SPORTS
University Daily Kansan, February 8, 1985 Page 13
NEWS BRIEFS
Track teams to have meets
The men's track team will be host to a triangular meet while the women will be host to a quadrangular tomorrow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Both meets begin at 4 p.m. following the KU-Memphis State basketball game.
The KU men will compete with Wichita state and Alabama, while the women will take part in a women's golf tournament.
"It should be the best meet we've had," men's coach Bob Timmons said yesterday. "But I don't think Wichita State or KU can stay with Alabama."
"Women's coach Carla Coffey said, "We hope to see continued improvement. It should be a very good, competitive meet overall."
Swim teams to compete at NU
Coffey said shot-putters Stine Lerdahl and Denise Buchanan will compete in the Nebraska Invitational Saturday in Lincoln.
"The men and women's swim teams will travel to Lincoln to compete in a dual meet with Nebraska beginning at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
"They're two of the toughest teams in the conference," head coach Gary Kemp said yesterday. "Their men have won the conference championship four years in a row and their women are currently ranked higher than us on the national scene."
New spirit club needs a name
For the first time in 20 years, KU may be getting a spirit club.
About a dozen students are forming the club and will be sponsoring a contest to find a name for the new club. Anyone can enter the contest and entries should be brought tomorrow to a booth at the north end of Allen Field House.
Scott Lawrence, a student board member of the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation, said yesterday that the club will announce up sign sheets will be at the booth tomorrow.
"It a group of students getting together to set up a sports fan club," Lawrence said. We are starting with basketball and football in the fall move on to other sports.
Lawrence said he has received a lot of support from the Athletic Department and students.
"This is something we have muddled over for a couple of years." Lawrence
The group is not affiliated with KUAC, Lawrence said. The winner of the contest will be announced next week.
WSU set for dual with Tulsa
WICHTI - Xavier McDaniel, the nation's second-leading scorer and rebounder, pitched in a game-high 23 points and pulled down 17 rebounds Thursday at Missouri State to an easy 80-56 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Southern Illinois.
The Wichita triumph set up a Saturday showdown between the Shockers and Tulsa. Wichita now leads the MVC with a 9-14 record while Tulsa is in second.
Wes Walcott, Columbia, Mo., sophomore, and member of the KU bowling team, practices for the regional competition that will be held next Friday and Saturday at Wichita State University. Walcott had a 193 average in conference competition, which was the highest average on the team.
Tennis teams on the road
The men's basketball team is not the only Kansas athletic team to face Memphis State (BSU).
The men's tennis team will compete in the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Invitational beginning today in Bellville, Ill. The team will face Memphis State today, Illinois State at noon Saturday and Murray State Saturday night.
The women's tennis team plays today in Topeka against Wichita State. Head coach Scott Perelman said yesterday that he thought this would be a big weekend for both teams.
"INTER-SECTIONAL COMPETITION helps establish a name for the program in different areas of the country." Perelman said. The program as far as growth is concerned.
"It is a big match for the women. We are in the same region as Wichita State and if we want to establish ourselves as a dominant team, this is the beginning."
The women's ladder was not set yesterday but Perelman said that Laura Runnels, Tracy Traps, Cindy Breslau, Barbara Inman and Christine Parr would play in the first five singles spots. Debbie Coleman was definitely playing No. 6 singles. Parr and Inman will play two doubles. Runnels and Janelle Heen will play two doubles and the No. 3 team was unided.
Playing No. 1 singles for the men will be Mike Wolf. Michael Center will play No. 2 singles, followed by Charles Stearns in the No. 3 position.
LARRY PASCAL AND TIM Mahafay will play in the Nos. 4 and 5 positions.
KU in good shape for signing date
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
With less than a week to go until the official signing date, KU is finishing up what recruiting coordinator Bud Ratliff says has been a successful campaign.
"Overall, we did very well," Ratliff said Wednesday. "We did a lot better than we anticipated."
KU has received oral commitments from approximately ten high school football players to sign letters of intent on Feb. 13, the college's scholarship agreements can be offered
Coaches are not allowed to talk about individual recruiting prospects until after the
signing date, but Rattilf said the recruiters had looked for "basicly big people."
"WE'RE CLOSING IT down," Ratliff said. "Now all we have to do is make sure nobody changes their mind, and we're in good shape."
"If there was a Big Eight-caliber player in Kansas, we tried to get him first," he said. "Then we concentrated on the surrounding area, including Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri. From there we went all over the country."
Ratliff said more people seemed to know about the KU football program and the University in general on recruiting trips this year.
Rattliff said the coaching staff had concentrated on recruiting within Kansas.
"The quality of players indicates that the
"YOUNG MEN COMING here on recruiting visits are pleasantly surprised by the attitude of the students," Rattiff said, "they see that the kids are glad to be at KU.
Rattifl said there were several factors contributing to the success of KU's recruiting strategy.
whole program is on the rise," he said. "The feeling in the city, the state and the entire area must be good."
"There's a general positive attitude coming out of the University."
The addition of Anschutz Sports Pavilion has also aided recruiting, Ratliff said.
"I think that's another thing," he said.
"Not only the success of the team and the enthusiastic coaching staff, but also the facilities.
Jayhawks hope to avenge 1982 loss to Memphis St.
By MIKE BRENNAN Sports Writer
a lot of things have changed for Kansas since its last meeting with Memphis State, a 64-58 loss in 1982 at Allen Field House.
Sports Writer
Head coach Larry Brown was not the coach of the Jayhawks in 1982. Kansas was not ranked in the top 20 in any wire service poll and only 14 starter in all starters that game is on this year's team.
But two things haven't changed for the Tigers. Memphis State's head coach is still Dana Kirk and the Tigers are again ranked third in the country, with a 17-1 record.
“Andre has started every game,” Kirk said about Turner, who is averaging 9.1 points a game this season. “It will definitely be noticeable that he’s not there.”
IN FACT, KEITH Lee and Andre Turner started in 1982 and both are starters on this year's team. But Turner's father died in 2015, so he had to make the trip to Lawrence for the game.
The game starts at 1 p.m and doors to the field house will open at 11:30 a.m. The game is a sellout but will be televised nationally by the network and can be watch to the game on channels 5 and 13.
Tad Boyle, Ron Kellogg and Calvin Thompson are the only three players that played in the game in 1982.
"We came out in the second half and went after them," Thompson said. "They kept their composure and beat us."
In the last meeting, Memphis State jumped ahead early in the game and led 41-24 at halftime.
BUT THE JIAYHAWKS managed to tie the game at 48 with 5:56 left in the game. The Tigers scored the next eight points in a row to ice the victory.
Danny Manning said he hoped that 14th-ranked Kansas does better Saturday than it did in its last nationally televised game against Michigan.
"We are looking to redeem ourselves and show everyone we can play." Manning said.
Going into the Michigan game, KU did not have a day off, narrowly defeating Colorado the day before. But the Jahaywens, who are going to play yesterday off and will practice today.
Brown said he tried not to talk about the Memphis State all week.
"I haven't mentioned it," Brown said. "but I didn't mention Michigan. If we played like we did last time (in Michigan) it may be a swan song."
Kellogg also said he thought the team is playing well and the Memphis State game would be a good indication of just how much better the Javahicks are playing.
"It will be a test for us," Kellogg said.
THE OTHER PROBABLE starters for Memphis State are William Bedford, a 7-foot center who is averaging 12.4 points a game; Baskerville Holmes, a forward who averages 10.1 points per game; Vincent Askew, the only regular starter who is a freshman; and Dwight Boyd, who will probably take the place of Turner.
Despite the Tigers' ranking and record, Kirk said he thought his team wasn't playing well.
"If someone would have told me before the season that we would be 17-1 at this point in the season, I would have said 'No way.' Kirk said. "They (Kansas) can shoot, peg it inside and they have an excellent transition game. I hope we can play well enough."
KU puts winning streak on line against Colorado
After the game in 1982, Kirk said anytime you come in, you have to face the crown.
By TONY COX Sports Writer
Sports Writer
The women's basketball team is looking for its fifth straight victory Saturday in Allen Field House when it tries to beat Colorado for the second time this season.
Colorado was the first victim of Kansas'
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Colorado will be a tougher opponent for KU this time because of better preparation, KU head coach Marian Washington said yesterday.
"I think that since this is the first of the second round, there's no question that each Big Eight team is going to be better. We've got some game films of each other."
"That, coupled with the fact that Lisa VanGoor has a couple more games under her belt, means she'll be a little more confident and the team will be a little more confident. I think this game will not be as easy as the last time."
THE FIRST TIME the teams met, VanGor, Colorado's all-time leading scorer, had just rejoined the Buffaloes after battling injury and eligibility problems, but still played with the team and had 12 rebounds. However, VanGor is still not listed as a starter for Saturday's game.
"I think that at 6-foot-3, she plays like 6-8." Washington said. "She just has long arms, she shoots very well and she makes very good use of her body."
The Jayhawks will have basically the same game plan as when the teams met last time, May 16.
"I think that the players will have a chance to see the game films and see what we did well out there." Washington said. "Our game plan will be pretty similar to what it was out there. The key is to play hard for 40 minutes."
THE JAYHAWKS WILL try to utilize the strength of their reserve players as they did
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in Wednesday's 72-71 victory over Oklahoma State, Washington said. KU's bench outscored the Cowboy's reserve players 36.5.
we determinate have to test their bench"
    "That's where we have to test all our operations."
Guard Toni Webb, who scored eight points off the bench in the victory over Oklahoma State, said, "I think that it's important that each player be ready to go because you never know when the coach is going to call on you. You're like last night, she really has to search."
"THE KEY WILL be defense," she said. "We're going to have to play tough defense and rebound well. Colorado rebounds well on offense and gets a lot of second shots. We're going to have to make sure that doesn't happen."
The way the Jayhawks have improved over the season is impressive. Washington said, After Wednesday's victory, KU is in second place in the Big Eight with a 5-2 record. The team are 14-6 overall and have the longest current winning streak in the conference.
"What has happened is that different players have surfaced for us at different times," she said. "Our bench scored 36 points last night and we're going to want to keep getting that kind of production from our bench."
The recent success has given the young Javahawk team confidence. Webb said.
"IT STARTS FROM the first half," she said. "We really have to come out playing defense against Colorado. I think we've got to be acting at home, we'll look beating at home, we'll look be even tougher."
"We've got to get it inside on them," she said. "Our game plan will always make that
Bender recalls days as KU sportscaster
Colorado is 1-5 in the conference and 5-14 overall pending the result of last night's game against Iowa State.
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
"I would sing the national anthem, call the play-by-play and do the commercials. That got me through those long, hot summer days."
"I would make up up ballgames while I drove the tractor," Bender said. "I hated that tractor."
As a 12-year-old driving a tractor in the fields outside Ulysses, Gary Bender knee he
Bender told his father, a coach at the time that he wanted to go into broadcasting
"When I told him what I wanted to do, he just said, 'Be the best you can be.'"
Bender, who earned his master's degree at KU to 1964, has since excelled in the area of computer science.
'AS A SPORTSCASTER with CBS Sports, Bender has a voice that is easily recognized by college basketball fans. he has covered the past two NCAA basketball championships for CBS, and is in Lawrence for it. He is also in defense, which will be telecast nationally on CBS.
Bender spoke yesterday to students in a broadcasting class taught by Tom Hedrick.
KU sports network. While working towards
Hedrick at radio station KLWN,
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Bender was born and raised in Ulysses, and was a standout football player at Grant County Rural High School. He went to Wichita State University on a football scholarship, but his career was cut short because he knee during his sophomore year.
"I remember playing against Tulsa when Howard Howard was 1, I held him to 13 catches and I was 7-1. I catched
BUT WHILE HIS football career was ending, Bender's broadcasting career was just beginning. Following the injury, he began a play for the WSU student radio station.
After graduating from KU, Bender worked for radio station KWBW in Hutchinson for two years and WIBW radio-TV in Topeka for another year.
"I was a very, very average football player," said I. "I was a defensive back with no speeches."
He then took over as KU sports network director in 1967 and was himself the "Voice of the Jayhawks" when KU led by running back John Riggins and coach Pepper Rodgers, played Penn State in the 1969 Orange Bowl.
Gary Bender, CBS sportscaster and KU alumnus, talks with Bender talked with the class yesterday while in town for the students in Tom Hedrick's broadcast issn uml class. KU-Memphis State basketball game Saturday.