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sports Individuals perform we by Lorraine Stratton Dave Riggs prepares for the mens tennis team's season by practicing his returns. The College's Track Club saw their first action of the season as they participated in the Ice breaker track meet last Saturday at Linfield College. The meet included both com munity colleges and four year varsity teams. In the 5000 meters, Doug Oberst took third with 15:10. Oberst's time was just five sec onds off the qualifying time for the National Junior College Track and Field Meet. Mark Nugen combined talents in both track and field events. Nugen, a decathlete, threw the javelin 167-11 and ran a 4:14 1500 meters. He also ran a leg in the mile relay. Dave Rudishauser and Tom Winter turned in good times in the 800 meters with a 2:05 and 2:00 respectively. Both lost to runners who primarily run the shorter, faster distance or the quarter-mile. Randy Boll ¡ger placed third overall in the shot put with a put of 48-5. Boll ¡ger, a Tigard graduate, last year won the state high school shot put crown. Also competing in the shot was Dan Jackson. Jackson put the shot 42-2.5 for 11fh overall and took third in the discus with a throw of 141-1. "Considering the cold and the wind, and the earliness of the season, I thought every per son who participated turned in a very solid performance," Tipton said. "We had some very solid performances," Les Tipton men's track coach, said. "There were some good individual per formances in this meet." The team is designated to a club status because the regular season has not yet begun. They will not officially be come a team until their first dual meet with Mt. Hood fol lowing spring vacation. "Lane is looking typically strong," Tipton said. "We'll have our work cut out for us be- for the dual meet with them." Other placers in the meet were: 1500 meters: 2nd, Kelly Britz, 4:02.4; 12th, Don Brown, 4:12. 400 meter intermediate hurdles: 4th, Keith Self, 62.8; 6th, Tony Terry, 62.0. In-district emphasis could save program By Randy Frank Of The Print It's now or never for the Col lege football program. The Clackamas Community College Board of Education will con sider Whether to reinstate the program or forever silence it tonight at 7:30. Either the board will vote to reconsider its decision tonight or else it will be too late. They will have to sell the equipment and it will be too expensive to re purchase back. The board voted to drop the program last December on the grounds that the team failed to attempt more in-district recruit ing. Also, too many of the talent grants or tuition waivers went to out-of-district players. They were also worried about the amount football players were attending classes during the sea son but dropping out at the end of the regular season or contin uing but not receiving good grades. Immediately following the board's decision, a move was made by some of the coaches, players and interested citizens to get the program reinstated. They went out into the Col lege district and talked with all eleven highschool coaches in the district and told them of their plans trying to gain their support. They also went out into the community hoping to get the public interested. They circu lated petitions urging them to write letters to the board pledg ing their support. "I couldn't believe the sup port we received from the com munity and the students on the campus," Dave Brown, the lead er of the reinstatement plan and college coach, said. "I think out of all the people I talked to, I have found only one person who had a negative opinion about our plans and who felt that the money should be spent elsewhere." Brown said other people ex pressed criticism of past pro grams because of the in-district record, but changed their minds when told of the current plans. The result was a petition consisting of 322 signatures col lected in one week, and letters from several local businessmen and pastors. When shown the letters, peti tions and a proposal to make the program more’ in-district ori ented, the board decided during the February meeting. Gary Cornelius, board mem ber, said that he would like to see a statement in writing con cerning in-district recruiting be fore he would be willing to consider reinstatement of the program. A proposal will be presented that more in-district recruiting take place through the next three years. This recruiting pro gram will continue until the ratio of in-district to out-of district players is at least as high as other sports in any given year. Brown takes it a step futher. "I feel that we should eventually build our program almost en tirely around the community." "The biggest criticism of past programs by the board and some of the high school coaches that I talked to, is the lack of effort made in in-district recruiting", Brown said. "I'm not bad-mouthing any coaches up here, but some of the coaches didn't even know who some of the other coaches are." "We also hope to obtain more community involvement by us- ing one of our non-conference games as a benefit game. We would play it- at a local high school with the proceeds going to charity," Brown said. Brown added that he would try to liven up the halftime activities by getting a couple of the local drill or dance teams to perform. Brown also endorses a jog-a- thon. "Twenty-five athletes will jog to Salem with each one run ning two miles. Hopefully we'd have several local businesses to sponsor the run and we'd split the proceeds with a charity or ganization." "There have been cases where in-district players have come to the College and haven't made the team because of an out-of-dis trict walk-on," Len Monroe, Dean of Student Activities said. "Competition is also very keen. Many Blue Chipper ath letes have gone on to Portland State, Mt. Hood, Oregon and Oregon State." "Despite our fine record un der the circumstances, we can't really offer a good athlete as much as, let's say, Mt. Hood or Portland State who have enough money to give along with their winning reputations," Monroe said. The proposal also states that there will be more in-district talent grants during the same three years until 50% of all tal ent grants will be in-district. will be suspended until they are raised to a satisfactory level. "I feel football should be re instated because both the com munity and students are fully supporting the program," Tony Terry, freshman wide receiver said. "The board, who is mak ing the decision, really doesn't understand what is going on. They are just thinking off the top of their heads." "Both FTE's and Veterans loans show that the school is having a lot of problems getting students involved. It's just a natural thing," Brown said. "This means that the veterans benefits are running out and eventually the age limit will have to be lowered and the school will have to recruit more from the high schools." "Therefore, I believe afoot- ball program that is properly implemented, with a staff that is dedicated to the community, performs a vital tool to bring those high school students in," Brown said. Discus: 'Gay Kuenn, '0 Mile relay: 5th, 3:2S Rudishauser, Keith Self, Di Kel lyBritz). CCC spon communi bench pre contest There will be a lot of! ing, grunting and gro« volved as the community] clemen participate inltra lege's sponsored bencm contest tonight in the] Hall Gym. Weight classes will in both high school and ■ visions, in a format ml the one used in wrestliij Each contestant will be three attempts at eacM There will be a time ■ weight must be held I can be released. I n the battle for kin] competition is expected] heavy. Paul Fiskum.coiS recreation director, has I ted local high schools« also invited a number of hl mer football players ofI lege to participate in thee] I Such players, include 1] defensive lineman KeithH defensive line coach DaraI and expected is a lift” weighs 200 pounds and ca(| around 400 pounds. The contest was also! last year but was termed a appointment because of tffl turnout. "That's about the fl ference between this yefl last year's contest, is t| out expected," said Fisk! "Last year we had aft 10 show. This year wee! at least twice that maifl we're hoping for more.^ Thi only mean that the co J will be that much to] Fiskum said. Certificates will be a to each winner in their re division. The contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. The coaches will also be re quired to keep a graded progress report every five weeks and those that fail to keep their grades up GLADSTONE Restaurant anb M of (Dafe (Srolie CARD ROOM SNACKS AND POOL 420 Portland Ave., Gladstone 656-9143 Disco Nightly 6531889 Every Wednesday Pat Patee Oldies but Goodies 16900 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd. 654’81 Wednesday, March fl Page 10 inches D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer
