The Spokesman-Review from Spokane, Washington • 8

I I Monday, Mar. 21, 1994, Spokane, Wash. THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW C3 With college in net, time for Waibel to tune up league first-teamers Jason Boston, Bret Houch and Chris Beaudoin, all seniors. Boston won last years scoring title with 14 goals and Beaudoin had seven. Meads downfall last year came in the playoffs.

Third- place North Central took the Panthers place at state and finished third. NC, however, graduated 12 players, leaving the role of Mead-chaser to University, Gonzaga Prep and Shadle Park. A U-Hi, second place last year, carries five three-year starters. Morgan Johnson was a first-team all-leaguer, 1 while goalkeeper Ehren Lawhead and midfielder Michael Rineer made the second team. Forward Tony -Frieske, with 11 goals, finished third in league scoring, and Ryan Weaver had six goals.

G-Prep returns junior forward Chad Zlateff, a 1 second-team all-leaguer who opened the season last Monday with three goals, and senior midfielder Jason Druffel, who had five goals last year. Shadles senior-laden team, with 10 returners, started the year 2-0 to tie Mead for the early lead. i year to this seasons more offensive-structured positions. In the past weve (LC) had situations where weve had enough talent, so I could play in the back and we could still get it done, Waibel said. This year we have a young team, so I play up a lot.

Waibels twin brother Chad was LCs top football receiver last fall. Chad figures to play football at Willamette or Pacific Lutheran. The soccer-minded Waibel also had a chance to attend PLU. The Lutes, Gonzaga, Seattle Pacific and San Francisco were in the Waibel sweepstakes, but Craig liked UW for its soccer quality and its business management program. I believe (the Huskies) are losing a sweeper next year or the year after, Waibel said.

I believe they have a defensive role in mind for me. Mead should again be favored to win the league championship, Waibel said. Recapping the previous 10 years of GSL soccer, Mead tied for the first two titles and won the next eight outright. The Panthers are well-stocked, with returning all UW-bound star eager to sharpen skills at LC By Chris Derrick Staff writer His passport to college soccer secured, why would Craig Waibel possibly care about another season of high school ball? Simple. Once Waibel committed to the University of Washington, he circumvented any need to impress visiting college coaches.

Waibel can therefore use his senior season with Lewis and Clark as a time to hone his skills. Although Waibel is a two-time Greater Spokane League first-team selection, he doesnt expect a third consecutive honor without putting in the necessary effort. (Signing early) was kind of buffer, almost, so I can work on what I need to work on, Waibel said. With the season one week old, the first thing Waibel GSL SOCCER PREVIEW needs to work on is getting healthy. Hes nursing a bruised left heel and an aching right toe that LC coach Ardy Khoei estimates leaves his effectiveness at 70 percent.

Because of his innate skills, however, Waibel can cruise until a scoring opportunity opens. Last Wednesday, against Ferris, was a perfect example. Waibel never forced the action until he found an unprotected opening near the goal toward the end of the first half. Ferris goalkeeper had to tackle Waibel, leading to a penalty kick and LC score. There are a lot of guys who can get in front of the goal and not put (the ball) in, Waibel said.

for some reason, can. Waibel, a Portland, native, began playing soccer when I was smaller than the ball. His father, Dave, coached him as a kid and insisted that he learn every position. That helps Waibel at LC, as he comfortably shifts from the defense which was his all-city spot last Roberts collects 5 when others falter Gets first title as Zoeller, Singh fade 1 I UConn flattens Auburn Huskies go inside to reach Sweet 16 GOLF Associated Press Loren Roberts would have preferred another scenario: long applause accompanying a triumphant walk down the 18th fairway, the tournament wrapped urp several holes back. If youre dreaming, youd win by four or five shots, he said.

But Ill take it any way I can. On Sunday, he got it. Finally- Roberts, capitalizing on poor stretch runs by Fuzzy Zoeller and Vi- over the last two holes. Zoeller was the first to self-destruct, pushing a 3-iron shot into the gallery on the par-3 17th had ugly written all over it, Zoeller said. The shot bounced off the bald head of a spectator who, Zoeller said, wasnt seriously injured.

But the bad bounce into the water killed Zoellers chances. He doublebogeyed the hole, falling out of the lead. Price, meanwhile, missed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole that would have forced a playoff, Then there was Singh, the 31-year-old from Fiji who led through three rounds and went to 14-under par with a two-putt birdie on the 16th. But he lost one with a three-putt bogey on the 17th, then drove into the rough, missed the green and bogeyed the 18th, handing the title to Roberts. Pullman native Kirk Triplett shot 71 to finish at 5-under 283, good for $11,265.

i LPGA: Laura Davies left her driver in the bag most of the day on the longest course on the LPGA schedule and shot an error-free 3-under-par 70 to win the Standard Register Ping in Phoenix. She finished at 15-under 277 on the Moon Valley Country Club, beating Beth Daniel and LPGA president Elaine Crosby by four shots. Davies, 30, who won $105,000, used her driver on the first, third and fourth holes. After birdies on Nos: 3 and 4, she put it away except for No. 8, a 490-yard par-5.

She got a crucial birdie at No. 13, sinking a 10-foot putt for a three-shot lead over Crosby. jay Singh, shot a 5-under-par 67 to win the Nestle Invitational in Orlando, his first PGA Tour victory. Roberts, in his 13th season on the tour, won by a stroke, closing with a bogey-free round for a 13-under 275 total over Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club layout. Zoeller (69) and Singh (71) shared second at 276 with Nick Price.

Price (70) had a chance to tie Roberts, but missed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole. The victory was worth $216,000 from the purse of $1.2 million. Roberts now is no longer the golfer who has earned the most money without winning a tournament. It means getting that big onus off my back, he said. Ive been out here 12 years and made a lot of money.

But that doesnt cut it out here. Youre just a day laborer until you win. Roberts, 38, of Memphis, was in the clubhouse while first Zoeller and then Singh blew a lead Associated Press Associated Press Connecticuts towering tandem of Rebecca Lobo and Kara Wolters proved to be too much for the Auburn Tigers. Lobo scored 21 points and Wolters "added a career-high 20 as the third-ranked Huskies advanced to the $weet 16 with an 81-59 win over Auburn iri the second round of the NCAA East Regionals on Sunday in Storrs, Conn. 1 Connecticut (29-2) will face South-, prn Mississippi (25-4) in the regional finals Thursday night at Rutgers University.

We concentrated on Lobo and 1 they backdoored us on the other side one has 21 and the other has 20 tr that says it all, how easily how easily they scored on us in the inside, Auburn coach Joe Ciampi said. Thats an outstanding combi- nation on the inside. Auburn (20-10), which lost to UConn 64-55 earlier this season, knew the 6-foot-4 Lobo would be a threat. It was the play of the Wolters, "6-foot-7, that seemed to catch the Tigers off guard. Wolters, whose previous best was I J9 points, finished 10 of 11 from the field, including a perfect 7 of 7 in the first half.

She played 1 minute and had one point the first time the two teams met in December. I was really surprised (by Wolters), said Danielette Coleman, "who scored 16 points to lead ninth-seeded Auburn. She wasnt really a the last time. Point guard Jennifer Rizzotti added the outside threat for the Huskies, scoring 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. The Huskies hit 58 percent from the field while holding Auburn to a season-low 26.6 percent.

Everybody out there thinks were a lousy outside-shooting team, said UConn coach Geno Auriemma. Just because we have good post players doesnt mean our guards cant shoot the ball from the outside. I think people underestimate how well we shoot the ball. The win was the 20th straight for Connecticut, the top seed in the East, and gave the Huskies a 19-0 record at home this season the first UConn womens team to finish unbeaten at home in the regular and postseason combined. Connecticut jumped to an early lead and extended it late in the first half with a 20-7 run keyed by Lobo, Wolters and Rizzotti.

Lobo and Rizzotti each scored seven points in the spurt and Wolters six to give the Huskies a 35-18 advantage. After a baseline jumper by Angie Kennan, Connecticut finished out the half with a 10-0 run to take a 45-20 lead at the break. Our offense was just feeding off our defense again, and we were tTunning the ball up and down the Lobo said. The fast break jwas really working well for us in the ifirst half. I I would say, for that first 20 Iminutes, thats right up there with UConrTs Jennifer Rizzotti prepares to unload a pass as Auburns Malgorzata Raubo defends.

NCAA WOMENS TOURNAMENT I East Regional Sunday's games North Carolina 63, Old Dominion 52 Connecticut 81, Auburn 59 Semifinals Thursday at Piscataway, N.J. UConn (29-2) vs. So. Miss. (26-4) N.

Carolina (29-2) vs. Vandy (25-7) HDRED! AN INTERFACE GRADUATE is a motivated person Is trained with hands-on skills Is proficient In word processing knows accountingbookkeeping has excellent computer skills IN JUST EIGHT MONTHS YOU TOO CAN HAVE THE SKILLS EMPLOYERS NEEDI Midwest Regional Sundays game Alabama 84, Iowa 78 Semifinals Thursday at Austin, Texas Penn St. (27-2) vs, Seton Hall (27-4 Alabama (24-6) vs. Tex. Tech (28-4, West Regional Sundays games Purdue 66, Washington 59 Texas 75, SDSU 72 (OT) Semifinals Thursday at Stanford, Calif.

Purdue (27-4) vs. or SDSU Colorado (27-4) vs. Stanford (24-5) Mideast Regional Semifinals Thursday at Fayetteville, Ark. Tennessee (31-1) vs. La.

Tech (28-3) Virginia (27-4) vs. USC (25-3) INTERFACE COMPUTER SCHOOL Third Floor Suite 130 Call 327-7717 or 1-800-999-7717 4601 North Monroe 1005 North Pines Texas a 73-72 lead. Christina Murguia completed the scoring with two free throws with 2 seconds left. Sorii Epps led four Aztecs in double figures with 14. Rachelle Johnson and Wright added 13 each and Michelle Suman 10.

McClelland added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Marianne Miller had 13 for Midwest: Alabama 84, Iowa 78: At Iowa City, Iowa, Betsy Harris scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Crimson Tide (24-6), who advanced to Thursdays semifinal against defending champion Texas Tech. The Hawkeyes (21-7) took their first lead, 73-71, on Necole Tunsils 3-pointer with 5:20 to play. Alabama rebounded with seven straight points, capped by Harris sixth 3-pointer of the night, for a 78-73 lead with 4:19 remaining. Tunsil led Iowa with 28 points. Arneda Yarbrough had 19, Cathy Marx added 11 and Virgie Dillingham finished with 10.

Neither team gained more than a four-point advantage in the second half until Harris 3-pointer gave the Crimson Tide a 66-59 lead with 8:37 remaining. Iowa scored seven of the next nine points, including a 3-pointer by Yarbrough and a four-point play by Tunsil, to climb back to 68-66. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ACCREDITED by the ACCREDITING COUNCIL for CONTINUING EDUCATION A TRAINING A national accrediting agency luted by ttw 8 SECRETARY ol EDUCATION some of our big games, Auriemma said. The Huskies went ahead by as many as 29 twice in the second half and Auburn couldnt come closer than 73-59 on a 3-pointer by Williams with 2 minutes remaining. Jamclle Elliot finished with a career-high seven assists and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Huskies.

Samantha Williams had 12 points and Kristen Mulligan scored 10 for Auburn. North Carolina 63, Old Dominion 52: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Charlotte Smith scored 15 points and had a season-high 16 rebounds before being ejected for fighting in the Tar Heels! East Regional victory over Old Dominion. Smith must sit out North Caroli nas semifinal against Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels expanded a two-point halftime lead to 41-30 early in the second half and the Monarchs, led by 18 points from Celeste Hills, never got closer than eight points. West: Texas 75, SDSU 72 (OT): At San Diego, Lisa Branchs layup in the final seconds of overtime won it for the Aggies (23-7), who will play the Wests top seed, Purdue, on Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Martha McClellands basket tied it 65-65 and forced overtime. Tammy Blackburns 3-pointer gave San Diego State (26-5) a 70-67 lead, and the Aztecs led 72-69 on Falisha Wrights baseline jumper. But Andrea Williams scored for then Branchs layup gave For menu list, dial category RACE (7223) 6030 Golden Gate 6033 Dog Races 6031 Garden State 6035 Turf Paradise 6032 Delta Downs 6036 Sunland Park 6034 Gulf Stream Park Each category has results for all races beginning with the first race. To skip ahead to the next race, press 1 on your telephone keypad. Hanson shoots 75, finishes third at Brickyard Classic Cityline COEUR DAL COEUR AREA ROUNDUP SPOKANE DALENE Call (509) 458-8800 Call (208) 765-8811 FREE Local call Requires a Touch-tone Phone Rathdrums Tracy Hanson closed with a 75 on Sunday to finish at 219 and in third place, four istrokes behind winner Kimberly Cayce at the iFutures Tours $25,000 SCI Brickyard Plantation Golf Classic in Americus, Ga.

Hanson, competing at the par-72 Brickyard Plantation Golf Club course, collected Cayce won $3,300. Softball: Pitcher Deanna Fountain reached base on an error, stole second and scored the winning run on Dawn Nicholsons double with two out in distance against Scottsdale, giving up 16 hits. Also in that game, Janet Randall hit her 10th home run of the season for CCS, and Tatum McCullough also homered. Baseball: In Tucson, Glendale coasted past CCS 18-8 despite Sasquatch star Jason Boldt, who went 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI. CCS (1-5) trailed 6-5 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, but surrendered seven runs on six hits and three walks in the last half of the inning.

The Sasquatch play Scottsdale today at 3 p.m. Sponsored By: THE GREYHOUND PARK mm snre ike the seventh inning, helping Community Colleges of Spokane to an 8-7 victory over Scottsdale, Ariz. The game, part of a tournament in Tucson, was the only victory for the Sasquatch, who fell 10-5 to Western Arizona and 9-7 to Eastern Arizona, the latter jn eight innings. Fountain, a freshman from Mead High, went the.