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SECTION Malone scores 23 as Bucks get past Mavericks D-7 La Crosse Tribune Sunday, November 10, 1991 AD REEVE Big night, big COLLEGE FOOTBALL By JEFF BROWN Of the Tribune staff talk in Center Leinfelder, Thomas savor special day for the Eagles TICOS SHOW: Tico Duckett rushed for 216 yards as Michigan State dumped Wisconsin, 20-7. fl LUCKLESS IRISH: fennessee rallied to defeat Notre Dame, 33-34. Details, D-3 By JEFF BROWN Of the Tribune staff Wis. When there is fire in their eyes, the University of sin-La Crosse football team can burn you. Sometimes, as UW-Stout discovered, it takes awhile for the Eagles to get stoked up.

UW-L was red-hot at times Saturday, lukewarm at others. But when it counted the most, Roger Harringls team was sizzling. The result was a 37-15 Eagle victory at a Blue Devil field where UW-L fans easily outnumbered their UW-Stout counterparts. With the victory, UW-L clinched the Wisconsin State University Confer- Harnng Reeve Tribune sports editor Thomas 12 years and have never been on a championship team before, said Thomas, who came up with one of the Eagles two interceptions. It was tough to watch during that year of ineligibility.

Thats why it means so much. Its been a banner day for me. And for Leinfelder. This is a great feeling, Leinfelder said. I enjoyed coaching last year, but this is what I came back for.

An NCAA Division III national championship is four victories away. It feels good to win a conference 1 championship, quarterback Dennis Goettl said. But there is an even sweeter prize at the end of the tunnel. MENOMONIE, Wis. Winning the Wisconsin State University Conference football championship was extra special to two UW-La Crosse Eagles.

Senior Fritz Leinfelder and junior Norris Thomas. Leinfelder missed all of last season with a knee injury, although he was a volunteer assistant coach. Thomas was forced to watch, too, as he worked to regain his athletic eligibility. Saturday, both were glad to be on the field, not on the sidelines. It feels great.

Ive played football for pumped up, were a helluva football team. UW-L was pumped up in the first half when it outscored UW-Stout, 23-7, and out-gained the Blue Devils, 312 yards to 81. Then something happened. We may have let down a little in the third quarter. We made some mistakes, said UW-L defensive back Norris Thomas.

We remembered what happened last week in the third quarter against White- -water, and we were not about to let it happen again. It didnt, thanks to Thomas and a very aggressive Eagle defense. But there were some anxious moments. UW-Stout closed to within, 23-15, when ence title with a 7-1 league record. UW-Stout, which closes out its season Thursday at UW-River Falls, fell to 3-4 in the WSUC, 5-4 overall.

i The Eagles, 9-1 overall, are almost certain to receive a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III playoff bid, which will be announced Nov. 17. We played with emotion today, said Harring, who has coached 10 conference champions in 23 years. When we play See EAGLES, D-3 mWm Mmoini WIM FOOTBALL By STEVE QUAST Of the Tribune staff DIVISION 4: Stanley-Boyd found the holes in West Salem's previously stingy defense, eliminating the Panthers, 35-14. DIVISION 6: Highland's passing attack overwhelms Cashton, 28-6.

This isnt the time to 5 break out the bubbly, but the week- ends twin killing allows La Crosse Catbirds fans ample opportunity to dream. Two down, 49 to go. Right, Vince? Vince The Prince Hamilton, in his sixth season with the Catbirds, boldly went where few professional athletes dare to go with a preseason prediction of 51 victories. Thats in 56 games. Thats 51-5.

Albany set the Continental Basketball Association record last season with a 50-6 regular-season mark. 1 The Prince figures the Catbirds are good enough to win one more for the Flipper. Coach Flip Saunders is in no position to be so bold. But youll get no argument here, not after Fridays 117-106 victory over Rockford and Saturdays 117-100 victory over Birmingham. Or from guard Jaren Jackson, who did his part Saturday night by pumping in 28 points.

Im with him all the way, Jackson said of The Princes prediction. Nothing at all wrong with saying that. Consider Jackson an authority on winning at this level. He played with the Wichita Falls team that won last years CBA championship, then played with the Dayton team that won the World Basketball League this summer. The secret to success, Jackson says, is having players at each position who know their role and play with confidence.

You want players who know their role? Consider Saturdays team-record 18 assists from David Rivers. Or the 16 rebounds from Kenny Battle and Brian Rahilly. Or the 28 points from Jackson and the 24 points from Battle and Mark Davis. You want confident? Sometimes we looked a little sloppy on defense because maybe we were too confident," Jackson said. Guys were thinking they Details, D-6 title e.

in SCHOFIELD, Wis. When you step across the 20-yard line against Seymour High Schools football team, youd better strap your helmet on extra tight. Mistakes? Better not make any, because the Indians are just downright nasty down by their own goalline, and Holmen found that out the hard way Saturday. Thats one reason why Seymour came away with a 21-6 victory and will be playing for the state Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 title this weekend. The other reasons Seymour (11-1) was able to stop the Vikings (9-3)wore No.

43 and No. 34. Jason Rottier ran for 181 yards on 15 carries and Ryan Porter added 107 yards on 24 attempts as Seymour rolled up a whopping 342 yards on the ground against a normally sound Holmen defense. The Indians used scoring drives of 86 and 97 yards along with Rottier's 90-yard touchdown run on their first play from scrimmage to put the Vikings in a spot they erent used to and certainly didnt enjoy. They really come out and get you," Holmen coach Steve King said.

I'd say the game was won on the offensive line. Anytime you have long drives like that it keeps our offense off the field. If we don't have our hands on the football. it's tough to score." Not that Holmen wasn't moving At Madison Friday's Games DIVISION 5 Edgar (11-0) vs. Darlington (10-2), 11 am.

DIVISION 3 Spooner (11-1) vs. Jefferson (12-0), 3 pm DIVISION 1 Ken. Tremper (12-0) vs. Appleton W. (11-1), noon Saturday's Games DIVISION 6 Shell Lake' (12-0) vs.

Highland (12-0), 11 am. DIVISION 4 Stanley-Boyd (10-1) vs. May vtlle (120). 3 pm. DtVISION 2 Seymour (11-1) vs.

Monroe (11-0), 7 pm. Ci 0m TiWw Ml AU. WRAPPED UP: Holmen running back Ttn Kaufmarm finds himself in the hands of two Seymour defenders during Saturday's W1AA Division 2 playoff game in Schofield. See HOLMEN, 6 .1 SUNDAY SPOTUGtmWIAA CROSS COUNTRY j. Rivers, Catibirds roil over Bandits could steal every pass, block every shot.

Ssmfo sieves oui ol? padi QyARTKABELOWSKY Ol ttto Tribune stall By SHANNON HEATON Ol Iho Tnbuno staff Four days, two games, 32 assist. What'll David Rivers do when be gets liv'd to playing with the La Crowe Catbirds? Rivers just joined the Catbirds on Wednesday. But there he was In the La Crosse Center Saturday night, setting a team record with 18 assists to But before we get too car -tied away here, leti remember that last seasons 32 24 record also started 24). And both victories tints far have been secured in the friendly confines of lit La Crosse Center. Rahilly Is a third year Catbird who has seen enough of the CBA not to be terrified by what lies ahead.

He loves playing here in La Crowe; Mevc got shooters rim. Our rims are funnels. Every thing goes in," And he dommt mind life on the road: There's not a whole tt of tough (dare to play in the CBA. Quad Cd ies and Alhany are tough, but the other places arent too bad, Which means the Catbirds wont be shaking in their Nike when they hit the road Uus wirk to play live Grand Rapid llt Wednesday and Hie Sums Fall bky force Friday, Fm t4 a hovtr, Fm imt about to prrd.it a second-round km kout or anything erary like that." Rahilly said But fight no we vc got a shot at going 540, dm I we!" Jaren Jackson, who shot 12-for 21 from Die field for 28 points and added seven rebounds in another smooth outing Mark Davis, who had 24 timely points and seven rebound. And Brian Rahilly.

who scored 13 points and added 16 re-bound helping la Crowe lake an a mating 2 38 edge on the boards. Rivers also had It points and Byron Irvin adiled 13 as the Catbirds improved to 2 0 with back-lo back home victories lot Crowe aUo claimed su of a rsmdde seven Continental Has elbatl Association standings points for the second consecutive higtil Catbirds Coaih Flip KaumlefS certainly enjoys having Rivers around even though he knows it may he a short trrm preposition The way we play is going In be benrfwlal luf him In getting him back In the Mt," Saunders said Once he really gets ud to Our i)-irm, and the players get need to working with him, vi could se him getting If or 18 a.iu a flight lie's that gl and he's going (0 gA twtJrf," Kaundrrs said Apparently, so IS Bailie The two year NBA Vtietan hA over lead Uie Catbirds to a 117 100 victory over the Bir I a Bandits, One of my main objectives is to get the bail to these guys, Said Rivets, a 414 mint WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. It was looking to be snU -climactic, the Wisconsin tnterscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 bovs individual race. The race was the last of the day, and was the only one where the defending champion wasnt returning. And, It was shaping up as if anyone could win it Just what Arcadia High Schools Shane Scmb wanted.

Sr mb, who finished fourth in the Coulee Conference meet and was the runner-up at the Melrose Mindoro sectional two week ago. battled every Inch of The Ridges Golf Clubs S.ftx) meter boys course to win the individual Idle, hemming the first Arcadia cross country runner since Tony Myers back in Rs6 to win a state Idle. I never pec ted this," a tired but jubilant Srtnb said as he held up his first place card to hut coach, Andy St hull, and several well-wishers from Arcadia. I was hoping, maybe, for the top si," Rut, Scmb found himself In third place at the two mite mark, and led a madcap dah to The Ridge finish tine, edging out Albany a Tony Brewer by one second to win the rare It was really cold my body is numb," be Mtd. "At some pmnts tn the course, the snow was packed nice but tn Oliver was sliding all over," hiwj gu4td who had II amiMi in Friday's srafl opening victory i brn writy simple so far: Fm getting the ball to them, and Ihry re finishing it oil," Rivers sail Among the people Rivers helped out Saturday; i Kenny BaMle.

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