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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1968)
December 6, 1 968 THE GRANTONIAN 3 Cogers open season Fish's paCfS G-men pitted against Lake Oswego by Bruce Fishback The G-Men open the basket ball season tonight as they meet the Lake Oswego Lakers at Lake Oswego in what has been called a well matched game. “The team is as good as I have had in four years and they are the quickest I have had in ten,” stated Ed Rooney, head basketball coach. The Generals have one starter returning from last year in Bill Flowers, while Lake Oswego has three. Probable starters for to night’s game will be Bill Flowers, Steve Crane, Ar tie Wilson, Mike Naylor and either Gary Johnson or Don Lincoln. Lake Oswego is returning from last year with a district crown and a second place show ing in the state tournament. Ac cording to Oswego coach Sonny Long they are again favored to take their league. “The team is very good, they have a balanced scor ing position and they like to play, a strong defense,” stated Coach Long. “Lake Oswego is one of the top teams in the state. We play them twice during the season. Tonight’s game should be good as they have a good team. One thing going for us though is our speed,” stated Coach Roo ney. The Lake Oswego team is headed by all state player Mike James at center. Oth er starters for tonight’s GARY JOHNSON attempts to block jump shot produced by Mike Harris during scrimmage. The scrimmage took place be tween the Blue team and White team last Friday. 'Nielsen’s Animals’ show promise by Jan Kelley They are called “Nielsen’s Animals,” all 59 of them, and they plan to live up to their coach’s expectations of a “great bunch of kids.” Two wrestling jerseys have been made for the “players of the week” with the words “Niel sen’s Animals” arched across the top. Also, an animal chart was made with the standings of each member inserted. At the top of the chart stands the devilish im age of a little general with his blue and grey hat cocked to one side. “It’s tough-to get freshmen in each weight division,” stated coach Thomas Nielsen. “We still have a couple of spots open.” A good percentage of the frosh football team has turned out for wrestling. Coach Nielsen spotted a few wrestlers for their promising ability. These boys are: Mark Johnson at 98 pounds; Bob Whit- tiker at 115; Larry Creswell at 140; Steve» Geiger at 145; and Rich Helm at 190. The > first pre-season meet for the freshmen will be held to morrow against Marshall and Gresham beginning at 11:00 in the gym. The first PIL meet will be December 16 when the grap- plers meet Jackson. • f enne ó DRESSMAKING - ALTERATIONS game will be Scott Winter mute at forward, Tom Ev ans playing guard and Don Roth in the other forward position. The other starter is Al Keener who played for a team in Ohio before trans- fering to Lake Oswego. Al is starting at the other guard position. The average height of the five starters is 6’2” with their tallest member being Mike James at 6’6”. The tallest member for the Generals is Bill Flowers at 6’6”. “We feel that Grant has a real good ball club and at this time it is anybody’s ball game,” con cluded Coach Long. On the freshman level the team is preparing for their game with Jackson on December 16. “The team is bigger than they have been in the last four years and we should be good,” stated Frosh coach Thomas Piennett. “It would be too hard to pick out any outstanding individuals at this time,” he concluded. — by Bruce Fishback____ Tonight and tomorrow mark the opening of the basketball and wrestling seasons. Many of the students in the school will go to see the basketball game tonight, but, because it is not as popular, few will go to the wrestling tournament tomorrow. The wrestling team is hosting Marshall, Gresham and Y-East tomorrow in the first pre-season tournament ever to be held at Grant. Although it is not the most popular sport it is perhaps the roughest. Wrestling takes more stamina than any other high school sport. It is also one of the most exciting sports when the score gets close, “HOME OR GRANT HIGH KEGLERS" Timber Lanes Bowling Center 48 Air-Conditioned Lanes Free Baby-sitting Complete Junior Program Support your teams 4030 N.E. Halsey 282-5541 LAY AWAY FOR Chuck's Barber Shop i ( . Christmas . I I f f. , ..................... ... .. 1 u Z/z 1 Gifts i COMPLETE BARBER SERVICES '' (11 \ \ earrings - bracelets charms - pendants crosses - lockets • Razor Cutting from $3.00 and up 1724 N.E. 40th Ave. Dutch Village Jewelers AT 2-1587 4047 N.E. Sandy Blvd. 281-5284 Charlie Brown 2302 N.E. BROADWAY Buy your Memoirs! 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