European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars stir up recipe Success ram Stcin a Deon Moyd player of the year Frankfurt s Aundria Sparrow a. Player of the Yea inside sports Rickey Henderson on strike a Page 18 Mcaa team capsules a Page 20 lakers Clinch playoff spot a Page 22 Shaquille says hell stay Page 22 world figure skating a Page 23 by Ben Abrams prep sports editor the makings for Good basketball teams never change a size Speed agility and the ability to score Ana play Strong defense Are  those characteristics Are exactly the ingredients the 1991 stars and stripes boys and girls All Europe combinations possess. They also have experience with three players on each squad returning. There Are no giants on the boys team a Giessen a 6-5 Center Charles Breland being the tallest and Ramstein guard Deon move the smallest at 5-10 a but the team has Overall 6-2 size. Moyd the 1990 a amps player of the year is one of the repeaters. The others Are Zweig Rick in Forward James Mcknight 6-3 and Mannheim guard Dominic Vassar. A pair of 6-2 centers a Ramstein Smika Brown and Augsburg a Tarshia Bronner a Are the big people on the girls team which averages 5-8 in height. The smallest player is Nimberg guard Valerie Colvin at 5-2. Brussels Georgia Bottoms and Masquida James and Frankfurt Saundria Sparrow Are repeat performers 1990 a amps player of the year James making the team for the third straight year. Bottoms is a Forward the other two Are guards. Brindisi Sandre Chilton Wurzburg a Keith Hodge and Woodbridge a Howard Conley join Mcknight As forwards on the boys team. Baum older a Keith Williams the second tallest player at 6-4 is the other Center and Frankfurt a Dan Hallgrimson and Wurzburg a Mike Gatewood Are the other guards. Chilton Hodge and Conley Are juniors the others Are seniors Conley Williams Moyd arid Vassar also won stars and str Pesall Europe recognition in football last fall. Heidelberg a Carolyn Kirsch Munich a Tammi Malone and Ramstein a Michelle Jones Are the other forwards and Karlsruhe guard Lisa Greicius rounds out the girls squad. Greicius and Jones Are the Only seniors on the team Malone James Brown and Bronner Are juniors and the others Are sophomores. Ramstein did no to have much Success defending its aaa and big schools championships. However it Wasny to because of Moyde a. Performance. He had another great year which was worthy of repeat recognition As player of the year. Sparrow gets the nod As girls player of the year. If these teams were to represent Dodds on the Hardwood they would be coached by Frankfurt a Karen Snyder and Baum older a Mike Reilly. Sparrow a Forward last year but converted to Point guard this season was the spark behind Frankfurt a March through an aaa co championship with Ramstein to the big schools title that included a decisive Victory Over the royals. She averaged 13.4 Points 5.3 rebounds and 7.2 assists and 4.2 steals a game. _ a was a freshman Aundria was. An above average player a Snyder appraised her Star. A she has matured since last year and was ready to provide necessary leadership and she was nothing less than spectacular Many times this  Bottoms and James like they did a year ago provided the impetus that geared Brussels to its second straight Small schools Crown Bottoms at 5-10 four inches taller than a year ago averaged 20.4 Points 12.9 rebounds 2.1 assists and 3 3 steals a game and James added 17.5 Points a game while feeding off for 10.1 buckets every Outing. She also had 5.5 thefts a game. A a Center was a new position for Georgia and she adjusted to it perfectly a Brussels coach Don Birdsong said. A fall season she was matched against girls Tal Ter than she and she outplayed them All at both ends of the court. And i can to say enough about Masquida. She was the spark that made our team go. Her Ball handling skills Are second to  Ramstein lost Only two games All season splitting with Frankfurt in the regular season before dropping the big schools title game to the eagles and Brown and Jones were the outstanding performers for coach Bob Ertel. Brown averaged 19.6 Points and 12.6 boards a game. Jones had 13.1 Points 7.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals a game. A Carolyn is one of the finest All around talents in Germany a very exciting player who has the ability to break open a game anytime a Heidelberg Mentor Rich Bennett wrote in his nomination of Kirsch who averaged 19 Points 14 rebounds 5 steals 3 assists arid 2 blocked shots a game and was credited with a triple Dou blk 24 Points 13 rebounds and 10 assists in one game missing a quadruple double by Only one steal. Bronner topped All Dodds players with 519 Points in leading Augsburg to the a South conference and tournament titles and fourth place in the Small schools tournament she also was credited with 383 rebounds in 23 games. Malone ranks a right up there with some of our former great players like Kirstin Wilson Margie Neary and Angie Vaughn Quot Munich coach Ernie Butler wrote. A she did it All for us this  Malone averaged 20.1 Points 12 boards 3.5 steals and 5,4 assists. A Greicius had a big year for Karlsruhe with 310 Points including nine 3-Point goals in one game during the a South tournament. She also was credited with 121 rebounds and 60 assists. Colvin was touted As an a outstanding Ball handler by Nimberg coach Scott Warren. She also had 14.6 Points 5.3 assists and 3.8 steals a game. A. A Gatewood and Hodge were the cat see stars on Page 21 the stars and stripes ports March 14, 1991 b Page 24 giants continue to Hurt by the associated press Don Robinson estimates he has take More than 100 cortisone shots in 13 sea sons. He seems to embody the problem facing the giants this Spring. The 33-year-old Pitcher has been plagued by shoulder problems since Thi Spring training giants opened training Camp at Scotts Dale ariz., last month. He Cut Back i pitching work Early because of his Shoul Der problems then was rocked for is runs and eight hits in his first two inning of work this Spring. A a in a sore but at least i can lift my an about my shoulder a Robinson said prior to the giants exhibition game tuesday a a it a going to be the last two starts of Thi Spring that will be the most important. A i just have to get healthy that a  that Sall manager Roger Craig Shouk be asking from any of his players. When the team came off the Fielt tuesday morning after a session of Calis thenis Craig could riot help himself. Every third player or so Craig would a How did everything go Quot of Call out., a you of a Craig even checked on giants pitching coach Norm Sherry a Norm you All right a Craig asked a Why done to you take a Whirlpool Quot injuries have become an everyday subject for. Craig this Spring. The Giaisi spent $33 million on free agents Dunn the off season but that has done Little t improve their medical report Craig a list also includes Kevin Mitch Ellis sore sternum will Clarks Groin Pul and Rick Reuschell a knee. Clark ant Mitchell Are expected to be healthy cont opening Day but Mike Benjamin Thompson Reuschel and Robinson Ait questionable. Quot while the giants were hurting Pitone Jack Armstrong returned to Cincinnati Camp at Plant City fla., after a one wee. Walkout that Cost him $2,500 in fines. A we feel that that has now been re a see baseball on Page 11 penguins tie canadians by the associated press Pittsburgh a Jasnic Leach and Kevin Stevens scored late in the second period to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-4 tie with the Montreal canadians on tuesday night As the penguins team record 11-game Home winning Streak ended. The tie also snapped the penguins four game Overall winning Streak. Pittsburgh did move within three Points of the first place new York rangers in the Patrick division. Leach poked a Loose puck past goaltender Patrick Roy at 15 48 and Stevens knocked in Ron Francis pass at 18 42 to rally the penguins from a two goal deficit. Mario Lemieux and Troy Loney also scored for Pittsburgh. Denis Savard had two goals for Montreal 2-0-2 in its last four games. Maple Leafs 4, Nordques 3 Quebec a Peter Zezell a goal Midway through the third period gave Toronto a vome from behind Victory Over Quebec in Battle of the no la a two weakest teams. The Leafs 20th in the Overall an Diute took a nine Point Lead Over the last Pia Overall Nordques with nine games Renta ing for each team Tom Fergus and Gary Lecann As scored for Toronto 20-42-9which of shot the Nordques 40-17 and beat que for the first time in three meetings to season. Whalers 3, capitals 2 Landover my. Hartford ended nine game wingless Streak As John us see nil on page1l