Sports.
Club sport bowling teams compete for fun first
By Cliff Pfenning
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It is a muggv Tuesday after
noon. The air is filled with the
sounds of autumn, it's still sun
ny. and some students are tann
ing outdoors. It is not the sort of
day one likes to spend inside.
But when duty calls, the
diehards answer. There is a
small group of individuals who
meet in the EMU basement and
set up operation as the Universi
ty of Oregon Bowling team.
Three times a week or more,
the bowling team, part of the
club sports program, meets and
conducts practices.
Most practices are informal
and relaxed. "We try to keep
things pretty loose,” men's
team captain Jim Johnson said.
■‘We're pretty laid back.”
As team members show up.
individuals take turns on the
lanes. Strikes are met with ap
plause. while missed splits are
greeted with the symbolic
touchdown signal.
"Not everyone shows up all
the time,” team member Tom
Johnson (no relation to Jim)
said. "You show up when you
can fit It into your schedule.
We’re trying to enjoy
ourselves.”
In a society where winning is
generally the most important
factor in athletics, the Universi
ty bowling team is a throwback
to the original ideals of fun first,
success second.
"Some of the competition
gets real intense.” Tom lohnson
said. "But we try not to put too
much pressure on our team.
When you're in the tenth frame,
and trailing the guy you're
bowling against by 19 pins,
then you have to throw well.
That’s when it gets real
intense.”
"We want to win. but if we
don't it’s no big deal,"
women's team captain Lisa
Kosse said. "It's not as high
pressure as some of the other
varsity sports are."
With this kind of relaxed at
titude, the teams have prepared
for the Oregon Collegiate Bowl
ing Conference schedule, which
started Oct. 30 and runs
through late February.
During that time the Ducks
will go through a home-home
series with each of the other five
teams in the OCBC: Clackamas
Community College, Mount
Hood Community College,
Portland Community College.
Portland State University, and
Oregon State University.
"They're the match we look
forward to the most," Jim
lohnson said of the Beavers,
who are the defending OCBC
champions. "They have a real
strong team."
IX) the IXtcks have a chance
against OSU?
"We’ll blow a lot of wind,
make a lot of noise, and then
they'll blow us away," Virginia
Olson said.
With that sort of attitude, the
team embarks on what it hopes
will be a successful season, but
what it expects will lx; a
middle-of-the-pack finish.
The men's team finished
fourth last year in the six-team
league, while the women's team
had equal success.
The averages per game for the
individual members range from
140 to 170, according to Tom
lohnson
Photo by Ibrrvl lUwitl
Junior Jim Johnson, captain of the men's club sport bowling team, exhibits his form in a recent
practice in the EMU basement.
"We‘d like to see a thousand
series (each of the five bowlers
rolling a 200 game)." )im
Johnson said. "That's what
we'd have to bowl to win some
of these tournaments," Tom
Johnson said.
To be competitive, the men's
team will rely on what appears
to be an experienced line-up of
senior Tom Johnson, juniors Jim
Johnson and Dave Schmidt.
sophomore Arnold Arizala. and
freshmen Deryn Frodette and
William Wilson.
Meanwhile, the women's
team is hard-pressed to find
enough bowlers to make up one
team.
Sophomore Kosse. who won
the individual title at the OSU
invitational last year, and senior
Olson are the backbone of the
team.
Multiple Choice.
A memorable college experience.
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