Monday. August 17. 1998
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The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 17
Intramural program offers sports smorgasbord
By Dan Forguson Kansan Sportswriter
Imagine directing Terry Allen's offense in front of a packed Memorial Stadium crowd or feeding Lester Earl for a monster jam to put the Allen Field House faithful into a frenzy.
The University of Kansas intramural sports program may not be able to provide people with a packed stadium or a ferocious 6-foot-10 basketball-dunking machine, but every semester it gives students the opportunity to compete in a safe and fun athletic environment on campus.
"Our goal is to provide at least one activity during the school year that appeals to every student," said Jason Krone, intramural sports director.
Every year, KU students can compete against one another in both team and individual competitions. Each sport is broken into divisions based on criteria such as gender, competitive desire and place of residence.
Each intramural team sport is
organized into three leagues:
men, women and co-rec.
Fred Souder, Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, graduate student, plays
softball, football, basketball,
volleyball and team handball.
"The bottom line is having fun," Souder said. "That's the point of having intramurals."
Intramurals fall 1998
Sport Managers' Meeting Officials' Meeting Play begins
Flag football Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Sept. 7
Sand volleyball Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sept. 7
Soccer Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 14
Floor hockey Sept. 27 Sept. 27 Oct. 5
Volleyball Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 12
Entries Open Entries Close
Softball Aug. 24 Sept. 2 Aug. 4
Table tennis Aug. 31 Sept. 9 self-scheduling
Tennis Sept. 14 Sept. 23 Aug. 25
Bowling Sept. 28 Oct. 7 TBA
Golf Sept. 28 Oct. 7 Oct. 10
Recquetball Oct. 5 Oct. 14 Oct. 17
Basketball Skills Oct. 26 Nov. 4 Nov. 7
Eight-Ball Pool Nov. 2 Nov. 11 TBA
Basketball Nov. 9 Nov. 18 Nov. 20
Playoff brackets for the men's and women's leagues are based on place of residence. The three divisions are greek, open and residence hall.
Any eligible KU student can participate in open divisions.
Students participating in the greek division must be an undergraduate member of the fraternity of sorority that they are representing.
All enrolled students and employed faculty and staff are eligible to participate in any intramural activity. A player is limited to one team per division during each sport.
People must be living in the residence they represent to participate in the residence-hall division.
magers' meetings are at 7 p.m., officials' meetings at 8 p.m. in 156 Robinson.
four-team pools.
Kristi Elliott / KANSAN
Each team plays three games, once against each of the teams in the pool.
A single elimination tournament follows the season. Each team is guaranteed a minimum of four games, including the three round-robin games and one playoff game.
Students also may participate
In singles, doubles and mixed doubles competition, players are allowed to compete in either the "A" or "B" class.
The "A" class is for students who want to be more competitive, while the "B" class is designed for recreation purposes.
Any player found to be playing
under an assumed name will immediately be barred from all intramural-sports competition. The same punishment will be issued to any player, coach or spectator that is ejected from any intramural contest.
To avoid problems, KU intramurals has outlined a strict sportsmanship policy for all activities. During intramural contests, officials will use a yellow- and red-card system most often seen in soccer.
The cards will be used to warn and or eject individuals, teams, spectators and organizations from intramural competition.
"We are really trying to focus on sportsmanship this year," Krone said. "We're trying to send the message that intramuurs are just for fun and that it's just a game."
The program also will recognize those teams displaying excellent sportsmanship. During each team-sport season, up to three teams can receive recognition for excellent sportsmanship.
The program will waive the
entry fee for those teams for the next sport in which they participate.
"We don't want to just focus on the negative side of sportsmanship," Krone said. "We'd like to recognize the people who do the good thing and are a model of the program."
Intramural activities start soon after the semester begins with sports such as flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, floor hockey and volleyball.
A Labor Day weekend softball tournament also has been planned.
Individual activities planned for the fall include table tennis, bowling, racquetball and eight-ball pool.
Any student wanting more information about intramurals or interested in signing up for an activity can contact the Recreation Services office at 208 Robinson Center.
The phone number is 864-3546. Students also can access the web site at www.raven.ukans.edu/~rec-
LSU waits for a decision by NCAA about sanctions for recruitment of Earl
www.raven.ukans.edu/~reserv.
The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. — Athletic officials at LSU now are waiting for the NCAA to assess sanctions regarding the recruitment of former Tiger basketball player Lester Earl.
University representatives returned from Seattle on Sunday after presenting their case to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. More than eight hours of hearings were held as the panel delved into accusations of recruiting violations and unethical conduct.
games.
LSU Chancellor William Jenkins said he was cautiously optimistic that the NCAA would not impose stiffer penalties than those the school already had recommended. LSU has offered to reduce scholarships and official visits but has asked to remain eligible for postseason play and televised
Jenkins said the school was bracing for sanctions of some kind but would retain the option to appeal if officials deem the sanctions too severe.
The NCAA closed its investigation, which means that the group cannot come back at LSU with new charges or evidence before the infractions committee makes a decision. Jenkins said.
"I am eager to get this behind us so our basketball program can move forward," Jenkins said.
Jenkins said the infractions committee would review the case for about a week. Another three weeks will be needed to write a report and issue sanctions. The NCAA will inform Jenkins of its decision, and the report will be released to the public the following day. That probably will occur during the second or third week of September, Jenkins said.
The LSU basketball program has had a complete turnover of coaches and players since Earl played during the 1996-97 season before transferring to Kansas.
Former LSU assistant coach Johnny Jones, now an assistant at Memphis, is accused of making about $6,000 in cash payments to Earl before and after his enrollment. LSU has contested that allegation.
LSU has admitted to other allegations, such as Earl receiving improper medical treatment before he enrolled; Jones making a number of improper telephone calls to Earl during his recruitment; an LSU team physician arranging surgery for Earl's brother; a booster, Dr. Redfield Bryan, paying Earl $2,000; and Earl and members of his family receiving a free meal by Baton Rouge restaurant owner Gus Piazza.
Lester Earl came to Kansas from LSU, which has acknowledged multiple rule violations in connection with the recruitment of Ehran. Kansan File Photo
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