daily ncbrcskan
friday,pri! 23,1976
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Cy Pete Vcgmsn
WMe sports such as gymnastics and football have
brought national recognition to Nebraska in recent years,
another UNL sport has quietly developed the makings of
a D3 8 Conference and possibly future national power
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The sport is crew, and coach Bob Spousta and UNL
crew members are favored to defend their Big 8 title Sat
urday at Branched Oak Lake northwest of 'Lincoln.
At last year's inaugural conference championships, the
Huskers won the Ben Stott Challenge Cup, symbolic of
.Eg 8 crew supremacy.
The eleven events at Saturday's regatta and their ap
proximate starting times include: 9 ajn novice men's
eight; 9:30 ajn. junior varsity women's eight; 10 ajn.
varsity men's eight; 10:15 ajn.-varsity wooer's eight;
10:30 ajn.-varsity men's four; 10:45 ajn.-single's sculls;
11 ajn.-novice men's four; 11:15 ajn -double's sculls;
11:30 ajn.-varsity women's eight; noon-varsity mixed
eight and 12:30 pjn.-novice mixed eight.
Competing against UNL wEl be Kansas State (KSU)
and Oklahoma State (OSU) Universities, the only Big
8 schools with crew programs.
T think there'll be some doss races Saturday,"
Spousta said. "Kansas State wants to do better with us
than they did against Yale" in a regatta three weeks ago in
Omaha involving KSU, UNL and Yale, he said.
Men's races wl be 2J0OO meters (about one and one
fourth miles), women's will be 1 JDG0 and the mixed (men
and women rowing together) wEl be 2j000.
"I'd like to put the mixed races in a serious vtia," he
said. They're meant to be fun, but we're going out to
win."
Spousta said a small wind could have an important ef
fect on the races, which w21 be run parallel to the lake's
east shore.
"The water out there Saturday wQ be a real challenge
of oarsmanship," he said. "The crew that whs wEl be the
crew that handles the water."
Two weeks ago, in a dual against UNL, Vkhita State
completed only two of six scheduled races and then re
fused to continue because of rough water.
The decision of whether to race Saturday mainly rests
with Spousta.
I, ECSU 'ocjcEi folk one in twin
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By SiieReitz
Sunshine and 70-degree weather set the stage for, a
doubleheader split between the UNL and Kansas State
University (KSU) softball teams Thursday in Lincoln.
UNL won the first game 5-3 but lost the second 9-8.
Senior Sue Hansen and freshman Sue Luedtke starred
in the first game, hitting 3-3 for the Huskers.
Hansen hit the first of two doubles to lead off UNL's
three-run second inning. She scored when KSU pitcher
Kay Beatty walked Husker freshman Pam Leeper with
sports
Sophomore defensive back Budge Porter, injured dur
ing Y ednesday 's football scrimmage, was in serious condi
tion Thursday at Bryan Memorial Hospital.
Husker coach Tom Osborne said Porter underwent
surgery Thursday to repair two dislocated vertebras in
his neck. Osborne said Porter had feeling in his arms and
legs before the operation.
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The Husker rnsn's track team sees action today and
Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des lysines.
The Husker men's tennis team downed Wichita Stats
University 5-4 Wednesday to up its record to 12-8. Senior
Rick Cohen, sophomore Dan Yesver and freshman IM
Wocg won their singles matches. The doubles teams
of sephemore Jeff Schmskl-Yeaver and freshman Russ
V.tse-Cchen also won.
The Husker baseball team, xssm 14-20-1, hosts the
University of Kansas for three weekend games. The
single game today starts at 3 pja., nth the Sauoday
doubleheader beginning at 1 pin. '.. -
The Huskers split their eighth straight doubleheader
in Omaha Wednesday, losing to the University cf
Nebraska at Omaha 3-2 in the opener before taking
the second game 6-3.
In ths first pme, senior pitcher Dave Duehrer had a no
hitter and a 2-0 bad gofeg into the seventh inning. He
walked the first batter and had a 2-0 count on the second
before giving way to senior Boyd Catenhorst.
After a fly cat, Batenhorst gave up three straight
singles and then wild-pitched the winning run heme, ills
record dipped to 4-2. The Husker runs scored on a two
run single by sophomore Doug I2!er.
In ths nhtcap, sophomore Jerry YingliEg upped his
record to 3-0 vh fesr and teroth!is innings cf shutout
relief pitching. Juniors Paul Haas and Steve Mrfdanarnan
each had a two-run home run, and senior Gary Healey
added a two-run double.
UNL is the sits of the Region VHI United States
Volleyball Association (USVEA) championships Saturday.
Matches begin at 8:30 am. in the Coliseum and the
Women's Physical Education Eldg., with five courts at
each sits in continuous action.
Finals begin at 5:30 pin. for ths Men's B and Women's
B divisions. Women's Open finals are at 7 pxt. in ths
Coliseum, while the Men's Open finals follow at 8 pm.
. Thirty-five teams from Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri
and 'Kansas will compete along with squads from the
Lincoln Volleyball Cfeib, Offutt Air Fores Bass and R. J.
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bases loaded. UNL scored twice more in the inning on a
single by junior Jean Vrbka and a sacrifice fly by sopho
more Peg Conradt.
Hansen socked another double the next inning, then
scored on a triple by Luedtke. UNL's final score came in
the fifth inning. .
KSU scored runs in the third, fourth and fifth stanzas.
In the second game, KSU scored first with a run in the
second but the Huskers answered with five runs in the
next inning.
Sophomore Husker catcher Christy Oswald socked a
triple late in the third to drive in the of the runs. Earlier
in the inning, starting junior pitcher Kris Schell scored on
a ground out by junior right fielder Sandy Stewart and
second baseman Van Teten scored on a single by senior
centerfielder Betsy Anderson. UNL added another run in
the fourth.
KSU scored two runs in the fourth inning. Then, in
the fifth inning, UNL coach Myreen Loveless replaced
Schell with Cartels who gave up seven hits and six runs
and was tagged with the loss.
Teten and Stewart hit back to back triples in the sixth,
then Hansen singled to score Stewart. However, the added .
runs weren't enough as KSU pitcher Betsey Locke
. finished with the win.
Carrying a 6-8 record, the Huskers head into the Dig 8
Conference tournament today and Saturday at the Uni
versity of Kansas (KU). .
Five teams will compete in the double elimination
tournament including UNL, KU, KSU, Iowa State Uni- ,
versify (ISU) and the University of Missouri (MU).
UNL's first opponent will be host KU and the winner
meets ISU Saturday. The loser of that game Saturday
plays the loser of the KSU-MU game.
IH never force a coach to send his crew on the
water. But if we think the conditions are rateable andkme
coach doesn't want to race, we'll still run the race," he
said.
If winds and rough water cause the races to be post
poned, they wi3 be rescheduled for 6 am. Sunday.
Spousta, in his first year at UNL after coaching
women's teams at the University of Massachusetts for
three years, said the main problem UNL's crew faces is a
shortage in the number of participants.
Te need to get more people out and keep them out,"
he said. Te diJa't have enough experienced depth this
year. Consequently, there wasn't as much pressure to gain
seats" in the shells, he said.
Spousta and Mark Stonnberg, senior architecture major
from Kimball who coaches women's crew, both agreed
that one key to the crew program's future is developing
a strong crew tradition.
Te have a five-year tradition," Stormbcrg said. "Some
Eastern schools have 100-year traditions. We're pushing,
probably faster than anybody. We're the ones everybody's
following."
Saturday's regatta is sponsored by Inland Shores
Marina on Branched Oak. The marina donated 65 medals,
the Lincoln Sunrise Optimist Club donated a tropy, the
Coast Guard is providing four powerboats and the Na
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controversy win continue
to haunt swim coach
Beta
Ey Lcrry Etunld
Forgetting a recent controversy concerning his coach
ing ability wgl not be easy for IRIL srra coach John
Reta, daspite .his .elTcrts to convince people ths
controversy has endsd.'
UilL AtMetk Director Lzb Devaney rhtly refused to
fire Reta, despite a petition signed by swirrners tskins for
Reta's removal.
Reta said he wants to return to recruiting. Ussty of the
charges were lies, he said, adding that the incident ws3
have a positive effect on his program.
However, one must remember that statewide press
coverage produces something any coach fears u-hfe
recruiting-bad publicity.
If top state hlh school prospects havent read about
the swkn teams action, Reta can be sure another coach
after the same prospects will inform then-such is
reennting.
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Devaneys dacMon and Reta's optimistic comments
aside, athletes will detect a prebka with the prcgreni.
Reta has long complained that Nebraska hih school swim
coaches strong discourage their sinsmtrs from attend
ing UNL. That kat about to change.
Whether charges against Reta are true, the incident
proves Reta doesn't have the respect cf his athletes. Haw
ever, respect for the coach is not a criteria for coaching
. at UNL. An overwhelming number cf Nebraska coaches
have not earned the respect cf their players. Many athletes
different sports have voiced discontent.
It all could stem from the frustration athletes in con
revenue sports suffer, especially since most cf these pro
grams have losing records. Reta s team, having to compete
in the Coliseum pool, is an epitome cf that frustration.
Cfctppy stf and dZprJ psiit
. The Cdissum jd, with it's bad. ventilation, choppy
water and poor lighting, does not encourage good spirits,
talking fcto a rocm where paint is peeling off the wt!!s
h depressing. - - .
However, that is history. The team moves into a sparkl
ing new pool next fa3. Gone will be the classic
for the swsmer a lack of success.
This wO put more pressure on Reta, who has said not
to expect rnhalccs-naxt season. Cut if Nebraska a
swennslag fortunes fail to charge within the nest fr.e
years, vocal citicrn cf Reta from the already fcnpati:st
public (sH around Lincoln) may not be fcncrtd