Friday, October 19, 2001
Sports

Ground broken on much awaited baseball stadium
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

Head baseball coach Lance Brown can remember, as a young pitcher, the first game played at the TCU Diamond in 1962.
“I was sitting on the bench with coach (Frank) Windegger — not my choice,” Brown said cracking a smile.
In the spring of 2003, Brown will be sitting on the bench for the opener of the Charles and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium, but this time as a coach.
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Volleyball not over looking competition
By Quinten Boyd
Skiff Staff

After an impressive win over Sam Houston State on Wednesday night, the Volley Frogs are hoping to continue that play by capturing two more wins over the weekend.
The Volley Frogs (6-12, 2-5 Conference USA) take on Charlotte (8-11, 1-8 C-USA) 7 p.m. tonight in the Rickel Building. They take on East Carolina (4-14, 2-7 C-USA) 7 p.m. Saturday in the Rickel.
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Women’s tennis gear up for early season test
By Bill Morrison
Skiff Staff

Head women’s tennis coach Roland Ingram said today will be a measure of how good his team will be this season.
“This is the best and biggest tournament of the fall (season), and competition is strong,” Ingram said. “Everyone will be there, every Division I university in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana will be there.”
Starting today, TCU is hosting the Omni Hotels Southwest Championships at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. There will be 26 schools and 159 players competing in the tournament.
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Flying around

David Dunai/Senior photographer
Junior midfielder David Sitar goes toward the ball Sunday against Centenary. The Frogs take on East Carolina 12:30 p.m. Sunday in Greenville, N.C. Associate head coach Blake Amos said the Frogs are entering a critical stretch of the season. “All the games from here on out are must win games,” he said.

Women’s soccer without top goalkeeper
Wagner leaves for personal reasons, will not play against Memphis Sunday
By Nathan Leowen
Wire Coordinator

The women’s soccer team will be without its starting goalkeeper Sunday when they face Memphis Sunday.
Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Wagner withdrew from classes for personal reasons, head coach David Rubinson confirmed.
“I don’t wish to talk about it,” Wagner said.
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Yankees head back home with two-game lead over M’s

SEATTLE (AP) — Quickly, the New York Yankees are showing Seattle there’s life in those old bones.
Scott Brosius sparked a three-run second inning, Mike Mussina slid by without his best stuff and New York beat the heralded Mariners 3-2 Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in an AL championship series that could be quite brief.
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Smith says he wants to stay a Cowboy
By Stephen Hawkins
Associated press

IRVING — Emmitt Smith doesn’t want to play anywhere else, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says the NFL’s second-leading career rusher won’t.
Comments Smith made in an interview broadcast by ABC-TV at halftime of the Cowboys’ 9-7 win Monday night against Washington raised some speculation about his future.
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Added intensity
Frogs hope to increase efforts on field
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

Head coach Gary Patterson said the TCU football team lacked it in its last two losses against opponents with bad records.
Once again, the Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA) play an opponent with a bad record. Patterson said the coaching staff is working hard to ensure the team doesn’t come out flat against Army (1-4, 1-3 C-USA) — a team it has never played before.
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Printers probable against Black Knights, Stilley starts
By Kelly Morris
Skiff Staff

The TCU football team is entering its third Conference USA game against Army Saturday a little battered and bruised.
But this has been a problem the Frogs have been dealing with all season.
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