Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California • Page 27

SundayrMay .14, 1972 Santa Cruz Sentinel 27 Local Gal Goes Around With A Rough Crowd V' it TO Jammers try to get out of the pack Lana Kusanovich Is Top Rookie than just wheeling around' the til women's captain Joan Weston By MARK BERGSTROM Sentinel Sports Writer masonite track in front of ca comes to her rescue. Weston, a Lana Kusanovich of Watson- pacity crowds in Chicago and at Madison Square Garden in New lanky veteran, makes the opposing toughies pay for picking ville goes around with a rough crowd. York. on little Lana. On the road and here in San Her "crowd" is the Pioneer It's skating five or six nights a week and traveling as many ta Cruz, the Pioneers have been the "home" team.

That usually as 500 miles daily. Sometimes, the skaters head for the next town as soon as that night's means they ve been the good guys in the league. "We can be nice guys and game is over. Roller Derby skating, says Lana, is also trying to get out of bed in the morning for an we can be bad guys, says Lana. By the same token, she adds, skaters are different peo other trip after suffering num erous bumps and scarpes the night before.

"I ve been lucky," she says, "I've just had track ple on and off the track. Lana is making- her second career on the banked track. She got the "bug" while watching the Derby on television. "I was waiting for some little girls to get in first," she says. When burns and bruises and the usual jammed thumbs and wrists." Lana is a lammer, that is, team of the International Roller Derby League.

She and her teammates were in town Thursday night as Roller Derby made its return debut in the civic auditorium. The Pioneers are back on the west coast for the summer season after recently completing a seven-month road trip to the Midwest and East. While on this trip, Lana earned the honor of Rookie of the Year in the league. She won that title for her skating, but the attractive, petite blonde could just as well won the award for her "looks." She is not the kind one might think would be put on the track knocking other gals around and pulling their hair. Being a rookie and a small one at that, Lana says, "I haven't been in any fights yet." "I like to hit and run," she adds, and she doesn't consider that fighting.

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I WHY PAY $50 OR MORE! V-Cjl 5P22.88 pounder, made her rise to stardom in 'the the stage was set for Lana to make her points. Points are hard to come by, especially for rookies bid. "The others pick on us all the She went to the training time, trying to take advantage school in Alameda, where she of our lack of experience, she says. was groomed by former skating Will she survive the bumps and bruises and make it to the star Buddy Atkinson Sr. She hooked on with the Cardinals, but skated only a one-week top? Lana says she doesn know, that she's skating now because she enjoys it.

Marriage, series before returning home. Lana says she skates because she "loves" too skate. Roller Derby skating, though, is more she says whenever that comes will end her career. frof'ICl4tnitrlC)4L. I POLLUTION HEADLIGHT I 111(11(1 1 'S3 AiVliu HEADLIGHT ALIGNMENT Headlights adjusted by our trained experts using the latest precision equipment.

Bomber gal picks on rookie Photos By Bill Lovejoy Jam ends early for Lana Kusanovich Cardinal Duo Doubles Champions Wins League un off ni mfSmSt Entries Now Avaliable For County Net Play Doubles Title WORK CONVtNltnut: The Santa Cruz County Tennis Club annual tournament will be held on a consecutive, three- maximum of two events. The entry fee is three dollars for singles and two dollars per player for doubles. For further information, call fW llli day basis this year on the Ca- brillo College courts. Entries are now being ac 426-4448 or 688-6926. cepted and will be until the May 21 deadline.

As in previous years, main CHAMPS OUT WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) events will be women singles and doubles and men's singles and doubles. Also this year, a mixed doubles event will be Navy's defending champion heavyweight crew failed qualify for defense of its title held. Santa Cruz High's Jeff Currin and Marc Ballgae (pictured at right) are the Monterey Bay League's tennis doubles champions after posting a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the recent league finals. Currin'and Ballgae posted preliminary wins of 6-1, 6-1 and 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the finals.

In semi-final action, they met their toughest test when they needed three sets to defeat Ap-tos' Steve Shaw and Rick Simon. a r's Marc Seftel and Francis Cuo advanced to the doubles semi-finals before being defeated by a Salinas duo, 6-2, 7-5. And from Soquel, the doubles team of Pat Fitz and Marc Jones lost in quarterfinals to Aptos' Shaw and Simon. The county's top singles player was Gilbert Serrate from Wat-sonville who reached the semifinals bv loss to Salinas Bob RED HOT! Women's and men's singles Saturday trial heats of the 27th annual Eastern Sprints Rowing Regatta on Lake iRED HOT! 'DUPONT" will have a consolation event for the first round losers. Each individual is allowed to enter a til Quinsigamond.

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Si 12 SPAS mlS La 99' Santa Cruz Co. Fairgrounds WATSONVILLE DOUBLE MAIN EVENT TAG MATCH PEPPER GOMEZ PETER MIAVIA LARS ANDERSON PAUL DE MARCO GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! 34 Detrich, 6-1, 7-5. Monterey's Paul Dubrasich de-1 feated Detrich, 7-5, 7-5, to win SI.VTI Cllt 'V LARGEST AUTO SUPPLY 1100 PACIFIC AVE. 426-1661 Open Week Nights 'til 9 Sun. 'til 5 the league's singles title.

IN SEMI-FINALS TRIESTE, Italy (AP) Nine of 10 Americans, led by Bob Dieli and Greg Harmer, each of whom won two matches Saturday, advanced to the semifinals of the eight-nation International Junior Wrestling Tournament. SANDY PARKER vs. DONNA CHRISTANTELLO RIPPER COLLINS vs. COWBOY FRANKIE LANE BEAUREGARD vs. ROGER KIRBY Ringside Tickets at Country Cousin Liquors 20 Mariposa, Watsonville Bex OHict Opens 1 p.m.

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