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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 127,454)

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'Academics always comes first, but I have some difficulty with the 2.0 rule. . . . There are students, who for whatever reason, have to study hard to get C's. •.. To deny them the chance to play in the bend or play on the football team .. . I have to question it' - Alan L Sachri,on, Mar Viet, principal

'I have no problem with the 2.0 rule becoming a law as long as there aren't any amendments that would Include the No-F rule (if a student flunks one course, he or she Is ineligible). What happens with the No-F rule is kids shy away from taking college prep classes to stay eligible. That's my hesitation' - John Shacklett, Mor,e athletic dir,ctor

'I'm In favor of th~ Intent of the law, but I'm not so sure they'll be able to enforce It. How about boosters selling a car to a prospective player? How do they tell the difference between business and what's a crime? When you talk about intent. you're talking ebout reading the human mind. It's not going to be an easy task for the state' - Gary Zarecky, USIU br1k11tball coach

'If they're omg to mandate that for California, they • . If 11 was natl II de, I wouldn't mmd But why handcuff people In Callfornl ? 1 don't think the California programs are cheat- Ing I h I' n th ard of Caltfornla schools doing this' - Smoktf Gain••• SDSU ba1blball coach hould mandate that for the ent,re country.

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Brown's bills greeted by coolness and yawns

- The USO women·~ baskcl- tia117ealti, which h~~i(i;J season this year (16-13), i~llp'lg"for items lo be donated for an April 22 auction to fund a summer tournament in Australia and New Zealand. For in formation, call 260-4803. ,/'

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the only district in California that uses the No-F rule in addition to the 2.0 requirement. "I think the No-F rule would hurt," DeBate said. "We'd lose kids from sports and then some of them would quit school. "I heard (L.A. City Schools athletic director) Dwayne Cheffers at an ath- letic directors convention in Las Vegas, and he said it's a bad rule." The rule also has been met with controversy in Texas. One of the first San Diego high schools to voluntarily adopt the 2.0 rule was Morse, which began using it two years before the rest of the City Conference members. "I have no problem with the 2.0 rule becoming a law as long as there aren't any amendments that would include the No-F rule," Morse athlet- ic director and football coach John Shacklett said. "What happens with the No-F rule is kids shy away from taking college prep classes to stay eligible. That's my hesitation." Morse students have come to ac- cept the 2.0 rule since they've lived with it longer than other San Diego preps. Two Morse juniors, Al Hamil- ton (football and wrestling) and Karen Rawers (soccer and track), said the only flaw is to find a way to motivate struggling teammates be- tween seasons. "We've had a couple of people quit going to classes as soon as football season was over," Hamilton said. "Then by spring when it's time to get your grades ready for football again, they'll be crying to their teachers." Said Rawers, "No one complains about the rule except the ones who can't make it. They say it's stupid. A lot of people on the team will tell them, 'If you can't get a C average, then get some help.' We have a lot of . teachers who want to help. It's not that hard to get a C average."

Meyer said. "But the final determi- nation was that the eligibility rules should be left up to each school board. I have a problem with the state legislature making it a law that affects everybody on the premise of upgrading education. "A school like Mar Vista has dif- ferent problems than a school like Torrey Pines." Some administrators question whether the 2.0 rule is fair for all students. "Academics always comes first, but I have some difficulty with the 2.0 rule," said Mar Vista principal Preps Alan L. Sachrison, president of the Metro Conference. "The 2.0 rule is fine for those students who have 3.0 and 4.0 grade-point averages. But there are students, who for whatever reason, have to study hard to get C's. That's all they're capable of, and if they get four C's and two D's, they won't be eligible. "To deny them the chance to play in the band or play on the football team . .. I have to question it." Wayne DeBate, athletic director for the City Conference, said the 2.0 rule has worked well. "We did a survey and our schools overwhelmingly supported the rule," DeBate said. "We adopted it in March 1983, which gave kids time to know what they were up against be- fore the rule went into effect the fol- lowing September. We haven't gotten any complaints about the rule." But DeBate cautioned the so- called "Texas Rule" could stir up a controversy. That rule, which be- came a Texas state law this school year, makes a student ineligible if he or she fails one class, regardless of an overall grade-point average. The Los Angeles City Schools is

By Tom Shanahan Tribune Sportswriter I T MIGHT soon become a state law, but it's a rule already in effect at 46 of the 51 San Diego high schools competing at the Class 2-A and 3-A levels. If passed, Assembly Bill 2613 will require all California high school stu- dents to carry a C average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible to participate in high school athletics, or any other extracurricular activities. The City Conference's 18 schools competing in the Eastern, Western and Central leagues adopted the rule three years ago. The 10 schools in the Metro Conference and the nine in the Grossmont League also use the so- called 2.0 rule. And nine of the 14 North County Conference schools have adopted the rule through their respective school districts. Only Mt. Carmel, Poway, Escondi- do, San Marcos and San Pasqual still use the State CIF's minimal require- ment rule, which requires only a passing grade in at least four classes. With more than 90 percent volun- tarily adopting the 2.0 rule, San Diego schools may be ahead of the game. The figure nearly doubles the state average "of about 50 percent," according to State CIF commissioner Thomas E. Byrnes. But even though the state legisla- ture appears to be falling in line, some San Diego administrators won't be happy if a school district rule be- comes a state law. Two years ago, El Camino athletic director and football coach Herb Meyer was a State CIF Council board member when the State CIF considered adopting a rule with the same 2.0 requirements that the state • •gislature is now debating. "The State CIF was interested in a proposal to upgrade requirements,"

elves. "I think the intent of the bill is laudable," Miller said. "But I'll have to withold my comment until I re- view the legislation. I think the col- l ges around the country are at- tempting to control booster involve- ment. We want booster involvement, but we don't want booster induce- ment. "At present, the NCAA is beefing up its checks and balances on booster activity." , th Rev. Patrick C ill id: "I'm a little bothered that the state is getting involved in academic Colleges issues. What the state is saytng is that colleges can't police themselves. It says omething about schools not policing their own back yards.'' Of the coa::hes polled, SDSU's Smokey Gain offered the sharpest cnticism of the proposed bill. "If they're going to mandate that for California, they should mandate that for the enhre country," Garnes said. "They're knocking California basketball all the time by saying we aren't as competitive, and then they put another dent in it like this. If it was nation ide, I wouldn't mind But why handc ff people in California? I don't think the California programs are cheating. I haven't heard of Cali- fornia schools doing this. "Since I've been coach at San Diego State, we've lost eight top players in the last week of signing because they took inducements from other schools. I lost some kids be- cause I couldn't give them gym shoes /ind a T-shirt. NCAA rules say we can't give out equipment until Oct. 15." USIU head basketball coach Gary Zarecky was a teacher and high school coach fo 17 years at Sweet-

water High. He taught juvenile law courses in high school and law cours- , es at the college level. He's seen both sides of the recruiting game. He doesn't like the sounds of this pro- posed law "I'm in favor of the intent of the law, but I'm not so sure they'll be able to enforce it," Zarecky said. "How about boosters selling a car to a prospective player? How do they tell the difference between business and what's a crime? When you talk about intent, you're talking about reading the human mind. It's not going to be an easy task for the state. · USO bask I coach Hank Egan was m olorado and could not be reached for comment, but his assist- ant Mike Legarza said. "I think it's great. It won't be a cure-all, but I think it will be a deterrent. I don't understand why it's just California. If they·re going to do it, they should do it so it affects everybody." Recent scandals out of the South- west Conference have put coaches on guard about boosters. Last year, Texas Chnstian football coach Jim Wacker reportedly suspended play- ers who had admitted that TCU boosters had paid them to play. "This will be good for college foot- ball." SDSU football coach Denny Stolz said. "If something like this is done well in California, I wouldn't be surprised to see other states adopt it." Said USD football coach Brian Fo- garty: "It has to help. There had been too many cases where those things went on and there was nothing more than a hand slap." USIU's Palffilotto summed up the general feeling of the coaches and ADs when he said: "The bottom line is I'd be in favor of anything to clean up college athletics, but I wish there could be another way."

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USD be~ts San Diego State in a'-Iit~n's tennis rematch

After his doubles teams blew a match to San Diego State earlier this year, Ed Collins, the men's tennis coach at the University of San Diego, rearranged his lineup. -- USD (18-9) since has won 12 straight matches, including a 6-3 vic- tory over the visiting Aztecs yester- day. "We do have better combinations" Collins said, ''but the singles played better, too." I~ the teams' first meeting, SDSU tra!led, 4-1, before grabbing a 5-4 vic- tory with three victories in doubles. Yesterday, USD won two doubles matches. Curtis Dadian and Scott Patridge each won a singles match and played on the Toreros' doubles winners. For the Aztecs (12-13) Larry_ Lindsey and Russell Myers won singles matches and Julio Norie- ga and John Cost combined for a doubles victory. GATOR GOLFERS WIN - Flori- da, behind its one-two finish, easily won the 54-hole Sun Devil Invitation- al women's golf tournament in Phoe-

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U.S. International University's Laurette Maritz, who led by two strokes after the first round, shot a 6- over-par 78 to finish fourth at 224. Patty Liscio of San Diego State shot a 76 to place fifth with a 225. The Gatc)rs' Karen Davies won V:ith a 216. Teammate Lisa Stanley tied for second at 219 with Crystal Parker of UCLA. USIU finished sixth in the 16-team standings, San Diego State finished in 13th with a 945. TRACK AWARD - San Diego State's Rodney Van, who jumped a lifetime-best 24 feet, 5 ½ inches last week in Palo Alto, has earned "Feat of the Week" honors from SDSU. VOLLEYBALL - The U.S. women's volleyball team will host a tournament featuring Cuba, Peru and Korea. Play begins Sunday at Penn State University and concludes April 25 on Long Island.

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D T~Fscott Aztec Invita- tional men's college golf tourna- ment begins Friday at the Carmel Mountain Ranch golf course in Rancho Penasqu1tos. San Diego State will be host of the tourna- ment. UC San Diego, University of San Diego and United States Interna- ffiiiiarUniversity are among the entnes. No. 7-ranked USC and No. 8 Arizona State are the favorites. Admission is free . Frank Scott w'as the SDSU golf coach from l!M8 to 1983. ---: · D

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Su.Q1JJ1.ft.Ic,sports camps set for USD, SDSU A~,t?of ~arts camps for boys basketball, volleyball and competi- and girls 8 to 18 will be offered by tive swimming and an all-sports day USD and San Diego State beginning camp. For information, call 260-4803. in June. A youth fitness program - de-

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Amerlinck Gets Closer to Record, but C!!_~man Still Loses to UCSD Br /tj_? won two matches The Panthers are 19-10. and OhVier Am r nck edged closer In other action, to a school r cor I but Chapman Fresno State 6, Fullerton 0- Collcg lo t to the n r~1t of Fresno State's John Soto defeated San Die 6-3, Fnday in a noncon- Fausto Bucheli. 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, in No. c mm s tennis match at 1 singles. The Titans (2-18) were Chapman down 6-0 after singles and chose Park r d<'f ted AleJandro Ra- not to play doubles. Fullerton plays G 2, m No. 5 smglcs, and Westmount at noon today at Ful-

signed to provide 9- to 14-year-olds with general fitness and exercise will be conducted by SDSU weekday mornings from June 30 to July 25. Cost is $150 per child. Aquatics, gym- nastics, dance and a variety of sports will be included. Summer camps offering lacrosse. tennis and soccer will also be offered by State For information, call 265- 4450. USD plans soccer. tennis, football ,

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