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BASEBALL PLAYERS Sam Real (batting) and Grant Luna
(catching) practice for an upcoming game against Med ford.
The team has been unable to defeat the Tornado so far this
year. The only win so far this year for the baseball team has
been a victory over Eagle Point.
Bears Drop E.R;
Lose To Medford
Ashland High School's base
ball team won and lost a game
during their first two exhibition
Rames of the season. They drop
ped Eagle Point 3 2, and were
defeated by Medford 6 3.
In the Eagle Point game, all
the scoring for the game came
in the fifth inning, with Ashland
squeezing out the deciding run.
The Grizzlies had only four hits
and made three errors, while
Eagle Point had six hits and
made two miscues.
Three Single
Three players singled for the
Hears. They were Gary Mac
Graw who singled twice. Sonny
Sixkiller and Sam Beal. John
White singled twice for Eagle
Point.
Ashland's hurlers Rick Wad
dell and Sixkiller fanned 10
batters and walked only a total
of three. Eagle Point pitchers
Dcnzel, Carney, Harvey Wood
and Bill Thurman struck out
five and walked six batters.
Fifth Inning
Pinch hitter Sam Beal started
things off for the Grizzlies in
the fifth with a safe bunt. He
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got to second and third on two
consecutive wild pitches. Rob
ert Williamson walked and then
stole second. Ken Dickerson
walked to load the bases. Then
MatGraw hit a sharp single
scoring Beal and Williamson.
Dickerson advanced to third.
MacGraw then stole second, and
Dickerson went home when the
catcher missed the ball, and then
played on MacGraw.
Coach John Butler was pleased
with his pitchers' performances
but was not satisfied with the
hitting and some of the infield's
fielding.
Medford Loss
In the 6-3 loss to Medford,
Sam Beal rapped out an extra
base hit with a double. Ken
Dickerson and Rick Waddell
each had two hits, both of them
singles. Gary MacGraw and Mike
Schoonover each got a safe hit.
Ashland moundsmen Beal and
Bud Wallace registered four
strike outs and five walks.
The Grizzlies will play Rose
burg tomorrow at Roseburg,
with the game getting under
way at 1 p.m.
Spring Seasons
The track, golf, and tennis
teams started their seasons last
weekend against tough competi
tion. This year, all three teams
have good material, tough sea
sons, and hard work ahead of
them in one of the hardest con
ferences in the state.
Ashland's track team, coached
by Jan Underwood, John Buck
and George Keil, participated at
the Cal-Ore Relays last Satur
day. The team has a strong field
with lots of depth and ability.
Several seniors, Gene Willis,
Seniors
Dick Calhoun, Terry Neuen
schwander, and Roger Springer
among others, are returning to
aid the team and are expected
to have very productive seasons.
Jack Anderson, Jay Fisher and
Lon Gossage are sophomores to
watch in the year to come. The
team has a lot of good under
classmen with ability, good in
dividuals, and much more speed
than in many past years.
Golf Team
The golf team, coached by
Dick Copple, played their first
match, a tri-meet against Grants
Pass and Medford, last Friday
at the Oak Knoll Golf Course in
Ashland. The Varsity consisted
of Bill Kuhlwein playing first
man, Steve Roberts, John Zupan,
Dave Work, and Jim Work fol
lowing him. All five are return
ing Lettermen. The junior var
sity also played during this
match. The JV team was led by
Clint Smith at sixth man (a
Racers Compete
For Last Time
The last ski race of the sea
son was held at Mount Bachelor
on March 18. Mr. Locke chose
the five best racers to compete.
Chris Hald raced through the
course with the fastest Ashland
time of 104.7 seconds. Roger
Wigen was second with 112.3
sees. Chris Wiley had 128.7,
Suzi Cope finished with 1360,
and Kris Keil had 284.9. The
fastest time was 88.5, taken by
Paul Skillern, the junior expert
from South Eugene.
Ashland placed 19th out of
21 teams. South Eugene, Bend,
and Medford took first.
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continuation of the varsity lad
der), Gregg Torrey, Scott Wea
ver, Tim Mobley, and Jack Gor
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Although only six matches are
scheduled before District, May
15, the team should be ready
for it. If a total team score of
320 is obtained, the Bears will
gain a berth at the State Tour
ney in Portland the next week.
All team matches except the
latter two are held on Fridays.
The tennis team has only two
returning Lettermen, Doug and
Craig Kirby. One more senior
ATHLETE OF
MacGraw Named
Because of his good showing
and fine efforts in the first two
baseball games, junior Gary
MacGraw has been named Ath
lete of the Month for the month
of March.
MacGraw drove in the tieing
runs against Eagle Point with a
sharp single with bases loaded.
His single scored two, and his
steal to second base scored the
player on third to win the game.
Gary plays at first base, and has
hit two singles against Eagle
Point and one against Medford.
He has walked at least once in
each of the games.
Gary has yet to letter here
in Ashland, as it is his first year
at Ashland High School. How
ever, he did letter in baseball
last year at Woodside High
School in California. He also
plays basketball during the win
ter season.
MacGraw's favorite hobbies
are mountain climbing, back
packing, skiing, model airplane
building, and fishing. He is a
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will be picked, determined by
competition. There are no jun
iors on the team, but some very
promising sophomores are on
it. They include John Perry,
Steve Craft, Phil Michael, Ed
Wight and David Galati. Coach
Bob McKenzie expects to add
several Junior High School boys
to the squad to help increase the
depth for future years.
Their first match was against
Medford, here, last Saturday.
District is May 12 at SOC and
State is at Corvallis the follow
ing week.
THE MONTH
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curricular activity.
FIRST BASEMAN Gary Mc
Graw is the first baseball
player to be selected athlete
of the month.
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