European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse A Ita a a. A. 1january 7, sports the Star band stripes 0 Pago 29 Iii to i to its Back to work we go. Dodds second 1992-93 Winter sports program begins Friday following for Many of the basketball and wrestling teams almost a months six basketball games Dot the Agenda As conference Competition blossoms full time. There also Are seven wrestling meets a five six team Durna mint style programs involving the Germany Bennor teams and a pair of .. Triangular a on the schedule. A a. ,. A. V a although classes Are just resuming and some divisions Are just starting their conference play less than a month remains before tournament Competition be gins a and already the proposed plan for the Ger Many Bennor playoffs has been ditched. The original suggestion called for one big tournament both girls and boys involving teams from All three divisions in a final Central european championship at Mannheim feb. 17-20, however when the athletic Council convened for its annual Winter meeting in Early december it created a new format. A i was a Little disappointed with the decision a Dodds Germany athletic coordinator Tom Lesa id tuesday. Quot i was looking Forward to seeing All divisions represented in one tournament because this year especially there is some really Good Talent throughout the Dennany Bennor system. However the Council voted under the hew format there will be division tournaments feb. 11-13 with the top four teams from divisions i and ii qualifying for the big schools tournament at Mannheim feb. 18-20. Because of the number of schools in division Iii i there will be separate North and South conference championships the former at Hahn the latter at Berlin and the top four teams from each conference tourney will qualify for the Small schools showdown at Baum older the same three Days. The. Championships take place feb. 1113 at Alconbury Italy a showdown is feb. 18-20 at Naples and the Turkey finals ring Down the curtain on the Winter sports program March 4-6 at Ankara. Wrestling eliminations begin Jan. 30 with the staging of the division ii East and West and division i North and South conference championships. The Dennany Bennor division tourneys take place feb. 5-6 at Ramstein accent and Giessen. Once again Heidelberg will stage the Central european extravaganza dates Are feb. 11-13. The. Finals Are feb. 13 at Lakenheath Italy stake place feb. 18-20 at Vicenza and Turkey s mat men like their basketball Brethren wrap things up March 4-6 at Ankara. A a. A. Once again sex Heidelberg a amps All Europe footballers Eric Zeier and Ron George sparkled in Dodds tournaments basketball feb. 11 13 division i division it at Baum outer division in North at Hahn division 111 South at Berlin. Championship at Alconbury feb. 18 20 Small schools finals at Hahn big schools finals at Mannheim Italy championship a Naples division ii East at Pitburg division ii West at Shaf division ill North at Brussels division i South at Augsburg feb. 5 -6 division i at Ramstein division 11 at accent division Iii at Giessen feb.12 13 Central european Mathew Foerg feb. 13.championshlpat Uke breath in March 4-6 i feb. 18-20 h Turkey championship at Ankara ,7 v at Vicenza v 7 x v March 4-6 a Sinkay championship at Ankara a it "7 prep Pickin s Ben Abrams bowl appearances for Georgia and Stanford respectively. Zeier completed 21 of 31 passes for 242 Yards and Wasny to intercepted As Georgia conquered Ohio state 21-14 in the Citrus bowl. The Sophomore bulldogs performance was almost identical to last year s showing when he passed for 238 Yards As Georgia Defeated Arkansas in the Independence bowl. Linebacker George made several outstanding defensive plays As the Cardinal overwhelmed Penn state 24-3 in the blockbuster bowl Georges perform. Mance was More Gratifying than it was last year. Al though he sparkled in the Aloha bowl game fast year Stanford went Down to defeat 18-17 when Georgia tech scored a two Point conversion in the final seconds. A a a High school sports arc Well supported in. ,. A. A a amp a Oregon according to former London football basketball and track and Field Mentor Taylor Lewis who has retired to that state. A i saw the Oregon state High school football championship game live on Channel 6, and would you be live they Cut off a live nil game with three minutes remaining so they could Cany the whole football game. I have believed it if i had t seen it. Oregonians really support their sports programs from Grade school right up the ladder a Lewis penned. Another former Dodds coach Clancy Djuren. Is basking in retirement in sunny Florida. The sex Bremerhaven Mannheim and Ramstein basketball and Golf Mentor gave a role prep a links lesson at new Smyrna Beach during the holidays. A this retirement life is great a said Durent who departed Dodds last february a nothing much else to do except Check out the local Golf courses and the weather Here is much better than the cold and dampness of Jay Djuren who played High school Golf for his father at Ramstein and recently was graduated from Western Kentucky with a degree in Marine biology has been playing some very Good Golf in tournaments around Florida the past few months. He Hopes to land a teaching professionals Job Down that Way. topple struggling orangemen by the associated press Landover my. A Georgetown coach John Thompson had reason to feel Good after his no. 17 hoyas took advantage of struggling 21st-ranked Syracuse in a big East game that the orangemen really needed to win. A it reminded me of the Good old Days when we were in our trap Thompson said Atter Georgetown forced 26 Syracuse turn overs tuesday night in itvd4-60 Victory Thompson admitted that neither the hoyas nor the orangemen played very Well m their usual rough and Tumble meeting. A i thought the game was played like two teams that had just lost their last Job Alganie a he said. The loss was very disappointing to Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim whose team is m the big East for the first time. Quot the Bottom line is Quot that right now Wear e Mot playing very Good and you can get into l1 a tended losing Streak in this league Hen that happens Boeheim said. Syracuse 8-3 Overall trails conference headers Boston College and Seton Hall y games. Georgetown is 8-1 overal College basketball and 2-1 in the big East. A there might not be any great teams in this league a maybe no top 10 teams a but everybody a Good a Boeheim said. A the Way we re playing Miami 3-6 has to be a big favorite against us unless we can get it together Georgetown a Robert Churchwell equated his career High with 21 Points scoring 15 in the second half Churchwell. Was 10 for 19 from the Field one of Only two players to hit better than 50 percent of his shots. The other Georgetown Center Othella Harrington was 6-for-9 and scored 18, in other games tuesday night Kentucky 74, Georgia 59 Athens a. A Jamal Mashburn scored 26 Points and no. 2 Kentucky a pressing defense forced 27 turnovers As the wildcats opened Southeastern conference play with a Strong showing on the Road. Georgia led 13-11 on Shandon Andersons jump shot with 11 25 left in the half but Mashburn s two free throws gave Kentucky 10-0 the Lead for Good at 1715 with 9 02 to play in the half. Those free throws started a 23-9 Kentucky run that provided a 38-24 halftime Lead. The bulldogs 5-5 Overall la Sec came no closer than 12 Points in the Sec. Ond half. Charles Claxton led Georgia with 16 tech 85, Maryland 75 College Park. My. No 10 Georgia tech held Maryland to 30 percent shooting in the decisive first Naif and Travis Best scored 25 Points to help the yellow jackets to the win. Malcolm Mackey had j7 Points and his 17 rebounds put him atop Georgia techs career list with 998, breaking the record held by Jim Caldwell who had 993 rebounds from 1963-65. James Forrest scored 20 Points for Georgia tech 8-1 in the Atlantic coast conference opener for both teams. It was the yellow jackets seventh straight vie tory this season and eighth win in the last nine at Maryland. Kevin Mclinton and Johnny Rhodes each had 15 Points for the terrapins 8-2who had a seven game winning Streak snapped. Maryland made Only 11 of 37 Field goal attempts and 1 of 7 free throws in the first half to fall behind by 17 Points. Maryland did no to Cut the Gap below eight Points the rest of the Way in falling to 7-1 at Home this 90, Boston u. 42 Amherst mass. Mike Williams scored 20 Points to Lead tto. 22 Massachusetts in the rout Over the out manned terriers. The minutemen scored first 49 seconds into the game and never fell behind. They led 5017 at the half. The closest by got after that was 50-22 just Over two minutes into the second half. Tony Barbee added 12 Points for Massachusetts while Jerome Malloy and Dana Dingle chipped in with it and Ted Cottrell 10. Massachusetts 6-2 exploded in the first half with a 23-0 run Over a Span of 8 48 As Barbee scored 10 Points. Meanwhile the mass defense was causing the terriers 1-8 Alt kinds of problems
