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21 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tuesday May 19 1992 IN BRIEF Lendl drops out of top 10 Observer News Services of Dallas Bobby Hebert of New Orleans SPORTS Dozier of Detroit Jeff Dellenbach and Scott Mitchell of Miami and Kevin Ross of Kansas City each had a contract that expired in 1990 '91 or They contend they were unable to attract offers from other clubs "because of the restrictive system in the NFL" the NFL Players Association said Cincinnati Bengals comerback Eric Thomas pleaded no contest to charges of driving without a license and driving under the influence of alcohol Thomas 27 who has been with the Bengals for five years was charged as the result of a March 29 one-car accident in West Chester Ohio ALSO: Piquet recovering Nelson Piquet will undergo additional surgery to revise a skin graft on his left foot The former Formula One champion a rookie driver at Indianapolis was injured in a May 7 crash during practice for the India- napolis 500 He is listed in good condition at an Indianapolis hospital All top eight seeds including top-seed Shannan McCarthy of Georgia and second-seed Lisa Raymond of Florida advanced into the third round of the NCAA Singles Championship Christine Neuman and Monica Mraz of Duke also made the third round Notre Dame and Stanford reached the final of the NCAA tennis tournament in Athens Ga Notre Dame won 5-1 over Southern California and Stanford beat UCLA by the same score in the semifinals QUOTING helluva coach Imagine convincing all of us that we could win this series" Knicks assistant coach Paul Silas on New York head coach Pat Riley after the Knicks lost in Game 7 to the Chicago Bulls Ivan Lendl has fallen from the top 10 in the tennis rankings for the first time in 12 years Lendl was not in the top 10 when the ATP rankings were released Monday ending a streak of 61 5 weeks among the elite At one time he was ranked No 1 for 156 weeks He last held the top spot in August 1 990 Lendl was listed 1 1 th in the latest rankings and will carry that into the French Open which begins Monday He won the French Open in 1984 1986 and 1987 He missed the tournament with an injured hand last year and passed it up in 1 990 to concentrate on Wimbledon French organizers use the ATP rankings for its men's seedings without any revisions That means Jim Courier the current No 1 and newly crowned Italian Open winner heads to the tournament as the top seed as well as the defending champion Stefan Edberg of Sweden will be the second seed followed by former US Open champion Pete Sampras Germans Boris Becker and Michael Stich Michael Chang Guy Forget of France and Czechoslovak Petr Korda Pete Sampras and the doubles team of Patrick McEnroe and Jim Grabb won to give the United States a 2-1 victory over Russia on the opening day of the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf Germany Spain blanked Sweden 3-0 as Emilio Sanchez upset Edberg NFL: Free agents sue Nine more players filed antitrust suits against the NFL joining Freeman McNeil and Marcus Allen in challenging the rules governing veteran free agents Seth Joyner and Clyde Simmons of Philadelphia Rod Woodson of Pittsburgh Steve Beuerlein Sanderson best The NBA's final four have been determined and now Chicago must face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final TNT has both playoff games tonight beginning at 8 with the Bulls and Cavaliers television Major League Baseball Cincinnati at Montreal (H) 7:30 pm NHL Boston at Pittsburgh (SS) 7:30 pm Major League Baseball St Louis at Atlanta (TBS) 7:35 pm NBA Cleveland at Chicago (TNT) 8 pm Major League Baseball New York Mets at San Diego (WWOR) 1 0 pm Major League Baseball Chicago at Los Angeles (WGN) 10:30 pm Major League Baseball Pittsburgh at San Francisco or Chicago at Los Angeles (ESPN) 10:30 pm NBA Utah at Portland (TNT) 10:30 pm Radio highlights Miscellaneous Sports Talk WRHM-FM (107 Rock Hill) 6'05 pm Minor League Baseball Columbia at Gastonia WGNC-AM (1450 Gastonia) 7 pm Miscellaneous Sports Huddle WBT-AM (1110 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Grand National practice pm Coca-Cola 600 qualifying (positions 21-40) 2 pm Champion 300 qualifying (positions 1-30) 3 pm Friday: Sportsman practice 8-9 am Grand National practice 9-10 am Sportsman qualifying 10 am-noon Grand National practice pm Sportsman practice pm Champion 300 qualifying race 2 pm Sportsman qualifying race No 1 2:45 pm Sportsman qualifying race No 2 3:15 pm Grand National practice pm Sportsman practice pm Saturday: Winston Cup practice 9-10 am Duron Paints 100 sportsman race 1 1 am Champion 300 1 pm Winston Cup practice pm Sunday: Prerace entertainment 9:45 am Driver introductions 12:30 pm Coca-Cola 600 1 pm Information: (704) 455-3200 Coming up June 1-7 Senior PGA PaineWebber Invitational TPC at Piper Glen Charlotte Tickets: (704) 846-4699 (9 am to 5 pm weekdays) Telephone numbers Observer Sports: (704) 358-5125 ScorePhone: 358-5111 A new look? Di HIGH SCHOOLS Charlotte likely to leave Tri-County Although he cautions anything could happen in committee meeting NC High School Athletic Association executive director Charlie Adams says this is most likely how the leagues involving Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools will stack up The realignment becomes effective in the 1993-94 school yean Tri-County 4A Southwestern 4A Ashbrook Gaston Harding Hunter Huss Mecklenburg Olympic Mecklenburg Resignation follows charges by secretary From preceding page any lawsuit Neither Sanderson nor Watts has commented publicly on the matter Her attorney claimed Sanderson struck Watts during an argument before the team played in the March 18-21 NCAA Southeast Regional in Cincinnati five-year contract expires June 30 1994 Ingram said the university will honor the remaining base salary of the contract $115627 annually and an additional $163600 which is a portion of talent contract for broadcast and endorsement services Alabama President Roger Sayers said although Sanderson made to the basketball program events make his decision to resign in the best interest of the Ingram said during 12 years as coach he the basketball program competitive on the national level and he deserves our thanks and credit for The athletic director refused to answer questions citing the advice of university attorneys Ingram said his next step will be to consult with Sayers about searching for a new coach Watts has been on paid leave of absence for more than six weeks while a university committee investigated the alleged attack an incident friends say caused a black eye Sanderson and his attorney Charles Stakely met with Ingram and university attorneys last Wednesday to work out a settlement The coach fnet with Ingram and other officials again Monday Sanderson spent 20 years as an assistant at Alabama under Hayden Riley and CM Newton before Bryant as athletic director gave him the head coaching job in 1 980 Sanderson known for his plaid jackets and scowl at courtside became the Crimson win-ningest coach leading Alabama to a 267-119 record Rocky River 2A Stanly Salisbury Rowan Stanly Albemarle Charlotte Catholic Monroe Mount Pleasant Rowan ever the committee will have to approve requests by Harding and West Mecklenburg now 3 A size to stay in 4A Adams said 25 schools across the state have asked to "play and he expects all of those requests to be accepted With that out of the way the potential for a 7-7 split came through when Crest currently in the Tri-County 4A asked to leave the league and join the Northwestern 4A Adams also said Charlotte Catholic would stay in the Rocky River 2A although the league is expected to undergo some changes Parkwood and Piedmont now 3A in size are expected to leave for the South Piedmont 3A So is Forest Hills which is asking to play up Likely to replace those three in the Rocky River are North Rowan Salisbury and West Rowan now in the South Piedmont 3A All of the proposed changes will be released to the schools on June 1 Schools will have an appeal process before a final plan goes to the NCHSAA board of directors on Dec 2 By CHRIS HOBBS Staff Writer Look for West Charlotte to leave the Tri-County 4 A and Ashbrook and Hunter Huss to join it says NC High School Athletic Association executive director Charlie Adams told them (the conferences) to split up by geography or size and indicated to us go with size" Adams said Monday That means the realignment committee which meets today in Chapel Hill is likely to come away with these suggestions for the 1993-94 school year: That West Charlotte leave the Tri-County 4 A and join East Mecklenburg Garinger Independence Myers Park Providence and South Mecklenburg in a seven-team Southwestern 4A That Ashbrook and Hunter Huss both in Gastonia leave the Southwestern 4A and join East Gaston Harding North Mecklenburg Olympic and West Mecklenburg in a new seven-team Tri-County 4A To keep all the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools together how to league Notes: Parkwood Piedmont and Forest Hills currently In the Rocky River 2A are likely to join the South Piedmont 3A Forest Hills needs the committee's permission to play up a class Crest is leaving the Tri-County 4A to join the Northwestern 4A Only one area league is likely to get a new name The Big Six 3A (East Lincoln Fred Foard Hibnten Uncolnton SL Stephens and West Caldwell) is expected to add Hickory and South Caldwell to form a combination 2A3A league Hibriten Uncolnton and West Caldwell would be the 2A teams Compiled by Chris Hobbs CAROLINAS Fort Mill looking more like tournament home Race Allison team to have reliever standing by From preceding page crawl in the car if necessary" Just last month the team found itself in a similar situation Allison hit the wall in the Valleydale 500 at Bristol (Tenn) Raceway when an oil line broke on his Thunderbird He suffered rib and lower back injuries Jimmy Hensley a NASCAR Grand National veteran joined the team to fill in for Allison on an as-needed basis the next week at North Wilkesboro Speedway Allison took only four practice laps and determined the pain was too great for him to drive Hensley qualified the car seventh Allison started the race with the intention of relinquishing the machine to Hensley at a time when the change cause the loss of a lap However Allison 31 stayed in the car and rolled to victory Partly as a result of his performance at North Wilkesboro Hensley was named a few days later to become driver of the Cale Yarborough-owned Ford and joined the Winston Cup tour full time Consequently he be available for a possible relief role this time Allison Yates and McReynoIds also decided Monday to go with one of the own Fords for the 600 Consideration had been given to buying a Thunderbird built for an intermediate-sized track from another operation going to race a new untested car with the identification 010" said VanDercook "Since Davey and some of the crew guys like to nickname the cars this one is called as in Derek because a perfect After release from the hospital Allison canceled a heavy schedule of personal appearances and declined interviews He was advised to seclude himself and get as much rest as he can to be ready for what looms a physical ordeal the rest of this week VanDercook said Allison could remember passing Petty in the last few feet before the checkered flag but couldn't remember who won Allison smashed first into the outer wall protecting the main grandstand and then slid several hundred feet to a stop in the grass off the apron in Turn 1 The crew dashed to the car preceded by emergency vehicles According to VanDercook Allison had this to tell his teammates Monday: next thing I remember is looking through the windshield and seeing face As scared as he looked I thought to myself must be pretty I think I gave him a thumbs-up sign but not VanDercook was along in the ambulance for a ride to the infield medical facility was really he said asked us who won we told him and he raised a clinched fist A few seconds later he said I hit hard Who night at Carolinas Medical Center then released Sunday with medical approval to resume driving Wednesday when 600 time trials are scheduled is very very sore and his face is a bit swollen from the lick he took on the left side of his VanDercook said Monday is spending a lot of time in a Jacuzzi and doing some other things the doctors advised to loosen himself up only came to the shop to participate in the decisions they had to make "Robert Larry and Davey jointly will decide who to have ready to Officials said it is not unusual for students who fall just short of their degree requirements to march with their class However Laettner may have a difficult time completing the course he needs with the upcoming Olympic games and then preseason workouts with whatever NBA team selects him in the June 24 draft ACC golf champion North Carolina was one of three league schools that received a bid Monday to play in the NCAA Golf Championships May 27-30 in Tempe Ariz The Tar Heels were joined by Duke and Florida State from the ACC Furman was also named to the 17-team and individual competition The other teams selected were Arizona Arizona State Georgia Indiana Kentucky Miami Oklahoma State San Jose State Southern California Southern Methodist Stanford Texas and UCLA Gail Goestenkors has been named basketball coach at Duke succeeding Debbie Leonard who resigned in March Goestenkors was assistant coach the past six years at Purdue Jill Deardorff advanced to the third round of the NAIA national tennis tournament with two victories Deardorff of Auburndale Fla will face Leticia Omana of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex) this morning Golf Three NC golfers advanced to sectional qualifying for the US Open Championship Forty players competed for the three slots in the USGA local qualifying tournament at the Wilson Country Club Gua Ulrich of Garner Bryan Sullivan of Kill Devil Hills and John Maginnes of Durham advanced to next sectional qualifying The US Open is June 18-21 at Pebble Beach Calif Miscellaneous The Park Sharon under-11 team won the Wrangler soccer tournament last weekend in Greensboro The team beat Yorktown Va 2-1 in Sunday's final Observer Staff and News Services Having already heard the recommendation of ACC baseball coaches to move the annual tournament to Knights Castle in Fort Mill SC ACC athletic directors are expected to endorse the move today when they begin discussions at the spring meetings at Myrtle Beach The league just concluded the final year of a second three-year contract to hold the tournament at Greenville (SC) Municipal Stadium where a record 43675 fans turned out for the five-day event this year Despite the record-setting attendance coaches voted to move the event to Knights Castle Their recommendation was sent to the athletic directors who will act on it today then send it to the faculty representatives to make it official The NC State baseball team coming off of last ACC tournament championship leads a host of area teams into the NCAA tournament that begins Thursday the Wolfpack (45-16) takes on Delaware (38-12) Friday in its opening game of the Atlantic Regional in Coral Gables Fla at 3:30 pm South Carolina (40-12) also playing in the Atlantic Regional plays Notre Dame (45-13) at 7:30 pm Friday In the East Regional from Gainesville Fla Georgia Tech (43-17) will play George Mason (36-16) Thursday at 3:30 pm ACC tournament runner-up Clemson (49-12) will take on Yale Thursday at 1 pm in the Mideast Regional in Starkville Miss Western Carolina (41-19-1) gets the task of playing Florida State (41-18) in the opening round of the South II Regional in front of the Seminoles' hometown crowd in Tallahassee Fla at 3 pm Thursday The rest of the pairings are in Update on page 5B Duke basketball star Christian Laettner took part in commencement ceremonies without enough hours to graduate officials say my understanding a course short" said John Bur-ness senior vice 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