…W fS ""ER WOODS For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Michigan men's golf II team wil compete in the NCAAWOdesdoy me etMl.ay 1 1997 3 "We're going out to win" Battery rolls along By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Editor Seniors Kelly Holmes and Jen Smith - the battery for the Michigan softball team - have played so many games together over the last four seasons they are bordering on psychic connection. * So it is hardly surprising that they we...…
…Wednesday, May 28, 1997 - The Michigan Daily --1 W' trckteams aeppst cosodwith dfernNdph By Chris Farah Dail} Sports Editor ClIIMPAIGN -- The Michigan men's and wvomen's track teams have both reached ss atersled moometnts t- ittes of" change and new directiont. Unfortunatcly for the ns newer doesn't always nmean better. At th Bilen chatmpimnships, te- - mere 10 points, while tite mnt ssvie beltinid by 48 points. l Most itnportantly, thte sttp...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 7, 1997 S S INXS makes poppy, elegant comeback INXS Elegantly Wasted Mercury INXS hasn't produced an album since 1993's "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts," an album which few of us remember and fewer of us actually bought. But 1997 brings us a new INXS album, one which is easily as good (and as strange- ly familiar) as classic INXS works such as "Listen Like Thieves" and "Kick. The album "Elegantly Wasted" can...…
…14 - e Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 14, 1997 Fan turnout boosts 'M' baseball By Sharat Raju Daily Sports Editor On a typical weekend, Ray Fisher Stadium is maybe half full for a Michigan baseball series. Of that crowd, the majority of the fans are either parents, relatives or fellow Michigan athletes. But the masses turned out for the sea- son finale - a Big Ten-clinching perfor- mance by the Wolverines. "This is the first time we've had a...…
…14 -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Zahn satisfied with Big Ten title By Keyin Kasiborski Daily Sports Writer All dressed up with no place to go. That's how the Michigan baseball team must feel this week. The Wolverines compiled a 34-20 record and captured their first Big Ten title since 1989. However, the Big Ten's automatic berth in the NCAA regional goes to the winner of the conference tournament - not the regular season champ...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 28, 1997 'M' senior quintet leaves behind championship standard, B.J SiMura Daily Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY -They came to Michigan in the fail of 1993 with different backgrounds but the same goals. Each of the five seniors on this year's Michigan softball team was recruited by head coach Carol Hutchins to help bring the program to the next level - the national level. Two traveled from California whil...…
…Wednesday, May 7, 1997 - The Michigan Daily - 15 Film suffers "Breakdown" under lethargic pacing, limp plot ulia Shih Dailv ArtsWiter The new Kurt Russell thriller, 'Breakdown," is a prime example of tow afilm can drag on endlessly before inally breaking down after having tothing worthwhile to say. Russell plays Jeff Taylor, a man who sets off on a cross-country trip f Boston to San Diego with his w e, Amy (Kathleen Quinlan). somewhere in th...…
…After slow start, 'M' By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Editor While it may not have been as easy as past years, this season's Big Ten softball title was as sweet as any for Michigan coach Carol Hutchins. The depths from which Michigan had to rise were unusual for the defending league champs, but that made last week- end's Big Ten championship all the more satisfying. Three wins in three games -two over the No. 3 team in the nation - were beyond Mi...…
…Wednesday, May 21, 1997 - The Michigan Daily - 15 NCAA dream becomes golf reality x 9y Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer When Jim Carras took the job of Michigan men's golf coach fifteen years ago, he set three goals for the program. Carras wanted to build a strong foun- dation, give direction to golf at Michigan, and design a competitive schedule that would challenge the Wolverines. But qualifying for the NCAA champi- nship was never anythin...…
…Distance key to close second Wednesday, May 28, 1997 - The Michigan Daily - 15 5." " By Chris Farah Daily Sports Editor CHAMPAIGN -- On the surface, the Michigan women's track team's impres- sive second-place finish in the Big Ten championships seems to conform to a very simple standard. The standard of Tania Longe. Without Longe's 29 points, the verines wouldn't have come as close as they did to knocking offlhighly favored Wisconsin. But th...…
…SERVING UP ACES Living up to its undefeated regular-season record, the Michigan women's tennis team Wednesday won the Big Ten championship. See page 17. S PMay 7, 1997 16 Traylor plans for NBA, changes mind two days later By Mark Snyder Daily Sports lEditor The biggest man on the Michigan basketball team almost made the biggest decision of his life. One month after the season ended, Michigan sophomore Robert Traylor decided Wednesday of last ...…
…NG0ThRUiMNKS Michigan golfer Kyle Dobbs held nothing back at the Big Ten championship, winning the indi- vidual conference title with a score of 287. See page 13. RT- ol 's Wednesday I May 14, 1997 16 A clean sweep Blue wins tourney over Iowa, will host softball regional on Friday By B.J. Luria Daily Sports Writer The No. 8 Michigan softball team trav- eled to Iowa City last weekend with one thing on its mind - revenge. By defeating Iowa ...…
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…Wednesday, May 7, 1997 - The Michigan Daily - 17 Women netters soak Big Tens Tourney champs earn No. 2 seed for southeast regional William Farah and the Michigan men's tennis team faced a daunting task at the Big Ten championship without two of its top players. The Wolverines finished sixth. *hM' tennis finishes6th By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer What a difference rain can make. On April 27, excessive rain caused a change of venue and a...…
…18 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 7, 1997 1 Forrester sets mark at Penn Relays By Chris Farah Forrester said. "Maybe it hasn't really tively. Rounding things out for the dis- Daily Sports Editor dawned on me right now, but maybe tance crew was senior Katy Hollbacher, When you're in the zone, you don't down the line in a couple of weeks, I'll who finished seventh in the 10,000. ask any questions, you don't make any be like 'That was p...…
…Wednesday, May 7, 1997 -- The Michigan Daily - 19 SOFTBALL ConUnued fom Page 16 _On April 28, Holmes was named Big &'pitcher of the week for the second nsecutive week after picking up five wins and pitching 32 innings over the seven-day span. This weekend, the Wolverines head to Iowa looking for their third consecutive Big Ten title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In previous years, such an outstanding record would make the Wolve...…
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