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MAY 5,1998
Ufi» ^Jurtlauò (Observer
SPO RTS STANDINGS
1998 SPRING STANDINGS
B AS E B ALL
Madison-JM.G.l.F
Roosevelt-c.JM J L
Cleveland-R.w.jM.G
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11
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3
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8
8
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6
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Wilson-F.c.B J
Franklin-w.j b , m
8
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Benson-G.L.w.JM
Marshall-M. r c , a
Jefferson-L.B.M R
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MENS TENNIS
Lincoln
Grant
Wilson
Benson
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Franklin
Marshall
Madison
Jefferson
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MENS TRACK
Benson-F,G
Franklin-B,G
Grant-L,B
Cleveland-W,J
Llncoln-G,W
Madlson-J,R
Wilson-C,L
Marshall-R.F
Roosevelt-JM.M
Jefferson-M, R
MENS GOLF
Franklln-L
Wilson-L
Lincoln-W,F
Cleveland
Grant-JM,J
Madison-B
Benson-M
Roosevelt
Jefferson-G.JM
Marshall-M,J
4 10
3 11
0 14
W
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
L
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
W
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
W
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
2
0
0
L
0
1
1
4
3
4
5
7
7
7
SOFTBALL
W
DREXLER GLIDES INTO COACHING
L
Franklin-W.G.M
14 1
Madison-JM.G.L.F
11 3
Wilson-F,C,B
11 4
Cleveland-R.w jm , g 9 5
Marshall-M R,c,B
7 7
Benson-G.L.W.JM
6 8
Grant-BM.F.C
6 8
Lincoln-B.MR
5 10
Roosevelt-C.JM.L
5 10
Jefferson
0 18
Jefferson forfeits are posted,
GIRLS TENNIS
VV
L
Lincoln
9
0
Cleveland
7
2
Grant
7
2
Wilson
7
2
Marshall
5
4
Franklin
4
5
Benson
3
6
Madison-J
1
7
Roosevelt
1
8
Jefferson-M
0
8
GIRLS TRACK
Lincoln-G,W
Benson-F,G
Grant-L,B
Wilson-C,L
Cleveland-W,J
Franklin-B,G
Jefferson-M,R
Madison-J,R
Marshall-R,F
Roosevelt-JM.M
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5
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
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1
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
GIRLS GOLF
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L
Lincoln-G
Cleveland-W
Wilson-C
Franklin
Benson
Roosevelt
Grant-L
5
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
4
5
5
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C lyde D rexler got a hint o f the
legacy he has left on the game o f
basketball ju st moments after his
those highlights, however. D rexler,
w ho averaged more than 19 points in
the first three games o f the series, had
career ended.
just six points on 1-fo r-1 3 shooting
Sunday. A career 79 percent free-
throw shooter in the playoffs, Drexler
was ju st 4 -fo r-1 0 from the line.
" I t ’s not the way I ’d choose to go
out," he said. " I ’m not disappointed
“ (U ta h Jazz ro o k ie ) Jacque
Vaughn came up to me and said,
‘ Thanks for helping pave the way
fo r us young guys,’” D rexler said.
“ I like to hear that.”
D re xle r’s Houston Rockets lost
84-70 to the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
The defeat eliminated the Rockets
from the playoffs and o ffic ia lly
marked the beginning o f D re x le r’ s
retirement from playing - and the
start o f his coaching career at the
U niversity o f Houston.
“ There have been a lot o f h ig h
lights in m y career,” D rexler said.
“ I t ’ s hard to pick just one, because
I ’ ve played so lo n g .... I ’ ll rem em
ber all o f them.”
H is last game was not one o f
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Love was w in n in g across the globe at
the C huniehi Crowns in Japan. I ove
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11-under par 269 to w in by eight
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T itle is t was the ball o f choice fo r
Hubert Green, w in n e ro fth e Sr. PGA
T o u r’ s B runo’ s Mem orial Classic and
Patrick Sjoland at the at the PGA
European T o u r’ s Italian Open. The
fo u r victories this week increases the
Titleist 1998 w o rld w id e w in total to
57, over six tim es m ore than the
nearest com petitor w ith 9.
Sampras Wins
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It was ju st the third title on clay for
Sampras, w ho has 54 career victories.
“ W ell, I ’ve won one every three
years,” said a sm ilin g Sampras, who
collected $45,000 fo r his tw o-hour,
40-m inute effort. “ It’ s been a tough
week, and it was a w ar out there today.
W e were both very solid. He d id n ’t
give me any free points, and it could
have gone either way,”
Despite playing on a rain-soaked
court once again, thanks to m orning
showers that caused a 50-m inute de
lay, the players started strongly. Both
executed w ell, but neither gained m o
mentum by capitalizing on the few
break points (tw o fo r Stoltenberg, one
fo r Sampras) in the first set.
Stoltenberg was the first to gain an
edge. W ith a forehand volley w inner
at 2-2 and a forehand passing shot at 3-
2, the 28-yearold Australian then nailed
a couple o f big serves to take the
tiebreaker 7-2.
In the second set, the business-like
Stoltenberg calm ly kept attacking and
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ning th e ir respective tournaments
around the w o rld this week, but each
trusted one ball, the T itle is t Profes
sional, the ultim ate in perform ance
and d u ra b ility. D uval earned a one-
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D rexler leaves behind an im
pressive resume. He w on an N B A
title w ith the Rockets in 1995,
played in tw o finals w ith the Port
land T ra il Blazers and made the
playoffs in each o fh is 15 seasons.
A member o fth e o rig in a l O lym p ic
Dream Team, D rexler won a gold
medal in Barcelona in 1992.
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"The reception from the crow d
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I would have liked a better result today.”
Fans w ill remember D rexler- nick
named “ The G lid e ” fo r his swoop
ing, acrobatic style o f play - fo r the
excitement he provided during his
standout 15-year career. L ike ly a first-
ballot Hall-of-Fam er, D rexler’ s place
in league history is secure.
“ H e’ s one o f the greatest players
ever to play this game, and you do n ’ t
say that lig h tly ,” said Charles Barkley
o fh is teammate o ftw o seasons. “ He’ s
The Utah fans gave D rexler tw o
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moreerratie. But Sampras finally found
the opening he needed, at 2-3, when
Stoltenberg double-faulted. Sampras
fin a lly converted on his third break
point w ith a.sizzling backhand passing
shot up the line, and pumped his fist to
the roar o fth e crowd.
In the third-set tiebreaker, w ith thun
der rum bling and skies darkening,
Sampras took over when serving at 3-
2. A long Stoltenberg backhand fo l
lowed by a 127 mph first serve moved
Sampras to 5-2. Finally serving fo r the
match at 6-4, Sampras served, v o l
leyed and then took the match when
Stoltenberg s forehand passing shot
flew long.
“ There was not much difference at
all, ju st a couple o f inches is a ll," said
Stoltenberg, 0-3 in finals this year. “ I f
I could have kept the ball going back,
it w ould have been better, because he
tends to get impatient on clay.
But I m happy I stuck to my game
plan and took m y chances when I
needed to ."