Midget Car Driver Fell Killed in Wisconsin Crash

A race driver died when his car flipped and was struck by another racer during a weekend event at Angell Park Speedway at Sun Prairie, Wis., track officials said.

Mike Fell, 32, of Sun Prairie, died of head injuries received in the accident Sunday evening.

Fell was a third-year driver in the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association. He was rookie of the year in 1995 and last year’s most improved driver.

The association has sanctioned the midget auto races at Angell Park since 1946. The track is owned and operated by the Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Department.

The car that hit Fell’s vehicle was driven by Bryon Walters who escaped with minor injuries.

The crash happened near the end of the five-lap trophy dash, a race in which the top six qualifiers compete.

“It was kind of a freak deal,” said Paul Krueger, secretary of the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association. “The car got too far up [near] the wall and flipped down the back straightaway, and another car hit him.”

Krueger said it had been more than 15 years since a driver had been killed during a race at Angell Park. He said MedFlight was called to the track, but Fell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jurisprudence

Records show that a former Texas Tech football player who claims the school paid him while he attended Navarro College received five money transfers totaling $1,000, the Houston Chronicle reported.

An amended version of Stephen Gaines’ federal lawsuit against Tech says he received five Western Union transfers of $100 or more in less than two months while he attended the Corsicana, Texas school in 1992, the newspaper reported.

Gaines claims he received hundreds of dollars in cash arranged by Red Raider assistant football coach Rhudy Maskew.

The allegation is among those under scrutiny as part of an NCAA investigation of the Texas Tech athletic program.

Gaines restated the charges in a lawsuit filed against the school in Dallas federal court in February. The lawsuit alleges university coaches and administrators engaged in fraud, forgery, racketeering and other illegal activities in their efforts to ensure Gaines’ academic eligibility.

Miscellany

Undefeated Princeton won its second consecutive NCAA lacrosse championship, scoring the first eight goals and cruising to a 19-7 victory over Maryland at College Park, Md.

The Tigers’ 28th victory in a row made them the 10th unbeaten champion in the 27-year history of the tournament, the first since North Carolina in 1991. Jesse Hubbard had four goals and three assists to help Princeton (15-0) become the first repeat champion since Syracuse in 1988-90.

Maryland (12-5) was attempting to become the first unseeded team to win the championship. The Terrapins earlier defeated second-seeded Virginia and third-seeded Syracuse, but their upset run ended against a Princeton team intent upon winning its fourth title in six years.

Freshman Jim Kirkland pitched six innings of solid relief and sophomore Craig Kuzmic hit his 17th home run as Cypress defeated Sacramento, 7-4, to win the community college state baseball tile at Fresno.

It was the third title for Cypress and Coach Scott Pickler who also won in 1991 and 1994.

Cypress took a 5-3 lead when Greg Jacobs and Randy Case had run-scoring singles in the fifth. Kuzmic had a run-scoring double in the sixth and then scored on an error as Cypress (41-11-1) took a 7-4 lead.

Kirkland (3-1) gave up a run and three hits in sixth innings.