.,.s, . w.....,.... ..vw.,,.. ,.......,.d+..,.... , .w...,.+........., t..c.. .w.,a. ..ra:.d:W...s....,... , .. 1.._ri.., wow: - 4 -~t ..~-- ...* - . * .~' i it Page 8-Wednesday, October 20, 1982-The Michiaan Daily Club Sports Roundup RUGBY Michigan State's Spartan Rugby Club once again decided to test their luck against Michigan's rugby juggernaut, but came up short, dropping two mat- ches to the Wolverines. The Blue 'A' squad shut out MSU, 12-0, after leading at the half, 8-0. Rod Sorenson, Paul LeBlanc, and Roy Bolles all scored for the ruggers. Michigan had no trouble against State, although they experimented with many new players. The 'B' match was no contest as Michigan ran all over the Spartans' second squad, 38-3. The Wolverines were also able to experiment with new combinations. Only two members of the original 'B' team saw action against the Spartans. This weekend, members of Michigan's rugby club will join players from other teams throughout the state to form an All-Star team that will compete in Indianapolis against similar squads from the rest of the Midwest. S AILING Columbus, Ohio's Leather Lips Yacht Club was the sight of the Midwest Singlehanded Championships last weekend. Seven midwestern schools each sent two sailors, with the hope of having them qualify for the National Championships in Minnesota. Michigan's Scott Ferguson flew past a field of fourteen to capture first place by a large margin. Ferguson's 180-pound frame helped counteract the blustery conditions. Doug Wefer finished fourth for Michigan and barely missed qualifying for the Nationals. The women's team travelled to New Haven to participate in the Northeast Women's Championships. Beth Borton's standout performance in the 'B' division helped the Wolverines take fifth overall out of 14 teams. Sara Makielski finished sixth in the tight division against some difficult Eastern competition. Next weekend, the men's and women's teams will take part in the Mid- western Sloop Championships in Wisconsin. Winners of this regatta will qualify for the National Championships in Charlestown, South Carolina. FENCING Rick Hoefer took first in the men's foil and second in the men's epee to highlight a strong Michigan showing in the Michigan Divisional Fencing Tournament at the Ann Arbor YMCA, this past Sunday. Although there was no team competition, the Wolverines were clearly the cream of the crop. In addition to Hoefer's strong showing, Steve Kerr took fourth and Rick Cohen took seventh in the foil competition, while Bart Brush finished fifth in the men's sabre. Next Sunday, Michigan will host a tournament at the Coliseum in Ann Ar- bor that will feature teams from all over the state. Starting time will be 9 an.on Saturday. SOCCER Tong Park's goal in the first half was all the Michigan Undergraduate Soc- cer Club needed this past Saturday to defeat Windsor at Ferry Field, 3-0. Fatih Tezok and Mike Haney also chipped in scores to help the undergrads wun their record to 6-3. Captain Eric Freeburg was very pleased with the team's play, citing physical tactics and fine passing as the keys to the victory. In addition, he was also pleased with the overall performance of the team this years in comparison to last. "We're a lot better this year," Freeburg said. "We have a younger team, but we're stronger than last season's team.,, The Wolverines host Eastern Michigan tonight at Ferry Field. The graduate club did not fare quite as well, falling to Ferris State on Saturday, 6-1. It was not a very healthy graduate squad which played the Bulldogs, and Michigan was forced to bring basically a reserve unit up to Ferris. Javier Garaizar's goal ten minutes into the second half averted the shutout. This week, Michigan looks to improve its 1-2-1 record when they travel to Toledo today and and take on Wayne State Saturday. Although Sue Vodicka scored her tenth goal of the season, the Women's Soccer Club was over- whelmed by Michigan State, 5-1. The Spartan ran all over Michigan, who seemed unprepared for the mat- ch. This weekend, however, the Wolverines hope to bounce back and sweep a tournament in Columbus to improve their 3-2 season record. The Club Sports Roundup relates briefly the activities of Michigan club sports during the previous week. This week's information was compiled by Daily sports writer Mike Bradley. Waiting game Patience pays off for Michigan 's Strenger I ( By RON POLLACK After four years of college, many football players graduate to the NFL. After four years of college, Michigan offensive tackle Rich Strenger finally graduated to the starting lineup. For the first four years of his college football career, Strenger was firmly en- trenched on the Wolverine bench. Oc- casional scraps of playing time would be thrown his way at games end, but for the most part he just sat and waited. FINALLY, THE painstaking wait is over. As a fifth-year senior, Strenger has left behind his familiar spot on the bench ,and now he toils as a starter on the Michigan offensive line. "It was a long time in coming," says Strenger. "But when I came here, I realized the situation I was in with Bubba (Paris) and Ed (Muransky). I knew I'd wait. "When I signed to come here, I didn't know Muransky and Paris had signed. Then I read the lists and saw they were 6-7, 280 pounds and I was only 215 poun- ds." AND SO, THE "skeletal" 6-7, 215 pounder watched from the sidelines. He padded his lean frame over the next few years, so that he now weighs 261. pounds, but as long as his hulking coun- terparts were still around, Strenger was little more than a backup. "It was difficult because there was the chance I'd step in if they got hurt," says Strenger. "But in the back of my mind, I also knew there was the chance I wouldn't play. So that made it tough to get up for a game, but that was someting that had to be done." This wasn't the hardest part about watching Paris, Muransky and friends from the sideline, however. "THE TOUGHEST part of not playing much is after a big win you wish you'd been a bigger part of it," says Strenger. "The two games like this that stick out in my mind most are the Rose Bowl game two years ago (won by Michigan, 23-6) and Notre Dame last year (won by Michigan, 25- 7)." In both games, Strenger only saw special teams actions. But this year has been different, as Strenger finally figured out a way to get around the mammoth stumbling blocks posed by All-American performers Muransky and Paris - he outlasted them. Although all three came to Michigan the same year, only Strenger remains by virture of his being red- shirted his freshman year. Hence, he is now encountering both the triumphs and frustrations that go with a starting position. "I ALWAYS wondered what it would be like," Says Strenger. "A lot of good things come from a win now, but if you play bad you hear the criticism. So it's not all a bed of roses." It has been in the eyes of Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler. "I think he's played extremely well. He's as good a tackle as there is in the leagueN right now. That's how well he's playing." In the face of such lofty praise, Strenger still insists that he has much to master in the art of run and pass blocking. "It's my fifth year, but it's still a lear- ning year since it's my first year star- ting," he says. "So, every week is a new learning experience of what to do and what not to do." But at least he's got something to doW this year. It hasn't always been that way. 'The toughest part of not playing much is after a big win you wish you'd been a bigger part of it.' -Rich Strenger Michigan re-enters the top twenty AP Top Twenty UPI Top Twenty f By ROB POLLARD WITH WIRE SERVICE REPORTS The Michigan Wolverines climbed back into the United Press Inter- national Top Twenty for the first time since the opening week of balloting, earning the 19th spot in the weekly poll. Michigan's reappearance among the nation's finest comes by virtue of con- secutive victories over Indiana, Michigan State and Iowa. the Maize nd Blue fell out of the Top Twenty early in the season following back to back losses to Notre Dame and UCLA. While Michigan became theBig Ten's only entry in the UPI Top Twenty, the prestigous conference failed to place a team in the Associated Press Top Twenty for the first time since the AP poll began in1936. MICHIGAN Coach Bo Schembechler attributed much of the Big Ten's disap- pearance from the rankings to his team's poor showing on national television in last month's 23-17, loss to Notre Dame. "It's a fact people will judge on what they've seen, and we laid the biggest egg in conference history on national television," Schembechler told the Chicago Football Writers in a telephone interview. "Unfortunately, from what we did in that game, I wouldn't vote for us either," he said. "The Big Ten went up against some top competition in pre- season nonconference games and was not too successful. I wouldn't be sur- prised if any Big Ten team will not be ranked in the Top Twenty all year." 1. Washington (38)...... 2. Pittsburgh (17)....... 3. Georgia (1)......... 4. SMU........... 5. Nebraska ............. 6. Arkansas ........... 7. Alabama .............. 8. Arizona State .......... 9. Penn State ........... 10. North Carolina ........ 11. UCLA ................. 12. Southern California .... 13. West Virginia........ 14. LSU ................. 15. Notre Dame......... 16. Miami, Fla............ 17. Florida State ........ 18. Clemson ........... 19. Texas............. 20. Oklahoma.......... 6-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 5-1-0 5-0-0 5-1-0 7-0-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-0-1 4-1-0 5-1-0 4-0-1 4-1-0 5-2-0 5-1-0 4-1-1 3-1-0 4-2-0 1,113 1,050 974 925 840 791 753 740 717 644 559 508 458 335 272 241 194 181 158 65 1. Washington .................6-0-0 2. Pittsburgh............ ..5-0-0 3. Georgia............. .......6-0-0 4. SMU .........................6-0-0 5. Nebraska ....................5-1-0 6. Arkansas ..................5-0-0 7. North Carolina ..............5-1-0 8. Penn State .................5-1-0 9. Alabama..... ..............5-1-0 10. UCLA....................5-0-1 11. West Virginia .................5-1-0 12. LSU ..........................4-0-1 13. Notre Dame ...................4-1-0 14. Florida State .................. 51-0 15. Texas.........................3-1-0 16. Miami, Fla....................5-2-0 17. Clemson ...................4-1-1 18. Oklahoma ....................4-2-0 19. MICHIGAN.................4-2-0 20. Florida .......................4-2-0 I'RMY SURPLUS 201 E. Washington at Fourth OPEN M-SAT. 9-6 OPEN FRI. 9-8 LM994-3572 Join the Daily Sports Staff 15% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE WITH THIS COUPON (Except Sole Items) Selected Merchandise up to 50% off in our new bargain basement. (Exp. Mon., Oct. 25, 1982) MD * - -- Hi honey, I'm home St. Louis' Willie McGee slides safely home in last night's World Series game as the Brewers' Simmons drops the ball. McGee scored on a second inning' double by teammate Tom Herr. 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