Lendl easily dispatches Lloyd in Australian Open quarterfinal
No. 1 seed Ivan Lendl crushed Britain's John Lloyd 7-4 6-2 6-1 in Melbourne to reach the semifinals. Lloyd, who beat seeds Smid and Nystrom, blamed inconsistent serves as Lendl dominated after a tight first set. Edberg faces Schapers in the other quarterfinal as McEnroe exits the event.
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Chris Evert Lloyd
Claudia Kohde-Kirsch
West Germany
Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandlikova
Parrish departs Marshall to take Kansas State head coach job
AP late Monday named Stan Parrish 39 head coach at Kansas State, saying leaving Marshall with its improving program is difficult. Parrish led the Thundering Herd to back to back winning seasons, 6-5 in 1984 and 7-3-1 this year, amid Marshall's rise from Division I-AATop 20, as AD David Braine seeks a successor with head coaching, passing offense and recruiting strengths.
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Parrish
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Appalachian State
Sonny Randle
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
David Braine
Braine
Stan
Salem
Hillsdale
Mich
Settle Fox Head All-SC Football Team in 1985
Appalachian State senior John Settle and Furman wide receiver Chas Fox earned unanimous spots on the All-Southern Conference team as voting by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association highlighted top performers. Settle led the league with 1340 rushing yards and 14 TDs, while Fox had 34 receptions for 649 yards and 13 TDs despite missing two games.
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Appalachian State
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Southern Conference Sports Media Association
Bobby Lamb
East Tennessee State
George Cimadevilla
Dino Hackett
Lamb
Cimadevilla
Hackett
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Western Carolina
Citadel
VMI
Marshall
Mike Callaway
Chris Melick
Anthony Downs
Struggy Smith
Gene Reeder
Brian Jager
Steve Squire
Brent Johnson
Mike Makins
Randall Mitchell
Glen Richardson
Phillip Aldridge
Ut-Chattanooga
Thundering Herd snubbed for first team honors in SoCon
Marshall University 7-3-1 team failed to place a player on the 1985 All-Southern Conference first team, though five earned honorable mention. Tim Lewis Carl Fodor Sam Manos Shawn Finnan and John Ceglie received honors. Fodor lost first-team to Bobby Lamb of Furman amid a 3-3-1 conference record.
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Western Carolina
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Gene Reeder
Finnan
Anthony Downs
Appalachian State
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Citadel
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Thompson
Dino Hackett
Glen Richardson
UT Chattanooga
Ceglie
Tennessee- Chattanooga
Mac Yates
Davidson
Yates
West Virginia
Southern Conference
Martinsville QB Moore named Group AA player of year
Martinsville quarterback Shawn Moore, who completed 83 of 156 passes for 1,478 yards and 22 touchdowns as the Bulldogs went 11-2, is named state Group AA football player of the year by the Associated Press. Moore, eyeing offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Tennessee and North Carolina, called the honor a big surprise. Martinsville fell 15-12 to Blacksburg in the Group AA semifinals amid rain and mud.
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Hurley, Haysi dominate All-Black Diamond District squad
Hurley claims top honors with Scotty Deel and Bradley Davis as Co Players of the Year and James Colley Coach of the Year. The Rebels lead with nine first team slots as Garden and Pocahontas also earn multiple berths. Notables include Hagerman Endicott and Auton on offense and defense, plus second team selections from Hurley Garden and Pocahontas.
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Hagerman
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Keith Reynolds
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Dewey Endicott
Stacy
Dewayne Mullins
Looney
Kelly Homes
Wayne Davis
Leonard Ramsey
Blackburn
Chris Justus
Bobby Justus
Richard Horne
Junior Ashby
Shupe
Paul Moore
UT Coaches Named To 1988 U S Olympic Track Team
University of Texas track coach Stan Huntsman and women's coach Terry Crawford were picked by The Athletic Congress to coach the U S Olympic track teams for Seoul. Huntsman, in his first Texas year, called the selection a career highlight while Crawford laughed at the prospect of early retirement after the year. Confirmation by the TAC general assembly was pending.
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Huntsman
Texas
Crawford
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