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Page 4 ROGUE NEWS December 20. 197 ; Tumblers, Cagers, Matmen Monopolize Winter Dave Hill Leads Fast Brake Wrestling Team Shows Promise; Goes Against Indians Dave Hill is back in the Ashland line-up leading the fast break which could grow to be Ashland's trademark. Hill did not go out for basket ball his junior year. "I was discouraged after my sophomore year," said Hill. The temptation to play basket ball overcame him in the end. "I just decided I wanted to play," said Hill. And he is doing just that as he broke into the Grizzly starting five at the Jamboree. What does Hill think of basket ball now that he's back? "We've been running pretty hard in practice but so far I've enjoyed it." Hoffbuhr Leads Team The majority of Ashland High's 1972 District Gymnastics Cham pions have returned to provide a strong 1973 team. Strong Ail-Around All-around star, Pam Hoffbuhr, will lead the Lady Bears again this year. Kerry Harder, a trans fer from Salem, and Sharon Hill will back up Miss Hoffbuhr on all-around (all four events). Pro blems of replacing Miss Reynolds were set aside when Miss Harder moved South this summer. She is experienced in all four events of competition floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and side horse vaulting ATHLETES' OP FEATS by Sharon Hill Sports Editor 1973 Gymnastics Season Changed The Oregon School Activities Association's legislative body, the Delegate Assembly, boo-booed this time. In the latest winter assembly, the 2000 delegates reconstructed the winter and fall sports to accommodate facilities more appropriately. The major change transferred gymnastics from a winter to a fall sport. This action was taken to remedy the crowded facilities in the winter. In most schools with basketball, wrestling and gymnastics as well as other girls' sports, the available gymnasium space is too over-crowded. Thus, not knowing the necessities of certain sports, the Delegate Assembly voted to move gymnastics to the fall and also add a girls' vollyball competition to high school sports activites, statewide. I acknowledge the fact that changes must be made to accommodate all the athletes but anyone knowing anything about gymnastics realizes that gymnastics is a special sport. Gymnasts cannot just practice for a couple of weeks and then expect to compete safely. Gymnastics coaches throughout the state are petitioning for a review of the proposed change. Many coaches do not feel obligated to assume responsiblity for such odds-on chances of injuries. To obtain appropriate training, gymnasts would have to begin practice in late June or early July, which is ridiculous. Even vacation lay-offs are hazardous to a gymnast. At present, I am rounding up information from both sides of the proposal. What's ironic is the fact that the majority of the delegates who voted for the change did not have a gymnastics team, thus they did not understand the demands of the sport. Can OSAA afford to make such a mistake? Will the statewide opposition be sufficient to warrant a review of the situation? Let us hope so! HAIRCUT THE WAY YOU LIKE IT VALLEY BARBERSHOP WE DO RAZOR CUTTING 1608 Highway 66 Hill is optimistic about the upcoming season. "If we can get our fast break working we'll be Dave Hill tough," said Hill. If Hill is at the helm Ashland will be running a lot. "Fast breaks are exciting. I love to run them," said Hill. Toward Second Title as are Miss Hill and Miss Hoffbuhr. Impressive Individualists Individual specialists include sophomore Terry McClure, a district finalist on beam as a freshman; Kathleen McClure, an ver-improving uneven bar per "irmer who also reached the listrict finals last year; Lisa Koch, an important member of the vaulting contingent; Cindy Wienecke, another vaulter who provides needed depth on the team; and Andi Newcomb, a floor ex and beam specialist with potential for all-around competition. KOSEBl'RG Grizzly grapplers' second dual meet of the season will be tomorrow, December 21, against the Roseburg Indians. Not having heard much about the Indians this early in the season. Coach Tim Brown felt "it will be a tough match. Th re were a lot of sophomores on the team last year." Roseburg's experience may challenge the young, inexperienced Ashland sophomores which form the basis for the Grizzly team. But Coach Brown feels this sophomore class may be the best he has had. Filling Vacancies The early season turn-out for the wrestling team seemed im pressive with 36 hopefuls, but Female Gymnasts Travel To Clinic National gymnastics coaches will be present at the University of Oregon Christmas Gymnastics Clinic, December 27-29, which five Ashland High gymnasts will attend. Vannie Edward, Mike and Dale Flansaas and Dick Mulvihill have all been official members of the national coaching staff in recent years. To join them at the clinic will be two veteran Olympic gymnasts Linda Metheny and Joyce Tanac. "This should be the best clinic yet if everyone shows up," said attending gymnast, Sharon Hill. Varsity gymnasts Kerry Harder, Sharon Hill , Pam Hoffbuhr and Kathleen and Terry McClure will attend this three day affair as representatives of Ashland High. Sponsored by the Oregon Gym nastics Association, two Canadi an coaches: John Herb, pre viously a Hungarian coach and Marta Klinovsky, a coach of the National Czechoslovakian team, will also be present. Vl SHANGHAI "Zrly -V NOODLE kl 'A IV -CNUl FACTORY A N I J 309 E Jackson 1 r one-third of them dropped, leav ing important vacancies in the line-up. In past meets, the mat men have had to forfeit at 157 and 191, which has cost them valuable points. Tentatively, Coach Brown feels Mike Schmaltz "will be ready at 157 by the Roseburg match." Problems may be set- r x A- y A Charlie Taylor pins his opponent in tied at the 191 slot, too, with a small line-up shuffle. There is a possibility of Ron Portwood mov ing to 191 and sophomore Mark Wilson taking up Portwood's old position at 178. KLAMATH Enthusiasm ran high for the Grizzly wrestlers during the final seconds of the Klamath Falls Ashland match last Thursday. A desperately needed pin by Heavyweight Charlie Taylor would result in a tie between the Winn's Richmaid 24 Flavors of ICE CREAM 1630 Siskivou Blvd. two teams. With 21 seconds left in the final round, Taylor pinned Mike (Crazyhorse) Reyes and tabbed a 30-30 score for Ashland. 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