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Sports Editor: Hank Hager hankhager@dailyemerald.com Wednesday, April 28, 2004 Oregon Daily Emerald SPORTS Best bet MLB: Oakland vs. N.Y. Yankees 4 p.m., ESPN Gilliam still has plenty to learn The Oregon cornerback admits he isn’t far enough along right now to help the Ducks in the secondary By Hank Hager — _ Sports Editor he^fSe0^onesecond^k * C°U,d anyway1 °f his colle»«e career, y eam at corr,er right now. If -- anything, the only DUCK fc ' ca" help Pn/lTDiiii .team right now r UOTBALL Is at return and I've --■-been inconsistent tt.-,*' there as well" Tallahaiee'na nalr'™^' fr°m “* sasSSS? cruitmg class g 2003 re‘ aslSoll™LWO'k?uts-Gilliarn spring) 'hesaidy"Inl8hS and lows (this extremely inconsistem^P'n °a 'V been ish out sriong ve h m h?p,n* to ■^stssssisSss Turn to LEARN, page 10 Getting a life lesson Junior George Yioulos serves as both the coach and coordinator for the Club Sailing team Courtesy Elliot Asbury George Yioulos and the Club sailing team gear up for the Spring Championships this weekend at Cascade Locks. By Kirsten McEwen Freelance Reporter ro years ago, Oregon's Club sailing team was struggling. Iheir boats were A in poor shape, the team was scattered and George Yioulos' dream of building a first-class sailing team was facing failure. This past Saturday, at the sailing Club's Spring Open House, no one could have guessed Yioulos and the sailing program had just begun its campaign to re-ener gize the team. The team was upbeat, or ganized and skilled. They were astound ed that more than 50 people had traveled to Fern Ridge Reservoir to see what they were all about. Today, the sailing program is clearly going somewhere and the finger can be pointed at Yioulos. His dream is finally in action. "George is the martyr of our team," sophomore Jennifer Dorner said. "He is the sole reason we even have one." Yioulos, a Novato, Calif, native, became interested in the "most underrated college sport in America" when he was 14 years old. At Marin Catholic High School, Yiou los sailed competitively for two years, and Turn to LESSON, page 8 Ducks 7th after two days in Arizona The Ducks’ hope for a NCAA Regional bid is still alive going into the final round of the Pac-10's By Brian Smith Freelance Reporter The Oregon men's golf team found themselves going in the wrong direction Tuesday. Despite getting a pair of 71 's from sophomore Justin St. Clair and freshman Matt Ma, the Ducks _ dropped a spot, finishing ™ _ seventh after the third iwlErir S round of the Pacific-10 Championships in Marana, Ariz. "We finished 13-over today, we didn't do what we wanted on the course," Oregon head coach Steve Nosier said. "We had a couple of 71 's, but unfortunately we had to take some high numbers." Players seemed to be adjusting to the lengthy par-72, 7,435-yard Gallery at the Dove Mountain course. The third round had 20 players shoot even par or better, but only a couple of Ducks ex perienced the course's good graces. More importantly, the Duck's 13-over 273 did nothing to bolster Oregon's slim chances at a NCAA West Regional bid. "The number we had was disappointing," Nosier said. "We are just giving away too many strokes. It's a difficult course, but we are making it harder than it actually is. It's more target golf than we are used to. At home, if you miss the fairway you can just hit it out of the trees. Here you might have to go back to the tee." The hope for a top-five finish entering the third round is still a reality, however. The Ducks trail No. 18 California by just five strokes, and fifth-place Southern California by 12. St. Clair anchored the Oregon squad by con tinuing his impressive play of late, firing a 1-un der 71 to tie with fellow teammate Matt Ma for the low round of the tournament for the Ducks. St. Clair recorded three birdies and two bogeys and moved into 13th at 2-over 218. "I think 1 played pretty consistently today," St. Clair said. "I left a few putts out there, but I Turn to SEVENTH, page 12 Harris steps up with shutout start against Arizona I_MB Danielle Hickey Photo Editor Sophomore Amy Harris has pitched sparingly this season after being the No. 1 pitcher in Oregon’s 2003 campaign her freshman year. Amy Harris, last season’s standout pitcher for the Ducks, picked up last year's momentum with Sunday’s performance against Arizona By Mindi Rice Senior Sports Reporter Collegiate softball is a game of pitching. While the rest of the sport obviously comes into play, if a team has a dominant pitcher — like Arizona's 32-1 Alicia Hollowell — she can run an entire season. In 2003, Amy Harris, the freshman pitcher who was a standout at North Eugene 1 ligh School, ran Oregon's show from the circle. She started 35 of Oregon's 56 games during the season and pitched 188 total innings. Ore gon's No. 2 pitcher, Anissa Meashintubby, threw just 99 innings in 2003. After an injury to her pitching hand kept Harris DOCK SOFTBALL out of fall practices and delayed her return in Turn to SHUTOUT, page 9
