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r'irr 2C THE TENHESSEAN Thursday APRIL 1 1. 1991 2 Commodores successful on water, naturally AREA DIGEST Compiled by staff reports Tullahoma players celebrate signings With the nickname Commodores, you would assume Vanderbilt athletes would be right at home on the water. Yet it was not until last weekend that the Commodore rowing team captured its first victory in five years of competition, when it defeated Tennessee and UT-Chattanooga in the Governor's Cup at Percy Priest Lake. Now the team has its oars locked on another win, this Saturday in the Atlanta Sprints on the Chattahoochee River. In addition to Vanderbilt, other schools entered in the regatta include Duke, Tennessee, Clemson and Emery, along with some high school teams.

David Ewing, a second-year Vanderbilt law student, coaches the Commodore rowing team. He said the crews represent a dedicated group of athletes. "They get up each day and drive to Percy Priest to practice at 5 a.m.," said Ewing, "in order to get back to campus in time for 8 o'clock classes." In preparation for the spring rowing season, the team practices throughout January and February, regardless of weather conditions. Time and effort is not the only thing the athletes have invested in their sport. Each boat costs $13,000.

That doesn't include oars, which run $200 each, eight to a boat. "We got a loan from the university, which we are in the process of repaying," said Ewing. "We meet expenses with dues and fund-raisers." The Vanderbilt rowing team is a club-level "None of the fee-generated money will go to the Coast Guard," said Stone. "We don't even know how existing money is being used," Fishing booming: Fishing appears to be reaching is spring peak in lakes around Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, according to reports from various boat docks and marinas. On Kentucky Lake, a great deal of crappie activity is reported, with good catches on minnows and jigs 5-10 feet deep over stump rows and brush piles.

Largemouth bass are hitting crank baits and spinners 5-10 feet deep over grass beds and around brush piles. At Dale Hollow Lake, largemouth are hitting crank baits and spinners. Bluegill are being caught on wax worms and crickets 1-5 feet deep over submerged trees and along creek channels. Crappie are hitting minnows and jigs at Percy Priest Lake and Old Hickory Lake and Cheatham, where largemouth are also active around structure. Crank baits and spinning lures are the best bass bets in the shallows, while jig-and-rind combinations are effective around dropoffs.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is preparing the first of it annual trout stockings in several area streams. Most of the stockings will be completed next week. Flies, small spinners and miniature crank baits are the favorite artificial lures, while top trout baits run from whole-kernel corn to worms to multi-colored salmon eggs. OUTDOORS Compiled by Larry Woody sport, consisting of 35 men and women athletes. Boat law protested: Boaters earlier this week came out in support of legislation aimed at scuttling a new five-year, $880 million recreational boat fee package.

The boating industry and boat owners are backing a bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Davis, to kill the annual boating recreational fees adopted last November as part of Congress' $496 billion deficit reduction package. Fees range from $25 for a 16-foot boat to $100 for boats 40 feet and longer, and apply to most boats using ocean coastal waters, the Great Lakes, rivers that separate states and rivers that span more than two states. The anti-fee bill has 1 30 co-s ponsors. "It's still an uphill battle," said Davis.

"But I am really impressed by the amount of support I have received from members of Congress, the industry and the boating public." Ron Stone, executive director of the National Boating Federation agrees with boat owners who complain that they are being singled out, and ask why a similiar fee is not attached to recreational vehicles. ACTs Craig scored a 30 and Chris scored a 23. They're as fine as they'll come." Goodpasture outfielderpitcher Mike Petty also signed yesterday, with Vol State. "Some people feel like he may be the best player in Nashville right now," said Goodpasture Coach John McNeal of Petty, who has four homers in five games this season. "That's putting a lot on a kid, saying something like that But he runs well, he has a good arm and he's been swinging the bat well.

"This may be a good choice for him. We've already got two players up there Brandon Miller and Gary Hale, and Miller's already signed with Tennessee." Rickman was joined in the home-run parade by Kevin Suits, Marc Mattasits and Tony Sheffield. Sheffield's sixth-inning grand slam closed out the scoring. By MAURICE PATTON 1 Sports Writer A pair of Tullahoma baseball players celebrated the signings of college scholarships with big performances yesterday, Lefthanded pitcher Craig Reavis posted a four-hit, 10-strikeout outing while scoring three runs, and shortstop Chris Rickman went three with a homer and three runs to pace the defending Class AA state champs past host Goodpasture 17-4 in District 1 1-AA action. This came just hours after sign-' ing Middle Tennessee State grants.

"I think they're going to use Craig pitching and in the outfield," said Tullahoma Coach Jerry Mathis, whose team cranked out four home runs to improve to 7-2 on the year and 1-1 in district play. "Chris will probably play third base and do some spot pitching. They're both good kids, A-B students, and both scored high on their UT baseballers match '90 victory total ctiiium mm in. jmim urn v- rv Today's area games Kentucky at MTSU, 7:30 p.m. Lipscomb at Tenn.

3 p.m. Austin Peay at N. Alabama, 7 p.m. Appy St. at Tennessee, 6 p.m.

Belmont at Trevecca (2), 1 p.m. at Vandy, 2:30 p.m. KNOXVILLE Tennessee beat visiting Memphis State 7-6 yesterday as the Vols improved their record to 28-9, matching last year's total number of victories with a month remaining in the season. UTs school record for victories in a single season is 33, set in 1 976. Coleman Smith led UT with two hits and an RBI.

David Hayden singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 1 2 games. Dan King led Memphis State, 22-13, with two hits and Brad Seitzer Tonight's game Scheduled to start on the mound for Nashville tonight at 7:35 is Rob Lopez, who had a 7-10 record with 3.38 ERA last year. Omaha's scheduled pitcher Is right-hander Hector Wagner, who spent most of last year in Memphis and posted a 12-6 record with a 2.93 ERA. delivered a seventh-inning grand Upcoming at home Tonight vs. Omaha, 7:35 Fri.

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HR Memphis Seilzer (6). Adam Casillas has only a foul ball to show for this swing. Super. Scott leads Sounds Greer not the same for Omaha's manager Tennessee State tops Trevecca, 9-2 There have been quite a number of changes at Greer Stadium in the past 1 0 years, but many have gone runs while fanning seven. It was a two-run single by Clint Patana and a two-run double by Stansberry in the eighth inning that broke open the contest.

The hitting of Isaish Stansberry and Stacey Brown, driving in four runs, powered Tennessee State to a baseball win over visiting Trevecca yesterday. TSU, 14-17, also got a superb pitching performance from Everett Stull, who went the distance, allowing just five hits and two earned Sounds 2, Royals 1 OMAHA NASHVILLE abrhN abrhbi Moored 4 0 0 0 Bates 2b 3 0 0 0 Zuvella ss 4 2 3 1 Casillas If 4 0 0 0 Berrv 30 2 0 0 0 Jffrson lb Hamelin dh 4 0 0 0 Lee lb 2 10 0 Conine lb 2 10 0 Gonialez 3b 10 0 0 Pulliam 4 0 0 0 Jones rf 3 0 11 BrumHd rf 4 0 2 0 Garcia cf 3 0 0 0 Laurno 2b 2 0 0 1 Scott 3 111 Spenr 3 0 10 Bemrdes ToM 21 I 5 1 Total 24 2 I 2 Omaha 000 000 100 1 Nashvie 000 000 01 1 3 DP-NashvlWe 2. LOB-Omaha Nashville 4. 28-Zuvella, Brumfiekt. Jones.

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field. "I didn't think it was out. I didn't know I'd even hit it that far, but one of their guys gold me it hit halfway up the wall," Jones said. "I felt responsible for their run, though. This should have been Rodney's win, and I messed it up.

When I came up with runners on base, I was determined to get Rodney off the hook." Lee scored on Jones' double, but that was all Nashville could get as Brumfield fired to shortstop Paul Zuevella and his relay throw to catcher Tim Spehr just nipped Gonzalez at the plate. Gross gave up a one-out double and a walk in the eighth, but a dou-tle-play ended the threat "This game was similar to last year's opener," said Omaha manager Sal Rende. "It was a one-run game that went down to the wire. (l). 5-Baies.

who retired 10 in a row before the Royals loaded the bases in the sixth. Imes got out of that trouble when Leo Garcia made a fine running catch on a sinking line drive to end the inning. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the seventh when Imes struggled again. Jeff Conine drew a leadoff walk, went to third on Jacob Brumfield's one-out double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Laureane, the first hitter Gross faced. Brumfield's double hit in the glove of Nashville rightfielder Chris Jones, but bounced out, a mistake Jones was determined to rectify.

He got his chance in the bottom of the seventh when Omaha reliever Luis Encarnacion issued one-out walks to Terry Lee and Denny Gonzalez. Jones then delivered a double that hit the wall in straightaway center- IP ER BB SO National competition for local skater Omaha Magnanate Encrncion Buchrm L.0-1 Nashvie Imes Gross 1-0 Brown 1 Balk-lmes. 2:20. Ali Blank, an 11-year old, will represent the Nashville Figure Skating Club at the Juvenile Ladies National competition to be held in NewYork April 19-20. Blank, who moved here from Memphis two years ago, is the first skater from this area to qualify for a national competition.

Blank, the daughter of George and Lovette Blank, trains daily at the Centennial Sportsplex where she skates as a single and with doubles partner, Jeb Gerth, of Brentwood. Blank and Gerth recently placed fourth in the Midwestern Pairs Sectionals in Omaha. unnoticed or have been forgotten by short-time Sounds fans. Not so with Omaha Royals manager Brian Poldberg. He couldn't help but notice the facelifts and ren-novations which the stadium has received since he played with the Sounds in the 1981 and 1982 seasons as a catcher in the New York Yankees organization.

"There are a lot of good memories here for me," Poldberg said. "Of all the cities I played in when I was in the minor leagues, this one was my favorite. "I made a lot of good friends here, many that I kept in contact with over the years." Poldberg is back at home with the Royals. He is an Omaha native and has made his off-season home in the surburban Omaha area. Poldberg is something of a veteran manager now, having spent two years as skipper at the Royals' Class A club in Appleton, before managing the Class A team at Baseball City, last year.

Another former Sound, who was in Nashville with the Yankees, is also on the Omaha club. Right-handed pitcher Andy McGaf igan spent most of last year with Kansas City. Originally McGaf figan was scheduled to pitch tomorrow night for the Royals, but Daryl Smith has now been given that assignment. LARRY TAFT Trlple-A-Alliance American Association Eastern Division Pet. GB Indpolis (Expos) 1 0 1.000 Nashville (Reds) 1 0 1.000 -Buffalo (Pirates) 0 1 .000 1 Louisville (Cards) 0 1 .000 1 Western Division Denver (Brewers) 1 0 1.000 Iowa (Cubs) 1 0 1.000 Okla.

City (Rangers) 0 1 .000 1 Omaha (Rovals) 0 1 .000 1 International League Eastern Division Pet. GB Pawtuckel (Red Soxll 0 1.000 -Scranton-WB (Phillies)l 0 1.000 Class AAA still classy Woosley, Insell honored 3 with the team." Stewart admitted he was disappointed in the big-league shakeoff. "It's too bad a city this size can't get a team," he said. "I don't think there is any question it would be supported." Fan Terry Justice Jr. brought his glove to the game and used it to snare a souvenir foul ball.

"I came prepared," said Terry, 1 5, a student at Glenclif High. court. When you sit on the bench you don't talk about anything but the game. You talk about things like what kind of defense you are in. That is the way he wants us to be." Added 6-0 junior Michelle Johnson: "He's awesome.

He knows everything. You gotta listen to him." Insell has had 30 players sign scollege cholarships since 1979, including Angela Morehead, Mitzi Rice and Sherry Batten at Tennessee Tech, Jill Mitchell at the Uni was all about. I guess its part of becoming a Nashvillian." Butch Stewart and son Matthew launched another season as Sounds regulars. "We catch several games a season," said Stewart, girls softball coach at Martin Luther King High School. "We wanted to come out for the first game and get re-acquainted Rochester (Orioles) 0 1 .000 Syracuse (Blue Javs)0 1 .000 Western Division Columbus (Yankees) 1 0 1.000 Tidewater (Mets) 1 0 1.000 Richmond (Braves) 0 1 .000 Toledo (Tigers) 0 1 .000 Wednesday's Games Iowa 4, Louisville 1 Denver 6, Buffalo 2 Indianapolis 12, Okla.

Cilv 10 Pawtuckel II, Rochester 10 Scranlon-W-B Syracuse 2 Nashville 2, Omaha 1 Columbus 5, Richmond 3 Tidewater 10, Toledo 3 Sounds jump off to different kind of start down in the defensive stance. How many times do you see that?" Summit says Woosley will move into her point guard rotation next season. And Woosley, who averaged 28.3 points this year and 22 for her career, is ready. She'll maintain a rigorous training routine right up until she leaves for Knoxville. "I don't want anyone to get the best of me," she said.

She finished with 3,107 points, ninth in national prep history, and was named Class AAA Miss Basketball. Starting every game since 1988, she has helped the Golden Eaglettes win 104 in a row, net three Class AAA state titles and USA TODAY national titles in 1989 and 1991. "She raised that team to another level," said coach Jack Harlow of Winchester Franklin County. Insell, hired in 1977, is the architect of a program that has won four state titles including this season and is known nationwide. "We are a very disciplined team," said Woosley.

"During the game everyone knows that you don't look in stands, you keep your eyes on what is happening on the versity of Georgia, Misty Lamb at Vanderbilt and now Woosley at Tennessee. "There is a difference in having a great team and having a program," Insell said. "One thing I hear other coaches talk about is that our kids are so intense, so businesslike. They really don't care who gets the credit, just who wins the game and carrying on the tradition of the program." Other area players on the USA Today team yesterday were: Second team: Latina Davis Winchester (Tenn.) Franklin County, 5-6 junior, averaging 23.8. Third team: Amy Brown Livingston (Tenn.) Academy, 5-11 senior, averaging 20.0, and signed by Louisiana Tech.

By LARRY TAFT Sports Writer It's a long haul from opening day on April 10 until the final game of the American Association season, Sept. 4. But for the Nashville Sounds, at least they are not starting the 1991 season in the same hole they dug for themselves at the beginning of 1990. A year ago the Sounds lost the season-opener, 8-6, at Omaha, the first of three consecutive losses to begin Pete Mackanin's first season with the Sounds. With a 144-game schedule, there is a danger in placing too much emphasis on one early game.

But there were plenty of smiles for plenty of reasons in the Sounds clubhouse last night. "It's nice to start the season with a win," Mackanin said. "It's a heckuva lot better than the way we started last season. Even the weather was better. "I'm happy that we won, but I'm happier that we played well, something we didn't do early last year.

We didn't swing the bats the way I know we're capable, but we executed well and got great pitching. That's going to make me happy. "We didn't hit for two days, so our bats are a little off, but I know we are capable of hitting." Kip Gross and Keith Brown, who had been hampered by a sore shoulder in the spring. "My arm felt better than it has all spring," Brown said. "I just needed to get in some work, and I did." And for Gross.

"I pitched with Cincinnati in the exhibition game in Columbus on Sunday, and I hadn't pitched since then," he said. "Before the game I was a little stiff, but once I got into the game and the adrenalin got to flowing, I felt great, just great. If anything I was probably too strong." The Sounds only picked up three hits a single by Reggie Jefferson to short off the foot of Omaha pitcher Mike Magnante in the first, a double off the wall in the seventh by Chris Jones and a game-winning home run in the eighth by Donnie Scott. "I'n not going to hit homers my job is behind the plate and helping this staff and providing what offense I can but we have guys on this team who can hit the ball, and we will hit," Scott said. The pleasant surprise was the pitching, not just starter Rodney Imes four hits and one run in 6 13 innings but also by the bullpen of The Great Brit challenges the field as Augusta history awaits well as a golf game.

Nicklaus Is the only other man to win two straight Masters. The next year, he missed the cut. "I'm just playing the '91 Masters," Faldo said. "That's it As simple as that" "I'm not thinking of defending or repeating or whatever. This is the most important thing, playing this golf tournament this year.

Obviously I want to win, I want to defend. And if it all adds up, I'll worry about that Sunday night." Faldo now casts a Nicklaus-like shadow over the majors. He has won four of the past 14 majors. He has finished in the top four in eight Larry Mize are the only Americans to win the Masters since 1984, and foreigners were nipping at their heels. Mize had to chip in from Savannah to stun Greg Norman in the 87 playoff.

When Watson was asked to name the favorites for the week, his short list was virtually Yankee-less. "That's what I see," he said. Nicklaus said the Europeans have better imagination for the tricky shots around the Augusta greens because little is developed by Americans on the PGA Tour and its cookie-cutter layouts, where all the conditions are the same. "JVe might as well play the same course," he said. This infiltration is not just past Masters champions Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle and Bernhard Langer, or the ever-present (and currently slumping) Greg Norman.

Woosnam is rated No.l in the world. Australia's Wayne Grady won last year's PGA. Aussie Steve Elkington won the TPC two weeks ago. Olazabal is a budding star. "We always played just to win all of us because European prize money was very low 10 years ago," Faldo said.

"We all stuck together, and we've all gone through the last 10 years together. ofthepastH. This focused, guarded man "I live In the woods," was all he said when asked where his new house was is not likely to be bothered by distractions. "I don't think he's scared of It," Joey Sindelar said. "Not nearly as much as a lot of guys would be." Added Curtis Strange, who squirmed uncomfortably in the glare last summer going for a third straight U.S.

Open title: "When it gets to Sunday, if he's still there, he has to be prepared to do anything he has to do. Nick's been there. He knows all that. He'll be And Nicklaus, "I think he feels like it's him against the field. That's the way I felt when I played good golf." The course is ready.

Even No. 11 green, which had to be totally rebuilt in a hurry after a torrent of water cut a swath six feet deep through it during an October storm. The damage Nos.12 and 13 also were affected so shook Masters officials that they abandoned their customary tight-lipped ways when it comes to finances and Wednesday announced it took $275,000 to repair the mess in Amen Corner. The other flood to roll through this town has been the international wave, year after year. Nicklaus and has center stage.

Physically, he should be up to the task, after a winder of strength conditioning. By his reckoning, he added 10 pounds of muscle now he's 210 and had to discard 40 pairs of trousers and every sport coat. Except the green one. But the deadliest battleground at Augusta is the mental one. As Watson said the other day, "This is a tournament of attrition.

It wears down a player who just can't keep it together." St? Faldo, with so much to gain, has a mind game to conquer, as.