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Memories a from World The month-long World Cup soccer tournament is over, leaving soccer fans, like myself, a bit down since the season has come to an end, at least on American television. The West Germans (or should I say Germans) defeated Argentina 1-0 in a championship match which the Germans deserved to win. But the final seemed to lack the drama of some of the earlier matches in Italia '90. So I'd like to take this moment to look back at some of the highlights of the World Cup; the moments that will be a fixture with Italia '90. First off, the story of Cameroon, had to be die best story of the cup. The little African team was not expected to do well. But they shocked the world with their opening round defeat of defending champ Argentina 1-0. They went on to win Group B, reach the quarterfinals and narrowly make the semi-finals in a 3-2 against England. That match was one of the better matches of the tournament, in which the Cameroon squad out played the English. The others were Argentina over Italy 2-1, in penalty kicks, and West Germany over Holland 2-1 Another story of the World Cup '90 was the trend of upsets. Costa Rica was not expected to win a game, much less make the round of 16, yet they came up with two wins before falling to Czechoslavakia in the first round. Egypt, and their -tie with Holland, really messed things up in the tough jroup F, in which the Egyptians weren't expected to win a game. They also tied Ireland before losing to England 1-0. Romania and Colombia were two other teams who qualified, stunning the experts. Argentina's drive to the final was also a story in itself, as the gutsy defending champs stayed in eveiy game, and took advantage of Athletic dej positions, si C-rArv% a! ' mill OICUI IgpUILO In what athletic director King Di> "further development of our overal plan," the University of South Caro partment restructured some staff respo Dixon said the university will add tions, an assistant Athletic Director foi port Services and an Athletic Compl tor. In addition, Harold White, a within the Gamecock athletic progran Administrative Assistant to the Athle Director of the Wellness Program. F years White has served as Assistant i for Student Services. Dixon stressed the. growing imports sis on academic programs within the tern, and that academics was an ares fulltime attention. "Academics are what we are all ai continue to develop and focus on out to devote fulltime consideration to ou port program and develop it into a sinj Dixon explained that the scope of < the NCAA and its legislation has grc that a fulltime position needs to be c that area. The new Compliance Coord port directly to the President of the would work closely with the athletic < Brown, an associate athletic directoi olina, has been responsible for con] other duties, for the past year, but no\ concentrate totally on the area of t sports program. "The area of NCAA Compliance with such magnitude that it requires F""' ~~~~ " ~ Nobody reads I Advertise In The Gamecock and gi I MINIMUM I j Iwith EVERY donatio Blood. Programs avail A&B simple blood tesl to see if you qualify. Sf for students. Serologicals ibound 1 Cup '90 I ^ FRED I r<J W Kpl 1 - GONZALEZ _ I V PepTalk situations to come out on top. Finally, there were three key players of the tournament, in my opinion. The first is Sergio Goycochea, the goal keeper for Argentina, who single handedly put his team in the final. His two penalty kick saves against Yugoslavia and Italy, along with his play overall, made him the best goalie of Italia '90 and perhaps for a long time to come. It's amazing to think this guy was a backup keeper who played because of an injury to the first string goalie. Next there is Cameroon's Roger Mila, who almost took his team to the semi-finals. Playing against Romania in the Group B title match, he entered the game from the bench and scored two goals for the win. Against Colombia in the first round, he came in and scored two goals in extra time for the win, including the steal from Colombian keeper Rene Higuta. And against England, his creative abili i . _ *1. n lty iea to ootn Cameroon goals, but it wasn't enough for the win. Just think, the 38-year-old had come out of retirement just for the World Cup. And last, but not least, arguably the most exciting player in Italia '90 was Salvatore Schillaci from Italy. He went home with the Golden Boot award for the most goals in the World Cup with six. He scored one goal in six of Italy's seven matches, including the game winner against England in the third place game. He always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. And he had been relegated as a bench warmer. jartment res taff responsi :on termed as a B : 91 1 organizational H| Una athletic densibilities. two new posir Academic SupCoordina veteran i, will be named I tic Director and Wr "or the past two Athletic Director ince and empha- BD^Ii : university sysi that demanded Athletic Direcl bout, and as we goals, we need tion," Dixon said, ir academic sup- with other respons ?le task." rectly to the presi compliance with athletic departmen >wn to the point Dixon said Whi reated to handle rector of the dej inator would re- would also coord University and program, sports iirector. Sterling program and stri r at South Car- athlete's life outsit ipliance, among "We're excited v will be able to said. "He brings tl he non-revenue be a tremendous i he continue to di has developed will be able to br ? fulltime atten- that will better ser Samecock ads! But you just did. rt resurtsl Call 777-4249 for details. ???????i *20 PAID n. Plasma & Whole able for blood types L is all that is needed necial bonus program ologicals. Inc. /liddleburg Dr. Suite 105 >lumbia, S.C. 29204 254-6537 .^gH| S* \ ^H*pwB|j^^^^^||QI^Ka David R. OwensTte Gamecock Good advice June Raines instructs young baseball players from around the state in the finer points of America's Passtime I 1 Former Gamecock no From staff reports Skeets Thomas, leading hitter ||| O DIUQTC 8 and most valuable player on the H I f|v 1990 USC baseball team, has |Lii: signed a contract with the St. : Louis Cardinal organization and . -"' x'.'': will report to Hamilton, Ontario, in the Class A New YorkPennsylvania League. Thomas, who had one year of baseball eligibility remaining at ("t*l lpfi] rp o South Carolina, was selected in the I'A U-V' L Lll ikJ 25th round of the recent profes1 , ^ , . sional baseball free agent draft and Iai lltipC was signed by Cardinal scout Vern AAX llv Benson. Thomas said he received a "satisfactory" bonus for signing. season for his final season of footi :$jjgjsj? * WiRf h'lll f 1 i rrt V\i 111\7 k M J^-l Thomas led the Metro Conferit V jk ence in batting with a .383 average Jhk mL jgm this spring. He had 11 home runs lliiii^K \ and drove in 59 runs. He batted as a ^res^man *n 1^88 and * JML gg| left field. Thomas had 28 home mns and drove in 162 runs in his three season collegiate career, tor King Dixon His .365 career batting average in 170 games breaks the listed It is not an area that can be shared school record of .358 established iibilities. This person will report di-t by outfielder Jim St.Laurent, dent and coordinate affairs with the 1983-84. ... South Carolina baseball coach te would continue in his role as Di- June Raines said he would have jartment s Wellness Program. He liked to have Thomas play for the inate the department s summer job Gamecocks for another season, but agent program, career counseling "it may have been time for him to ive to help develop the student- go. He has had three outstanding le of athletics. ^ seasons for us. The Cardinals are a about Harold s new role," Dixon quality organization and we're le experience, know how and feel to looking forward to seeing Skeets isset in this position. Not only will in the big leagues soon." rect our wellness irogram, but be Thomas said "it was a tough deanch out into some important areas cision to make" in giving up his five our student-athletes. nal season of collegiate eligibility, "owi: MOfrnllARteNjT! % APARTMENTS J ?o)s 1000 WATERMARK For a limited time we I PLACE A J 12 month leeee S 9 ? 779-2373 |_Xon our 2 BR/ 2 l/<^^W?eimwkp?j I use base! signs two i From staff reports Irmo High School's Bennett _ 11 1 if* jji_ /-i t_ _ uanoway ana Miaaie ueorgia junior College's Jerry Shepherd have signed to play baseball at the University of South Carolina. Galloway, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound outfielder, helped lead Irmo to the AAAA state playoffs in his junior and senior years. The Yellow Jackets were the state runnerup in 1989. A 4.36 second performer in the 40-yard dash, Galloway was the leadoff batter for Irmo the past two seasons, finishing with identical .500 batting averages both years. Galloway was an all-area and all-region selection in 1989 and 1990, and participated in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game last month. He was also an outstanding football player, being named to the all-area, all-region and all-state teams and participating on the South Carolina team in the Shrine Bowl his senior year. A receiver, Galloway had 65 receptions for 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns his final two years at Irmo. An all-around athlete, Galloway was selected the Irmo High School male Athlete of the Year for 1989-90. He was coached by Strother Sligh on the baseball diamond and by Joe Turbeville in football. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Shew a hasphall Skeets Thomas "but considering the year I had, it was in my best interest to sign now." T^oel^fhall r^rrnit XJUOiwiL'Uii ivvx Uii. in Minneapolis From staff reports Jamie Watson, an incoming freshman on the University of South Carolina men's basketball team, was selected to participate on the South team in the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival. Teams selected from the South, North, East and West will compete July 7-10 in Minneapolis, Minn. Watson is one of 17 incoming freshmen selected to play in the festival and one of five on the South team. The squad is being coached by Louisiana State University's Dale Brown and features six already experienced collegiate players as well. USC head coach George Felton was excited for his future 18-year-old guard. "We are really excited about Jamie being selected to represent the Ooooooooooooooooooo 8 g 2 RESTAURANTE 5 199 Knox Abb g (Just Across Blossom S ;]!; Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11AM - 2:30 PM Li <j> Friday 11AM - 2:30 PM Lunch iji Saturday 12 noon 11PM HAPPY HOUR: Mon.-Thu 11 ^OFFDINNE 9 Choose from 30 ( I' ( Buy One Dinner Combination Entree And < ,"(J( May Not Be Combined With Other Off? H j > Coupon Not Valid 0 794-3974 ' ' ft ABC REGULATIONS ENFORCED! pC" ' <^000000000000000000 >all "ecruits pherd batted .387 last year in leading Middle Georgia to a 54-6 record and a runner up spot in the 1990 Junior College World Series. An outfielder, Shepherd hit 20 home runs, a record six in the World Series, and knocked in 81 runs. Middle Georgia lost to San Jacinto Junior College in the finals. Shepherd attended Georgia Southern College as a freshman before transferring to Middle Georgia at Cochran, Ga., near his home in Macon, for his sophomore year. He played third base at Georgia Southern in 1989, batting .295 with eight home runs and 50 RBI. Shepherd attended Stratford Academy in Macon and was coached at Middle Georgia by Robert Sapp. Galloway and Shepherd bring the number of 1990 baseball signees to eight. Others include: Stacy Stokes, second baseman, Camden High School; Mac White, outfielder, South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.; Rob DeBoer, catcher, Burke High School, Omaha, Neb.; Mike Tarter, catcher, Walton High School, Marietta, Ga.; Sean Evans, righthanded pitcher, Jamestown Community College, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Randy Thompson, shortstop, Spartanburg Methodist Junior College, Easley, S.C. Cardinal South in the U.S. Olympic Festival," Felton said. "It's truly an honor to be chosen for this event I think this shows the caliber of player coming to the University of South Carolina this fall. We wish Jamie the very best in Minneapolis." Watson, a 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard, finished off a 1 school career averaging 25.6 poinK a game this past season with nine rebounds and six assists per game. He scored 40 or more points five times this season as he led Wilson (N.C.) Fike High School to a 24-5 record. Fike was 52-6 in his last two years there, finishing as the runner-up in the state AAAA playoffs both years. Watson was an area Player of the Year, all-state and Big East Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. As a junior he averaged 28.9 points and 11 rebounds a game. Watson, who was a preseason Top 25 player among rising seniors by the Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports Report, - n 1 ? a ii a : *l: i was a raraue /\u-/\Hieriea umuteam member and honorable mention McDonald's All-Star team pick following this past season. 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