The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1986 Page: 12 of 12
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SPORTS
November 21, 1986 / The Ranger / 1 2
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Last week in The Ranger, some
cheerleaders complained because they
thought if there were two pep rallies,
one for pool and one for basketball, pool
would get a better turnout.
Well, maybe a logical explanation
helps this.
First, not too many people know this
college has a basketball team.
Even after The Ranger has run a col-
umn (three including this one) and three
stories (including today’s) about the
basketball team, some people still do
not know about the team.
Why?
This school does not have the at-
mosphere which promotes such ac-
tivities. This is a community college. Peo-
ple come and go—and that’s it.
Many do not know about the activities
because most students also work.
They have other things to do in addi-
tion to studying.
Anyone who expects the basketball
team to get crowds of 100 or more is a
The men’s extramural basketball
team improved to 3-2 with a 80-75
win Nov. 14 over the Insurance All
Stars.
The squad will try to improve its
mark against Central Texas College
at 7 p.m. today in the gymnasium of
the health education building.
Led by Rick Jones’ 20 points, the
Rangers posted four men in double
figures.
“We played our style of basketball
tonight,” Coach James Harris said.
“We got balanced scoring and four
men in double figures.”
In addition to Jones, BJ. Voight
scored 12 points, while Jose Vazquez
and Mark Brown each added 10.
In the second meeting between the
two teams, the Rangers were in for
a rough night.
“This was a totally different team
we played tonight. It was a good
team with good talent, and our guys
met the challenge,” Harris said.
The game started slow, but the
Rangers forged a 6-2 lead after a
10-foot jumper by Jones. The All
Stars came back to tie the game at 8
and 10.
After the All Stars got their first
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The teams split the first two games
of the match, which produced the
decisive game.
In the third game, Abdalla put in
five straight balls to give his team
the advantage, but Romo and
Estrada kept in the game.
Romo then put the final shot in the ’
left corner pocket for the win •
Belia Lara and Professor Paul
Pesthy won the women’s and men’s
cross predicted time cross country
race Nov. 12 at San Pedro Park.
Lara predicted 23:12 and finished
in 23:14, two seconds off her
prediction.
Pesthy was also two seconds off,
predicting 12:55 and finishing in
12:57.
Geralyn Mireles, Eva Struthers
Vikki Beres and Ellen Marshall
with the clutch baskets when they rounded out the top five for the
needed them. women.
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Soccer teams barred
from intramural play
threw the ball. “And they just went A
at it.”
“The ref saw Robert (Tamez) throw
the ball at Wail,” Hemby said.
Allegedly, Suleiman was kicked in
Romo, Estrada win pool
Armondo Romo and Ruben
Estrada claimed the first intramural
eight ball doubles title Nov. 14 over
Tareq Abdalla and Wail Suleiman,
2 1.
Abdalla failed in his bid for a se
cond title this semester, already hav
ing garnered the eight ball singles
title.
In the men’s divsion, Seferino
Gamez, Johnny F. Dominguez,
Ruben Portillo and Joe Joselito Yanez
finished second through fifth,
respectively.
In the team competition, the A-
Team (Paul Berrera, Ernest Muller,
Seferino Gamez and Ruben Portillo)
came in first place, 1:07 off their
predicted time.
The fastest male was Dominguez
with a 10:55. The fastest female was
Beres with 13:23.•
Two intramural indoor soccer
teams were suspended from the
tournament Tuesday because of “ex-
cessive aggressiveness.”
Jane Hemby, interim intramural
coordinator, said a fight broke out the face by Tamez. Suleiman receiv-
the gym during their game.
Hemby was not in the gym when
the altercation started because she
was overseeing the intramural
weightlifting competition which was
going on at the same time.
Hemby said details are not clear,
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Hemby said both teams were
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if there was any physical violence
“We played our style of basketball tonight. We got
balanced scoring and four men in double figures.”
lost the first set 6-1, five of the seven
games went to deuce.
Eggert opened the match with a
deuce game which she eventually
won and took a 1-0 lead. Alvarado
kept pace by winning her serve.
The third game of the first set was
the most tiring of the match; the
game lasting 17 minutes. Eggert
finally pulled out the game and took
a 2 1 advantage.
The third game proved too much
for Alvarado in the first set, as she
lost the final four games of the set.
“If we keep going like this, we are
going to die after three
games,’’Alvarado said during the
third game.
Although Alvarado lost the final
four games of the set, the last three
went to deuce.
Leading 4-1 and already up one
service break, Eggert all but put
away the set with a sixth game break
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Luanne Garcia scored three goals
and dished out an assist Monday as
the Stallions defeated Anything Goes
6-3 in intramural indoor coed soccer.
Tareq Abdalla got the Stallions
rolling in the first half when he took
a pass from Awad Abderrazzaq and
deposited the ball into the goal.
Garcia, who played at Madison
High School, scored her first goal
midway through the first half.
Wail Suleiman lofted a pass from
the corner to Garcia who planted
herself in front of the Anything Goes
net.
Garcia controlled the ball and
rocketed it into the open goal for a
2-0 Stallion lead.
Late in the first half, Garcia struck
again.
After the Stallions set up their of-
fense in the Anything Goes zone,
Garcia punched in her second goal
of the game off a pass from
Suleiman.
The game moved briskly in the
first half with the Stallions capitaliz-
ing on opportunities, while Anything
Goes did not.
In the second half, Anything Goes
made a run at the winners but came
up short.
After the Stallions went up 4-0 on
Garcia’s third goal of the game,
Anything Goes scored a goal to draw
within 4-1.
Twenty-five seconds later Eddie
Rodriguez tallied again and
Anything Goes cut the lead to 4-2.
The Stallions then regrouped and
put the clincher in midway through
the second half.
Suleiman scored the fifth Stallion
goal on a pass from Garcia. Suleiman
put the ball between the goalie’s leg
and the bar.
The Stallions put together a strong
defense and good goaltending by
Haitham Agha in the final minutes
of the second half to preserve the
win. •
hopeless dreamer.
Secondly, at press time, the Rangers
had a 3-2 record.
However, according to the schedule,
they should have played six games by
now.
Not only that, twice locations of games
have changed without anyone calling
The Ranger.
For example, a reporter showed up
Saturday at the gym to cover a 2 p.m.
game against Brooks Blazers, only to
find nobody.
Two days later the reporter learned the
location had been changed.
The reporter has no choice but to cover
the games, but how many fans will give
the team another try?
What exists is a breakdown of
communication.
“Our kids learned a lot about in-
testinal fortitude tonight. They work-
ed hard and had a lot of class and
character,” Harris said.
The Rangers matched their biggest
lead at 73-64, but the All Stars were
not done. \
coaster during an earthquake. The The Rangers continued to have a
game turned into a see-saw affair good shooting performance, pump-
ing in 29 of 54 shots for 54 percent.
The Rangers put together a string The All Stars improved from their
of six straight points to lead 40-31, dismal showing in the first meeting
________ to shoot 47 percent. •
The All Stars then scored 10 of the
next 12 points to within one at 42-41.
Voight, off of a steal by Brown,
scored to make it 44-41. The Rangers
kept the lead until midway through
the second half.
After a Robert Thornton layup, the
All Stars took the lead 51-50, the first
since 16-14.
The Rangers fell behind 59-56
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lead at 12-10, Harris called a timeout
to regroup his players. The strategy
backfired.
The All Stars upped the lead to
16-12 on a 12-foot jumper by Mike
Pickens.
Jones and Robert Gonzalez hit
back-to-back shots to tie the score,
and the players knew they needed to
play hard to win.
“Everybody is getting used to play-
ing together now. It took a while to
start putting everything together,”
Jones said.
After being down by four, the
Rangers put together 10 straight
points to lead 22-16. A three-point
play and a basket by the All Stars cut
the lead to one with 7:25 left in the
first half.
The Rangers then hit three con-
secutive free throws, something they
did not do earlier in the season. The
Rangers connected on seven of 12
shots from the charity stripe.
What should have happened is, so-
meone should have talked with a
reporter or left a note alerting the
newspaper of the change.
Then, we could make note of the
change in The Ranger and, perhaps, save
a few fans.
But this is not to advocate not suppor-
ting the team.
At 3-2, the team is doing well. They on-
ly practice weekly, which is something
to consider.
Such a consideration only makes their
record look more impressive. What’s
more, when they play the military bases,
usually they face guys much older,
stronger and more physical.
True, attendance is low, but the team
has received its share of publicity.
Unless, of course, one thinks like
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Alvarado committed one double-
fault and her first-serve percentage
was 55 percent.
Alvarado came out storming in the
second set and looked like she
would tie the match up, but looks
can be deceiving.
The sociology major inarched to
three straight games and was up a
service break when Eggert made her
move.
Down 3-0, Eggert collected 12 of
the next 16 points to draw even at
3 3, and now the set was up for
grabs.
Alvarado served the seventh game
of the set and promptly went up , 1
30-15 when Eggert won three of four * 1
points to cause a duece game. |
Eggert won her sixth deuce game
of the match which gave her the
chance to serve out the match on her |
serve. I
Eggert promptly shut out Alvarado
in the final game to clinch the
victory. fl
Even in late November, the
weather had a lot to do with the out I
come of the match. |
“I didn’t expect it to be this hot,” a. 1
Alvarado said*
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Ranger Coach James Harris.
Harris recently complained to a
reporter, saying attendance is down
because of lack of exposure.
He also added he had not seen a
schedule or a story about the team in
The Ranger this semester.
Well, here are the facts.
In the Sept. 12 edition of The Ranger, a
two-paragraph article mentioned tryouts
Monday-Wednesday of the next week.
In the Sept. 19 edition, a column was
written on why the Rangers are ex-
tramural instead of intercollegiate.
In the Oct. 17 edition, a column had
Harris complaining about lack of height.
In the Oct. 31 edition, the schedule ap-
peared, big as Dallas, on the sports page.
In the Nov. 7 edition, a blurb in this
Basketball team still non-entity on campus
space mentioned the Rangers had open-
ed their season the previous night (Nov.
6), had a game that night (Nov. 7) and
were playing at home the next day (Nov.
8).
As it turned out, the location of the
Nov. 8 game against Lackland had
changed. A photographer told a reporter
of the change and the correct location
was printed. Harris did not bother to call
The Ranger.
Finally, the Nov. 14 edition had a story
and large picture.
That brings the tally to six editions
(out of 10 editions published this
semester) which the Rangers have been
at least mentioned on the sports page.
Maybe, the cold, hard facts are people
really are more interested in pool than
basketball.
At least they always know where the
pool tables are. The same cannot be said
for the basketball team.®
Eggert captures
second tennis title
By Sean Wallace of Alvarado.
Staff Writer Eggert played mistake-free tennis <
in garnering the win. She did not
Joyce Eggert, periodical library pro- commit a double-fault and had 15
fessor, won the women’s intramural winners.
I’-- ||| tennis challenge Tuesday. Another factor in her win was her
first-serve percentage. Eggert put in
50 of 59 first serves, an 85 percent
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Eggert claimed her second in
tramural title this semester with a
= 6-1, 6-3 win over sophomore clip,
sociology major Mary Hellen
Alvarado at McFarlin Tennis Center.
Eggert teamed with interim in-
tramural coordinator Jane Hemby to
win the women’s doubles title
earlier in the semester.
The match was closer than the
score indicates. Although Alvarado
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With the Rangers ahead 27-25 and ~___w
only 1:02 left in the first half, the All when the s&quad made its
regain the lead.
Consecutive baskets by Jones and
Voight and a dunk by Alex Huizar
gave the Rangers a 62-59 lead which
they would never relinquish.
The Rangers continued to pour on
Rangers shoot down All Stars;
prepare for Central Texas tonight
By Sean Wallace
Staff Writer
Stallion Tareq Abdalla dribbles downcourt as Victor Quiroz of Anything Goes defends.
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Stars called timeout and put in a
stall offense for the final shot. The
move failed, however, because of a
blocked shot by Jones. He had four
on the night.
Jones took control of the Ranger of- ________________________
fense in the second half, scoring 16 the offensive pressure, and came up
of his 20 points. .......
Because the All Stars were keying
on Jones, other players got into the
scoring act.
“We were getting it inside in the
first half, and they were playing all
over me in the second. There were
people open, and I got the ball to
them,” Jones said.
The second half resembled a roller
an earthquake. The
with neither team pulling away.
The Rangers put together a string
between the Stallions and the Jags in ed 37 stitches.
“He claims he was kicked in the
face when he was down,” Hemby
said. “We don’t know for sure if he
was kicked, if his face hit the floor
or if his face hit the bleachers.”
Hemby said both teams were
but she is investigating the reports, before the event, it was clearly stated
“The ref called a foul and the ball if there was any physical violence
went over to the Jags on possession, both teams would be suspended.
The guy from the Jags threw the ball Hemby added Tamez is suspened-
at Wail (Suleiman),” Hemby said, ad- ed from intramural competition this
- semester and maybe next spring.®
Lara, Pesthy claim titles
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