Friday, Mar. 4, 1966
BOGVE NEWS
PAGE THREE
Tim Voth Garners National Track Honor
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TWO FOR NELSON Randy Nelson, center, jumps high with
a layin shot as Grants Pass's Bruce Howell and Dale Paul wait
for rebound try. Also on the scene is Ashland's Joey Williamson.
Varsity Netters Drop
Contests To GP, KF
The varsity basketball squad
was beaten by the Grants Pass
Cavemen 80 56, and by the Kla
math Falls Pelicans 73-53. The
two losses give the Grizzlies a
4-11 mark in conference play.
It was Randy Nelson who led
the team in both games for the
high scoring honors. Nelson
picked up 13 points against
Grants Pass, and 15 against the
Pels. Joey Williamson was sec
ond with 11 in both contests.
Against the Cavemen, coach
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George Keil was called for a
technical foul when he left the
bench to protest a call. The
Bears were behind 35-22 at the
half, not being able to keep up
on the fast breaks.
The Pels were ahead all the
game despite the defensive
effort of Lindley, Morrill, Nel
son, Williamson, and ColdwelL
The Bruins end their season
tomorrow night against the
Black Tornado of Medford at
8:00 p.m.
Ashland Hopes High
For District Meet
Five schools will participate
in the annual district wrestling
meet which will be held on
March 4 and 5 at Grants Pass.
Ashland, Crater, Klamath,
Grants Pass, and Medford will
donate two men for each weight
class. The matches will begin at
1:30 Friday and Saturday and
will continue through the eve
nings. Admission for spectators
will be one dollar for adults
and 50 cents for students.
Mr. Keith Mobley, wrestling
coach, stated that this year's
team is "much stronger and
more experienced than last
year's" and went on to say that
he felt Ashland would "place
fairly well in a lot of the lower
weights."
Gary Prickett, 98, Stu Hough
ton, 115, John Wood, 130, and
Jerry Sessions, 123, are expected
to do extremely well in their
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Lindley, Houghton
Win Sports Award
Kerry Lindley and Stu Hough
ton were chosen by the Rogue
News sports department as Ath
letes of the Month for February.
Kerry was chosen because of
his active participation in bas
ketball. As of Feb. 19, he had
scored 121 points. Stu was cho
sen because of his fine effort in
wrestling, as he has posted a
14 wins and three loss record
as of Feb. 17.
Lindley is a five-foot nine
inch senior who weighs in at
155 lbs. He likes to participate
in basketball and football. He
has played three years of basket
ball and two years of football.
His favorite hobby is watching
television, especially his favor
ite show, Batman.
Kerry is an active member of
Honor Society, and Letterman's
Club. He lists steak, spaghetti
and chocolate cream pie as his
favorite foods.
Stu is also a senior. He stands
five feet six inches, and weighs
115 lbs. His favorite sports are
cross country, wrestling, and
track. He has lettered three
years in wrestling and one year
in cross country.
Houghton's favorite topics are
surfing, swimming, and gym
nastics. He is a member of the
Drama Club.
Stu has the school honor in
Milwaukie, Oregon for the Most
Improved Wrestler of '64. He
has placed first at the Medford
Tournament, first at the Eagle
Point Tourney, and second at
the Henley Tournament
Metrecal and Diet Pepsi are
the favorite foods of this wrest
ler when he wants to lose
weight; and 19c hamburgers and
spaghetti when he's trying to
gain weight.
bouts. Travel to the state meet
which will be held March 11
and 12 at Portland.
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Ashland High School girls' gymnastic team. The team, in its
second year, has shown its skill on many occasions this season.
From left to right, top row, are Maria Anderson and Sheryl
Mitchell. Second row, Judy Nidever, Enid Langer, Lyla Voth,
Cathy Phelps and Sandy Wolfe. Bottom are Kelly Reed, Jenel
Bennett, Jennifer Madison and Terry Richert.
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Track and Field Magazine
Names Top U.S. Athletes
Ashland High School has re
ceived a national honor, it was
announced this year in Track
and Field News magazine.
Tim Voth, much-publicized
AHS athlete, was rated as hav
ing the eleventh longest javelin
throw in the nation last year
during the track season and
through graduation of the top
ten, he is rated as the top jav
elin hurler in the nation as of
this spring.
Tim's longest heave of the
prep track season last year was
2163. The top hurler in the
nation, Foss Miller of Eastmont,
E. Wenatchee, Wash., heaved
the spear to a prep record
of 232-9. Oregon athletes num
bered six strong on the top
eleven charts last year.
Tim's nearest competititor
for the honor is Ray Alexander
of West Monroe, La., who tossed
it 211-6.
Farther Throw
Later in the summer, Tim
heaved the spear past his own
school record and officially his
longer toss in his career is
2226. Voth has thrown it far
ther, though! Tim has creased
the 230 foot mark during prac
tice sessions during the sum
mer; he hopes to set a new
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Crater Five
Behind the 12 point effort of
Kerry Lindley, the varsity
hoopsters came from behind to
beat the Crater Comets 45-42
recently.
Lindley copped high scoring
honors for the squad, while Joey
Williamson was second with
seven. High s corers f or Crater
were Branch and Burgess with
13 points each.
Crater had an eight point ad
vantage at halftime, 25-19. The
Bears gained the lead for the
first time with a little over two
minutes left in the final quarter.
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American high school record
this spring.
The Track and Field magazine
also listed other Rogue Valley
athletes who placed high in
track accomplishments last
season.
Keith Munson ran the two
mile to a school record of 9:19.4
and placed fourteenth in the
nation. The top two mile was
run by Mike Ryan of Wilcox,
Santa Clara, Calif., in 8.57.8.
Dick Fosburg of Medford high
jumped eleventh highest in the
nation with a leap of 6 7. The
number one position is held by
a senior this year, Bill McClellon
of Clinton, New York City, N.Y.
at 7 0.
Top 300
Another publication which
came out this year was the
Who's Who in Oregon Hii;h
School Track and Field 19G5.
This magazine told the top 300
athletes in each track and field
event last year. Due to lack of
space the Rogue News will tell
the times or distance of the top
20 AHS athletes and the event
only.
Tim Voth garnered the fourth
best A-l javelin toss in the state
last year and Keith Munson ran
the second fastest two mile run.
The longest throw was 228-104
while the fastest two mile was
by an A-2 runner in the state
tourney at 9:11.2.
Roger Springer, a sophomore,
pole vaulted to a new school
record last year and placed 18th
in the A-l ratings. His vault
was twelfth at 13-0, behind War
ren Logan of Grants Pass who
vaulted 14-4 14.
Willis 4th
Gene W'illis copped fourth in
A-l discus throw ratings with a
heave of 165-4Vi. Tim Vollmer
of Benson threw it to a high
Of 183-8.
Wayne Calvary and Randy
Nelson made 130 low hurdles
A-l top 20 ratings. Calvary was
fifth with a time of 20.2 while
Nelson, eighth, was 20.5. Dave
Durant of Tigard ran it to a
high of 19.3. The two also
gained top 20 recognition in the
120 highs as Calvary was sixth
with 14.9 and Nelson ninth with
15.2. Durrani of Tigard ran it
first with 14.2 timing.
Craig Hooper gained A-l mile
run status as he trotted to the
eighth fastest time at 4:24.7.
Ron Byers of Grant ran it in
4:19.5 for the fastest time.
880 Placer
Sixteenth place 880 yard
dash honors went to Munson as
he ran it in 1:59.0. Larry Black
of North Eugene ran the fastest
last year in 1:54.5.
Others from AHS gaining
recognition as top 300 athletes
are listed below.
In the 100 yard dash, Dave
Lewis and Steve Rost were
listed. Gaining 440 honors were
Roger Godard and Lonny Slack.
Craig Hooper placed in the 880.
Ron LeBlanc, Gary Hooper,
John Meyer, and Terry Neuen
schwander placed in the mile.
LeBlanc and Mike Starnes took
two mile honors, while John
Mitchell and Dick Calhoun
placed in the 120 highs. Mitch
ell, Jerry Sessions, and Calhoun
also placed in the 180 lows. In
the shot put, Greg Bowles, Wil
lis, and Dennis Sorenson took
honors. Gary Pennington was a
javelin placer while Nelson and
Calvary placed in the high
jump. Voth, Nelson, and Godard
placed in the broad jump.
Relay Results
Ashland as a team placed in
the 440 relay, 880 relay, mile
relay, two mile relay, and the
distance relay.