European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 19rams for rockets ring by Rob Staggenborg staff writer i compare this years Continental sports conference football playoffs to a bad wedding. There a ram Stem the bridegroom of the last two finally trying to get hitched to a Csc title. The last file the rams won the Csc championship in 1985, Hev then went on to claim the Safe title. There a Rhein main which if Fate does no to make a 80 will hand the Safe ring off this year. There a Hahn and Pitburg ushering the guests in Hue dastardly Span Dahlem is peeking into the dressing rooms when no ones looking. Sembach looks like the Best Man. Done to forget Oesterberg the Uncle Buck in the Road who a Happy his invitation Wasny to signed in blood. Off in the distance there a Wiesbaden a the Guy who rot an invitation by default. The caterer had already a paid and the band needed someone to carry the Irum set. Just done to mingle too much. Wiesbaden is the perennial a other Side of the family Guy. The Csc playoffs open with quarterfinals at noon saturday when Wiesbaden goes to Ramstein while bit org goes to Span Dahlem. On sunday the playoffs Stop at Sembach where the Lusty Oesterberg wolfhounds a making their first playoff appearance a take on the tigers in a noon Battle. Also at noon Rhein main goes Back to Hahn where rocket coach Jose Valentines squad lost 20-6 last runday in a makeup contest. The winners of saturdays games play each other oct. To and the winners of sundays games go at it oct. 21. The Csc championship game is set for oct. 27, and the Safe final a where the Csc Champion will meet the . Sports conference Champion a is on the boards for nov. 4 in England. Where is Wei Brincken history that a where. In the a fall but one playoff format the conference adopted this season Wei Brincken a by a forfeit last Ivecek against Sembach a did no to get an invitation to the reception. Eight of the nine Csc teams made the play Joffs leading Many to wonder if this season Isnit actually the National hockey league in disguise. Wei Brucken a futility closes the Book on its football program since the base nestled near the French Border a is scheduled for closure next year. I that leaves Wiesbaden As the unwanted guest. The a flyers made the playoffs with a get this a a 1-7 record. Does a 1-7 team belong in the playoffs even flyers coach Dennis Carter sounded a resounding j a a you re always glad to get another Chance a Carter isaid. A a in a not sure i agree with the playoff format shorts Calendar oct. 11-17 unless otherwise dated Tennis the porsche grand prix women a tournament opens saturday with qualifying matches at the Tennis club Ash Fil Derstadt about 10 Miles South of Stuttgart. The main draw featuring Monica Seles Gabriela Saba Tini and Zina Garrison begins monday at 2 . The starting time moves Back to 1 . On wednesday and continues through the final oct. 14. Daily general admission costs 50 Marks monday and goes up to 95 Marks Quot or the weekend running v corps Cross country championships open to All military and civilian runners from v corps communities Are saturday at the Ruhberg outdoor recreation area in bad Kruez Nach. Top qualifiers in four categories for military men and four for military women Lus the fastest men and women civilians Advance to he army european championships oct. 27 in Karlsruhe. Registration for which there is no charge is 810 30 . Saturday the race starts at 11 . For info nation Call v corps sports at ets 320-5503.vresthng an open meet is planned this weekend in Baum elder. Entry fee of $5 covers both saturdays freestyle id sundays Greco roman tournaments and free Bil Ting is available for All wrestlers. Call ets 485-7176 it a information. Soccer two teams with contrasting flight plans open the German first divisions 10th week at 8 . Friday. Wat Schied hitting the Road after consecutive Home Victo is Over Stuttgart and Frankfurt that carried the team of 12th to sixth in the standings visits going nowhere football playoff first round saturday noon Wiesbaden 1-7 at Ramstein 7-1 Pitburg 4-4 at Span Dahlem 6-2 first round sunday noon Oesterberg 2-6 at Sembach 6-2 Rhein main 3-5 at Hahn 6-2 semifinal oct. 20, noon Wiesbaden Ramstein Winner is. Span Dahlem Pitburg Winner site to semifinal oct. 21, noon Oesterberg Sembach Winner is. Rhein main Hahn Winner site to acc championship oct. 27, noon semifinal winners Safe championship nov. 4,12 30 . Csc Winner at . Sports conference Champion racing a a we re going to need to generate some Points a Carter said. A a we re going to need a lot More than Kuciw Craig. We re going to need a total career Day by our offence across the Carter is smiling with his invitation he a still envious. A a in a much rather be where Ramstein coach Larry Bolding sat a Carter said referring to Ramstein a no. 1 seeding. Ramstein Hopes to become the team of the �?T90s, now that Rhein Mam has hit turbulence. The rams were no. 2 in offence behind Span Dahlem a another real contender for the title. Saber coach Dave Lockwood locked his team into first place with a 26-16 Victory at Ramstein on sept. 16. But before he could say a Ideluca Thurmond a his sabers dropped to a fourth seeding because of a Points against tiebreaker. A amps Susan Harris though. Personally i done to feel we deserve a shot. But i done to make the rules so Well take it to Ramstein. Whatever happens Well walk out of there with our Heads held you a have to turn Back the clock to 1975 to find a Wiesbaden team that was respectable. The flyers Hadnot made the playoffs since then so 1990�?Ts season although tarnished by the playoff format will go Down in Wiesbaden history. The flyers have Keith Craig an All Safe Caliper wide receiver. They have Michael Robinson an All purpose Back and the Csc Stop punt and kick returner. Will that be enough against the 7-1 rams Karlsruhe which has made itself at Home in 16th place most of the season. Saturday is when the scramble for the top of the standings Breaks out. New Leader Munich finally claiming the spot it was expected to hold easily All season risks its one goal Lead in Cologne at 3 30 ., the same time runner up Kaiserslautern hosts fading vib Stuttgart. Also in the Hunt for no. 1 Are no. 3 Frankfurt which ended its two game Road swing with its first loss of the season in Wattenscheid last saturday and no. 4 Leve Kusen. Frankfurt hosts up and coming Dortmund and Leve Kusen travels to nearby bochum. Those kick offs Are 3 30 ., As Are Uerdingen at Bremen Nimberg at monchengladbach and St. Pauli Hamburg at Disseldorf. The schedule ends with a 6 . Game sunday which sends wingless Csc Berlin to Hamburg. In second division games convenient for americans Freiburg is at Mannheim Oldenburg visits Stuttgart to take on the kickers and Fortuna Cologne plays in Schweinfurt. All Are 3 . Saturday. At 3 30 . The same Day Meppen visits by Berlin and at 3 . Sunday its Munster at Homburg Saar. Lockwood is having a hard time figuring out How his a Zabers went from leading the league to placing fourth. A i done to begrudge anyone from getting into the play fun b via Roi a Van Arriner wipe Ahrn c in a a i a a a to / offs a he said referring to wiesbaden7s backdoor Entrance. A i think the league has insulted a lot of Peoples intelligence with this Points for and Points against thing. I think the cards could be been shuffled Lockwood has reason to squirm. The sabers would lose the Home Field advantage should Ramstein Advance. That translates into the possibility of Lockwood and co. Swinging Down to Ramstein for the Csc semis. His sept. 16 Triumph notwithstanding Lockwood is 2-6 As a coach at Ramstein a House of growing pains. Pitburg Waits in the wings with an offence that can run the Wishbone better than anyone in Europe. Then again How much Competition is there the Barons Cau thank first year coach . Shwedo a former air Force Academy standout and his venerable staff. Quarterback Blake Wilson has shown signs of greatness at Points and the Barons finally beat a decent team two weeks ago when they whipped Span Dahlem for the first time since the 1987 playotes. Hahn flies into the playoffs with a no. 3 seeding at 62. For the Hawks to Fly through the playoffs it la take Tracy Gamble rolling a Lucky seven. If not the Hawks will be stuck with an unlucky strike. Sembach keeps trying for its first Csc title. Rhein main Hasni to been this bad since 1986. The rockets won Safe titles in 1988 and �?T89, beating Ramstein both years in the Csc finals but a three peat would be a Shock. That leaves Oesterberg a the also ran of years Pas. Finally getting the invitation to the Royal wedding. The wolfhounds snapped a 16-game losing Streak against Wiesbaden and Are Riding a two game winning Streak. Ture the final round in the German formula 3 championship and the final race in the International opel Lotus Challenge series these races to be held saturday afternoon. Practice is set Friday from 9 . To 6 ., while the program saturday goes from 8 . Until 6 . The program sunday which also includes the final round in the porsche Carrera cup series begins at 10 . And ends at 5 30 . Nine races Are on the three Day Bockenheim program three races saturday and sue sunday. This is the last major race at Bockenheim for the 1990 season. Tickets for saturday Cost 15 Marks while tickets for sunday Range from 15 to 55 Marks. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6. Also in Germany the curb urging circuit is hosting a 250-mile, Long distance race for touring cars saturday with practice to precede the race. The program starts at 8 . And ends about 5 . To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at the final round in the German touring car championship will be held sunday on the 4.2-mile Bockenheim circuit and five Drivers have a shot at the Crown going into this race. Leading for the 1990 championship is Johnny decotto of Venezuela Schnitzer Bow m3. The other four Drivers with a Chance Are Hans stuck of Germany Schmidt Audi Kurt Thiim of Denmark am Mer cede Steve Soper of England Bigazzi Bow m3 and Klaus Ludwig of Germany am Mercedes. The race the 11th and last in the 1990 series will be run sunday in two 15-Lap sections of 100 Kilometres 62 Miles each. The first race starts at 1 30 . And the second one at 2 10 . The three Day program at Bockenheim will also Fea battalion level bouts swing open at 7 . Friday in Wil Flecken. Boxers outside the wild Flecken Community May Call ets 326-3884 to Check on whether they Are eligible for the card for which there is a $2 entry a soviet team will invade Darmstadt a Bollen Faltor stadium to take on the Darmstadt diamonds of the German american league at 3 30 . Saturday. Admission is 8 the Mai Street warriors will play Host to dec Dillinger at 2 . Sunday at the Wei Brincken a ice Arena
