European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes monday july 15, 1991 ousts . By Owen Canfield the associated press los Angeles a a referees Call knocked a two time . Champion out of the boxing Field while the nations top figure skating team put on an impressive show to Start the first Day of Competition at the . Olympic festival. Sergio Reyes a Marine stationed at Camp la Jenc n.c., was disqualified late in the third round of his 119-poundu.s. Olympic festival fight with scan Fletcher of the Navy because of a Low blow. Referee Jim Quigley of Howell mich., had already warned Reyes twice for ducking below the Waist. A a it a the referee s Job to decide that a said Reyes who had t lost since the olympic trials in 1988. A maybe it was a Low blow i thought it was a Good body . Pairs champions Todd Sand of Costa Mesa calif., and Natasha Kuchki of Canoga Park calif., took the Lead after skating flawlessly in the original program which counts for one third of the total score. A if they skate As they did today they can beat anybody. I have never seen them skate better a said their coach John began in 15 of the 36 festival sports being held at Sites throughout the los Angeles area. The festival designed to give . Athletes a Chance to compete in an olympic style forum runs through july 21. When he was disqualified Reyes was ahead on Points 42-29 according to the electronic scoring system being used for the first time in the United Stales. A maybe the loss was a Good thing for me a he said. Quot in be gone undefeated for three years and i need a break. But ill be the Guy to beat in 92. I m still going to Boxer Eric Griffin of Houston a two time world Champion at 106 pounds beat Dan Davis of Philadelphia 54-10. Two time . Champ Oscar de la Hoya a 132-Pounder fighting in front of his Hometown fans hammered Dezi Ford of Alliance Ohio 37-6. Another National Champion heavyweight John Bray of Van Guys calif., advanced to the finals by beating Shannon Briggs of new York 25-16. With the new scoring setup the five judges seated at ringside push buttons when they see a Boxer land a scoring. Blow. Three of the live must record the punch and they must do so within one Navy a Sean Fletcher punches marines Sergio Reyes in the face during their 119-Pound bout. Reyes was later disqualified. Second for the punch to be credited a computer records the scores of All five judges. A backup panel of five judges used scorecards on each fight As a precaution saturday but the new system worked without any major problems. Sand and Kuchki skated the same program As they did at the world championships in March where they were Bronze medallists. A i done to think their original program could have been skated any better a Nicks said. A it was a wonderful Start for them. They impressed the judges and they impressed me a in the women a Competition 13-year-old Nicole Bobek of Chicago led Tonia Kwiatkowski of Broadview Heights Ohio after the original program. Kwiatkowski won the Bronze medal in the 1990 festival. Lisa Ervin of Lakewood Ohio in her first seniors Competition stood in third place. On the menus Side . Champion Todd Eldridge of Chatham mass., was in first place after the original program. Colin Vanderveen of Marietta ga., wrist second followed by Aren Nielsen of Grandview to. Defending festival champions Jeanne Miley of West Chester a and Michael Verlich of Long Beach calif., led after compulsory is in ice dancing. The . Champions Elizabeth Punsalan of Sheffield Lake Ohio and Jerod Swallow of Northville Mich were second. Swimmer Steve West of Huntington Beach calif., broke a festival record when he swam the 100-Mfiter breaststroke in 1 04.10. Mikey Flaherty 15, of Baltimore tied a 10-year-old festival record by Patty Gavin of Ardmore pa., in the women a 400-meter individual Medley. Flaherty finished in 4 54.45, a personal Best by four seconds. Stacie Dorman of Walnut Creek calif., picked up two swimming Gold medals in the 200 freestyle and the 800 freestyle relay. In menus basketball Glenn Robinson scored 17 Points and grabbed 10 rebounds in leading the North to an 84-77 Victory Over the East. Robinson voted in Diana Stop High school player last year is headed to Purdue. The other menus game saw Willie sub Lett of Baylor score 19 Points and Ralph Davis of Texas it paso score 16 in the West a 105-81 Victory Over the South. In women a basketball Karen Jennings of the University of Nebraska scored 26 Points in leading the North to a 70-62 Victor Over the East. The South had Only one player in double figures but still beat the West 71-57, Peggy Evans of Tennessee had 14 Points for the South and teammate Lauretta Freeman of Auburn had nine rebounds. The festivals All time medal Winner canoeist Jim Terrell of Eltoro calif., added two More to his Cache saturday. He won the cd 1,000-meter race and teamed with Stewart Carr of Indianapolis to win the c-2 1,000-meter. Terrell now has 25 festival medals 15 of them Gold. In fast pitch softball Michelle Granger of Placentia calif., threw a no hitter and struck out 13 in leading the West team to a 1-0 Victory Over the just a stroll in the Parks for Duke recruit by Owen Canfield los Angeles apr Cherokee Parks is As interesting As he is tall and As entertaining As his name. The 6-foot-ll, 232-Pound Parks is one of the top basketball players at the . Olympic festival and will play for 1991 National Champion Duke in the fall. He should fit right in with the zanies who pack Cameron indoor stadium. Parks got to talking about his Mother the other Day and someone asked him her name. A Debbie a he said. A is that de by i a or de by a Quot �?o1 done to know a Parks answered serious As could be. A just someone wondered what Type of game his High school team played. Uptempo deliberate a we were just kind of like Mush a Parks said. A we weren to Quick. We did no to have a lot of size. We were just kind of. Out there.�?�. While he was out there Parks averaged 28 Points and 14.5 rebounds per game during his senior season. He played in several All Star games and had the Chance to play against a soviet Junior team in san Diego. There was just one problem. The senior prom fell on the same weekend. The decision Wasny to difficult. A it was my senior prom a he said. A a there a going to be plenty More basketball games to go around. A for some it is turning More like into a Job than a form of pleasure. That a not the Way it should Parks did no to get involved in basketball until the eighth Grade a bit late considering he was already about .6-9. His parents Hadnot pushed him into the sport because they had other interests. His parents he said were part of a the hippie stage of the late 1960s and Early �?T70s. Parks remembers pictures taken when he was a child. In one a a in be got some kind of Long Robe on and mom has the tie dyed his name he said stems from the fact his father Larry has a Trace of Cherokee blood. The elder Parks was bom in Oklahoma which has a Large Cherokee Indian population Larry Parks played High school basketball but when recruiters came calling on Cherokee it was mom who called the shots. She insisted that coaches Only Call the House on sundays. She talked to some players their parents and to the coaches of teams highest on Parks list. A she knew the Mcaa Rule Book cover to cover a Parks said. A one time we got a shirt from a school and she called the Mcaa and sent Money to the school for the Parks Short list of possibilities included Duke Urcla Kentucky Arizona and Arizona state. As a Southern California boy Many hoped a perhaps expected a he would go to Urcla. Instead he wound up cancelling his recruiting trip to the Westwood Campus. A when i committed i got a lot of guff a he said. A was the season progressed they Duke started getting More coverage on to. After they won the National championship the people pretty much kept their Mouths shut and kept their comments to but Why Duke Parks said he liked the Freedom Dukes offence allows the Freedom to move away from the Lane instead of having to Post up most of the time. And then there were the intangibles. A they said that when you go to a school you la know that a where you want to go a Parks said. A when i got off the plane at Duke i knew it was the
