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Cameron University (Lawton)
University of Science and Arts (Chickasha)
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TULSA - Cristie Brown’s
hot streak started at 2 p.m. in
Chandler. At 5:30 p.m. in
Tulsa, the Chickasha starting
point guard was still begging
for the ball.
As well she should have
been. For Brown, afternoons
like Thursday don’t come
around often.
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Chipkasha^ Cristie Brown (25) and Lisa Beal (22) put the clamps on Carl Albert’s 6-foot-5
center Paige Sauer (background)during Thursday’s State Tournament opening round.
The Lady Chicks held Sauer to 24 point and four rebounds. Brown led Chickasha with a
career-high 19 points. The Lady Chicks will face Duncan in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m.
today at Tulsa Union High School. (Express Photo by James Ferris)
, Chickasha’s other four
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The Workman twins are
hard enough to stop, but when
other Lady Chicks also score
in double figures, it is almost
impossible to put the breaks on
a high-octane Chickasha of-
fense.
“This bunch of seniors is
real close,” Fields said. “ I be-
lieve they would fight for each
other, so why wouldn’t one step
up when the others are lim-
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The University of Science OIC include Southeastern
and Arts of Oklahoma is no Oklahoma State University,
longer the new kid on the Southwestern Oklahoma State -
block in the Oklahoma Inter- University, East Central Uni-
collegiate Conference, as con- versity. Northeastern State
ference officials announced University, Northwestern Ok-
Tuesday an expansion to in- lahoma State University,
elude Cameron University Langston University and
and Panhandle State. USAO USAO.
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changed to NCAA Division II
from NAIA and could no
longer play schools in the
NAIA."
Troutt said his primary in -
Conference in the NCAA are Although some schools terest is in maintaining the
scheduled to meet March 25 in might have teams that com- status of the OIC as a healthy,
Dallas to discuss the accep- pete for NAIA champi- viable conference. 'By keep -
tance of the OIC schools onships, those schools will ing all present members of the
"There are some positive still have to abide by NCAA OIC and adding two addi-
signs that a merger might rules, which are much tional members, and holding
happen," said W. Roger Webb, stricter. dual membership in the
president of Northeastern. "Some of the institutions NAIA and NCAA Division II,
"All things are possible at this have indicated they will com- the conference remains intact
point. There probably will be pete in the NAIA for an ex- and the football schools will be
some evolution from where we tended period of time beyond able to schedule other NCAA ,
are today." the probation period of three II institutions."
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lead the Lady Chicks to a 69-47 ited Thursday. Shel ley
triumph over Carl Albert in Workman scored 19 points
the opening round of the Class and grabbed 10 rebounds, and
4A State Tournament Thurs- Kelley Workman finished
day with 17 tallies and six boards.
The win sends Chickasha While Chickasha was get-
into the semifinals where they ting offensive production
will meet rival Duncan at from three of its players, Carl
7:30 p.m. today at Tulsa Albert’s big gun, Paige Sauer,
Union High School, was being stymied.
“On the way up here, we Sauer finished with 24
stopped in Chandler at two O’- points but was never a factor
clock for a shoot-around,” after the second period. The
said Chickasha coach Rhonda Lady Titans 6-foot-5 center
Fields. “We were running 11- was limited to four rebounds,
man (shooting) drills to “We went to a triangle-
loosen our legs, and Cristie and-two to stop Sauer, Fields
hit her first four shots in a said. “We put one girl in front
row. I told her, ‘Stop. Don’t of her and one girl behind her
shoot anymore. Save it for the and let the other three girls
game.’ I guess I stopped her cover the floor. They got some
just in time.” cheap baskets, but they were
Indeed, Brown had a little out of sync.”
left over. The 5-foot-4 senior After falling behind 3-0, the
scored eight points in the third Lady Chicks went on a 9-0 run
stanza to help the Lady Chicks to take the lead for good.
pull away, and then she added Carl Albert cut the lead to
asyegaestuneh SuesthaszsGRhwopk!
Brown also contributed in man cambined fqr seyen of
other ways. The CHS point the game’s next nine points to
guard distributed the ball ef- stop the Lady Titan spree,
fectively and was key to the Yvonne Lawler hit a three-
Lady Chicks committing only pointer at the buzzer to give the
five turnovers. Lady Chicks a 35-24 lead at
joined the conference one year "It makes a lot of sense for
sis
Williams, president of South restoring and renewing ri-
eastern and chair of the lrieg of the past. This
Council of ■ Presidents, demonstrates the cooperation
Williams was joined by these that currently exists between
university presidents. Dr. Roy Oklahoma universities, and
Troutt, USAO Dr. Roger this is a good way to reduce
Webb, Northeastern State costs in higher education. We
University; Dr.JoeStruckle, are excited to be in the OIC."
Northwestern; Dr. Bill Cole:
East Central University; and in addition to the expan-
Dr. Don Davis, Cameron Uni- sion of the OIC, Williams also
versity. announced that all nine uni-
"It will the first time in a versities have committed to
long time that we have had an membership in the NCAA Di-
opportunity to have a really vision II.
strong all-Oklahoma school "Most of the OIC schools
conference," Williams said. will compete as dual members
"We believe these additions and some of the institutions
will give us much greater fan will continue that for an ex-
appeal since we will have two tended period of time.
Oklahoma schools playing "One of the problems we
each other. We now have a have encountered has been a
nine-member conference lot of difficulty scheduling in
made up exclusively of Okla- that we have to leave the State
homa schools. This reduces of Oklahoma relative particu-
travel time for our fans and larly to football," Williams
our players," Williams said. said.
Current members of the Members of the Lone Star
31 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) |
•i— To be brutally frank, there I |
•. are four Big Eight teams that I
• .would just as soon be doing I
• something else this weekend i
than playing in the league’s |
। post-season tournament. I ij
Such as resting. Sleeping. I
.Letting some nicks and j
. . bruises heal. Maybe getting a |
little fine-tuning done in prac-
tice.
Kansas, Missouri, Okla-
homa and Oklahoma State are
locks on NCAA invitations. I
This Big Eight tournament
can only hurt them — sap-
ping some energy at the end of
a long season and maybe lead-
ing to less desirable seedings
— rather than help teams ।
who may be looking at Tues- l
day travel days to NCAA sites. I
Iowa State is probably in, |
’ .too, although a victory over |
.Missouri in a first-round i
> game today would make the I
.Cyclones’ faithful breathe a
’ .little easier. j
But the tournament is pos-1
. sibly a big opportunity for
some other teams with lost
, seasons — like Kansas State,
Colorado and Nebraska.
Nebraska last year came
■out of nowhere to win the I
tourney — and the automatic
bid to the NCAA.
The Huskers this year have
•17 wins and probably need an-
other victory or two to make
the difference between the
NCAA and the NIT.
“What I told my players
and I’ll share it with you,
‘Survive and advance,’” Ne-
braska coach Danny Nee said
Thursday as seven of the eight
Big Eight teams went through I
practice sessions at Kemper I
Arena. I
v First-year Oklahoma coach'
kelvin Sampson knows more
than anybody what the bottom
three finishers are feeling.
Sampson came from Wash-
ington State of the PAC-10 to
succeed Billy Tubbs, and
bragged for a minute that he
always finished in the top five. I
As in fourth or fifth, not first, I
second or third.
,. But the PAC-10 has no post-
season tournament, and
• fourth or fifth was not good
* 'enough to make the NCAA.
‛ “Now that I’m a lock for the
(NCAA) tournament, I’m not
so excited about (the Big Eight I
tournament),” he said. “I 1
> think it’s really good for the
»xfans. I think it’s really good
»-for the Big Eight. Where else
» could you see eight quality
t teams under the same roof?
, • “But I would be lying to you
, if I would say this is good for
. us right now. With an eight-
. .man rotation, we’re worried
: about depth, we’re scared
about injury.”
•. The feisty Norm Stewart of
Missouri takes a little differ-
ent approach. “At this point in
time, you need to play,” said
the dean of Big Eight coaches,
who couldn’t resist a dig at
Roy Williams of Kansas.
“Is Roy here yet?” Stewart
asked. “Oh, I forgot, this is
backed up to his fieldhouse.” I
Williams kept his team
home Thursday, the only one
of the eight to sit out the prac-
tice session. Other Big Eight
teams are barely able to keep
emotions simmering under
• the surface about a perceived
advantage that the Jayhawks I
have in Kemper, a bare 40
: miles from Lawrence. Kansas
‘ City is filled with Kansas
alumni.
', Kansas opens the four-
‘game session today against
. Kansas State.
J CHS baseball
games slated
Chickasha High School
baseball games are still on for
■ this weekend. j
Chickasha will play at
•Lawton MacArthur at 4:30
. p.m today.
The Chicks will make up
Thursday’s postponed game
against Central Marlow at
noon Saturday. I
Brown is the latest in a long half.
line of Lady Chicks who have Carl Albert never got closer
stepped up her scoring at cru- than 10 (37-27, 7:40 in the
cial times this season. third) in the second half.
Lisa Beal chimed in with 16 "Tve told you all year long
point, tying a career high, in that if we control the boards,
the Area Championship last we control the game," Fields
Saturday. said
Fields has been able to
count on point production “We tried to keep things
from Kelley and Shelley positive all week. We wanted
Workman. But she has been things to be positive. And we
pleasantly surprised by scor- played like a confident team,
ing coming from other Lady so I guess it worked.
years. There are programs
each of us have that may be
more suitable to participate in
at the NAIA level. However,
those sports are still subject to
NCAA rules," Webb said.
The OIC's long and distin-
guished history are among
the many reasons to expand it
and not dismantle it as some
have suggested, said USAO
President Roy Troutt. "The
composition of the OIC and
even its future has been dis-
cussed by Conference presi-
dents for several months.
Some of the football playing
schools, particularly those in
the eastern part of the state,
were facing a great difficulty
in filling their football sched-
ules. Some of the traditional
opponents, such as the
Arkansas colleges, had
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