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THE NPSL TODAY
Sunday, February 2, 1997
Published by the NPSL Media Relations Department,
115 Dewalt Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
Canton, Ohio, 44702-1740
Telephone: 330-455-4625; Fax: 330-455-3885
HEADLINES
* The St. Louis Ambush defeated the visiting Milwaukee Wave, 19-6, last night
in front of 8,840 fans. In other games, the host Harrisburg Heat beat the
Buffalo Blizzard, 15-4, the visiting Cincinnati Silverbacks topped the Tampa
Bay Terror, 12-6, and the Kansas City Attack downed the host Detroit Rockers,
24-7. ... On Friday night, Harrisburg routed the visiting Philadelphia Kixx,
24-3. ... Kansas City topped the host Columbus Invaders, 14-8. ... And
Milwaukee had an NPSL season-high 31 blocked shots and won in Toronto, 21-10,
handing the Shooting Stars their 10th consecutive loss.
* The rosters are set for the NPSL All-Star Game, which will be played at
Baltimore Arena on Sunday, February 9 at 3:05 p.m. ET. The host American
Conference has won five of the last six games.
TODAY'S GAMES--Sunday, February 2
Detroit Rockers (14-14) at Buffalo Blizzard (14-10)
Marine Midland Arena, 1:05 p.m. ET
Final game of season series between North Division rivals. Blizzard leads
series, 3-2, and has the best home record in the NPSL at 10-1. Rockers are
5-11 on the road.
Baltimore Spirit (13-12) at Milwaukee Wave (13-10)
Bradley Center, 1:05 p.m. CT
Rematch of Spirit's 24-11 win in Baltimore on Dec. 7. Wave coach Keith Tozer
has revamped his roster since and Milwaukee has moved back into the Midwest
Division race. Baltimore leads the East Division.
Philadelphia Kixx (11-13) at Toronto Shooting Stars (3-24)
Maple Leaf Gardens, 2:05 p.m. ET
First meeting of expansion teams that have hit hard times. Kixx have lost 12
of their last 16 games after starting 7-1. Shooting Stars have dropped their
last 10 games in a row.
Harrisburg Heat (12-13) at Columbus Invaders (4-19)
Battelle Hall, 3:05 p.m. ET
Rematch of Heat's 11-4 win in Harrisburg on Dec. 21. Invaders have lost four
straight and are 0-1 under new coach Solomon Hilton. Heat has moved into
second place in the East Division.
St. Louis Ambush (17-4) at Kansas City Attack (18-6)
Kemper Arena, 6:05 p.m. CT
Ambush leads season series between bitter Midwest Division rivals, 2-1,
winning twice at home. Kansas City could move into first place in the
division with a victory.
LAST NIGHT'S GAMES--Saturday, February 1
Cincinnati Silverbacks 12, Tampa Bay Terror 6
Silverbacks gained revenge for Terror's 13-11 overtime win in Cincinnati on
Jan. 10 and extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to seven. Silverbacks (14-14)
are at .500 for first time since being 2-2 Nov. 9. Carlos Pena's 29 saves
tied St. Louis' Jamie Swanner for the most in one game this season.
Cincinnati Silverbacks 12 4-2-0-6 3,998 17 0-0 0-0 Pena (29-32)
TAMPA BAY TERROR 6 0-2-0-4 42 0-3 1-3 Dobson (8-13)
CINCINNATI: Lilavois (2-2PG,GW,A), Doliscat (2PG,A), Barber (2PG,A),
McIntosh (2PG), Sechrist (2PG), Fernandez (A), Antonio (A).
TAMPA BAY: Gailey (3PG), Marshall (2PG), Zavala (1PG,PP), Scotti (A),
Gregoire (A).
Harrisburg Heat 15, Buffalo Blizzard 4
Heat avenged a 13-10 loss in Buffalo on Jan. 19 and broke the Blizzard's
three-game winning streak.
HARRISBURG HEAT 15 6-4-5-0 6,821 22 0-0 0-0 Stanisic (18-20)
Buffalo Blizzard 4 4-0-0-0 26 0-0 0-0 Harrington (8-14)
HARRISBURG: Kelly (3PG,2PG), Marinos (2-2PG), Chandler (3PG,A),
Julius (3PG,GW), Hesch (2A), Bader (A).
BUFFALO: Rivas (2-2PG), Harrington (A), Ra.Pikuzinski (A).
Kansas City Attack 24, Detroit Rockers 7
Attack gained series sweep, 2-0, improved their NPSL-best road record to 9-4,
and snapped the Rockers' three-game winning streak. Warren Westcoat's 27
saves tied for fourth-most in the league this season.
Kansas City Attack 24 5-5-4-10 5,624 40 0-0 0-0 Westcoat (27-30)
DETROIT ROCKERS 7 2-3-0- 2 38 0-0 0-0 Finnerty (19-29)
KANSAS CITY: Farrell (2-3PG,2A), Loftin (3PG,2PG,GW,A), Hunjak (2-2PG),
Wade (2PG,2A), Wolf (3PG,A), Davis (2PG,A), Tschantret (2PG,A),
Ja.Dunn (A).
DETROIT: Brose (2PG,A), Malachino (3PG), Errecalde (2PG), Harkness (A).
St. Louis Ambush 19, Milwaukee Wave 6
Ambush took a 3-2 lead in the season series and snapped the Wave's four-game
winning streak. The three previous games in the series were decided by one
goal, including the last two in overtime.
ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 19 0-8-2-9 8,840 37 2-3 1-3 Swanner (11-14)
Milwaukee Wave 6 0-2-2-2 25 0-1 0-3 Nogueira (13-18)
ST. LOUIS: Reiniger (2-3PG,2PG,GW), Kuntz (2-2PG,1PG,A,PP), Doran (2PG,2A),
Moser (2-1PG,A), McDoniel (2PG), Swanner (A), Hundelt (A), Erickson (A).
MILWAUKEE: King (2PG,A), O.Moneme (2PG), Moxom (2PG), Donigan (A).
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THE NPSL TODAY
Saturday, February 1, 1997
Published by the NPSL Media Relations Department,
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Canton, Ohio, 44702-1740
Telephone: 330-455-4625; Fax: 330-455-3885
HEADLINES
* The Harrisburg Heat pulled into a second-place tie with Philadelphia in the
East Division last night by routing the visiting Kixx, 24-3. ... The Kansas
City Attack topped the host Columbus Invaders, 14-8, ruining the professional
coaching debut of Solomon Hilton, who replaced Drago Jaha as coach on
Thursday. ... The Milwaukee Wave won in Toronto, 21-10, handing the Shooting
Stars their 10th consecutive loss.
* The rosters are set for the NPSL All-Star Game, which will be played at
Baltimore Arena on Sunday, February 9 at 3:05 p.m. ET. The host American
Conference has won five of the last six games.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Player Pos NPSL Club
* Otto Orf G Cleveland Crunch
Carlos Pena G Cincinnati Silverbacks
* Matt Knowles D Cleveland Crunch
* Omid Namazi D Philadelphia Kixx
Doug Neely D Baltimore Spirit
Carlos Zavala D Tampa Bay Terror
Drew Callahan D/M Columbus Invaders
* Franklin McIntosh M Cincinnati Silverbacks
David Bascome F Harrisburg Heat
* Zoran Karic F Cleveland Crunch
* Hector Marinaro F Cleveland Crunch
Peter Vermes F Philadelphia Kixx
Nikola Vignjevic F Cleveland Crunch
Bo Vuckovic F Baltimore Spirit
Mike Stankovic, Coach Baltimore Spirit
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Player Pos NPSL Club
* Victor Nogueira G Milwaukee Wave
Jamie Swanner G St. Louis Ambush
* Daryl Doran D St. Louis Ambush
Kevin Hundelt D St. Louis Ambush
Kim Roentved D Wichita Wings
* Wes Wade D Kansas City Attack
Nick DeSantis D/M Edmonton Drillers
* Pato Margetic M Detroit Rockers
* Dennis Brose F Detroit Rockers
Andrew Crawford F Buffalo Blizzard
* Goran Hunjak F Kansas City Attack
Michael King F Milwaukee Wave
Adolfo Mella F Toronto Shooting Stars
Joe Reiniger F St. Louis Ambush
Daryl Doran, Coach St. Louis Ambush
*--voted to starting team
TONIGHT'S GAMES--Saturday, February 1
Cincinnati Silverbacks (13-14) at Tampa Bay Terror (6-18)
Bayfront Center, 7:05 p.m. ET
Rematch of Terror's 13-11 overtime win in Cincinnati on Jan. 10. Tampa Bay
has lost six straight games since that victory. Silverbacks will attempt to
reach .500 for first time since being 2-2 on Nov. 9.
Kansas City Attack (17-6) at Detroit Rockers (14-13)
Joe Louis Arena, 7:05 p.m. ET
Rematch of Attack's 15-14 triumph in Kansas City on Jan. 3. Rockers have won
three straight after losing 11 of their previous 14 games. Attack has best
road record in the NPSL at 10-2.
Buffalo Blizzard (14-9) at Harrisburg Heat (11-13)
Farm Show Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET
Rematch of Blizzard's 13-10 home win Jan. 19. Heat star midfielder Danny
Kelly (groin injury) played first game of season last night. Buffalo is
without Doug Miller (stress fracture) and Mark Simpson (broken nose).
Milwaukee Wave (13-9) at St. Louis Ambush (16-4)
Kiel Center, 8:05 p.m. CT
Series is tied, 2-2. Each team has won on the road in overtime in the last
two meetings. Milwaukee won the previous match in St. Louis with 18 seconds
left in regulation.
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TOMORROW'S GAMES--Sunday, February 2
Detroit Rockers at Buffalo Blizzard
Marine Midland Arena, 1:05 p.m. ET
Final game of season series between North Division rivals. Blizzard leads
series, 3-2, and has the best home record in the NPSL at 10-1. Rockers are
5-11 on the road.
Baltimore Spirit (13-12) at Milwaukee Wave
Bradley Center, 1:05 p.m. CT
Rematch of Spirit's 24-11 win in Baltimore on Dec. 7. Wave coach Keith Tozer
has revamped his roster since and Milwaukee has moved back into the Midwest
Division race. Baltimore leads the East Division.
Philadelphia Kixx (11-13) at Toronto Shooting Stars (3-24)
Maple Leaf Gardens, 2:05 p.m. ET
First meeting of expansion teams that have hit hard times. Kixx have lost 12
of their last 16 games after an incredible 7-1 start. Shooting Stars have
dropped their last 10 games in a row.
Harrisburg Heat at Columbus Invaders (4-19)
Battelle Hall, 3:05 p.m. ET
Rematch of Heat's 11-4 win in Harrisburg on Dec. 21. Invaders have lost four
straight and are 0-1 under new coach Solomon Hilton. Heat has moved into a
second-place tie in the East Division.
St. Louis Ambush at Kansas City Attack (17-6)
Kemper Arena, 6:05 p.m. CT
Ambush leads season series between bitter Midwest Division rivals, 2-1,
winning twice at home. Depending on the outcome of the Attack's game
Saturday, this could be a battle for the division lead.
LAST NIGHT'S GAMES--Friday, January 31
Milwaukee Wave 21, Toronto Shooting Stars 10
Wave improved to 8-1 in 1997. Toronto has gone 0-10 in the new year. Wave had
an NPSL season-high 31 blocked shots. Toronto's 64 shots on goal were second
to the 67 taken by Tampa Bay in Detroit on Nov. 9.
Milwaukee Wave 21 8-7-2-4 2,078 27 0-0 0-0 Nogueira (18-22)
TORONTO SHOOTING STARS 10 6-0-1-3 64 1-2 1-2 Isacco (4-9)
MILWAUKEE: P.White (3-2PG,SH), Morris (3PG,2PG,GW,A), King (2-2PG),
To.Dusosky (2PG,A), Popp (2PG,A), Carbonara (2PG), Moxom (2A),
Donigan (A), Nogueira (A).
TORONTO: Kitson (2-2PG,A), Mella (2PG,A), Dalombo (2PG), Ianiero (2A),
Backo (1PG), Cardona (1PG,PP).
Harrisburg Heat 24, Philadelphia Kixx 3
Heat got first win in four games with expansion Kixx and tied Philadelphia
for second place in East Division. Return of star midfielder Danny Kelly from
injury helped Harrisburg to its largest point total of season.
HARRISBURG HEAT 24 8-8-7-1 4,912 23 1-2 0-3 Stanisic (13-15)
Philadelphia Kixx 3 0-0-0-3 38 1-3 2-2 Pappas (3-9)
HARRISBURG: Pulisic (3-2PG,A), Julius (2-3PG), Bascome (2-2PG),
Marinos (2PG,1PG), Chinapoo (3PG), Becher (3A), Rocha (2PG,GW),
Hesch (2A), Kelly (2A), Williams (A).
PHILADELPHIA: Namazi (A), Bialek (1PG,PP), Lawler (A), Valencia (1PG,PP),
Bono (1PG).
Kansas City Attack 14, Columbus Invaders 8
Attack improved the best road record in the NPSL to 8-4 and ruined the
Invaders coaching debut of Solomon Hilton, who replaced Drago Jaha on
Thursday.
Kansas City Attack 14 8-4-2-0 1,347 32 0-0 0-0 Westcoat (6-10)
COLUMBUS INVADERS 8 4-2-0-2 19 0-2 0-0 Martini (15-22)
KANSAS CITY: Farrell (3-2PG), Tschantret (2-2PG,GW,A), Hunjak (3A),
Davis (2PG), Marojevic (2PG), Wade (A).
COLUMBUS: Kerlin (2PG), Callahan (2PG), Igel (2PG), Celestin (2PG),
Martini (A), Duff (A), Gramenz (A).
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THE NPSL TODAY
Friday, January 31, 1997
Published by the NPSL Media Relations Department,
115 Dewalt Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
Canton, Ohio, 44702-1740
Telephone: 330-455-4625; Fax: 330-455-3885
HEADLINES
* The rosters are set for the NPSL All-Star Game, which will be played at
Baltimore Arena on Sunday, February 9 at 3:05 p.m. ET. The host American
Conference has won five of the last six games.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Player Pos NPSL Club
* Otto Orf G Cleveland Crunch
Carlos Pena G Cincinnati Silverbacks
* Matt Knowles D Cleveland Crunch
* Omid Namazi D Philadelphia Kixx
Doug Neely D Baltimore Spirit
Carlos Zavala D Tampa Bay Terror
Drew Callahan D/M Columbus Invaders
* Franklin McIntosh M Cincinnati Silverbacks
David Bascome F Harrisburg Heat
* Zoran Karic F Cleveland Crunch
* Hector Marinaro F Cleveland Crunch
Peter Vermes F Philadelphia Kixx
Nikola Vignjevic F Cleveland Crunch
Bo Vuckovic F Baltimore Spirit
Mike Stankovic, Coach Baltimore Spirit
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Player Pos NPSL Club
* Victor Nogueira G Milwaukee Wave
Jamie Swanner G St. Louis Ambush
* Daryl Doran D St. Louis Ambush
Kevin Hundelt D St. Louis Ambush
Kim Roentved D Wichita Wings
* Wes Wade D Kansas City Attack
Nick DeSantis D/M Edmonton Drillers
* Pato Margetic M Detroit Rockers
* Dennis Brose F Detroit Rockers
Andrew Crawford F Buffalo Blizzard
* Goran Hunjak F Kansas City Attack
Michael King F Milwaukee Wave
Adolfo Mella F Toronto Shooting Stars
Joe Reiniger F St. Louis Ambush
Daryl Doran, Coach St. Louis Ambush
*-voted to starting team
TONIGHT'S GAMES--Friday, January 31
Milwaukee Wave (12-9) at Toronto Shooting Stars (3-23)
Maple Leaf Gardens, 7:05 p.m. ET
Rematch of Wave's 22-7 triumph in Milwaukee on Jan. 11. Milwaukee has gone 7-1
in 1997. Toronto has gone 0-9 in the new year since at 13-9 home triumph over
Tampa Bay on Dec. 29.
Philadelphia Kixx (11-12) at Harrisburg Heat (10-13)
Farm Show Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET
Expansion Kixx went 3-0 against Heat in starting off 7-1, but have gone 4-11
since last meeting Dec. 14. Heat has gone 5-5 since that game, but can tie the
Kixx for second place in East Division by winning.
Kansas City Attack (16-6) at Columbus Invaders (4-18)
Battelle Hall, 7:35 p.m. ET
First meeting. Attack has the best road record in the NPSL at 7-4. Invaders
have lost three in a row and six of last seven games played overall.
TOMORROW'S GAMES--Saturday, February 1
Cincinnati Silverbacks (13-14) at Tampa Bay Terror (6-18) Bayfront Center, 7:05 p.m. ET
Kansas City Attack at Detroit Rockers (14-13) Joe Louis Arena, 7:05 p.m. ET
Buffalo Blizzard (14-9) at Harrisburg Heat Farm Show Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET
Milwaukee Wave at St. Louis Ambush (16-4) Kiel Center, 8:05 p.m. CT
SUNDAY'S GAMES--February 2
Detroit Rockers at Buffalo Blizzard Marine Midland Arena, 1:05 p.m. ET
Baltimore Spirit (13-12) at Milwaukee Wave Bradley Center, 1:05 p.m. CT
Philadelphia Kixx at Toronto Shooting Stars Maple Leaf Gardens, 2:05 p.m. ET
Harrisburg Heat at Columbus Invaders Battelle Hall, 3:05 p.m. ET
St. Louis Ambush at Kansas City Attack Kemper Arena, 6:05 p.m. CT
TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAME--January 28
Wichita Wings 16, St. Louis Ambush 8
Wings gained revenge for a 19-12 loss in St. Louis last Saturday and moved
within 2.5 games of the first-place Ambush in the Midwest Division.
WICHITA WINGS 16 7-2-3-4 2,923 33 1-2 1-2 Damico (10-14)
St. Louis Ambush 8 0-2-2-4 27 0-0 0-1 Swanner (14-21)
WICHITA: Dunn (2PG,1PG,GW,2A,PP), Ashton (2PG,1PG,A), McCormick (2PG,A),
Cardenas (2PG,A), Martinez (2PG), Dailly (2PG), Henderson (2PG), Hollimon (A),
Damico (A).
ST. LOUIS: Carroll (2PG), Groark (2PG), Epstein (2PG), McDoniel (2PG),
Doran (2A), Erickson (A).
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Commissioner Steve M. Paxos
"The Soccer League.......With A Goal!"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 1997
Contact: Chuck Murr
ALL-STAR RESERVES ANNOUNCED
EIGHT PLAYERS ADDED TO EACH TEAM FOR GAME IN BALTIMORE ON FEB. 9
Eight players from both the National Conference and the American Conference
were added to their respective teams today for the NPSL All-Star Game that
will be played on Sunday, February 9 at Baltimore Arena.
All 15 league teams will be represented in the game, which will kick off at
3:05 p.m. The six starters for each club were selected in voting by league
players and head coaches and were announced last Friday. All-Star coaches
Mike Stankovic of the host Baltimore Spirit in the American Conference and
Daryl Doran of the St. Louis Ambush in the National Conference were announced
yesterday.
Added as reserves to the National Conference team were forward Andrew
Crawford of the Buffalo Blizzard; defender/midfielder Nick DeSantis of the
Edmonton Drillers; forward Michael King of the Milwaukee Wave; goalkeeper
Jamie Swanner, defender Kevin Hundelt and forward Joe Reiniger of St. Louis;
midfielder Adolfo Mella of the Toronto Shooting Stars; and defender Kim
Roentved of the Wichita Wings.
They will join the starting team of goalkeeper Victor Nogueira of Milwaukee,
defenders Daryl Doran of St. Louis and Wes Wade of Kansas City, midfielder
Pato Margetic of the Detroit Rockers and forwards Dennis Brose of Detroit and
Goran Hunjak of Kansas City.
Added to the American Conference team were forward Bo Vuckovic and defender
Doug Neely of Baltimore; goalkeeper Carlos Pena of the Cincinnati
Silverbacks; forward Nikola Vignjevic of the Cleveland Crunch;
defender/midfielder Drew Callahan of the Columbus Invaders; forward David
Bascome of the Harrisburg Heat; forward Peter Vermes of the Philadelphia Kixx
and defender Carlos Zavala of the Tampa Bay Terror.
They will join the starting team of defender Omid Namazi of Philadelphia,
midfielder Franklin McIntosh of Cincinnati and goalkeeper Otto Orf, defender
Matt Knowles and forwards Hector Marinaro and Zoran Karic of Cleveland.
The defending champion Crunch has five All-Stars. St. Louis has four
representatives, followed by Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City,
Milwaukee and Philadelphia with two apiece. The seven other teams all have
one All-Star player. League rules state that all teams must be represented.
1997 AMERICAN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
STARTERS
Player Pos. Team All-Star Selections
Otto Orf G Cleveland Crunch Third
Matt Knowles D Cleveland Crunch Fourth
Omid Namazi D Philadelphia Kixx First
Franklin McIntosh M Cincinnati Silverbacks Sixth
Zoran Karic F Cleveland Crunch Fifth *
Hector Marinaro F Cleveland Crunch Fifth
* Selected, but did not play due to injury in 1996.
RESERVES
Player Pos. Team All-Star Selections
Carlos Pena G Cincinnati Silverbacks Third
Doug Neely D Baltimore Spirit Third *
Carlos Zavala D Tampa Bay Terror First
Drew Callahan D/M Columbus Invaders First
David Bascome F Harrisburg Heat First
Peter Vermes F Philadelphia Kixx First
Nikola Vignjevic F Cleveland Crunch First
Bo Vuckovic F Baltimore Spirit First
* Selected, but did not play due to injury in 1993.
COACH: Mike Stankovic, Baltimore Spirit First as a coach
1997 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALL-STAR STARTERS
STARTERS
Player Pos. Team All-Star Selections
Victor Nogueira G Milwaukee Wave Fourth *
Daryl Doran D St. Louis Ambush Fourth
Wes Wade D Kansas City Attack Second
Pato Margetic M Detroit Rockers Seventh
Dennis Brose F Detroit Rockers Second
Goran Hunjak F Kansas City Attack Fourth
* Selected but did not play due to injury in 1995.
RESERVES
Player Pos. Team All-Star Selections
Jamie Swanner G St. Louis Ambush Tenth
Kevin Hundelt D St. Louis Ambush Fifth *
Kim Roentved D Wichita Wings Fourth
Nick DeSantis D/M Edmonton Drillers First
Adolfo Mella M Toronto Shooting Stars First
Andrew Crawford F Buffalo Blizzard First
Michael King F Milwaukee Wave Third
Joe Reiniger F St. Louis Ambush First
* Selected, but did not play due to injury in 1995.
COACH: Daryl Doran, St. Louis Ambush Second as a coach
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National Professional Soccer League
115 Dewalt Avenue NW, Fifth Floor
Canton, Ohio 44702
Phone: 330-455-4625
Fax: 330-455-3885
Commissioner Steve M. Paxos
"The Soccer League.......With A Goal!"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 1997
Contact: Chuck Murr
ALL-STAR COACHES ANNOUNCED
DORAN AND STANKOVIC TO GUIDE TEAMS IN GAME IN BALTIMORE ON FEB. 9
Daryl Doran of the St. Louis Ambush of the National Conference and Mike
Stankovic of the Baltimore Spirit of the American Conference will coach their
respective conference teams in the NPSL All-Star Game at Baltimore Arena on
Sunday, February 9.
The honor of being an All-Star coach annually goes to those whose teams have
the best record in each conference on the final Monday in January. Doran's
Ambush (16-3) have the best mark in the National Conference. The exception is
that a coach cannot serve two years in a row, meaning Cleveland's Bruce
Miller, the 1996 American coach, will not serve this season despite the
Crunch (18-8) having the best mark in the conference. Stankovic's Spirit
(13-12) have the next-best record in the conference.
Stankovic will be the first coach of the host team to coach in the All-Star
Game since Doran guided the National Conference to a 29-21 triumph in the
1994 contest in St. Louis. That was the Nationals' only victory in the last
six games in the series.
Doran and Stankovic are among eight men to have served as player-head coaches
in the league this season and both participated in the 1996 NPSL All-Star
Game in Wichita as defenders. Stankovic helped the American Conference rally
in the fourth quarter to win, 16-15. The other player-head coaches with NPSL
All-Star Game experience are George Fernandez of the Cincinnati Silverbacks,
Pato Margetic of the Detroit Rockers, Jim Schwab of the Kansas City Attack,
Art Kramer of the Toronto Shooting Stars and Kim Roentved of the Wichita
Wings. Derek Marcano has also played and coached for the Tampa Bay Terror.
Doran, 33, led all players in voting for this year's game. He got 103 votes
as players and head coaches voted for All-Stars from within their own
conference and were not permitted to vote for members of their own team.
Stankovic, 40, finished high in the voting for defenders in the American
Conference, but it is unlikely he will be added to the team when reserves are
announced tomorrow. He recently returned to the Spirit lineup after missing
14 games this season with a knee injury.
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