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Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 13

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utjthj.i umib 'iH(i wiinj Wifcjj i a WEDNESDAY, NOV: 17, 1982 LEADER -TELEGRAM BRC girls' advance Page 2B whip Pacers Page 2B girls' Page 3B SECTION Indians open Thursday Pro football 1 returns I 4nuW.w eer 3 fim "I i Simons, 5-10 junior, will start at guard. Jeff Anderson, another 5-10 junior who saw action at the end of last season, will play an equal role off the bench, Bade says. Kothlow will start at one forward while Troy Gibson, 6-2 junior, and Jay Pauly, 6-3 junior, will also be in the three-forward lineup. Bade plans to use eight men a game as of now. The other two are front-line reserves Rick Walleen, 6-2 senior, and Marty Peterson, 6-0 senior.

"The juniors have some rough edges and we'll have to work on them. If they play well the first game it certainly is going to help them. "We'll concentrate on an up-tempo game, We'll put pressure on offensively and defensively as much as possible. We're not a really tall team so we'll have to compensate," said Bade. "We'll fastbreak where possible.

A spot we'll have to work on is rebounding," said Bade. Bade said the top players are good ball-handlers and all will make their dent in the scoring column. "I know the style of ball these guys have to play. They have good quickness. It won't be run and gun but we'll move up and down the court," said Bde.

Continued on Page 3B By Jerry Poling Leader-Telegram staff MENOMONIE Technically, Jim Bade knows what type of basketball team he will have this season. The Menomonie boys' squad will come equipped with quick guards, a solid group of ball-handlers, fair shooters and fair size. Pressed to put a tag on his squad, though, Bade has trouble. With six of his top eight players juniors and only one letterman back, there is little barometer for Bade as he looks at the 1982-83 season. The Indians, inexperienced, loaded with juniors and coming off a 0-10 Big Rivers campaign and 4-14 season overall, open at Hudson at 8 p.m.

Thursday. What can Bade and Indians fans expect? The team will probably start slow as it adjusts, then the game of wait and see will prevail. Bade says the season depends, "On whether we improve and mature as the year goes along." And Bade, the former UW-Eau Claire star entering his ninth year as Indians coach, added, "I have the feeling we will. We're pretty competitive and we hustle." In 1981 the Indians had almost an exclusive senior squad, and it never matured the way Bade expected. He had hopes of a Big Rivers contender last year with the likes of seniors Jim Bade John Smetana, Greg Stewart, Jim' Peterson and Wes Long.

Basically Bade will be starting anew in '82, though there are a few remnants of '81. The only starter back is 6-foot-2 Tim Kothlow, a junior. He started the latter games last year and finished with an 8.6 scoring average in Big Rivers play. Kothlow will be the anchor this season, though Bade is quick to point out that the team should be well balanced. Brian Evan, 5-10 senior, and Kevin 1 111 AP laserphoto Ready to roll again Philadetphia Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil, left, and offensive coordinator Sid Gillman are happy Tuesday as they diagram plays for Sunday's action, the first since way back in September.

Uoov Tentative agreement reached; NFL to resume ij Jensen play Sunday with nine-week abbreviated season March Gospodarek King McQuiUan over," it appears that most of the battles remaining will be fought Five Blugolds all-WSUC picks pewa Falls and defensive back Rick Des Jarlais from Eau Claire North. Along with the Blue Devils' Johnson, repeating as all-conference first team choices were King, March, Jim Byrne of La Crosse at defensive lineman and Gary Van Vreede of Stevens Point at defensive back. Blugolds named to second-team posts were Bob Leffler as placekicker, running back Bill Schmitz, Todd Brigman as defensive lineman and John McBride as linebacker. OG: Dick Waak, River Falla, Ml. 225, Jr.

OC: Randy Ropella, Oahkoah, O-l, 215, Sr. WR: Jeff Geapodarek, Eau Claire, s-0, 174, Jr. WR: Joe Gerlach, Whitewater, 5-7, 105, Sr. QB: Tony Klein, La Croaae, 0-0, 100, Jr. RB: Bob Johnaon, Stout, 6-0, 205, Sr.

RB: Reggie Rabb, La Croaae, 5-10, 175; Sr. RB: Mike Miller, Whitewater, 5-11, 100, So. PK: Clay Vajgrt, Stout, 5-10, 105, Sr. Mike Farley, River Falla, 0-0, 173, So. Second Team Offenae TE: Paul Mlcech, River Falla, 0-5, 225, Sr.

OT: Jeff Wieaainger, Whitewater, 0-0, 235, Sr. OT: Brad Nielaoo. River Falla, 0-5, 235, Sr. OG: Jeff Olney, Platteville, 5-11, 210, Sr. OG: Dave Brandt, Stevena Point, 0-2, 255, Sr.

OC: John Goodnetter, Stout, 0-0, 212, So. WR: Tim Lau, Stevena Point, 0-1, 100, Jr. WR: Mike Kraimer, Stout, 0-0, 170, Jr. QB: Glen Majaiak, Stout, 0-0, 175, So. RB: Dave Bednarek, River Falla, 5-0, 100, Jr.

RB: Jeff Dower, Platteville, 5-10, 10-, So. RB: Rod Mayer, Stevena Point, 5-10. 105, Sr. RB: Bill Schmiti, Eau Claire. 0-0, 202, Jr.

PK: Bob Leffler, Eau Claire. 5-10. 101. Sr. Jim Wild, Oahkoah.

04, 175, Jr. Second Team Defenae DE: Maurice Britta, Stout. 0-1, 205, Sr. DE: Tom Metaa, River Falla, 0-1, 210, Sr. IL: Todd Briqman, Eau Claire, 5-0, 200, Sr.

IL: Tom Draeger, River Falla, 5-10, 210, SO. LB: Steve Engeliand, Oahkoah, 5-10, 210, Sr. LB: Dan Turelli, Whitewater, 5-11, 205, Jr. LB: John McBride, Eau Claire, 5-11, 217; Jr. DB: Ron Brenner, River Falla, 5-0, 170, Jr.

DB: Todd Strain. River Falla, 0-3, 210, Sr. DB: Tim Patteraon, Whitewater, 0-1, 1(5, Sr. Honorable Mention Eau Claire: Tom Saakowaki, TE; Glenn Nelaon, OG: Bart Mattaon, DB. Stout: Tod Zimmerman, RB: Kurt Weniel, LB; Don Hagedorn, LB.

River Falla: Tim Crowley, DB; Gordon Ziebart, NG. Packers take on Vikings GREEN BAY (AP) -The Green Bay Packers, 2-0, resume their season Sunday in Milwaukee when they meet the Minnesota Vikings at County Stadium in a noon contest. The Vikings are 1-1. The two teams were scheduled to play Oct. 24, but that game was called off in the middle of the NFL strike, which appeared to come to an end Tuesday.

The Packers opened their season with victories over Los Angeles and the New York Giants, the latter on Monday night which was the last NFL game to be played before the strike was called on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The Packers schedule the remainder of regular season following Minnesota is 28 at the New York Jets, Dec. 5 against Buffalo in Milwaukee, Dec. 12 against Detroit in Green Bay, Dec.

19 in Baltimore and Dec. 26 at Atlanta. During the strike, the Packers missed games against Miami, Philadelphia, two with Chicago, two with Tampa Bay, Detroit and Minnesota. WSVC ALL-CONKBSNCE Fint Team Dafwu DE: Diryl Schllem. Whitewater.

220, Sr. DE: Brian McQuillan, Eau Claire. 6-0, 221, Jr. IL: Jim Bryne, La Crone. Mi, Jr.

IL: Jim Viaene, Superior, -S, 2it, Jr. IL: Phil Mlcech, Platteville, 1-5, 2M, Sr. LB: Roland Hall, River Falla, 04, 245, Sr. LB: Rick Ver Duin, La Croaae, t-0, 220, Sr. LB: Dave Jenaen, Eau Claire, J-10, 202, Sr.

DB: Mike March, Eau Claire, (-1, 191. Sr. DB: Mark Gruen. La Croaae. (-1.

105. Sr. NEW YORK (AP) The strike is over. The National Football League will return Sunday. The NFL players' union and owners reached an agreement through collective bargaining Tuesday, an agreement which has not been ratified by the players yet but which will allow play to resume Sunday.

"We concluded," union chief Ed Garvey conceded, "it was better to get on with the season and fight some of the fights later." The union's executive committee voted to pass along the owners' offer to the 28 player representatives. The player reps then voted to accept it and pass it along to the 1,500 players, but without recommendation. Training camps opened today. "They know it has been accepted by a majority of the reps and we felt it better not to prejudice their decision but to let them make their own decision on this major point in their lives," said Stan White of the Detroit Lions, a member of the union's executive committee. The strike, which lasted 57 days and cost owners and players upwards of $275 million in lost revenues and wages, was the longest ana most expensive in sports history, seven days longer and $125 million more expensive than baseball's strike last summer.

The result of the NFL strike is the shortest season in the league's history, nine games. It took World War II for the league to cut its schedule to 10 games in the 1940s; And in the wake of the strike is the biggest playoff field, 16 of the 28 teams going beyond the regular season for a berth in Super Bowl XVII next Jan. SO. Two weekends of games were played before the silence de-" scended last Sept. 21.

Six remain, plus one weekend to be made up from the eight that were blitzed out of autumn. Then eight teams from each conference will enter the playoffs. between hashmarks and goalposts for pieces of turf and not over conference tables for percentages of 'this or millions of that. Almost lost in the avalanche of numbers the union's winning severance pay and bonuses and, of course, a wage scale is a provision that permits the union to act as the sole bargaining agent for all players but rookies. "It was a major, major step forward," Garvey said of that provision.

"It was one of the keys to the settlement. This is as important to us as the draft is to the league." The draft will continue through 1992 instead of expiring, along with the rest of the agreement, in 1986. And, if the league chooses, it will be moved from the last days of April to the first day of February. And the United States Football League, which has yet to have a game, a strike or a bargaining agreement, may find itself on the outside looking in while college players flock to the NFL, where the money will flow more freely. The contract is worth about $1.6 billion over five years, $1.28 billion for 1983-86 plus $60 million in one-shot bonuses and about $240 million in previously negotiated salaries this year.

"Obviously, it wasn't everything we wanted," said Jeff Van Note of the Atlanta Falcons, another member of the union's executive committee. "There were some good things but it got to the point where the season was in jeopardy. I think all the players wanted to get back to work and it 'looks like we made the best possible deal." The deal was helped along by informal mediator Paul Martha, a former player and now Pittsburgh lawyer and sports executive, and by Dan Rooney. DB: Chuck Ranch. Platteville, 0-O, 105.

Sr. DB: Gary Van Vreede, Stevena Point, 0-1, 115, DB: hick uea jariaia, atom. iru, jr. Flrat Team Offenae UW-Eau Claire's Blugolds won five places on the AU-Wiscoosin State University Conference football team announced today. The Blugolds, who tied for second place after losing their final game to champion UW-LaCrosse, gained two berths on the first team offense and three on first team defensive unit.

The Eau Claire players honored on offense Were guard Craig King of Marshfield and wide receiver Jeff Gospodarek of Two Rivers. Blugolds on defense were end Brian McQuillan of Eau Claire North, linebacker Dave Jensen of Schofield Everest and defensive back Mike March of Antigo. La Crosse led with six all-conference players, Eau Claire had five, Whitewater four, River Falls and Stout three each, Platteville and Stevens Point two each and Oshkosh and Superior one each. Picked from Stout were running back Bob Johnson from Hastings, for the second straight year, placekicker Clay Vajgrt from Chip- Murphy NL MVP NEW YORK (AP) Outfielder Dale Murphy, whose power-hitting and ability to drive in runs led the Atlanta Braves to a division title, today was named the National League's Most Valuable Player Murphy, one of two players named on all 24 ballots, easily outdistanced St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lonnie Smith for the annual award given by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Continued on Page 2B TE: Jon Miller, Whitewater, 0-2, 220, Sr. 0T: Torkel Leu nr. La Croaae, 0-2, 230, Sr. OT: Mark Gunderaon, Stevena Point, 6-J. 260, OG: Craig King.

Eau Claire. 0-0, 251, Sr. In order to better accommodate and cover athletic teams la the Leader-Telegram circulation area, the sports department announces a new reporting policy. Beginning Thursday, reporters will be on duty every ciht. except Saturday, from 7 to 11:30 p.m to take telephone calls on any and alt prep and area college sports.

Results of Saturday events will be accepted after 9 p.m. Sunday. Eau Claire schools must drop off material the night of the event Place in the box located at the front of the IXF building at 701 Farwell. Phone calls from city schools wP not be accepted unless that team is out of town. Phone calls will not be accepted, in the morning for events the nrevious ntebt.

This is to better serve our area. We ask yoar cooperation in this attempt to better handle the abundance of sports activities There are, of course, formalities: The 28 club owners must ratify the agreement today; -the striking players must do the same by secret ballot next Tuesday. And despite Garvey's warning that "We are not out of the woods yet. This-thing is not yet Please call collect at m't 34-3172 or m-un; or toil tree at Thank You! Prep grid playoffs prove winning is habit forming It was a championship built from tradition by a winning group, of players. They knew how to win.

Northwest Wisconsin might have had a second champion had not misfortune struck Rice Lake in its 38-21 loss to Two Rivers. Trailing, 15-14, midway through the second period, the Warriors were gaining control of play and seemingly headed for a go-ahead score when explosive running back Scott Tyler left the game with injuries. The Warriors still got the ball Xo the 2 before a penalty snuffed out the chance. Two Rivers, making the big plays, went on to win it handily despite being manhandled at the line of scrimmage and outgained by a considerable margin. In Division 1, Antigo used its season-long formula in pounding out a 22-7 win over Cudahy.

The well-trained troops of Gordy Schofield wore down their opponent for three quarters then won going away. Antigo's victory could only magnify the agony for Eau Claire Memorial, a team which led the Robins, 16-6, with three minutes left in the third period but lost in the quarterfinal game at Chippewa Falls. It goes without saying that the Old Abe powerhouse would have been a representative team at Camp Randall. But that comes as little consolation. For Antigo, as for several other winners at Madison, the success story continued pointing up the fact that winning breeds winning at least on the Wisconsin prep football scene.

heading into the final week of play, the Chieftains needed outside help. Had Whitehall, the team that beat the Chieftains, defeated Indpendence, Whitehall would have tied with Osseo-Fairchild and Augusta for the title and there was some question whether Osseo-Fairchild would nave gotten the nod in a conference vote. But Independence came to the rescue with a win over Whitehall and the Chieftains were in the playoffs on the basis of their 41-14 Augusta early in the season. Although the Chieftains eased past Fall Creek and Elm wood in their first two playoff games, all would not. be downhill toward a third title.

In the championship game with Spencer at Madison, the Chieftains did not run an offensive play in the first quarter; lost five fumbles and had a pass interception returned for a touchdown. They trailed by two touchdowns in the first quarter, and again by two touchdowns into the tjiird period. And they were being guided by a sophomore quarterback (Eric Skoyen). And yet, when the money was on the table, they again came up with the big cards. Although the Chieftains got outstanding play in the line all year from Paul Anderson; steady improvement from Rod and sensational play at different times from Dave Boetcher, Chris Hammer, Jon Thunder, Jeff Lorek, Joe Johnson, Rob Rongstad, Tr dd Hong, Jon Skoyen and a few others, theirs was more of a group effort than that of.

any one or two individuals. By Ron Buckli Leader-Telegram staff One thing last weekend's WIAA football playoffs at Madison proved was that winning is habit forming. For instance, Two Rivers won a third straight title in Division 3, besting Rice Lake, a former champion and the team Two Rivers beat in the 1980 finals. In Division 1, Antigo won a third crown in seven years; Deforest won the Division 4 championship after reaching the finals for a third straight year, and Grafton won a second consecutive Division 2 title. And then, of course, there was Osseo-Fairchild.

The Chieftains won their second straight title and third in six years under Coach Duane Matye. It tells something about a program when a team can win back-to-back championships and three times in six years. It also tells something about a coach. You can't really say that the Chieftains had no business winning it all this year. But there were times when it appeared a iongshot at best and the pride of the accomplishment shone through on the face of Matye and assistants Hal Mulhern and Warren Dahl in the interview room at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday after the game.

The Chieftains, to put it mildly, had to overcome a lot of adversity for a repeat crown. And that made it very satisfying for the players and coaches. "This team had to endure so much trouble," said Matye. "There were injuries, kids moving away and then some discipline problems. Yet they through all that." To review from the beginning, Osseo-Fairchild began the season without IS of its 22 starters from a year ago.

That situation was not helped any when several players missed action early in the season as discipline punishment. Starting nose guard Ken Chewiggen moved from the school district during the season; another starter left the squad, and the night before the loss to Whitehall, veteran quarterback Eric Roghess suffered a broken thumb that would sideline him at least as a QB for the rest of the season. In a three-way tie for the Dairyland Conference lead.

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