Marshfield News-Herald from Marshfield, Wisconsin • 11

-A-' Sisxoarfe 1L BASKETBALL Marquetto hit its Insldo shots as the Warriors stopped UAD, 2D. MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1994 TT arauder -il TC to MS fa 'mW li --n i i I -ill irl Girls Basketball Mcdford at Ashland, 7:30 p.m. "We came apart and they hung together. That was the difference. We have a lot of games left and a lot of things to accomplish.

We were tentative and they were assertive. Especially at home, you can't do that We were fortunate to be down only five at half." -Bill Zuiker By JIM PRYSE Of the News-Herald The University of Wisconsin Center, Marshfield-Wood County men's basketball team was able to overcome one cold-streak but not a second as they lost to the Mid-State Tech Cougars, 9 1 -66, Wednesday. "We're on kind of a downer," Marauder coach Bill Zuiker said. "I don't think we're plaving well as a team right now. The kids wanted to compete against Mid-State, it's a good rivalry.

I thought this game would give us some indication of where we are, but I hope it doesn't." The Cougars jumped out to a 14-0 lead, holding the Marauders scoreless until Aaron VoUrath's free throw with 13:23 left in the first half. About three minutes later, Chad Bogdonovich made the Marauders first field goal of the game to cut the Cougars' lead to 18-6. The Marauders went on a 17-5 run to tie the game at 23 before Dan Tripplcr knocked down two consecutive 3-pointers to give Mid-State a 29-23 advantage. The Marauders trailed 45-40 at half time. "Anytime you get out to a big lead like that, players are decieved at how well they're playing," Cougar coach Jeff Kaminsky said of his team's lapse.

"Our intensity wasn't sustained. I was real disappointed with how we played the last 15 minutes of the first half." The second half started the way the first one began for UW-Marshfield as the Cougars went on a 21-6 spurt to open the half, knocking the Marauders out of the game. "We came apart and they hung together," Zuiker said. "That was the difference. We have a lot of games left and a lot of things to accomplish.

"We were tentative and they were assertive. Especially at home, you can't do that We were fortunate to be down only five at half. We missed some easy opportunities early in the second half." Pat Douglas led the Cougars with 21 points, including an eight for nine effort from the field. K'A I i 1 1 I L6 Sneaking by Chris Kolstad (14) of University of Wiscon- as Mid-State Tech's Jason Kirsenlohr tries to sin, Marshfield-Wood County converts a layup defend. Mid-State won the game, 91-66.

(News-Herald Photo by Dan Young) Finley, beat Badgers Auburndale at Mosince, 8 p.m. Greenwood at Ncillsville, 8 p.m. Owcn-Withec at Loyal, 8 p.m, Spencer at Marathon, 8 p.m. Thorp at Colby, 8 p.m. Wrestling Rhinelander at Marshfield, 7:30 p.m.

Edgar at Athens Mosince at Auburndale Pittsville at Spencer Stratford at Abbotsford-Colby Boys Swimming Stevens Point at Marshfield Gymnastics Marshfield at Rhinelander Hockey Mosinee at D.C. Everest Women's Basketball Northland Baptist at UW-Marshficld At Green Bay, Robert J. "Bob" Noel, who worked for the Green Bay Packers for more than 42 years, has been fired as equipment manager, general manager Kon Woir announced. "I was fired (Tuesday) mom ing because Ron Wolf said the locker rooms weren't clean enough," Robert J. "Bob Noel said in a telephone interview from his home in Green Bay Wednesday night "Honest to God, I can't believe iL When he told me that, I was in shock.

I've been here since 1931 and I thought I was doing a good job. But evidently, Ron didn't want me because he said he had somebody in mind he wanted to bring in," Noel said. "I would like to acknowledge the tremendous contributions Bob Noel has made to the Packers over the last 40 years," Wolf said in announcing Noel's dismissal Wednesday. "He has been extremely loyal and hard-working, and those of us in the organization owe him a debt of gratitude. His commitment to the Packers could well serve as a model for everyone associated with the team," Wolf said.

On Monday, the Packers fired Jesse Kaye, director of pro personnel. Successors to both posts will be named shortly. Wolf said. "I talked to one lawyer and one accountant who said I have a heck of a case," Noel said "But, still, I got too much love for the Packers to cause too much trouble or raise any stink. At Chicago, after a lackluster performance on the basketball court, Chicago Bulls forward Scottie Pippen's night got worse.

He was arrested shortly alter midnight when a Chicago police officer checking out his illegally parked car noticed a gun in plain sight. Pippen had been in a restaurant and had come outside while police were around his car. Al though he had a license tor the loaded semi-automatic weapon, police said it does not entitle rum to carry it in public. Pippen was charged witn unlawful possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, ac cording to watch commander Walter Logan. At Melbourne, Australia, Arantxa Sanchez VTcario defeated Taiwan's Shi-ting Wang today in the second round of the Australian Open.

No. 5 Jana Novotna, No. 8 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere and No. 9 Mary Pierce also reached the third round. Pierce lost a first-set tiebreaker to Linda Harvey-Wild before rallying to win the final two sets.

Also advancing today were No. Thomas Muster, No. 12 Alexander Volkov and No. 14 Karel Novacek. Amaud Boetsch, seeded 16th, withdrew before his second-round match against Alexander Mrontz because of sinusitis.

Spartans EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Stu Jackson's voice was hoarse with frustration. "I feel sorry for the people at tonight's game because they didn't see our real team," the Wisconsin basketball coach said. "That's not taking anything away from Michigan State because they played extremely well and they were well coached." Michigan State had a plan for the 14th-ranked Badgers and it keyed the Spartans' 700 victory Wednesday. The plan involved stopping Michael Finley, who has led Wisconsin in scoring in 10 of its past 11 games.

Finley was averaging 19.7 points for the Badgers (12-2, 3-2 Big Ten). But against the Spartans, he missed nine of his first 10 shots and had just four points at halftime. Finley The 6-6 Douglas, combined with the Mid-State front line which had four other players 6-4 our taller, gave the Marauders problems all game. "It was a problem," Zuiker said of the Cougars' height advantage. "Their strength was more a problem.

We have to block out bigger people. You can't double your disadvantage by not blocking out" "We're a lot deeper than they are," Kaminsky said. "We came off with size. Teams that aren't as deep as us we've been able to give problems inside." Mid-State outrebounded the Marauders 43-29 and made 35 of 66 shots, most coming on the inside. Trippler finished with 20 points, and Jay Jesperson added 1 7.

Trippler was four for five from 3-point range. Bob Aue and Tony Schultz led the way for UW-Marshfield, scoring 14 points apiece. JcffSabbyhadll. The Marauders fell to 10-5, while the Cougars moved to 16-3. "In order to pick it up after a loss like this, you have to recognize why you got beat and correct your mistakes," Zuiker said.

"If you don't, you're doomed to keep committing the same mistakes." bottle up finished with 17, including four free throws. "I thought that Finley did a good job on himself defensively tonight," Jackson remarked. The Spartans (12-5, 3-2) contributed to Finley's misery. They never let him alone, frequently used two and three players to box him in and generally kept him off balance. "With we tried to get up on him and have someone drop off him so there wasn't an obvious area to drive, because that's when he's at his best," Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote said.

"Anthony Miller and (Wisconsin's Rashard) Griffith kind of neutralized each other. Anthony did an excellent job." Griffith, a 6-foot-11 freshman from Chicago, was held to eight I By Jim Pryse News-Herald Sports Writer The Badgers also received a committment from tight end Darrell Larsen. Bernard also played at Nassau, while Hayes and Stecker are state products. The 6-5, 195-pound Hayes, who many believe is the state's top-athlete, attends Madison East Stecker, from Ashwaubenon, opened a lot of eyes in the Division 2 state championship game where he used his 4.48 speed to bum Menomonie for several long touchdowns. Martin, who played both linebacker and fullback at high school, was rated among the top-20 linebackers in the country but will play fullback in all likelihood.

Cantrcll was rated as a top-20 fullback. These players fill roughly two-thirds of the 15-18 scholarships point," said the Badgers' Tracy Webster, who scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Our shots just wouldn't do down. It was a sign that it was their night" Miller hit a short jumper and Eric Snow sank a 3-pointer to put it back to double digits.

Michigan State was in control the rest of the way. "This is a great win for our team at this stage of the season, and maybe it's one we cWi build upon," Heathcote said. "Our kids now have the confidence that we need to play with anyone, at home. "We beat Illinois, which was 20th, and now Wisconsin, and that's the way this league is." Four of five starters scored in double figures for the Spartans, who shot 43.3 percent and had just 11 turnovers that cost tham 10 points. UW football team is still in Hot streaks propel Illinois, Ohio State As the clock wound down at the end, the Breslin Center crowd began chanting, "Over-rated, over-rated" at the Badgers.

That's the chant the Badgers heard a week ago when losing to the Minnesota Gophers. Wisconsin had been No. 12 before that 90-53 loss in Minneapolis. Prior to the season, the Badgers had not been ranked in The AJP's poll since January 1974. Jackson denied his team feels pressure from a national ranking.

"We as a team understand who we are and what we need to do to be successful, so I don't think we're affected by any ratings," he said "Ratings have never scored a basket, or won a road game, or a home game." Michigan State plays Saturday at Minnesota. of five shooting from three-point range. Illinois (10-3 and 3-1) fired season-high shooting percentage (61 percent) and season-high three-point shooting (10-19). "We caught Illinois when they played really well," said Iowa coach Tom Davis. "They shot really well.

They're a really solid ballclub." The game against Iowa (6-7 and 0-4) marked the third time Garris has scored in the 30s and he said afterwards that he feels like a veteran. "I've played what, 13 games? I don't feel like a freshman anymore," said Garris. Jamie Skelton didn't score his first basket until the closing seconds of the first half for Ohio State. But he had six points during what looked like a 16-0 fast-break drill in the second half as the Buckeyes (8-5 and 1-3) rolled over Perm State. "We've been getting a lot of flak.

We needed to play well tonight" Skelton said after finishing with 15 points. points and eignt rebounds. Wisconsin never led and got no closer than five points in the second half. The Badgers were held to 37.7 percent shooting and committed 14 turnovers that accounted for 20 points for Michigan State. "I'm dismayed at our inability to shoot the ball," Jackson said.

"When the frigid weather is over, I'm sure we'll come out of this. I can't think of anything else to blame it on. I hope we get it going soon." Michigan State led 30-21 at halftime. The Badgers opened the second half by sandwiching a basket by Brian Kelley and a 3-pointer by Andy Kilbride around a free throw by the Spartans' Daimon Beathea. That cut the deficit to 31-26 with 17:31 left to play.

"It was there for the taking at that the news allotted to the Badgers. Jackson, Bernard and either one of the two fullbacks should contribute in their first season. This recruiting class will be the fourth-top 20 class in a row for Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez, the master-mind behind the efforts. Two years ago, the Badgers inked some huge offensive lineman, among them Wausau's Jerry Wunsch. Last year, the Badgers got super-backs Carl McCul lough and Royce Roberson to run behind that line.

Those classes were designed to make the Badgers better in the future. This class will not only provide for the future, but will be expected to fill the few holes that exist on the current team. That's a luxury Alvarez hasn't had since he's taken the job. He was rebuilding. Now he'll be performing a much easier task reloading.

The only thing that would tarnish the Badgers' success story would be recruiting violations. But don't expect that to happen. Alvarez is smart He know's the value of good recruiting, and he knows the ins and outs of the complicated system. As a high school coach, he saw See PRYSE Page 2B Only a little more than two weeks have past since Wisconsin opened the year with a 21-16 win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, but the Badgers are still making headlines, this time on the recruiting scene. Wisconsin announced Monday that Al Jackson, a 6-2, 265-pound defensive lineman, has verbally committed to the university.

Jackson, who played at Nassau (N.Y.) junior college and is the sixth Badger to transfer from that school, is rated by many as the top junior college defensive lineman. The addition of Jackson is important, but it's not the first time the Badgers have been rewarded for their recruiting efforts this year. Earlier in the month, Wisconsin got verbal committments from Philadelphia quarterback Mike Samuel, the sixth-rated pro-style passer in the nation, and tight end-linebacker Ryan Sondrup of Fort Collins, Colo. Even before the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin was well on its way to another top-20 recruiting season. Giscard Bernard, a highly-touted safety who has 4.4 speed, comer-backs LaMar Campbell and Leonard Taylor, fullbacks Cecil Martin and Brandon Cantrcll, wide receiver Donald Hayes and running back Aaron Sleeker all verbally committed to the school By The Associated Press Some second-half hot streaks and ice-cold shooting helped decide Big Ten basketball contests.

Illinois took control of its game against Iowa on Wednesday night with a 10-2 run to start the second half, going up 63-45 with 15 minutes left and stretched their lead to as much as 24 before finishing off Iowa 105-90. Jamie Skelton scored 13 of his 15 points after halftime as Ohio State ended a three-game losing skid with a 79-57 victory over Perm State. Wisconsin was as cold as the minus 12 degree temperature in East Lansing, where the Badgers shot only 37.7 percent in a 70-60 loss to Michigan State. For the Illini, freshman guard Kiwane Garris scored a career-high 33 points and dished out nine assists. Fifth-year senior Deon Thomas added 22 and another fifth-year Illini senior, Tom Michael, came off the bench to score 12 points on four.