European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february .18 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 to f by Mike Bowers Aff writer a ,4 .1 Pitburg Germany a the Pitburg Barons enter this year s Safe basketball championship seemingly holding All the a the Barons reeled in the Home court advantage by hosting the tuesday through sat urday round Robin tournament. They Are also the defending Safe champions and by far possess the Best record of the six team Field a 25-0 in the regular season 29-1 Overall. Bit urge a Ralph Baltimore and Guy Lynch also rank among the Continental sports Confer enc cd Stop 10 scorers with Baltimore averaging 18 and Lynch 16. The team was on an amazing 62-game win Streak until being toppled at Home in the Csc tournament by the Ramstein rams 72-65. That was a week ago saturday but the Barons quickly got Back on the winning track beating the rams twice the following Day to capture their second straight Csc championship. Last year s Safe title made Pitburg the Only team in the last 12 years to win Safe twice. However looking closely at the Safe Competition since its inception in 1952. History definitely does t favor bit urge a posting Back to Back Chiampi on ships., Wiesbaden holds the distinct. Tion As the last team to win two straight Safe championships when it did so in 1672 and "73. The Csc a no. 2 seed. Ramstein has. Won seven Safe titles with a string of tour consecutive from 1665-68. Hahn claims three Safe crowns a the last one in 86 a t while two of the three United kingdom representatives Mie Den Hall and Chicksands Are one time winners. Lakenheath is the Only team Safe basketball in this year s Field without a Safe title. The eagles clawed their Way into the tournament by winning five of their last six games their 14-10 record also earned them the us c on ship. The Juty is still out on which Teani possesses the Best ingredients to win this years title. If offence is the key Hahn definitely has the Edge. The Hawks 11-9, highlight the Csc s leading scoring in probie Strong who hurts opponents with better than 25 Points per Outing. Teammates Rick Walton averages 20 Points per game and Terrance Johnson 17 to round off Hahn s Arsenal. They Etc also among the top 10 scorers in the conference. -. A a Ramstein 17-12, features no dominant player but according to Pitburg coach George Price contains lots of athletes that Are Well coached by their first-year1 skipper Emile Dyson. Dyson said he was t into making predictions. But Tell ins rams Are coming around. Quot my players Are playing their Best Ball of the season Quot lie said. Quot we re just learning How to win the lug game but now the stakes Are higher. We Are mentally and physically ready but it will take lots of preparation execution and maybe lots of Luck Quot he added. Milde Liall will depend on its leading scorer and floor general Kenny Carswell Quot we re ready a. Said the former Lisafe team member. Quot we began the season Strong and then tapered olt. To win at tins level everyone must play his role. We re out to Stab a wish to nothing else Price the 18-year coaching Veteran who played on two to Safe championship teams View the Competition As even. Quot our Only Edge could be the .-4home-Courtadvantage,�?� he said. Play tips off tuesday with four names Ramstein Mildenhall at Quot its got to be Worth something. By torn the stripped me of a few players 1 would have predicted us As the Quot hands Down favo Raics. Now we re just an average to tips s a ii ., Lakin Heath Hahn at 1 ., Pitburg Chicksands at 5 . And rams Cin Hahn at 7 The second Day features a Hie Sands Medenhall. Ramstein. Pitburg Mildenhall to Lahn and. Chicksands Lakenheath. Units Day s games Are Eakin Heath Ramstein. Pitburg Mildenhall Icahn Chicksands and bi1.hurg-Eakenheath in a Battle of the conferences top two so eds _ _ Lahn Pitburg a Lakei Themba a Milde Liall and Chicksands Rani Stem make up Friday s matches the two teams with i lie Best records Square Ott for the championship at i Saturday. The if necessary game w ill follow at 7 High school basketball b q til Berg Augsburg n a b c towns at so uth Reg i o n a i Vilseck Germany a the Bam a couple of Tough opponents saturday to win the championships in the a South regional basketball tournament. Bamberg nudged Berlin 64-61 in the boys finale after Munich had conquered Fulda 59-38 for third place. Augsburg nipped Karlsruhe 60-56 in the girls showdown Battle following Munich a 30-22 third place verdict Over Host Vilseck. And four teams in each bracket Advance to the Small schools tournament which starts thursday at Bamberg getting four third Quarter baskets from Twain Mcmillian opened up an eight Point Gap but the Barons had to fight off a comeback bid by the bears who got three 3-Point baskets from Ivan Aguigui and moved within striking distance late in the game. Berlin had an Opportunity to Force the game into overtime but missed the first shot on three 1-and-e fouls late in the game. ,. A a Mcmillian led the Barons with 18 Points Kevin Young added 15 and Rob Yance later declared the tourney most valuable player finished wily 10 Points and 14 boards. Darrian Patterson had 16 rebounds for the victors Marshall had 10 in when a thursday saturday. First tip off 9 Thursday. Where a Baum older Hall of champions. Boys Field a Bamberg Berlin Munich Fulda Baum older International school of Brussels shape bad Kreuz Nach. Girls Field a Brussels Bonn International school of Brussels Baum older Augsburg Karlsruhe Munich championship Tarshia Bronner scored 12 of her game High 32 Points in the first Quarter As Augsburg opened up a 22-7 advantage. She added six More As the apaches stretched their advantage to 40-24 by intermission. Karlsruhe fought Hack in the second half outscoring Augsburg 32-20, but its deficit was too great to erase. The 6-2 Bronner who got Many easy baskets off feeds by Nora Krohse and trivia pass finished with 16 rebounds. Sharon Walsh added 18 Points to the and pass wound up with 12. Krohse Haiti Cassis to and East jihad x. A by a a y Lisa Gricius paced the Karlsruhe attack with 22 Points. Megan Driscoll added 13, and Cassandra putt finished with 12. Boys third place game Artilla Barlas led the Way with 22 Points As Munich dominated Fulda from the opening tip. Rob spans followed with 13 Points and Clint Neale had me will Rodgers tallied 14 to top Fulda which came into the tournament without a Victory and pulled off two upsets to get into the semifinals before dropping its last two games girls third place game Shannon Conway scored 12 Points and Tami Malone tallied id and grabbed 11 rebounds to Pace the Munich Victory. Sharon Colon had nine Points and 12 boards in a losing Effort. A All tournament teams Mcmillian Barlas Chrrie Munich a Rob Smiley berlins Carlos Marshall Fulda a Dan Williams and Vilseck a Marcus stakes join Yance on the boys Al tourney team. Bronner was chosen map in the girls tournament. Joining her on the squad Are teammates Kaia Wright and trivia pass Colon Gricius Bamberg a Janet Jackson and Vilsick a St Alisa Jordan win Hahn a Germany a with each team Riding a tournament map Baum older won the boys Northern regional basketball championship saturday night and Brussels w on the girls title Baum older boys 54, is 46. After being held to just a 6-6 tic in the first period the bucs put together three straight 16-Point quarters to take the title. The bucs led 22-16 at the half arid. Held on to beat of Brussels. Willie Askew led the bucs with 14 Points Quinton Ferguson scored 12, and Keith Williams and Nat. Upchurch chipped in eight each. Isbos Olli pukka Asumaa led All scorers with 16 Points Jess Boone added 12, and David Bertelli scored eight. Williams was named tournament map. Joining him on the All tournament teammates Askew and Greg Petty Jesse Janssen and Leo Wilkes of bad Kreuz Nach Jess Boone of is Mario Brown of is rape and Steve Boyd. Brussels. Brussels girls 40, Bonn 37 the brigands trailed 9-7 alter the opening stanza but outscored the crusaders 24-12 Over the next two quarters. Brussels took a 31-21 Lead into the. Final period and held of f a crusaders charge. Masquida James led Brussels with 14 Points Georgia Bottoms added 13 Points and Farah Smith scored six. Eisa Devlin led Bonn wit i 1.1 Points Katie in Zarzeki scored eight Points while Tracy and Jackie com added six Points apiece. A Bottoms is the most valuable player. Joining her in All tournament honors Are Pozarycki aide Michelle t inc Hal Bonn. Molly Jonas and Katti Collins of is Roshunda Evans of Baum Hilderand Anna Kerns Hahn. I Lorn bar in 1986stay retired Borg advised Brussels Belgium a Lelan Tidberg and Mats Wilund i Are less than enthusiastic about the attempted comeback of pc Hyin swede Bjoin n Borg. A it is sad in u Way. I done to see any need for it a a said Tidberg during the Donnay indoor last week indicating there is Little glory to add to Tjie achievements of the former no., i per. A getting into the top 100 Woulff he a real achievement a a said Wilander at 26 Alten Piihl his own Vilter a bad year and finding the going Tough. Borg who won 11 grand slam titles Elween 1974 and 1981, has expressed interest in a comeback a decade after Bis last French open title. Quot there is a much greater Chance that he would fail rather than succeed red a Berg said. -. Abort who will be 35 in june has been training extensively Over the la a few Nuth and is expected to ask some wild card in Iris for european Clay court events this Spring. A j he opposition itself has changed drastically. Wilander warned. A. A the Ball is hit so much harder and the new players Are so big their almost
