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Sportts Section Green Bay Press-Gazette Thursday, November 10, 1988 Scene C-9 Scoreboard C-4 Outdoors C-5 WW Roach has made Wyoming a big name 7 i IT' was Pat Dye, driving to a distant booster club meeting in his one season here before he went to Auburn, who looked out the window and murmured, "Now I understand why they hung you if you stole a horse." The isolation, meager population and hard times have brought the people a special closeness. If you've got a problem in Wyoming, you call the governor and he often comes to the phone. "We've had people unhappy about where their seats are call the governor, then he calls us to straighten it out," said Kevin McKinney, Wyoming's sports information director. They also may call Coach and Athletic Director Paul Roach, since his number is right in the phone book. "Fifty years ago, they used to run a guy out of town with a gun; now they gan draws in four home games.

The weather roars in from the mountains. For years there was an unwritten rule that Wyoming did not play at home in November. The Cowboys sneak in some games now, but it has been 49 years since they finished the season at home. A crowd of 1,946 showed up to see a frigid game with San Diego State in 1985. This is Laramie: Not far from the stadium are two 12-story dorms, an important height since they're the tallest buildings in the entire state.

Just down the street are the bars with all the animal heads on the walls, then the tracks of the old Union Pacific that created this town, and just across the tracks is the old prison where Butch Cassidy once was jailed and Tom Horn was hung. Then comes the endless prairie. It do it with the telephone," said Roach, who was head of the Cowboy Joe booster club before becoming athletic director. He also was a Green Bay Packers assistant coach under Bart Starr in 1975-76. "I'd go to the meeting in a community and start out asking them to tell me what they didn't like.

It'd be like a damn machine gun. They give you a piece of their mind. That's how they operate here." Wyoming was a solid program and 4-0 in 1969 when the crash hit. Fourteen black players wanted to wear black armbands against Brigham Young to protest Mormon racial policies. Coach Lloyd Eaton, a former Packers scout, suspended them when they refused not to.

Please see WyomingC-2 By MikeLopresti Gannett News Service LARAMIE, Wyo. Who says Wyoming football has no exposure, when you can see the stadium from 14 miles away across the plains? Who says this program isn't thought of highly when the sign on the bleachers vsays, "Welcome to 7,220 feet?" The Cowboys are 10-0 and ranked in the top 10, but it does not take long to notice this is not Notre Dame. The stadium was enlarged to 33,000 seats in 1977 and never has been filled. Elk hunting season hurts the gate, not to mention many people are at least three hours' drive away, not to mention the economy in this oil-rich state has hit bottom to the point that people have fled and dropped the population to about 400,000, or about what Michi Special to the Press-Gazette Success: Former Green Bay Packers assistant coach Paul Roach has coached Wyo-ming to a 10-0 record and a top 10 ranking. Breuer on the rebound Patterson "jy 'v 1 i not i Hockey gets serious at St.Norberf By Pete Dougherty Press-Gazette The day before a 6 a.m.

practice last Friday morning, St. Norbert College hockey coach Tom Schlief forewarned his players: If they were even a second late for practice, they didn't need to bother suiting up. Eight players, including all seven seniors, of the 22 on the team showed up late. Schlief sent them home and practiced without them. The message was clear, with output ft.

I I 1 the effect profound. "From that moment on, they've been intense," Schlief said. "Now they're out there 20 minutes early, because they want to be there. "I had to remind them, this isn't a club sport any more, it's varsity. You can't come and go when you want to.

It's just like school, there are certain times when you have to be here. We're here to have fun, and fun comes in winning." And so varsity hockey at St. Norbert really came into being. The Green Knights Schiief Stressing defense ByJimEgle Press-Gazette Shawn Patterson's frustration is obvious as he discusses pass-rushing statistics. He knows the average fan looks at the Green Bay Packers' defensive stats and lines up "Patterson" in the left column with "2" in the column beneath the header "sacks." That fan, Patterson real- izes, will be unimpressed by a.

couple of sacks in 10 games. Patterson explains the factors involved in tackling the opponent's quarterback what defense the Packers use, how much pressure other linemen apply and the teamwork involved, how deep the quarterback drops back. After giving the explanation, Patterson remains unsatisfied. "I know I can do a lot better," he said. "It's just a matter of me learning more.

I have the ability. "I have to keep telLing myself that this is my first year, that I've just got to enjoy myself out there." The frustration is not unique to Patterson, the defensive end from Arizona State selected by the Packers in the second round last April. This year, no rookie pass rusher has immediately become a dominant player. The first player taken last April, linebacker Aundray Bruce, has four sacks in 10 games for Atlanta. Neil Smith, a defensive end selected by Kansas City with the second pick, has three.

Another first-round pick, Pittsburgh defensive end Aaron Jones, has one. The rookies with the most sacks are two second-round picks, Atlanta linebacker Marcus Cotton and Cleveland defensive end Michael Dean Perry. Cotton has 5, Perry 412. "None of them are setting the world on fire," said Packers defensive line coach Greg Blache. "Pittsburgh's struggling with its defensive line.

Aundray Bruce was the first player taken. I watched him Sunday, and it's tough. "You don't just walk in this league and dominate. It's not like a skill position, where you're out there on strictly athletic ability." At the same time, Blache says the Packers are satisfied with Patterson's progress. Tim Harris is the only Packers player doing a better job of rushing the passer, according to Blache.

"He's everything we've expected and has done a lot to help us so far," Blache said. "He might not have been obvious or spectacular to the guy on the street, but from the coaching standpoint (he has been). "For getting pressure on the quarterback, he's the guy after Tim right now. And he's only going to get better at it, as he gains confidence and a little more experience." had held club status since 1973-74, and they went 12-13 last year. Iate this summer, with the decision to go varsity finalized, Schlief was hired.

Schlief, 27, played at Augsburg College in Minneapolis and last season was a member of the De Pere Deacons. This is his first head-coaching position, and his job is to establish a solid program at St. Norbert virtually from scratch. The Green Knights are an independent Division III team with a 20-game schedule, including the season's opener against Lake Forest on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the De Pere Ice Recreation Center.

However, with 12 players returning from last year's club, along with 10 new players, Schlief said he has been surprised by the solid, if not cohesive, talent he has inherited. The most important development has been the speed with which they've caught onto his system, at least in practice, of defense-oriented hockey. He said his players have learned quickly the discipline of playing their positions, each staying on his side of the ice, and of putting forth the effort needed to forecheck and backcheck effectively. "hey've caught onto the system faster than I thouc they would," Schlief said. "Just the other day I had one of the goalies say to me, 'I can see it working, I think they believe in it." That the returnees have been more competitive has helped.

The first line Friday night will consist of sophomore center Bruce Henderson of Wilmette, senior left wing Dave Rogers of Orland Park, and sophomore right wing Darin Schaefer of Oakfield, Wis. The top pair of defensemen is Dave Pietrzak of Palantine, 111., and P.J. Manzari of Burr Ridge, 111. Chris LaPata, a senior from Chicago who was a back- Please see HockeyC-2 AP LaserPhoto Out of reach: Chris Welp of the Philadelphia 76ers watches as Milwaukee's Randy Breuer graps a rebound Wednesday in Milwaukee. ucks hold off 76ers Shawn Patterson Two sacks in 10 games Patterson became an immediate starter because left defensive end Alphonso Carreker suffered a knee injury late in training camp.

When Carreker returned, Patterson rotated between left and right end, spelling Carreker and Robert Brown. Patterson's own injuries, though, have slowed his development. Patterson and Blache agree Patterson's hamstring pull in the first game was damaging. The injury lingered and still bothers him somewhat. He also has had a pulled stomach muscle.

"That (hamstring), has slowed him," Blache said. "There's no question about it. He had a pulled hamstring that cost him a game or two early when he was really starting to roll." Said Patterson: "Every time I start building up some steam, gain some confidence, I pull a hamstring. After you pull a hamstring, it takes some time to get your quickness back, because you've got scar tissue on your leg and it's always tighter than the other one. You might be able to play, but you're never at your full capability." After last April's draft, Packers scout Jon Jelacic said he thought Patterson had the potential to get 10 sacks a year.

Patterson had jt st three as a senior at Arizona State, but he played defensive tackle for a conservative defensive unit. Blache says Jelacic was on the mark with his prediction. In the past two weeks, Patterson has just missed three sacks. If he. made those tackles, he'd be close to a 10-sack pace.

Patterson notes Chicago's Jim McMahon narrowly avoided him two or three times. Patterson said the Packers' base 3-4 defense also limits his opportunities. Early this season, when the Please see Patterson C-2 Limit Barkley to one point in second half scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Bucks pulled to a 103-91 lead. "We worked some isolation plays for me, and that's how I got my hands on the ball," Pierce said. Said Pressey: "Both teams were having trouble hitting their shots in the first half.

We were able to capitalize at the right time and hit our shots in the fourth quarter." "Any time Barkley's not aggressive, it gives us a chance to be aggressive underneath." Barkley converted five of his 13 shots from the field and finished with 12 points. His only point after intermission was a free throw with 2:54 left that got Philadelphia to within 110-96. Milwaukee scored nine of its 31 fourth-quarter points from the foul line. "Everything went wrong," 76ers guard Maurice Cheeks said. "I have been around Please see BucksC-2 MILWAUKEE (AP) Ricky Pierce and his Milwaukee teammates found stopping Charles Barkley is a good method to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Bucks held Barkley to only one point in the second half while pulling away from an 80-80 tie for a 114-103 victory Wednesday. "Larry Krystkowiak and Fred Roberts did a super job on Barkley all night," Pierce said. "They didn't give him any air. It was a big key to our win." Philadelphia Coach Jim Lynam said the Bucks' strategy should not have been allowed to pay off. "Barkley should not have to go out and score 30-35 points for us to win," he said.

Milwaukee led by seven points in the third quarter, but Cliff Robinson scored 1 1 points in the quarter and led a game-tying surge for the 76ers. Paul Pressey's three-point play then gave Milwaukee an 83-80 lead. Pierce Packers great Hinkledies at 79 Press-Gazette and Associated Press STEUBENVILLE, Ohio Former Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 79. Hinkle anchored the Packers backfield from 1932 to 1941.

He was an all-pro selection from 1936-38 and in 1941, and he is the Packers' fourth-leading career rusher with 3,860 yards on 1,171 carries. Hinkle also played linebacker and often served as a kicker. In 1940, he led the NFL with nine field goals. "He was a complete football player," said John Biolo, who played with the Packers in 1939. "Offense, defense, kicking off, extra points, field goals, linebacker, fullback he was outstanding in every which way.

What else can you say? He was the type of player that was really hard for teams to match up against." Please see HinkleC-8 Collins helps Packers prepare for wishbone because what if he ends up with one of those When we made the decision, we felt comfortable with it. We still feel comfortable with it, wherever he plays and no matter how many times we have to play against him if he plays." The Packers' injury report: wide receiver Phillip Epps (hamstring), questionable; nose tackle Blaise Winter (arch) and defensive end Shawn Patterson (leg), probable. Colts defensive end Jon Hand, who had two sacks last Sunday, is listed as doubtful with a groin injury. Linebacker O'Brien Alston (foot) is questionable; nose tackle Joe Klecko (neck), nose tackle Harvey Armstrong (hip), safety Craig Swoope (neck) and wide receiver Roy Banks (ankle) are probable. The Colts returned 400 tickets al-loted to visiting teams to the Packers.

The tickets are on sale at the Packers ticket office at Lambeau Field. By Jim Egle Press-Gazette Keith Woodside gave Patrick Collins an eight on a scale of 10 for his efforts at running the wishbone during the Green Bay Packers' practice Wednesday. "He needs work on his cadence," joked Woodside. To prepare for the wishbone option used by Sunday's opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, the Packers began the team portion of Wednesday's practice the first-team defense working against a scout team wishbone offense. The reserve rookie halfback Collins got the job of wishbone quarterback.

He ran 10 plays: eight option runs and two passes. He made several nice runs when keeping the ball. Both passes fell incomplete, although wide receiver J.R. Ambrose nearly made a reception on an underthrown pass. "He (Collins) was just winging it," Packers notebook Woodside said.

Collins played in Oklahoma's wishbone offense as a collegian. His credentials for the job of scout-team wishbone quarterback, he said, include playing some wishbone quarterback in high school. "This makes practice a little more fun," Collins said. Packers Coach Lindy Infante on Mossy Cade signing with a divisional rival, the Vikings: "It's kind of like the weather. You don't worry about something you don't have any control over.

If he ended up there, Chicago, somebody in our division, it just means we have to play him twice instead of once. If he plays. "We didn't make the decision based on, 'Gee, we can't afford to do this Inside: 1 930s Green Bay East track standout still winning C-5 SouthwestWest swimmers hopes high heading into Saturday's WIAA sectional meetC-6 Minnesota's Frank Viola dominates AL Cy Young award voting C-4 Patrick Collins Runs option as quarterback.