PAGE FOUR
ROGUE NEWS
FRI.. JAN. 20, 1961
CAGERS LOSE
NINTH GAME
January 6 produced another
defeat, the ninth straight of the
season, for the Ashland High
basketball team. This defeat
was administered by the Klam
ath Pelicans, the number one
team in the state, by a 63-23
score.
Klamath led all the way, and
established a 30-16 half time
score. The second half was
even more disastrous for the
Grizzlies as they managed only
7 points while the Pelicans
scored 33.
Gary Patske led in scoring
with 18 points and Wally Palm-
berg had 14 for the Pels. Gale
Tepper had 8 and Jerry Hauck
7, for the Grizzlies.
In the preliminary action,
the Ashland jayvees lost their
third straight to the KUHS
Junior varsity.
Ashland Malmen
Lose to Klamath
With only two varsity team
members winning, the Ashland
wrestlers were defeated 36-10
by Klamath Falls January 14.
Nelson Conners and Glen
Moses each pinned their op
ponent, giving Ashland its 10
points. Moses got his match
over quickly, using only 54 sec
onds to end it. Conners pinned
his man in 1:39 of the second
round.
The junior varsity matches
ended 27-16 in favor of the
Klamath g r a p p 1 e r s. Dave
Green and Dean Luehrs both
decisioned their opponents.
Jack Mills and Moses, doing
double duty, won their matches
by pins.
GAA Members
Hold Roundup
Girls Athletic Association
members attended district ac
tivities December 10, at Hood
River, for the purpose of choos
ing new officers, amending the
constitution, and selecting
state name.
Activities of the conference,
under the general theme of
GAA Roundup, included a gen
eral session followed by a dis
cussion group and a luncheon
Judy Eberhart, past district
representative, was a discus
sion group leader for all new
and old district representatives.
Concluding the day's activi
ties was a final session where
new officers for the coming
year were introduced and in
stalled.
Members taking part in the
activities were Carol Bjork,
Judy Eberhardt, Jane Hennick,
Janet Miller and Pam Vander
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The wrestling
Crater Defeats
Winless Ashland
Sid DeBoer tossed in 24
points for Ashland January 7,
but it was to no avail as Loyal
Higinbotham scored the same
number, 18, on free throws, to
pace Crater to a 67-56 victory.
Crater held edges of 14-7
and 34-25 at the end of the first
two quarters. During the third
stanza the Comets pulled away
to a lead of 55-35. The Grizzlies
came on strong in the last peri
od to cut the margin from 20
to 11 points.
In the junior varsity scrap,
the Ashlanders returned to
their winning ways. Dan Lewis'
15 points led them to a 43-34
win.
Stripes Arouse
School Interest
What do you think of the
new basketball uniforms? This
was the question asked several
students at Ashland High, and
here are the replies.
Ginger Bennett I think
they're crazy!
Billee Kay Mearns They
look like maternity outfits.
Judy Eberhart Since they
came from the best store in
town, they're the best.
Gary Jones Nobody wears
striped basketball uniforms but
us: We want to look flashy.
Trish Parsons I think it's
really nice for a change.
Denny Iietter They look
like pajamas.
Linda Lewis When did
they get out of jail?
Karen Fieguth They look
more like the yell leaders.
Mike
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Grizzly Hoopers
Grants Pass had little trou
ble in overcoming Ashland 75
46 on the Caveman's home
floor Saturday, January 14
For the Grizzlies, it was the
eleventh consecutive loss of
the season and the fifth in con
ference play. Grants Pass con
ference record is now 3-2
The Cavemen led 12-10, 36
22, and 56-30 at the end of the
first three quarters.
Ashland's Sid DeBoer cap
tured high-point honors for the
evening with 17. Larry Janssen
and Jim Davis each had 13 to
share the scoring leadership
for Grants Pass.
In the preliminary contest,
(.rants Pass had asurprising
ly easy time in downing the
Asnland Jayvees 70-31.
Lelferman's Club
Makes Changes
Ashland High's Letterman's
Club is in the process of revis
ing its organization and consti
tution.
Advisor Stan Smith says,
"We're trying to put more
teeth into it and upgrade our
organization."
Forrest Farmer is president
of the club, Jerry Hauck is
vice-president and Len Hannon
is secretary-treasurer.
To join the club, a varsity
letter must be earned and the
person mu;;t go through an
initiation.
The club is planning a snow
party fo rthe student body and
they are painting the "A."
The Lettermen also cut and
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Conference Openers Lost
To Grants Pass, Medford
Conference play got under-1
way in District Six December
29 and 30 with Ashland losing !
to Grants Pass 54-32, and ab
sorbing a 75-19 trouncing at the
hands of the Medford High
sharpshooters.
The Cavemen led all the way
in the first game. The ' first
half was a slow, low-scoring
affair. At the end of the first
quarter Grants Pass led 7-4,
and led 16-7 at halftime.
Action picked up in the sec
ond half. By the time the third
period ended, the score stood
at 34-20. The Cavemen made
the last quarter their biggest
as they added 20 more points to
their total, while the Grizzlies
picked up 12.
Grants Pass was paced by
Clyde Murray with 11 points,
and Bob Lewellen and Larry
Janssen with 1 apiece. Sid De
Boer scored 11 points for the
Grizzlies to tie for high point
honors, and Gale Tepper scor
ed 10.
The following night, the
Douglas Tops
Cagers Twice
Basketball fortunes contin
ued at a low ebb at Ashland
December 16 and 17 as the
Douglas Trojans dealt the
Grizzlies their fifth and sixth
defeats of the season, 62-51 and
47-43.
In the game of the sixteenth
the Trojans possessed a small
24-21 lead at halftime. By the
end of the game they had ex
tended it to eleven points, 62
51. Jack Anderson led all scor
ers with 20 points. Sid DeBoer
was the top point producer for
the Grizzlies scoring 16.
The next evening, the con
test was close all the way. Ash
land grabbed a one-point lead
at the end of the first period,
but as the half drew to a close
it was Douglas with a one-point
edge, 23-22.
Scoring honors for the night
went to Gary Fox, who collect
ed 14 markers. For Ashland,
Gale Tepper was high with 10.
The junior varsity made
their record the exact opposite
of the varsity by scoring two
victories over the Douglas jay
vees, both by wide margins, to
bring their record to six wins
and no losses.
.Dale Tepper paced the jay
vees in both games with 13
points in the first and 12 in
the second.
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Grizzlies were unable to stand
in the wake of a raging Black
Tornado. Connecting on about
two-thirds of their first-hal
shots, Medford, raced to a 49-7
lead, and continued to domi
nate in the second half for
their 75-19 victory.
The stingy defense didn't al
low Ashland a field goal in the
firstpcriod as they collected on
ly three points, all on free
throws. Ashland also got only
three points in the final period.
All but one of tin; Medford
players scored. Scott Eaton was
high with 18 points. Tepper
and Jerry Hauck were tops for
Ashland with six points apiece.
The Ashland junior varsity
also lost both games after win
ning their first six. The first
was a 36-30 squeaker to Grants
Pass; and the second, 55-33 to
Medford.
Coach Praises
Vreslling Team
Mr. Keith Mobley, wrestling
coach .stated that over thirty
boys are participating in wrest
ling this year. He added that
he and Mr. Stan Smith, assist
ant coach, were proud of the
showing the boys made against
Medford. "AH the matches
were close decisions which
could have gone, and will go,
the other way next time these
two teams meet," continued the
coach.
Mr. Mobley went on to say
that wrestling is a sport where
size does not make any differ
ence. "All boys are participat
ing against boys who are the
same weight and size," stressed
the coach. "You need not be
six-foot-eight or weigh 240
pounds to be a wrestler."
He added that any boy in
terested in clean, wholesome
competition should investigate
the possibilities of wrestling.
Mr. Mobley invited all who
are interested to see the coach
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find out more about wrestling.
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