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TOM
SULLIVAN
Sportswriter
Sports touch
our lives in
many ways.
For many of us,
excelling to the
point of great
ness in sports
is a dream that
lasts a lifetime.
From our earli
est days this
desire is what
seems to keep
us g°i n g
through the
hardest and
even greatest
moments of
our lives. It has taught us to fight for
what we want and believe in, and to
accept nothing less.
It is this ultimate love and desire
that sifts through the playground he
roes and selects only the very talent
ed to move on in their pursuit for
true sporting challenge and great
ness. Those that are fortunate and
talented enough to move on, capture
the hearts, minds and admiration of
those that can only play out their
dreams in their minds.
The feeling of accomplishment
and pride that accompanies colle
giate and professional sports must
be the ultimate sensation for an ath
lete. But what happens when that
career is cut short? What goes
through the minds of the athletes
that walk off the field for the last
time? What is their answer for to
morrow? And, what else is there for
them when their dream ends in their
mid-30s.
How incredibly hard and devas
tating it must be to wake up one
morning and realize that your ca
reer, as well as your dream, has run
its last lap. For those of us that nev
er made it into the collegiate or pro
fessional world of sports, it is a prob
lem we dealt with years ago. The
desire hasn't left, the memories are
still there but the acceptance of our
abilities has already run its course.
For those, however, that were able to
advance themselves to that highest
level of competition, they must
struggle in dealing with such finali
ty. To these people, it feels as if they
lost their best friend, knowing they
will never see them again and only
having the memories to help make
the transition just a bit easier.
I once read a poster that said "Ac
cept your limitations and then go be
yond them." It seemed as if it were
the appropriate battle cry for the ath
lete. Unfortunately, there comes a
time in all of our lives when our lim
itations take over and going beyond
them is nearly impossible.
Watching George Foreman re
cently, in what may have been an
end to the 45-year-young boxer's ca
reer, was difficult. Remembering his
early years of boxing greatness is
enough for me, but for him. I'm sure
the memories are just a painful re
minder of what was and what will
never be again.
I admire Foreman and all athletes
because of their great determination
and skill, and I shed a tear for them
the day they call it quits. For I know
the world is never quite the same
when a great competitor leaves the
arena.
Coach G. - building a soccer program
Lady Aggies
optimistic
about future
By KYLE BURNETT
The Battalion
The Lady Aggie soccer team
lost all its University funding
last fall, but a eulogy is not need
ed for they are not dead - in fact,
they are very much alive.
Junior forward Anna White-
head said the team played last
season like it was their last and
was surprised by the financial
support offered by the Universi
ty this year.
"It is such a drastic change,"
she said. "We went from no
team to a full-scholarship team.
It is hard to believe."
Under the the newly appoint
ed leadership of head coach G.
Guerrieri, the team is optimistic
about their future.
"Everyone is real excited," Se
nior sweeper Rennie Rebe said.
"We have a good core of quality
players returning and a lot of
good recruits coming in."
Guerrieri said he to is excited
and is confident in the teams
ability to compete.
"I've been at the college level
for a long time; these are players
I know could play on a Division
I level," he said. "They could set
a good level of play for the
game."
Guerrieri, who began his days
as a player at Tulsa, comes to
A&M from Richland College in
Dallas where he lead both the
Newly hired Lady Aggie soccer coach G. Guerrieri stands on the ground that is to become the home of the
men and women Thunderduck
teams to top-10 rankings in the
nation last year.
Prior to that, Guerrieri was an
assistant at the University of
North Texas and the head coach
of both the men's and women's
teams at Fiardin Simmons in
Abilene.
Guerrieri said he came to
1993 Lady Aggie soccer signees
Name
Position
Club Team
Hometown
Allison Buckley
Midfielder
Longhorn SC
Plano
Stephanie Carter
Goalkeeper
Majic SC
Arlington
Nicole Coronoes
Midfielder
Sting SC
Duncanville
Jamie Csizmadia
Forward
Mustang SC
Mustang, Okla
Kim Duda
Midfielder
Austin Thunder SC
Austin
Sandy Edwards
Forward
Sting SC
Plano
Jennifer Jones
Defender
Blaclcwatch SC
Tulsa
Nicole Nelson
Defender
Mustang SC
Yukon, Okla.
Sunny McConnell
Goalkeeper
Sting SC
Richardson
Yvette Okler
Forward
Sting SC
Bedford
Tina Robinson
Forward
Wildfire SC
Dickinson
A&M because the University
was serious about building a
womens' soccer program.
"Either they were going to do
it right or not at all," he said.
"Everything we have asked for
we have gotten, the department
has been real cooperative."
Rebe and Whitehead said
Guerrieri has made an immedi
ate impact on the program.
"Fie came in late and got
down to business," Rebe said.
"Recruiting had already begun.
But he got good recruits. Fie got
us sponsorship and a schedule.
He is thinking long term."
Whitehead said, "He has a
great coaching history. He is su
per enthusiastic about the pro
gram - that is what we need
right now."
Rebe said she is a little upset
that she has only one year of eli
gibility left to play but is confi
dent the program will be suc
cessful.
"Within three years, we will
be a top national team," she said.
"This program will take off."
Rebe and Whitehead said
A&M has a great location to
build a soccer program.
"We have top players coming
out of Texas," Rebe said. "They
needed a Texas team that could
compete on a national level."
Whitehead said, "All the best
players come out of Texas and
leave because there is not pro
grams - but now there is. "I
think the national powers will be
in Texas."
The Lady Aggie soccer team
has been in existence since 1981.
In that time they were consid
ered a varsity sport but were run
out of the recreational sports de
partment. Their budget was low
and they had only part-time
coaches.
"We have been able to com
pete on about half the budget of
other teams," Rebe said. "We
drove ourselves (to tourna
ments). We would win the first
game and lose the second. You
can't really be expected to play
without adequate travel."
Part of the team's new fund-
KYLE BURNETT/The Battalion
womens' soccer program.
ing is a travel budget, and six
scholarships for 1993. In addi
tion, the Lady Aggies are having
a field built next to the future
softball complex.
Guerrieri said the field will be
regulation size 110 yards by 80
yards with Bermuda grass and
about 1,000 bleacher seats.
"It should be one of the nicest
fields in the state," he said.
The field is expected to be
ready by August 1.
The Lady Aggies will begin
their season against Arkansas in
The Plano Labor Day Invitation
al on September 6. Their first
home game will be on October 2
against Oral Roberts University.
The Lady Aggies will have
five additional home games in
their 25-game schedule. The
schedule features such teams as
SMU, TCU and the University of
Southern California.
Walk-on tryouts for the Lady
Aggie Soccer Team will be held
on August 31. For more infor
mation, call the Women's Sports
Office at 845-1051.
Suns beat Bulls in triple-overtime, 129-121
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — The Phoenix Suns, with
Charles Barkley's right elbow tied behind
his back, reversed a 1976 triple-overtime
defeat and put themselves back into con
tention in the NBA Finals on Sunday
night.
The Suns, who lost that 1976 game to
the Boston Celtics, battled back from long
odds to hand the Chicago Bulls their first
playoff loss at home this season, 129-121.
Barkley obviously was h impered by
the swollen elbow that had to be drained
just before gametime. But he still man
aged to get 24 points and 19 rebounds,
and unlike their embarrassing losses at
home in the first two games, the Suns
gave Barkley plenty of support in the vic
tory that left the Bulls with a 2-1 lead in
the best-of-7 series.
Kevin Johnson bounced back from an
abysmal opening two games to score 25
points in 62 minutes, while Dan Majerle
had 28 and Richard Dumas 17.
Michael Jordan scored 44 points for the
Bulls, who took only nine free throws in
the 63-minute game. Scottie Pippen
scored 26 points for Chicago, still two
wins away from its third consecutive title.
Majerle's sixth 3-pointer of the game,
with 3:03 left in the third overtime, tied
the finals record and gave the Suns their
first lead since the fourth quarter, 119-118,
and Barkley followed with a breakaway
dunk with 2:39 left.
Barkley then stole a pass under the
Bulls basket from Stacey King and scored
again with 1:43 left, and the Suns went on
to outscore the Bulls 15-7 in the climactic'
third overtime. The only other three-over
time game in the finals was June 4, 1976,
when Phoenix lost to Boston 128-126 and
went on to lose the series 4-2.
Scott Williams' only points of the game
and a basket by Jordan gave Chicago a
111-107 edge with 2:03 left in the second
overtime before Majerle followed his own
miss for the Suns' third basket in 14 min
utes.
Jordan, who missed eight of nine shots
in one stretch, hit his second in a row for
a 113-109 lead with 1:18 remaining, then
exchanged free throws with Barkley for a
114-110 edge with 40 seconds to go. But
baskets by Barkley and Majerle, the latter
with 3.2 sec-
onds left,
meant a third
OT.
The game
was tied 103-
103 from the
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Tom Chandler, supervisor of scouting in Texas for the Cleveland
Indians, will be conducting a tryout camp at Travis Park in Bryan on
Wed., June 16 at 10 a.m.
Any player between the ages of 16 and 22 is encouraged to attend.
All participants must provide their own equipment. The Indians
will provide balls, bats and catching equipment.
Players from the American Legion must have written permission
from their Post Commander to be eligible.
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1:33 mark of regulation until there was
3:31 left in the first overtime, when Pip-
pen's jumper gave the Bulls a 105-103
lead.
Phoenix, held to two points since there
was 6:20 left in the fourth quarter, tied the
score on two free throws by Barkley with
1:43 left in overtime.
Johnson, held to a total of 15 points
and eight assists with nine turnovers in
the first two games, came out strong in
the fourth quarter, scoring seven points in
See Suns/Page 4
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