4 SPORTS Friday, February 11, 1983 The Michigan Daily Page 10 Icers need two at FSC By MIKE MCGRAW "There are no W*e've got to weekend. " more tomorrows.. take two this --Brad Tippett, Michigan left-winger. "If we drop one of the games this weekend, we're in a big hole. Everything's at stake." --Ferris State coach Dick Bertrand. The action is heating up. With just six games left in the CCHA regular season, both Michigan and Ferris State, op- ponents in games tonight and Saturday in Big Rapids, are locked in a tight bat- tle for the last two positions. The Bulldogs are in a three-way-tie for seventh place with Notre Dame and Western Michigan at 19 points while the Wolverines are just one point back. The top eight teams in the conference qualify for the post-season tournament. THE WOLVERINES will be com- pleting the road portion of the '82-'83 schedule this weekend and finishing up a series of seven out of eight games away from Yost. But their goal for this week is to be given the chance to hit the road again - this time in the playoffs. They may be catching Ferris at an opportune time, because Bertrand's squad has dropped their last four games. "We're in a bit of a slide," said Bertrand. "We've lost our last four, but -Michianhocli Name, Pos. GP G A Pts. P/M B. Tippett, LW 30 18 36 54 12/24 T. Speers, C 30 18 36 54 18/24 C. Seychel, LW 28 21 20 41 12/24- J. McCauley, RW 27 11 16 27 4/8 J. Milburn, C 28 9 9 18 15/30 P.Goff,D -30 2 15 17 10/20 T. Carlile, D 30 3 13 16 27/57 K. McCrimmon, RW 26 4 10 14 7/14 M. Neff, D 30 3 11 14 19/38 D. Krussman, D/LW 25 6 7 13 5/10 T.Stiles, C 28 7 5 12 15/30 F. Downing, RW 29 ' 3 8 11 4/8 D. May. D/LW 29 2 8 10 12/24 R. Dries, C 15 4 5 9 2/4 P. Kobylarz, C 28 4 5 9 16/32 J. Grade, LW 21 5 2 7 8/16 P. Spring, LW 20 5 1 6 5/10 E - B D D t f B D D 3 1 r i we should have won two of those games. And in the last 10, we're 3-5-2." The Bulldogs have made quite a tur- naround since December when they were mired in last place and now they are in a position to make the top eight. Ferris is led on offense by linemates Tom Rudrud and Randy Merrifield. The two are tied for team scoring honors with 35 points apiece. Other top performers are senior center Paul Cook (11 goals, 16 assists) and defenseman Jim File (20 assists). y statistics S. Yoxheimer, C 18 2 4 6 14/28 J. DeMartino, D 3 1 4 5 3/6 D. McIntyre, D/RW 20 0 5 5 1/2 B.Brauer,D 25 2 1 3 3/6 J. Mans, LW 9 1 2 3 1/2 B. Reid, RW 4 0 0 0 2/4 J. Elliott, G 17 0 0 0 0/0 M. Chiamp, G 17 0 0 0 0/0 J. Hawkins, D _A 0 0 0 0/0 J. Switzer, 1RW 3 0 0 0 0/0 Goaltending GOALIE (Record) GP Min. GA SAVPct Chiamp (6-7-0) 17 859:12 58 369.864 Elliott (6-11-0) 17 923:54 80 514 .865 MICHIGAN (12-18-0) 30 1800:30 143 883 .861 OPPONENTS (18-12-0) 30 1800:30 131 768 .854 "OUR DESTINY is in our own hands. We know that Michigan is capable of winning on the road and they've got the horses in Speers, Seychel, and Tip- pett," added Bertrand. "We haven't been scoring well of late and have been shabby in our defensive zone. But our number one goal is to make the playof- fs, so we're going to have to turn it around and the change has to come from the heart." Michigan will benefit tonight from the return of junior defenseman John DeMartino for the first time since early in the season. The transfer from UM- Dearborn has been out with a leg in- jury. "We've been working hard in prac- tice this week and I hope that will be reflected in the games," said Michigan coach John Giordano. "The return of DeMartino will help, his ice time will depend on the speed of the game." GIORDANO PLANS to use sophomore Jon Elliott in the net tonight. Elliott sports a goals-against- average of 2.20 since the Christmas break. This weekend's games between Michigan and Ferris State tonight and Saturday night from Big Rapids will be broadcast over WJJX (650 AM) radio. Air time is at 7:15, the games begin at 7:30. Straight from the source's mouth By RON POLLACK U* A tale of two kings at war for football recruits O FF IN THE land of East Lansing, there is a man who would be king. He is King George II (King George I resides in the faraway land of New York in a castle known as the Bronx zoo), otherwise referred to as Michigan State head football coach George Perles. Given his way, George II would be king of the hill in a state shaped like a hand. King of the recruiting hill, that is. George II is a newly-crowned king, taking over from King Muddy who has been sent into exile because of many a lost battle. And King George would like nothing better than to send his kingdom's arch enemy into similar banishment. The hated foe of the land of East Lansing is King Bo, the ruthless leader of a football kingdom in Ann Arbor. For too long, say elitists and commoners of East Lansing, King Bo has mercilessly trampled the Spartans' leaders in. recruiting ways in the state which is shaped like a hand. He takes what he wants, raiding high school football teams at will, leaving the less valuable treasures for the outmanned East Lansingites. But this year, King Geoge II and the Knights he has surrounded himself with have laid seige on the recruits who reside in the state shaped like a hand. Previous strongholds of King Bo have been turned into battlefields. Of the top 15 players in this land, seven have chosen to do battle for George II while but one will wear maize-and-blue armor beginning in September. "We knocked the socks off 'em," said King George II. "Anybody who doesn't try to make their living in their own state is making a big mistake. You'd better win your own state. "We have control of the state of Michigan," the East Lansing king con- tinued amidst much merriment and celebration by his loyal followers. "We won in our state, and we have some high-class guys." There is no arguing with the fact that the new king dominated the recruiting in the state shaped like a hand this year. Whether the East Lan- singites control the state is a topic for future wars between himself and King Bo, however. George II won the battle this year, but Bo may have won the war. While George II and his knights were visiting nearby recruits, Bo and his knights were going to such faraway places as Florida, Ohio and Illinois to see would- be warriors. Twenty of King Bo's 28 recruits came from lands other than the one shaped like a hand. These foreigners to the Great Lake State were not kicked out of their lands for ill deeds done. No indeed, great banquets were held in their honor and many a noble man tried to persuade them. But what King Bo wants, King Bo usually gets. The kings from Florida, Illinois and Ohio discovered this; something royalty from East Lansing had known for so many years. But this year it was different for the East Lansingites. This year, they suc- cessfully attacked the state shaped like a hand while King Bo was leading his troops in faraway lands. The result of these months of battle for young warriors is that the land of East Lansing has reason to celebrate. And so do the inhabitants of the land of Ann Arbor. It was a war which produced two winners and no losers. Vrr ULNL i91u I %10-- f O. I : .......... _ _ :...:: ... . {" ri} 4.' ... ..... : . 6 ..1 .... : ...... .{. }:: "{:: }}1111. ".:::..... t: "........:.:" " :v:.. ...: ..............................: " 4. ":::::::'......::. NJF': .NyJ:.:"::: ""}:': V .:..: ...LV: to ":::".:::..i: J.:" ". .: ::: :. V:Y:: "": ""H i:iY:ti"} 1 "::":V: ............. "LV.1":: }:"f V:i1 V: V: .V....:V ".}" GRAND PRIZE A 3 day/2 night t'rip for 2 in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. 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"We try to match up some good races," said Johnson. "It's kind of a fun meet. It is a tune-up for our cham- pionships." EASTERN, A young team made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores, is 7-2 in dual meets. One of these loses came against Miami of Ohio. "Losing to Miami got them really ex- cited for the conference champion- ships," said Johnson. "There were some really close races. this showed our kids that we have a lot of depth." Depth is one of the things that Isaac has been working on ail year. "If we are going to win the Big Ten Champion- ship, almost all of our swimmers have to score," said Isaac. ONE OF THE people that is going to be critical at the Big Ten meet is freshman Louise Webster. Webster, who usually swims the long distance freestyle races, will swim the 100 and 200-yard freestyle tonight. The Wolverines are beginning to taper down their practices in preparation for the championships. The tankers have been practicing less and doing less in each practice in an attem- pt to strengthen their weaker events and further improve in their stronger events. Good performances in each swimmer's weaker events is crucial for success in the championships. During this taper, "We are resting up getting our strokes working perfectly," said Webster. "You are resting up so that you are physically and mentally prepared to swim at the Big Ten meet." "SHE'S AN unknown quantity in the states," said Isaac about the Canadian Webster. "She will beat some of the people that have beaten her during the season." Michigan diving coach Dick Kimball thinks that the diving will be a crucial event at the Big Ten meet. The divers approach the championship in a dif-, ferent way than the swimmers. "We don't taper," said Kimball. "We just change the style. We do more quality kind of stuff. We run it straight through as if it were a meet." 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