dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Wednesday, March 6, 2002 sports Williams Getting ready for next year Mustangs get third The Grant Junior High eighth grade steals, and Swager had four rebounds, girls finished third in the Northwest no assists and two steals. Kansas League basketball tournament Jordan Frazier had two points, five named on Thursday, losing a close one to rebounds, no assists and one steal. Hoxie 32-30 and beating Quinter 28- Chelsea Gray was 0, 6, 2, 4; Lisha Ted- 16. ford 0, 5, 3, 2; Courtney Deines 0, 2, 2, The tournament ended the girls’ sea- 1; Megan Rubio 0, 1, 1, 1; Tatum top coach son with a record of 8-5. Schultz 0, 0, 3, 1; and Katrina Cotter “We had a great season,” Coach 0, 1, 0, 0. By DOUG TUCKER Andy Scheopner said. “This is a great Against Quinter, the Mustangs led AP Sports Writer group of girls.” 16-9 at the half. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A dis- In the first game, the Mustangs Frazier led scoring with 12 points, heartened Roy Williams came home trailed at the half 23-14. They came six rebounds, one assist and two steals. one night and told his wife it was time back, and missed a buzzer-beater Koehler had 9, 12, 2, 3; Tedford 2, 4, to start thinking about getting out of which would have sent the game to 0, 1; Rubio 2, 1, 1, 1; Swager 2, 6, 1, 1; college coaching. overtime. Megan Stefan 1, 0, 1, 0; Gray 0, 3, 3, 1; He was tired of the recruiting rat Justeen Koehler and Melissa Swa- Rietcheck 0, 2, 0, 1; May Davis 0, 1, 0, race, weary of megalomaniacal high ger led scoring with 14 points. Koehler 0; Morgan Titus 0, 3, 0, 0; Cotter 0, 1, school stars, sick of greedy parents in- had 17 rebounds, no assists and three 0, 0; and Schultz 0, 0, 0, 1. terested not so much in an education for their kids as getting them to the NBA. “I got home one night and told Wanda maybe it was time to take an- Kid wrestlers compete other look at some of those other job offers,” said the popular University of The Goodland wrestling club com- Ten and under: Eric Roeder, first, Kansas coach. peted in four tournaments in February, 73 pounds; Chance Davis, third, 79 But then came salvation in the form with at least seven wrestlers taking first pounds; Paul Starr, fourth, 82 pounds; of three kids named Drew Gooden, in their age/weight divisions. Nathan Deeds, fourth, 82 pounds. Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison. Sud- Twelve and under: A.J. Stephens, denly, his job fun again, Williams was Andale Feb. 7 first, 84 pounds; Phillip Bullington, reinvigorated and ready to give all his A.J. Stephens, first place, 84 pounds, first, 92 pounds; Aaron Deeds, first, 96 energy to the challenge. 12 and under; T.J. Hawkins, third pounds; T.J. Hawkins, first, 115 Those three had reminded him that place, 115 pounds, 12 and under. pounds; Michael Klinge, second, 68 there really were loving parents and Wamego Feb. 7 pounds; Casey Henderson, second, good kids out there, and some of them Michael Ledesma, first, 84 pounds, 120 pounds; Ben Davis, second, 92 could even play lights-out basketball. 12 and under. pounds; Bobby Doxon, second, 165 All three signed with the Jayhawks. Garden City Feb. 9 pounds; Preston Dautel, third, 76 Now three years later they are the key Six and under: Shay Miller, fourth, pounds; Michael Ledesma, fourth, 84 components of what’s probably Will- 49 pounds; Gabriel Ledesma, fourth, pounds; Nick Smith, fourth, 130 iams’ best team in his 14 years at Kan- 52 pounds. pounds. sas. Eight and under: Austin Avelar, Topeka Feb. 23 The Jayhawks are ranked No. 1 in second, 49 pounds; Seth Miller, third, Michael Ledesma, participated, 80 the nation, coming off the first un- 58 pounds. pounds, 12 and under beaten conference season in Big 12 history (16-0) and certain to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney. Royals’ Randa recalls bad year And Williams is The Associated HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — The the off-season, but I was also very anx- Press Big 12 coach of the year. Kansas City Royals were counting on ious to get back on the field and erase In balloting by 24 media represen- another .300 average from Joe Randa those memories of last year,” Randa tatives, he edged out Bob Knight, the last year. said. former Indiana coach who in just one Randa had hit .302 or higher in four Randa, who was bothered by nag- season has turned Texas Tech (21-7, of his previous five seasons and owned ging back and leg injuries last season, 10-6 Big 12) from a loser into a win- a career .293 average in the majors. worked out religiously with Royals ner. Randa, who hit .304 in 2000, could strength and conditioning coordinator “I’m extremely flattered,” said Wil- not duplicate his previous seasons as Tim Maxey during the off-season. His liams, whose Jayhawks are 27-2 over- his average tumbled to a career-worst workouts increased from about one all heading into this week’s Big 12 .253 in 2001 and the Royals finished hour to 2 1/2 hours. tournament. in last place in the American League “It’s an adjustment you have to “I’ll be sure to thank my team.” Central with 97 defeats. make,” said Randa, who turned 32 in As announced earlier, the media He could not escape the nightmarish December. “You just can’t sit there and panel also made Gooden, the league season even after the season closed. maintain as you get older. You have to leader in both scoring and rebounding, Nicollete Clancy hit a volleyball to Alicia Studer on Tuesday at the Goodland Activities Center. “I could have went to Australia and make adjustments because your body a unanimous choice as Big 12 player Photo by Doug Stephens/The Goodland Daily News still would have been thinking about just doesn’t respond.” of the year. last year,” Randa said. “I don’t think I Randa said it’s important to have a Texas point guard T.J. Ford drew all could have done anything to get last good spring. He hit .237 in 20 exhibi- but one vote for freshman of the year year out of my mind. There’s a lot of tion games last March and only .186 in and Oklahoma’s Ebi Ere outpolled ‘Dead arm’ puts pitcher out of lineup painful memories still inside me. April. Ivan McFarlin of Oklahoma State for TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Colo- ultrasound, stimulation and anti- tendinitis. Probst said the latest injury ‘‘It’s one of those things where it was “My first two weeks last spring, I hit Big 12 newcomer of the year. rado Rockies will be without right- inflammatories. is in a different area of the shoulder. hard to swallow, the way everything good and then really tailed off,” Randa Williams’ decision to stay at Kansas hander Scott Elarton for at least several “We decided to get an MRI just to get Asked if the injury could hamper played out. It gives me that much more said. “That was a very good sign of why may turn out to be one of the best things days because of a shoulder injury. a peek at what was going on in the Elarton’s ability to compete for the last motivation not to let that happen I had a slow April. I attribute a lot of it ever to happen not only to the Jay- Elarton, scratched from his sched- shoulder,” trainer Tom Probst said. spot in the rotation, Probst said, “It’s a again.” to spring training. hawks, but the profession as well. With uled start Monday with what was de- “We saw inflammation and tendinitis brief setback at this time. We’ll know Randa could not wait for spring ‘‘Last spring I peaked too early. I a 14-year record of 382-91, he has the scribed as “dead arm,” had an MRI of the rotator cuff. more as time progresses.” training to start. wasn’t able to get back to feeling com- third-highest winning percentage of Tuesday which disclosed inflamma- ‘‘We are going to shut him down Elarton, 17-7 with Houston in 2000, “I had a nice time with my family in fortable leaving spring training.” active Division I coaches with at least tion and tendinitis in his rotator cuff. from throwing the rest of this week. went 4-10 with Houston and Colorado five years of experience. Elarton, one of four candidates for We’ll treat him with a variety of treat- last season. He was traded to the Rock- the No. 5 job in the Rockies rotation, ments to try to calm down the area. ies on July 31 for Pedro Astacio. rec results will rest his shoulder until the week- Probably Saturday or Sunday, we’ll Elarton, a native of Lamar, Colo., is LIMOUSIN BULLS end, when he will play catch and be re- have him throw and see where he is.” competing with Pete Harnisch, Jason City-County Recreation evaluated. In the meantime, he will be Last season, Elarton spent six weeks Jennings and Denny Stark for the No. PRIVATE TREATY SALES Volleyball Feb. 20 treated several times daily with ice, on the disabled list with right biceps 5 starting job. 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