Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) 19??-????, April 20, 1962, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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    PAGE FOUR
ROGUE NEWS
KRL, APRIL 20, 1962
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Whack! Rick Tierce takes a mighty suing at the ball in game
against Medford
Ashland Trims jMedford Tornado
Crater Comets jOuthits Grizzlies
Banquet Honors
Basketball Team
Howard Pierce conducted the
Kiwanians banquet that was pres
ented in honor of the Ashland
High basketball team.
The banquet was held in the
Junior High School cafeteria Wed
nesday evening. April 11,
Guest speakers of the evening
were John Lewis, head basketball
coach at Willamette University,
and his assistant. Norm Chapp-
man.
Letters and trophies were
presented to the players, and
the players presented Coach Kiel
with a sport Shirt. Lynn Merri
man received trophies for the
most rebounds and the most in
spirational player. Larry Pierce
received the trophy for scoring
the most points
Ashland trompod Crater 6-1
Friday in a tennis match held
at Ashland. Ashland won all five
singles matches and one of the
two doubles matches.
Singles:
Ksn Stevenson, A, def. Lcs
Dewey, C, 6 0, 6 2; Marty Burns.
A, def. Mike Gardner. C, 61, 6 1;
Jim Tavlor, A, def. Robert Bruce,
C, 62, 62; Ken Mitchell, A, def.
Clifford Pinkham, 6 2. 60; John
Wacker, A, def. Jerry Calhoun, C,
6-2, 6 3.
Doubles:
Burns and Stevenson, def. De
wey and Garner, 6-2. 6-2; Bruce
and Pinkham, def. Taylor and
Mitchell, 6 3, 6-3. -
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Ashland, Oregon
In the second game between
the Medford Tornado and the
Ashland Grizzlies, the Tornado
team evened the score by beating
the Grizzlies 10 to 8 as to a 2 to
0 defeat by the Grizzlies a week
earlier.
Medford's biggest inning was
the third when six runs crossed
th;- olate. Craig Laurance. Gary
Miller, Dick Deffley, Stuart
Young, and Dan Miles all hit
singles. Wayne Couch, who got
on base on an error, scored when
he and Deffley pulled off a
double steal.
In the bottom of the sixth
inning, the Tornado had a lead
of 10 to 4. but the pitching went
wild and the Grizzlies scored four
more runs. Two Ashlanders drew
gift walks and Kick Pierce got
an infield hit then Larry Pierce
knocked a grand slam homer over
the 377 foot mark in center field
with only one out. However the
next two batters were retired.
: COMING SPORTS EVENTS
AHS DEFEATS CRATER
6-1 IN TENNIS MEET
Ashland High tied the Southern
Oregon conference league stand
ings by defeating the Crater
Comets 7 to 4. Ashland is tied
with Medford with a record of
two wins and no losses.
Bob King. Ashland pitcher,
allowed the Comets only six hits,
six bases on balls, and struck out
11 batters. Dean Samuelson and
Larry Pierce led the Ashland
batting with two hits at two times
at bat for Samuelson and a ground
rule double for Pierce. Mike
Glines and Pat Pepper were the
leading batters for Crater.
The Grizzlies left 14 men
stranded on the bases, while the
Comets left only seven. Ashland
combined its scores into three
innings, scoring three runs in the
fourth, while Crater gained their
runs in separate innings.
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LeRoy Magruger, Jeff Trost, and Mike Cotton, Ashland High
School track team members, run the 330.
Perrines
On the Plaza
BETTER CLOTHES
&
SHOES
For Less Money
BASEBALL:
April 21, Klamath Falls, here
April 27, Grants Pass, there
April 28, Yreka. there, non con
ference May 5, Crater, here
May 11, Medford, here
TRACK:
April 21. Klamath Falls, here
April 28. Crater, there
May 25, Grants Pass, here
TENNIS:
April 20. Medford. there
April 21. Klamath Falls, here
April 27. Giants Pass, there
May 4. District Tennis Meet, S.O.C.
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