European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34. B the stars and stripes sports Friday March 12,1993pair swims to . Top 16 by sue Harper staff writer when he was seven years old Kaiserslautern a Scott Hansen was in danger of being asked to leave the Nebraska swim team he had just joined because he Wasny to swimming very Well. But one coach on the team believed he could be a Good swimmer. Peggy Speer liked his kick Scott a father Paul Hansen said. The next year As an eight year old Scott took several first places in a Tri state club championship. At sundays european forces swim league championship in Munich Hansen broke some records and in doing so he and teammate Wellington Gooch have turned in top-16 National reportable times. A category from which United states swimming local notes Hansen Gooch the organization that sets the standards for the . Olympic swim team on Down takes its top 16 National swimmers by age group. Hansen 10, made the top-16 reportable with a time of 36.39 against United states swimming a Cut off top-16 time of 36.69 in the 50-meter backstroke Gooch s 27.26 in the boys 11-12 age group s 50-meter free style made it past the 28.09 top-16 Mark. _ Frankfurt a James Lofton s .28.66 was just fractions of a second off the reportable Mark. The swimmers not yet among the nations fastest 16 children in their age group. Their times Good enough to be submitted for consideration. The hitch is United states swimming does no to recognize the Fesl. United states swimming does no to Sanction leagues outside of the United states. But the Sefl swimmers still shoot for the lop-16 times which is Why the times Are also called motivational and there. A March 22 is the last Day to enter the 15lh dutch open racquetball championship March 26-28 at Racket Canter de Leyns Salomes Schouw. Entry fee is Hal 40, for singles and Hal 10 for doubles. Call 355-8522. A saturday is the last Day to sign up for Kaiserslautern s St. Patrick a Day racquetball tournament. Call 483-7061 or 8289. A racquetball players interested in the army european racquetball championships april 1618 in Wiesbaden should Call their local sports office or 320-6135 for details. A Continental sports conference and the Ruksc racquetball tournaments have moved up from april 8-12 to april 1-5. The Csc tournament is still in Spang Dahlum and Ruksc is at upper to Bay packers quarterback Mike torn Cak and Chicago Bear stalwarts All pro defensive end Richard Dent Hall of Famor coach Dick Stancl scout Ken Ginger and others will be signing autographs March 18 at 7 30 . At the Wilde bauhaus in Schwet Zingen near Heidelberg at Mannheimer str. 2a. A party follows. The bears Are Here to conduct a football clinic open to everyone March 20-21 in Heidelberg a Patrick Henry Village. Registration ends March 19. For autograph signing and party information Call Charles Fernandez at 06202-74157. For clinic details Call Michael Hester at Dan 3708687/8141 or Andreas Haar Panter at wide world sports Munich civilian 089-273-0279 rattlers deliver sabers 81-64 \ by Walt morr1ssette staff writer Mannheim Germany a the Spang Dahlen lady sabers won the Safe championship with two great players in Denise ridges and Donna Porter. But Wurzburg a Lisa Herron led a great team Effort with 27 Points to spark the army european runners up to an unexpected 81-64 rout of Spang to open up the second annual army air Force final four at Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena thursday night. The dec Champion Frankfurt fa1conettes 28-4 were playing Safe second place Mildenhall lady marauders in the second game thursday night. The Falconette Are led by countess Irvin 20.4 Points 9.5 assists per game. Irvin led Stuttgart to the 1990 dec Crown then went to fort Gordon ga., for two years before coming to Frankfurt. Wurzburg improved to 35-12 on the season and will play the Frankfurt Mildenhall Winner saturday at 8 . For the right to be called the Best women steam in the . European command. Spang 27-6 plays the Frankfurt Mildenhall loser in the Consolation saturday. The lady sabers looked Good Early As their pair of sex College players a ridges and Porter a staked Span Dahlem to a 6-0 Lead. Ridges a 5-9 guard out of Winthrop College s.c., averaged 25 Points and five rebounds a game for the sabers this season and had 15 first half Points thursday night and finished with a game High 32. Porter is a 5-10 All air Force Center out of Goshen College ind. And averaged 18 Points and nine boards this season and had 10 first half Points and finished with 20. Porter Heads to san Antonio for the All air Force Camp after the Lynal four. As Good As these two players they did no to get enough help from their teammates to hold off the balanced scoring and inside scoring punch of Wurzburg Lisa Knapp two Points was the Only other lady Saber to score in the first half. Lisa Herron bombed in two 3-pointers and Roberta Sheffield converted five buckets inside the paint As the lady rattlers recovered to Lead 23-15 Midway through the half Wurzburg then moved out to put Span Dahlem into a 43-27 Hole at halftime. Six Wurzburg players scored in the first half. Herron 12sheffield 10point guard Felicia Griffin a who came off the Bench to spark Wurzburg a rally 6vinic Yarmy air Force final four Elliott 6cathy Holmes 5 and Jennifer Steele 2. When Regina Wells started the second half with two free throws and Herron scored on a drive the 34-12 dec runner had a 20-Point Lead on the Safe champions at 47-27. Wurzburg poured it on after that. Porter answered for Spang then Herron nailed her third 3pointer of the night to give Wurzburg its biggest Lead so far 50-29, with 15 14 left in the game. Griffin a steal and Lay up made it 6034 with 11 18 left. Herron finished with five 3-pointers. Sheffield had 13 Points Dawn Adams added 10 and Griffin finished with eight. A i saw they weren to in condition to run a Wurzburg coach Charlie Morris said. A so 1 told my ladies to push it up the floor. Herron is reluctant to shoot the 3-Pointer, so i told her if they give it to you take a the Safe tournament just beat them Down they re tired a Spang coach Trevin White said. A to come Here and play in another tournament was just too much to a we run More in the army while the air Force is More disciplined a Moore added. A but we were ragged. We can to play like this and expect to beat Herron also expected to face Arch rival Frankfurt in the final saturday night. A we knew we had to win to get to play Frankfurt again. We be played them five times won twice. We want to gain respect. We want them to know who we Are.�?�. The men jump into final four action Friday night. Game 1 at 6 . Has the dec Champion Baum older bears going against the Safe runner up Lindsey flyers. The bears Are led by Antwaine Ramzy 22.5 Points and 6.8 assists pig while Lindsey has 28-Point-a-game Marksman Rodney Harrell. The Safe Champion Pitburg Barons 44-0 play dec second place Nurnberg at 8. Ralph Baltimore 27 pp8 7 rebounds any Gowins 19 pig 10 rebounds Tim Perkins 15 pig and Kyle James 14 Points 8 assists a game Lead coach George prices balanced attack. The winners play for the Neucom title sunday night. Res spoil Carter s debut by the associated press Philadelphia a Reggie Lewis made four free throws in the final 26.6 seconds giving the Boston celtics their fourth straight win 104100 Victory Over Philadelphia on wednesday night spoiling Fred Carters first Home game As the 76crs coach. Carter was enthusiastic on the sidelines in his Home debut vigorously applauding his team jumping jogging and pacing while he watched Carter took Over after the weekend firing of Doug Moe. Xavier Mcdaniel led Boston with 23 Points. Jeff Hornacek had 24 for Philadelphia. In other games wednesday kicks 110, lakers 104 new York a the kicks snapped a 9-year Home losing Streak against the lakers behind Patrick Ewing s 34 Points and 12 rebounds the kicks won their 10th consecutive game at Madison Square Garden with their first Triumph Over the lakers in new York since Jan. 3. 1984, . Green had 22 Points Sedale Threatt 20 Points and u rebounds and Vlade Pivac 18 Points and 14 rebounds for the 126, bullets 112 Landover my. A Laphonso Ellis scored 11 of his 20 Points in the opening 4 44 of the second half and the nuggets erupted for 41 Points in the third Quarter. The Victory was Only the fifth in 31 Oatly games for the nuggets 25-34. Magic 119, pacers 106 Orlando Fla. A Tom Torbert scored 10 fourth Quarter Points seven during a 12-1 spurt. Shaquille o Neal led the magic with 26 Points an National basketball association 11 rebounds and Tolbert finished with 22 Points and 13 rebounds As Orlando remained ahead or Indiana and Atlanta in the race for the last two playoff spots in the Eastern blazers 124, Mavericks 96 Dallas a Portland handed the Mavericks their club record 16th consecutive defeat. Terry Porter scored 20 of his 24 Points in the first half for the Trail blazers. Dallas lipped 15 straight twice this season and once in 1980-81, the franchises first season. The Mavericks Are 4-54 and on Pace for the a bad a worst record new held by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who were a suns 111, warriors 100 1phoen1x a Dan Majerle scored nine of his 28 Points in the fourth Quarter helping the suns stay ahead of Golden state. Re a ssh a y and 30 Points and 10 rebounds and Cenc Ceballos scored 20 Points As the suns won their fifth in a Row. Nets 109, clippers 98 Rumeal Robinson had 21 Points i ass a1? As he continued to pick up the Slack for the injured Kenny Kenny Anderson in new Jersey s Victory Over los Angeles. To a Elman added 20 Points and 12 rebounds he a sgt who played their first game since learning Anderson s broken left wrist will keep him out for the rest of the season
