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Thur»., Apri 21, 1977 (S«c. 1) SANDY (Or«.) POST - 11 Saint b-ballers seek league win Dale Stebbins is hoping that when opportunity knocks, his Mt. Hood Community College baseballers will listen. The Saints will host Spokane Falls CC in the three-game series, another trial of the NWAACC Eastern Division The opener will be Friday at 3 p m , followed by a Saturday noon doubleheader Spokane Falls brings a 2-1 division record while defending NWAACC titlist Yakima, which will host 3-0 Big Bend this weekend, owns a 1-2 mark Mt. Hood meanwhile nits 0-3, (5-12 overall) with two losses last week resulting from the Saints’ inability to cash in on a total of 27 runners left on the bases. Big Bend hasted the Saints last weekend in division play, topping the Hooders 3-0 Friday. In the Saturday doubleheader, the BB’s took 6-2 and 4-3 vic tories while Hood left its cache of baserunners stranded “ It was back to the same old thing,” said Stebbins. “ We out hit them both games but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities ” In the 6-2 loss, Mt. Hood won the hit department 7-4 but pitcher Tim Fitz had control trouble in the second inning, allowing a single to mix up with four walks and a hit batsman for thiee Big Bend runs. Dan Woiters drove home both Saint runs and Steve Gratton was 2-for-4 but Mt. Hood left 15 men on the basepaths. Tim Pflaum also threw the split a doubleheader with Clark, dropping the 167 opener in favor of a 2-1 nightcap win. Clark turned around a 7-4 deficit with six runs in the top of the seventh. Of the 10 Clark runs, only one was charged as earned to Saint hurlers as defense scattered out responsibility for 11 errors Mike Fits was l-for-2 with two RBls Doug Strahm and Jim Fischer threw a four-hitter in the nightcap, struck out nine and walked only three. Jim Baker and A1 Moore hit back- to-back doubles in the second inning for one run and Greg Hopkins drove home Tim Fitz 400 m eters, 50.87; Jeff in the fourth for the second Koosman, pole vault, 14-6; and tally. 400 relay, 44.22. Woolhiser, Mark Peterson and Don Ebert were named spikersof the week. Good things happened but not enough of them let Mt. Hood C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’ s baseballers drop a 3-0 league opening road game to Big Bend CC Friday night in Moses Lake, Wash. Big Bend pitcher Mike Smith 5 p.m. with much the same scattered out four Hood hits lineup of schools returning to —Mike Dailey in the second, Glen Baggerly in the fourth, vie for a new title. “ They really competed They Kelly Ferris in the fifth and put out their best efforts as a Gene Regtmbal in the sixth He team,” proclaimed Saint coach also walked three, struck out 11 Beth Kluth. “ Cindy Wallace finished first in the long jump, the first event to finish, and that sparked the rest of the team.” Wallace took the long jump at 17-6 and also won the 100 dash in 11.47 to qualify for the North west regionala in both events The big matchup faces Mt. Hood Community College’s men’s tennis team when it hosts Highline at 9 a m. and Olympic at 2 p.m. in Friday NWAACC net action on the Saints courts I t ’s H ighline, defending NWAACC titlists, which Hood college pool for both adults and is waiting to play once more. children is available 1 to 5 p.m. Though losing to Highline 61 on Saturday and Sunday and 7 there earlier in the season, the» to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saints took most of the in dividual matches through split Saturday. “ We generally have 100 or so sets participants at each weekend “ It ’s a real crucial match,’’ said Saint coach Herb Booth. session," Popovich said. As p art of the college “ If we get past Highline, we swimming complex, the hydro could tie for the cham therapy pool is open6a.m. to 10 pionship” p.m. during the week. I to 5 The 7-1 Hood team, 61 in p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. on league, tuned up for Friday's Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on matches by snapping Centralia Sunday. Tuesday 8-0. The 50-meter outdoor pool In singles play, top to bottom, will be open to the public at the Floyd Bates won 61, 6-4; Dean same times as the indoor pool, Grudzinski cleaned up, 61, 60; weather and demand per Lonnie King went split sets, 4-6, 64, 6-0; Nate Pierson won mitting, Popovich said. For information, call the handily at 6-2, 6-1; Jim Listenberger logged 6-0 sets as MHCC swimming center at667- did Bob Fowler. 7243. distance in his game, the 4-3 loss, but got in trouble in the first inning All three Big Bend runs were unearned as two potential double play balls were thrown away, according to Stebbins, boosting BB to a 3-2 lead. Hood tied it up in the top of the ninth but BB took the win in with a single run This time the Saints stranded 12 runners Gratton went 3-for-5 with one KB I and Glen Baggerly was 2- for-3. In non-divisional play, Hood Hood spikemen nip Lone, plot relays CATCHER JIM Baker rounds third base and at the In struction of coach Dale Stebbins, heads home fora run In Tuesday nightcap of Mt. Ilood CC’s doubleheader with Clark. Baker plated one of the necessary runs for the Saints' 2-1 win. (F u a t ph o to ) Everett and Lane Com munity Colleges will prove to be favorites along with the host at the Mt. Hood CC Relays Friday at 5 p.m. Saint coach Jim Puckett has planned a busy meet with both men and women's competition lined up and plenty of teams to make a race to the meet title hectic. Mt. Hood just edged out host Lane in a Saturday meet in Eugene, 884-85, giving the Saints the mythical state community college title. The win came in the final event, the mile realy. “ It was our first win over Lane in many moons and it was a great team effort,” said Puckett. “ We'll get the kids zipped up for this meet (the relays). The Tiger is back at the track.” Saint firsts included Robin Woolhiser, long jump, 23-11; Frosh have trouble finding win The fourth and fifth losses of the season without a winning break paid a visit to the Sandy High freshman baseball team in unwelcome fashion. Sweet Home uncorked a one- run deficit into a 11-6 victory last Thursday while Molalla whitewashed the frosh diamondmen 16-0 Monday, The proposed road to recovery lies in the next game, a tilt Thursday at 4 p.m. down in Estacada, followed by Monday's home game with Silverton, set for 5 p.m. The Sweet Home game had held a glimmer for a win. “ Sweet Home probably was a team that we were fairly evenly matched up with and we ac- JV b-ballers plagued with no-hit syndrome * Could it be the Sandy High J V baseball team needs to take a want ad? A win is the objective but none have provided themselves so far this season In the CVL league opener. Silverton made the win column seem farther away with a 162 blitzing of the JV baseballers, pushing the junior Pioneers to a 0-9 record In other games, the JV diamondmen took a pair of 60 losses from Newberg Saturday, a 13-0 defeat from St. Helena April 12 and a 21-1 drubbing from David Douglas April 6. In the Silverton game, the JV club was limited to only four hits. Kevin Jackson singled home Joel Frost in the sixth inning after Frost had gained base with a single. Gary Martin singled in the seventh and then stole three bases to crass the plate with the other run of the day for Sandy. Martin had earlier cracked a double in the fifth but failed to Golf tourney set Persons interested in par ticipating in Saturday's Mt. Hood Community College Annual Charter Week Golf Tournament should contact Betty Jones at 667 7450 for a tee-off tim e. The 18-hole tourney w ill be held at Gresham Golf Course Bowling Mi. Hooders April 14.1977 14 Oregon Trail Savings 31 Williams Thriftway 26 19 Sandy Funeral Home 25 20 Sandy Travel Service 23 22 22 23 Sheppard & Kubitz Pioneer Real Estate 204 24»A Jennie Welch's Ant. 18>k 26(4 T J .'• 14 31 High Individual <Game & Series, Marla Smith, 248 High Individual Series, Clarence Smith, 626 High Team game and series, Williams Thriftway, 940 and 2770 respectively. I Sandy Men’s W L 37 23 Cedar Plaza 36 24 Clack Co Rank 35 >4 24(4 Sandy Rexall 33 27 Sandy Auto Bdy 31 29 Smith Motors 29 31 Shep&Kubitz Sharon's Pantry 19(4 40(4 19 41 The Mafia High Game and High Series: Glenn Bennett, 228and 614. High Team Game. Sharon's Pantry, 1021: High Team Series, Sandy Rexall, 3010, score Meanwhile Silverton used 10 hits and 16 Sandy errors to chalk up its 16 runs. The giant cascade of runs came in the third when the junior Faxes nailed down 12 runs with the aid of eight hits, muffed fly balls by Sandy, squeeze bunts and other errors “ One bad inning, as it has t>een all season, has been our downfall,” said JV baseball coach Curtis Heath. “ We’re still trying to work out our inexperience. It ’ll take some time.” Future games include home tilts with Sweet Home Friday at 4 p.m. and with Canby Tuesday atSp.m, tually hit the ball pretty well Cootz, and Ray Snell as the and had runners on in almost bright spots of the latest every inning,” said frosh coach games Ron Grants. At the end of five innings, Sandy actually led 6 5 but the frosh Huskies nailed down four runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to ice the win. “ Cory Loehr threw well for five innings but it looked like he was getting tired,” said Grants. Early bird swimmipg for “ He walked some guys and they started to hit the ball. fitness, open to community There were also a couple of adults, will continue at the Mt. Hood Com munity College mental lapses of ours " Against Molalla, the frosh swimming pool during the Pioneers were effectively spring, according to Mike stym ied by a one-hitter. Popovich, college aquatics Meanwhile three Sandy frosh supervisor Times for early bird swim hurlers were battered upon. Chris Roberts started in his ming are 6 to 7 :3 0 a ih , Monday first pitching appearance and through Friday, PofKSvich said “ These times are specifically “did a respectable job,” ac cording to Grants. Tom Cootz threw until some back soreness recurred and he was pulled in The Sandy High boy’s golf favor of Loehr. “ I'm still trying to find made a stroi« bid Tuesday for someone else to throw for us.” their first league win, but prevailed and said the frosh coach. “ Chris Estacada was doing a good job but then squeezed out a narrow 176176 got into a little bit of trouble. A victory over the Pioneers. “ I was disappointed," said few walks and Molalla started drilling the ball. But then we coach Jim Kitchen of the loss, w eren’t fielding well or “ This was the first time all thinking ahead about what we year we've had to keep a score would do with the ball." in the 50s.” Under rules, a team may Grants singled out Loehr, throw out from the low score from its top five players. Low score for the Pioneers and the meet was turned in by first golfer Fritz Engdall who fired a 40. Number two linkster Mike be away so it's going to be a Sandercock posted a 45, followed by Ed Lowe at 41, little more difficult for us.” Bob Elliott finished the day as medalist with a score of 75 with John Rudolph next at 77 for the Saints. Rob Mullaney stroked a 82. Dave B ar tholomaus 87 and Vince Gandy The first state wide Junior 92. O ly m p ic s G re c o -R o m a n -4 ' w restling tournam ent in Oregon for youngsters 16 and Picking up its sixth league under will be held at Barlow win in as many tries, Mt. Hood High School May 7. Entries for this tournament, Community College proved tough in a 295-303 decision sanctioned by the Amateur Friday over Lower Columbia Athletic Union (A AU ,) will be accepted until A pril 23. CC at Gresham Golf Course. John Rudolph circled the 16 Tourney winners will qualify hole course with a top medalist for the Western Zone tour score of 70 while teammate Bob nament at Hayward. Calif. For more inform ation, Elliott hit a round of 72. Dave Bartholomaus stroked a 76 and contact John Wight at 18761 SE Vince Gandy a 77 to complete E l Camino Terrace, Boring 97009, or 658 5142. the scoring foursome. Run for Your Life to meet Sandy Upper Grade Librarian Cal Conley is holding a first meeting for the Run for Your Life program Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Upper Grade Library The run, jog, walk program for the over 40 crowd will be sponsored by the MHCC-Sandy Community School. The program will be con trolled and tailored to meet the needs of participating in dividuals. ♦♦♦ • Wallace lump sparks Saint women's efforts The seven-woman crew put together the big effort. Though Clackamas Com munity College scored 139 points and George Fox was next at 72, it was Mt. Hood CC’s team effort for third at 64 points which demonstrated the idea of team effort despite a spiker shortage because of hurts with gusto. The job was done at Mt. Hood's own in vitational last Saturday. The Saint women will host the Mt. Hood Relays Friday at set aside for adult fitness swimming, laps and planned programs, not just for splashing around,” he ex plained Also during the spring, community adult recreation swim sessions are scheduled for 11 a m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend swimming at the Linksters drop match Scott Peters at 50 and Dan Smith at 55. Low score for Estacada was turned in by Dave Slusher at 42. The Pioneers’ season con tinues Friday against Silver- ton. M t. Hood CC . 000 000 000 - 0 Bio Band CC . 010 000 U x —3 W ait« and Woltar»; Smith Waddington M t. Hood C C ........0M 100 t - Z 1 1 Big Band CC ...0 3 0 021 X— 4 4 3 T . F l t i and W elters; Jacobean and Waddington. M t. Mead CC . . . 200 000 M l — 3 1« 3 Bio Band CC . . . 300 000 001—4 7 4 P flaum and Baker, W olter» (1 ); E lkin and Waddington. Clark C C ............ 202 000 ♦— 10 0 3 M t. Head CC . . . 2M 032 0— 1 S i t Frederick, Redd (S) and Salwaaeer; D ailey, Bigelow (5 ), P flau m (7) and W o lte r» . W — R ead . L —Bioelow. Clark C C ...............000 001 0— M t. Heed C C ........«1« I M X— Stevens, Peterson (S) and Strahm, Fischer (S) and W —Strahm. L — Stevens. B a te s -G r u d z in s k i an d Fowler-Listenberger listed 61, 6 0 scores in doubles play. •> Floyd Bates’ racket strings may have been singing scugs all week but the ML Hood Community College men’s tennis team survived with a 62 conquest cf Clark CC Friday. Bates, the Saints’ No. 1, netter used four different rackets after suffering through a week of snapping racket strings. He still lost his singles match 3-6, 4-6 and, with Dean Grudzinski, fell in first doubles by 6 7 ,6 3 ,6 7 scores. Grudzinski had no trouble in toting away a 61, 6 2 score while Lonnie King in third slot cranked out a 62, 7-5 win. Nate Pierson hit 6 2 twice for his win and Jim Listenberger kept his victory string alive with a 6 -4,6 1 romp. King-Pierson, in second doubles, blitzed the opposition 61,6-4. "This is th e o r Detroit Tiger, Norm cash telling you how to turn a triple Into a home ru n . . . buy 3 Striders, g et you the 4th one FREE!" Barlow to host wrestling moot Title defense tight for Saint net women Defense of the 1976 NCWSA title becomes tougher when the Mt. Hood Community College women's tennis team hits the road this weekend. The Saints move to Highline and set up base to face Columbia Basin at 10 a m. and Highline at noon in tough • ooo Friday play. Come Saturday, Camel Kent Too High The annual Comstock Lode Mt. Hood will battle Central camel and ostrich races held in Washington and either Seattle Virginia City, Nev., have University or Pacific Lutheran. Now 4-0 for the season with a been canceled for 1977 A local cham ber of commerce Friday 7-2 win at Central spokesman said the cost of Oregon CC and a Monday 63 renting camels is up over 50 per win at Oregon College of cent from last year, and not Education, Saint coach Alice enough sponsors could be found Gustafson said, “ It ’s getting to to foot the bill. Also, no the point where even I ’m ostriches were currently gaining confidence in them. ” available. Snaring 2-0 record« for the ( last two matches were Teresa Alexander, Tootie Rice, Kathy Ira, Gail Wetherbee and the doubles team of Alexander Rice Volleyballers join all-stars Two of Sandy High School's volleyballers from the 1976 season will be participating on the all-Oregon team in Can-Am volleyball this spring. Jenny Johns and Rebecca Koepke were selected as two of 18 on the Oregon team, which will practice at Portland State University until taking on C anadian-A m erican com petition in late May 1 4 2 2 4 « Jones, Baker. Hood racketmen set for Highline MHCC fitness swimming continues Into spring term Saint golfers to lose comfort of home links The comforts of home will be Inst to the Mt. Hood Community College men’s golfers as it will finish off the 1977 schedule with road trips The first of the away trips will be Friday when the Hooders face Lower Columbia CC in Longview for a 1:30 p.m. match. The Saints took their seventh league match in as many tries, picking off Grays Harbor CC 321-387 Monday at Royal Oaks Golf Course in Vancouver. “ So far, so good,” pointed out Hood golf coach Marv Hiebert of his team’s latest victory. “The rest of our matches will Chris Jensen, 110 high hurdles, 15.21; Mark Porterfield, triple jump, tie for first at 6-6. Seconds included Ron Bigness, long jump, 23-0 and 110 highs, 15.25; Brian Kuepper, and helped strand eight Saints on the bases. “ When he got in trouble, Smith just threw better,” ex plained Mt. 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