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Ducks get 3rd in-state eager Oregon's men's basketball team closed out its 1984 recruiting period Wednesday by sign ing a third player from the state of Oregon. Keith Balderston, a 6-7, 215-pound forward from Portland's Wilson High School, became the third in-state player to choose Oregon when he signed a letter of intent Wednesday afternoon. Balderston was a second-team all-state pu k who scored 18.5 points and grabbed 15 re bounds a game for Wilson. He was an all tournament selection after Wilson finished fifth in state, and he is a 4.0 student. "The kid's a good rebounder and he's got good strength," said Oregon coach Don Mon son, "and what I really noticed about him is his burning desire to excel. He wants to he a pre med major, and he's got a tough road ahead of him, but we talked about that." Balderston joins Beaverton's Anthony Taylor and Parkrose's Rick Osborn on the Oregonians who picked Oregon list. He i hose Oregon over Westmont College and Stanford, where the Cardinal had used its scholarships and wanted him to walk on. Monson said Balderston doesn't fit into the blue-chip category, but he attracted a lot of attention vvilh his play in the state tourney. "I watched him one night when I went to see (Richard) Hollis play/' said Mon son. "I lik ed him at that time, but I think he matured a lot as the season went on — he looked very good in the tournament.” Balderston played at Wilson his senior season after transferring from Portland Chris tian, a Class A school. Because ot that switch, Monson said he had a big gap to close in terms ot competition. “He hadn't played against anyone, so he had a lot to learn.” said Monson. “but the thing I like is that he's very knowledgeable about the game.” Monson projects Balderston as a backup forward, and believes he's a little* ahead of Thomas Deuster, a state-ot-Washington signee who plans to redshirt. All told, the Ducks picked up four recruits. The big two are Taylor and Osborn. Monson had said earlier that he wanted a center to till Blair Rasmussen s 1985 graduation shoes, but he* will he content with two guards and two forwards. "that'll do it,” said Monson. 'that tinishes our rec renting.” Myers Continued from Page 4 While a prep at Parkrose High School in Portland, Myers rarely had an off day during his junior and senior seasons. He won consecutive 800 and 1,500 meter titles at the state champion ships, using his speed to break away from the field at the end after tactical races. Then, instead of going to a school where he would be the center of attention, he threw his lot in with distance-mad Oregon to become one of a herd of distance runners under Bill Dellinger. “My coach talked to me about coming to Oregon (and getting lost)," says Myers. "I couldn't continue being top dog there, but I didn't mind, because I knew I could succeed with what Bill offered.” What Dellinger offered was a combination of quality distance runners as teammates and superior coaching from Oregon's staff, both of which would insure a maximum learn ing experience at Oregon. Tennis teams enter league tourneys Oregon s tennis teams enter the conference tournament phase of their seasons Friday, with the women's team headed for San Jose, Calif., and the NorPac Championships, while the men venture to Pullman, Wash., for Pac-10 Northern Division play. Oregon's women finished their regular-season 5-5 in NorPac and 10-5 overall. The Ducks earned a trip to the conference meet by finishing second to University of Washington in the Northern Division. But any hopes of a tournament championship for Oregon would be far-fetched at best. “We're definitely the underdog," admits Oregon coach Nan cy Osborne. The NorPac is rated the second toughest women's tennis league in America, and the seedings for Friday and Saturday show as much. The Ducks are seeded sixth behind No. 1 California, University of the Pacific, Washington, San Jose State and Fresno State. Although the Ducks lost only 5-4 to the third seeded Huskies earlier, their title plans likely rest on the shoulders of No. 1 singles star Lindsay Bartlett. Bartlett was 12-3 in singles play this season, and she says now is the perfect time for a conference championship. "Things have really come together for me — I feel confident on the court right now," says Bartlett. Bartlett advanced to NCAA Championship singles play two years ago. Winner of the conference tourney receives an automatic NCAA bid, with an at-large berth being a possible added atttraction. While the Oregon women head south, the men travel north to Pullman. There, they will battle with Washington State for runnerup honors in the Nor thern Division. No. 1 seed Washington seems a sure bet to win the tournament, which lasts through Saturday. Lindsay Bartlett Golfers finish seventh at Pac-10 tourney Oregon's golf team, hindered by the disqualification of Mike Hegarty, came home with a seventh-place finish at the Pac-10 Conference tournament in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday. The Ducks carded a team score of 1465, 25-over-par in the 72-hole tournament. Southern California was first with a 1421 total, 16 strokes ahead of second-place Stanford's 1437. Paul Nolan of Arizona was the individual titlist with a 12-under par 276. Oregon might have done bet ter than seventh had it not been for the exodus of Hegarty, who was disqualified for filling out the wrong scorecoard. Hegarty was in 10th place after 36 holes of play with a 142 total. Instead of Hegarty, Oregon's top golfer at the tourney was senior Shell Joyner. He came in with a 293, five over par. That was good for a tie for 19th place. After Joyner, Oregon’s finishers were: Gerry Norquist, who shot 295 and tied for 27th; Brian Castonguay, who had a 297 and tied for 36th place; and George Daves and John DeLong, who were part of a three-way deadlock at 299. Hegarty had a final-round 74, but his third round was nullified by the scorecoard mixup and he was not listed in the individual standings. “I want Tonie Nathan for County Commissioner because she knows how to make tough and wise decisions.” Paul S. Holbo Professor of History, U of O TONIE NATHAN For County Commissioner Paid for by the Committee to elect Tonie Nathan for County Commissioner, Jett Motsinger, Chairman P.O. 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