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SECTION Vilies face lowly Bucs2D Alabama upset in SEC5D Scoreboard2D HHL7D Sunday, Oct. 9, 1988 St. Cloud (Minn.) Times P-Jl 1 my wasn't hard enough to take, the Huskies then had to watch freshman Kevin Quigley's potential game-winning 44-yard field goal sail wide right with eight seconds to go. "What can I say?" said Quigley, who attempted his first field goal of the season. "It's not the way I wanted the game to end.

Like anybody else, I wanted to come in and win it." Instead, it was the final opportunity for St. Cloud State in an emotion-filled afternoon. "I feel sorry for the seniors," Quigley said. "They've never beaten North Dakota State. As close as we came today, drives to put the Bison up 21-14.

But the Huskies held strong in the second half. St. Cloud State tied it on a 5-yard run by Jameson and then took a 28-21 lead on tailback Harry Jackson's three-yard run with 4:23 remaining in the game. "We let up a few times, but then got back on track," said Jameson, who completed 10 of 20 passes for 150 yards. "We did what we had to do and played a great fourth quarter." And the Bison responded, putting together a 7 1-yard drive on 12 plays.

Sim- SCSU4D it's hard to accept." The Huskies carried out their game plan in the first quarter. They opened with a long scoring drive, then took a 14-0 lead on junior linebacker Jeff Stephenson's interception return. "I was trying to make every play a big play," said Stephenson, who also recovered one of three Bison fumbles. "I thought we were on our way." But the Bison had other ideas. Quarterback Chris Simdorn got the powerful Bison offense the best in the nation going in the second period.

Simdorn, who rushed for 155 yards and passed for 109 more, led three second-quarter Quigley almost won game4D St. Cloud State stats4D I NCC roundup4D think you're going to come out with a Instead, the Huskies nearly won twice in the game's final minute. North Dakota State, the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II, upped its NCC record to 4-0 and is 5-0 overall. The Huskies fell to 2-2 in the NCC, 4-2 overall. It was their second straight loss.

St. Cloud State plays South Dakota at 1 p.m. Saturday at Selke Field. If Lloyd's two-point conversion Noel Martin Huskies' coach i i -mmt By BOB ALLISON Time Sports Writer FARGO N.D. It was almost too cruel a fate for any team to accept, but St.

Cloud State had no choice. North Dakota State running back Doug Lloyd's two-point conversion run with 47 seconds left dealt the Huskies a heart-breaking 29-28 North Central Conference football loss before a record 18,400 fans Saturday at Dacotah Field. "I'm hurt bad," Husky quarterback Stacy Jameson said in the somber St. Cloud State locker room. "You come out, play your heart out, get beat up and Gophers, Wildcats tie, 28-28 By MIKE NADEL Associated Press Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The two-touchdown favorite felt lucky to come away with a tie and the underdog was barking about the victory that got away.

"I don't feel bad," said Minnesota's Sean Lumpkin, whose last-second block of Ira Adler's 39-yard field goal preserved the favored Gophers' 28-28 Big Ten tie with winless Northwestern. "If I hadn't blocked it, we might have lost and then it would have felt worse." Adler had not missed in nine career attempts inside the 40. Byron Sanders, who rushed 34 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns, was disappointed even though his Wildcats spotted Minnesota three quick touchdowns before playing their best three quarters of the season. "We felt coming in it would be blowout. We thought WE could win by two touchdowns," he said.

'That changed in the first quarter, but we knew we could come back." However, some Gophers weren't as pleased with the tie against an opponent they viewed as inferior. And some Wildcats were happy with the result. "This isn't satisfying at all," Minnesota linebacker Joel Staats said. "Espe- Gophers8D i SJU blasts Bethel, 42-7 BYRICKPREISS Times Sports Writer COLLEGEVILLE St. John's University ended the easy part of its football schedule Saturday with a 42-7 romp over Bethel.

The Johnnies scored four touchdowns in 10 minutes in the third quarter before a large homecoming crowd. The victory followed a 62-21 bombing of Augsburg last week. The schedule gets more interesting next week when St. John's faces St. Thomas at 1 p.m.

Saturday at College-ville. St. John's notes, statistics4D MIAC roundup4D "I'm already keyed up for the St. Thomas game," said Jeff Olejnik, St. John's halfback, shortly after the Bethel game.

League-leading Concordia and Hamline both won on the road Saturday to keep the pressure on St. John's. Concordia and Hamline are 4-0, followed by St. John's and Carleton at 3-1 St. Thomas is 2-2 after defeating Augsburg 24-14 Saturday in St.

Paul. The Bethel game allowed Coach John Gagliardi to use most of his 100-plus players. Four players threw the ball, 13 carried it and seven caught it. Olejnik, a junior, rushed for 103 yards on 15 carries, becoming the Johnnies' first 100-yard rusher this season. Senior quarterback John Lahti threw for two touchdowns, raising his four-game total to seven.

Freshman quarterback Tom Ramboldt also threw for two touchdowns. The defense had a shutout until Bethel scored against St. John's reserves late in the fourth quarter. According to linebacker Tom Wicka, the Johnnies do not relax, no matter who the opponent is. SJU4D 4 it Times photp by Mike Krtaak St.

John's cornerback Tim Lacy (bottom) flips Bethel quarterback Tim Bowes into the air during the second quarter of Satur day's game at St. John's. The Johnnies won their annual Homecoming contest, 42-7. lair yt Dodgers Sticky situation a winner for N.Y. -toss Canadiens' power play tips Stars MONTREAL (AP) Defenseman Chris Chelios set up Mats Naslund and Gilles Thibauaeau for power-play goals in the first period to spark the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 NHL victory over the Minnesota North Stars in the Canadiens season-opener at the Forum Saturday night.

Bobby Smith gave the Canadiens a 3-0 margin in the second period before Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy, making his first start of the season, was beaten by Brian MacLellan a few minutes later. The Canadiens' Stephane Richer, with a scorching slapshot from just across the blueline, and Minnesota's Brian Bellows, on his seventh shot of the game, traded third-period-goals. Dusan Pasek scored for the North Stars with 3:36 left to make it close. The Canadiens, frustrated in eight power-play chances in their season-opener against the Buffalo Sabres, connected three times against Minnesota. Chelios engineered both first-period goals.

Midway through the period, with Link Gaetz of the North Stars off for interference, Chelios spied Naslund as he moved into the slot. Naslund, playing in his first game following a training-camp injury to his mouth, deked netminder Jarmo Myllys. Two minutes later, Chelios passed off to Thibaudeau, who wristed a 20-footer past the glove of Myllys. The crowd of 16,787 was treated to flashes of vintage Larry Robinson on Montreal's third goal, at 8:03 of the Stars8D Oakland's power crushes Red Sox OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics are turning the American League playoffs into straight A's.

Mark McGwire, Ron Hassey, Carney Lansford and Dave Henderson homered Saturday night as Oakland poured on the power, rallying from an early five-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6 for a 3-0 lead in the series. After two games ruled bypitchers, the hitters broke loose in the twilight at Oakland Coliseum. A hotly contested call on a slide cost Boston a run and when it was over, the Athletics were within one victory of the World Series. "We led the league in earned run average, but once in a while you have to outscore the other team," Oakland manager Tony La Russa said. "There is one thing I'm confident of.

The A's are going to play very hard for nine innings." No club has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in the postseason. The Athletics will go for a sweep today when Dave Stewart opposes Bruce Hurst. The Athletics have won all seven games against Boston in Oakland this season and 15 of their last 16 overall at home against the Red Sox. Oakland is 12-3 overall against the Red Sox this year. "I told my wife at the hotel today that I hoped it wouldn't be one of those nights when we get six runs and they get seven," Boston manager Joe Morgan said.

"I hope nobody got hurt in those seats out there." Morgan thought umpire Ken Kaiser's call, not Oakland's home run, swayed the game. The Athletics led 6-5 in the fifth inning when Boston put runners on first and third with one out. Jody Reed grounded into an apparent force play that appeared to score the tying run. But Rich Gedman was called out by Kaiser for throwing an illegal elbow at second baseman Mike Gallego. Kaiser's call resulted in a double play, negated the Red Sox run and set off a storm of protest.

"Let me til you about Mr. Kaiser," said Morgan, who lost his mild-mannered temperament with his loudest complaint of the year. "He's been doing this for years, this kind of cheap call." Oakland3D i 7 NEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets have a way of putting the opposition in a sticky position late in the game. They certainly did it Saturday to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jay Howell. The Mets scored five runs after Howell, the Dodgers reliever, was tossed from the game for doctoring the baseball, and went on to an 8-4 victory over the Dodgers in a cold rain on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in the National League playoffs.

Mets' coach spotted glove30 Howell admits guilt30 Howell, who started the eighth inning with the Dodgers ahead 4-3, was ejected when the Mets claimed he had a foreign substance on his glove and umpiring crew chief Harry Wendelstedt, along with home plate umpire Joe West, found a pine tar-like substance. "Give credit to (coach) Bill Robinson," Mets manager Davey Johnson said. "He said he thought Howell had a sticky substance in his glove." Wilson said several players on the bench knew Howell was doing something. "We could see him tugging at the strings and we knew something was going on," outfielder Mookie Wilson said. "Bill Robinson pointed it out." Angry Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said he "watched him (West) check his glove and he said he didn't feel anything but 'I have to eject "It changed my strategy, my best relief pitcher was out of the Lasorda said.

"Yeah, I guess it did change my strategy." The Dodgers used three pitchers after Howell as the Mets rallied for the victory, the go-ahead run coming on a single by Wilson. Mets3D AP photo Umpire crew chief Harry Wendelstedt (left) signals the ejection of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jay Howell (right rear) after an illegal substance was found on his glove Saturday. Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda (front right) talks to Wendelstedt. The Mets rallied to beat the Dodgers 8-4 in the third game of the playoffs. driving east on Highway 401.

Police found the starter's cnin in fhp snrinto r'a rnr. Saturday's scoreboard matched par 70 in chilly weather and completed 54 holes in 207. He's one shot in front of Walt Zembriski, who one-putted nine times in a stretch of 10 holes and Baseball 2 minute drill S3 15 Gaorgia 15. VandarWt 22 16 Wyoming at San Dwgo St (n) 17 Michigan 17. Michigan St 3 19 Washington 10.

Anzona SI 0 20 Arkansas 31, TaiaaTach 10 WO TEN Northwestern 28. Minnesota 28 Indiana 41. Ohio Stata 7 Illinois 20. Purdue 0 Wisconsin 31, tows 6 AUGUSTANA'S STREAK ENDS: Bill Nolan scored on a 1-yard run with 5:30 left Saturday as Carroll College ended Augustana (111.) College's 70-game regular-season unbeaten streak with a 24-21 victory. Augustana, now 3-1, had not lost a regular-seson game since 1980.

T'AI CHI CH'UAN CLASS OFFERED: District 742 Community Education is offering a T'Ai Chi Ch'uan class starting Wednesday at North Community School. For more information, call Community Education. AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 10. Boston 6 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Los Angeles 4 College football Top 20 2 UCLA 3S. Oregon Staw 21 3 USC 42, 18 Oregon 18 LSU7, 4Auoum6 5 Noire Own 30.

Pittsburgh 20 Roodt St 28. Ga Souttwm 10 7 Vsgmia 30. Cvoum to 8 South Carolina 26. Vi Toh 24 9 Ntbraaka 63. Kanrn 10 1 0 Oklahoma 28.

Taua 1 3 11 Oamaon 10, Virginia 7 Mmimippi 22, 12 Alabama 12 13 Oklahoma St 41, Colorado 21 Mampfw Stat 17, 14 Florida 14 closed up with a 67 that left him at 208. BRYANT IS HAPPY IN LEAD: Brad Bryant got right to the point: "I'm ecstatic." Bryant birdied four of the final six holes on Saturday to tie Mark Brooks and seize a share of the third-round lead in the $400,000 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Golf Classic. With Brooks looking on, he rolled in a clutch 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to cap a 4-under par 68 that give him a 54-hole total of 202, 14 under par. He and Brooks shared a two-shot lead over Dave Barr. MORE TROUBLE FOR JOHNSON: Toronto police seized a starter's gun at Ben Johnson's home after a motorist complained of being threatened on a highway Thursday.

The motorist told Ontario Provincial Police that the driver of a black Porsche pulled up beside him at 5:20 p.m. and pointed "a small handgun at him while Hockey DELANEY ACES HOLE: St. Cloud's Ed Delany aced the St. Cloud Country Club's 175-yard third hole Saturday. Delaney a long-time member at the Country Club, used a 6-wood.

It was his first hole-in-one. GRAHAM TAKES LEAD: Lou Graham birdied the 17th hole and took sole control of the lead Saturday in the third round of the $1 million Vantage Championship. Graham, who shared the lead through the first two rounds of the richest event on the Seniors PGA Tour, NHL Montreal 4, Minnesota 3 Boston 6. Hartford 2 Washington 6, Buffalo 2 New Jersey 5, Quebec 3 Toronto 7, Chicago 4 Detroit 3, Vancouver 3 (ot) New York Rangers 4. St.

Louis 2 Calgary at Los Angeles (n) TODAY'S TEASER: Which goalie leads the National Hockey League in career shutouts? SATURDAY'S ANSWER: Wayne Connelly led the Minnesota North Stars in scoring in 1967-68. Connelly had 56 points in the Stars' first season. Compiled from staff and wire reports.