Wednesday, november 30, 1977
page 14
daily nebraskan
Sigma Chi's take championship
A new intramural flag football- playoff champion
emerged Monday night prior to Thanksgiving break.
Sigma Chi's 'A' football squad won the championship
game over Phi Delta Theta 'A', 33-24, a team it played
three times during the regular season. Sigma Chi, 12-1,
won two of those games while Phi Delta Theta won one.
Sigma Chi's championship marked the end of the two
year reign of the Thunderchickens, an independent 'A'
team which was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sigma
Phi Epsilon B The semifinals included three fraternities
and one residence hall team, marking the first time in
two years an independent did not qualify for semifinal
action.
Tim Lemke, intramural chairman for Sigma Chi, said
the team knew what to expect from Phi Delta Theta be
cause of their previous meetings.
wa u7r ahPflH hv a touchdown at halftime and we
knew what they were going to run," Lemke said. "We put
in some new things in our offense to offset their game,
plan."
UNL's varsity split end, Rocke Locken, coached Sigma
Chi this year and was a big boost, according to Lemke.
"He would come over to all our games to give us some
ideas and plays," Lemke said.
"When we got to the playoffs, I knew we could win the
whole thing," Lemke said. "The seniors just wanted to
win it since it was their last shot."
Sigma Chi's 'B' team also made the All-University play
offs before being eliminated by Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Semi-final Results
Sigma Chi 'A' over Sigma Phi Epsilon B 26-13
Phi Delta Theta 'A' over Abel 10, 28-6.
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New Cowboy eager coach:
'don't know what to expect'
The UNL Sports Complex tennis courts will be oper
1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 pjn. Sunday.
Persons can sign up for court reservations from 9 to 12
noon Monday through Friday at the Sports Complex,
room 125. For more information call Ray Huppert at
472-1147.
The UNL soccer club, after compiling a 6-6 record this
fall, will practice in Schulte Fieldhouse this winter. Prac
tices will be at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Billiards competition Sunday for men and women will
start the annual Campus Game Tournament sponsored by
the Nebraska Union Recreation Department. Other
tournaments that follow include frisbee, foosball, bridge,
bowling and chess.' Winners of each tourney advance
to the Regional XI Game Tournament Feb. 24 at Kansas
State University. The region is composed of schools from
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. For more
information, contact the games desk in the lower level
of the Union.
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of
seven reports on Big 8 basketball teams.
Today's report is on Oklahoma State
University, coached by Jim KiUingsworth.
By Jim Hunt
Jim KiUingsworth, Oklahoma State
University (OSU) basketball coach, says
he doesn't know what to expect from this
year's edition of the Cowboys team, but he
has been pleasantly surprised so far this
season.
The Cowboys jumped off to a 2-0
start with a 77-69 victory over Tulsa Uni
versity and a 93-78 win over Southwest
ern University of Texas.
Yet after two early season victories,
KiUingsworth is not trying on Big 8 Con
ference championship rings.
"I'm not familiar enough with the Big 8
or this part of the country to really know
what to expect," KiUingsworth said.
KiUingsworth is in his first year at OSU
after leading Idaho State University to a
25-5 record and the NCAA playoffs and
upset wins over Loqg Beach State and
UCLA last year. He has recorded 28 con
secutive winning seasons and his Bengals
never finished lower than second in the Big
Sky Conference.
However, KiUingsworth might have his
work cut out for him trying to improve the
Cowboy basketball program Last year's
10-17 squad marked the seventh consecu
tive losing campaign for the Cowboys and
the end of Guy Strong's reign in Still
water. After Strong's resignation last year, the
Cowboys thought they had persuaded Jack
Hartman, the head coach of Kansas State
University, to return to his alma mater.
However, Hartman changed his mind and
the job went to KiUingsworth.
KiUingsworth welcomed the change to
return to Oklahoma.
"Oklahoma is originally my home,"
KiUingsworth said. "My daughter lives
here (in Tulsa). My wife has had some
health problems and the winters in Idaho
were rough on her. All of these factors
helped me in making my decision to come
here," he said.
The Cowboys return just six lettermen
to help launch Killingsworth's first season
as the Cowboy coach. Leading the list of
returnees are senior forwards, Eli Johnson
and Olus Holder.
Johnson, a part-time starter at forward
and guard last season, averaged just over 10
points a game last season.
Holder, a third-year starter last season,
was named to the All Big 8 second team
"last year and could be the first Cowboy
to make the All Big 8 squad since Jim King
earned the honor in 1965. Holder averaged
almost 17 points a game last season while
pulling down 271 rebounds.
The Cowboy's starting center this sea
son is Junior Andrew Jones, a 6 foot 7
inch letterman.
The Cowboys are starting a pair of
juniors-Howard Kelsey and Mark Tucker
as guards. Tucker led OSU in scoring in
the first two games, with 20 points against
Tulsa and 25 points against Southwestern.
The Cowboys have shown balanced
scoring this season and placed all five start
ers in double figures against Southwestern,
KiUingsworth said.
UNL-prison games hinted
By Rob Barney
Many UNL students could find them
selves behind bars this year, but not the
local drinking establishment type of bar.
Nebraska Penal Complex Athletic Dir
ectors Jeff Johnson and KeUy Asmussen
are working on scheduling basketball games
between UNL intramural teams and prison
inmates.
"It's good for the men to get out and
get involved in the community," Asmussen
said. "And it's good for the community to
have a chance to see the men.
"The main reason we're trying to start
this program Is when I was a UNL student
I played against some inmate teams and
had a good time," he addedf
So far Asmussen has had little success
in lining -up games with the inmates.
"We were going to play some games
inside the penitentiary walls but that was
vetoed he said. "The trustees (minimum
security inmates) dorm has a court but
it's outside, so when the weather is bad
it's difficult to play."
Asmussen said another drawback in
scheduling games with UNL is that he is
unable to reserve courts at UNL's Men's
riiysical Education BIdg.
"It's hard to get games scheduled since
you can't reserve courts, but we do have a
team entered in the Lincoln Parks and Re
creation League."
Asmussen said he keeps the nucleus of
die trustee team Use same each year.
"There are some changes but we
basically keep the same team. If you don't,
there is no team work and you don't win
that way," he said.
"To win is important. It means a lot
to the men, because in a way they have lost
a lot already."
To get the program underway,
Asmussen and Johnson went to UNL resi
dence halls and talked to the student
assistants (SAs). In turn the SAs talked to
floor athletic directors about lining up
games.
Asmussen said there has been some res
ponse. He added that basketball is not the
only sport played. Flag footbaU, volleyball,
slow and fast pilch Softball, baseball games
and boxing matches also have been arrang
ed. The inmates play for the enjoyment of
the game , Asmussen said .
There are no monetary benefits in
volved. The only thing they can play for is
a trophy if they're entered in a tourna
ment," Asmussen said.
"Last year the dormitory team (medium
security inmates) won the Gass B flag
football title and the sofiball teams have
won some city league championships,"
he said.
Despite having problems reserving a
court on campus, a game with an inmate
team has been scheduled Dec. 5. Court 3
at the Men's PE BIdg. is reserved for a 5
pjn. game for the inmates against Harper
Hall 3.
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Cowboy forward Olus Holder (32) returns this year after leading OSU in scoring
and rebounding last year.
Bowl tickets
Liberty Bowl tickets may be purchased and picked up
Dec. 1,2 and 5 at the ticket office in the south stadium.
The ! office is open from 9 ajn. to noon and 1 to 4 p,m.
purchase tickets for their spouses.
