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ROGUE NEWS
Wed.. Nov. 22. 1972
Jamboree To Be Held Dec. 8; Cagers Ready
Round bailers Anticipate Good Season
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( By Sharon Hill J
Sports Kditor
Sports Eligibility Protests
The issue of late-season protests has appeared in Oregon prep
football this year. The eligibility of a football player, has marred the
Class AAA playoffs. Even though the issue was taken before a circuit
court judge for an appeal, the Oregon School Activities Association is
still protesting the residency requirements of Grants Pass lineman.
Jack Peters.
The irony of the whole situation centers around the protesting
team Medford. Unable to defeat Grants Pass for the Southern
Oregon Conference Championship, Medford filed a residency protest
against former Medfordite, Peters. More irony appears when the fact
that Medford would represent the SOC in the Class AAA playoffs if
their protest was upheld.
Amateur sports competition high school and intercollegiate
both has become so serious-minded that protests are very rarely
presented with the idealistic aim of enforcing the rules. Rather, they
are usually brought up for personal gains, as is this case.
Agreed is the fact that rules must be made and enforced to
preserve fairness in competition and at the same time prevent
tnonolization of activities.
In this case the hassel is the timing of the protest itself. It followed
the defeat of the team ( Medford ) who then filed the protest against the
victor ( Grants Pass ) . The only solution to such incidents would have to
include some sort of time limitations. If a protest is warranted, it
should be presented prior to game time and preferably at the
beginning of the season.
This solution also presents problems but if each school set up their
own rules for eligibility provided they followed some general
restrictions set up by the OSAA. Thus, the individual schools would be
responsible for enforcing their own rules.
Hopefully, being sole judge of their students' eligibility, hostilities
and ill-feelings would reside. Actually, I am not too anxious for next
year's football season to come. The rivalry between Medford and
Ashland is bad enough but can you imagine the hostilities between
Grants Pass and Medford?
Action must be taken to prevent such occurrences in the future.
Solutions must be found to combat vindictive reactions.
Time limitations for filing protests and less stringent rules for
eligibility by the OSAA could be the answer to the problems.
At Soccer?
Ski Team Undefeated
The newest version of Ashland
High's maplecourters is now
working out seventh period and
after school.
Coach Dick Copple is preparing
his troops for the December 8th
Jamboree held at Ashland.
Skiers will soon be flocking
back to the mountains and the
members of the AHS ski team
.will he among them.
There is enough snow to ski on
Goalie Greg Williams kicks 1tt
soccer ball away. He is also a ski
learn member.
but according to Coach Keith
Kimball they won't have a regu
lar practice until the lifts start
running.
Even though they haven't dis
played their skiing prowess yet,
the team has been getting in
shape. Tuesdays and Thursdays
they meet at Walker School
Matmen Prepare;
Lack Experience
Coach Tim Brown's wrestling
team will be young and very
inexperienced in 1972-73. The
matmen have only five returning
letterman from last year's
wrestling squad. There are 36
wrestlers turning out for the
team. These 36 wrestlers will be
competing for one of the 13
varsity spots on the team.
Returning lettermen are
Charlie Taylor at heavyweight,
Mark Walter, 168 pounds, John
Studohaker, 136 pounds. Rick
Sinclair. 123 pounds and David
Ellis, 1m pounds.
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Returning from last year's
much improved team are Seniors
Mark Wilson. Craig Siebenlist
and Jay Cold well. Moving into
the center slot left vacant by
Scott Toll, will be 6-6 Vince
Oredson.
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building up their skiing muscles.
One of their most beneficial
activities is playing soccer.
After five games the ski team is
undefeated in soccer competi
tion. Their first game, against
Bend, ended in a tie. The last four
games, all with Medford, have
resulted in two wins and two ties.
They will play at least one more
game with Medford and hope to
remain undefeated.
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Casey Daie ariooies me DaskeiDan
as he prepares for a free-throw.
Copple has been emphasizing
rebounding in drills. Ashland will
sport a small, quick team this
year.
Oredson is reportedly im
proved over last year when he
was a JV regular. Siebenlist is
still recovering from a football
injury and will be out a few more
weeks.
Ashland will be trying to im
prove its 6-16 overall record of
last year. The Grizzlies were a
better team than their record
indicated.
Copple's squad lost six games
by four or less points. The club
played three overtime games and
lost them all. Who will join
Wilson. Siebenlist. Coldwell and
Oredson on the starting five is
unknown? Battling for the posi
tion are Senior Dave Hill and
Junior Bob Silver.
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Jay Coldwell shoots over a defender as basketball practice proceeds.
Varsity and junior varsity hopefuls look on.
Harriers Finish Fair Season,
Are Optimistic About Next Year
Grizzly harriers terminated
their season a little earlier than
expected this year.
As the defending state cross
country team, the Grizzlies tied
for second at district. That
enabled them to compete at the
Regional Meet, November 2.
Regionals was a "second
chance" for teams and individ
uals to qualify for the state meet,
November 11, at Lane Commun
ity College (LCC) in Eugene.
The second-opportunity still
was not enough for the AHS
runners. Their fourth place finish
at the Roseburg regionals as
sured the Bears of a trip back to
Ashland but no journey to Eugene
was included. .
Holland Goes To State
Jay Holland was the only
Grizzly to represent Ashland
High at LCC. He had taken
individual honors at district and
finished 16th at Roseburg. At the
statewide meet, competition and
pressure proved to be too much
for the Ashland senior.. He fin
ished far back in the standings.
Even so, the honor of represent
ing AHS and the district as a
whole had been his to have.
Optimism For Next Season
Looking forward to next sea
son, a strong nucleus of four
varsity team sophomores will
brighten the Grizzly hopes for a
successful year in 1973. Mark
Farrel, Roy Reeder, Mark Sim
mons and Brad Studebaker. All
ran on the varsity team for
Ashland at the regional meet. All
four finished under 35th place
which is an accomplishment in
itself.
Braa Mix controls tne soccer bail as
he nears the goal.
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