European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 29, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 21prep picking Sara Down causes Many revisions another Dodds athletic year is on hand. Classes began monday with three schools a comi so Greenham common and Ulm a among the missing and several others with reduced enrolments because of the Ever increasing military draw Down. One of the immediate effects of the draw Down is the necessity of Spain to drop both its football and wrestling programs. A both Torrejon and Zaragoza will be closing at the end of this school year and with the increasing uncertainty about enrolment numbers it was decided to drop those sports a explained Dodds Mediterranean athletic coordinator a1 Reithinger. A those sports involved the most people and we Felt that if we continued them the other programs would be adversely Reithinger said that the Spain schools would try to become More involved with Host nation activities throughout the 1991-92 Campaign. A Rota already has a pretty Good arrangement with some of the Spanish clubs especially in sports like soccer and basketball and i expect that Torrejon and Zaragoza will become very much involved this year a Reithinger added. Football Hasni to been dropped in the Germany Bennor realm but the draw Down has wrought Many changes a erstwhile aaa Stuttgart and a Hanau have exchanged positions a enrolment has decreased enough to drop the school into a North bad Kreuz Nach and Munich Are now a Cen trial competitors and Karlsruhe has been shifted to a South. A some schools like Stuttgart Wei Brincken and Munich have been hit really hard by the draw Down and we had to completely revise the original schedules a said Dodds Germany athletic coordinator Tom Leblanc. A Munich for instance had Only 20 players out for football and eight of them were freshmen. So you can see How difficult it would have been to compete in a re a a the 1991-92 Dodds activity begins saturday when the Germany aaa a and Bennor Tennis players take to the courts and continues through May 23 when the Central european gymnastics and track amp Field champions will be determined. Golf comes upon the scene sept. 6, a Day ahead of the 1991 Cross country debut featuring All . Teams at Croughton. Other Cross country activity is on hold until sept. 21. Football is scheduled to make its debut sept. 13 when Vicenza entertains Hla Ples in a night game. Theben Abrams rest of the football realm and volleyball teams swing into action the next Day. Quot the fall sports Campaign continues through nov. 23 when the big schools football playoff Winner will be crowned. The first 1991-92 champions will be determined oct. 3-4 at the Central european Golf finals. Italy by the Way has resolved a problem concerning consideration for a amps All Europe recognition by returning to 11-Man football after a four year hiatus. Aviano Naples and Vicenza will be Fielding teams As they have in the past. The last four years Vicenza and Naples fielded two teams and the league played eight Man football. There was no reliable method of equalizing 11-Man and 8-Man statistics. So 8-Man performers weren to considered for All Europe recognition. A everybody wanted to return to 11-Man football a Vicenza principal Arnie Goldstein said in a recent Telephone conversation. A the original thinking behind establishing the 8-Man program was that the other schools in Italy would take up the program. A but that did no to happen a Goldstein continued. A the other schools apparently weren to interested in reinstating a full football program. Aviano was too Small to Field two teams like Vicenza and Naples but when those schools put two teams on the Field Aviano became too Strong much of the so this year the Italy schools will play Home and Home 11-Man games and will also have a playoff series in which the no. 2 and no. 3 teams will play each other and the Winner will take on the league Champion in the Asil title a a so its time to get Down to business and As my 23rd full year As the stars and stripes prep sports editor commences i want to take this Opportunity to Welcome Back All old friends and extend a cordial Welcome to All newcomers and anyone returning to the Dodds system. What is in store for principals athletic directors coaches athletes and fans the goals never change. A amps wants the 1991-92 High school coverage to be the Best Ever and we solicit the assistance of All people involved in Dodds sports in achieving that goal. The Early deadline caused by the printing of the sunday Magazine still exists. So it is vital that we get All reports from the Home coaches who have the res.7 a possibility of notifying a amps As soon As possible following the completion of events at their respective schools. Letters arc being sent to All athletic directors detailing what we need on each sport. The is to make prep pickings fair Ami interesting. I intend to congratulate when orchids Are merited and chide when the situation Calls for onions. Best wishes go to All teams and individuals involved in prep sports during school year 1991-92. Lets make this year the Best Ever in Dodds sports annals. A a a Emanuel Reddix a senior this year at Vilseck gave fair warning to the track and Field dash men that hell be a Force to reckon with come next Spring when he outran usage urn a Best to take the 200-meter Gold in 22.07 in last weekends army european championships at Bamberg. This was the first year dependents and civilians were permitted to compete in the army championships. Sabrina Dornhofer is still kicking up her heels. Dornhofer who set the Dodds 800-, 1,500 and 3,000-Mcter records while competing for Wurzburg High school in 1979, won the 3,000 in the recently concluded pan am games with a 9 16.15 clocking. Her Victory in Havana was the first Gold earned by american track and Field competitors. Shilo Dereu carved a name for herself while competing in gymnastics at Hahn winning the Junior optional championship in 1984 and senior optional to ties the next three years. Shilo did no to compete in gymnastics at Nebraska at Omaha but she used her gymnastic agility a great Deal the past four years As a cheerleader. She was a member of the Nebraska Omaha team that place third in the National championships As a freshman won All America recognition from the National cheer leading association the next two years and capped her collegiate career last Spring by being chosen As one of the instructors for the summer programs staged by the inca for Junior High school and High school cheerleaders. And Eric Zeier stars and stripes offensive player of the year while a Sophomore at Heidelberg in 1988, was listed As the second string quarterback As a Georgia freshman following the bulldogs Spring drills. The Start and strip racism cagers win . Forces Host other meets cism sports a Melven Jones came off the Bench to score a game High 25 Points As the . Conseil International do sport Militare cism basketball team thrashed Germany 104-61 in the teams opening game in Athens. Jones entered the game in the first half with the . Squad leading 21-9. He went on a tear and scored the teams next 15 Points As the american Lead ballooned to 36-9. The . Cagers were never challenged again. Michael Parks added 19 Points Ralph local sports Baltimore of Pitburg a and Carl Curry 13, and Ronnie Gibson 10. There Are 17 teams in the cism tournament with the soviet Union Fielding a team for the first time. The . Team Battles saudi Arabia 6 30 . Today and will play Cypress Friday to finish first round Competition. The tournament runs through sept. 8. While the cagers Are competing in Athens air Force and army officials Are preparing for International military sports Competition to come to the Ramstein Kaiserslautern area. Two Conseil International do sport Militare regional events will be hosted by the . Armed forces in Germany. . Daily. As Many As 16 nations arc expected to enter up to four players each in team and individual Competition. The skeet completion starts at 10 . Sept. 7, with awards presentations slated for 6 . As in Golf 16 nations were invited to enter up to four shooters in team and individual a acct Competition. The Rod and gun club is located next to Pulaski baracks in the Kaiserslautern suburb of to Gelwich. Since 1980, Only one cism event a the 1985 Bowling tournament in Augsburg Germany a has been hosted by the . Forces at a european site. A basketball Chicago bulls guard Scottie Pippen Heads a three play Lur tar a a a a a tember 4. Or Goodwill tour through Munich on cps amps Ken George Melven Jones. Red hot reservist a Golf invitational is set for Ramstein a Woodlawn course sept. 3-5, and a skeet tournament is scheduled for the Kaiserslautern Rod and gun club sept. 7. Neither Golf nor skeet is an official cism sponsored activity. However both events Are being staged As a test. The Golf tournament will be played Over 54 holes with first tee times at 10 Pippen who helped Lead the bulls to their first Ever Aba championship last season will be joined by Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers and David Robinson of the san Antonio bulls. The three visit the american military Community for a question and answer session with soldiers civilians and their family members. The question and answer session will take place in the cafes family theater on Mcgraw Cserne at 2 45 . On september 4. The players will join in on games Between european teams in Munich bar Celona Paris and Verona Italy. On sept. 4, the three will join former North Carolina state coach Jim Valvano As the Nike All stars take on Bayer Leve Kusen of the German Bunde Sliga in Munich a Olympia Halle at 8 30 . Triathlon the second annual tinman triathlon will be held sept. 7 at Aviano a Italy. The entry fee is $10 for the event that includes a half mile swim in the base fool 20-Kilometer Bike race through the Talian Countryside and a 10-Kilometer run at the base flight inc. First second and third place awards will be presented in three categories a a male female and tag team. Sig will be taken through aug 30. Call 632-7633 or write to 40 Csc Sisro Apo a 09601 for registration and More details. Softball a Aviano a also offers a nonstop a Rock around the clock tournament sept. 7-8. Entry is limited to 15 menus and six women a teams with a $125 entry fee. Flag football bad Kreuz Nach will hold an open invitational tournament sept. 6-8 on Patton Field at Rose Barracks. The entry fee is $85 per team with a limit of 16 entries. Teams should Register by aug. 29. Contact the bad Kreuz Nach sports office at 490-6177 for More information
