Sports
Matmen shine in front of 'Today Show' cameras
By Ron Gullberg
Of thr Kmrrald
In front of the ‘‘Today Show"
cameras, a bruised and battered
Oregon wrestling team reversed
its three-match losing skid with
a 27-19 decision against Boise
State University on Wednesday
night at McArthur Court.
"It was nice to get a win
again." said Oregon coach Ron
Finley. "We finally found a
team as hurt as we are. They've
had their share of injuries and
illness just like us. so I can feel
for them."
Oregon jumped out to a quick
12-0 lead when the Broncos
were forced to forfeit the
126-pound match because
Travis Krawl became ill on
Wednesday, and 11H pounder
Roberto Pelayo won an im
pressive technical fall over Dan
ny Tennant. 15-0.
"Roberto wrestled well for us
tonight. He’s always so reserv
ed. but he was moving and
helped us jump to an early lead
for a change." Finley said.
The lead quickly increased to
18-0 when Shon Lewis, who is
nationally-ranked at 126
pounds but wrestled at 134.
won a 22-5 technical fall against
Robert Ewald, ironically, also a
true 126 pounder.
“I was moved up to meet
(T racy) Y e a t e s ( B S U ’ s
nationally-ranked
126-pounder), but he became
sick today and I thought 1 would
have a forfeit tonight,” said
Lewis, who pushed his record
to 2 1-3-1. “Then F.wald
couldn’t make weight and I
found out at 0:30 this evening I
had a match. 1 ended up wrestl
ing the same guy I would have
wrestled at 120."
Boise State made its best run
•it the Ducks in the middle
weights. Brett Ogata decisioned
the Duck's Tom Kastrava 8-7 in
the 142-pound event, and the
Broncos’ 150-pound Ben Cor
onado upended Leonard Ander
son 14-5 to cut Oregon’s lead to
r
18-7.
Then Oregon's 158-pound
Vince Hochanadel. who sports
only a (>-12-1 record, crushed
Bill Lavin for a 15-0 technical
fall, which won praises from
Finley.
"Vince was especially good
tonight; he came out and wrestl
ed strong and wasn’t reserved. I
like that a whole lot."
Boise State took the 1(>7- and
190-pound matches, but Chuck
Kearney solidified the win with
his 7-2 decision over Brad Cook.
The nationally ranked Kearney
became frustrated early when
Cook slowed down the match —
a tactical move to immobilize
the more experienced Kearney.
“It’s frustrating.” said
Kearney. "That’s the type of
wrestler that usually gives me
problems. He slows down the
action and it eliminates the mo
tion, keeping the score close. 1
like to have a cushion going in
to the second or third period,
not be tied 1-1 with a guy I
know I’d drill if we were work
ing out in a gym.”
"Chuck has to deal with that
(opponents who stall) better."
said Finley. "He can’t let
himself get frustrated. He’s got
to realize that everyone he
meets is going to do that
because he’s so good.”
With the score insurmoun
table. Finley decided to forfeit
tin; heavyweight match where
l(>7-pounder Todd Schaaf was
ready to rep lac*! starter Cam
Strahm and his back-up James
Knott, both out with knee
injuries.
During the match a "Today
Show" camera cn-w filmed
former Duck wrestler and
famous author ken kesey for a
feature to be aired on NBC in
early February. Kesey will talk
about tlu* NCAA and bis opi
nions about its lack of commit
ment to th*! minor sports.
"What I'm doing is putting
pressure on the NCAA to make
better travel regulations, and
I'holii by Marin Corvalli*
Chuck Kearney helped to secure a team win for Oregon with his 7-2 decision against Boise State
University's Brad Cook in the 177-pound Inmt. The Ducks won the dual 27-Hi and halted a
three-match losing streak.
help out the minor sports." said
Kesey. "They (the NCAA) just
signed a $ I f»-4 million contract
lor the television rights to the
Final Four basketball tourna
ment; now where is that money
going? I want to find out "
"To he sane. I iuned as an
NCAA Division I school and
receive money for that position,
a school must keep six men's
and six women’s varsity sports;
I hat nutans wrest I in# is as im
portant as basketball, yet Hon
Finley only makes as much as a
janitor and lie's won more
t)lympic Hold medals as a coach
than anyone in the nation."
kesev added he believes the
NOAA's priorities are mixed
np.
"I low can tbev tell a kid lie
can’t play basketball because be
received a pair of tennis shoes;
that's looking after his moral
welfare. I can look after that.
I he N(.AA needs to look at
the kids' physical welfare. I'm
sure Moise State isn’t traveling
with great accommodations.
I heir chances ol getting in a
wreck on the wa\ home is larger
than a kid d\ ing ol a < oca inn
overdose I’he NOAA needs to
give physical help, not moral ”
Weary
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Hoiny said. "From In*re on out,
wo havo to go in with the at
titU(io of going then? to ho.it
thorn.”
A pivotal part of tho Oregon
g a m o is guard I. a u r i
Landorholm. who captured first
toain. Kodak Kogion-H honors
after last season hut has been
struggling lately
l.a u (I e rh o I in li a s he e n
shooting only 41 percent in live
I’ac- It) games after averaging 4(i
percent in nine non-league
games earlier this season
In spite ot the poor shooting.
Iloiny is not worrit'd about the
|»la\ o! his junior guard. "Wo
h't'l she dors many things nthur
titan st:t*rt*. luniri givos llio team
stability out lltoru. and Ihundorn
t'vt'n wlit'ii slit; might not ht>
shooting 1111r host, sho still dot's
many things that contributo "
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