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; 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!
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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.
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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-
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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
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two teams. With 21 seconds left in
the final round, Taylor pinned
Mike (Crazyhorse) Reyes and
tabbed a 30-30 score for Ashland.
Other winners included: Dan
Adamson, John Studebaker, Bill
Emery, Terry Ellis, Ron Port
wood, Curt Wine, Randy Dew and
Mike Schmaltz.
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