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dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Thursday, January 11, 2001 sports ’Dawgs lose to Grinnell The Lady Bulldogs from Brewster Brewster put on a furious comeback rebounds and an assist. High School lost a tough 56-53 match in the fourth, outscoring Grinnell 16- Amber Fulwider had two rebounds to Grinnell in the first round of West- 7 and trailing by three with almost a in the effort, and Luckert had two ern Kansas Liberty League action on minute left. The Lady Bulldogs were points before leaving the game. Tuesday night. forced to foul and Grinnell missed the Part of Grinnell’s success was they Brewster’s next game will be 11 a.m. free throws, but the Brewster girls were had 26 offensive rebounds to Brew- Saturday at the Community Building unable to put the plays together for a ster’s 3. The Lady Bulldogs did better as they face Golden Plains in the pool lead at the end. on the defensive side with 23 rebounds play of the tournament. Ashley Carpenter and Alicia Collett to 13 for Grinnell. Things looked grim for the Lady each had 13 points to lead in the effort. Brewster had the better shooting ‘Dawgs after the loss of leading scorer Carpenter rose above her 3.2 point av- percentage at 57.1 percent to 28.4 for Sara Luckert early in the game. Luck- erage after Luckert’s injury and also Grinnell, but the difference was the ert went out with a knee injury and had three rebounds and a steal. number of shots with Brewster getting coach Laura Rush said she didn’t know Collett continued her dominance of 20 field goals on 35 attempts while the extent of Luckert’s injury, but “it the boards with 11 rebounds. She also Grinnell’s 19 field goals came on 67 didn’t look good” for her return. had a team leading three steals along attempts. The Lady Bulldogs also had Brewster was down 19-14 at the end with four assists. the better shooting percentage for both of the first quarter and hung in with Jill Beiser had nine points, two steals three-point baskets and free throws. Grinnell in the second, trailing 37-31 and a team leading five assists. Tara Brewster hit 2 of 6 three-point tries for at the half. Fulwider had seven points, three re- 33 percent while Grinnell hit 3 of 11 for Grinnell extended their leave over bounds and an assist. 27.3 percent. At the charity stripe the Lady Bulldogs in the third, out- Miranda Starns had five points, Brewster made 7 of 10 for 70 percent scoring them 12-6 and leading 49-37 along with a rebounds, a steal and an while Grinnell hit 9 of 22 for 41 per- at the break. assist. Erin Carney had four points, six cent. Coach does not come cheap for Kansas City Chiefs By Doug Tucker duced at a news conference Friday, the them.” until Peterson was finally able to per- from Washington after the Redskins might have made out even better had AP Sports Writer newspaper said. Asked when the Chiefs would begin suade Vermeil to come back “to doing signed Schottenheimer. they been willing to deal with him and KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coaches “Dick Vermeil’s record speaks for working out contract particulars with what he loves.” Besides the draft picks, Tagliabue not take the matter to the commis- who have won Super Bowls do not itself,” Peterson said Wednesday fol- Vermeil, Peterson said, “When does It’s the second time Vermeil, 64, has also said the Rams were due the sioner. come cheap. lowing commissioner Paul Tagliabue’s the next plane from Philadelphia get come out of retirement. He stepped $500,000 they paid Vermeil as a con- “If John Shaw and the Rams had Prying the retired Dick Vermeil out ruling. in?” down after Philadelphia’s Super Bowl sultant. Peterson said Vermeil would decided to negotiate, we could have of his consultant’s contract with St. “I think it was appropriate for a Su- Peterson and Vermeil were coaches and worked as a television commenta- “make the Rams whole.” come to the same conclusion, perhaps Louis is going to cost the Kansas City per Bowl coach. This man has been together at UCLA more than two de- tor for 13 years before joining the Rams Rams president John Shaw said even a better decision by the St. Louis Chiefs second- and third-round draft successful at everything he’s ever cades ago. Their friendship deepened three seasons ago. when Vermeil left the team he was Rams. I consider this individual the picks and relieve Vermeil himself of a done.” when Vermeil led the 1980 Philadel- “I guess it was just meant to be,” he given a $2 million bonus as a thank-you best coach in the National Football half-million dollars. Vermeil, who retired after coaching phia Eagles to the Super Bowl while said of his reunion with Peterson. “We for the Super Bowl championship, but League,” Peterson said. Nevertheless, Kansas City Chiefs the Rams to last year’s Super Bowl title Peterson was director of player person- were together at UCLA and the Eagles that it was not intended as a payoff for Shaw appeared to be satisfied. president Carl Peterson says, it’s fair over Tennessee, said he, too, was nel. and now we’re together again in Kan- the remainder of the contract. “The Rams feel vindicated that com- compensation for “the premier football pleased. Peterson tried to talk his buddy out sas City. I’m appreciative of how the Tagliabue found that, although the missioner Tagliabue has awarded us coach in the National Football “I thought they made it fair. I feel of retirement when he was first put in commissioner ruled. It allows me to do agreement did not prohibit Vermeil significant draft compensation,” he League.” good about it. I’m glad the Rams got charge of the Chiefs in 1989. He wound what I’m best at, with people I admire from seeking a coaching position with said. Vermeil agreed last week to a three- something,” Vermeil said from his up with his second choice, Marty and respect.” another club in 2000 or 2001, “the clear “This decision protects and upholds year contract worth about $10 million, home in the Philadelphia area. “They Schottenheimer. The Chiefs will give the Rams their purpose and effect of the agreement ... the NFL’s anti-tampering policy and The Kansas City Star reported Thurs- were good to me for three years. This Gunther Cunningham, after a 7-9 second-round pick this year and the was that Vermeil would remain retired the integrity of a coach’s contract. This day. Vermeil would likely be intro- is a way of paying something back to season, was left dangling for a week 2002 third-round choice they acquired from coaching through the 2001 sea- matter is now closed. We will focus our son.” efforts on completing the Rams’ coach- Peterson said publicly that he did not ing staff, free agency, the upcoming believe the Chiefs owed the Rams any- collegiate draft and preparing for the Longhorns win over Wildcats; keep streak alive thing. But he said Wednesday the Rams 2001 season.” AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the “You’re going to have some bad time with Texas clinging to a 20-16 players about, is not making shots,” shots continued to clank off the rim and nights like that,” Barnes said. “I told lead, and the Longhorns looked noth- Barnes said. “When the ball isn’t go- thud off the backboard, Texas coach them we’re going to find a way to make ing like a Top 25 team. The Texas play- ing in, you can’t coach it or really say Rick Barnes stayed calm. shots in the second half.” ers half expected Barnes to unleash a anything about it.” The No. 23 Longhorns, trying to Eventually, the Longhorns did. tirade in the locker room. Texas was much better in the second keep a pair of winning streaks alive Chris Owens and Darren Kelly sparked “He wasn’t upset because I think he half, going 15-of-27 from the floor and against Kansas State, were missing a 12-0 run in the second half that turned knew we were playing good defense,” connecting on six 3-pointers. shots in bunches and looking ragged on a close game into a 37-21 Texas lead, said Owens, who had 14 points and 15 Texas led 25-21 when Owens hit a offense. and the Longhorns never looked back. rebounds. “If you play good defense, short jumper, and Kelly followed with It got so bad, the home crowd of Texas outrebounded Kansas State you always have a chance. He told us a 3 and a floater in the lane that made it 8,316 gave a sarcastic cheer when 49-32 and held the Wildcats to 30.4 to keep our defensive intensity up, to 32-21. Texas maintained a double- Royal Ivey hit a free throw with 30 sec- percent shooting for the game. Kansas keep crashing the boards on the offen- digit lead the rest of the way. onds left in the first half that finally State starters Larry Reid, Richie Terry sive end.” The win ended a five-game home- gave Texas 20 points. and Kelvin Howell went a combined Barnes said there was no point yell- stand for Texas, its longest of the sea- But Barnes stayed calm.