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Wednesday, June 7, 1978 ITHACA JOURNAL 17 The Ithaca Journal AL, NL roundups 19 Local slowball Page 20 IHS lacrosse team reaches semifinals By MIKE WITHIAM Overheard in the Ithaca High lacrosse team's locker room late Tuesday night: "It's a little hard to enjoy your birthday when you get this excited." The speaker was Ithaca coach Mickey Fenzel, and excitement he refered to was the post-game quarter. Bucktooth and Bollinger had traded first quarter goals as both teams went through the feeling out process. Then, midway through the second period, Jon Bierman and Jim Talman connected for a 2-1 lead, and just 39 seconds later, Bollinger 'scored his second goal to make it 3-1. LaFayette refused to fold however, and a goal by Rick Storrier at 7:35, and another by Tarbell at 7:58 evened the score at 3-all. Bollinger managed to send Ithaca off with a one goal halftime lead at 8:57, taking a Bierman feed from the left and beating Solomon from in close.

Ithaca's second chance to open things up came early in the third quarter. Goals by Bollinger and Mark Howell gave the Little Red a 6-3 advantage at the 4:02 mark, but LaFayette again held tough, bouncing back with a pair of its own to pull to within 6-5. Then Cappucci took over the scoring duties, netting one at 9:42 to give Ithaca a 7-5 lead. The fourth quarter was all Ithaca, and only some super defense and a pair of Solomon saves kept the Little Red from icing things away. Ithaca outshot LaFayette, 14-1, during the period, and appeared to have the advantage in conditioning, at least according to Bollinger.

"They used only 11 or 12 men all day, and we were just in better condition." '). I commotion that Ithaca was he refered to was the post-game commotion that Ithaca was enjoying. But he wasn't complaining. The Little Red qualified for Friday's state semifinals with a well-earned 8-5 win over Section 3 champion LaFayette at Syracuse University's Coyne Field Tuesday night. The win reversed an earlier 6-3 loss to the Lancers, the only blot on Ithaca's 18-1 record.

For Fenzel, who turned 29 Tuesday, there couldn't have been a better birthday present. But the task ahead is far from easy, and if you talk to the so-called experts, it's impossible. Ithaca will face number one ranked Ward-Melville, from Setauket, L.I. Friday at 5 p.m. at Schoelkopf Field in one semifinal contest.

At 7 p.m., Section 5 champ Rush-Henrietta will meet Section 8 titlist and second ranked Farmingdale. The winners meet for the state title Saturday night at 7 p.m. Ward Melville defeated Section 1 champ Yorktown, 13-4, in another quarterfinal contest Tuesday, while Farmingdale topped Section 9's Nyack, 9-3, in another. Rush-Henrietta received a bye in the quarterfinals. Tuesday's win for the Little Red could only be characterized as a team win.

The attack, led by Wade Bollinger's four goals and one assist and a two goal showing by Tom Cappucci, worked well for most of the evening, while the defense, led by Willie Evans, shut down LaFayette's twin threat of Greg Tarbell and Al Bucktooth. Evans, a junior, was simply outstanding all evening, and when Fenzel moved him to midfield for faceoffs, he came up with a number at crucial times. Meanwhile, the midfield did its job, grabbing the ground balls, and playinq a strong transitional qame. The only thing the Little Red didn't do, or couldn't do, was put the game away. Twice it appeared on the verge of breaking things wide on, but LaFayette manaqed to get a goal or two and st in the game.

Fenzel noted this afterwards, saying, "We just never put the clamps to them today. We let them see some sunlight, and they took advantage of it." The first chance for the Little Red to pull away was in the second Photo by AP You're Out Tuesday it was New York Yankee coach Gene Michaels' (left) turn to get thrown out of a game. Monday Yankee manager Billy Martin and Lou Pinella were tossed out. Strangely umpire Steve Palermo (right) gave Michaels the thumb even before the game started. All-America stickmen fill North-South rosters kenny van sickle's sport tower Tony Cullen, a stellar Ithaca High lacrosse attackman of a few years back, had a splendid year, his first at He transferred there from Hobart and made such an impact that he gained All-Americ honors.

a rarity at also led the Blue Devils in scoring with 82 He was regarded as Duke's "best offensive player. has two more' years John Nicolo, Ithaca College baseballer, batted .385 in the NCAA Division III tournament at Marietta with He finished the season with a .286 batting average and led the team in stolen bases with 15.. French (4x7) and Shawn Sullivan (5x12) also hit well in the series. Trumansburg All-Sports Boosters will hold their annual sports award banquet at the high school at 6:30 p.m. Groton and Moravia High ball players will join forces to represent the Groton post in area American Legion baseball this be a club that will give Ithaca a good run for A second round draft choice of the Chicago Cubs in the free agent draft is Port Byron outfielder Mcl Hall batted .650 in the Onondaga League's Southern The Mets picked up Don Troyan, St.

John's first baseman, in Round 4... Remember back in the early '30s they took the center jump out of basketball. they are taking the faceoff away from The NCAA lacrosse folks have decided that henceforth the only faceoffs will be at the start of quarters, and not after each goal. lacrosse coaches voted, 59-32, in favor of the with Ithaca High's Jeff Iacovelli Lock Haven, State has recruited at least two other fine scholastic wrestlers. others are Keith Dixon, 118-pounder, from Baltimore and Steve Williams, 167-pounder, who had a great career at Clejirfield, Iacovelli goes 138...

Vernon Downs had its biggest win payoff in some 10 years Tuesday night when Sissy Byrd trotted home first in the eighth and her few backers got $235.60.. It made for a $77.60 annual gathering of Ithaca High School athletic alumni, and that includes boy and girl players past and present, will be at Stewart Park Saturday As usual Abe George and Carl Yengo are prime movers of the Penn's cagers will be in the San Diego Jaycee tourney next Dec. 28-29 against Iowa, Arizona and San Diego 'I ITHACA 8, LAFAYETTE 5 J'haca Lal-avelte 1 2 2 0 ft Firs! Period Ll, Bucktooth (unl, 11. Bollinger (unl. 7:22 Second Period iBiermanl, 13, Bollinger (unl, 4 L2 Storrier (Tarbell) L3, Tarbell (unl.

7:58 14 Bollinger (Bierman), Third Period 15. Bollinger mm. 16. Howell (un), L4 Lyons iun). L5.

Marziale (Bucktooth I. n' Cappucci (uni. 9:42. Fourth Period (Bollinger I. 8:04.

18. Cappucci COMPOSITE SCORING Ithaca: Bollinger 4-1. Cappucci 2-0, Howell 1-0, Talman 1-0, Bierman 0-2. 1-aFayettc: Tarbell 1-1, Bucktooth 1-1, Lyons 1-0, Marziale 1-0. Storrier 1-0.

PENALTIES llhaca: 5 personals, 3 technicals, 6:30 LaFayette: 6 personals. 3 technicals, 7:00 Mullenhof! di Solomon (Li 11 12 SHOTS 14 8 '7 4 GROUND BALLS 17 18 12 13 FACF.OFFS 2 3 1 3 Ithaca LaFayette 43 22 llhaca LaKavette 65 44 Ithaca LaKavette Clears: llhaca 15x19, LaFayette 16x21. season playoffs two-run homer to start the outburst. His brother Jack singled, stole second and came home on Squeaky Loughren's single. Oxford broke the contest open with three runs in the second.

Chris Cheseboro led off with a walk and scored on Branham's triple. Samson then hit another triple to score Branham and Jeff Nelson hit a single to knock in Samson. Dryden's only scoring threat came in the fourth "when Purtell hit a triple. But Purtell stayed on third as Oxford got ou of the inning. Randy Wawelko and Purtell also had base hits for Dryden.

OXFORD (111 DRYDEN (0) lacking in talent, either. But it doesn't seem as impressive as the North. Scanning the South roster, it's obvious why the North looks stronger. There are no Johns Hopkins players competiting. The NCAA Division I champion Blue Jays are on a West Coast tour.

Among the missing is Mike O'Neill, perhaps the best attackman in the nation. First team Ail-Americans for the South include midfielder Rick Wey of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, and defenseman Bob Rotanz of Division II champion moke. ttackmen Kris Snider of Virginia a Mike McDonald of Air Force are th offensive leaders. Snider, had 38 assists during the season for the Cavaliers, while McDonald, who played in only eight games for the Falcons, scored 33 goals and assisted on 15 others. The South's strong point appears to be defense, and they should have their hands full trying to stop the talented array of North attackmen.

Besides Rotanz, other top defensemen include second team All-America Scott Lathroum of Salisbury State and third team picks John Conti of Franklin and Marshall, Jim Duffy of UM-Baltimore County, Rich Shakespeare of Maryland and Brian McCormack of Navy. A name out of the recent past for the South is Charlie Brown, who was in goal for Washington and Lee last month when Cornell defeated the Generals (12-2) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Brown is a second team All-America pick. RICK BLICK Hobart goalie The North appears to have more potency on its offense at least statistically. One of of the top players in the nation this season was Dennis Fink of Drexel, and he'll add spark to the North's attack.

Fink led the nation is assists with 58. He also scored 33 goals, and ranked first nationally with 8.3 points scored per game. He was credited with nine assists in one game this past season. Scott Finlay of Army, with 49 goals, and Syracuse's Tom Abbott, with 46, make the North look even stronger. Finlay is Army's career leader in points and goals scored.

Defensively, Cornell's Frank Muehleman (honorable mention) and second team All-America Bob Katz will team with DelGiorno and Schardt, and that foursome could make it mighty difficult for the 'southern boys' to get near the goal. Backing up Blick in the nets for the North will be Jose Oliver, a third team All-America choice from Army. SOUTH The coach is Carl Runk of Towson (Md.) State, and his squad isn't By GLEN CREVIER If there's one thing Saturday's North-South lacrosse game at Schoellkopf Field won't lack, it's All-America players. In other sports, there are a hancful of all-star classics. In lacrosse, there is one game for a graduating senior to showcase his talent.

And Saturday is it. In this, the annual North-South game, there will be 22 players competiting who have attained All-America status. That includes eight first team selections, four second team picks and 10 third teams choices. And, to add spice to the rosters, there will be 12 players competiting who received honorable mention on the All-America teams this past season. If the favorite were chosen on the basis of the number of All-America players on the squads, the game would be a toss-up.

Both squads have eight players on theit rosters who are members of either the first, second or third All-America teams. But the North, with its three-game winning streak that dates back to a 25-24 sudden-death victory at Schoellkopf in 1975, has two more honorable mentions on its team. So who's favored? Here's a look at both teams. The choice is yours. NORTH Coached by Army's Dick Edell, the 'Yanks' have on its side two of the top-name collegiate lacrosse players in Tom Marino and Terry Corcoran.

All Corcoran did this season was score 61 goals, assist on 47 others, and lead his Hobart team to a second place finish in the Division II-III tournament. He is a two-time Ail-American performer. Marino was the top scorer on a Cornell team that won 13 straight games this year before losing a 13-8 decision to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Division I championship game. Marino, another two-time All-America player, was the leading scorer on the Big Red with 27 goals and 20 assists. Other first-team All-America performers for the North include attackman Mike Hoppey of Cortland State, defensemen Tom Schardt of Hobart and Don DelGiorno of Penn, and goalie Rick Blick of Hobart.

by, Salty Dog vs. Honest John's. Soccer 7:30 p.m., Schoellkopf Field, free public clinic. THURSDAY Kiwanis Baseball 5:45 p.m., Cass Park, Ithaca League games. Over 30 Slowball 6:30 p.m., Upper Alumni Field, Distributing vs.

Caseys, Morris Men's Wear vs. Jim West, Farmers Shippers vs. MIA, NCR vs, Southside Fuel. Women's Slowpitch 6:15 p.m., Stewart Park, Ballards vs. The Spot, Caseys vs.

Dugout. 6:15 p.m., Cass Park, vs. Macks, Jim West vs. Trust Company. Men's Slowpitch 6:30 p.m., Cass Park, Wonder Muffler vs.

Rosettis, Depot vs. Rongovian Embassy, Pine Tavern vs. Ryans, Rosettis vs. Tri-County Lanes. Groton places 5 on IAC stars AB ABKH Branham 3b 5 3 4 -VanSlykecf 2 0 0 Samsonss 4 2 2 Prignonp 3 0 0 JeffNelsonc 5 1 2 Purtell lb 3 0 1 Nelson 4 1 1 Kirk ss 10 0 Steward 2b 3 0 1 Valentinelli dh 2 0 0 MikeShldnph 1 0 0 Stelick If 3 0 1 Loughrenll 4 0 1 Pawelkoc 2 0 1 Benjamin ph 10 0 Chadwick rf 3 0 0 Sheldon rf 4 0 0 Motsay3b 3 0 0 Becker cf 0 0 0 Jerome 2b 3 0 0 Stagnarodh 4 11 Rikerp 0 0 0 Cheseboro lb 0 3 0 Totals 35 11 12 Totals 25 0 3 OXFORD 3 3 4 1 0 0 0-11 12 1 DUYDF.N 0000000-033 RBI-Branham 3, Samson 2, Jeff Nelson 3.

Steward 2. 2b Longhren. 3b Branham, Samson, Purtell. HR Jeff Nelson IP ER BB SO Nelson (Wl 5 2 0 0 1 7 Samson 2 10 0 14 Prignon 2 6 6 6 1 1 Velentenilli 2 5 5:4 2 2 Riker 3 0 0 0 1 7 Dryden's ended in CINCINNATUS The Oxford High baseball team had not played for a week. But coach John Hoxie's club didn't show any signs of it Tuesday, clubbing Dryden 11-0 here in a Section 4 B-C-D playoff game.

Oxford, 13-6, will meet Moravia, a 3-2 winner over Groton, in the semifinals. The other semifinal game pits Edmeston against Otselic Valley. Dryden finishes its season with a 12-6 record. Oxford received both good hitting and pitching to defeat Dryden. Oxford banged out 12 hits.

David Branham went four-for-five and drove in three runs. Mark Samson and Jeff Nelson had two hits apiece, with Nelson also knocking in three runs. Jack Nelson pitched the first five innings for Oxford, allowing only two hits and fanning seven, Samson finished things up, giving up a single and striking out four. Oxford jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Jeff Nelson hit a immy the greek If Washington coach Dick Motta is forced to use Dandridge, normally a forward, at guard again, Seattle coach Lenny Wilkens might be forced to counter by John Johnson or Wally Walker into his backcourt.

Dandridge, a great outside shooter, was simply too tall for Dennis Johnson and Fred Brown to handle effectively. Strangely, then, it might be to the Sonics' advantage if starting Bullets' guard Kevin Grevey is sufficiently recovered from his injured wrist to return to the lineup Wednesday. The Sonics also have to get better production out of their bench. Fred Brown has not been nearly so dazzling this series as he was earlier in the playoffs. Paul Silas, the greatest sub of them all, has been erratic brilliant in victory, ineffective in defeat.

And someone has to take the pressure off center Marvin Webster, who simply can't cope with Unseld. All these things have to happen for the Sonics to win, and all of them probably will. The home court cures most ills in the NBA. Sonics have the edge calendar IAC BASEBALL ALL STARS l't. Player School lb Dave OKonskvCandor 2b-l)ave Horton-Tioga 3b Steve Pakkala Newfield ss-tlerb Hall-Tioga Dave Keene Tioga of Willie Wendella Tioga of Mark Teeter Newfield of-Mike Kunc-EI.

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Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Av(j .360 .385 .333 .365 .430 .380 .294 .29 .430 3-1 3-3 HONORABLE MENTION Matt Jumsik.

El Ken Bishop, Tioga; Tim Grinpo, SVE; Rick Brown. O-M; John lleslop, Candor; Dick Sinn. Newfield; Dave Panetti. SVE; Mark Belknap. El.

Mike SVE. DIVISION lb Norm Snyder Lansing 2b Willie Brown McGraw 3b Jim Peck Groton ss Kevin Swnler Groton Martv ConnorGroton of Jefl Parker Marathon of George Senter Groton of Hick Angerer Lansing dh im Sperger Lansing Dave Bush McGraw Gene Walker Groton Kick Front Marathon Jr. Sr. Jr, Jr. Jr.

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Jr. Sr. Tinker Bennett, Mcuraw; Lnip wneaton. maratnon; Jim Kick. Lansing; Jim Joseph, Marathon; Jeff Eastman, Lansing; Jeff Colt, Lansing; Steve Joseph.

Marathon; Howard Boyce. Mcuraw; Jeff Carr. Laming. umMun i Ib-Randv I'awelko-Dryden 2b-Jefl jumonl-T-Burg 3b John Durbin Moravia ss Martin Matijas Moravia Scott Langtry Moravia ol-Tim Van Slvke-Dryden of-Kevin Bergerstock US of Dave Stevenson T-Burg dh-Jeff Larey-Dryden Oscar Burnett Moravia -Paul Valintinelli Dryden Jr, Sr. Sr, Sr.

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Sr. HONORABLE MENTION Tom Shields, Cavuga: Mike Joseph. T-Burg; Scott Hares, US; Jim Tracy, T-Burg; Mark Wood, Moravia; Jeff Ellison, Watkiris; Steve Stelick, Dryden; Jeff Prignon. Hrvden, Kevin Signor. S.

Cayuga; Charlie Joseph, T-Burg 400 .910 Un Un Un 416 Un 816 555 3-1 5-1 3-0 444 .307 .375 .378 4l 448 .371 .307 8-0 6-1 The Division team was packed with hitters, no fewer than four topping the .500 mark. Jim Sperger hit .555 and Rick Angerer hit .516. Both played for Lansing, while McGraw's Willie Brown was .516 swinger as well. Groton's Kevin Senter was even better, topping the .600 mark. IAC baseball playoff entries Groton, Tioga, Moravia and Dryden dominate the 1978 IAC All-Star baseball team, announced today by the IAC coaches.

Groton placed five players on the Division first team, while Moravia, the IAC overall champ, Dryden and Tioga placed four each. Moravia's contingent was led by lefthanded pitcher Oscar Burnett, who was 8-0 with two no-hitters this year. Catcher Scott Langtry, shortstop Martin Matijas and third baseman John Durbin were the other first team picks for the Blue Devils. Dryden's group was led by pitcher Paul Valintinelli, 6-1, while Tioga's contingent was led by sophomore catcher Dave Keene, who batted .430 this season. The 34 player first team (11 each from Divisions A and and 12 from Division B) included two other sophs, Tioga's Dave Horton, a .385 hitter, and Elmira Heights pitcher Mike Storch, 3-3.

By JIMMY SNYDER SEATTLE And so the NBA playoffs come down to one last game tonight a game between two teams that certainly did not figure to get this far. The Seattle SuperSonics had the NBA's worst record for six weeks of the season. And the Washington Bullets have survived even though they have been riddled by injuries since the beginning. Primarily because it has the home-court advantage, Seattle is a 5-point favorite to win the game and the NBA championship. The Sonics have lost only one game the last three months in Seattle.

And that one, last week to Washington, was not played on their regular home court but in the spacious, disorienting Kingdome, Making their last stand in the cozy, Coliseum can make all the difference, Enough difference anyway, to nullify the fine performances the Bullets have been getting from Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, Bob Dandridge and the others. The home court can also help the Sonics wipe from their memories the devastating 117-82 defeat they suffered Sunday in the sixth game In Landover, Md. TODAY Baseball 4:30 p.m., Section 4 tourney semifinals, Ithaca High vs. Horseheads at Trumansburg (Class AA-A); Moravia vs. Oxford at McGraw (Class B-C-D).

Men's Slowpitch 6:30 p.m., Stewart Park, Pour House vs. Taylert's IGA, Inn vs. Richford Hotel. 6:30 p.m., Cass Park, Ithaca Journal vs. Dugout Valley House vs.

NCR, Brothers II vs. Choir Boys. Girls Softball 6:15 p.m., Titus Flats, Cinderella League, Paid Firemen vs. Sertoma, Dairy Queen vs. City Club, Morse Chain vs.

Police B.A., Ryan's vs. Century 21. Kiwanis Baseball 5:45 p.m., Cass Park, Ithaca league games, Fastpitch 6:15 p.m., Cass Park, Ramada Inn vs. Glenwood Pines, Moose vs. Der.