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WED., JUNE 4, 1969 ROGUE NEWS PAGE FIVE sports SevenTracksters Qualify For State The AHS track squad capped off its season at the district meet last weekend, qualifying seven Grizzlies for the state meet in Corvallis. Earning state berths for Ashland were; Jay Fischer, high and low hurdles, mile relay; Jim Pardee, long jump; Roger Hall, high hurdles; Brian (Ceiling, high jump; Wes Lewis, Randy Samuelson and Mike Toney, mile relay. SKIP GOLDEN, AHS senior, gives the shot a mighty fling in the district track meet held here on Saturday. Golden was the Athlete of the Month of May for his track efforts. Netters End Season The tennis team of AHS, spearheaded by the performances of three seniors, finished the season with a 6-6 record. Steve Craft compiled the best individual record, winning nine and losing but three. John Perry was next with a slate of seven wins and four losses. Third on the list was Tim Ward, who had a seven and five record. Doubles Duo Takes 4th At the district tennis meet on Ashland General Hardware SO NORTH PIONEER Sporting Goods Tools Fischer and Pardee led the Ashland contingent, picking up four ribbons each. Fischer took firsts in the low hurdles and the mile relay. He also placed second in the high jump and fourth in the high jump. Pardee had a first in the long jump, a third in the 100 yd. dash, another third in the pole vault, and a fourth in the low hurdles. Overall, the Grizzlies placed third with 1 1 1 points. Grants Pass won the title with 125 points, followed by Roseburg, 116, Ashland, Medford, 71, Klamath Falls SO, and Crater 21. Bears Win Home Meet The AHS track crew completed its regular season on Friday, May 16, by over-whelming three adversaries at the annual Shakespearean Invitational Meet. All in all, the Grizzly spikers captured eight first places in route to scoring a total of 95 points. Roseburg was a distant second with 73 points, followed by Klamath Falls with 58 and Crater with 13. Roger Hall picked up two firsts in the 120 low and 180 yd. high hurdles. Hall covered the distances in the times of 14.9 and 20.3 respectively. Other winners for the Grizzlies included; 440 yd. relay - Dave Edwards, Jon Olson, Randy Samuelson, and Mike Toney, 44.5 Mile - Larry Edwards, 4:38.2. 880 yd. run -Wes Lewis, 205.0. Mile relay - Jay Fischer, Randy Samuelson, Roger Hall and Wes Lewis, 330.5. Two mile - Jim McLean, 10:03.5. Long jump - Jim Pardee, 22 ft. 8". Saturday, May 10, the doubles team of Perry and Craft made the best AHS showing, placing fourth out of 20 entries. Sophomores John Jennings and Jeff Peterson were the only other Grizzly netters to triumph. They won their first round doubles match but were defeated in their next encounter. Coach McKenzie expressed satisfaction with the fact that the 6-6 record compiled was the best team mark in three years of competition. ASHLAND Plumbing & Electrical Paints Baseballers Finish With 7-18 Record The AHS Varsity Baseball team ended the season with a 7-18 record, ranking them number S in the confreence. Leading pitcher for the team was senior, Sonny Sixkiller. He was credited with three wins and w . Aw..- -J . FIRST BASEMAN, Bill Lewis, stretches for a throw from Pitcher, Sonny Sixkiller (10), to force out an unidentified opponent. Golfers Concede To Medford At District Meet The Ashland High School golf team placed fourth in the District Championships held at Rogue Valley Country Club. Ashland pulled ahead of Klamath Falls by one stroke, grabbing fourth place. Medford won the competition with a team score of 312 followed by Roseburg 322, Grants Pass 335, Ashland 348, Klamath Falls 349, and Crater 386. Medford and Roseburg, first and second respectively, qualified for the state meet which was held in Portland. Bill Smith was AHS's only nomination for outstanding play in the conference. He was placed on the All Conference second team. Individual scores for AHS at the district competition were Bill Smith 43l-84, Chris Dawkins, 47-42-89, Lee Ramsey, 42-45-87, Jim Work 46-42-88, Jeff McCollum, 478-94. SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS JIM buschI FOR FORD AND MERCURY SALES 8. SERVICE NEW & USED Towing and Repairing 555 Siskiyou Blvd. seven losses. Sixkiller averaged 2.74 runs per game. Senior, Bob Wallis ended with a win-loss record of 4-9 and had 2.9S runs per game. Jim Dickerson, a junior was the top slugger on the team with a batting average of Ladies Track Team Ashland High's girls track team broke several school records during the season. The relay team composed of Stephanie Sceva, junior, Toni Georgianna, sophomore, Barbara Krause, sophomore, and Kay Ridinger, sophomore, broke the previous school record of 55.5, with a time of 52.1. They also qualified for the state track meet. Sophomore Linda Sabin broke the record for the mile run with a time of 6:21.9. The previous record was 6:24. Charlotte Munson, sophomore, IDEAL DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS COSMETICS GIFTS JEWELRY GATEWAY SHOPPING CENTER BILL'S COLLEGE 66 SERVICE TO SERVE YOUR AUTO NEEDS 482-9991 Open 319. Dickerson led the squad through the season. Dave Gettling, Senior, had 10 runs batted in this season to rank highest on the team. Close behind with nine runs batted in was Bob Lewis, also a Senior. Conference startings stacked up as follows: First, Klamath Falls, second Medford, third Crater, fourth Roseburg, then Ashland and sixth Grants Pass. JV's Flounder The Junior Varsity Baseball squad ended their season by losing a double header to a tough Klamath Falls team. This gave them a 1-19 win-lose record. Kim Rickert, a sophomore batted 339 to lead the team. His 20 hits for the season gave him the most hits on the squad. Rickert also scored the most runs and stole the most bases. Steve Asher was the pop pitching 62 innings, winning 1 game and losing 8 ballgames. Wraps Up Season broke the record in the 880 yard run with a time of 2:45.9. The previous record was 2:47. Also breaking a school record in the long jump event, was Stephanie Sceva, junior. Miss Sceva broke the previous record of 14'2" with a jump of 15'6'4". The team ended the season by placing fifth in the district. "STONE" ARCH FOR SNAPS OF SENIORS The Whitland Locke Studio will be on hand to make the traditional Class photo and other yearbook snaps in black and white. Color will be used to photograph Seniors in the "arch setting" as they come down from the stage carrying their diplomas. Or, they may have their pictures made after the ceremonies, alone or with a friend or parent. Two 5x7's in souvenir folders and four wallet size will cost five dollars. Payment is to be made in advance, a spokesman for the studio said. A representative will be on duty in the school cafeteria prior to the start of the Commencement ceremonies. 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