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4C Uncoh Journal Star Saturday, Apr! 20. 1996 LOCAL SPORTS Pag dasign: Jute Koch communiity wiflmiss mothers. His death in a small plane crash Thursday afternoon left some heavy hearts among leaders of the hunting community. "He really was one of those people that was too good to be true. He was such a role model for sportsmen," said Joe Herrod, an active member Lincoln Ducks Unlimited and past president of the Nebraska Council of Sportsmen's Clubs.

"It's a great loss." Born in Scottsbhiff, Berringer grew up in Goodland, hunting western Kansas pheasants. He also hunted deer, waterfowl and was excited about the upcoming spring turkey season, during which he planned to hunt in Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. He loved to fish and had a special passion for quail hunting, Lincoln insurance agent Ken Hesser said. "He was probably the finest wingshot you'd ever see," Hesser said. Hesser, an avid quail hunter and breeder of German short-haired pointers, said football was the last subject of conversation when he hunted with Berringer.

"We argued over who had the better breed of dog," he said, explaining that Berringer hunted with a Brittany. What separated Berringer from other good shots was his willingness to help with conservation efforts. He was a member of the Lincoln Ducks i Unlimited committee and be took his job with the group seriously. His willingness to take a share of the work plus his friendly personality made him well-liked with other committee members, said John Bergmeyer of Lincoln, who served on the committee with Berringer. "In terms of his character, he was never haughty or presumptuous," Bergmeyer said.

"He was a common, ordinary nice guy who fit in with the group." Berringer attended banquets for habitat groups like Pheasants Forever. He was outgoing and always had time to talk with people who came up to him, even as prime rib dinners grew cold. "I never heard of him turning down an autograph for a kid," aid Randy Raymond, treasurer of the Cornhusker Chapter of Pheasants Forever. I think that's what is so painful to a lot of people, because he was such a nice guy and you hate to see bad things happen to good people." BY JOE DUGGAN Lincoln Journal Star While Cornhusker fans lost a football hero Thursday when Brook Berringer died in a plane crash, the Nebraska hunting community lost one of its most recognizable and likable personalities. Berringer welcomed the Opportunity to become a role model for young hunters and in doing so, he earned the respect and 'admiration of their fathers and iMefiibers of nimtin Berniiger LNE NU Spring Game White roster Junior Jays squeeze past OT 6-5 320 ft.

OT 6-2 280 So, OT 6-4 305 Jr. DT 6-3 260 Fr. DT 6-2 230 Fr. SE 5-11 185 So. SLB 6-4 240 Sr.

SE 6-2 185 Jr. TE 6-3 235 Fr. TE 6-1 220 Fr. TE 6-3 245 Jr. TE 6-3 230 So.

LR 6-3 235 Jf. SE 6-0 170 Ff. DT 6-3 270 Fr. WLB 6-5 225 Sr. LR 6-3 235 So.

RR 6-2 260 Sr. DT 6-4 285 Jr. RR 6-4 220 Fr. DT 6-6 300 Sr. LR 6-5 250 Jr.

69 Adam Julch 72 Ben Gessford 73 FredPolack 74 Brandon Drum 78 Chris Taylor 80 Brity Haafke 81 Larry Arnold 82 Ryan Held 83 T.J. Deflates 84 Andy Ahlers 85 Chris BUslend 86 Derrick Roy 67 Brendan ZaN 88 Craig Fischer 90 Derek Aden 91 Ryan Terwidiger 92 Travis Tokne 93 Jared Tomich 95 Jason Peter 96 Travis Antholz 97 Jeff Ogard 98 Grant Wistrom 175 190 205 So. 210 Fr. 240 So. 250 Sr.

210 Fr. 210 Fr. 230 Fr. 240 Jr. 235 So.

285 Fr. 220 Jr. 220 Fr. 280 Jr. 270 Fr.

280 Jr. 280 Jr. 295 Fr. 295 Fr. 305 Fr.

FS 6-0 WB 5-9 SLB 6-0 WLB 6-2 FB 5-11 MLB 6-4 FB 5-11 MLB 5-11 WLB 60 DT 5-9 MLB 6-2 OG 6-4 WLB 6-3 SLB 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-3 OG 6-1 OT 6-6 OG 6-1 OG 6-2 32ErieWalmer 33 Sean Wieting 37 Russell Froebbch 40 Erick Arens 42 Josh Cobb 44 Jon Hesse 46 Joe Brown 47 Ben Buettenback 48 Ryan Brauer 50 Michael Hoffman 51 Steve Cook 52 Marcus Johnson 53 Matt Hunting 55 Jeff Brewer 56 Doug Seaman 57 Matt Baldwin 59 Josh Heskew 62 Matt Hoskinson 63 Jeff Clausen 65 Jason Schwab 68 James Sherman Pos. Ht RCB 5-9 RCB 5-11 RCB 5-11 QB 6-0 Rov. 5-10 RCB 5-7 PK 6-0 RR 6-2 FS 5-11 PK 5-11 QB 6-2 LCB 6-2 Rov. 6-0 5-11 IB 5-11 WB 5-9 IB 6-0 SIB 6-2 FS 5-8 IB 6-1 Wt. Vt 170 So.

185 Fr. 185 So. 195 So. 190 Sr. 170 Sr.

190 Jr. 245 Fr. 185 Sr. 180 Fr. 195 Fr.

205 Sr. 200 So. 200 So. 230 Fr. 185 Fr.

200 Fr. 205 Sr. 195 Fr. 215 Jr. No.Plsyr 2 Alex McCtymont 6 Tom Jeffrey 7 Nate FroescN 9 Monte Christo 10MikeMinter 12 Mike Pullman 13TedRetzlaff 1 5 Kareem Sears 16 Eric Stokes 17 Dan HadenfekJt 18JeffPerino 20 Michael Booker 21 KalmMakaiwi 23 Sill Lafleur 24 Andy Winkler 26 Sean Apptegate 27 Steve Raymond 28 Jamel Williams 29 Greg McGraw 31 James Sims NU Spring Game Red roster Rockets scored on an RBI single by Mercer, Prep answered with another run on an error.

Then Northeast broke loose. The Rockets scored three runs in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk by Andy Walz and a two-run single by Dana Pflughaupt. Hertzel drove in a run in the seventh and then Nan-nen's ground-run double sent two more runners to score, setting up the unusual finish. In the Southeast-Papillion game, Mike Galvin hit a two-run home run and Nick Ritter singled in another run in the third inning. Southeast answered with a pair of runs on an RBI single by Robbie Thorson, who later scored on a balk.

The Monarchs stretched their lead to 5-2 when Brandon Eymann hit a two-run double in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Josh Smith reached on an error and later scored on a wild pitch. Thorson, who was hit by a pitch, scored when Ryan Doak reached on an error. But pitcher John Foresman got a strikeout and then Eymann scooped up a grounder for a forceout to end the game. "They had a hit drop in and then Galvin hit his home run on the next pitch," Southeast Coach Randy Brol-horst said.

"We still didn't get the big hit when we needed it. We don't have much speed or big hitters, so it takes four hits for us to score. We held a good Papio team to five runs we just have to score more." BY RYLY JANE HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal Star PAPILLION A failed suicide squeeze put Lincoln Northeast in the lead, but a nearly identical play gave Omaha Creighton Prep a 10-9 high school baseball win Friday. After traiUng 8-1, Northeast rallied to take a 9-8 lead in the top of the seventh inning of the Monarch Invitational at Fricke Field. The tying and go-ahead runs scored when David Mercer couldn't get his bat on the pitch on a suicide squeeze with runners on second and third.

Ryan Masek was halfway to the plate when catcher Jeff Wellwood came up with the ball, but Wellwood overthrew Tim Brady at third base in the rundown and both Masek and B.J. Nannen scored. But in the bottom of the inning, Steve Sokol reached base on a catcher's interference call and after Brendan Riley walked, the two advanced when Northeast pitcher Cody Hasse was called for a balk. Mike Pietro sharply hit a ball to shortstop Andy Walz, who threw to the plate. Catcher Justin Hertzel started to run Sokol back, but when his throw went over Joe Fagler's head, both runners came in to score and end the game.

"We're lucky. We don't deserve to win," Creighton Prep Coach Mike Culver saia. "That's been our game plan when we lose, we struct. Our runner did a great job on the rundown to give the other runners a chance to advance and then we got the bad throw. I guess the catcher's glove touched Sokol's bat, and the umpire had warned the pitcher once about going to his mouth (before calling the balk)." In the first game, Papillion-LaV-ista held off a Lincoln Southeast rally in the seventh inning to earn a 5-4 victory.

Today, Papillion will meet Creighton Prep at 1 p.m. and then face Northeast at 3:30 p.m. at Fricke Field. At the LaVista Sports Complex, Northeast will meet Southeast at 1 p.m. and Southeast will play Creighton Prep at 3 30 p.m.

"It was pretty ugly when they got up 8-1, but at least we've figured out how to play this game and come back hard," Northeast Coach Bill Fagler said. "Once we got the first pitcher out, we knocked the other guy around pretty good. But we threw the ball away when we shouldn't have and that was the game. "Travis (Solano) was excellent against the first six hitters, but then all of a sudden it left him. Doug Ei-chorn came in and did a good job and let us get back in the game, especially for the first varsity game he's played in." Prep scored a pair of runs in the second inning on a double by Scott Munter.

The Junior Jays added five runs in the third on just one hit, four walks and two hit batters. After the 0 265 Fr. 270 305 Jr. Jr. DT 6-4 OG 6-1 6-1 OT 6-2 OT 6-4 OG 6-2 DT 6-3 OT' 6-1 OT 6-3 DT 6-3 OT 6-6 OT 6-5 DT 6-1 RR 6-3 LR 6-3 TE 6-2 OLB 6-6 LR 5-11 RR 6-1 LR 6-0 TE 6-4 SE 6-4 DT 6-3 DT 6-3 65 Theron Troxel 66 Joe Horst 67 Aaron Taylor 69 Jim Tansey 70 Eric Anderson 71 Mike Van Cleave 72 TomMus 74KyleHenson 75 Chris Dishman 76 Erik Nelson 77 Adam Treu 78 Kory Mikos 79 Russ Tessendorf 80 Curt Lenners 82 Dave Jones 83 Chad Kobus 84 Mike Rucker 85 Sean Gard 86 Eric Ryan 87 Chris Bassett 88 Sheldon Jackson 89 Jeff Lake 94 Luis Almanzar 99 Jason Wittz No.

Player Pos. Ht. Wt Yt 33 Ben Kingston FB 6-1 230 Fr. 3 Eric Warfield FS 6-0 195 Jr. 34 Vershan Jackson TE 6-0 245 Jr.

4 Octavtous McFarlin Rov. 5-11 190 Jr. 35 Kris Brown PK 5-10 200 So. 5 Brendan Holbein SE 5-9 190 Sr. 36TyDenney SLB 6-1 165 Fr.

7 Scott Frost QB 6-3 215 Jr. 37 Trent Gumm SLB 6-2 225 So. UMattTurman QB 5-11 185 Sr. 38 Cory Brown MLB 6-1 230 Fr. 14 Greg List Rov.

6-0 195 Fr. 39 Casey Macken WLB 6-0 235 So. 16 Andy Miller WB 5-10 195 So. 41 Tony Ortiz SLB 6-0 205 Fr. 17ChadBlahak RCB 5-9 190 Sr.

43 Josh Kohl WLB 6-1 225 Fr. 19 Jesse Kosch 6-0 185 Jr. 45 Joel Makovicka FB 5-11 230 So. 20 George Dittrick Rov. 6-0 190 Fr.

46 Brian Shaw SLB 6-1 215 Fr. 21 Damon Benning IB 5-11 210 Sr. 47 Andy Bilanzteh 6-0 235 Fr. 22ChadEicher IB 6-3 210 So. 48 Dave Alderman Rov.

5-10 190 Sr. 23 Jay Gates LCB 6-0 185 So. 49 Quint Hogrefe MLB 5-11 210 So. 24 Jeff Wells FS 6-1 200 Fr. 51 Matt Vrzal 6-1 300 Sr.

25JonVedral WB 5-11 205 Sr. 52 Keely Watson WLB 6-1 210 Jr. 26 Jerome Peterson RCB 5-7 185 So. 53 Lonnie Fulton LT 6-5 254 Fr. 27 Andy Thompson LCB 5-8 180 Fr.

54 AarorjHavbvic 6-3 270 Fr. 28 Brian Shuster FB 5-11 225 Sr. 56 Jay Foreman SLB 6-1 225 So. 29 Shevin Wiggins WB 5-11 180 Jr. 57ChadKelsay LB 6-3 230 So.

30 Ahman Green IB 6-0 210 So. 58 Anthony Tupper MLB 6-0 245 Fr. 31 Julius Jackson MLB 6-0 220 Fr. 61 Brandt Wade OG 6-2 300 So. 32 Jason Benes FS 5-11 180 Jr.

64 Jon Zatechka OG 6-2 295 Jr. 300 Fr. 300 Jr. 285 Jr. 270 Fr.

290 So. 310 Sr. 270 So. 300 Sr. 295 Sr.

275 So. 205 Fr. 240 So. 220 Fr. 250 So.

215 Jr. 215' Fr. 230 Jr. 250 So. 205 Jr.

260 Fr. 295 So. Theta XI and Alpha Xi Delta Pius sophomore starts NuYoung jv i 4. i Men's Slew Pitch Money matters in BUSINESS every day in the Journal Star 1 piayers gei tnante quickly without blocks Continued from Page 1C Softball League Beatrice, NE Looking for teams. Sign up on April 24 at Sunrise Lanes in Beatrice.

League fee only $225 with 20 game guarantee. see a lot or voune truvs eeuine a presents The 2nd Annual NU JAMS 3-on-3 Basketball Abel Hall Courts on the UNL Campus $25 per team with all proceeds going to the Multiple Sclerotit Foundation Call Matt or Kellv 000a cnance to snow wnat tnev can do. BY RON POWELL Lincoln Journal Star Pataf nrnmicui fhnf the nffanea For more info call Paul at 223-2896 436-0940436-6082 llliliwspiiiwi Lincoln East sprinter Jason Rife won two gold medals, breaking the tape in the 100 10.9) and the 200 (:22.5). In the preliminaries, Rife tied the state's time jn the .100 (:10.7) and matched his season-best of 22.2 in the 200, which is tied for third on the state charts. Windy and cooler conditions moved in during the finals, explaining the slower times.

In the 100, Rife defeated Millard Souths Jeff Killeen, who has also run 10.7 this season. "I can't complain about today, getting two first-place medals against some tough runners," Rife said. "I wanted to run faster in the finals, but the weather changed. I'm just glad we had some good weather earlier." The only other boys' double-winner was Riveria, who also won the 1,600 in 4:45.0. The Spartans had two other gold medalists Dave Riskowski in the triple jump (41-2) and Jeff Allen in the 3.200 Millard South won the boys' team title with 132 points, 29 more than Omaha Central.

The Indians' Aaron Becker captured the gold medal in the shot put with a 59-4 effort, the second-best mark in the state so far. Teammate Brock Beran won the 110 high hurdles in 14.6, moving him into a tie for third on the charts. The Indians also took home the girls' team trophy with 165 points, 29 more than Pius X. Millard South had a pair of double-winners Kelly Ci-zek in the high jump (5-4) and 100 high hurdles 15.6) and Beth Ab-ramson in the shot put (40-6) and discus (135-7). The Thunderbolts won the 1,600 and 3,200 relays and got individual titles from Beth Haley in the 400 (1:01.4) and Mary Dodd in the 800 Haley and Dodd joined Shelly Kapler and Jill Fosdick on the 1,600 relay that ran 4:18.0.

Kapler, Amberly Divis, Kelli Craig and Al-isha Minchow combined for a 9:57.2 in the 3,200 relay. East got first-place points from Melinda Lattig in the 3,200 (12:18.0) and Laura Janesch in the 300 low hurdles (:49.6). OMAHA P.J. Grosserode's hard work on starts the past few weeks paid off in a desirable finish for the Lincoln Pius sophomore in the boys' 400-meter race at the Omaha Westside Invitational track meet Friday. Grosserode recorded the fastest time in the state so far this season, 49.8 seconds, in winning the gold medal.

Grosserode later finished second in the 800 with a 1:59.9 clocking, becoming the fifth runner this spring to break 2:00. Tim Riveria of Omaha Central, who has the fastest time in the state won the race in 1:58.4. Grosserode was satisfied with both times, but the 400 meant a little more since he recorded a personal record. "I really wanted to break 50 today, and with the weather being nice, I thought I had a chance," Grosserode said. "I break the 400 down into 100s and every 100 felt good today.

I had the best start I've probably ever had, and I came off the last turn a little taller than I have." Grosserode does not use blocks to start because of an injury he suffered at the start of a race back in seventh grade. Twice a week the past two weeks he's worked on starting out of the blocks in practice, but did not use them Friday. "I'll see how it feels next week at Blair," Grosserode said. "It's like starting all over again, but I know starting out of blocks will be better in the long run. But I got a good start today without using them." Grosserode has not matched his time of 1:57.8 as a freshman in the 800 yet this season.

want to get it down to 1:55 by the end of the year, but that's going to take some work," he said. Pius Coach George O'Boyle said Grosserode's starts have been boosted by a diligent weight program over the winter. "He has more upper body strength and more explosiveness than before," O'Boyle said. "That's made more a difference in the 400 than the 800." will gain some yards, Last year in the spring game, the offenses combined for 74 points and five offensive records. Scott Frost, who was a redshirt quarterback last year, threw a record three touchdown passes and accounted for a majority of the 558 total passing yards.

He is hoping to solidify his No. 1 position at quarterback this spring. "Last year, I was pretty nervous with my first time in front of a Nebraska crowd and all," he said. "I was guessing quite a bit on some plays, too. This year, I have a lot of confidence and I feel a lot more comfortable with the offense.

The big problem is going against that No. 1 defense." Throughout the spring scrimmages, the No. 1 defense has been dominant. The top offense has made some headway, showing marked improvement in the scrimmage last week. "We all feel that we have made improvements in timing, execution and just getting used to each other," Frost said.

Notes Several top players will be held out of the spring game because of injuries or disciplinary reasons: receiver Riley Washington, fullback Billy Legate, tight end Tim Carpenter, tight end Aaron Wills, receiver Kenny Cheatham, quarterback Frankie London, defensive tackle Larry Townsend, linebacker Terrell Farley and defensive tackle Scott Saltsman. Children under the age of 14 will be admitted free if they take the pledge to say no to drugs. An accompanying adult will also be admitted free. The admission is $3. The scheduled pregame cere mony to retire Tommie Frazier's jersey has been postponed until next fall.

Frazier will lead children in the say no to drugs pledge at halftime. For the first time ever, the press box will be full for the spring game: Among those covering the game will be the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and the Kansas City Star. NU's Blomstedt third To use this coupon at any of these participating stores, cut it out and hand it to your cashier. They'll add a dollar to your grocery bill. You'll add a meal to someone's day.

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Westland, a senior from Waverly, set meet records and NCAA Division III qualifying marks in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. Westland finished the 100 hurdles in 14.61 sec- onds and the 400 In 1 03.31. Two of NWU's relay teams also set records. The 400 relay of West- land, Wendi Rocole, Jenny Blender-man and Amanda Jurgenson crossed the tape in 48.64, also an NCAA qualifying mark. The 400 hur- die shuttle relay team of Westland, Amy Cooper, Blenderman and Jamie Whitwer also won, in 1 04.71.

Lincoln Southeast graduate Andrea Baker won the 5,000 in a meet-record 18:25.18. Freshman Kara Hei-mann won the 10,000 in 42 08.67. NWU's 1,600 relay finished third and qualified for the NCAA meet. Blenderman also qualified for nationals with her third-place finish in the 400 hurdles. She was timed in 1:04.88.

The Plainswomen finished fourth In the team competition with 141 points. Wisconsin-LaCrosse 1 won with 246 points. AZUSA, Calif. hep-tathlete Janet Blomstedt earned A berth in the United State Olympic Trials by finishing third Friduy at the Mt SAC Heptathlon Championships with a personal-best total. -V r-.

Blomstedt, whose score also qualified her for the NCAA Outdoor surpassed the Olympic Trials automatic qualifying mark of 5,600 points and the NCAA mark of 5,500. Blomstedt was the highest finisher among collegiate athletes. Nike Track Club's Wendy Simmons woo the competition with a total of 6,074 points. Thank you to channel 10711 and the Cornhusker Food Retailer's Association for their support of this program, A special thank you to Sertoma Clubs of Lincoln for maintaining the in-store coupons and donating promotional materials. i hi km.