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2C(P,C) The Observer MONDAY AI'KIL 24. 1995
Team Elan skates to titles
Medal-winners: Sarah Heiri (left). Emily Willman (mid-
die) and Amy Caudill. all from Ply mouth, were part of
Team Elan '$ championship juvenile squad.
After taking the lead in the
short program, coach Jeannine
Cullen and the '26 skaters of Sen
ior Team Elan knew the gold
medal was theirs to win or lose at
the 1996 National Precision Fig-
ure Skating Championship* held
earlier this month in San Diego,
Calif.
Skating in the final position of
the 10-team field, the three time
silver medalist Senior Team won
its first gold medal and seventh
overall for the Detroit Skating
Club's Team Elan, which in-
cludes si* divisions divided by
fcge and skill. The Juvenile team,
coached by Traci Boxich of Ann
Arbor and Brooke Sloan of Farrn-
ington Hills, won its second
straight national title skating to
beach theme music "By the Sea/'
Team Elan finished second in the
Novice Division, third in the
Open Adult Division and fourth
in the Junior Division.
The Senior Team won the 2
l 1 ^-minute technical program and
Omaha squad claims Cup
Al
HARRtSO*
Ted Baer
came out to
Cloverlanes in
Livonia last
Monday night
to watch the
All Star Bowl-
erettescom- pete their sea
son finale, the
Scotch Dou-
bles Team
Tournament.
He particu-
larly zeroed in
on the Omaha Lancers, a team
which he sponsors.
Baer came in from Omaha.
Neb. not only lo watch, but en-
joy the victory celebration a»
hit team, which is comprised of
captain Marilyn Lueck, Darlene
Marrow. Mananne DiRupo.
Dina Manni-Jones. Jan Conner
and Charlynne Gerbasi-Kru
liski. came through with flying
colors to take the Clover Cup.
symbolic of the victory in this
-event.
. The Omaha Lancers, a hock
ey team in the North American
Hockey League, were in town to
play the Detroit Freeze.
Now if you were to ask Why-
does a hockey team sponsor a
ladies bowling team 1.000 miles
away, it is due to the enthus4-
a»m of club owner Baer for both
sports.
He was so impressed with
Mananne DiRupo when she
•is bowling on the ladies tour
in Omaha that he decided to
sponsor her team
The All-Star Bowlerettes
league championship was won
by Contour Power Gripe, cap-
tained by Kathy Haislip of
West Bloom field Other mem-
ber* included Aleta SilL Cheryl
Daniel*. Liaa Bishop. Carmen
Allen and Jeanne Gebbia of
• Garden City.
• The National Senior Bowling
Association held their April
event at Mayflower Lane* in
Redford. and the "Canadian
Kid."* ScoCty Lough land, took
his second NSBA title. He
came from behind to defeat
Dave Kar&ska in the champion-
ship match.
Livonian Ed Dudek look
third place money. Tom Spada
of Birmingham came in fifth.
Redford's Jack Tneolar finished
eighth and Ed Malinowski of
Livonia was 16th overall. The
next regular NSBA tournament
will take place on June 3rd at
Taylor Lanes.
The association has now
grown to a membership of 154.
which means more entrants and
larger prizes along the way.
For more information, call
the NSBA at i810> 626-8886 or
(313>358-3740
• The Michigan Masters
Wheelchair Singles No-Tap
will be at noon Saturday . June
3 at Mem Bowl Lanes in Livo-
nia.
It's a fund-raiser for the
wheelchair bowler* and open to
all bowlers.
The entry fee is only $9 per
bowler.
Bob Calderon aays "If you
can't bowl with u*. come in any-
way as a spectator and join in
the fun."'
For more information, call
Bob at (313) 522-4574 or Merri
Bow! at (313) 427-2900.
• Entry forms are out now for
the Greater Detroit Open Pro
Am. a PBA tour event at Taylor
Lanes
The Pro-Am will be Friday-
Saturday. Oct. 6-7 with the TV
finals on Wednesday. Oct. 11.
Entrant® will receive a Red
Zone Brunswick ball.
For more information, call
Taylor Lanes at (313) 946-9092
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ton. 224*04
SWdrt®T *outh noon — Denny Mewton.
236.645
•tarn Bow Men s Se Carlson at Redtard union. 4 p.m
Don Fordson at «ed Thurston, 4 p m
wesuand ai «ot»cnaud 4:30pm.
Taaaeay. Aprs 25
N Fwmr^on at Lr» Franklm. 4 p m
CiareocevSe al * P CaOnn, (2). 4 p m
Banoo Bor«ess >s SL *«atna
a- Redton) » Caotai Pars, 4pm
Beirwsda « f*aon vaaey. 4 30 p m
OaS Chnaaan at Ry CMa«n, 4 30 p m
araeaaaeay. AprB 26
u» OsxctM X H Farrmnjton 4pm
U» Frmasn at WesUand GM*m, 4pm
»y Canton ai Uv Stevenson. 4 p m
NWft7»«Sest»y Sawm. 4 pm
W I western at Farminjton. 4p m
F H Hamaon at w L Central. 4pm
Garden City at Beaevise 4pm
«adtord Uraon al Taylor Tr^nan. 4 p m
D h Oastaood M Aad Thiaiton. 4 p m
UnooM Pars al Wayne Memorial. 4 p m
Hamtramc* ai CMrancawSa. 4 p.m
DecaSafte at Redfora CC (21. 4 pm
Luin Norm at luW Westland. 4-30 p m.
Tkaraeay. Aare 27
Garden City at U» Fraossn. 4 p m
Bonoo at St A«atto. 4pm
r^aon vaaey at P»y Cnriatian. 4 30 p m
Ffttey. A«r« 28
W L western at U* Cnurena. 4 p.m.
L> Franaan « SortKyae. 4 p.m.
N Fammflton « U* Stevenson. 4 p.m
* L Centra at Wesuand Glenn. 4 p m
fSy SaMm at Famanflon. 4 p.m
F H HamsonM^y Canton. 4 p m
Garden Cay at Monroe. 4 p m
Men Pars ai Redtoid ur«on, 4 p m
Deartom al FMd Thurston. 4 p m
Wayne Memtfar at Southgate. 4pm
uitr> N -est M C ^Me (2). 4 30 p
Lutn Westland at O H Fanarie. 4 30 p.m
SatarSay . Apr* 29
Taylor Kennedy at U» Stevenson. 10 a m
Sf Ctwmmrat uari wesuand. lOMa m.
Monroe M liv Frar»Sn. 11 am
Farmm M B H CranCrooS. noon
S «Md CrmatMn at Huron vasey TBA
LN FranMa> at N Famsnfion, 4pm
Brsnop FoMy at f H Mercy. 4 p m
Country Oey M lutn wesuand. 4 30 pm.
Beuwsda at Hiaon valey 4 30 p m
0» Omeuan at PV Onstian. 4 30 pm
Wedneeday. April 2*
N Farnwr^lon at Uv Churcna. 4 p.m
Wesuand GMnn M Un Fransan. 4pm
uv Sievenaon a* Ply Canton. 4 p m.
ply SaMm at NorWvae. 4 p m
Famanfion at W l Western. 4pm
w t Central M F.H Hamaon, 4 pm.
BeoevMe M Garden City. 4 p m
Taylor Trvarwn al »ed»orO Uraon, 4 p m
D H Oestwood at Had Thurston. 4 p.m
Wayne Memorial at Uncom Pars. 4pm
Clarence viae at Hamtramcs. 4 30 p m
UJth Wesuand al Uith North. 4 30pm
Tharaday, April 27
LN Frarwan at Garden City. 4 p.m
LN Stevenson at N. Farmmgion 4 p m
BorgessatOet BeneOctme 4pm
St Aipnonsus at St Agatha f2). 4 p.m
Huron vaaay at (*, CrwstMn. 4 30 p m
Friday. April 28
Luth Wesuand at GreemMs f2|. 3 30 p m
Uv OsachS M W l Wesiam. 4 p m
•torthvae M LN FranMn. 4 pm
westland GMnn m W.L Camtra. 4 p m
Farrrmfton at Wy SaMm 4pm
P»y Canwn at F.M. Hamaon. 4 p m
Monroe M Garden CKy. 4 p m
Fted«o runs The freshman second base
man foaowed a two-out waa to Ange Van
Dooren with a >un-scortng triple *> the
fc**th. and then she singled afler Van
Dooren nad tnpied «tne seventh lo bring n
the winner
RaopeUe was the or*, Crusader lo have
two hrts r the game, she and Pmier had
tme ior trie ooubieheeder
chmear (Iwrr ReUMd Tl^aiton),
Orach and Comment each had twhttri
the twmea.
Shanna Strang was the wmng pacher
lor Madonna, stoppmg the Caidewts on lou
has and three waas (and one unearned
nail, sinking out three
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to his team. Mike George refused,
so Rodger George canceled and
then accepted the opportunity to
play NCAA Division I U-D.
Of course, sources have con
firmed that Rodger George's ex-
planation given to WSU officials
is simply untrue.
Mike George said he never dis-
cussed a time change for Wednes-
day's games. And anyone who
knows the Crusaders' coach —
who spent all day Friday groom-
ing Madonna's field in an attempt
to make it playable that afternoon
(more on that later) — knows he
would do almoet anything to get
in a game.
Indeed, Mike George admitted
he suggested to the WSU coach
that he talk to his Tartars prior to
the game, but still plsy it. Rodger
George reportedly said there
wouldn't be enough time.
But apparently there was
enough time to play U-D.
Oh. by the way: When Kowalaki
was researching his story on
Rodger George replacing Stu Rose
at Henry Ford, he spoke with U-D
coach Bob Miller. Miller men-
tioned to Kowalaki his team was
playing WSU Wedneeday.
That was Tuesday night —
long before any call was made to
Madonna.
Certainly, Wedneeday's sched-
uled game was no big deal to
WSU. After all, Madonna ia in
the NA1A, a smaller school with
less financial support, yet one
that certainly would have given
WSU all it could handle.
Clearly, the Tartars had noth-
ing to gain by playing and every-
thing to loae. A loas to U-D, as
lopsided as it waa, was for more
palatable for NCAA II WSU than
an embarrassing defeat to Ma-
donna would have been.
One more thing: Don't expect to
see this game rescheduled Mike
George vowed not to.
It proved not to be the only dis-
sppointment on Msdonns's
schedule. The Crusaders were
supposed to play Concordia Fri-
day, a game originally scheduled
for April 6 but bumped by Con-
cordia so it could reschedule s
conference gsme for thst date.
On Friday, the Cardinals
showed up for thei( date, but
didn't stay. Rain had drenched
the field, it's true; the outfield
was soggy. Mike George and all
the players he could muster had
been on the field "since 9 this
morning," he said.
Their efforts weren't enough for
Concordia coach Jay Biesenthal.
He said the field waa unplayable
and took his team home.
I won't say Biesenthal was
wrong. Parts of Madonna s field
were puddled, no question; but in
Michigan, that's part of the game.
There was no threat of more
rain Friday afternoon; tempera-
tures were in the mid-60s. As Ms-
donns's George said, "We've
played in worse.'
I have to believe the Cardinals
had, too. But they refused to on
this day.
So that game was called off as
well, adding fuel to the belief that
craziness has indeed taken com-
mand of baseball — a sport that
near-perfect weather or signed
contracts cannot govern.
Ford post still undecided
Still no word as of Friday night
from Wayne State University base
ball coach Rodger George on whether
he would remain at WSU or return to
Henry Ford Community College
George reportedly accepted the
Henry Ford job earlier this month
According to Henry Ford AthieUc Di
rector Nancy Bryden. George had un
til Friday to submit in writing his ac-
ceptance and a letter of resignation
from Wayne
George coached Henry Ford for
eight seasons before taking over at
Wayne State in 1989.
George did not return phone calls
Friday WSU athletic director Bob
Brennan was in Midland on Friday
and unavailable for comment
Bryden. who coaches the Henry
Ford soflball team, was on a road
trip in Alpena and unavailable for
comment Friday
There were indications on
Wednesday that George would re-
main at WSU
"He told us be verbally accepted
the job. but said most likely he's
going to stay." said WSU sophomore
catcher Jeff Schafler. who graduated
from Livonia Franklin. "I'd love him
to stay, because 1 think he's a good
coach."
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