European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 28,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 21prep Pickin found a Home in Baum older it looks like the Dodds Germany Bennor Small schools basketball tournament has found a Home a in Baum older. A Yot Fec we want the tournament Back next year a said aum Holder principal Bob Brinton on monday. Be have had the tournament two years running now and it is a great event for Baum older. We want to get a lock on the Small schools tournament like Mannheim has on the big schools  the Brussels girls walked off with their second straight championship by beating Bonn 47-39, and the Baum older boys prevented bad Kreuz Nach from repeating with a 64-46 decision Over the bearcats. A there was some excellent basketball played in the Hall of champions last week a Brinton continued. A the gym was packed for saturdays third place and championship games and the sportsmanship was out standing throughout the  Brinton said that he already has met with the. A a commander Brig. Gen. William m. Steele who approved of Baum older a plans to retain the Touma mint. A a a a a a a. A ��.1 a a a. A. Fnl3 running the big schools tournament has become old hat to the Mannheim people. This was the sixth straight year the tournament took place at the Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena and things were Well in hand again last week. History missed being made during that tournament Quot when Wurzburg pulled out a 57-53 verdict Over Frankfurt in the boys title game after Frankfurt took the girls championship by whipping Ramstein 48-35. Karen Snyder coaches the girls team her husband Bill is the boys Mentor. Never have Dodds boys and girls championship teams been coached by a husband wife tandem. A we said at breakfast this morning that it would be Nice if one of us won a Karen said following her girls a Victory a and it would be great if we both  but Fate deemed otherwise. The Frankfurt girls had Little difficulty dispensing with Ramstein but the boys did no to quite make it As they dropped their second straight championship game decision after winning the 1989 title. A we played an outstanding game which we needed to do to beat Frankfurt a Wurzburg coach Kevin Johnson said following the wolves Victory. A your defense was As Good As it has been All  a a a a they played practically a whole season Over the weekend in the revitalized italian tournament at Brindisi where for the first time in three years All 20 teams 10 boys and 10 girls competed. The Italy teams had been playing in big schools and Small schools tournaments the past couple of years and practically All the coaches groused about  Abrams a it was a great tournament just like the Good old Days a Brindisi athletic director Carrie Blacker said monday. Quot there Wasny to a coach Here who would want to play any other kind of a tournament. In Italy we re Lucky if we get 12 games in during a season. A we used the olympic Pool format this weekend and every team played two games thursday and two More Friday a Blacker added. A then the top team in each group played the second team in the other group with losers playing for third place and winners for the title. Those four teams got to play six  Blacker said that the schedule was set up so every team got at least three hours rest Between games. A we did no to make the it teams come right Back and play another game like in a double elimination tournament a she said. A we had a Good rest period built in the schedule and As a result we did t have very Many blowouts. It was a great  a a a a. That leaves Only the selection of the All Europe basketball teams and players and coaches of the year to wrap up the 1990-91 basketball package. Several coaches already have faxed their nominations to the a amps sports department others May use fax facilities to make saturdays deadline should they desire. The fax number is 06155-601376. A a a Spring comes a Little Early for the Bennor soccer players but it will come late for the Germany Bennor track and gymnastics competitors. Next week March 9the Bennor kickers launch their 1991 activities with non conference games at is Bonn and Oesterberg. The aaa a a North and a South teams swing into action March 16. The . Soccer program begins March 23. The us. Also hits the track and Field beat March 23, but Germany and the Bennor teams Lay off until after the easter break finally swinging into action april 13, Germany Bennor gymnastics Competition also starts april 13. The Central european championships take place at Fulda May 23-25. Actually the late Start makes for a better program because the track season runs straight through the next seven weeks a five regular season meets the conference and regional championships May 17-18 and the Central european championships May 24-25, that Way the coaches can plan on steady Progress not have to get their teams ready for one week of a. Tion to be followed by two weeks of inaction. As of this writing Only the site of the a conference track and Field meet of Pitburg Ijas been determined. Sites arc still needed for the aaa finals both the Northern and Southern Small schools regional and the Central european championships. Only the a South girls soccer locale has been determined. Vilseck will hold its third tournament this year under the very capable direction of Janis ready. Successful volleyball and basketball tournaments already have been staged. Thirty boy basketball players who earned alb conference recognition this year have been invited to try out for the team that will compete in the 1991 Cholet France International cadets basketball tournament March 30, according to Dodds Ger Many sports coordinator Tom Leblanc who also will scr e As head coach. The tryouts arc scheduled Friday saturday and sunday at Frankfurt High school. The Dodds basketball performers have represented both Dodds and the . In past tournaments but this year a team front new York  been invited to compete. The Field also has teams from Moscow Munich Trieste Italy Mont sur mar Chi enc Belgium Athens Sarajevo Yugoslavia Canada Zaragoza Spain a French team entente do Nord and the Host Cholet entry. A a a \ a a co champions Wurzburg and Frankfurt placed two players each on the aaa boys All conference team this year. Wurzburg a selectee were Mike Gatewood and Kevin Murray Frankfurt a were Dan Hallgrimson and Webster Langhorne. Also selected were Ramstein a icon Moyd Stuttgart a Kevin Davis Heidelberg a Lamar Cox and Wiesbaden a Lloyd Cole. Big schools Champion Frankfurt placed three players a Aundria Sparrow Enez Brown and Tina Rice a on the aaa girls team. Also chosen were Ramstein Smika Brown and Michelle Jones Heidelberg s Carolyn Kirsch and Donna Jordan and Wiesbaden a Tamara Jenkins. Steel and Giessen Charles Breland Mark Curtis were named to the a boys All conference Squall. Quot a choices a two players from Hanau Luis Jimenez Marcus Quot a a. Esubi. A to it rounding out the choices were Mannheim a Dominic Vassar  a James Mcknight Nairn bergs a Terrell dial and bit urge a Drew Freeman. Champion Hanau landed three players a Josette Oder Rose Gristin and Zermah Toloa a on the a girls team.  a Tarreka Smith and Valeric Colvin patches Kim Dillard Mannheim a Donna Josephs and Giessen a Glenna Lewis also were picked. The Star and str pm Rulaf s Galaxy place tickets on Sale Friday Frankfurt s Wald stadium seats 50,000 fans with room for 30,000 standing. By Walt Morrissette staff writer the Frankfurt Galaxy of the world league of american football will begin ticket sales Friday for its five game Maiden Home season in the Wald stadium. The Home dates Are a March 23, 8 . Is. The London monarchs. A april 20, 8 . Is. The Raleigh Dur Ham sky Hawks. A april 27, 8 . Is. The Montreal machine. A May 12, 7 . Is. The Birmingham fire. A a 25, 8 . Is. The Sacramento surge. A. Ticket prices Range from about $7 to $28 for single games and $70-140 for season tickets. They Are broken Down like this a 40 Marks about $28 at 1.45 to the Dollar for covered grandstand seats sections 4-12 and 27-28 in graphic at left. A season ticket then comes to 200 Marks $140. A 30 Marte $21 for covered bleacher seats from the 40-Yard lines to the end zones sections 22-26 and 29-33. 20 Marks $14 for uncovered lower seats. V a a a .10 Marks $7 for end zone standing areas. A the Wald stadium has 30,000 seats and standing room for 30,000. The Galaxy opener will kick off the Olaf four other games will follow that weekend Raleigh Durham at Sacramento and Montreal at Birmingham March 23, new York at Barcelona March 24 and san Antonio at Orlando March 25. The Galaxy will Host an american style tailgate party two hours before each Home game. The Galaxy cheerleaders and Pep band will Lead pregame and halftime  for . Government personnel and their families Are available at Uso offices and local morale welfare and recreation centers. The Uso will also handle group trips to the games. Tickets will also be available at the Wald stadium on game Days. To order season tickets write the Frankfurt Galaxy ticket office Escher Heimer land str. 526, 6000 Frankfurt main 50, or Call 069-20115