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Show Wdndav. w " HILL TOP TIMES Nov.mb.r 26, 1986 QO U7 m '"lit : Si ''I I m S' is:.; :!':.s J?' ' ?8S!i llli Silillitlt Hiillill (U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C Jay Joersz) ' Lori Briggs, right, of the Hill AFB women's soccer team, and an opponent from Dee Hospital, race for the ball during a game held earlier this year. A fle By A1C Ogden McKay- - flhof ploys igeflEneir... sflcays .together Jay Joersz Office ALC Public Affairs The Hill AFB women's soccer team is celebrating their winning season which recently ended with a second place finish in the Clearfield Recreation League. "We played as a team and played very well," said Sue Towler, one of the players. And play well they did as the part military, part civilian team clobbered nine out of the 10 teams they played. The lady Falcons' only defeat was at the hands (and feet) of the McKay-De- e Hospital team. Accordr coach John Reekie, the Hill team ing to two-yea- dominated most of the game, but in the final sescored the winning goal on a conds, McKay-De- e win to shot the also McKay-De- e penalty game finished the season but because of their victory over the Hill team, they captured first place honors. The Lady Falcons' strength was their defense, according to Towler. "We had an incredibly strong defense. Not too many goals were scored against us," explained Towler. In fact, the team only allowed eight goals the entire season and scored 22. According to coach Reekie, strong play from Mary Buckley and goalie Robin Taylor contributed immensely to the team's defensive strength. 2-- 1. 9-- 1, "They played excellent all year. They're one of the better women's teams I've seen. They could go places," said Reekie. "They should have taken first. We just had a bad break in the game we lost," he commented. For some of the team, the season isn't over, it's just beginnning. Some of the players will participate in indoor soccer, according to Towler. "We're a pretty tight group, we stick together," she added. Members of the team recently presented the second place trophy to the Hess Fitness Center to display in the center's trophy case. er Air Force claims fourth consecutive chess title Each service had players in the top ranks in the 27th annual Armed Forces Chess Championship Tournament, held recently in Washington, D.C. The event, sponsored by the USO, American Legion and American Chess Foundation, saw competition so close that tie breakers had to be used to separate the top six players. The Air Force captured the team championship for the fourth time in the last five years with 41 points. The Army was second with 34 points, and the Sea Services (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard) finished with 33 points. Army Private Richard L. Russell, from Fort Drum, N.Y., won the in- dividual championship with nine points. The top Air Force scorer, SSgt. David R. Bragg, stationed at Sheyma, Alaska, was second, also with nine points. Fireman Joseph F. Longen, of the USS Truxton, led the Sea Services players and finished third with 8lA points. The tournament consisted of 12 rounds, with each player on a team playing all 12 players on the two other teams. One point was awarded for a win, half a point for a draw and no points for losses. The top players on each team went on to compete in the international NATO match in Aalborg, Denmark. The award for the best played game (brilliancy prize) in this year's tourna six-play- er 1M&M ft BH iJ kJO ment went to Air Force SSgt. Emory A. Tate, stationed at Fort Meade, Md. Winner of the individual championship in 1983 and 1984, Tate placed fifth in the 1986 standings, but won the "fast chess" match following the regular tournament as well as the bril- & mm liancy prize. Tate's opponent was Marine Corps Capt. Melvin Alsberry, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station, New River, N.C. "I started playing chess when I was bah four years old I liked to stand and watch my father play," Tate said. He didn't begin to take the game seriously, however, until age 18 and achieved master ranking at 21. In the following winning game, a subtle maneuver at move 19 termed a "clearance sacrifice," made possible the infiltration of white's pieces into black's territory. (P-Q6- White Tate ), Position after 20, NxNP Black Alsberry P-Q-4 N-K- P-Q- P-Q- P-Q- N-B- N-Q- P-K- 0-- 0 Q-B- 2 P-K- 4 B-N- 2 KR-Q- 1 N-- B-K- P-Q- B-Q- 3 N-Q- QN-Q- 2 P-K- 2 B-N- 5 Q-Q- 2 B-K- 3 P-Q- P-K- 5 3 P-Q- 3 5 QR-N- 1 NxN N-B- B-B- 4 Q-- P-Q- 6 PxP NxNP K-- Nl B-K- N-N- 3 . 5 QxQ NxP 2 N-Q- K-- PxP R-- B-Q- BxP ch QxP ch QxN ch QxR ch RxQ ch P-K- P-B- 4 at PxN 5 B-K- 3 B-- Bl 3 RxB ch KxR BxR Resigns (American Forces Press Service) |