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Step No-wax skis. Reg. $80.00 .
, No-wax skis Reg $90.00 .
cross-country pin bindings Reg $8,50
UFA cross-country ski suits. Reg. $65.00 .
CHOUMARO Guide Sweaters. Reg. $42.00 .
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ROSSKNOL TOURING AR No-wax skis.
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ROSSIGMOL Caribou AR no-wax skis.
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FISCHER Step no-wax skis. Reg. $82.00,
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MSCHER Europa Glass wax skis.
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TRAK Rallye no-wax skis. Reg. $79.00, reduced 30% .$54.95
TRAK Bushwhacker no-wax skis. Reg $79.95,
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OOMM Racing 1500 skis. Reg. $125.00,
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EPOKE 700 light touring and citizen's
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EPOKE 900 light touring skis, available in both
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FCCHEH Racing SC skis. Reg. $150.00, reduced 40% $90.00
ROSSWIHN. Competition citizen's racing
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5UVEREN light touring & racing boots.
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TRAM Olympia boots. Reg. $37.50, reduced 40% $22.50
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AMDA$ Stubai X-C boots Reg. $29.95,
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PELS X-C boots. Reg $39.00, reduced 45% $21.50
OMEGA children's X-C boots Reg. $15.00.
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MOUNTAIN SKIING EQUIPMENT
RSCNER 99 metal-edge light mountaineering
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TRAN mountain metal-edge skis Reg. $120.00,
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ATOMIC 200 metal-edge light mountaineering
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ROSMGNOL Choucas mountaineering and powder skis
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StLVRETTA mountaineering cable bindings with
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SN-VRETTA mountaineering cable bindings without
plate Reg. $35.00, reduced 50%
EMERY mountaineering bindings. Reg $78.00,
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Flying Ducks to defend title
By BARRY BREEDE
Of the Emerald
The long journey towards a
possible NCAA championship
gymnastics berth is rapidly ending
for Oregon’s Hying Ducks, and
this weekend the last obstacle
holding them from that bert makes
its appearance as the Ducks
travel to Seattle for the Pacific-8
Gymnastics Championship.
Coach Bill Ballester’s Ducks
head north with knowledge that a
championship trophy will assure
the team a spot in the national fi
nals at MacCourt later in April.
The Ducks are out to repeat last
year’s league-winning perfor
mance and hopefully come away
with their second straight Pac-8
crown.
Trying to repeat as champions
could provide some extra pres
sure for many clubs but Ballester
Halberg wins
but Ducks fourth
CHENEY, Wash — Oregon’s
Wendy Halberg captured the un
even bars for the Ducks' lone win
as they finished fourth in the
NCWSA gymnastics tournament
here over the weekend.
Halberg’s score of 8.95 in the
finals beat the OSU duo of Cynthia
Peticolas and Linda Parker, who
tied with scores of 8.75. Parser
won the all-around title, while Hal
berg finished sixth.
Only two other competators
were given scores of higher than
Halberg’s in the low-scoring meet.
Protests to the judges finally
raised the scoring to allow OSU
and Washington to advance to the
national championships. Before
the protests, no team in the meet
had met the qualifying standard of
134 points. Oregon State and
Washington finsihed with 134.15
each. Oregon totaled 121.85.
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feels if there is pressure this
weekend it will be nothing unusual
for the Ducks. “The pressure is
always there every time we go out
so we are used to it,” said Balles
ter. “I don’t think this weekend will
be any different. All we have to do
is keep our concentration."
Ballester is confident about the
team’s ability going into this
weekend’s championship, and
feels the club is , too. “We are not
over-confident about our perfor
mance this weekend,” said Bal
lester, “but we are optimistic that
we can repeat as champions.”
The Ducks have had trouble
during the dual meet season with
performances on the compulsory
high bar, but Ballester believes it
is no longer a problem. “We have
had three good meets in a row and
have had good jobs on the hgh so I
think we can took past the bar as
being a big problem for us.”
As in years past, Cal-Berkeley
looks to provide the toughest
competiion for the Ducks, but
Washington, with an upset dual
meet win over Cal earlier in the
year, also looks to be strong, ac
cording to Ballester.
“Cal and Washington are our
only serious competition,” said
Ballester. “Cal has always been
tough and they don’t look to be
any easier this year. Now that
Washington beat Cal during the
season they are all going to have
to be considered as a contender.”
Cal is led by ring man Al Garcia,
a red-shirt last year who has come
on to become one of the top
specialists on the west coast.
Garcia defeated the nation’s
number one ring man, the Duck’s
Scott McEldowney earlier this
year in dual meet action. Oregon
defeated the Golden Bears in the
Februry meet, but Ballester was
not pleased with the Ducks’ per
formance, calling it lackluster.
Up in the Puget Sound area
the Huskies have rapidly be
come one of the top squads on the
coast, and their win over Cal only
strengthens their position accord
ing t Ballester. However Washing
ton head coach Dick Foxe said he
doesn’t place much significance
on his team’s victory over Cal.
“We beat Cal but I’m not sure
we could do it again,” admitted
Foxel. “We caught them on an off
performance and we were able to
put it all together on our routines
and pull the thing out.”
Like the other coaches arond
the league, Foxel sees the Ducks
as the team to beat, but he doesn’t
rule out tte possibility of either Cal
or his own club taking top honors.
“Obviously Oregon is the favo
rite," said Foxel, "but I do think the
Bears and us both could have a
good shot at the title.’’
Six swimmers lead Ducks
to AIAW championships
For six Oregon women swim
mers, three days in the middle of
March are being set aside for a
special occasion — the AIAW Na
tional Championships.
With a team roster of six that
coach Virginia Van Rossen cites
as “one of the best I have ever
taken back to the AIAW,” Oregon
Batsmen open
with a split
PORTLAND — Oregon lost
11-5 to Portland State University
Sunday afternoon and cancelled a
fourth game scheduled for the
weekend.
Oregon opened the baseball
season with a split Friday, beating
Portland 6-1 in the first game be
hind the four-hit pitching of Glenn
Fisher, but losing in the second
5-4.
Against Portland State, fresh
man designated hitter Ron Sloy
slugged a double and three hits in
the first game, while Steve Elam
had two hits. Mike Carr had a triple
for Oregon in the second game.
Fisher went the distance for the
Ducks in the first game of the year,
striking out six and walking just
two in seven innings
will head east for Duke University
at Durham, N.C. for the women’s
nationals on March 16-18.
“I am optimistic about it," said
Van Rossen, who also found time
to compare this year’s qualifiers
with the 1974 Oregon team that
placed tenth at the Natonals.
‘‘This team has better swim
mers and they also have more
confidence in their ability,” said
Van Rossen of the 1978 squad
that has qualified in 18 of 24
events.
This year’s Oregon representa
tives consist of three freshmen,
Tama Cuddeback, Kathy Hem
mer and Kelly Peyton. In
addition, sophomore Judy Bowen,
junior Robin Wheeler, and senior
Michelle Menkens will make the
trip.
For Wheeler and Menkens the
trip is a familiar one. Wheeler vis
its tlie meet for the third time and
qualified for the 50 and 100 but
terfly. She finished 17th in the 50
fly in the 1977 meet. Menkens is
returning for the fourth time,
where in 1975 she was the AIAW
national 50 freestyle champion.
On the agenda this time is the 100
fly, 50 and 100 free, and the 100
individual medley. In addition,
both will have relay team roles.
Women qualify in relay, discus
in Oregon State Preview meet
CORVALLIS — Oregon's
women s track team had a relay
team and two discus throwers
qualify for the national champion
ships in the Oregon State Beaver
Preview meet Saturday,
Oregon’s two-mile team of
Sandy Trowbridge, Katy Moun
tain, Ellen Schmidt and Jody
Parker won their race with a
9:14.9 time, good for the national
berth. In addition, Oregon had
Mary Stevenson and Kathy
Picknell finish one-two in the dis
cus with throws of 148-8 and
148-2 respectively, also good for
the nationals.
Oregon won the 400 meter
relay, the 1,600 meter relay, and
the distance medley relay.
For the Oregon men, Jeff
Stover won the shot put with a
59-5 toss, and redshirt Ray Burton
won the hammer throw with a
188-816 mark.