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Editor's cote: la conjunction with, spring football
practice, the Daly Nehraskaa sports pse wQ feature a
series cf articles aaafyzisj the various positions. Today's
report is on tie Dieiacker situation.
By Jim Hunt
One word describes UNL's linebacking corps
experience. Linebacker coach BUI Myles has both starting line
backers from the 1975 10-2 Husker team returning for
the 1976 campaign. Those two-CIete Rflen and Jim
V7ightman-also were the leading tacklers on last year's
squad.
Pillen, a senior from Monroe, led all tacklers in collect
ing 49 unassisted and 85 assisted tackles. Wightman,
a junior from Omaha, collected 33 unassisted and 63
assisted tackles.
However, Pillen and Wightman won't go unchallenged
soorcs
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Because of an error in Thursday's story on Husker
javelin thrower Scott Sorchik, it was reported that his
243 ft. 7 in. throw at the Big 8 Conference meet two
years ago was his last throw ever. It should have read
that the throw was his last in the meet. That throw, which
gave him first place, was the longest in Husker history.
The Husker baseball team's doubleheader against
Wayne State College, postponed Thursday because of wet
grounds, has been rescheduled for 2 pan. today. Saturday
the Huskers host Morningsids College in a twin bill start
ing at 2 pja.
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The UNL weitlifting team is hosting the 1976
Nebraska State Powerlifting Championships Satuiday ia
the Men's Physical Education E'dg. The meet starts at
10a.m.
Admission is 50 cents for students and $1 for adults.
Lifts include the squat, bench press and deadfift For
more information, contact Eoyd Epley, 472-3116.
for their jobs as three other lettermen return at
linebacker. Returning lettermen from last year are senior
Percy Eichelbergcr, a two-year letterman from Louisville,
Miss and Jeff Carpenter, a junior from Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Senior Jim Eelka from Prairie Village, Kan., was
a letterman on the 1974 team.
Up from freahmaa sqcad
Myles said there also are good linebackers moving up
from the freshman squad in John Ruud from
Bloomington, Minn., Lee Kunz from Lakewood, Colo.,
2nd Tom Vering of Fremont.
All linebackers don't try for the strong side or the
weakside positions, but rather for the top two spots,
Myles said. He said he tries to find his best players and
then move them around.
The strongside linebacker lines up on the side with
two receivers. The weakside linebacker often has more
running plays come his way than the strongside line
backer, he said.
In spring drills, Myles said, he looks for players who are
aggressive, like contact and go to the football.
Ksee puts PCen cut -The
Huskers might be without the services of Pillen for
most of spring football practice because of strained
ligaments in his left knee. Pillen said he might be out as
long as two weeks, depending on how his knee responds
to treatment.
"Sitting out is definitely going to hurt me as far as
losing my position," Pillen said. "There is a lot of
competition for the positions this year, and when a player
sits out he gets rusty.
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Ralph Crabtree, the cartoon creation of Omaha senior
Ron Vfheder, has run for homecoming king and kicked
fiU goals for the football team on the pages of the Daily.
Kcbrskas.
But Saturday, Ralph will be involved in a completely
different sport usrg his foot. And this time it won't be
in newsprint.
la an attempt to bolster attendance at soccer games,
Ralph w21 attend the UNL-Kansas State University (KSU)
gsms in Memorial Stadium at 10 ajn., said Soccer Qub
president Jim FuIIirton, an Omaha junior.
"I don't know if people reaSy know we have a soccer
team here (at UNL), FuSerton said. "Ralph will be at the
gsms. It's questionable hell play because he's only second
team, but heU be there."
Saturday's gsme will be a rematch of a gams UNL and
KSU played in the University of Kansas (KU) Tournament
test Sunday when the Huskers lost 2-1 .
English prof. Franz Claha, in his sixth year as soccer
ccach, sdd three of UNL's best players were missing ia
the K-State loss.
"This game is important in terms of finding out what
we can do with our best men, he said. "I thlak this is
probably the best team we've had in approximately six
years.
Llaha said the game aba is important in preparation for
the Big 8 Conference tournament April 24 and 25 ia
Boulder, Colo. UNL's dhison ia the tournament includes
KSU, KU and the University of OVMsoma.
"Ve can beat Oklahoma for sure. Kansas is the best in
the Big 8," he said. If we can beat Kansas State thtre,
well be playing for third.
UNL's previous best Big 8 finish was last spring when
the team placed fifth.
Blaha said defense has been the strong part of the
Huskers' game, citing junior defensemen Mike Bush from
Greeley, Colo.; Kirk Ifebon, a graduate student from Em
poria, Kan, and Wheeler.
lis saM the team's experience has hdped, noting that
5out 70 psr cent of the team has phyed together for
two years.
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By Scott Jczzs
The term cow crr.pus may be ussd with much more
reverence by some City Campus students after the Univer
sity of Nebraska Intercollegiate Rodeo today and
Saturday.
The reason is the wild cow race, a novelty event
notorious for teaching city slickers that bekg a cowboy
requires more than a tcn-t2cn hat and boed fcs.
The real cowboys, about 325 of them, w21 compete ia
ths 10th assaal event at the State Fairgrounds
Auditorium. Today's session bcss at 7:30 pjn. Saturday
sessions w21 bt at 10 and 8 pja. Student ticket prices
are $230.
The rodso, SsKjnxred by ths UilL Rodso Chib, is ens
of ssvan this spring ia tie savca-ctats Great Haias reba
cf tLa Nitbsd Lit ei C5si3 Rsdso Asaciatssa (JiaA).-'
Tes3i and individual points w21 be awarded ia the sk
men's and three women's events.
Ths top two total point earners ia each event in ths
rc-cn advar.es to ths national rodeo in Eoaamaa,Mont,
June 14 thresh 19.
Steve Huckfddt, Rodeo Club vice-president and rodeo
nnr.rtr, siil ths UliL rodeo compares fivorably v-ith
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Cy Lany fesl
It will be understacdabb if UIL ati!ctic director tzb
Devaney is ons cf thoss sendlrg thask yea notes to 32
state sessatcrs-thoss who overrode Gov. J. Jarsss Exoa's
153 rslSoa usivtrsty budget veto which would bars
dipped $3020 eff ths S5S0XX) request for opcrasa
of ths new sports complex.
others ca ths ccHrate circuit.
"It seems like here at Iincnl.!i thtre's more jrastsj
said Huckfeldt, a junior frcia LeweHen. "It's indoor,
which is helpful.
Huckfeldt is ths regional point leader ia steer wrest!
fcg asd John Musdorf, fferfolk sQEsore, Isada ths
region ia bareback riding. Both covdl to their fcads with
vktorias at ths Curtis Rodeo kst wesksad, ths caJy ether
Great Plains rodeo ia Nebraska this aprisg.
HuckfaHt tail Lesiitsa ssphsisofs Ilia Ifctsrdar
also may do well ia stser wrestlir. la worsea's
ccispetitica, UJiL's Chsryl T.lits, Atkisscsa se;hcscrs,
is the dsfesd&g rejioail chasjisa ia barrd rads.,
Huckfeldt said rodeo atUndar-ca has fccaa par ia
ths past and hopes this year is no dlffsxast.
We've always beta packed ertry parfenstsca except
Saturday afumooa,' ks said.
Licidantly city sllckrrs, to trfa ths rrZi ccsr racs each
three-maa ttaai rst catch end sadils a coa and thsa
parsaads ens mcsar to scstthoor rids it oar ths fisih
broader ths red so fhals Saturdiy at 8 pjn.
If ths ortssl request had cat beaa rKicred,ths cos
plax couM net haw opsratsd ycar-rousi.
Hsem, Ihser head football coach Tom Osborsa '
may tack a p.s. on that rists, ad3 for a csw carpst of
artificial turf fm U.zr.ar-l St$knn,
Ocbcrss expitassi coacara W edneaday that ths aavaa
yairoli playing surface is becoms hazardous to players,
especially when it's wet (as it was after a half-inch rata
cf
Among the mahd&s of ths txxxzX surfacs is
vscooa is3 narsenea pacir uaaar ths carpet.
This spring, 27 players csd plasties becauss cf ia
jrfsa. Iid traiaar Fad Sahsdiar said ths cubar cf iuriss
h cot vassal for sprisg practics, staos thers ars mere
pltyers (about ISO) thaa ia ths falL
"Ths kMs ars tittizg harder becauas thsyre tryir to
ppvs thsssahrca,' Schsdar said. I think they're kittizg
.-. Assess ths racxs crisus iajariaa was rcaiar Tin
Fhsr"s treksa arm. Schnddar said Fisahsr had surrary
sdnaaytochasariaiahiselbow.
Osly 17 p!2j"srs miad practics Aedsssday ccEsared :
to 27 !aday. Sdddar said hs erpsatj ths rsrity
cf payers task c:rt I 'aav. feahsliaw
G:ts FHaa, t;ha is cut wilh a straidl ks.
Knts fannies tococat far ths majority of aiheasts
r3 ths team. las ttiysa are cut with kesa
LlTS arils ssraiaa. thrsa h-va frfi- 4
tkas
hirs shoulder fekiiaa.
SchnsHar said ths cuaijtr cfpuTad muads fcjurhs has
dsircad becauss of t 10riauts stratchir prc-ram
fctroducad at Hoaktr practices after last fall. -