2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - Monday, October 23, 2000 CLUBsPORTSWEEKLY EditedI n Jff PIihdips Water skiing club unphased by alligators Yankees win 6-5, take commanding 2-0 lead Warnings of alligators outlining the shores of the lake could not falter the Michigan water skiing club at the national tournament last weekend. Their performance ir Lafayette, La., proved Michigan to be a major pres- ence in the collegiate world of water skiin, when the Wolverines placed seventh, the best finish by a Midwestern team since Purdue in 1994. Michigan went confidently into nationals, still on a rush from its first-place regional finish at the Midwest Regional Water-ski Tournament, despite the unpleasant conditions the team had to practice in before nationals. "Practicing for nationals was real- ty difficult, because the weather was cold and wet for almost every prac- tice we had, so we didn't really et a lot of practice in before last week- end," club president Ryan Majkrzak said. "Fortunately, the high we were on from winning regionals gave us that extra push we needed to just go out there and get it done." The women's team finished sev- enth overall, placing seventh in slalom, seventh in tricks and seventh in jumping. The men took 10th overall, finish- ing I Ith in slalom, sixth in tricks and 10th in jumping. The highest Michigan individual skiers were senior Dan Smallidge and freshman Carly Edwards. Smallidge, a four-year veteran, placed 10th overall, finishing sixth in slalom, 10th in tricks and 23rd in jumping. Edwards took 21 st overall, placing 38th in slalom, 23rd in tricks and 25th in jumping. "Dan and Carly's performances proed that a small club team has the talent and determination to compete with lar-e, well-known teams like, the national champion, the University of L.ouisiana-Lafayette," Majkrzak said. "Finishing seventh, ahead of many varsity teams, was incredible for a Midwest club team. This shows that we are a force to be reckoned with." ---Courtenla' Bisile NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens didn't throw a ball at Mike Piazza this time. Just a bat. And when the benches emptied in the very first inning, it was clear this Subway Series had a definite mean streak, fueled by a beaning that was far from forgotten. Clemens set the tone right away and pitched eight shutout innings, and the New York Yankees held off the Mets' five-run ninth for a 6-5 victory Sunday night and a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Piazza seemed to unleash all his fury in the ninth, hitting a two-run homer off reliever Jeff Nelson. Jay Payton hit a three-run homer off Mariano Rivera, but it could not stop the Yankees from post- ing their record 14th straight World Series victory. Scott Brosius homered off loser Mike Hampton and hit a sacrifice fly, and Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez each had three hits for the Yankees. For the second straight night, the Mets looked lost at Yankee Stadium, this time making three early errors as a sellout crowd of 56,059 hooted. Now, when the Series shifts to Shea Stadium for Game 3 Tuesday night, the Mets must hope Rick Reed can some- how beat Orlando Hernandez, the only pitcher ever to win his first eight post- season decisions. His cap pulled down low and his glove held high to shield all but his eyes, Clemens held the Mets to two singles. The Rocket was clearly revved up from the start, bouncing all around the diamond to congratulate his fielders. He hardly needed a lot of help as he struck out nine and walked none. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: April Fronzoni Sport: Field Hockey Hometown: Larksville, Penn. Year: Freshman High School: Wyoming Valley West Why: Fronzoni scored the only goal in Michigan's 1-0 win over No. 5 Penn State, ensuring the Wolverines of their second straight Big Ten title and a No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Background: Fronzoni is tied for the team lead in goals (14) with Molly Powers. Fronzom NFL STANDINGS 1 Frisbee is about the ultimate sportsmanship AP PHOTO Clay Bellinger takes away a potential Todd Zeile home run in. SCHEDULE Yankees lead 2-0 Game 1- Yankees 4, Mets 3 (12 innings) Game 2 - Yankees 6, Mets 5 Game 3 - Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Shea Stadium, 8:25 p.m. Game 4 - Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Shea Stadium, 8:15 p.m. *Game 5 - Thursday, Oct. 26, at Shea Stadium, 8:15 p.m. *Game 6 - Saturday, Oct. 28, at Yankee Stadium, 7:55 p.m. *Game 7 - Sunday, Oct. 29, at Yankee Stadium, 7:55 p.m. *if necessary AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Miami 5 1 0 NY Jets 5 1 0 ' Indianapolis 5 2 0 Buffalo 3 4 0 New England 2 6 0 Central W L T ,Tennessee 6 1 0 Baltimore 5 3 0 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 Jacksonville 2 6 0 Cleveland 2 6 0 Cincinnati 1 6 0 West W L T Oakland 6 1 0 Kansas City 4 3 0 Denver 4 4 0 Seattle 2 6 0 San Diego 0 7 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Pct PF PA .833 112 51 .833 125 103 .714 202 153 .429 140 153 .250 143 171 Pct PF PA .857 145 97 .625 134 89 .571 121 78 .250 142 190 .250 95 197 .143 68 164 Pct PF PA : .857 192 128 .571 188 147 .500 238 178 .250 121 200 .000 117 204 Yesterday's Results New Orleans 21, Atlanta 19 Cincinnati 31, Denver 21 Dallas 48, Arizona 7 Indianapolis 30, New England 23 Kansas City 54, St. Louis 34 Minnesota 31, Buffalo 27 Philadelphia 13, Chicago 9 4 Carolina 34, San Francisco 16 Tennessee 14, Baltimore 6 Oakland 31, Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 22, Cleveland 0 Washington 35, Jacksonville 16 Bye Week: San Diego, N.Y. Giants, Green Bay Ultimate lFrisbee is a sport unfa- miliar to a lot of people and for a stretch of time, it was even unfamil- iar to Michigan. The women's ultimate team, is in only its third year cf existence. In its inaugural season, the team went win- less. But last year they finished third in the GreatlLakes Region, narrow- Iv missine a chance to go to nation- als. Ultimate puts a lot of emphasis on good sportsmanship. There are no officials so the players call the games themselves. "Spirit of the game is about good calls and respect for the other play- ers," Captain Jess Hoff said. "It is about playing hard and playing to win, but also about playing fair and honest." Many of last year's players have returned this year. Coupled with a great recruiting class, there are high In-stater Mason commits to women's basketball Senior Katrina Mason of Murray Wright High School in Detroit verbally committed yesterday to Michigan for the 2001-'02 season of women's basketball. Mason made the decision after her recruiting visit last weekend to campus. "I felt comfortable," Mason said. The way Michigan coach Sue Guevara "coaches made my decision go toward Michigan." The 6-3 Mason plays both center and power forward. According to her high school coach Virginia Lawrence, she has improved a lot from her freshman vear. "She's developed an outside shot." Lawrence said. "She has a great hook :shot and her defense has grown." Lawrence said she has averaged better than a double-double per game over the past two seasons. -fiom staff reports Intermat ranks wrestling r No. 7 in pre-season poll The Michigan wrestling tean, which returns all but one starter from last vear's team, finds themselves ranked No. 7 in the Intermat pre-season poll, Michigan will enter the new season with eight wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their respective weight classes. After missing almost all of last year with a knee injury, Otto Olson will : again be the pre-season No. I at 174 pounds. Michigan finished last year fifth in the Big Ten and 13th nationally. -fn staff'reports hopes and expectations for the team. Flywheel has been practicing since September even though the actual college ultimate season does not start until late February. The team's first preseason tournament was played on Saturday. "While we play now to win, these games are not recorded in the stand- ings, so we focus our efforts in the fall more towards teaching the game and buildinu the team I loff' said. The Michigan team was split in two and was joined by teams from Indiana, Ohio and Hope College for the round robin tournament. Ohio won the tournament after finishing undefeated. The highest Michian team finish was third. Flywheel's next tournament will be November 4 at Northwestern. For more information on Flywheel, visit the Ultimate Frisbee Website at /21urr nniclh.edu~il /tiarlel/. -- frad Hofrlnan Tomorrow Woum's golf at Central District Classic, (Bradenton, Fla.) Tuesda Oct._24 Women's soccer vs. Notre Dame, 3 p m. Women's golf at Central District Classic, (Bradenton, Fla.) Friday,_ Oct. 27 Field Hockey vs. Michigan State, 3 p.m. Women's swim/diving vs. Iowa, 3 p.m. Men's soccer at Dayton, 5:30 p.m. Men's swim/diving atrEastern Michigan Quadrangular, 6 p.m. Volleyball at Penn State, 7:30 p.m. Hockey vs. Miami (Ohio), 7:35 p.m. Men's golf at Stanford Invitational, 8 p.m. Men's tennis at Region Four ITA Championship (Madison, Wisc.) Women's tennis at Marquette Invitational Saturday, Oct._28 Hockey vs. Miami (Ohio), 7:05 p.m. Volleyball at Indiana, 8 p.m. Men's golf at Stanford Invitational Men's tennis at Region Four ITA Championship (Madison, Wisc.) Women's tennis at Marquette Invitational Sunday. Oct. 29 Rowing at Head of the Elk (Elkhart, Ind.), 9:15 a.m. Men's cross country at Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wis.), 11:30 a.m. Women's cross country at Big Ten Championships (Madson, Wis.), 11:45 a.m. Women's soccer at Butler, 1 p.m. Men's soccer at Northwestern, 2 p.m. Men's golf at Stanford Invitational Men's tennis at ITA Region IV Championship (Madison, Wis.) Women's tennis at Marquette Invitational DAILY SPORTS' SUBWAY SERIES East Washington N.Y. Giants Philfadelphia Dallas Arizona Central Minnesota Detroit Tampa Bay Green Bay Chicago West St. Louis New Orleans .Carolina San Francisco Atlanta W 6 5 5 3 2 W 7 5 3 3 1 W 6 4 3 2 2 L 2 2 3 4 5 L 0 2 7 L 1 3 4 6 6 T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 Pct .750 .714 .625 .429 .286 Pct PF PA 1.000 184 137 .714 143 134 .429 164 125 .429 148 139 .125 110 202 P F PA 149 115 120 105 181 110 174 174 121 210 AP PHOTO Cory Dillon broke the singlegame rushing record with 278 yards. Tonight's games Miami at N.Y. Jets 9 p.m. 4 Sunday's gme Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 Detroit at Indianapolis.1 Green Bay at Miami, 1 Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 4:05 New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:05 Jacksonville at Dallas, 4:15 Kansas City at Seattle, 4:15 Oakland at San Diego. 8:35 Next Monday'sgtame Tennessee at Washinton, 9 p.m. HOT SUBS COLD SUBS Meatball sub TunameltMeatball sub Tunamet Subway melt Grilled chicken Grilled chicken ----- "- Turkey breast Turkey breast Tuna Sub Club Cold cut trio Cold cut trio T 0 0 0 0 0 Pct .857 .571 .429 .250 .250 PF PA 296 228 131 117 144.116 214 258 149 238 All contests will be on Italian" bread. Stay tuned to Daily Sports. Golota quits after second round; Tyson gets TKO Mike Tyson is back near the top of the heavyweight division after scoring a sec- ond-round technical knockout of Andrew Golota at the Palaca of Aubum Hills on Friday. After taking two rounds of punish- ment from Tyson, Golota handed the victo- ry to Tyson by refusing to come out for the third. Golota ignored the pleas of his trainer Al Certo and simply walked away when Certo tried to put the mouthpiece in Golota's mouth. Golota was knocked down in the first round and suffered a concussion and neck injury. Although Tyson indicated earlier in the week that this would be the last fight of his career, it his hard to imagine him walking, away from potential eight-figure pay days Stickers jab SEEDING Continued from Page 1B offense a non-factor. The Nittanv Lions could not muster a shot on goal in the first half and only had four for the game. "I think it's more exciting," Gannon said. "It's what we're used to." While Michigan dominated the game, it still struggled to finish on its chances. Finally, the Wolveines had another cor- ner shot where the ball bounced around inside the circle a while. Gannon hit the ball to the right side of the post where Fronzoni was waiting to against Evander Holyfield and heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. By all rights, Golota's career as a con- tender should be considered over now. - Scott Shafferfo the Daily Kings to pay Webber the max The owners of the Sacramento Kings say money won't be an issue in their efforts to resign star forward Chris Webber. "We're going to pay him the max. We're going to pay him more than any other team can pay him:'said Joe Maloof, who runs the King's franchise. The Kings were in Albuquerque - the Maloof family's hometown -. to play Vancouver in a preseason exhibition came Friday nigzht. Webber is in the final year of his contract with the Kings and has met with the Maloof' brothers. -.Stu1 and wiC e reports Penn State slip it in behind the goalie for what proved to be the game winner. "I was thinking that was just the start of it,' Gannon said. "We had a lot of oppor- tunities to score but didn't capitalize on it.', Though Penn State didn't get to waste as many chances as :Michigan. it can cer- tainly sympathize in the agony of falling short. In the final seconds, Penn State was awarded a comner with one shot at sending the came to overtime. As the clock expired. Penn State's shot went wide and Michigan escaped with the win and the Big Ten title. Gaines apologizes for mistakes, will transfer4 By Dan Williams Dily nxSpotls Wnrte In September, former Michigan point guard Kevin Gaines joined a long list of current and former NCAA athletes who let off-the-field problems mar a budding collegiate career. But following his highly publicized arrest for driving under the influence on Telegraph Road and subsequent dis- missal from the team, Gaines made a fairly unique decision to stay at Michigan as a student for the fall and "get his head back on straight." Gaines said he will continue to attend classes this semester and concentrate on grades, and then he will transfer and attempt to resume his basketball career at another institution. "As far as deciding when to leave, I stayed just get my school work done - to get my grades back up." Gaines said. Gaines said lie is considering a num- ber of schools to transfer to, but no school is yet favored for his services. The reason Gaines' decision to contin- ue at Michigan this semester seems unusual is because NCAA rules will force him to sit out a full year before he will be eligible to participate in basket- ball games. Therefore, Gaines will not be allowed to play in games again until next .lanuar. lad he transferred immediately after his dismissal, he could have retumed to the court in the fall for the beginning of the 2001-2002 season. While he's concentrating on acade- mics. Gaines continues to work out and ., ,- MARJERIE MARSHALLi/Daily Kevin Gaines decided to finish the fall semester attending classes at Michigan. keep his game in tune. He also has main- tained contact with Michigan Coach Brian Ellerbe. "Coach Ellerbe and I are still real cool, and it's the same with all the coaching staff," Gaines said. Gaines said he will maintain close ti* with the team even after his departure. He was courtside for Saturday's Maize and Blue scrimmage. "I'm sorry for what happened,"Gaines said. "I didn't mean for it to happen like this. I hope they still do good this year even though I'm not going to be here." F _______________________________________________________________________________ - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy U of M's Ford School of Public Policy offers graduate training for domestic and international careers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors Graduate & Professional School Fair Wednesday, October 25, 2000 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Michigan Union The Ford School offers a two year Masters in Public Policy (MPP) degree as well as combined degrees with: The most significant political story of our time-by the reporter who uncovered it all. The definitive account of the scandal that led to Bill Clinton s impeachment now features a new afterword by author Michael Isikoff. i I - ~~n-.', .