European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars stripes Page 53 a weekly look at local sports Nister Takin Ramstein senior set to sign Lettero intent with Arizona on thursday ame to new Heights by Rusty Bryan stars and stripes at the time of year when most High school seniors Are anxiously awaiting acceptance letters from colleges Kaylen Bannister is doing just the opposite thursday afternoon in the great Hall at Ramstein High school in Germany Bannis Terrill be signing and sending Backer let Ter of acceptance to play volleyball for the University of Arizona this fall that development came much to her sur prise i never thought i had a Chance at a Divi Sion i school Bannister a 6foot4 Allee rope Middle Blocker said monday at the Camps i attended they said i should look to division n or even a Junior College Bannister press gently ignored that advice in january i sent Ein ails to schools i was interested in telling them i am a 64 Middle Blocker and asking whether they would like to see a tape she said while standing in the gym where she helped Lead the royals to two straight european Divi Sion i titles you bet replied Arizona Bannister sent off the tape and the wild cats responded with the Lettero intent offer Shes signing thursday Ben and stripes Kaylen Bannister a senior from Ramstein spikes the Ball during the division girls volleyball championships held in Tern Germany last november Bannister is signing a letter of intent with Arizona if s the beginning of big things for ban Nister according to her coach Hia Sebas Tian Shell do Well predicted Sebastian a former division i player at Auburn coach David rubies one of the Best hell be Able to bring out All her talents Arizona plays in the pac10 a Power House conference in women volleyball including National division i runner up Stan Ford Arizona finished the 2006 season with a 1317 Overall record and a 414 Mark in pac10 play the offer from Arizona has capped a meteoric Rise for Bannister in volleyball Shes been playing the game for Only three years at first i played basketball she said but in her Sophomore year Shannon Bry ant a Tutor and the volleyball coach at the time asked her to go out for the team Bannister blossomed in her new sport where her slender Frame didst detract from her height advantage As it sometimes did in basketball came a lot easier she said basketball never really flowed for me if All goes according to plan Over the next year or so banisters Frame will be come steadily less slender in working with a personal Trainer now to bulk up she said the process will continue this fall at Ari Zona Bannister will be re shirting work ing out and participating in All her teams practices but not playing in games that Way i can play for four full years instead of spending my first year on the Bench she said Sebastian said the Redshirt year offers Many dividends not All of them physical  make her a student of the game the coach said dont get the idea however that if 11 be All practice and no play in going to the states later this month to play with a Junior olympic team said Bannister who spent part of last summer at the Seattle Junior olympic Camp As Well As a Camp at Gonzaga University in Washington and another in Oregon when schools out ill go Back and Fin ish the season with the Junior olympic team Bannister is aware of the Challenge that awaits her i Haven really played at that High a level before she said the girls Are All the same height As i am unlike in High school any trepidation in definitely nervous she said but added in really excited Emai Rusty Bryan at Bryan athletes of the week Anthony Marshall soccer Hohenfels last week Marshall a senior and two time Al Europe first team Forward scored three goals saturday As the defending european division Iii Champion tigers downed visiting barn Berg 52 to take the ill South Lead in three games this season Marshall has six goals and five assists gives us a lot of offence coach Shawn Rodman said by Telephone but what most people dont notice is the defensive Effort he provides Hes All Over the Field Marshall a team Captain who in being singled out for athlete of the week asked that the team and not he alone be recognized also lends intangibles to the tigers is a great Leader Rodman said he works very hard to improve his game which encourages others to do the same he is willing to sacrifice to make the team better selected by stars and stripes staff Paula Vail soccer Mannheim last week Vail one of the skilled freshmen and Sopho mores who have helped the lady Bison go 30 scored All three goals saturday As Mannheim beat visiting Wurzburg 30 Shes a Nice addition to our team Mannheim coach John Crockett said of Vail who was set up on two of her strikes by Brooke Crouch a Junior midfielder although the goals were the first of the season for Vail she also assisted on a goal in mannheims 31 Victory Over Black Forest Academy a perennial division ii Power the previous week although the Bison Are 30 they did not take the Field in the scheduled first game of the season Vilseck citing too few players forfeited its scheduled opener to Mannheim saturdays Victory left the lady Bison atop the a South standings selected Fay stars and stripes staff this weeks schedule soccer boys and girls at same site unless otherwise indicated thursday division boys at ram Stein division at Bam Berg Friday division at Hohen Fels softball fridays doubleheader at Patch Spring break because schools in Europe begin Spring break on Friday Home team will resume on april 26 Goestenkors leaving Duke to coach Texas women by Jim Vertuno the associated press Austin Texas for two de Cades Texas has been trying to re capture the Standard of Perfec Tion Hall of Fame coach Jody con Radt and the longhorns set University thinks Gail goes tenors might be just the woman to do it Goestenkors who built a Power nouse in 15 years at Duke re signed from the Blue devils on tuesday to take Over a Texas pro longing to return to the Dom Wance Conradt wielded Over women basketball when she had me first undefeated Mcaa championship team there have been other Good runs since but con Radt one of Only two Divi Sion i coaches with 900 Victo Ries retired March 12 after the Long horns didst make the Mcaa tournament for the second straight year Goestenkors her Duke play ers called her coach Goestenkors lately surfaced As Texas top Choice to be the new coach and if s easy to see Why five Atlantic coast con Ference championships four finals fours and 10 years in a Row of reaching the Mcaa tournament round of 16 the Only thing missing on her resume is a National Champion ship Goestenkors came close getting to the title game in 1999 and 2006 she had done almost All she could at Duke and when Texas came calling she decided it was time to head West Goestenkors and Texas officials wont comment publicly until thursday when her new Job is approved by University of Texas regents in the end it came Down to her seeking a new Challenge at this stage in her career and her life Duke athletic director Joe a Eva said in a statement while we Are disappointed that she has chosen to leave we have to look Forward now and search for the Best women basketball coach for Duke University Duke fans hoped to keep the 44yearold Goestenkors who won seven acc coach of the year awards and compiled a career record of 39699 the decision came less than a week after about 200 fans gathered outside Cameron indoor stadium in Hopes of persuading her to stay but on tuesday afternoon there was Little activity around Cameron As Goestenkors met with her players off Campus to in form them of her decision the night Conradt retired Texas officials made it Clear they would be willing to pay for a Topnotch coach Conradt earned a year while Goestenkors salary at Duke is not a pub Lic record it was believed the Pri vate school want Likely to match a High offer from the longhorns which is expected to be upwards of