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ROGUE NEWS
WED., JAN. 23, 1963
' By Bruce Bamforth
Why are the Grizzlies losing?
In my opinion, the answer is a
lack of confidence and a tre
mendous amount of pressure that
is put on them to win. The pres
sure, exerted by fellow students,
faculty, families, and themselves,
causes them to be tense, fumble
the ball, and make errors which
cost them games.
Basketball is a game and should
be played as a game, not as a
life or death contest.
When another team plays Ash
land, they win because they have
confidence. They might be think
ing something like we can beat
Ashland easily; they have lost 56
straight games in conference play.
The Grizzlies still have a chance
to make this their "big year."
We have already lost 5 games but
in this conference, the winner
might lose that many.
Sports announcers, coaches, and
even students from other schools
in the league are saying that
Ashland has as good a team,
as any in the league; they won
some pretty tough non-conference
games. A radio broadcaster on
station KBOV said. "Ashland has
an up-and-coming-ball club and
they are going to surprise some
body, someday!" All these people
can not be wrong. Let s prove
that they are right! It's about
time the Grizzlies Growled.
Draggin' with Dave
By Dave Mott
Clarence Prettyman may not
have the "hottest" car in school,
but he does own the cleanest.
Clarence owns the 1950 Olds
88 that is always seen parked
in the student parking lot of
Ashland High. The car is com
pletely stock, inside and out. Two
colors, grey and black, provide
a clean outward appearance for
the "big mover." The interior is
also completely stock and ex
ceptionally clean. Clarence takes
pride in the fact that his car is
in show-room condition.
The "movers' " engine com
partment is filled with a 303.7
cubic inch Olds, which isn't
stock. Clarence added a few
inner "goodies" to give a little
zest to his stocker. Although he
wouldn't reveal the contents of
his engine, the sight of this piece
of machinery leaves one with
Jim Lamb Makes
Scoring Look Easy
Tall, lean Jim Lamb is the
center on the Ashland Grizzlies'
basketball team. Jim's height of
6'5" adds strength to the Grizzly
attack, and with his tremendous
height it seems as though he
drops the ball in the basket. He
has achieved the goal of being
the high point man against
Phoenix, Fortuna, and Crater, and
is a leading rebounder.
Jim was born December 26,
1944, in Jackson, Mississippi, but
moved here when he was three
and has gone to school in Ash
land all of his school life. He is
now President of the National
Honor Society, a member of the
Letterman's Club, Chess Club,
band, and he participates in track
as well as basketball. He is very
active in school activities.
Jim plans to attend the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology to
prepare for being an electrical
engineer.
Rowlinc. water skiinc. and rjlav-
ing golf occupy most of Jim's
leisure time.
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Grizzlies Win Four, Lose Five
SOUTHERN OREGON
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
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4 1 .800
4 1 .800
2 3 .400
2 3 .400
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The Ashland High Grizzlies
defeated the Phoenix Pirates in
a two-game series December 21
and 22. The Grizzlies, playing
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quite an impression. The 303.7
cubic inch engine is pushed by
a four-speed hydro.
Future plans for the "big
mover" include: replacing the
hydro with a four-speed stick
and a '62 Starfire addition to
the engine compartment. Outside
changes will consist of painting
the body a deep black laquer and
replacing the stock rims with
chrome-reversed ones.
on their home court, defeated
Phoenix Friday, to the tune of
60 to 34 Jim Lamb was high
point man for the Bears with 16,
while Rich Botz led the Pirate
attack with 10 counters.
Saturday, December 22, saw the
Bears trounce Phoenix, on the
Phoenix court, 61 31.
Grizzlies vs. Fortuna
After a long grueling week of
practice sessions, the Grizzlies
met and ocfeated Fortuna High
of Olifornia. The Friday night
fracas ended with the Grizzlies
on top of a 54 to 39 ball game.
Jim Lamb, doing everything but
referring the game, U-d all scorers
with 17 points.
The Bears had a difficult time
in overcoming a fighting Fortuna
;qu;:d Saturday night, but George
Keil's boys came out victorious
again led by Jim Lamb with 10
points for the game. Following
him were: Tod Hess, 8 points;
Dale Tepper 7; Mike Cotton and
Gale Tepper, 6 points each; and
Rick Pierce, 3 points. Alvarez of
Crater was high for the game
with 19 points.
Grizzlies vs. Cavemen
The week of January 8-12 saw
the Bears working on various
mistakes they had to overcome in
order to subdue the Grants Pass
Cavemen. The Grizzlies fought
gallantly, but they couldn't seem
to get rolling' as the defending
champs Grants Pass came out on
top 67 to 39. Jim Lamb scored
8 points for the Bears, while
Hutchins scored 12 for Grants
Pass. Dale Tepper and Tod Hess
teamed to put in 6 points apiece
for the Grizzlies.
41 to 36. The win gave the Bears i Grizzlies vs. Medford
a 6-0 record for the season. Tod
Hess held scoring honors with
Dave Snell as they both put in
ten points. Rick Pierce, the
Bears phenomenal ball-handler,
was close behind the leaders with
9 points.
Grfr:iics vs. Klamath
The Ashlanders suffered the
first loss of the season at the
hands of Klamath Falls, here,
Jani ary 4. The Pelicans, led by
Hal Holman with 17 points, de-
eati'd the never-say-die Bears.
5251. Ashland scoring honors
were shared by Dale Tepper and
Tod Hess with 11 points each.
Jim Lamb and Greg Lindley also
tied in the scoring department
with 9 points apiece.
Griz;!ies vs. Comets
The Ashland Bears lost the
second conference scuffie the
following night, Jan. 5 to the
Crater Comets by the score of
65 to 50. Ashlands scoring was
The Big Wind from Smoggy
Bottom defeated the fighting
Grizzlies the following weekend
76 to 41. The Bears, doing a
superb job on both offense and
defense, outscored the Tornados
in the second quarter 18 to 17.
Leading the Grizzlies attack was
Dale Tepper. He scored 14 points
in a brilliant defensive game.
Tod Hess was next with 6 points.
Grizzlies vs. Pelicans
Last Saturday the Ashland
Grizzlies went over the mountain
to battle with the Klamath Falls
Pelicans. In a tough defensive
battle, the Birds came out on top
with the score 39 to 29. It was
the fifth straight loss for the
Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies showed improve
ment over the Friday night game
with Medford. During the battle
Ashland held the birds to a point
margin while having a hard time
hitting the basket themselves.