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lft Austin American Statesman Saturday, November 10, 1990 NAIA women's basketball previews Sockadillos have new look as indoor season kicks off strong with 5 starters back St. Ed's looks By Jorge Renaud American-Statesman Correspondent There's bad news for the rest of the Heart of Texas Conference: Coach David McKey's Lady Hilltoppers, co-champions with Texas Wesleyan last year, return all five starters, including all-district performers Michelle Arnold and Sherri Marsh. As if that wasn't enough, defense is still the name of the game at St. Edwards. The Lady Hilltoppers allowed a measly 65 points per game last year, and that was too much to satisfy McKey.

"I don't feel like we're all that good defensively, but we do OK," McKey said. McKey, with a sterling 6-year record of 122-53 at St. Edwards, is depending on the trio of Ar- If St. Edwards has a weakness, it's at the 3-point line. The Lady Hilltoppers had no one in the top five 3-point shooters, and finished last in the district in that category with just a 27.6 percentage.

SCHEDULE Nov. 7 at Schrelner, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Tarleton State, 4 p.m. Nov.

12 at Hutton-Tlllotaon, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Nov. 17 8chrelner.

6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 Hardln-Slmmona, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 Taxaa p.m.

Nov. 26 at Anoelo Stats, 7 p.m. Nov. 27 Southwestern, 7 p.m. Dec.

1 at Abilene Christian, 6:30 p.m. Deo. 3 Angelo State, 7 p.m. Dec. 6 Concordia Lutheran, 6:30 p.m.

Deo. 7-6 at Midwestern University Tournament Jan. 6 at Texas 6 p.m. Jan. 8 at Southwestern, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 16 at Concordia Lutheran, 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Texas Wesleyan, 6:30 p.m. Jan.

23 St. Mary's. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Inoarnate Word, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 30 at Texas Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 5:30 p.m. Feb.

3 Huston-Tlllotson, 2 p.m. Feb. 6 Taxes Wesleyan, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at St.

Mary's, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Incarnate Word. 6:30 p.m. Feb.

16 Texas Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Mary Hardin-Baylor, 6:30 p.m. By Jorge Renaud American-Statesman Correspondent Fans of the Austin Sockadillos will miss some old faces in a rebuilding year for Austin's indoor soccer club, which tonight will kick off its fourth year as a member of the renamed Sunbelt Independent Soccer League. The Sockadillos will play the San Antonio Generals tonight at 7:30 and the Richardson Rockets on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Both games will be at Tatu's Indoor Soccer Place, 9402 United Drive. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children. With only six holdovers from last year's team one that failed to make the playoffs after two straight trips to the league finals this year's edition of the Sockadillos will be faster but a lot younger. "We have speed, but we need intelligence to use speed in the right way," Coach Tony Simoes said. "I'm starting from zero.

Most of Huston-Tillotson short on players St. Edward's Coach: David McKey 1989 record: 26-6, 9-1 Returning lettermen: 8 Home arena: Recreation and Convocation Cantor nold, Marsh and Aaron Farris, who together averaged almost 40 points a game, to lead St. Edwards back to the top of the conference. Marsh, a 5-foot-ll-inch senior post, led the Lady Hilltoppers with 19.3 points a game, followed by the 5-9 Farris, with 14.4. And if St.

Edwards needs some late gut-check points from the line, it can count on sophomore Paula Jasek. Jasek, a 5-8 guard, was second in the conference from the charity stripe as a freshman, canning 108 of 125 free throws. Huston-Tlllotson Coach: Charles H. Dubra 1989 record: 8-23, 1-7 Returning lettermen: 7 Home arena: Mary E. Branch Gym a senior.

In the middle for Dubra's traditional offense will be Marietta Campbell, a 6-1 sophomore. Giv-, ing Campbell a rest will be 5-11 Dawn Sinclair, a transfer from the University of Western Florida. Flanking Campbell will be a transfer from Southwestern Christian Junior College, 5-10 Carla Washington, and returning 5-11 forward Tawana Guidry. Another transfer from a junior college, this one from Ranger, is 5-7 Tagi Cornell, who Dubra thinks will get a lot of starting time. The top reserve will be captain Jenel Grier and Sonya Carter.

SCHEDULE Nov. 10 Texas Lutheran. 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 St.

Edward 8, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16-17 Terleton State Tournament Nov. 19 Howard Payne, 6:30 p.m. Area teams in state title chase Cross country championships to be decided in Georgetown these players haven't played indoor.

I hope after a little while they improve. "We're not a good team right now," Simoes said. Austin sorely will miss Marcelo Draguicevich, last year's leading scorer, who signed with the Illinois Thunder. "We lost a lot in Marcelo," Simoes said. "But with the returnees, we'll have a good first line.

The second line isn't set yet. "This is a really new team, and the games will show me who's ready to play." Only six players return from last year: goalie Bobby Haas, 1988-89 Rookie of the Year Steve Bailey, Miguel Aranda, Milan Dovedan, Richard Johnson and John Callejas. The league has undergone changes in membership as well as name. New teams in Tennessee and Georgia stretched the boundaries of what previously was known as the Southwest Independent Soccer League. The Atlanta Raffeg Avyad of Mesquite Poteet in 4A boys, Melony Patterson of Crowley in 4A girls and Ricky Ga-Uegos of Crystal City in 3A are returning individual winners.

In 5A, Conroe McCullough's boys and girls are bidding for repeat team titles. Dallas Highland Park in 4A, Canyon in 3A and Marion in 2A are defending girls champions, and West Oso in 3A and Amarillo Boys Ranch in 2A also are seeking repeats in the boys division. Westlake's girls squad of Angie Bettis, Jill Chertudi, Nicole Sta- sues kid over Court of Du Page Court in Whea-ton will hear the case. "It happened on my second or third day in (baseball card) business," said Irmen. "I had about 20 people in the store and I needed help.

I got the girl next door (from Irmen's jewelry store) to help me. I was there when the whole thing happened, but I was busy. "The price of the card said $1,200. The kid (Wrzesinski) looked at it and said to the girl, 'Is this worth She said yes and he bought it. "What the kid did is like stealing.

He knew what he was doing and the girl didn't. He should have told her the card was worth more than $12. She didn't know if it was 12 cents, $12 or $1,200. She just took the kid's word for it." The 1968 card was the first produced of Ryan a "rookie card" to collectors. Rookie cards are usu F13 Express, Georgia Steamers, Memphis Rogues and Nashville Metros bring the total number of teams to 18, aligned in two conferences, The defending champion Addi-json Arrows who won their second title in four years, sweeping undefeated through the playoffs merged with the Waco Kickers and are now the Fort Worth Kickers.

The league also adopted some new rules, including one that could i affect scoring. Previously, if a team was as-sessed six fouls during a period, a player would have to spend two minutes in the penalty box, forcing his team to play shorthanded. Now, after the sixth foul, the other team will be awarded a shoot-out from 50 feet out. Also, games ending in ties will go into two five-minute overtime pe-riods instead of one period followed by a shoot-out. One other oddity: The San Antonio Generals will play their home games at Tatu's because they have arena yet.

cey, Heather Endres, Cheryl Clark, Dana Tottenham, Sheetal Nasta and Chrstina McCreary won the Region 4AAAA championship last weekend. Lago Vista's boys with Dustin Musgrove, James Berglund, Kerry Killough, Colby Bandow, Johnny Butler, Kirk Elder and Eric Hund captured the Region 4A title. Meet competition, over a course for the boys and 3,000 meters for the girls, will begin with A girls at 10 a.m. The 5A boys event, at 1:40 p.m., will close the competition. Ryan card ally a player's most expensive card.

The November issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, a price guide, lists the Ryan rookie card at between Wrzesinski says the card he bought was in excellent to near-mint condition. "I didn't steal the card or do I anything wrong," said Wrzesinski. "I just went in there to see what they had. It was a card I was looking for. I knew the card was worth more than $12.

1 saw prices for it of $150 and up. I just offered $12 for it and the lady sold it to me. People go into card shops and try to bargain all the time." Irmen didn't discover Wrzesins-1 ki's bargain until several days later. "A couple kids came in and said 'Got any more of the $12 Ryan rookie I said, 'What are you talking about? The one I have is I looked in the case where I put the card and it was gone." vou buv anv Mitsubishi audiovideo product with our j't it" WW" have a tall order to fill By Jorge Renaud American-Statesman Correspondent The work ethic is having a negative effect on the Huston-Tillotson Lady Rams. Several of Coach Charles H.

Dubra's best players are missing the first half of the season because of commitments to employers. Dubra, in his 16th year as coach of the Lady Rams, understands their dilemma but wishes it were otherwise. "All of my big people are working. They're eligible but won't be back until January," Dubra said. Nevertheless, Huston-Tillotson should improve from last year's showing, one in which the Lady Rams were last in defense in District 4 and didn't place anyone in the district's top re-bounders, free throw leaders or three-point leaders.

Carolyn Miller, fourth in the district in scoring with a 19.1 average, will return. A 5-foot-7-inch senior shooting guard, Miller will be joined in the back-court by 5-11 Tabitha Allen, also Lady Saders By Jorge Renaud American-Statesman Correspondent The Mary Hardin-Baylor Lady Saders, who posted their best overall season record ever last season, look to finally get over the .500 mark this year. Coach Cliffa Foster looks for her team to use its size at least eight 6-footers are on the squad to move up the ranks of the Heart of Texas Conference. "I don't think we played as the sixth-place team. With the jelling of those youngsters, plus the great group of recruits I have, I think second or third is very possible," Foster said.

Hardin-Baylor's two scoring leaders of last year both return. Holly Ihnen, a 5-foot-5-inch junior, will team with small forward Soviets hold Continued from F3 Longhorns threw up enough bricks to rebuild the Erwin Center. "We shoot free throws 12 to 18 minutes a day in practice under pressure," Penders said. "If they don't make a certain amount, they run. A lot of it was first-game nerves.

If we shoot reasonably well, we win." The Soviets, in stark contrast, hit 27 of 32 free throws (84 percent). Texas hit a respectable 47 percent from the field, but made only six of 20 three-point attempts and missed several shots under the basket, perhaps intimidated by the taller Soviets. Senior guard Joey Wright hit four of eight three-pointers and had a game-high 28 points for Texas. He could have used some help on the perimeter from Teyon McCoy. But McCoy, a projected starter at guard, is not quite ready after Mary Hardin-Baylor Coach: Cliffa Foster 1989 record: 14-14, 2-8 Returning lettermen: 7 Home arena: Mabee Gym, Belton Angie Schneider, 5-11, to provide the bulk of the points.

Also chipping in will be sophomore Vicki McCloud, who Foster said had "freshmanitis" last year but has recovered. McCloud, a 5-7 guard, has been the leading scorer in all the early-season scrimmageB for the Lady Saders, Foster said. Foster has four transfers, all 6 feet, who will man the post for Hardin-Baylor. Charlotte Rine-berg, last year's Wichita, Player of the Year, may see a lot of playing time. Helping out in fi All of my big people are working.

They're eligible but won't be back until January. Coach Charles H. Dubra Nov. 20 Texas College, 6:30 p.m. Nov.

24 at Prairie View 7 p.m. Nov. 27 et Texas Wesleyan, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at St.

Mary's, 7 p.m. Dec. 1 Jarvls Christian, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Paul Qulnn, 6 p.m.

Dec. 1 1 at Incarnate Word, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 St. Mary's, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 5 Incarnate Word, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Texas College, 6 p.m. Jen.

12 at East Texas Baptist, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Taxes Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Schrelner, 3 p.m.

Jan. 21 at Howard Payne, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Dana College, 7:30 p.m. Jan.

26 Paul Qulnn, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Southwestern, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Langston, 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 2 East Taxes Baptist, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at St. Edward a.

2 p.m. Feb. 7 at Concordia Lutheran, 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Schrelner, 5 p.m.

Feb. 11 Texas Wesleyan, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Southwestern, 6 p.m. Feb.

15 at Jarvls Christian, 6 p.m. Feb. 20 Concordia Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Langston, 6:30 p.m.

We the jelling of those youngsters I think second or third is very Cliffa Foster the middle will be the strongest player on the squad, defensive specialist Carey Bergman. Adding to the imposing Lady Saders front line will be Jennifer Weeden, a freshman from China Springs who Foster says can nail three-pointers and Michelle Pflum, yet another 6-foot freshman. terpreter. "We were too self-assured." Down 92-68, Texas scored 16 straight points, half of them by Wright. Both Wright and Cambridge nailed three-point shots during the streak.

Wright hit another trey with 37 seconds left, cutting the lead to 99- TALK RADIO 1370 1370 I I Several area teams will seek championships in the state high school cross country meet today at the Southwestern University golf course in Georgetown. Westlake's girls, Georgetown's boys and Lockhart's boys in Class 4A, Gonzales' boys and girls and Fredericksburg's girls in 3A, Schu-lenburg's girls in 2A, and Lago Vista's boys and Cherokee's boys in A will compete for the titles. Four girls team champions and three boys squads return to defend titles won in 1989. Alan Culpepper of El Paso Coronado in 5A boys, Store owner By John Leptich Knlght-Rldder Tribune News Service CHICAGO Nolan Ryan has put up some amazing numbers on the pitching mound, but none is as intriguing as the one that will be debated next month in a Du Page County courtroom. At that time, an Addison, 111., 12-year-old will find out if the $12 he paid for a 1968 Ryan baseball card was amazing or if he should have paid $1,200.

Joe Irmen of Ball-Mart, a baseball card store in Addison, is suing Brian Wrzesinski, who bought the card in Irmen's shop last April. Irmen contends the card in near-perfect condition was priced at $1,200, not $12. He says a clerk, who since quit, had no knowledge of baseball cards when she sold the item to Wrzesinski. On Dec. 27, Judge Ann Jor-genson of the 18th Judicial Circuit 95.

But the Soviets made three of four free throw attempts down the stretch, holding Texas off. Despite the defeat, Wright, the team's leader, said he was pleased overall with the effort. "It's pretty early to play a team that good," he said. "They're one of the best European teams." VS HOUSTON 6:00 p.m. AUSTIN SPORTS LEADER off hard-charging Longhorns 102-99 No payments and no interest for six months.

(No kidding) if' undergoing surgery in September to remove a benign tumor from his right shin. Still, the Longhorns got points from that position. Junior Benford Williams, normally a small forward, started at guard and scored 26 points 18 in the first half hitting 11 of 17 shots, mostly inside. Forward Dexter Cambridge added 21 points. Williams, playing with demonstrative intensity, also had seven rebounds, three fewer than team-' mate Panama Myers.

One reason Texas stayed in the game was a 45-36 rebounding edge, including a 26-5 edge on the offensive boards. The Soviets appeared on their way to a rout when they scored 11 straight points to go ahead 84-62 with 12:38 left. At least that's what they thought. "We felt we were going to win way too early," Soviet Coach Vla-das Garastas said through an in-1 excellent. "Most of us are convinced that Houston is the city to beat, and if they're not, they certainly have one of the strongest packages just on what we know about," the source said.

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