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nwtoby Nonn FWar Duck gridders scheduled for action in all-star tilts Young Rudy Barajas, a patient at Shriners' Hospital in San Francisco, views a photo taken earlier of him with Kenny Bryant, a safety on the Ducks' football team this fall. Bryant will be a member of the West squad in tomorrow’s East- Wes t Shrine Game in Palo Alto, California. In addition to Bryant, three other Oregon football players have been chosen to compete in post-season all-star games. Linebacker Bruce Beekley and Willie Blasher and tackle, Bill Hoffman will be members of the Pac-10 Alhs tar squad, which will meet a group of all-stars from the Big Eight Conference in next Saturday's Challenge Bowl in Seattle. Montana St., Portland St., next for young women gymnastic team The women’s gymnastic team faces a three way meet Saturday at Mac Court 1 30 p m. with Port land Stale and a much-improved Montana State team. This is the first meet for Port land State and Montana State and the second meet for the Ducks, who defeated Denver and Oregon State on Nov. 28. Flying Ducks win warm-up to NCAA meet The Oregon men’s gymnastics team overcame an upset bid by NCAA Division II defending champion University of tllinois Crcle Wednesday night, holding on to win 213-211.60. “If we don’t compete well, they’ll beat us," said coach Bill BaUester last week in reference to the Chikas, who he feels will easily repeat as Division II champs. The Flying Ducks excelled, though, and they will need to do more of the same today when they compete in the “Best of the NCAA" Invitational at Wheaton, III., Col lege. Pac-10 Conference mate Arizona State will be Oregon’s chief competition at the meet, which the Flying Ducks have won every year since its inception in 1975. Last season, the women soundly beat Portland State and placed fourth, to PSU’s fifth, in the AIAW northwest regional championships. This year’s team has only one returning member, all-around gymnast Wendy Halberg, a senior. Joining the team this year are Oregon state prep all-around champion Sara Gustafson and state prep runner-up Dawn Habertand Also joining the Oregon team are sophomore Sharon Bian chard, all-around; Patti Thomp son Thompson, vaulting and floor exercise; Teri Larson, beam; Liz Perry, parallel bars; Darla Jones, all-around; Gloria Shepard, all around. AJI but Halberg and Blan chard are freshmen. Shepard is recovering from a tonsillectomy and will participate in just a couple of events accord ing to Coach Henrietta Heiny. Jones has been sick and is un likely to start. Sophomore Cindy Gleason, an ali-arounder, is out because of knee surgery due to an injury in practice. Portland State boasts two strong all-arounders to anchor their team, Chris Kauppi and Joan Engler. The Montana State team has some fresh blood this season. Montana state prep all-around champion Kathy King and sophomore all-arounder Teri Neumann, a transfer from East ern Washington, will be strong participants. Women cagers face tough foes By MARK STEWART Of the Emerald The women’s basketball team is likely to gets its first real test of the season as it opens is North west Women's Basketball League schedule with games against Washington and Western Washington this weekend. The Ducks play Washington tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Western Washington Saturday at 6 p.m. Both games are at McArthur Court with no admission charge. The women are fresh from two victories at the Simon Fraser Invi tational Tournament, over Simon Fraser and Simonex, a team made up of ex-Simon Fraser players. The Ducks are 5-0 for the season. “We didn’t play up to our poten tial, but that was to be expected after the Christmas lay-off,” coach Elwin Heiny says. “The tournament wasn’t that competi tive but proved to be very positive in our preparation for the league games.’’ In winning the tournament the Ducks beat Simon Fraser 87-62 and Simonex 63-60. “We easily beat Simon Fraser. Their best player (5-9 freshman Tracey Huclack) wasn’t there and we were just that much better player-for-player,” Heiny says. “The second game the competi tion was better.” Simonex had two starters from the 1976 Cana dian Olympic team and a current Canadian national team player. Debbie Adams was the Ducks leading scorer against Simon Fraser with 17 points, while Bev Smith with 16 and Suzanne Washington with 15 paced the team against Simonex. Heiny says the games in Canada prepared his team for the weekend games against NWBL Coast Division foes Washington and Western Washington. The Ducks blew out The Northwest Invaders 120-70 and Alaska Anchorage twice 101-47 and 96-42 before the Christmas break. Washington, 6-3 on the season and victorious over the Ducks three times last year, saw a mass exodus of players at the end of last season, including one of the NWBL’s top players, center Mar gie Nielson. The Huskies, with just Skiers busy this weekend The University of Oregon Club Sports ski team wiU host invita tional nor die and alpine ski races this weekend. Today a cross country race is slated to begin at 1 p.m. at Ml. Bachelor. Saturday and Sunday downhill races will start at 10 a.m. at Willamette Pass Ski Area. The field for downhill races in cludes Oregon State, Portland State, Lewis and Clark, Eastern Oregon State College, Central Oregon Community College, Col lege of Idaho, Reed Cofege and Southern Oregon State College. Gatekeepers — judges who make sure competitors pass through the gates — are needed for the downhill races. Volunteers wiH receive a free lift ticket for that day plus an additional lift ticket for another day. Gatekeepers should report to Willamette Pass Ski Area by 9 a.m, Saturday and Sunday. two returning players, are led by freshman center Carlin McClary, a Parade magazine high school All-American last year. Losing Nielson hurt the Hus kies, according to Oregon guard Julie Cushing. “Margie Nielson was probably the best player in the league last year," she says. “She had a good shot, was quick and dominating. They won’t be as strong as last year." Just as Nielson was the key to the Huskies last year, Jo Metzger leads Western Washington this year. “She's smart and has a little experience,” Cushing says. "But we ll be able to keep her under control." Western Washington is 5-2 for the season. Cushing says the Ducks first two league games this weekend are most important to the team. “We ll get confidence in our selves, we’ve been making mis takes. she says. And because the team needs some competi tion. “We’re in a tough league this year,” Cusing says, “tougher than last year. With recruiting and ev erything, we’ve improved, but the other teams must have too.’’ DUCK NOTES — The Ducks outscore their opponents in count ing games an average of 44.4 points per game (94.7 to 50.3) and outrebounding the opposition 55.3 to 34 per game and causing the opposition to tun the ball over an average of 39.3 times per game, with 20 of those coming on steals. But the Ducks are a bit sloppy themselves with the ball with 24.7 turnovers per game. Heiny says the reason for so many turnovers is the team is playing too fast at times. The Ducks are holding their opposition to a paltry .310 shooting from the floor, while shooting .487 themselves. 1 Don’t Join the Crowd Shop on Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. UQ 13th & Kincaid 686-4331 ACTION SURPLU: U S. If LA: a ' ^ : » Hiking, backpacking, hitchhiking, canoeing, and doing it in the bushes camping equipment. 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