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Thur« Feb 15. 1979 (Sec. 3) SANDT (Oie ) ROST Long skis relax Hoodland coach by CAROL THURLKILL Crater Rock on Mt. Hood, eat his lunch, and ski down. It used to take longer, sometimes up to six years, to learn to ski on long skis. The short ski was developed during the sixties to make learning easier Today, Druelle says, a novice with short skis can handle himself after the third time out on the hill. Post Correspondent ■*<ÄrW K. ■ ■ Close games spell doom for Mt. Hood eager Community c Mt. Z Hood X X 2 College’s basketball coach H p r h R r n th e a t hohinzt thaa Herb Booth sat behind the desk in his office Wed nesday night and pored over the score book in front 'o f him. " I sure hate to lose those close ones.” he sighed. Booth had just watched his Saints go down in the final seconds to Centralia 57-55. It was the fifth league loss for Hood Four of those have been by a total of 11 points. Worse, it puts MHCC in the position of not being able to afford another setback if it is to have a shot at the playoffs of the Athletic Association of Community Colleges. • “We’ve lost four games this year because of one thing or another,” he said. ‘‘It was rebounding at H ighline, turnovers at Low er Columbia,- free throws at Grays Harbor and rebounding tonight ’’ At Highline, the Saints ,»lost the battle of the boards 39-24 and ultim ately the game 79-77 despite 55 percent floor shooting. At Lower Columbia, Hood led 43-39 at halftime only to turn the ball over 16 times after intermission and blow a nine point lead and the game 83-77. Against Grays Harbor, Hood was victimized by a clutch free throw in the last 20 seconds And finally against Centralia on their home floor, the Saints gave up too many offensive rebounds. "(Dennis) Upton had 18 points and at least four of his baskets came off the s offensive ^ " 8iVe b<>ard” board," Booth said. mu_ __' The Saints outshot the visiting T ra il Blazers from the field, had three fewer fouls and three fewer turnovers, led by five points at halftime, yet still came out on the short end of the score. ‘ ‘We figure if we do most things well, we’ll w in ," The M arlins finished with 71 points, fa r behind the winning total of 182 posted by David Douglas Tualatin Hills finished second with 124 and MAC was third with 113. Relay teams paced the M arlin effort at MAC. The boys 9-10 200-yard medley relay team of John Tuttle, Troy Hilstad, Dean Haines and Doug Crane placed second with a time of 2:33.8. The same contingent com bined to take second in the 200-yard freestyle relay as well, finishing in 2:08 7. The boys 11-12 relay teams duplicated their younger teammates’ feats. The 200 yard medley relay team of M att Roth, Steve Grable, Tuttle and Kevin Beaudoin finished second in 2:208 as well as second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:06.3. Individually. Shawn Bums com pleted the 500-yard freestyle in 5:40 8 for fourth placed in the 13-14 boys competition. Terri Hanson was clocked in 32 9 in the finals of the 10- and-under g irls 50-yard freestyle Her time was good enough for fifth place Even with Hood on the ropes as far as the playoffs are concerned. Booth isn’t about to give up on his starting unit. "N o matter what hap pens the rest of the way, it ’s been a good season for us,” he said. "This has been a great bunch of guys. T h e Y y ’re great com TC g re a t COIT1- petitors." He a c k n o w le d g e s , though, that his club is facing n ea rly in s u r mountable odds in getting to the playoffs. Hood has six games left and three of those are on the road, where the Saints have yet “ I t ’s going to be a c o a c h in g - m o tiv a tio n a l thing now ,” he said. "W e’ve got a slim chance. We re still there but we can’t lose any more.” That’s a long order in any league. Swimmers eye McMinnville McMinnville which recently defeated "G raham beat him in a dual meet the Pioneers in a dual meet. and Bob wants to come back and win Huie Hazelett, one of Sandy’s top this tim e ," Smith added. "We re also hopes, is ranked first in both the 200- hoping that Hank (Hazelett) can get yard and the 500-yard freestyles. fourth place or higher." Mike Zogg is the district record Hank Hazelett is also scheduled to holder and top-ranked swimmer in the 100-yard breaststroke. He is also »swim in the 100-yard breaststroke scheduled to swim in the 200-yard in where he is ranked fourth. Mark Mayfield w ill swim the short dividual medley where he is third. Dave Falgout w ill swim in the 100- freestyle events while Jeff Binder w ill yard butterfly (sixth) and the 200-yard try the 50-yard freestyle and the 100- breaststroke. individual medley (fifth ). Glenn Izer is slated for the 200-yard David Ward w ill try his hand at the (sixth) and 500-yard (fifth ) freestyles 100-yard and 200-yard freestyles while while teammate Bret Crane w ill swim M att Falgout is entered in the 100-yard the 100-yard freestyle (sixth) and the backstroke and the 200-yard individual 100-yard backstroke (fifth ). medley. An important event for the Pioneer boys w ill be the diving. Bob Rathke and Harvey Hazelett w ill swim in the 500- Forest Grove’s B ill Graham are ex yard freestyle and the 100-yard pected to go one-two and Smith is breaststroke. Mike Ward is slated for hoping that the top diver w ill be the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard wearing a Sandy uniform. backstroke. "We re relying heavily on Bob to beat Rick Topliff w ill swim the 500-yard G raham ," Smith said. "He really freestyle where he is ranked fourth and wants to win in his senior year. the 200-yard freestyle. M att Roth placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle for lo l l boys with a tim e of 1:01.8. He also finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking inat2:13.3. Doug Crane was third in the 50-yard butterfly for 10- and-under boys with a time of 33.3. He had the fastest tim e , 31.47, in the preliminaries Crane also took sixth in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 39.0. M att Roth, after two sixth place finishes in the freestyle, tried his hand at the 100-yard butterfly for 11- 12 boys and came in fourth with a time of 1:08.4. He came back to record a 1:16 in the 100-yard backstroke, although he did not place. In the individual medley, Doug Crane came on to place third with a time of 2:45 on the 200-yard course He was also the M arlins’ highest individual placer, finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle in 9.3. John Tuttle was timed in 43 0 seconds in the 50-yard breaststroke His tim e would have been good enough for fifth place, but the young Blue M arlin swimmer was disqualified for using an illegal stroke The Pioneers w ill also be con centrating on both relay events, ac cording to Smith. “ We would lik e to move on McMinnville in the freestyle relay and go to state in the medley relay,” Smith said. The top two swimmers or relay teams in each event automatically qualify for the state tournament. In addition, anyone who places in the top six in the finals and surpasses the established qualifying tim e is eligible to go. D istrict preliminaries are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Friday. Diving w ill begin at 9 a m. Saturday and the swimming finals w ill follow at 2:15 p.m. “Our swimmers are now in the tapering process," Smith said. "W e’re decreasing the yardage and giving them more rest between intervals to get them ready for district. , "Everyone is in good sp irits," he added "The boys want very much to beat M cMinnville and the girls want to be the firs t Sandy girls team to take d is tric t." “The reason why short skis were developed was to allow people to turn quickly so they weren’t facing downhill for a long tim e,” he explained. “ It is a natural reaction for an individual to want to go across the hill. Druelle, now in his thirties, says he learned to ski with long skis and the old leather boots. Born in France, he has been racing competitively since he was 13 in eastern Canada When he was 18, Druelle moved to western Canada and skied extensively throughout the Rocky Mountains "P a rt of the learning process is overcoming that fear,” he added "That allows you to feel comfortable with your body pointed down, and it allows you to travel at faster speeds You're not constantly fighting the fear.” Druelle feels that the serious recreational skier should begin to use longer skis <200 to 207 centimeters for men and 180 to 200 centimeters for women) after learning on short skis. Short skis inspired “ hot dogging ’ and "boogying," or showing off on really groomed slopes close to the Three years later, a friend in the Canadian Ski School guided him to Mt. Hood’s slopes where he began racing for Mt. Hood Community College. He raced for the College of Idaho in Bogus Basin and later began coaching at Mission Ridge, Wash and Central Washington State College. “People becom e bored w ith sh ort skis. to win a league game. I to win a league game. Now th e v m u s t w i n t h o r n «11 they must win them all. From page o n e Marlins fourth at invitational The Blue M arlin Aquatic Club placed fourth in the MAC Invitational held last weekend at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Booth said. The Saints did, but they didn’t. After 20 years of skiing, Michel Druelle says he w ill never hang up his long skis. " I t is more comfortable to ski fast on longer skis," he said. "They are a lot more stable. You can really relax and let the skis flow .’’ "T hat requires a really sophisticated technique,” Druelle added " I t is something that evolves — an advanced skiing experience.’’ The challenge is to fe e l relaxed and com fortable w ith any p art o f the m o u n ta in .” While age has forced the athlete to cut back on his racing program, his skis have never left the snow. Today, the Hoodland resident coaches the Mt. Hood Meadows Junior Ski Team on weekends. Druelle says he still uses his 207-centim eter slalom skis fo r recreational skiing. " I ski two days during the week and jog at least four miles a day three times a week,’’ he said with the dedication of a young athlete in training "Your body is your motor, and you can only get as far as you allow it to get. The ski ex perience can only be as enjoyable as you are fit to enjoy "The fully well-rounded skier should be able to ski on anything, ranging from ice to cement on any pitched h ill,” he added. " I t requires good equipment, good technique, and a healthy body ." Druelle said his long skis are an integral part of maintaining that good technique. When he hits the slopes early in the morning, avoiding the crowds, he gives himself a good workout, always concentrating on his form, staying relaxed. Slow or fast, he snakes down the h ill in long, wide turns. During the summer, Druelle w ill pack his skis and knapsack on his back and climb up to lodge, Druelle said He believes that this lavish and sometimes sloppy method of skiing is more a combination of errors than a demonstration of good technique. The longer ski is used more as a mode of transportation to intimate spots on the mountain, according to Druelle. " I t is more profound,” he said. " I t ’s not a flash thing — this year you’re into it because i t ’s in ." Over the past ten years. Druelle has observed an increased use of the longer ski by more people. Today’s economy is tighter, he says, and skiers are beginning to appreciate their expensive equipment and keep it longer They are more aware of their physical health. “ I think the alpine skier is more aware of the environment than he used to be," Druelle said. "He is trying to learn efficiently how to ski in different snow conditions in different terrain, and enjoy the mountain as a whole. I think it isn’t just a fad. "This is the direction I would like to have people see," he added "People become bored with short skis. 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