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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 21,1991 the stars and stripes c Page 21prep Pickin thriller expected in fall sports finale if their regular season encounter can be used As a criterion saturday s big schools championship game Between the hosting aaa Champion Frankfurt eagles and aaa runner up Wiesbaden warriors should bring the 1991 Dodds fall sports to a rousing finish. Frankfurt dominated the first half and Wiesbaden controlled the second half a until Chad Nighbert connected with Webster Langhorne on a 64-Yard bomb with 36 seconds remaining in the game to give Charlie Tothy a eagles a 27-26 Victory Over Darryl Schwa run a warriors. A that was one of the finest football games in be Ever seen. It had thrills galore a Toth exclaimed. A disappointed Schwartz agreed. A what a came a he said. A it was one of those thrillers in which it is a shame that someone has to lose. But they beat us on a great play a perfectly called play which was executed  both teams finished the season with routine victories and each prevailed in last weeks big schools semifinals Frankfurt overpowering Stuttgart 40-20 following a slow Start and Wiesbaden nipping Niernberg 6-0 on Duba Flowers 75-Yard punt return to avenge a 14-6 opening Day loss. So Wiesbaden 7-2 gets the Opportunity to avenge its Only other 1991 setback saturday at 1 . Unless the eagles contain Flowers better than they did in heir other confrontation when he piled up 298 Yards Rushing the warriors could very Well end Frankfurt a first undefeated season since 1973, when it was in the process of establishing a Dodds it us Desea Way Back then record of 20 straight tories. Saturdays game Marks Tothy a last on the Frankfurt sideline. He a stepping Down from the Post to become part of the school administration he said. An emotional time a emotion has a lot to do with any football game a he said. A but when its time to kick it off it comes Down to How Well you re prepared. A this year we be prepared ourselves to win every game and the chips have just fallen our Way. We beaten Abrams the top three teams in double a and All the teams in triple a and that a pretty Good. But i can think of three games a Ramstein Hanau and Wiesbaden a that could have gone either  Frankfurt one of Only two undefeated Dodds teams this season has played in Only one Post season championship. The eagles beat Mannheim 22-6 in playoff in a a big schools format. The playoff under the Blue is. Red Winner original Austin was Vic Wiesbaden is in its fifth title game. It split Blue red games with Heidelberg in 1975 and 1977, winning 14-10 after losing 25-13. Then Wiesbaden lost to Heidelberg again 7-6 when Only the aaa teams competed. The warriors won the title in their last appearance walloping Wurzburg 60-19 in 1985 when the current aaa Winner is. A runner up and vice versa format was established. A Frankfurt might have a slight Edge because it is playing at Home again a Schwartz appraised the upcoming showdown. A it will be another Tough game like All Wiesbaden Frankfurt games Are. We know we have to play our Best game of the year to win the  a a so after saturday All that will remain of the 1991 fall sports program will be the selection of the stars and stripes All Europe team and the players and coach of the year. That promises to be a tedious task. The coaches came through with flying colors in meeting last weeks deadline. A total of 73 players were nominated from 23 schools. Many of them were nominated both ways. Quot and even More important is the fact that most of the coaches keynote the outstanding players their teams faced during the season. A a a. Augsburg nailed Down its perfect 10-0 Campaign last saturday by Beatin Woodbridge 13-12 on a 28-Yan Brian Hagar Waymond Edwards to pass and Mikko la valleys Pat kick with 10 seconds remaining in the Small schools championship game at Woodbridge. But the Victory almost did no to come about because of a passport. Augsburg Mentor Dennis Lavalley related the tale the other Day �?o1 got the scare of my life the other Day. Terry Austin came in my office and told me that his folks who have moved to Hanau had his passport. A my god i thought How can i go to England without my franchise a a Terry a sponsor drove him to Hanau monday to ick up the passport but his Mother had mailed it to Lim by German Post a Lavalley continued. A it Tad no to arrived by wednesday morning. We got the Augsburg Community mail director to help us and after a great Deal of chasing around we finally located the passport a like less than an hour before we were due to leave on our drive to Holland to catch the ferry across the Channel. A talk about getting old and Grey i must have aged 10 years in those two  Austin who has been the apaches outstanding two Way performer for three years will finish the school year at Augsburg and be graduated with his class. He also is a Stellar basketball and track and Field  a a two Munich players were inadvertently omitted from the a Central All conference team announced last week. Jason Buster made the squad both ways at Center on offence and As linebacker and Ian Beasley was selected As a running Back. The Start Ana stripes sch Ottenheimer faces conflict by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. A Marty sch Ottenheimer doting father is running into a Devil of a conflict this weekend with Marty sch Ottenheimer nil coach. He wants desperately to see son Brian quarterback Blue Valley on saturday in the Kansas 5a High school championship game. The most important game of Briana a life begins at 11 . In Manhattan kan., about 140 Miles West of Kansas City. But another football team sch Ottenheimer is involved with the Kansas City chiefs Are scheduled to Fly to Cleveland on saturday for a must win game against the Browns. Isnit a coaches place with his team Isnit a fathers place with his son especially when the boys having the experience of a lifetime despite a hectic schedule sch Ottenheimer Hasni to missed a single one of Briana a games All year. But in Light of the chiefs 24-20 loss to Denver on sunday that dropped them from first place in the acc West he feels extra sensitive to any criticism anybody might have. A the Only thing important to us this week for this organization and for me personally is beating Cleveland a sch Ottenheimer said tuesday. A and in a not going to get involved in anything that will take away from  he took a deep breath and continued. A that having been said there s another matter very important and very dear to me and that a obviously the game in Manhattan. And As Long As it does no to Compromise what this organization is trying to do with respect to beating Cleveland i la do whatever i can to see it. A we discussed taking the whole team to Manhattan and then Fly out of there a he joked. But apparently another solution has been found. A Friend will Pilot sch Ottenheimer in a private plane to Manhattan then try to get him Back to Kansas City for a 3 30 . Departure of the chiefs team plane. A weather permitting ill be there to see Brian a sch Ottenheimer said. A i think most people know How much my family Means to  the younger sch Ottenheimer treated his father to one of the most exciting games he a Ever seen last week in the semifinals against Topeka Highland Park. Blue Valley was trailing 26-0 after three quarters but woo 28-26 when Brian scored on a quarterback sneak with five seconds remaining. Blue Valley will meet Liberal for the championship. A a in a never seen a game like that particularly a High school game a said sch Ottenheimer who played in a state championship basketball game while in High school. _ thrill my life a he said. A it was like the movie a hoosiers. It was just unbelievable a a to this Day its still the greatest to in be Ever had in my life a he said. A it in chiefs coach Marty sch Ottenheimer son in state title Gam paper claims Gutekunst is gone Minneapolis a John Gutekunst whose Minnesota gophers will finish with their worst record since 1983 if they lose to Iowa saturday will not return for a seventh season As head coach the Star Tribune reported wednesday. The newspaper quoting several unidentified a highly placed University sources a said Gutekunst is expected to resign before or after the season finale at Iowa. University president Nils Hasselmo Gutekunst and interim athletic director Dan Meinert declined to comment to the Star Tribune. Gutekunst met with Hasselmo and Meinert tuesday night and Meinert told the associated press wednesday that no decisions have been made about gute Kunstt a Job status. A a in a not going to comment on anything until John and i talk again Meinert said adding that he planned to meet with Gutekunst soon. Gutekunst was in a meeting and not available for comment his Secretary said. The Star Tribune said Hasselmo refused to give Gutekunst a vote of Confidence. It said no official announcement was expected until Gutekunst and the uni f varsity agreed on a financial settlement. Earlier this season Gutekunst said his contract Calls for a one year buyout that would Cost the University about $100,000. The gophers Are 2-8 Overall and 1-6 in inc big ten this season and have lost their last five games by a combined score of 160-48. They were 1-10 in 1983 and 2-7-2 in 1988. Gutekunst 46, joined the gophers As a defensive coordinator in 1984, when Lou Holtz replaced Joe Salem As coach. Gutekunst became Minnesota s 22nd head coach when Holtz left for notre Dame. In six seasons Gutekunst has a 29-36-2 record  
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