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Central Plains and Western vs. a.m. Doubleheader, Mid-South vs. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast vs. Great Lakes, 5 p.m.

West County players show good effort in exhibition series -A i3 -1 American Legion World Series At Uoyd Hopkins Field, Alton Doubleheader, Mid-Atlantic vs. Western and Northwest vs. Northeast, 10 a.m. Doubleheader, Great Lakes vs. Central Plains and Mid-South vs.

Southeast, 5 p.m. A r-T 'if "i if- American Legion World Series At Uoyd Hopkins Field, Alton Doubleheader, Central Plains vs. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic vs. Southeast, 10 a.m. Doubleheader, Mid-South vs.

Western and Great Lakes vs. Northwest, 5 p.m. ,1 i Ik-- Urn' American Legion World Series At Uoyd Hopkins Field, Alton American Division winner vs. National Division runnerup, 1 p.m. National Division winner vs.

American Division runnerup, 7 p.m. v7 9 i y- American Legion World Series At Uoyd Hopkins Field, Alton Championship game, 7 p.m. ERIK M. LUNSFORD Darcie Mang of Parkway South (right) high-fives her teammates as she takes the field during introductions before playing the U.S. Olympic Team on Friday at ABC Park in St.

Ann. A-B instructor receives judo's highest honor Staunton at Cariinville, 7 p.m. Belleville W. at Triad, 7 p.m. Bethalto at Collinsville, 7 p.m.

Cahokia at Granite City, 7 p.m. Mt. Olive at Kincaid, 7 p.m. Carlyle at Vandalia, 7 p.m. Flora at Wood River, 7 p.m.

Alton at Champaign Central, 7 p.m. Dupo at Sesser-Valier, 7 p.m. Mascoutah at Mt. Vernon, 7 p.m. Gillespie at Hillsboro, 7 p.m.

Althoff at Metamora, 7 p.m. Chester at Red Bud, 7:30 p.m. Freeburg at Roxana, 7:30 p.m. Greenville at Breese 7:30 p.m. Jerseyville at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Highland at DuQuoin, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Columbia, 7:30 p.m. Piasa Southwestern at Waterloo, 7:30 p.m. ByJimInghram Special to the Post-Dispatch A group of St Louis area all-stars were dominated Friday in a softball doubleheader. The St Louis team struck out in 35 of its 36 at bats.

Just one batter reached base and the team couldn't have been happier. "We had nothing to lose," said Darcie Mang, who is a senior at Parkway South. "We were playing the best players in the world, and it was an awesome opportunity to just be a part of this event" Mang and five other West County players were part of the all-star team that went up against the USA National Softball team Friday at ABC Park in St Ann. The games were part of the National Team's Central Park to Sydney tour across the country. Mang along with Melanie Fisher (Principia); Jessica Goggin (Ladue) and-Adie and Haley Viefhaus (Eureka High) and sister Marta Viefhaus, who attended Lafayette High, represented West County schools.

All played and contributed, but not always in wayiJhat would show up in the box score. In the first game, Fisher used all of her 6-foot-2 frame to snare a couple of errant throws to first Mang fielded both chances she received flawlessly at shortstop, including a tricky hopper. "I kept thinking 'I have to charge it, I have to Mang said of the play. The Viefhauses, who all will play at SlU-Carbondale next spring, were in both games. Adie caught a portion of each game, Haley played third in the first game and Marta was in center in the second game.

The National team won the first game 10-0 in a five-inning mercy-rule game and the second 5-0. Lori Harrigan struck out 14 of 15 in the first game, and Lisa Fernandez struck out all 21 she faced en route to her fifth consecutive perfect game. Goggin played second base in the second game. She fielded all three of her chances cleanly and caught a pop up. "It was weird fielding the ball and throwing it to first" she said, "because I was getting the best people in the world out It was quite a thrill." The team committed a combined four errors in the games, but most were on plays where the rushed throws weren't necessary.

Still the squad made an impression on the National team members. "Lori and Lisa pitched really well today," said shortstop Crystl Bustos of Canyon Country, Calif. "It would have been hard for anyone to do anything against them. The St. Louis girls hung in there at the plate, and I thought they played pretty good on Bong Yul Shin Age: 63 Employer: Anheuser-Busch His school: Moo Doo Kwan Sport: Judo "I tried to find a summer job here in St Louis and that is where I stayed," said Shin, who works at An-heuser-Bus-c and f.

Shin flash, no blood, just leverage, strength and discpline. Heavy on the discipline. "Thaf what the sport teaches young people," he said. "Discipline, respect for tradition, integrity. That is at least what I learned." Before he came to America, judo was a competitive sport for Shin.

He won the national high school tournament and reached the semifinals of national competitions. At the moment, that supreme moment, Shin knew how Mark McGwire felt when that 70th home run dropped over the fence. "It isn't about money, it's about respect," he said. "To get the ninth degree was like earning a Ph.D. I knew what the journey was about." Bong Yul Shin earns 9th-degree black belt Special to the Post-Dispatch The supreme moment came, and a board of judo experts conferred upon Bong Yul Shin his certification as a ninth-degree black belt, an honor he had worked bis life to attain.

At that moment, he looked at his life from beginning to end and marveled at the journey. He thought back to his native South Korea, a country he had left as a young man for an education at the University of Missouri back in 1961. Hardin C. at Illinois School For The Deaf, 11 a.m. Orion at Alt Marquette, 1:30 p.m.

E. St Louis vs. Chicago Simeon at Gately, 2 p.m. Gage Park at Edwardsville, 2 p.m. Dugger at Metro East Lutheran, 2 p.m.

Chicago Corliss at Mater Dei, 3 p.m. Belleville E. at Moline, 6:30 p.m. O'Fallon at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, 7 p.m. gree black belt Shin turned 63 on Saturday "When I was 12 years old, my father taught me judo in the school he had," said Shin, who is from Taegu, which is approximately 250 miles south of Seoul, "but it was part of the compulsory education in Korea, much like basketball in the schools here." In the area of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Lee, judo is the lost art of the martial arts.

No teaches judo at his own school Moo Doo Kwan, and the Missouri Athletic Club. August A. Busch IV met Shin at the Missouri Athletic Club and hired him at Anheuser-Busch, where he works in corporate security and trains executives. Under Shin, Busch, a vice president at A-B, has become a fourth-de- MB Marquette at Gateway Tech, 6:30 p.m. Parkway S.

at SLUH, 7 p.m. Webster at Eureka, 7 p.m. Northwest at Hillsboro, 7 p.m. iL Creve Coeur standout fixes a hole in his swing Steve Bruce Sport: Baseball Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Position: First Base Hometown: Chesterfield ByJimInghram Special to the Post-Dispatch A slight angling of the right foot, then the left A drop of the back shoulder and then move both feet apart It was all part of the tinkering process for Steve Bruce. The lefthander, who was smoking the ball during the high school season, was having trouble covering the outside part of home plate and was in search of a way to Couer) and I went to the St.

Louis Baseball Academy and worked with Dennis Dierker." In addition, Bruce, a player Shanfeld calls a silent leader, has improved defensively at first base. In the fall, Bruce plans on playing in another league as he prepares for his senior year at Chaminade. "I hope to get some exposure," he said. "It should be a good experience and hopefully help me get seen by some colleges." wanted to serve the ball to all sides of the field and I wasn't able to do that. I needed to adjust" It made for a slow start this summer, but as Bruce finally settled on a stance his numbers rose rapidly.

Bruce led Creve Coeur, which reached the Zone 4 final, with a .346 average, 14 doubles and 28 RBIs. His on-base percentage was .408. "My coach (at Chaminade) Mike Massa, helped me and Phil Wright (an assistant with Creve change his stance to accomplish full plate coverage. "It started at the end of the high school season, Bruce said. "I Spotlight Coming Up St Mary's at Affton, 4:30 p.m.

O'Fallon vs. Beaumont at Gateway Tech, 6:30 p.m. Westminster at Aquinas-Mercy, 7 p.m. Staunton at East Alton Wood River, 7 p.m. Crystal City at Fredericktown, 7 p.m.

Parkway W. at Howell, 7 p.m. Seckman at Oakville, 7 p.m. Effingham at Triad, 7 p.m. Centralia at Bethalto, 7 p.m.

Hazelwood W. at Howell 7 p.m. Normandy at Ritenour, 7 p.m. Granite City vs. Jerseyville at Snyders Complex, 7 p.m.

Lafayette at Howell 7 p.m. Herculaneum at St. Pius, 7 p.m. Mt. Zion at Highland, 7 p.m.

Mt. Olive at Pawnee, 7 p.m. Hazelwood C. at Lindbergh, 7 p.m. St.

Dominic at Rosary, 7 p.m. Belleville E. at Cahokia, 7 p.m. Althoff at Belleville 7 p.m. Washington at Werrtzville, 7 p.m.

Mehlville at Summit 7 p.m. Vandalia at Roxana, 7 p.m. Hillsboro at Cariinville, 7 p.m. Quincy, IL vs. Alton at Alton West Middle School, 7 p.m.

Newton at Dupo, 7 p.m. Collinsville at Mascoutah, 7 p.m. Litchfield at Piasa Southwestern, 7 p.m. Pana at Gillespie, 7 p.m. Rock Island at Edwardsville, 7 p.m.

Chaffee at Grandview, 7 p.m. N. Callaway at Brentwood, 7 p.m. Festus at Union, 7:30 p.m. Pattonville at Kirkwood, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Duchesne, 7:30 p.m. Lutheran St Charles at Osage, 7:30 p.m. Columbia at Chester, 7:30 p.m. Sullivan at Hermann, 7:30 p.m. Breese C.

at Freeburg, 7:30 p.m. Parkway C. at Zumwalt South, 7:30 p.m. Triopia at Hardin 7:30 p.m. Priory at Orchard Farm, 7:30 p.m.

Windsor at St. Clair, 7:30 p.m. St. James at Cuba, 7:30 p.m. De Soto at Pacific, 7:30 p.m.

Burroughs at Palmyra, MO, 7:30 p.m. Jennings at St. Charles, 7:30 p.m. Winfield at S.Callaway, 7:30 p.m. Cartyle at Sparta, 7:30 p.m.

Mater Dei at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. Jefferson City at CBC, 7:30 p.m. California, MO at Borgia, 7:30 p.m. Ladue at Chaminade, 7:30 p.m. Zumwalt West at Zumwalt North, 7:30 p.m.

Warrenton at Owensville, 7:30 p.m. Fox at vlanney, 7:30 p.m. Vashon at DeSmet, 7:30 p.m. 1 Charity golf: The third annual Jason Struble Testicular Cancer Tournament For Life will be held Aug. 21 at Hidden Valley Golf Club.

Cost is $85 per player. Call (314) 994-4152 for more information. Physicals: Students planning to participate in athletics or cheerleading at Meramec College in the winter or spring must take a physical Thursday in the training room at the following times: baseball, 5 p.m.; wrestling, 6 p.m.; men's basketball, 6:30 p.m.; women's basketball, softball and cheerleading, 7 p.m. Compiled by Stu Durando Around Town Football: Michael Tuckson, who played offensive tackle for University City last season, will play on the MacMurray College football team in Jacksonville, 111., this fall. Tuckson has bulked up in preparation for college football and is listed at 6-3, 281 pounds by MacMurray.

Academics: Parkway Central graduate Ryan Lessmann has been named a GTE Academic Ail-American. Lessmann played four years of tennis at DePauw University and was ranked No. 8 in the nation in Division III. The Meramec Community College volleyball team is counting on its incoming freshman class to improve on last season's 15-22-1 record. Eight freshmen joined three returners when practice began Aug.

1. Some of the new faces include Oakville grad Jamie Flamm, a 5-fnot-8 outside hitter who averaged 2.4 kills a game; former Notre Dame standout Angie Seebeck, a 5-9 middleoutside hitter; 5-7 outside hitter Nikki Bartlet; and Mehlville graduates Mandy Kelly, a 5-4 defensive specialist, and Kim Zanzie, a 5-8 middleoutside. Meramec opens its season Aug. 26 at the East Central Tournament in Union. postnet.com FRED WILKES PORTS STATS Angie See beck, who graduated in June from Notre Dame, will play for Meramec this season.

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