two events inc vault and the balance beam in winning the senior All around title by Only five hundredths of a Point from Frankfurt s Krislyn Fechner other oils Landing senior gymnasts included Brit ish school of Brussels Michelle Graham Nornberg a katrina o Neal Heidelberg s Dannic Dib disc and Karen Johnson and shape s Anna Hughes other outstanding juniors were will Obure s Krissy club or and Hub Kathy Sparrow and Sara Wells. Soccer the Winnin touch Charlie Toth exhibited in coaching the Gic Ssan boys to three straight boys basketball titles carried Over into his first venture Filo girls coaching. His Griffins led by the Sterling play of goalie Heather Schroud and map Forward Melissa  shocked  favorite Munich in a semifinal game and then beat is Iafe in he Small schools finale. Patch getting outstanding performances from goalie Jeanne Tilelli and Tina Fang beat Heidelberg in a Bailie of undefeated Powers .1-0 to win the big schools Crown. Sonic of the other outstanding performers included Patch s Frances Mason who teamed with Tilli to give the panthers nine sir Anglit shutouts Megan Crandall. Susan scaly and Carrie Kohout Munich s Dan Nellc Johnson Kristine Manuel and Lauri a Lonc Heidelberg s Liz Darcy. Cathy Cornel. Alison 1 Lough and Kyla Wright  s Kendra Tuirner and Monica Weidner and Wei Brincken s Jennifer Kern. Tennis Schwerdt Mcger captured her third straight cen1r.il european girls singles Tennis championship with a hard earned 6-4, 6-3 Victory Over Brussels Jenny Ryall. It marked the third straight season that  went undefeated. It was actually her fourth Dodds title she won i doubles Crown As a freshman before moving in to dominate the singles world. Schwerdt Fegor and Ryall represented in dds in the United slates Tennis association  National championships at san Antonio. Texas last june they competed in singles play and then Learned up for the doubles. The Healy girls Kellcy Tracy and Susan played prominent roles As Patch look the dig schools title. Kellcy and Tracy teamed up to win the double Sand Susan finished third in the girls singles. Cross country Cyrus was the outstanding harrier in Dodds in 19s8. She set course records seven limes during the. Season including an 18 45 clocking in Lite Central europeans which she won by 21 seconds Over Bonn s Tracy  s Candace Harry who won in 1987, finished fourth in one of the strongest Fields in recent years. Shape won the learn Lille Shana Mclaren and Jenny Kuni placed one two to Lead american school of London to the . Title and Angela Gloukhoff won the Italy title for the second straight year beating out her sister. Tatiana. To give Naples inc team Crown. Anne Whitford Maria a Yanuck and Duffy Childress finished 1-2-3 to Lead Ankara of the Turkey Crown. Volley Ball the big name in volleyball was Heidelberg. Rich ugh ecu s lady Lions ran up a 30-0 record and dropped Only eight of 87 games in winning the Germany aaa league title and he big schools tournament. Kirsten Keller Karen Dandridge Lorrie. Dundas and Katja Fletcher won be All Toun Iamont recognition. The other starters were Cindy cabe and Alison Hough. The lady Lions were hard pressed. Before notching their 30th Victory beating Hanau 9 is 1s-7, 15-6, 16-14 in the title showdown. Hanau s Chongha Cho won the map accolades for the third straight year. ,. Giessen took inc Small schools title heal ing Bonn 15-5, 15-3 l5-4 in the finale. The Griffins Connie Lacy was declared map. Croughton paced by map to Flarity Keenan and Kristie Trabeck. Retained its  title with a 15-4d 15-5, 15-10 Triumph Over Woodbridge.  Naples Defeated overseas of Rome 1s-13, 15-4, 15-2 to win the Italy big schools Crown with or s Ana Primelo winning map recognition. Milan Defeated is Gonella 13-15, 15-13, 15-7, is to win the Small schools title. Lapchuk sparkled As Ankara Defeated regular season Champion in Ciurlik 9-15, is 12, 15-13, 13-15, i i-6 to take the Turkey Crown and Sonya Stoos was the oils Landing performer As Rota avenged five earlier losses and Cal Torrejon i so i s-15, 15-9 in the Spain finals. Stoos served All the Points As Rota blanked Zaragoza 15-0 in its opening match