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… was 100 points and a win over the Yugoslavian national team begin the Wolverines' basketball season. It was a good beginning, to put it mildly, for freshman Gary Grant, and a positive new beginning for…

… eventually we're gonna face much better teams," said Michigan coach Bill Frieder after last night's 100-87 entrance examination. Topping the Wolverine honor role was Roy Tarpley, whose 22 points led Michigan…

… and whose 19 rebounds were a multi-national best. Grant's 17 points gave him the Wolverines' second highest grade, but it was his defense of Yugoslavia's star guard Drazen Petrovic for his first Crisler…

… left him on him (Petrovic)." Grant's defense was also one of the keys to the Wolverine offense. Each of his game-high three steals led to Michigan points, the most notable of which was a ferocious…

… reverse dunk by forward Rich Rellford late in the second half. A few minutes before that dunk, the Wolverines were struggling. Michigan's 51-35 halftime lead had been cut to seven, 73-66 with nine minutes…

… Daily CHAMPAIGN - Phil Webb turned the corner for Michigan on Saturday. The fullback's two-yard touch- down run turned a potential loss into a last-minute 17-14 Wolverine win over Illinois. The rush also…

… turned the Wolverine bowl express towards Florida. For the second straight week, Michigan came away with a pulsat- ing, come-from-behind road win. A team that three weeks ago appeared inept away from Ann…

… Arbor, and seemed headed for an early winter vacation, the Wolverines (7-3 over- all, 5-2 Big Ten) are now in position to play in a New Year's Day or Jan. 2 bowl game. THE UNLIKELY comeback against the…

… Illini was culminated by a most unlikely Wolverine. With 43 seconds left in the game, Webb, a fifth-year senior whose playing time has been limited recently, took a pitch from quarterback Demetrius Brown…

… on third-and-one at the Illinois two-yard line. Illini cornerback Chris Green burst into the Wolverine backfield and got a hand on Webb's left ankle. Webb broke Green's grasp, then beat the rest of the…

…'s narrow escape was a mi- crocosm of the Wolverines' after- noon. Michigan trailed 14-7 entering the fourth quarter. With Illinois' de- fense controlling the game and Michigan's offense floundering, the…

… the third period as a tenacious Michigan Tech Huskie defense held off the Wolverines Tech-nickel FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1. MT-Boehm (Mickalich) 2:35; 2. M-Manning (Blum, Bourne) 11:12; 3. MT…

… out of the crease to cut the angle and was helpless. The goal put the Wolverines down 5-2. Michigan's Kelly McCrimmon scored at 8:02 after a series of shots the Wolverines had launched in desperation…

… quite that alignment. "We haven't been a deep threat ballclub," he added. "Our range is bet- ween five and 20 yards and when they shut that down, we were in trouble." IT WAS the Wolverines' third con…

… his Michigan a 7-0 lead midway through the receivers and have four active kids up opening stanza. front. We made him move around and The Wolverines' next series began at the coverage was key. We made…

… him midfield, thanks to a 24-yard shanked dump the ball." punt off the foot of Jim Bosche. Edwar- The Wolverine offense capitalized on ds dashed through the line for 13 yards, the defense's tenacity and…

… the Wolverines struck paydirt when tailback Butch Woolfolk dove in nann is to cover his from two yards out for the touchdown, Prs and have four capping an eight-play, 60-yard drive. ,,t Schembechler…

… going to put pressure on , the Purdue quarterback throughout the contest, and when Herrmann did have time to complete a pass, the physical Wolverine defensive backfield was in position to limit the…

… Wolverines will ride into Buckeye-land is the defense. And the man who was as surprised by the. easy win as anyone was Bo Schembechler. "Who would have ever thought that our defense would have run a string of…

… 14 consecutive shutout quarters?" the coach exclaimed in reference to the fict that Illinois was the last team to light up the scoreboard against the Wolverines on October 25, exactly 214 minutes and…

… icers split with rival Spartans BY KEN GOLDBERG One Wolverine went to the showers early. One o Wolverine was first star. And one Wolverine hockey coach was very happy to put two points in the stand…

… second period, gave the Wolverines a commanding 5-2 lead. The senior winger earlier added an assist to earn the game's first star. McCaughey games. now has seven points over the past four "We didn't let…

… capitalized on three of five power-play opportunities. After taking a 3-2 lead in the first, Michigan allowed Spartan forward Kerry Russell to walk in and slide the puck past Wolverine goaltender Glen Neary…

… points, five points behind the league- leading Spartans. Overall, Wolverine captain Todd Brost was satisfied with the weekend split. "We knew we had to play 60 minutes to beat State on Saturday," Brost…

… is rudely welcomed to the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry by Wolverine defenseman Randy Kwong. The fight first broke out after Alex Roberts and Jeff Harding battled at the end of the first period…

… presence. Vitale, who picked Michigan as the top team in the nation, kidded Wolverine coach Bill Frieder for complaining that his team wasn't as good Vitale thinks. As for the upcoming season, the consensus…

… else to the Wolverines current winning recipe - leadership. "His presence on the ice rubs off on everyone," said teammate Todd Copeland. "He's been here for four years and knows how to handle all the…

… store for Moes, he'll always be remembered for his role on the Wolverine hockey team as one who led by example. The consensus on Moes is there is nothing secretive about him. As Copeland states, "What you…

… icers by Michael Bess Daily Sports Contributor The University of Michigan men's swim team ran their record to 4-0 last night after soundly defeating Oakland University. The Wolverines received strong…

…0I Page 10 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, November 16, 1989 Weidenbach runs to success Former Wolverine swimmer makes it big as a marathoner Vice President Dan Quayle and House Speaker Tom Foley…

… both those catches," Kolesar said. "Now this (year's game against Ohio State) is the rubber match. Let's see what I can do." Everyone already knows. But in his last regular-season game as a Wolverine, it…

… in Latin America - Wolverine Rm., Michigan Union, 8 pm. Elementary Education Informa- tion, SIGMA - Tribute Rm., 4 pm. Support Meeting, SIGMA - Whitney Aud., 6-7 pm. LASC Meeting - 2435 Mason Hall, 8…

…. FRANCAVILLA Un-Garde-d moment Michigan guard Garde Thompson drives to the hoop past Sonan Radovic of the Yugoslavian national team. The Wolverines coasted to a 100-87 exhibition victory last night. See story on…