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Spring fling
Recreational opportunities abound this term
Spring is here, and so are endless
recreational opportunities for Oregon
students As a service to its readers, the
Emerald has compiled information
about intramurals and physical educa
tion facilities for spring term.
GYM PASS VALIDATION
Spring fee cares will serve as
student user passes for use of facilities
for classes or recreation. Cards can be
validated in 103 Gerlinger between 8
a m and 5 p m during the entire term
In addition, cards can be stamped
between March 31-April 6 at the 15th
St entrance to Esslinger during open
hours
Students need spring validations to
make tennis and racquetball reserva
tions
RACQUETBALL/TENNIS
RESERVATIONS
Reservations for racquetball and
tennis courts may be made either by
phone or in person Reservations may
be made for that day, one day in ad
vance or on Friday for the following
weekend or Monday Reservation slots
are on the hour starting at 3 p m week
days and all day on weekends A master
schedule showing what courts have
been reserved for the day is available at
the Esslinger entrance on 15th St or
the 15th St racquetball entrance
BY PHONE - Call 686-4113 between
8 a m and 10 a m Monday through
Friday Reservations will be accepted
only at these hours People may pick up
their reservation slips at the 15th street
entrance of Esslinger or the 15th street
racquetball court entrance by present
ing I D and validated fee card
IN PERSON — Reservations may be
made at: Gerlinger 103 between 8
a m -2:30 pm, Monday through Friday;
Esslinger entrance on 15th St between
3:30 p m -8 pm Monday through
Thursday. 3:30 p.m -5 p.m on Friday,
and 8 a m -5 p m on Saturday and
Sunday; Racquetball court entrance at
15th St. between 6 p.m- 9 p.m. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Only students, faculty, staff or ap
proved community users with validated
fee cards may reserve courts AH per
sons holding reservations must appear
at the court within 15 minutes of their
scheduled time or forfeit their court
time
OPEN RECREATION HOURS
SWIMMING — Gerlinger Pool - 7 a m -8 30 a m
weekdays, Leighton Pool • II 30 am-1 30 pm, 5
p m -6 30 p m weekdays. 7 30 p m -9 p m Monday and
Wednesday 1 p m A p m Sunday
BADMINTON — Gerlinger Annex - 6 p m -9 p m
Tuesday Thursday
VOLLEYBALL — Gerlinger Annex - 6 p m -9 p m
Monday Wednesday
OPEN GYMS — Gerlinger Annex - 3 p m -9 p m
weekdays. 10 a m -6 p m Saturday 1 p m 6 p m
Sunday Esslmger Hall - 7 a m -9 p m weekdays 8
a m -6 p m Saturday Sunday
INTRAMURALS
Spring term intramurals include both
team and individual activities, plus All
Campus events and special programs
SOFTBALL — Men, women and coed
divisions at two levels (I and II) are
being offered, in both officiated and
unofficiated leagues Entry deadline is
April 2, with officiated league teams
paying $10 fees and unofficiated
league teams putting up $10 refunda
ble deposits Managers meeting will be
Monday, April 5. Check in RIM office
(103 Gerlinger) for location and time
TENNIS — Tennis will be in a 4-person
team format, with each match consist
ing of 2 singles and 1 doubles match
played at the same time Teams will
compete in a single-elimination tour
nament Men's, women's and coed
divisions are offered Entry deadline is
April 6, with a $10 fee required Man
agers meeting is on April 7
TRACK — The coed intramural track
meet will be held at Hayward Field on
April 16 & 17 Teams or individuals may
enter Entry deadline is April 16, but
individuals may sign up at the meet.
SWIMMING — The coed intramural
swim meet will be April 26 at Leighton
Pool. Teams or individuals may enter,
and sign up deadline is April 22 Man
agers meeting is April 26.
GOLF — The intramural golf tourney is
slated for May 8 at Laurelwood Golf
Course Green fee is $6.50 for 18 holes
Teams may enter a maximum of five
players, with the top four counting
towards team score. Individuals are
welcome as well Entry deadline is May
5 Managers meeting is May 7.
ALL CAMPUS CHAMPIONSHIPS -
Sports offered include: Volleyball Dou
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Photo by Erich Bookelheido
bles; Squash Singles, Racquetball Sin
gles, Ultimate Frisbee, Wallyball, Golf
League, Tennis Mixed Doubles, Frisbee
Golf, Frisbee Distance and Accuracy
and Fun Runs. For more information
call the RIM office (X-4113) in Gerlinger
103.
In addition, the RIM office will offer
these special programs this spring:
CENTURY CLUB — Swimmers, cyclists and joggers
can turn in you mileage, and the RIM office will chart
your progress on a map. You set the goal and work
toward it
PLAYERS WITHOUT PARTNERS - This is to help you
find another player of the same interest and ability in
tennis, racquetball and squash
SQUASH LADDER — There has been interest ex
pressed in establishing a ladder tournament for
squash spring term Sign up at the RIM office
New leadership for some old hands
Vicki Hogan
jj Duck softballers look to improve batting, record
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By Paul Danzer
Of the Emerald
A combination of new leadership and
old hands will take the field this week
when the Oregon women s softball team
swings into action with hopes of turning
things around after a disappointing 9-19
showing last spring
The new blood this year starts at the
top as Charles Sylvester, a native of New
York who played 10 years of fastpitch
softball in the Washington D C. area,
takes over as head coach
Sylvester came to Oregon to pursue a
doctorate degree in therapeutic recrea
tion, but his biggest challenge here may
well be to spark some life into the Duck
bats which last year were anything but
lively
Eleven members of last year's squad,
which had only five batters hit over 250
for the season return to the team this
spring Leading the group of veterans to
the plate will be senior Veronica Green,
who led the Ducks at the plate last sea
son with a 355 batting average
Sylvester expects Green to be a leader
at the plate again this season, while
filling her role as a designated hitter or in
left field.
In order to help the cause, Sylvester
has had the squad swinging the bats
since fall and he thinks he will see the
improvement when the Ducks begin play
with a tournament in Ashland this Friday.
“I’m hoping they can turn theory into
practice," the coach said of his team's
offensive potential. "I am pleased with
the improvement we have shown so far,”
he said, noting that many of the players
have progressed at the plate.
Some of the new blood which could
help spice up the Duck attack belongs to
freshman right fielder Deanna Eckelman
from Aloha, Oregon. Others who Sylves
ter hopes will be strong contributers on
offense include Stephanie Heisler, a
sophomore who will be the Ducks front
line pitcher, sophomore third baseman
Katie Hickey, sophomore left fielder Alice
Marchant, senior center fielder June Liu,
junior second baseman Krista Parent,
and sophomore first baseman Karen
Vipond.
In addition to the great need for im
provement at the plate, Sylvester has
concentrated on other aspects of the
offense, because he is confident that the
strong defense the Ducks showed last
season will sprout again this spring.
Last season the Ducks fielding aver
age was about .920 as a team, and with
senior shortstop Vicki Hogan returning
to anchor the infield, and team captain
Liu, who will be directing things in the
outfield, Oregon should continue with
solid fielding.
The coach describes his unorth
odoxed left-handed shortstop as “sure
handed" and "quick” and said that
Hogan would be very instrumental in his
team’s success this season.
Joining Hogan in the infield will be
Vipond at first base, Parent at second
base, Hickey at third, and sophomore
Susan Tuggle at catcher
Sylvester describes Vipond as a very
intelligent ballplayer, and he likes Parent
for her quickness and speed, Tuggle for
her strong arm and Hickey, who “does it
all.”
If anything does happen to get through
the infield, Eckelman, Liu and Marchant
are quality fielders to back it up.
Sylvester said he is confident that this
team will be competitive, but he added
that the biggest challenge for him is to
realize that he can’t turn things around in
one year.
“We will be a running team, and we will
have to play together as a team,” he said.
“We re not going to out-talent anybody."