European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 c the stars and stripes Friday february 21, 1992 korean nabs skating Gold Albertville France up Kim i Hoon of Korea set two 1,000-meter world records thursday night in route to claiming the first Short track Gold medal in Winter olympics history. In the women a 3,000-meter relay Canada led from Start to finish to claim the Gold ahead of the United states and the unified team. Kim the reigning 500 and 3,000 meter world Champion went to the front after three laps and then broke the world Mark he set in the semifinals with a winning time of 1 minute 30.70 seconds in the championship race. Frederic Blackburn of Canada was second and another South korean Joon to Lee was third. Wilf of Reilly of Britain won the Consolation final with a narrow Victory Over Gert Blan Chart of Belgium in 1 36.20. Kawasaki was eliminated when he finished last in the fourth quarterfinal heat. Of Reilly also was eliminated when he slipped and finished fourth in his semifinal. Canada led from the Start to claim the women a 3,000-meter relay final in 4 36.70. The United states was second with Japan third. The . Women steam also benefited in the semifinals. Racing in third place the foursome advanced when an italian fell boosting the americans into a second qualifying position and a place in the on to today an seb a 5 . Onward hockey semifinal,.a. Is. Unified team four Man bobsled first two run women a 30-Kilomter Cross country skiing Short track Speed German second program a 8 45 .-7 . Four Man bobsled women a Cross country skiing hockey Consolation and semifinal 7 30-Midnight women a figure skating hockey a 6 . Nearly around the clock coverage including Cross country skiing Speed skiing hockey women a figure skating 7 . Early saturday an seb 2-5 . General coverage 5 50-6a.m. Wrap up of fridays of Victory austrian ski racer Petra Kronberger celebrates her slalom Victory with tears of Joy thursday. See Story on Page 28.k-town boys dethrone Wurzburg by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Mannheim Germany a the Glass Slipper is starting to fit Kaiserslautern a basketball team pretty darn Well. Problem is it fils the boys better than the girls. First year coach Kathy Kleha a dream season just wont end and Veteran coach will Soberanes season did end thursday after a heart wrenching overtime loss to the hot Heidelberg lady Lions. Kleha and her boys kept a town chasing at least part of the big schools basketball championship Rainbow with a 42-40 Victory Over defending Champion Wurzburg. Soberanes girls took second seeded Heidelberg to overtime before falling to the Carolyn Kirsch powered Lions 62-59,Heidelberg girls 62, Kaiserslautern 59, of a not bad for a Lousy team huh a Soberanes joked of his 10-8 raiders. But seriously folks. The a Lousy team nearly pulled it out in the waning seconds of regulation when Rhonda Jeskey a first of two free throws dropped to knot it at 53-53 with 20 seconds left. Her second shot chromed out of the paint where it was picked up by Heidelberg. On the ensuing drive Donna Jordan Drew a foul Ana went to the line with six seconds left and a Chance to win it. Neither of her shots fell sending the game into of. In the extra period Heidelberg jumped out with two Quick baskets to make it 57-53. The Lead bounced Back and Forth until the Lions put the game out of reach when Gabrielle Nelson connected on the first of her two free passes to make it 60-59 with five seconds left. A town fumbled on the ensuing drive and Kirsch picked up the Loose Ball. Kirsch fired a pass through traffic to Amy Klumb under the hoop who Sank it As time ran out giving the Lions the win. Quot my legs were shaking so bad Quot Nelson said of her game winning free throw. A i was trying to ignore the crowd. In be done it before so i figured i could do it again. But every time we went to the line both sides of the place started screaming at us. It was like nobody Here wanted us to have Soberanes a a we be been in every game this season. We be played in a total of five overtimes and went to triple of against Ramstein so it Wasny to the Mimi Dorton who finished with 16 Points also had a Chance to win it for a town when she went to the line after a Veruska Corigliano foul with 21 seconds left in the overtime. She Sank her first shot but her second sailed wide thus setting up Heidelberg a heroics. A a Mimi a just a super ballplayer a Soberanes said. �?o1 done to think she really Felt the pressure. She just missed the shot like people do Kirsch led All lion scorers with 25 Points and Corigliano dumped in 19, converting 5 of 9 3-Point shots. Jordan had 9 Points and 10 rebounds. Jane Aimua also scored 16 Points for the raiders and misty Cornett and Roxanne Best both had 8 schools basketball Kaiserslautern boys 42, Wurzburg 40 Kleha a starting to like this underdog stuff. A we were of for november and of for december and that show people think of us by How we got off to such a bad Start a Kleha said. A i told my boys before yesterdays game that if we play Well in this tournament no one will remember How we were Wurzburg was the latest victim heard uttering a ooh my on its Way out toward the autobahn. Chris Jackson a Layup As time ran out sealed the win for Kleha and co., who have advanced to the tournaments final four for the first time a in a Long time a Kleha said emphasizing that a a Long part. A Jackson led All Raider scorers with 13 Points and Roland Jones added 12 Points in the Victory for the tournaments seventh seeded team. Wurzburg last years big schools champs got 13 Points from Dewayne Thompson and Tyrone Jones added 9 Points. Quot we done to want to go Home so we re just going to play As hard As we can a Roland Jones said. A we expect to win because for so Long everyone has been expecting us to lose a Kleha said adding a my kids Arentt standing in the Middle of the spotlight wondering what we re doing Here. We came to win girls 56, Mannheim 55,20t in the game that end Tamara Jenkins hit a clutch 3-Pointer late in regulation to knot it at 4646 and Beth Johnson hit the Back end of a pair of a Gratis shots to tie it at 48-48 to Send the game into a second overtime. Mannheim got two Quick baskets from Roxanna Jefferson to put the Bison up 52-48, but the warriors pounded Back. Johnson hit a free throw to make it 5249 Mannheim then Jamica Hudson slay in Cut the Bison Lead to 52-51. On the ensuing in Bounds pass Jenkins stole the Ball and made an easy Layup to give Wiesbaden a 53-52 Lead. Stephanie Strasburg a jumper made it 54-53 Mannheim and Jefferson converted the second half of a two shot free throw set to make it 55-53 with 51 seconds left. Jenkins 3-Point prayer fell to end it at 56-55. Jenkins led All scorers with a 29-Point Effort and Beth Johnson added 16 Points. Shannon Cole sparked Mannheim with a 17-Point onslaught while Jefferson notched 11 Points. Strasburg finished with 10 Points. A a that a a hard Way to lose a Mannheim coach Burt Blank said of Jenkins shot. A this is Why we have tournaments though a to play these types of games. I can to fault my girls for their Effort. They worked like dogs out there Frankfurt girls 69, Giessen 42 talk about pressure. For the past six years Frankfurt has placed either a boys or girls team in the finals of this tournament. When girls coach Karen Snyder saw her husband Bill a boys team fall to Mannheim late wednesday a the Streak became her Cross to Bear. Getting 22-Point games from Aundria Sparrow sure helps As it did to when Frankfurt ousted Giessen from title Contention. Karlowa Adams and Enez Brown did their parts to help Karen keep the Streak with two 16-Point efforts. Of her lethal three Snyder said a they Are three outstanding offensive players sure but we have other kids who can come off the Bench and play Good offence and defense. To me defense is the key to winning this. A Strong defensive team has always been one of my this is defense Frankfurt style Brown 15 boards Sparrow 9. Those Are accurate Snyder said a not like some of the other coaches who inflate their Glenna Lewis anchored Giessen a offence with 15 Points and 10 rebounds and Nakia Whitehead also dumped in 15 girls 50, Nurnberg 37 Mika Brown scored 31 of Ramstein a 50 Points. What More can you say Kristy Pickett scored 11 Points for the eagles and Andrea Hardemon added 9 for Brown she pulled in 13 rebounds and had four steals in Case anyone a wondering if she plays defense boys 41, Hanau 36 the Cole cousins accounted for 16 of the warriors 41 Points David scoring 14 Points and pulling in 6 boards and Larry banking in 12 Points and 8 rebounds. Cory Whitaker led Panther scorers with 17 Points and Andre Penn added 10 Points and 12 rebounds. Tobias Slater had 5 steals for boys 68, Mannheim 58 Lamar Cox scored 19 Points As did Nick Rakigjija to Lead the Lions to a share of the semifinal pot Mike Balisteri and Greg Monroe scored 13 Points for Mannheim and Terrance Davis led All Bison scorers with 14 Points. George Ackerson scored 18 Points for the Lions. In wednesdays late games Ramstein boys 55, Stuttgart 47 guard Mike Carter and Forward Louis Foust each scored 19 Points As the royals Rode a decisive third period to a Victory greatly assisted by Brian Stickles 18 rebounds. Jerry Jeff Walker led Stuttgart with 16 Points. In games for which no details were available Mannheim s boys edged Frankfurt 60-59, Wurzburg a boys downed Pitburg 56-43 and the Giessen girls dropped Hahn 51-41
