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Thur« April 16 1981 (Soc 3) SANDY (O r. ) F O S T -4 M if f shots Baseball season is here again by MARK FLOYD Sports Editor While O regon w as ru stin g aw ay in a m onth-long se rie s of to rre n tia l dow npours, the rest of the nation w as c e le b ra tin g the opening of the m a jo r league baseball season last week Most of the country has been basking in w arm te m p e ra tu re s , and beer, the fo rm er unusual for this e a rly in the season. And the play of som e tea m s has been unusual a s well. The Los Angeles D odgers got off to a hot s ta rt, winning th eir first four g am es, in cluding th re e a g a in st defending division c h a m p Houston. L A. has vowed to turn things around this season and it looks like the D odgers a re well on th eir way. Too bad, who likes the D odgers? The su rp risin g A tlanta B raves a re right behind in second. S urprising, b ecau se they have a lre a d y won th re e gam es. It took them until n early May last y e a r to accom plish that feat. A tlanta is the local favorite, since 147 B raves g am es will be shown on cab le TV this season. Now if th eir two 40-year-old pitch ers can last the season, the B raves could be in terestin g . Houston, m eanw hile, has done a com plete tu rn aro u n d and is m ired in last. In betw een a re the too-old Reds, the too-young P a d re s and the too-flaky G iants. In the e a st, those A m azin' M ets a re again on top. But don’t m o rtg a g e your house on them . Philly is right behind, barely a h ead of M ontreal and St. Louis. But the d read ed P ira te s of P ittsb u rg h will probably win Who can like a tea m from P ittsb u rg h ? Go Mon tre a l and New York! In the A m erican L eague, ev ery b o d y ’s fav o rite tea m , or it should be, is O akland. Billy M artin has the A’s playing Billy-ball, which is running, stealin g , punching and throw ing your s ta rtin g p itch er for nine inn ings re g a rd le ss of the score. It w orks, though, an d O akland rolled up a 5-0 record through the first week. The A’s a re the m ost exciting tea m in baseball. But when the season g ets old, so will those p itc h e rs ’ a rm s . If O akland d o esn ’t com e up with som e reliev e rs, look for K ansas City to com e through again. G eorge B rett h a s n ’t rea lly had a ch an ce to explode yet, and with his m e d ic a l p ro b le m s, th a t could be dangerous. A d ark horse tea m is the C hicago W hite Sox who, rid of Mr. V eeck’s m o n eta ry con trol, opened th eir w allets to buy a pennant. It m ay w ork, but not this y e a r. C alifornia is bound to be b e tte r than last y e a r, T exas and M innesota the sa m e and S eattle c a n 't be m entioned in m ixed com pany. In the e a st, the M ilw aukee B rew ers a re on top, but like so m any o th er tea m s, they lack pitching depth. T im e will tell a t the end of su m m e r, d uring the d oubleheader days. B altim ore, which could be a fun team if E a rl W eaver w a sn ’t such a grouchy old m an, will com e on and probably win. The New York Y ankees (now w ho’s the m a n a g e r? ) could also be up th ere if D ave W infield b ats with his w allet and D etroit could s u rp rise a few people, probably those who don’t know a lick about baseball. As for Toronto, Boston and C leveland, w ait until next decade. F o u r sen tim en tal picks for the playoffs would be the A tlanta B raves and M ontreal Expos in the N ational L eague and the O akland A’s and D etroit T igers in the A m erican League. M ore logical picks, how ever, would be Los A ngeles and P hiladelphia in NL and K ansas City and B altim ore in the AL. Now the best bet in baseball this season is th at th eir will be a big old dispute betw een the p lay ers and ow ners com e the end of May. In which case, all of the above predictions w on’t m ean a thing. Local soccer team form ed A team is being formed in the Sandy area for the Gresham Youth Soccer League R e g is tra tio n fo r the league, which is for kids ages 5 to 12, w ill be held in May Games w ill begin this summer Anyone interested in form ing a Sandy team should con tact Susan Knotts after 6 p m at 637 3197 or Colleen Taylor at 668 7889 LETTERS POLICY: The Post asks that all letters to the editor be typed, double-spared and signed. Deadline is noon, Tuesday. letters should be accurate, free of libelous remarks and in good taste. This newspaper attempts to publish all letters it receives and may edit material lightly to con form to guidelines. Maximum length is 208 words. Photo by Mark Movd Waiting their turn on the court, the Sandy High girls junior varsity tennis team takes in a little sun and Hatches the varsity action. ITEMS TO RENT FOR HOUDA Y EVENTS! Paola, Martin slug homers as Pioneers take 9-5 win The Sandy batting attack exploded Monday as the P io ne ers downed host Molalla 9-5 in a Timber Valley League baseball game Sandy took advantage of the fact that Molalla had no outfield fence as Mitch Paola and John Martin cranked out home runs to pace the Pioneers Mo Contreras would have had one too. but the umpire ruled that the Sandy sophomore failed to touch third base, a decision that Pioneer coach Curtis Heath disputes Nevertheless, the Pioneers won easily as Kraig Gifford went the distance on the mound He gave up a dozen hits, but scattered them and walked just one Molalla bat ter Paola led the offensive at tack, scoring three runs and smacking a double in addi tion to his home run. The four bagger came in the th ird , when the ju n io r walloped a shot over the centerfielder's head Paola hit a double in the fifth and scored when Martin poked a shot into the right Centerfield power alley for another homer, Contreras knocked in a pair of runs with his shot and made it home, but apparent ly missed third base and was called out. That ended San dy's sixth inning rally, but it m a tte re d lit t le as the Pioneers rolled on to the win. The Pioneers lost a TVL contest Tuesday to Silverton by a 12 1 score Sandy scored its lone run in the first when Contreras stole third and scampered home on a throw ing error But the Pioneers couldn't halt the Silver Fox bats Silverton pounded 13 hits for its 12 runs and Sandy helped the hosts out by committing five errors. The real problem on of fense was Sandy's inability to get to pitcher Mark Anton son The southpaw shut down the Pioneers on two hits and held them scoreless after the first inning He also record- c a le rd a i S A N D Y H IG H GIRLS SOFTBALL April 20 - Canby at Sandy 4 pm TRACK April 16 - Sandy at Canby 3:45 p m April 23 • Sandy at Oregon City 3:45 p m VARSITY RASEBALL April 16 - Sandy at Canby 3:45 p.m. April 18 West Linn at Sandy 12 pm April 21 - Molalla at Sandy 4 p m. FROSH BASEBALL April 16 - Canby at Sandy 4 pm April 18 - Sandy at West Linn 12 p m. April 21 - Sandy at Molalla 4 p.m. BO YS (¿OLE April 16 Estacada at Sandy 4 pm April 21 - Sandy at Oregon City 4 p m April 23 - Sandy at Centen nial 4 pm . BOYS TENNIS April 16 Sandy at Estacada 4 pm April 20 - Molalla at Sandy 4 p.m. April 21 - Canby at Sandy 4 pm . April 23 - Sweet Home at Sandy 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS April 16 • Estacada at Sandy 4 p m. April 20 - Sandy at Molalla 4 p.m. April 21 - Sandy at Canby 4 p.m. April 22 - Sweet Home at Sandy 4 p m . April 23 - Sandy at Sweet Home 4 p m For d in n e r p a rty or an e le g an t re ce p tio n y o u 'll fin d e v e ry th in g yo u need. V is it o ur sh o w ro o m s. See our c o m p le te line o f w e d d in g , re ce p tio n , b a n quet, and p a rty accessories. ed 14 strikeouts to silence the Sandy bats. Sandy also suffered a F ri day loss to Oregon City, 13-1. Sandy scored its lone run in the s ix th when Dave Kirkland singled and Paola singled him to second Kirkland was then put out on a fielder's choice but Martin singled Paola in for the Pioneer run ’’Happy Easter!” ...This could be the catch' of the week’ ♦A4 W t/I our NEW Wootoldo S to n i • • • • • • • Oregon City picked up three in the first and seventh innings and exploded for six in the third to put the game away. Sandy’s record now stands at 1-4 in TVL play The Pioneers are tied for sixth place with Estacada, one game ahead of the winless Indians of Molalla China Table & Silver Chair Rentals P^rty Disposable Linens Punchbowls • Plastic Glasses • Paper Cloths Chafing Dishes • Dinner Napkins Fountains • Cocktail Napkins Glassware • Foam Plates Hie party place The Sandy junior varsity has won three of its last four games, including a 9-4 win over Silverton. The Sandy fresh m en team in undefeated in league play and beat Silverton by a 19-6 score. a t p o rtio n « ! ra n t a ll New Westside Location _ ; Eestelde 8635 S.W. Canyon Rd. D e liv e r 10101 s E Stark 292-8875 call for store hours 252-3488 BUMPER TO BUMPER INFLATION FIGHTERS Take it from Vic Valvollne Oil Get the gas saving motor oil with the brand you can trust. 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