European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Marl 9, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Jef Ujj Foj of gel Frlj Fly off a   Turkey tourneys end Winter action. F.  a there s no tomorrow., Winter sports Competition in Dodds comes to a skidding Hall Friday when the Turkey basketball and Ristl ing champions will be crowned. The in Ciurlik boys and Ankara girls Are favored to win the basketball titles to go along with their regu Lar season crowns. All that remains on the Agenda is the naming of the 1988-89 stars and stripes All Europe basketball teams along with players and coaches of the year. I have received nominations from a few coaches but not from is Many As i had expected by this Lime considering that All the Germany bin Norand Italy teams completed their seasons quite some Lime ago. The  and Spain teams wrapped things up last saturday and their nominations should be forthcoming. -. The deadline is March i it. Every player must denominated by his her coach  considered for stars and slopes All Europe recognition. 1 Hope to have the teams selected by March 3d. Spring sports Mikic their debut on the Dodds scene april 1 when the Germany aaa soccer teams and the . Soccer and to cents teams Swine int action. Track and Field starts april 15 and girls gymnastics in Germany and the Bennor begins april 22. All championships will be determined by May 27. R  what coach Tom Leblanc feels will be inc strongest team Ever to represent Dodds Ger Many in the annual International cadets basketball tournament at Choll. France March 25-27 was selected at tryouts at Heidelberg High school last weekend. We had a splendid turnout for the tryouts Leb Lanc said monday the Competition was fierce and i think we picked a pretty Good team. We have More sue than Ever before and All  chosen  or honorable mention recognition this year. However we already have had one setback Frankfurt s Mike Kinder Hurt his ankle playing  May not be Able to play. Well have to what  Eric a Cir of Heidelberg was one of the players expected to try out for the team again this year however. Zeier departed last week opting to go Back to the states and a schooling Georgia where he Hopes to play baseball this Spring football in the fall and basketball next Winter. Baseball they say is the strongest sport for Eicr who won stars and stripes All Europe and offensive player of the year recognition As quarterback for undefeated big schools Champion Heidelberg and All conference recognition in basketball. The tallest player chosen for the Cholet team is 6-8 a Litzburg Center Keith Chaney Only three Are Shorter than 6-0. Others picked include Many Mitchell 6 7mannheim Damon Johnson 6-5 Karlsruhe Andy Owens 6-5. Baum older Jerry Bishop 6-5augsburg Renard Owens my Berlin Kinder 6-3james in Mcknight 6-3zweibrflckcn Mike Smith 6 2frankfurt Junior Dean 6-1 Munich Dominic Vassar 5-11mannheim Roger Bacchieri 5-9 Ramstein and Dan Hallgrimson 5-9frankfurt. Dan Hallgrimson had t signed up f9r the tryouts but i was impressed with his play during the big schools tournament that 1 asked him to come he really impressed everyone with his play. Both Days Leblanc said. -. The team will play Giessen mtg 876 saturday at Gissen. It will also play an All Star team from the bad wooden Allendorf sports training Center March 17 at bad so Odin and the German National cadets team March 18 at the same site before departing for France March 20 " Mannheim s Corey Jenkins and Ramstein s Dalon Bynum were selected from a rather disappointing. Turnout of Only six players for tryouts for the Dodds slots on inc Albert Schweitzer basketball tournament March 24-april 2 in Mannheim. There s no wonder the turnout was disappointing because the tryouts originally were scheduled for March 18, but suddenly were advanced two weeks to last saturday. ". Jenkins and Bynum will be in great company be cause six of the 10 stateside players selected for the Schweitzer won recognition no lower than third team on the parade1 All America team released Over he weekend. Icon Thomas of Chicago Simeon was named to the first team. Jama Faulkner of  King High school Middle Village n.y., and Calno Byrd of St. Joseph notre Dame Alameda. Calif., made second team. Third team selectee included Shaun Golden of Riverside High school Greer s.c., Zan Mason of los Angeles Ecsi Chesier and Conrad Mcrae of Brooklyn tech. Former Fulda luminary Shaquille o Neal of Cole High school in san Antonio Texas was named to the first team o Neal was invited to come to the Schweitzer but his parents thought he would miss lob much school and decided not to let him accept the bid. In addition to the recognition by Parade Faulkner Golden and Mcrae were named to Hie Mcdon Ald s Eastern All Star team and o Neal Hyrd Thom As and Jeff web scr. Another Schweitzer selectee were named to the West squad. The . Coaches recognized six girls and five boys when they did their All conference ballot ing. Girls chosen included Stacey Mccaffree and Sandy Kwitnieski of six time conference Champion american school in London Michelle Young and Pally Martinez of Woodbridge. Cro gluon s Kristic Trawick and Grenham common s Kathleen Davis. Kwitnieski Asl teammates Daniela Buna and poly Farmer Traweek Martinez and Young were declared All Tournai Mcnol players Kwitnieski winning map Saccoh Ducj. Champion Alconbury placed Marcus Davis and pal Evans on the All conference squad along with Asl s Brian Laeey and Jason Kokowska and Green Ham common s Vince Mcclure. Davis won map accolades in the tournament and was named to the All tourney team along with Evans Kokowska Lacey Lakenheath s Freddie King and Jason scary and London s Brett Prewitt. This was Cire Enham common s first year As a High school. The cobras fared quite Well in basketball. The girls tied Woodbridge for second place in regu Lar season play with a 9-3 record Ani finished fourth in the tournament the boys finished tied for third in regular season at 6-6, but were upset by London 2-10 in a first round tournament game. Army air Force split Garmisch Ecsi Germany Theair Force and army split individual titles in wednesday s slalom of the All services ski championships. But when it came to the team championship the air Force shared nothing to Wori the Alpine title with 128 world cup Points to the army s 109. Span Dahlem v John Skinner  s Graham Smith paced us afe s Light. Skinner won the men s open title and Smith inc masters 40 years and Over. Usa eur answered with Schwin Furt s Hob Heckma who Yoh these Nioras 30-39 years division and he Hicri ads Melissa Campanile who claimed  s open Crown. Skinner won the men s open championship with a Lime of i minute 24.82 seconds amid blustery Snow. He skied the first run in 43.07 and the second run. Also with 29 Gates in a Busl of the Day 41,75, the \ Ici Ory came a week after Skinner won the Safe giant slalom and a Day after he placed second in the All services of 10 Jim Duns ii. Duns Chi also from Spang Dahlem took the Siuch medal in this special Sla Lom so called because the 450-meter Kandahar course with a 100-Metcf vet Lical drop failed to meet International Sli federation standards. Duns Chi skied runs of 44.2i and 42.24 for a 1 26.j9 total the next two men s open spots went to Gar Stedl skiers. Jim Krau who swept. A Matteu r s Alpine races clocked1 28.83, thar Seaborg Adal 296s. All services sunni fifth place went to a Safe skier  at 1 31,55. Smithson the masters Crown with time belter than the seniors and women s open winners. The  skier skied runs of 46.30 and 44.51 for a 1 30.s 1  Triumph gave him four Gold medals in the Safe and All services races. The masters Silver and Bronze medals went to army skiers. Heilbronn s Joe Truman was limed in 1 43.59 and bad Tobii s Jim Spoo in 1 44.96,-Usafe took the  iwo places with Ocram Mcgrau s Dieter Krausch at 1 45.06 and Brussels Bernard James at 1 54.36.in inc seniors division Hickman won his second Gold in As Many Days. The Schweinfurt skier had a 1 35.09 on runs of 47.50 and 47.59.usareur i George Vigeon of Wartburg look the Silver with a 1 41.67. The Bronze went to Safe s Mike min Ard of Hahn i 1 43.27. Safe look the next iwo spots with Brian Campbell of Aviano at 1 45.88 and Mike Mckenna of Span Dahlem at 1 53.91.in the women s open Campanile made it a sweep of Usa eur and All services Alpine Rac by winning in1 32.23. She skied the first run in 47.68 and the second in 44.55.usat"i 5 Judy a hic of Bremerhaven won the Silver medal m 1 54.49. More than 22 seconds behind Campanile. The army s Colleen Hurd of Stuttgart look third m 1 58.97. Then came Safe s Dawn Hurston of Sembach in 103,80 and Jen Nifer o Bryon Ofra Stcin in 2 04.85, army skier Melissa Campari. Completes Alpoim face up to drug use coach says Toronto a after five Days of testimony about steroid use by Ben John son the sprinter s coach says it s Lime to admit that illegal substances Are Perva Sive in the lop Levels of International Competition. We re awash in a sea of denials coach Charlie Francis said tuesday Dur ing testimony before Trie Canadian com Mission investigating drugs and  have to Recagni a what s going on out to litre admin the Icv Cliff perform manc eare not possible without performance enhancing drug and get on Puli the process of trying to make some changes Francis has traced the decision to try steroids for Johnson to 1981 and said they were used to within weeks of the 1988 olympics. The Spriner was stripped of his Gold medal after a world record 9.79-Sceond 100-meter dash be cause he tested positive for so droids. He said however that it is a misconception to believe that Johnson was chemical creation whose Success can be dismissed As a product of steroids. Anabolic played a role As they did with his competitors Francis said. I believe he was on a lick placing Field and he was winning. " he is the Busl sprinter of Alt Lime. I m convinced of that