Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mil k \ met 59 Hendrickson la 57 Macnell 16 Vargas 15 Mcdougal 88 Graham practice roster 5 Dawson 27 Horton 68 Mccann 82 0�?~bannon w 98 Tagal suspended injured a Miller Mike 65annunziata 91 Snipes 64 James Green Chris 72 Scrivener Glen 37 Pitcher 14 Boyko 74 Westwood indicates import Winnipeg offence will 56 Peoples de 70 Van Hofwegen 95 Fagan 92 Scrivener Colin 90 Rodgers bomber hopeful suffers setback painful Cut bomber depth Chart Winnipeg defence 2 Baker Gordon Preece / Winnipeg free Prelc 3 Hamilton by Ashley Prest sports reporter a key play every time Chris Kokinda came up to the plate his Bat was hopped on John Dettmers first pitch sending it Over the Wall in the first inning. Then be crushed a single up the Middle. His third hit a triple bounced off the Wall. His fourth the double landed at the foot of the Centerfield Fence. A Centre stage Rod Pedraza was steady on the Hill for the Gold eyes As he improved his record to 4-0. A what it Means the Gold eyes Are now half a game ahead of Sioux City explorers in the Chase for the first half Pennant in the West division of the Northern league. A the numbers the saints stranded 12 base runners. Gold eyes were scoring runs with timely hits by people like Terry Lee Chris Kokinda John Dorman and Mike Hickey. Best of All the Gold eyes moved Back on top of the West division. Compiled by Reyn Davis have you Ever seen a grown Man cry re 23 Garrett is 13 Perrin 24 Henry la 76 Carillon Mac �?~45 Small 8 Knight until 5 . Yesterday linebacker Wayne Weathers thought he would be a member of the Winnipeg Blue bombers five Man practice roster. He was ready to give up his last year of College eligibility with the University of Manitoba bosons to do it. But after a meeting with bombers head coach Jeff Reinebold yesterday the 24-year-old Weathers was informed that he had been released along with seven others. But while three of those seven had been offered practice roster positions Weathers was not among them. The bombers along with a1 other Canadian football league teams had to be Down to an Active roster of 36 players yesterday. A i done to know where in a at now. I can to practice with the team or ill lose my eligibility. I guess they re going to talk to my College coaches about it a said a clearly disappointed Weathers. The 6-foot-4, 228-Pound Weathers came in about As raw As they get having played his fourth year last year with the University of Manitoba bosons on the defensive line but made the switch to outside linebacker for the bombers training Camp. The bombers sixth round draft pick in this years Canadian College draft Weathers impressed the coaching staff with his tenacity and athleticism. Reinebold said head like to have Weathers on the practice roster but he can to guarantee Weathers would be there All season. What sat stake is what it could Cost Weathers. A i told him in a not going to make him promises that i can to keep a Reinebold said. A right now he a just waived. We can to put him on any kind of list or hell lose his eligibility. He could be on the practice roster or the Active roster one week and that a it. The minute he does that he has no More eligibility left at the University of Reinebold said hell be talking to bosons coach Brian Dobie about it some time this week. A most definitely i want to stay with the Blue bombers organization in any Way or role i can. It makes the most sense for me As far As what my a Gold eyes 11 a saints 4 Reinebold no Promise Kokinda hits for Cycle St. Paul Chris Kokinda has become the first Northern league player to hit for the Cycle this season. The rare feat was performed by the Gold eyes left fielder who slammed a Homer in the first inning a sin4 Gle in the second a triple in the fifth and a double off Ila Borders a woman and the third St. Paul saints Pitcher As the Gold eyes won 11-4 last night in Midway stadium while a sellout crowd of 6,329 watched. Kokinda got his first three hits at the expense of the St. Paul starter John Dettmer now 2-2. Goals Are with football and with school a Weathers said. A a in a the Type of player that if i work with someone better than me every Day that gives me an Opportunity to improve. I could use the practice roster Money i make to go Back school in a i believe this organization thinks i can play at this level and in a hoping invest in Weathers who has been a nationally carded athlete in wrestling for the past three years has excelled at the University level in both wrestling and football. He has been a National Champion in his weight class in wrestling and last season in football he led the Canada West University athletic association in sacks with six and led the conference in most tackles by a defensive end with 31. Defensive coordinator Mike Roach said Weathers has the tools to make it in the Cal. A a he a a very Good athlete he a smart and Jeff liked him a lot on special teams. He can run he shows courage he would go hit and i think that a where he began to earn his spurs a Roach said. A a he a definitely got a future if hell seven players were released with four released outright including of Keith Conlin de Gurald Lewis or Kenyatta Sparks and Weathers. Released but offered practice roster spots were do Dexter Dawson do Jeff Horton and or to Iron of ban non while the other posts were offered to of Henry Mccann it Junior Tagoai. Eaton s downtown ;