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Matmen Seek Big Win AHS Cagers Embark On Long Season
Grizzly grapplers will be seek
ing to better their win-loss record
in the four-team Phoenix Tourn
ament, tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
I'hoenix will host Ashland,
Brookings and Medford in a mid
season tournament at the
Pirates' gymnasium tomorrow
morning. Coach Tim Brown said,
"Phoenix and Medford will be
tough. They both have good
teams this year."
As of January 11, the Grizzly
matmen had a 2-6-1 record,
coming off of a poor showing
against Grants Pass, 13-46. "We
got slaughtered and we shouldn't
have. Grants Pass has a good
team but not that good," Brown
said somewhat disappointedly.
The lineup will remain the
same as it was against the
Cavemen but "we will be
tougher," Brown said about his
team. "We are going to work
harder . . . there won't be another
Grants Pass," Brown added.
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John Studebaker dominates his
opponent in the 136 weight classification.
The Grizzlie cagers opened the
season with two convincing wins
over the Crescent City crew.
They then opened Southern Ore
gon Conference play with two
stunning defeats at the hands of
the Klamath Falls Pels and the
Medford Black Tornado.
Senior Mark Wilson is leading
the league in scoring at 27.7
points per game.
In Ashlands first two confer
ence games the team did not
seem to be hustling after the ball
and they played with very little
enthusiasm. Both Medford and
Klamath controlled the back
boards against the Grizzlie five.
Although Wilson is scoring
points for Ashland, he is not
receiving any help from his
teammates. With scoring help
from his teammates the Grizzlies
will win their share of games.
After all most of the Varsity team
is made up of the same team that
enjoyed a 15-2 ninth grade
season.
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Ski Team Competes In Bend Meet
Practicing five hours on Satur
days proved somewhat reward
ing as the Ashland girl's ski team
placed third in their latest meet.
The meet was held January 3rd
at Bend. Sue Binkley placed fifth
in the giant slalom and Terry
Hald came in tenth.
The boys ski-team did not fare
so well as three of the top five
skiers fell down on the course.
Rick Saul placed seventh to lead
the male skiers from Ashland.
Mt. Ashland will be the sight of
two high school ski meets this
winter. The first will be held
February 3 and is sponsored by
Medford.
The second is March 3 and is
sponsored by Ashland.
The team practices several
times a week at Walker School
where coach Keith Kimball
teaches elementary P.E. "We
jump on the trampoline and play
soccer to build the legs and keep
the kids in shape," said Kimball.
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Forward Mark Wilson (32) drives in on a horde of Del Norte Warriors.
Wilson will be tiring away at the Crater Comets tonight in the AHS gym.
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Triumphant Lady Bears Host Eagle Point
Ashland High's girl's gym
nastics team will have their last
home meet of the season tomor
row at 11:00 a.m. against Eagle
Point.
As the second varsity competi-
ATHLETES'
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FEATS
by
Sharon Hill
Sports Editor
One-man Teams
What happens to any athletic or academic team that depends on
one star performer for the bulk of its points?
With such unbalanced teams, an off-night could play havoc with
the competition. The star obtains such domination over his fellow
teammates that the other performers lose confidence. Thus, the team
can no longer be a competing unit.
Blame for such one-sided occurrences cannot be placed on the
outstanding performers. Just because they have been endowed with
exceptional abilities, does not mean its the athletes' fault. More often
than not it is the coaches' exploitation of a person's talent that causes
the problems.
Examples of such one-man teams are Jerry West of three years
ago for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the present
Milwaukee Bucks and Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks of the Portland
Trailblazers. Basketball seems to accentuate this dependence
quality more than any other sport. Closer to home, it seems that
Ashland High's Mark Wilson is a prime example of such athletic
exploitation.
Wilson is the primary offensive threat of the Grizzly basketball
team. The fact is that he is Ashland's only offensive threat. During
AHS' first conference game against Klamath Falls, Mark scored 23 of
Ashland's 3K points in a 6K-3K shellacking. The following night against
Medford, Wilson scored 27 points. Don Sorensen was the only other
Grizzly in double figures' with 11 points, in another embarrassment,
"3-37.
Dependence on Mark for scoring has allowed the opposition to
easily defend against the Bears' attack. By shutting off Wilson or just
curtailing the rest of the team's scoring, opponents will have little
trouble in disposing of Ashland.
tion of the season and the third
meet in eight days, Eagle Point
should be less troublesome than
Medford was on Tuesday. Med
ford has grown into a district
contender in the last few years.
Lacks Personnel
Eagle Point, on the other hand,
has lost its two all-around per
formers Darlene Barton and
Linda Troutman via gradua
tion, leaving the almost insur
mountable task of replacing the
mainstay of the Eagle Point
gymnastics team. Displaying a
new coach. Eagle Point's most
promising prospect seems to be
Troutman's sister, Barbara. The
younger Troutman gained valu
able experience by competing
last season.
Ashland Strengths
The Ashland Lady Bears will
feature a much stronger vaulting
contingent with Kerry Harder,
Sharon Hill, Pam Hoffbuhr and
Lisa Koch all working on hand
spring vaults. Floor Exercise, the
girls' strongest event last year
will be another strong point this
year with Miss Harder, Miss Hill,
and Miss Hoffbuhr spearheading
the charge.
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