European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. May 16, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 army volleyball by the stars and stripes double blocking helped Mannheim claim men s and women a Region ii volleyball titles sunday Mannheim a men behind tourney map Taleni Pahulu swept unbeaten through the double elimination tournament which began saturday Downing Kaiserslautern in sundays winners bracket final and championship games. After sundays first loss to Mannheim a town got a rematch with an 8-15,15-7,15-11 losers bracket final Conquest of Heidelberg. Apparently rejuvenated by that win Kaiserslautern served notice of intent beating the eventual champions 16-14 in the first game of the championship match. But the Mustangs knew Why a we had a Lack of coverage a explained coach Anthony Shihata. Sailiata prescribed double Block ing at the net in the next two games a to Force them to hit the Ball on the outside a he said. The strategy and Power hitter Junior Lagai were just what the doctor ordered As Mannheim came Back to win those two games and the championship 15-12,15-8. On the women a Side tourney map Lyn Putz spearheaded Mannheim a 13.-15, 16-14, 15-8 vie tory Over Kaiserslautern in the championship match. Losers bracket Champion Kaiserslautern forced the a a if series with a 15-8, 15-13 thumping of the lady Mustangs in the first showdown. In the deciding match however double blocking again provided the key to the Mannheim Victory. Neta Sailiata had six straight service Points to set the tone for the final game. Setter Leata la Ai. And Power hitter faataui Masami put the game away for Mannheim. Both Mannheim teams Advance to the army european volleyball championships this saturday and sunday. The men play at Schwein Furt and the women at Kitzinger. In another regional sunday Wiesbaden men earn berth _ Wiesbaden avenged its Only loss in the double elimination tournament by coming out of the losers bracket to beat Babenhausen 1513, 15-10 and Force an if necessary set in the Region i championship. Babenhausen won the first game of the final match 15-10, but Wiesbaden sparked by tourney map Deri Nis Ferrari won the next two 15-8, 15-11 to Advance to the dec. From wire reports Rome a Pete Sampras established himself As a firm favorite for the first grand slam sweep in 25 years by flattening Boris Becker 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 sunday to win the italian open. The Victory extended Sampras winning Streak to 27 matches improved his 1994 record to 39-2 and earned him1 his seventh tournament title of the year. More important it was Only the second time in his career that Sampras has won a. Clay court title. He showed he will be the Man to beat at the upcoming Sampras French open where he will be seeking his fourth grand slam title in a Row a a feat last accomplished by Rod Laver in 1969. A Graf wins 85th title Berlin a top rated Steffi Graf took the $750,000 German open title for the eighth time sunday with a 7-6 8-66-4 Success Over big serving dutch Brenda Schultz. Graf 24, prevail minutes to pick up the $150,000 winners Check in what was her 85th Victory. Seminole admits spree Jacksonville Fla. Florida state football player Marvin Ferrell admitted involvement with an agent who reportedly gave him and other seminoles players improper gifts a newspaper reported saturday Ferrell who completed his College eligibility last season told the Florida world notes times Union he was involved in an incident at a Tallahassee athletic shoe store last november in which agent Raul Bey of Las vegas was reported to have financed a $6,000 shopping spree for at least seven players. Davies catches Mallon Wilmington Del. Laura Davies of England who has been the Best player in women a Golf throughout the year fired a 2-under Par 69 saturday that gave her a share of the Lead with Meg Mallon after 54 holes of the Lyga championship. Four tied in Dallas Irving Texas a Ben Crenshaw who helped design the course and Brad Bryant looking for his first Victory in a 17-year pea tour were part of a four Way tic for Rar steiners. By the stars and stripes the fast Lane continued to belong to Ramstein As the Abc wisc european All stars Bowling tournament came to a close in Augsburg Germany sunday. Ramstein bowlers Ben Laughlin and Robin Fagey each walked off with a 1994 masters championship to conclude the week Long event. Each Champion was top seeded for sundays Stepladder finals after the 32-Bowler masters Fields were trimmed to the final five saturday and sunday. Laughlin who teamed with Larry Schultz to win the doubles and with Schultz Charlie Price and Ken Taylor a All fellow rare steiners to claim the team title earlier in the week averaged just Over .200 in 16 games saturday and sunday to earn the top seed for the menus Stepladder with a 3206. That was 11 pins better than Rhein Mains Bennie Johnson who took on Laughlin again in the championship game. But Laughlin won again this time 200177, to make it three firsts out of five possible titles. The Only crowns Laughlin did no to the Lead saturday when rain halted the Byron Nelson classic late in the second round. Crenshaw Bryant David of Iii and Mark Carnevale were All at 8-under when play was suspended. Seniors Lead knotted Charlotte . A Lee Trevino fired a 7-Undcr-Par 65 saturday despite constant trouble on the Back nine and three More golfers caught him to earn a share of the second round Lead in the Pai Dewebber invitational at 9-under-Par 135. Dewitt Weaver Jimmy Powell and Jerry Mcgee All shot 66s to tie Trevino. Birdie lifts Montgomerie Madrid Spain a Colin Montgomerie of Scotland hit his approach shot to within two feet of the pin on the 18th Hole sunday and made Birdie to win the $750,000 Spanish open Golf tournament. Montgomerie finished with a 70 and won the $125,000 first prize with a total of 11-Undcr-Par 277 on the Par-72, 6,928-Yard club do Campo course. Swiss wraps up tour Madrid Spain a Tony Rominger of Switzerland Road to a record third consecutive Victory in the tour of Spain on sunday. Rominger regarded As the worlds no. 2 Road cyclist behind Spain a Miguel Indurai finished the 21-stage, 2,182-mile race in 92 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds 7 28 ahead of runner up Mikel Zarrabeitio of Spain. Russian pads Lead High Point  Overall Leader Viat Cheslav Ekimov of Russia increased his advantage Over closest pursuer Lance Armstrong of the United states on saturday with just one stage remaining in the tour Dupont. By virtue of a third place finish at the intermediate sprint line in Thomasville Ekimov was awarded a one second time Bonus which brought the word perfect mainstay to a 35-second Lead. Powell clears 28-4v4 Modesto Calif. Mike Powell overcame three fouls to win the Long jump with a wind aided leap of 28 feet 4vi inches saturday at the 53rd annual Modesto invitational track meet. Kenyan tops . Run san Francisco Ismael Xirui Shook off the effects of an 18-hour plane trip from his native Kenya to san Francisco on sunday capturing his second consecutive menus title in the 82nd annual Bay to Breakers 7vt-Milc race. On a Abc wisc Bowling win were the singles in which he finished fifth and the All events in which he was third behind teammates Price and Schultz. Johnson had led the qualifiers for sundays final eight by rolling a 2443 in 12 games on saturday Laughlin was second with 2377, and Heidelberg a Dieter Arnold who eventually missed the Stepladder was third at 2356. Grafen dhru a Jake Friesner who along with Arnold and Spang Dahlem a Keith Anselmo was eliminated in sundays first round posted the Best numbers saturday with a nigh game of 279 and High four game Block of 873. Fager earned her Crown by stopping the remarkable run of Schinnen a Rose sick Green through sundays Stepladder finals. Sieggreen who was seeded fourth after posting a 2150 in the eliminations opened the final round with a 203-161 Conquest of fifth seeded Shirley Strauss of Rhein. Main. The Netherlands based Bowler then beat Rhein Mains Chrissy Bennett 202 185 and Grafen dhru a Jeannie Carrillo 202-177 to Cam her shot at Fager. But Sieg Grecny a run of 200s came to an untimely halt in the final which Fager won 205-162. Fager had earned her top seed with a 12-game total saturday and sunday of 2265, 53 pins ahead of Carillo and 115 ahead of her eventual opponent in the final. She also topped saturdays qualifying for sunday mornings eight Dowier Field with an eight game total of 1571, which included a four game Block of 804. Ramstein Bowler Jean Brund had saturdays High game of 248, but she along with Baum older Stalina Quick and Schinnen a Vicki Kern missed the Cut for the Stepladder event. The menus Stepladder  match the hot Bowler drama the women mounted with fifth seeded Schultz knocking off no 4 Birch Miller of Hanau 184-168 in game 1. Schultz then fell to no. 3 John Fryman of Grafe Wohr 202 164 in game 2, and Johnson then dispatched Fryman 212-170 in game 3, an Tvan . 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