Rugby faces ‘must-win’ games
By Sieve Mims
f cl Contributor
The Oregon rugby team has built .1
large hale for itself early in the season,
but the Dui ks are looking to start turning
things around this weekend w ith a game
a-,; oust \\ i stern Washington
Oregon Inst its hrst two league games,
hut still remain in the hunt for a lierth in
the West ( ..ist ( I. ; onsiups The top
: !•• Ill’s tin: tile Northwest l eague
u.hat to ■!!:•■ t. .rn.tment in Los An
. a:. i i .i■ : Til Ts teel thev still have a
;tl sh, { a! ihe seoqml .spot
Ore,,on St ,te Oirrenlh leads the league
.• md U !gt,is .e. md at ! 0
{ .. 1. 1 ,... . r ii■ ' Sis vd r said
the :. st .. Ixrth at home, .ire
\V : W ' : ii V. . h ingloti two
w e.. ;; . g uiit■ sit Port
: U : we know what
. k . ke jw w ;: e riot at full
■ :• Is s! the lil:n\j t • i atise I held
• j . . rs i ut:;t.) v" how others
would ploy."
. he Dinks won three oi ton: at The
Portland tournament and See! it should
he a stepping stone lor the regular sed
sun
Last year we went undefeated
through the preseason and then got over
confident,' Snyder said i think we're a
hit better prepared tins season
The strength of this year's Duck squad
is the front line featuring lan Williams,
Boh Iheri e and Steve Knuust. all of
whom made tin- Northwest Represonta
live team [‘he hai k lint’ is young and in
experienced hut appears to tie ifnpruv
mg
This Saturday s game begins at noon at
South Bank field Next weekend, the
team will fare Central Washington
In other Oregon (Hub Sports new s
• Oregon's two indoor soccer teams
pooled ot! the unexpected last Weekend
in pint tng 1 J ni their co-ed tournament
I hr C)r>•;;‘>t 1 gold team won the lour
ten, beating llic (ifeim Iciim I - in .1
shoot-out following a 1 t ile in the chain
plonship game
How,mi hvaelive ami Marlas H Hand
It'd ihtt gold team. scoring all three rogu
la!ion goals in the final game Andy
(eignier. who ston'd two of the green
teams goals in the title mati h. was the
tournament s leading st urer with 10
goals
" I'here were lots of upsets.'' Oregon
head cuai h Mike King said "The hn ■■: . .1
play over the weekend was sen high
The eight-team tournament featured
two round-robin .'divisions with 'lie tup
two teams from eat h advent log to tiie ii
rials The gold team pulled off the biggest
Upset of the weekend b\ defeating fill
gene's World Cup team -1 k in the seu.ili
lulls while the green sijuad tlefeated tile
Kickers I or Jesus in the semifinals
I lie Kickers For Jesus won the cofiso
Tatum title by shooting past tile World
( up team I - m ii shoot-out follow mg a
! I lie
With tfie title match tied at 1 1. tie
gold team got off to a good start during
the game, st ortng on its first two nppor
ninnies wilin' gout if mu • mih; :
the green team's firs! two shut'. The
green Irani converted on its next two
tml it wasn't enough as the gold* put
their fourth shot past the goalie for the
winning si ore
King said he was excited about the
teams' performances over the weekend
'I'fie two teams are now oft until Mart h
when the spring season begins
• I he t)rogon i tub baseball tram won its
opener Wednesday, 1U H at Lane Com
munity < College
Lane went ahead H 2 after seven In
rungs trelore the Ducks' six run spurt m
the eighth put the game away
Skiers to race at reaionals
By Ted Burnham
t I'waW Contributor
The Onitton club ski loam travels to
Montano this weekend to compote In
the National Collegiate Ski Associa
tion Western Regional race
The women's team was one of only
two Oregon schools to qualify for the
event by placing eighth in the North
west Conference Championships at
Mount Bachelor, l ob H and 9.
The Oregon men's team is sending
one racer, Kevin Wueppor. who quali
fied as an individual TV>o race will be
held at Brldger Bowl near Bozeman.
Mont.
The. region encompasses Oregon.
Washington. Idaho. Montana. Wyo
ming. Colorado and Utah Two ( ana
dian s< hooIs wilt also hi-1 -mpviing -it
the event
The Duck women will he led by
sophomore Heidi Binder, who plat.ed
17th in the giant slalom at the confer
unci! championships .sin! has several
top-10 finishes at division races
Minder will lie joined hy freshman
Summer Swanson, who placed in the
top five m a slalom euilter this season
at Ml Bachelor Sophomore Kristen
Klindl, whose best finish Is a sixth in
a slalom at Anthony hakes, will also
compete
Rounding out the women's team ire
senior Amv McNees and freshman
Karlssa Schwartz McNees placed
eighth in a slalom at Willamette Pass,
and Schwartz has had several top I’D
finishes
Wuepper. who placed in the top 15
in the giant slalom .it the conference
championships, was one of three men
in the Northwest Conference to ipiul
ify as an Individual to uttend re
glonuls
"We are exulted to lie going to this
event." said McNoes. who serves as
this ski loam coordinator us well as he
ing .1 racer "We will In- computing
against some of the lies! teams In the
nation "
In Montana, the Duck women will
race against several nationally ranked
teams, including Central Oregon Com
munity College and Western Oregon
State College, whose women’s teams
plated llrst and second at NCSA Na
tionals Iasi year
Oilier strong teams competing at the
regional race will include College of
Idaho, which placed third In the giant
slalom lust year at nationals and Hrlg
bum Young, which tied with Idaho for
fourth piece''overall at nationals
Whitman College, which has placed
in the top IS at nationals in years
past, will also be racing at Uridger
Howl, as will Seattle l'n l versit v.
which tias Us strongest team in recent
years
UV are competing in vvltal is by far
t(tu strongest region in ihc natton.
McNees said i bn competition .il rr
glonals is us strung or stronger thun ul
nationals The winners at regional*
nearly always win at nationals "
The NCS A includes more than 2W
colleges mnl universities in the Unit
oil Stales ami t .in.ala The NCAA, by
eonlrast, includes only !(> schools
Nest \ear. the NCAA plans to merge
with the NCSA and ski under one
hro.nl div ision
"for a club sport receiving very lil
tln funding, we are very proud to have
made it this far. " McNees says
"We are underdogs. We must have
tlie lies! runs of our lives to make it to
nationals "
BYRNE
Continued from Page 8
run u t.lt'iin system Thu footljuli learn was just m unity
taken off probation, .mil the basketball trim Inis also
halt its stium of problems
Byrna suill the good standing Oregon Inis maintained
may have boon a reason ho was nominated
"Oregon has a reputation of running a i lean pro
gram," fie said
Byrne did nut apply tor the job. rather ho was chosen
bv a si-.in h committee .it Florida
"1 was '[ft ruited' by 1-toruia." Byrne '..ml vv lib a grin
"I have not Ix'i'ii out sticking un op port u (i i t v to gel
iiw,it (rum the University of Oregon
it Byrne is hired by Florida, Oregon would have to
find a replacement quitklv because the position starts
as soon as someone is hired
"Obviously, we'd have to go out and find someone to
replace him," said Sandy Walton, senior associate ath
lettr director 'Tor Hill, I think U s ,1 great opportune
ty "
Hill Walton will miss Hvmr, should In' Ir.ivc
Tor mi.', I think U s ruUi’ii, she said " 1'v«’ enjoyed
working with Hill, .mil I'll In- ..id to sit him go tl lie
iloiw get Ihi' job
"Leaving Oregon is the biggest disadvantage to the
Florida job. Hvnii' sniil "1 11>vi• tlm University nl Om
gull hill every om i’ in a whili- v mi gl't i shot at thi'
brass ring and itavn to go lor it
Buy 2 Used Records or
Tapes and Get One
FREE
or $1.50 OI F any
Compact Oise
(One Coupon Per C u*lonu r
Per IX»y)
"(Free used record or
tape of equal or
lesser value)
We pay cash for used
Records, Tapes & CDs
j 361 E. 13th • 485-5351
Expires 5/1 5/92
—.—
Engine Service
1000 S BerUlsrn Rd »8 • Lugrnr < )K 97402
Onr block north of W. 11th • Nolan Ind I’la/a
Specializing in German Autos for 34 Years
• Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen •
342-3952
Student and Faculty Discounts
Weasel’s World
Kraig Norris
tf fvjee* xt • s
TV'' C&IKjL yB&L
AN • 30CC ’
fv'j
X DUWC . V"'
'j h'
* v *:
i rum : u ;;v».
i
Oscar the Freshman
Neal Skorpen
tfr>T v»u» am' r
f u s rp * n i J /♦
, u>y>' L "
»c«j .,
- f—
•, a,; r
^ HAVf / if a
1 Ht [ („r_, i
V
I ah .1 ■■■■: t. tut
|'i A. 1 'MfA. |
Plf.S IN A ft-t NPl p
v>l f M ■ • / i A . ,
I i f*t f' '. > -v .
HAW ’ v.
Aw/Tr !. ■
, KHAcUl* '/
« a . * 'r
(lA-4 - a
7 f 7 r
M ■ *
I A- »
|U!ii
I t I
f Ml
7 A*
* / * • •' “
* ... A .
i* .•/ ;
fH fMi '-f'
jf.
pLciytjl