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—LEVELLAND-HOCKLEY CO. NEWS-PRESS, Sunday, January 1, 1989 5B
Whiteface basketball teams enjoy good seasons
by MITCH WORD
Sports Writer
Like most small towns in the
nation, Whiteface is usually quite
supportive of their youngsters
involved in athletics. Whether the
teams win or lose, they are always
rewarded with a pat on the back for
the effort. When the teams become
competitive and win, however,
supporting the hometown squads
becomes a little easier, and the
teams become the focus of the
town’s enthusiasm.
The Whiteface basketball teams
could be looking forward to enjoy-
ing successful seasons this year.
Second year boys coach Mike
Brown and first year girls mentor
Carlton Henderson see good things
for the Antelopes and Lady Lopes
in the district wars.
"I think Sudan will be the team
to beat in the boys part of the
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district this year, but I feel that if
we put our game together we can
play with anybody," Brown said.
Henderson forecasted the same
outlook in the girls competition.
"Well, Sudan is obviously the
class of our district, but 1 think that
we can really have a good chance
for the second spot, and going up
against Sudan will be good experi-
ence for our team,” he said.
The Antelopes exit the Christ-
mas break with an 8-5 record,
while the Lady Lopes stand at 6-7.
Antelopes
The Antelopes return all five
starters from a team that accumula-
ted a 1 -22 mark last season.
Although the squad suffered a bad
season last year, Brown is hopeful
his team can rebound from their
past and have a successful cam-
paign.
"Well, the kids arc just now
learning my system and the way I
do things, so that will make it a
little easier. They can work now on
executing the things we need done.
If we have the ability to work as a
team then we’ll be in good shape,"
he said.
Returning from a successful
paint, according to the coach.
"Joe is an excellent inside
player. He is strong, and also is
aggressive, but he has a real soft
touch. When he gets going he is
■almost unstoppable. He surprises a
lot of people with his inside mo-
ves," Brown explained. . .
Joiner is icading the team in
scoring with an 18-point per game
average.
At a low post for the squad is 6-
1 junior Leland Joiner, the younger
brother of Joe, and Brown staled
that he sees a lot of talent in the
younger sibling.
"Leland is probably the best
pure athlete on the team. He’s not
settled in just yet, but he has
excellent quickness and fills the
lane real well. He’s averaging
about 10 points per game for us
right now,” Brown explained.
The other wing spot will be
filled by Gary Chambers (5-11,
Jr.).
"Gary is real quick, and is a
smart player, as well. He will
usually draw one of the tougher
defensive assignments in our man-
lo-man defense. He is a real steady
player and has developed a pretty
sophomore season for the team is good outside shot, the coach said
junior wing player David Waltrip. of Chambers, who is averaging 11
At 5-10, Waltrip was an all-district points per game,
performer for the Antelopes in At the point guard position is the
1987-88, and Brown looks for younger of the Chamber brothers,
more production from the player. sophomore Chris. At 5-7, Cham-
"David is an excellent three- bers has excellent speed which
point shooter. He’s really come on enables him to run the Antelopes’
strong in that area. He has the green
light to shoot any time he’s open.
Right now he is averaging about 12
points per game. We would like to
get that up to about 15 points per
game," Brown stated.
Waltrip had a 26-point high
game earlier this season.
At the post position will be
senior Joe Joiner. The 6-3 center
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offense.
"Chris isn’t much of a scoring
threat, but we don’t call on him for
that. His role is to run the offense
and gel the ball in to the post
people. He started for us as a fresh-
man, and he has come along nicely.
He is also our best defensive player
that we have," Brown said.
Coming off the bench for the
squad will be 5-11 sophomore post
Nathan Demel.
"Nathan played on the JV last
year. He is an intelligent player,
and he plays all the different
positions for us. He also has good
inside rebounding prowess," he
said.
Also seeing action will be
another handyman, 5-11 junior
Bryan Mamantov, whom Brown
says "plays all positions well."
Rounding out the roster is sopho-
_ more point guard Oscar Guardiola.
■ At 5-5, Guardiola is the team’s best
■ free throw shooter, according to
Brown.
Concerning the district race.
Brown stated that Sudan will be the
team to beat.
"As I said earlier, we will have
to gel past Sudan, and they’re
pictty,tough. I really feel that this
team is going to be competitive,
however. We had good success in
football this year, and I hope that
the winning attitude can come over
into basketball. There arc a lot of
the same players that were on the
football team, and I think they have
a very positive attitude right now,"
Brown said.
Lady Lopes
The Lady Lopes arc looking to
quicken the tempo of their offense,
according to their new mentor
Henderson.
"We arc trying to run a little
more this year. I think we have the
athletes on the team to quicken the
pace a little bit. Other than that
we’re just about the same as wc
were last year. Wc have some good
leadership from our three senior
starters, so wc arc coming around,"
he said.
The squad returns two starters
from last year’s third place finish-
ers including All-District perform-
ers Carrie Lupcr and Amic Ducs-
terhaus.
Lupcr, a 5-8 senior wing player,,
is a complete player according to*
her coach.
"Carrie is a solid all-around
player. Her best asset is her ball-
handling. She is also a very good
shooter. She is good inside and
outside, and she is very good at
scoring off the transition game,"
Henderson said.
Lupcr is currently averaging
13.5 points per game.
Ducstcrhaus, a 5-10 senior post,
is Icading the team in scoring with
a 16.5 per game average.
"Amic is the oilier one of our
main shooters along with Carrie.
Her biggest strength is taking the
ball to the basket. She has good
quickness and ballhandling skills,
and she also is a good rcboundcr,"
the coach said.
At the point guard spot is Susan
Allen (5-8, Sr.)
"Susan is by far our best outside
shooter. She has the green light
from the three-point line, and she
usually will put up about four per
game. She has been a little hesitant
to shoot. She needs to shoot a little
more. She needs to become fully
confident in her shot in order to
open up the inside defenses for us,"
Henderson stated.
The remaining wing position is
filled by 5-3 junior Bernice Navc-
rcltc.
"Bernice is a good shooter,
particularly from the outside. She
is also pretty good defensively. She
always gives us a good effort," he
said.
A defensive strength for the
club is 5-6 sophomore Kathy
Kuhler.
"Kathy is our best defensive
player, and that is mainly why she
is in there for us. She has real good
quickness, and she gets the tougher
assignments defensively. Wc
usually run out of a zone, and she is
the catalyst for us," Henderson
explained.
Coming off the bench for the
Lady Lopes arc 5-8 freshman post
Dawn Stockman and 5-6 junior
Jcnni May.
Henderson stated that tire Lady
Hornets of Sudan will be hard,to
knock off in the district chase, but
added that his squad will be a
strong contender for the remaining
playoff spot.
"Wc have as good a chance as
anybody for that second spot. Wc
will be competitive in the district.
Wc need to be able to execute
offensively in our halfcourt game-
plan," he said.
After the Loop Tournament this
weekend, the team begias tourna-
ment action by traveling to Sudan
Jan. 6.
By Brenda Ainsworth-CTC
International Tours & Cruises
Levelland
The season is upon us...the SKI SEASON that is!! One of the newest
and most fun areas to go this year is Powdcrhom in Colorado. Southwest
is running charters out of Dallas twice weekly. Call us at 894-9666 for
more details..Evelyn is our resident ski expert..I barely know the
difference between a gondola and aT-bar.
Now is a great time of year to apply for a passport. Wc have the
necessary applications and will assist you in filling one out. Wc also take
passport pictures which are instant and in color. The closer summer
comes, the longer the waiting period for the passports to be processed.
International Tours and Cruises will be closed Monday, Jan.2 for lire
New Years Holiday. We will re-open Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. We
never close during the lunch hour and will be glad to set up an
appointment to plan that special trip with you at your convenience.
Claiming an industry first, Stouffer Hotels and Resorts said it has
dropped surcharges on guests’ credit card phone calls, collect calls, and
800-numbcr calls at all of their properties.
The Napa Valley Wine Train is scheduled to begin trips through wine
country in January, despite grumblings from locals who don’t want the
180-passcngcr vehicle rumbling through. Its four daily round trips
between Napa and St. Helena will bring in an estimated 5(X),(XX) visitors
a year.
Next time you go to Denver visit the Art Museum. They host an artsy
cocktail party on Wednesday nights called Top of the Week. From 5 to 8
p.m., visitors can enjoy live jazz while they wander through the
contemporary African and Oceanic galleries and converse with other art-
lovers. Admission is S3.
Remember that wc can issue your airline tickets...at no charge...even
though you call the airline yourself.
I am going to be getting up a group of people who want to go to New
York City this spring for a long weekend. I know some great restaurants
and wc will have lots of free time for the theatre, the Met, and of course
for shopping. Call me if you would like to be on the mailing list.
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