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Unmarred "Lady Bears" Challenge Crater's Best
Gymnasts Maintain Unbeaten Record; Grizzlies Host Tournament;
Travel To Crater, Thurston Feb. 8 &9 Close Out Season At Home
15 o l K K v s
The Lady Bears will be risking
their unblemished record of 4-0
next week against Crater of
Central Point and Thurston of
Springfield in two dual meets.
The gymnasts will invade the
Comet gymnasium for an after
school meet February 8 with a
strategy-minded Crater team.
Then on February 9, The Ashland
High girls will travel to Spring
field as guests of the Thurston
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Lin Skinner, uneven bar specialist
prepares lor a mill circle.
High gymnastics team and com
pete the following day, February
10.
Crater Meet
Crater has encountered a few
personnel problems this season,
especially in the all-around de
partment. Having been a met
hodically strategic team in re
cent years, the Comet gymnasts
lost their all-around performer.
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FEATS
by
Sharon Hill
Sports Fditor
Apathy Toward Wrestling
It is difficult to understand the sudden disinterest in the winter
sport of wrestling. Coach Tim Brown had a preseason turn-out of
approximately 36 boys. Before competition had begun, one-third of
them had dropped off of the team. As a result, vacancies were left in
the lineup at both the 157 and 191 pound weight classes.
Forfeiting 12 points before each match is difficult to overcome.
Thus Coach Brown sought replacements for the open positions. He
struck gold in Mike Schmaltz, who has assumed the lighter 157 class
but 191 remained empty. Line-up shuffling was a possibility but it
proved to be a futile effort. Another problem arose in the shadows of a
solution to the 191 weight class vacancy: 106 lb. became unoccupied.
Brown had just discovered the possibility of Mel Winner replacing
Charlie Taylor at the heavyweight division and moving the latter
grappler down to 191. The possibilities for such a move are slight but at
least there is an alternative to forfeiting six points each meet. Another
problem lurks in the past experiences of Taylor at a lighter class. Last
year at the district competition he was moved to 191 and did not fare so
well.
This disinterest in wrestling must be disappointing to the coaching
staff. Brown admittedly said he could not understand it. The fact
remains that more boys are becoming less inierested in sports. But
why?... Changes in attitudes by both the athletes and the coaches are
apparent. This column will investigate these transitions in upcoming
issues.
Scoring Phenomenon
Congratulations are in order for Ashland High's scoring
phenomenon, Mark Wilson. With the season not yet half over, Wilson
has become the first AHS athlete to score over 1,000 points in a high
school basketball carrer. The field goal that put him over the 1,000
level proved to be the winning basket in only the second conference
victory Ashland has had this season.
Wilson easily disposed of Brian Keiling's career scoring record of
778 and with a hot 20 plus point average this season. It will be
interesting to tabulate his final career total.
Teresa Smith, last year after a
knee injury suffered during
vaulting competition. this year
Miss Smith has competed on the
floor exercise area only.
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Kerry Harder strikes a pose on the
balance beam.
An upcoming uneven bar spe
cialist Kim Jost (Crater) should
challenge Ashland's Pam Hoff
buhr in that event but Miss
Hoffbuhr should dominate the
competition overall. Kerry Hard
er and Sharon Hill will combine
with Miss Hoffbuhr for a large
portion of Ashland's perform
ances. Next Friday evening, the Ash
land High gymnastics team will
journey north to be house-guests
of Thurston's gymnasts. "It is
more of a social event rather than
just a gymnastics meet," Coach
Betty Kimball said about the
event.
With Ashland's added depth
this year, no major problems are
foreseen, even though Miss Hill
and vaulter, Lisa Koch, may be
unable to make the trip. Kathleen
McClure and Lin Skinner will
combine with Miss Harder and
Miss Hofbuhr on the uneven
parallel bars. The latter two
gymnasts will accompany Terry
McClure and Andi Newcomb to
the balance beam area.
Problem Areas
Floor Exercise had been Ash
lands top even in the past two
years despite facilitation prob
lems, but this meet may be
different. Two junior varsity
gynmasts will assume positions
alongside Miss Harder and Miss
Hoffbuhr in floor exercise. Karen
Bertleson, a regular varsity floor
exercise performer so far this
season, will be challenged by
Judy Hicks. Andi Newcomb and
Cindy Wienecke for the two
remaining mat positions.
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Terry McClure poses before a for
ward roll on the beam.
Taylor Seeks District Mat Crown
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Senior heavyweight Charlie
Taylor first started wrestling in
eighth grade to build his knee up
after a football injury.
This year he is one of the top
contenders for the district crown.
Taylor is small for a heavy
weight, but is also one of the
quickest in the state. Last year
Charlie wrestled 191 at district
after wrestling heavyweight all
season and it hurt him in the
meet. This year he plans to
wrestle heavyweight.
Since Charlie started wrestling
in eighth grade he has compiled a
71-25-2 win-loss mark not includ
ing is 15-1-1 records this season.
Charlies feels that people that he
has wrestled this year are in
experienced with the exception of
Larry Monagon of Aloha. He tied
Monagon who was third at state
last year.
Charlie says, "I enjoy wrest
ling very much and it comes
natural to me, so with working
with Mr. Broun and the people
from COC I learn new moves and
get stronger which helps very
much. I think stale is a good
possibility; Ray Todd from Rex
Patnam will be my only real
tough competition. He was sec
ond last vear, and we tied at 3-3
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Ashland High grapplers will
host the first in a series of three
home meets February 10, which
will conlude the dual meet sea
son. Next Saturday the Grizzlies
will entertain Klamath Falls,
Medford and Rogue River in the
AHS gymnasium. As the final
Tournament prior to the district
meet. March 2-3, the Bears will
have to forfeit two weight
classes, which is equal to six
points apiece, prior to every meet
Coach Tim Brown feels the
Grizzlies "will have to forfeit at
both 106 and 191 for the rest of the
season" even though Curt Wine
hns been contemplating a move
Anderson, Sullivan Begin City League
Students Get Chance To Play Ball
A couple of Ashland High
School students got together a
few weeks ago and came out with
a basketball league.
Dave Sullivan and Doug An
derson got together with Athletic
Director, Bud Silver, George
Findley, and Garth McGuire and
formed a city league for high
school students at Ashland High
School who are not participating
in basketball at this time may
play in the league.
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when we wrestled."
Taylor shows great dedication
to his sport by practicing two
hours everynight and during the
off season whenever he can.
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from his normal junior varsity
position (115) to 106.
Tough Competition
"We are tough but we will have
to be even tougher, especially
against Medford, who w ill be our
hardest competition," said Coach
Brown. Against Klamath Falls
this season, Ashland has won one
and lost one so each team will be
out to break that deadlock. Rogue
River, featuring former Ashland
wrestling coach Brian Richards,
will lack the strength of a team
like Medford but it may prove to
be a sort of homecoming for both
Richards and Ashland transfer
Joe Sutton.
Games in the league started
January 16. Games are played
every Tuesday between 7 o'clock
and 9:30 p.m. at the high school
and at the same time every
Thursday at the Junior High.
Craig Siebienlist and Mark Wil
son are the referees for the
games.
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