European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and Stripe world league life of this Riley allows no time for sightseeing by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Call the Riley family the Griswaldo that affable All american globetrotting family that wreaked havoc across America and Europe. There a Mike Riley the dad who coaches a football team in the Novelty football league americans love to hate and europeans love to love. Then there a Dee the mom who s trying to talk Mike into moving to Germany. No can do Mike says. Not yet at least. Throw in Matt and Kate the kids and you a swear a Hollywood studio is using them As models for one More of those Wacky sitcoms. You know the ones about the mom and the dad and the two kids and laugh track and Nau Seum even though make Riley has been living the life of Riley in Europe he Isnit enjoying it. Well not As much As head like. A i Haven to really had a Chance to do any of the tourist things a Riley said adding a a but i heard its real see Riley has been working to prepare his 6-2 san Antonio riders for a sunday meeting with the 2-6 Frankfurt Galaxy. Kickoff is set for 7 . And More than 26,000 people have bought tickets. A i did no to approach this trip As a vacation but i would like to do a tour or something. I done to think ill get a a i to a. Chance though. I do think this is a great Chance for my family to see Europe. In be been pretty Busy getting ready for so i guess they re enjoying the i Leys most excellent european adventure has been anything but bogus thus far. Riley a squad escaped the clutches of Barcelona a rocking Mont juice stadium with a 17-0 shutout last weekend spoiling a Beautiful catalan night for More than 41,000 fans. It was enough to get this family Man smiling. His riders went 4-6 in the inaugural world league Campaign and were locked out of a playoff wild card berth despite a second place North american West division finish. This season san Antonio is vying for the naw title with Sacramento. Riley now in his second year As the riders coach won the a Fly a coveted Grey cup twice while leading the Winnipeg Blue bombers. In his four years in the great White North he compiled a 40-32 record and had teams in the Eastern conference finals three of those years. He shunned two offers to return to the Cal where his father Bud Riley coached for 20 years. The Hamilton Tiger cats wanted him to Lead them into the a Fly a championship Den and the Ottawa rough riders were willing to Pav Riley who played under legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant the top coaching salary in the Canadian leagues history. Down South he interviewed for the Pittsburgh steel Erst head coaching Job when Chuck Noll retired. He did no to get the Job which was no big whoop to him. A the nil Isnit a priority in my life a Riley said. He still drives a battered 1978 Toyota a a car he bought More than a decade ago a and he has an affection for Pep Peroni pizza a a cheers reruns and Jackson Browne. At 38 years old Riley is the youngest head coach in the world league. And his off Field Personna fits the part. On the Field its strictly business. The san Antonio defense is tops in the league. Linebacker Mark Ledbetter anchors that defense with 39 tackles and five sacks. As Riley a plans for the future go he a hoping to get the riders in the world bowl before he examines his of san Antonious Mike Riley. No vacation in Frankfurt tons. He a coached in two different countries but those were on the same continent. Will these Griswaldo turn this european Jaunt into a permanent vacation Quot we be Only been in san Antonio for two years so i done to have any immediate plans to leave a Riley said. A it probably would be kind of fun to coach overseas. In be Only been Here a few Days but it looks like it would be a great place to , Patch boys arrange unlikely final Kaiserslautern Germany it took some extra time to do it Friday but a pair of Lon shots clawed through to saturdays championship game at the Germany big schools boys soccer tournament. Germany aaa fourth place finisher Ramstein and the Germany a no. 4 team Patch the last to make the tourney from each conference will Square off at noon today at Hoyc necked to decide the 1992 Crown. Neither team May be at its freshest however As both went into overtime in fridays semifinals with the royals edging Frankfurt 2-1 and Patch going to the shootout before shaking Pitburg 3-2. Both winners trailed 1-0 at halftime but each came up with the equalizer after intermission to keep the season alive. In the semifinal Matching aaa schools Reggie Dickerson gave Frankfurt the Early Lead off an assist from Todd Peterson and the eagles behind some Stout defense and the goal ending of Chris Baggett almost made it stand up. Frankfurt was three minutes from the title game when Mike Woodhouse assisted by Titus Cornell found the net and big school soccer forced a pair of 10-minute overtimes. Cornell got the game Winner in the first extra period off an assist from Bryan Forsythe As the royals defense and goalkeeper Ken Merrial held off Frankfurt the rest of the Way. In the clash of the a survivors the panthers had to come from behind twice to get into the shootout which put them into the title game Colin Dunlop a score had the Barons on top Early but Chris Volk answered after intermission to set up extra time. Andy Worell restored the Barons Lead in the first extra 10 minutes but Patch again countered in the second extra period on Ben mensa a tally and the game came Down to a shootout which Patch won 3-0 after Ryan Schlagheck stopped a Pitburg penalty kick. Patch s Eric Yount George Helmick and Mike Barry powered their kicks past Pitburg goalkeeper Mike Roberts who already had made 15 saves to keep the Barons in the contest. Next up for Roberts and Pitburg Are the Frankfurt eagles in the the third place game at 10 . Lions warriors Roll s4s pm do Hoim Kaiserslautern s Roxanne Best rear tightly Marks Wiesbaden s Deliece Gunnels on Friday. Giessen Germany a Veruska Crog Liano and Carolyn Kirsch scored overtime goals to Lead the Heidelberg lady Lions past the Ramstein royals 3-1 in the girls big schools soccer championship Friday. The Lions will take on the Wiesbaden warriors in the big schools title game set for noon saturday. The warriors got a two goal Effort from Deliece Gunnels to blow past the Kaiserslautern red raiders 4-1 in the other semifinal Friday. After Donna Jordan put the Lions u 1-0 at the intermission Ramstein a Kri ten Dasher knotted the game at 1-1 l Send it into overtime. Gunnels scored twice for the Warrior who also got goals from Debbie Mosek and Julie Hackmann. Jennifer Clavenna scored a towns goal. Saturdays Consolation match betwee k-1 own and Ramstein starts at 10
