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Section SANDY OREGON, THURSDAY AUG 23, 1979 The Sandy Post Sports and Pecreatiou West Linn, O. City join Sandy’s league When H m - Oregon St bool Activities Association OSAA approved the realignment of the , lass AAA di ti ic s in the state, Sandy High was one of the schools to be affected And m<r t of the effects have been positive Pioneer teams w ill comp ’ e in th«- new Timber Valley League made ipo! teams from the MSt V alley League and th< V. ilco I im - A couple of new names w ill be on the Sandy schedules thi sea on few old fam iliar ones w ill gone teams are among the toughest in the state. Oregon < ity is one year away from its Ix-st football team ever.” Kostrba note«l It also has a strong wrestling te .m and a good girls program. <- p. < .illy basketball and track ” ( ntt Os between Sandy and Oregon < ity might tend to he a bit contusing at time both teams are nicknamed the Pioneers. The new league w ill include Estacada. Molalla. Sandy Silverton Canby. Sweet Home and new-orders Oregon City and West Linn Gone at- the teams from the west mo < of the league m« h id in g ’ boys basketball team in the state, and Forest (»rove, one of tb« t< > b " t l teams But the newcomers w on't he pushovers in very many ports, according to Sandy High athletic director Mike Kostrba ‘ They’ll have a positive ir.tlu nee on the league.” Kostrba said “ B« th o rne from the Wilco League, w hich I think i the strongest overall in the state I hink that was a m ajor reason for the redistricting the Wilco had 15 teams and only two could advance to state playoffs Now they only have 10 team “ West Linn w ill he a contender in every sport i t ’s in,' he added And their »boys) basketball and baseball Photo by Mark Flovd San.lV llixh gymnastics coach Teresa lljeresen spots for Brenda Ttnjum on the parallel bars. Coach takes on double duty Motherhood takes a tumble ty MXRK FIX,VI» The first day of practice always neans sore muscles, hesitant novement and racking one s brain to tgure out all the right moves But it s isually the athlete who has the worries, lot the coach With Teresa IIjet-sen. however, the ihoe is on the other foot lljeresen has taken over as head gymnastic» coach at Sandy High SctxMil this season arxl it her nund has lieen on other things lately, it’s understandable Hjeresen greeted a dozen or so athletes Monday, which was the Inst day of practice It was also just two week» after she had given birth to a t»aby boy, Carl Lee Normally a mother would take a little more time for R & R. but p ra ctice already had been scheduled for Aug 20 “ I, was really better for me anyway,” Hjeresen said "1 had no time for the post partum blues Daryl »her husband* is looking after the haby during the day and my mother w ill help out a lot. too “ I've got weekend», vacations and summers,” she added “ That » why I ’ m challenging a career and motherhood at the same time The new coach and mother taught for five years at a junior high school in Bend That's also where she got her coaching start Then she and Daryl lived in Boise. Idaho, before coining to Oregon Hjeresen said she tried a few other things, but realized that "teaching was my thing and I wanted to ge, hack in tu it.” Teaching at the high school level w ill be a different experience for her so w ill coaching gymnastics At Bend. Hjeresen had between 5« and 60 gymnasts on the team Slightly more than a dozen showed up at Monday s practice “ There'» only 13 out so far hut there should be a few more come in from vacation.” Hjeresen said ” 1 really enjoy working with a smaller group You can give the girls a lot more individual attention “ I see a lot of talent here and some good attitudes.” she added ” 1 learned (hat we lost a lew girls to other sports but I see some go«l young talent corning in and the returning girls have shown some quality skills But I can’t really judge the team yet,” she laughed “ Monday was my fust day and I'm still kind of a space cadet.” Hjeresen has until Sept 13 to judge tfw team that’» when Sandy opens its season at home against McMinnville With a little more than three weeks to practice, she already has the girls working on the equipment. Ordinarily 1 would like to spend about three weeks on tumbling and conditioning.” Hjeresen said, but the girls have to get their hands worked in with the bars and get the feel of the equipment We ll work up gradually to the point where the girls are putting the more difficult moves in their routines,” she said. Philosophies differ in gymnastics, as in any sport Hjeresen hopes to have the Pioneer girls work out in all four event» whether they w ill tw competing in them or not “ I like to have everyone working on all the apparatus," she said “ It gets the team together; makes them closer. Besides, it adds some variety It doesn't mean that everyone w ill be competing all-around “ I ’m really big on goal-setting. Hjeresen added ” 1 know that some of the girls have a negative attitude toward a lot of the apparatus or particular moves We're going to work on getting wd of those negative attitudes and concentrate on the positive aspects Her goals aren't all set yet — naturally, Hjeresen can't make any predictions for the team until she has a chance to gauge its talent But she does have goals “ I want everybody to feel success, Hjeresen said. “ That would be a goal, but success might mean something different to each person ' For the girls, it might be conquering the fears of the parallel bars. For Hjeresen. just being out on the mat is a pretty good start. Although some good teams have left the district, the new alignment has a positive effect on Sandy's league play No longer w ill Sandy teams lx* forced to travel to Astoria and Dallas for road gam«« Sweet Home w ill be the longest trip a Sandy team w ill make for a league game in a major sport. Another positive factor of the new league w ill be the playoff situation Of the 12 Coast-Valley League teams, two made the playoffs Two teams from the Timber Valley I «eague also w ill make the playoffs, but there are only eight teams in the league to choose from The new league won't have an effect on some of Sandy's other sports Soccer is in a different district and skiing is not an OSAA recognized sport. For the first time. Sandy w ill have a girls softball team this spring. It w ill be in a special district which w ill include teams from Adrian. Barlow. Cascade Locks. Columbia. Corbett. Centennial. Gresham. Hood River, Reynolds and The Dalles Grable 12th in fly at San Jose swimfest Steve Grable was the only membet of the Blue Marlin Aquatic Club to make the trip to the Far Western swimming championships in Son JosA ( .lit . but it apparently didn't bother him too much to be without teammates Grable swam in four events at the prestigious meet, his best finish coming in the ll-12-year-old boys 50-meter butterfly. The young M arlin nabbed a personal best of 32 47 en route to a 12th place finish He had been rated 17th. “ I barely missed the finals, Grable said “ It was only by about nine-tenths of a second They took the top nine to 11 swimmers depending on times Although he failed to make the finals in anv of the four events. Grable did pick up another impressive finish in the ltx> meter butterfly where be placed 24tix w ith a time of 1:13 55. “ I like the fly better,” Grable said “ 1 do belter and it's my favorite stroke.“ In the 100-meter freestyle. Grable was timed in 1:07.93. Officials did not have his exact place but he said that it w as “ somewhere in the fifties.’ In the 50-meter freestyle. Grable sprinted to a 30 70 clocking, good for 38th place More impressive was the fact that he was ranked only 76th going into the race. “ It was a new experience for me, Grable said of the meet. I've never been that far for one before but it was fun.” spcits calerJai The Sandy High football team w ill participate in a controlled scrimmage Aug 31 beginning at 8 p in A rules clinic w ill t»e conducted by the officials for the benefit of the fans The clinic w ill begin at 7 :30p m Freshmen football equipment w ill be issued Aug 27 at Sandy High Freshmen players should me« at the football field at 6 p m Practice w ill begin the following day Practice for Sandy Pi h'-» cross country teams w ill begin Aug 27 at 4 30 p m. Participants should meet in Gym C. Soccer practice w ill start for the Sandy High team Aug 27. All players should meet at 5:30 in the boys locker room. XV»ter polo practice begins Aug. 31 at 4 p m Players on boys and girls varsity and junior varsity should meet at the Sa ndy pool A Rose bv any other name just isn’< uete • / THE n i t s I 11 Ml I EAI It saw Pete Rose, he threw a Nit,m g helmet on tlx* dugout floor arxl proceeded to teach me how to make th«* head first slide It was not high on my list ot things to learn, ranking well below »crewing in a light bulb. or finding the horn on a new car But Pete didn't wan, anyone to go thrixigh life not know ing how to hit se* and base w ith his nose The next thing Pete laugh, me was how to run ou, has«« on halls Pete took ,1 m * walk out of walks The idea never caught on. most batters preferring to stand there for a moment, throw their helmet and ba, hack toward the dugout. scratch themselves and otherwise prepare themselves sartorially for a stand on firs, base, before sauntering d<»wn there One «lay, Mickey Mantle spotted Pete Hose in a spring exhibition game tearing down to first after hall four “ Who's that C harlie Hustle ?” demanded Mantle — and a legend was born M M E I HXXE 11X1» VE RY tew occasion» to sink* head firs, into anything, or to get any kind ot a base on halls I have fallen somewhat short in life of Pete s financial accomplishments But. ,n general I thtxigh, the day would come when Pete w.xild star, sliding into second fee, first like everybody else, and be forced by a rth ritic hips to lim p down to firs, base on a base on balls lik«- everybody else ton The dav would come when ,1 m - little boy in Pete would blink »«it. le a vin g a slower, sadder, and wiser middle aged player who sneaked his bifocals off before he entered the dressing rtxtm Pete you see, was no, exactly »routed, he was recruited into bas«*bull directly off the cover o, th« Saturday Evening Post Ihere are th<we who believe that in«» previous incarnation, Pete Rose spent most of ,n J IM M l RR YY ... . i. was a Mickey Mouse suit Pete is the eternal sooty faced kid who manages to convey the impression In* came to the ballpark on his tricycle You get the feeling he still writes letters to Santa Claus That he still collects bubble gum cants Pete belongs at a knothole, not first base You feel be just sneaked in through a hole in the fence, ami is waiting for someone to buy him some l rack«-» Jack You want to frisk him for frogs in his pocket, a slingshot, a bag of marbles, a baby lizard, a Hershcv bar and a forget! note to the teacher It must I • wonderful to be 14 years old all your life, to have il. outlook on life of a puppy dog with a yard full of bur.ed bones his time chasing - u - biting tires and treeing cats When h«-«aim- home a, nigh, the family gave him a hall ol yarn and a little rubber mouse to play with Pete had the outhxik on life ot the spotted puppy dog who was being taken fishing by Huckleberry Finn. O I IIE .lt X S s XXX B XSEB XI I. as a job a Ato 5 bore Pete always felt as if he were wearing a mouse hai and xp«»ndkng his life in Disneyland I don't think I ever saw Pete when he w asn, in motion I don't think anyone ever saw him asleep He oom like a guy busting up a speakeasy He hut m il everywhere Hecoukfci t wait to take his clothes ot, anti pu, his uniform on Pete never felt comfortable « mi ,side of a baseball suit Unless it R l’T T1IE'. MEMORIES P IX Y PR It KS. I mean, I get old. you get old. why shouldn’t Pete Rose ’ Is he still stalking Joe DiMaggio» %-consecutive-game» hitting streak or is be just stalking Joe’s gray hair, and stiff legged walk and sprained back ’ Is every day still Christmas morning for Pete — or are the Rolls-Royces, mortgages, plumbing, kids report cards, and curveball» are! fas,halls finally emptying his fountain of youth” Doesn’t Pete need glasses and dentures and hair transplants, like the res, of us l> the aging process somehow permanently stalled If you think like a 14 year old. do you always remain oik I s enthusiasm the secret of perpetual youth” Does Pete Rose reach 40. arxl then start backwards Wi SHOO 000 a year make him an old man when he t ea»l first slides never could” ROSE NOT IN IN A BASEBALL VMFOR. R, SE NOT X BASEBALL UNIFORM is an offense against n.iture. like a lion without a mane, a tic,cr without stripes, John Wayne without a horse He ¿ > s through the locker room like a w h irly gust of w odpecke-s. peeling off articles of clothing as he goes. Iiurl.ng ribald insults here, a word of advice to a card player there His eyes dart around like a kid at a bakery window. Hui’, a . p enthusiasm, a refusal to grow old. and a joy .if plaving the game a» if it were one long Ferris w he I ri le have conspired to send Pete Rose — head into the Hall of Fame Stan Musial first naturally was «1 tx-ttcr pure hitter. Willie Mays had more speed and p >wer. Honus Wagner had more strength and nolity txi Pete Rose w ill pass all of them. You see. hoy 11 rew up 1 hen. of course, they all grew old V i a mistake Rose is likely to make He w ill never du >f advanced old age, advanced infancy, perhaps. tr prolonged boyhood But querulous ■ is I.my as there is a curve to hit. a base to dive into, a microphone to talk into a nice little changeup to bunt, a hitting streak to develop pete wanted to teach me how to bat 300 the other night, but I •'hook my head “ I got too old. I told him. XX mndi H ou do that” "Pete asked “ About age 20. 1 told him Pete Imkcd at me for a while, and almost nodded Pete could understand that To him, 20 is an «ci 1979. lax» Angeles Times
