Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 25, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winn Iphi Faatiu any 2001 sports is hungry Moose Blank the Blades Moose by Tim Campbell Kansas City the return of two Lon lost scoring souls last night helped the Manitoba Moose claim some redemption from the longest night of their season Rusty Fitzgerald Blades 0 scored twice and Daniel Goneau added another As the Moose blanked the Kansas City Blades 3 0 before at Kemper three nights after they absorbed a 71 beating in that Felt said who scored for the first time in 10 games and now has 22 goals on the tops on the we just stuck to our game Manitoba wins league leading 16th time on the Road it was kind of an embarrassment in Milwaukee so i think a lot of Guys wanted to prove to themselves and to the peo ple Back Home that were a better team than Fitzgerald said he Felt the Moose Bench gained some Energy from having a pair of Snake bitten forwards end droughts last it definitely helped out the Guys who scored the he said with a its seemed like an eternity and Ive been kind of in a thinking Mode too the Moose stuck to a simple Road game plan last the one that has helped them win a league leading 16 games away from Home this and they finally broke the sagging Blades with a pair of second period Goneau had not scored since 3 24 games ago and was a healthy scratch wednesday in but last he opened the scoring Early in the second period and Fitzgerald made it 20 about nine minutes later to help the Moose to their 30th win of the i cant remember what it feels its been so said who now has 10 the the Guys stick went on my Blade when i wanted to so the puck didst go where i was trying to shoot but it went so if that Means in going to Start getting some in very Drivers get Back on track Lascar looks into Earnhardt Seatbelt by Mike Harris i wanted everybody to know were thinking about Dale Rockingham pole Sitter Jeff Gordon with Dale Earnhardt in their Drivers returned to the track yesterday while Lascar took a closer look at the Bro Ken Seatbelt that could have Cost him his Richard Earnhardt car owner since would not respond to a statement from the Seatbelt maker that implied the Belt might have been installed improperly before Earnhardt was killed in a crash at the Daytona 500 last Many Drivers make changes to their harness system for Comfort and to adjust it to their that could entail moving the clamps that attach the Lap belts to the the intimidator preferred to drive in a reclining while most Dri vers sit More they Are going to be mounted in different places for different Dri ver Todd Bodine the important thing is to have them properly at the proper Angle for each you have to have the proper Angle to pull them the angles Are All the same where they would be mounted in a car is a Little has brought in an outside consultant to help in the Mike president of the sanctioning give the name of the but he called them experts in a lot of not just Helton cautioned against any unfounded speculation about the reasons the Seatbelt were not hiding behind he we simply do not know a con elusive Simpson performance which made Earnhardt insisted it has never had a problem with its our when properly wont owner Bill Simp son said in a Simpson told the Charlotte observer he has received death threats since Lascar officials announced the Dis covery of the broken Belt on Steve head of Emer gency medical services at Daytona International said earn Hardt might have survived slamming into the Wall at 180 Mph if the Belt had it come my conscience is totally Simpson in telling it has nothing to do with the broken Belt was the major topic of conversation among Drivers in the garage area at North Carolina Speed where the Dura lube 400 was set for Jeff Gordon won the but there Chuck Barton press Earnhardt after qualifying at the North Carolina motor was none of the excitement that nor Mally accompanies the accomplish i wanted everybody to know were thinking about i want to Dedi Cate this pole to said wearing a baseball Cap bearing earn hardts its a great Opportunity to let everyone know How much i respected him and How much were going to miss everywhere there were reminders of the seven time Winston cup Champion and most popular Dri ver in the Well remember you was emblazoned on a sign in front of a country store on the main High Way leading to the in the campgrounds across the High Way from the there were Many flags displaying 3 and fans Wear ing Earnhardt i almost didst come even though i had said Cristy from Wake but i decided i owed it to Dale to be to remember him and pay my Steve one of the three Drivers for Dale Earnhardt briefly led the qualifying session and wound up second to Gordon went Park the other two Dei Michael Waltrip the Daytona Winner in his first race for his longtime Friend and Dale Earnhardt qualified seventh and in the 43 car the elder Earnhardt teammate at Richard Childress Mike skin failed to make the lineup on Speed and had to take a provisional based on car owner he will Start Rookie Kevin who replaced Earnhardt on Childress team and is driving a White 29 barely qualified on taking the 36th press Joness barrage too much for rival Light heavyweight Champion criticized for fighting obscure opponents Goneau had an animated discussion with Moose Randy Carlyle about an hour before being scratched Randy wanted me to skate and try to Goneau these Are the things i have to do to create that happened tonight but that was no two minute Fitzgerald scored again on the Power play in the third period after Steve Kariya had taken a Cross checking major in retaliation from a hit from Moose Forward Bruce giving goalie Ken Wreggit plenty of Cush Ion for his second shutout of the the other was Here on also Wreggit stopped 35 shots last night by Fred Goodall Roy Jones did every thing but put Derrick Harmon on his the undisputed Light heavyweight Champion successfully defended his title last night when the Little known who had been taken a steady failed to answer the Bell for the Lith round of their scheduled 12round bout at the ice there was Little doubt that Jones was on his Way to but the abrupt Fin ish caught the crowd of More than off guard because the challenger weath ered barrage after barrage to remain on his but Harmons Corner said the 31year old left handers right ear drum was damaged in the 10th round and he was in no condition to go Jones defended the selection of the obscure Harmon As an saying deserved a title shot Alt Hough he had never beaten a top contender and was Only ranked 4 by the 8 by the if and 9 by the critics accuse the Champion of Duck ing More heralded fighters such As Bernard Felix Trinidad and Dariusz Michalczewsk of Germany even though none of them Are Light Harmon said before the fight that who has held titles in three weight might be Ripe for an upset and that he had the skills it would take to get the Job challenger rocked but the Champion took command at the Start and never let he Hurt har Mon in the seventh round with an upper Cut and straight rocked the challenger with three More big blows to the head in the eighth and continued to punish him in the Harmons Only other loss in 22 fights was a 10round split decision to Greg Wright in a fight originally and was a picture of lifting the Moose to 30207 and three Points ahead of the Utah grizzlies in first place in the ills Western they have five games in hand on since Wreggit recorded his first shutout Here a month the Blades have gone 312 and fallen out of a playoff after six straight tying a franchise they Are fourth in the West but fifth place Milwaukee in the East has More the Moose wrap up their fou game Road trip tonight in then return Home to face the Cincinnati cyclones wednesday at the notes the Moose recalled defence Man Cal Benazic from Augusta of the Echo last defence Man Sean Blanchard was released and will return to Florida of the solid Effort earns eighth straight Crown work ethic helps Bison women net Gapac Ball title by Ashley Prest the Manitoba bosons women Volley Ball team played a Workmanlike match to Clinch their eighth straight great Plains athletic conference title yester the bosons played a controlled and composed digging up everything and limiting errors to a Bare minimum As the 4ranked team swept Regina 30 2518 to win the bestow three Gapac final no flashy no emotional just business As the bosons will now focus on the Ciau which they will Host March 13 at the investors group athletic in a huge fan of that beamed bosons head coach Ken of All the great coaches and teams Ive read the philosophy of being Able to play a very emotionally centred it gives you a Chance to win More often that not and that what youre out Here trying to in super Happy with How we played we played Nice and con we didst give up any Points in its the kind of volleyball we need to replicate when we get to nation if we can do Well certainly be one of the teams that has a Chance to better draw the bosons can expect to get a better draw in the Ciau tournament thanks to winning their conference after the the bosons Julie Salon said the Manitoba team built on some frustrating growing pains this sea this win is especially satisfying after we lost five starters from last we we rent expected to come out this year and do As Well As we Salon were hitting our High Point now and it feels really said Jennifer the bosons Only fifth year player its so All we have left now is its going to be awesome in the Gapac women basketball Semi finals last night at the u of the bosons were led by second year Forward Anna Drewniak 12 rebounds and fifth year Veteran Anne Smiths 24 Points to defeat the Winnipeg Westmen 7669 to tie the Besto three series game 3 is today at 3 at we didst play Strong enough defence in the first half and they out boarded us in the said Westmen coach Tanya weve got to do a better Job today of executing our offence and opening up the the bosons led 4537 at the due to 19 first half Points by Smith of which came in the first 10 minutes of the fifth year Veteran Erin Soroko led the Westmen with 27 Points on the including 18 in the first the bosons went on a 60 run in the final 52 seconds of the first half forcing Winnipeg to Battle from behind for the rest of the we came out As a everyone knew their Job and did their Job and we got it Drewniak weve got the patience on offence and the intensity on defence and i think that going to win us the across town in the University of win Nipges Duckworth Matt Lechasseur hit a clutch three Pointer with 28 seconds left to help the bosons defeat the Westmen 7266 in game 2 of the Gapac mens basketball the Victory tied the Besto three series at forcing game 3 tonight at at the Duckworth the bosons broke their eight game losing Streak and the Wes mens fou game win Ning string with the in not sure if we were thinking about that before the game but i told the Guys to stay dont worry about los dont worry about winning just come out and get the Job said whose team led 3731 at we hit our shots yesterday in the game 1 loss we had Good looks but drop them today we had the same looks but the shots were Lechasseur led All scorers with 25 Points while David Wiebe had 13 Winnipeg Point guard Suk Singh scored 21 Points while Forward Shawn Cross hauled in 10 love in Drivers seat at Rainy Nissan open As a the Nevada boxing commis Sion later discovered the scorecards were not tallied correctly and declared Wright the fighting for the first time under a new contract with Hob that pays him about million per improved to 441 with his 36th it was his eighth successful defence of the wac Light heavyweight title since winning the Crown with a 12round unanimous decision Over Mike Mccallum at the ice whose previous biggest pay Day was earned Joness Best featherweight Champion Derrick retained his Aba title with a 12round split decision Over Victor Polo of the result was not a popular one with the which booed gainer dancing most of the night to stay away from the More aggressive press by Doug Ferguson los Angeles at least everyone knows who they Are chasing in the Nis san open Davis love who finally separated himself from the pack yesterday with an unlikely Birdie that gave him a three stroke Lead going into the final struggling with his Driver on a Rainy Day at Riviera country love made a 40foot Birdie putt on the 17th and had a 3under 68 to move into an Ideal for one he finally got out of the Chilly conditions just As the rain began to come Down better love is the 54hole Leader at never a bad place to be when More rain is in the when love made the 25 players were within four shots of the a dozen players were two Good putts away from being in the everyone has a tougher chore ahead of them catching perhaps the hottest player in the Corey who returned to his old swing coach four weeks took a big step toward returning to his old less since Pavin put on a if cent putting display for Tiger Woods and had a 67 to get to my Putter was really working said who took Only 22 it made up for a lot of things Pavin was joined by Dennis Paulson 68 and Craig Barlow 70 and aus Oralias Robert Allenby Woods made 16 pars and two birdies in his round of which left him in a Large group at Ben Ferguson of Hamilton is 10 shots Back after a while love has a three stroke 17 players were within five shots of Woods has not been particularly Sharp All and picked up no ground yes and he was Only five strokes out of the on this Golf you really do have to play Well to shoot a Good num Woods if i go out there tomorrow and hit the Ball and give myself some hopefully the putts will fall and ill get right Back in this despite watching Woods Belt the Ball most of the Pavin compensated with his old bulls Eye he on putted the first eight it was a wonderful putting fun to Woods associated toss ;