FRI., MAR. 5, 1971 ROGUE NEWS Page 3
Coaches Pick Athletes Off The Month
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SHARON HILL was selected as gymnast
of the month on the basis of her fine
performance against Medford. She won
top honors in the meet as all-around
gymnast.
JERRY SUTTON was selected as wrestler DAVE DOERTER is one of two KEITH WENTELA was also picked as a
of the month, consistently wrestling well basketball players of the month. He was basketball player of the month by Coach
in helping his squad to a 21-5 win-loss chosen especially for his defensive play. Copple. The junior was noted as showing
record. a great deal of improvement through the
season.
Dears Beat Crater Comets, 60-57
District Nears for Matmen
The Varsity matmen traveled to Corvallis February 27 for a
tournament held there between Woodburn, Corvallis, and Ashland.
The squad traveled home with the first place honors from the
tournament as they defeated Corvallis 34-13, and beat Woodburn,
last year's AA state champions, 38-9.
Tournament scores placed Ashland first with 53 points,
Woodburn second at 35 points, and Corvallis placed third with 27.
Nine Grizzly wrestlers placed first in their weight classes at the
tournament. Jim Durbin, Rick Sinclair, Frank Goodlett, Roger
Jones, Randy Litwiller, Mike Silvius, Tom Ellis, Jerry Sutton, and
Charlie Taylor were the nine first place winners. Steve Wilson and
Darrel Troutman held second places and John Studebaker and Dan
Stephens placed third in the tournament.
The Varsity team has seen competition in 26 meets so far this
year and has a record of 2 1 wins and only 5 losses. The matmen lost
two matches to Grants Pass, one to Medford, one to Roseburg, and
one to the Klamath Falls wrestling squad.
The wrestlers are now preparing for the District Meet to be held
in Roseburg, Saturday, March 7. District is the last scheduled meet
for the wrestlers this season.
Individual statistics from the Corvallis tournament are given
below.
98 lbs.-J. Durbin dec. Corvallis 9-0; dec. Woodburn 2-0.
106 lbs.-R. Sinclair dec. Corvallis 9-0; dec. Woodburn 7-6.
1 15 lbs.-S. Wilson lost to Corvallis 6-7; dec. Woodburn 8-3.
123 lbs.-J. Studebaker lost to Corvallis, lost to Woodburn.
130 lbs.-D. Stephens lost to Corvallis, lost to Woodburn.
1 36 lbs.-F. Goodlett dec. Corvallis 9-1 ; dec. Woodburn 5-0.
141 lbs.-D. Troutman dec. Corvallis 17-2; lost to Woodburn
20-12.
148 lbs.-R. Jones dec. Corvallis 15-5; Pin against Woodburn.
157 lbs.-R. Litwiller dec. Corvallis 5-1 ; lost to Woodburn 9-5.
1 68 lbs.-M. Silvius dec. Corvallis 2-0; won by forfiet Woodburn.
178 lbs.-T. Ellis pinned Corvallis, dec. Woodburn 5-4.
191 lbs.-J. Sutton pinned Corvallis, pinned Woodburn.
HWT-C. Taylor dec. Corvallis 7-2; dec. Woodburn 7-6.
Gymnasts Take Top Honors
The Ashland High School's girls' gymnastics team defeated
Medford Thursday, February 18, by a team score of 53.65 to 41.70.
Elaine Fisher placed first in two of the four events. Sharon Hill, a
freshman member of Ashland's team was chosen the meet's
outstanding performer by winning the all-around competition. The
gymnastic team will close out this year's season with a meet at
Phoenix on February 27.
FLOOR EXERCISE
Place Name Score School
1st Elaine Fisher 5.4 A
2nd Pam Hoffbuhr 5.35 A
3rd Sharon Hill 4.6 A
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS
Place Name Score School
1st Elaine Fisher 5.35 A
2nd Melanie Monroe 3.8 M
3rd Sharon Hill 3.15 A
BALANCE BEAM
Place Name Score School
1st Pam Hoffbuhr 4.5 A
2nd Cheri Ingram 4.05 M
3rd Sharon Hill 3.65 A
3rd Christi Monroe 3.65 M
VAULTING
Place Name Score School
1st Margaret Rossi 4.6 M
2nd Sharon Hill 4.5 A
3rd Ellen Reynolds 4.35 A
ALL-AROUND .
Place Name Score School
1st Sharon Hill 3.95 A
2nd Cheri Ingram 3.35 M
Led by junior Scott Toll, the
Ashland Varsity basketball
squad won its first game in over
a month on February 26,
defeating Crater by a score of
60-57.
During the game's first two
quarters, the Grizzlies trailed the
Comets 13-20 and 34-37.
With 4:37 left in the third
period, Crater over the Bears,
42-35. However, Ashland guard
Bill Smith hit two free throws
and Mark Wilson made a 1 5-foot
jump shot, cutting Crater's lead
to three points.
With 2:52 left in the quarter,
both Doug Croshell and Tim
Slapnicka scored field goals,
making it 44-41.
After being fouled by Tom
Kelly, Slapnicka stepped to the
line and sank two free shots,
bringing Ashland to within one
point of Crater. Then, with 1 : 33
left in the third period, Ellis and
Croshell each hit a field goal to
put the Comets ahead by five
points.
However, the Bears scored
five points in the last 28
seconds, tieing the game at 48
all.
In the first minutes of the
fourth quarter the lead changed
back and forth between the two
teams several times, but with
3:20 left in the game Wilson put
the Grizzlies ahead for good
with a 20-foot field goal.
Even though Crater failed to
regain the lead after the Bears
Sophnores Lose;
Junior Varsity
Split Two Games
A low scoring third quarter,
after leading 39-37 ai halftime,
spelled defeat for the sophomore
team. 92-70 at the hands of the
Grants Pass Sophs. Jeff Glassop
with 24 points and Andy Lonch
with 14 led the Grizzly scoring.
Sophs Lose
The drought continued at
Central Point on Friday night,
the 26th, as the Sophs lost to
Crater 61-33. Jeff Glassop again
led the team scoring with 15
points.
JV's Beat Crater
Out scoring Crater 23 to 13 in
the final quarter, the Jayvee
team came from behind to win
54 to 49. Crater took the lead
early in the second quarter and
led until the last three minutes.
Craig Siebcnlist with 17 points
and Keith Wentela with 10 led
the scoring.
On Saturday night Craig
Siebenlist again had 17 points,
with Kerry Keeton adding 10,
and John Welch as the Jayvees
were outgunned by Grants Pass
98 to 58.
went ahead 56-54, the game
remained very close, as the
Grizzlies missed three
one-and-one free shots chances.
Eighteen seconds after he
missed a free shot, and 10
seconds left in the game, Keith
Wentela hit two free chances and
made the score 60-55 Ashland.
- Then Kelly sank a field goal,
making the score 60-57.
Toll High Scorer
The game's high scorer was
Toll, who made 7 field goals and
7 free throws for a total of 21
points. Steve Harthun of Crater
was second with 16 and Wilson
was third with 15.
Ashland Head Coach Dick
Copple said of the game, "I
thought we played a real good
game. We had fine team play in
the second half, and that
enabled us to win. Scott Toll in
particular played a great game,
getting 20 rebounds as well as a
career high of 21 points, and
everyone else did a good job."
MARK WILSON, No. 44, Scott
Toll, 54 and Tim Slapnicka, 40,
prepare to jump for a rebound
against Roseburg.
JV Matmen Place Well
A t Phoenix Tournament
While the Grizzly varsity wrestling squad visited competiton at a
tournament in Corvallis, the junior varisty traveled to Phoenix for a
tournament.
Phoenix hosted Medford, Grants Pass, and Ashland in the
four-way meet held Saturday, February 27.
Out of the overall competition, Mark Walter wrestling at 175 lbs.
and Mike Everest wrestling at 168 grabbed fust place honors for the
Ashland squad.
Several Grizzly wrestlers grabbed second place positions at the
meet. Tom Wood at 1 1 5 lb s, Wally Vait at 1 23 lbs.. Glen Wilson at
130 lbs., Gordon Mobley at 136 lbs., and Wes Crippen at 141 aU
placed second in the competition. Jerry Ross tied for second place
also with Piaya of Medford.
The dual meet scores showed PHoenix tied with Medford at 20
points each, Ashland losing to Grants Pass 13-42, Ashland beating
Phoenix 33-15, Medford losing to Grants Pass 8-51, Phoenix losing
to Grants Pass 1 1-46, and Medford losing to Ashland 7-35.
Tournament scores handed the first place honors to Grants Pass
with a total of 54 points. The Grizzlies grabbed second place with 23
points, Phoenix was third with 17 points and Medford fell into
fourth place with a total of only 10 points.
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