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SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, M AY 21, 1981
The SWrkty Post
Sports
and Recreation
Oregon City teams favored
as Timber Valley League
district meet begins Friday
by M \R K FI.O Y I)
Oregon City w ill be playing a game of King of the H ill
when the Tim ber Valley League d istrict track meet un
folds Friday at Pop Rannow Stadium in Sandy
Oregon City is a heavy favorite to defend its boys crown
and its g irls team is picked to unseat Sandy as district
champs
West Linn figures to be in the thick of things in both
team races The Lions actually won the TVL girls dual
meet title, but w ill go into district as underdogs to the
Oregon City depth. Sandy should also challenge Oregon
City and West Linn for the firs, three places in the girls
competition
“ Oregon City has a slight edge over West Linn because
of the big meet com petition,’’ Sandy coach Randy Hut
chinson said "West Linn has some quality people but
Oregon City has a lot of depth We (the Pioneers) should
be th ird , mavbe second
“ We re going to surprise some people," he added “ The
kids are really primed for the meet With a little luck, we
could be right in there for second ’’
Sandy’s girls won the meet last year, but gone are
Michele ( leland and Christie E llio tt, who combined for
five district titles as well as some important relay points
Back to defend one title, though, is ju n io r Gayle Roth
Roth w ill try for her second consecutive boo meter crown
and her third straight d istrict title She won the 400 as a
freshman But it won’t be easy; Canby's Teresa Kat
terheinrich and West Linn's Donna Gentzler have faster
times going into the race
Roth has the second fastest tim e in the 300 hurdles to
OC s Denise Wheatley and could score points in the high
jum p
Sandy’s best bet at a district title could be Stephanie
Hagstrom Hagstrom was second to Cleland in the javelin
last year and her 137-4 is tops in the league by some 20
feet She should also score in the shot and discus
The top m ark in the shot belongs to Sandy sophomore
Paige Daugherty, who also is near the lead in the discus
Daugherty owns the league's second best javelin throw as
well
Sandy is tra d itio n a lly strong in the throwing events and
that is where many Pioneer points are usually won But if
Sandy hopes to make a dent in the West LinnO regon City
stronghold, it may come on the track
The 800, 1.500 and 3,000 are critic a l races," admitted
Hutchinson “ We hope to score some big points there I've
got a lot of confidence in the kids we have running those
events
Gayle. Donna ( Nelson), Laura (Stnngham ) and
Renee (Hess) are all experienced runners who perform
well in big meets ”
Nelson's appearance on the track is amazing in itself
Less than two weeks ago, she was in a serious car acci
dent. suffering severe cuts and bruises But the gutty
sophomore has made a rem arkable recovery and could be
a factor in the 3,000, even against the TV L's prem ier
distance runner. West L in n ’s Kathy Nichols.
'Donna s back and it is like the accident never happen
ed,” marveled Hutchinson “ She ran last week and she
wasn't even lim ping.”
Stnngham qualified for state in the 1,500 last year and
w ill be chasing Oregon C ity ’s T ricia Sliger, who has a best
time of 4 56 Stringham is two seconds behind and Nichols
w ill also run the 1,500
Hutchinson is also looking for points in the jum ping
events and feels that freshman Sharon Jensen is ready for
big things in the long jum p She has a best of 16-2, fifth in
the league to date
Sandy should also pick up points in the relays and needs
to break through in the sprints or hurdles to pull o ff an
upset in the team race
West Linn w ill be paced by sprinter K im Klein, who
should be favored to win the 100, 200 and possibly the 400
The Lions w ill also field favorites in the long jum p and
high jum p and Nichols w ill be favored in the 3,000 West
Linn's relay teams are also among the d is tric t's bests
Oregon City is strong everywhere Wheatley is a solid
bet in the hurdles. Sliger is strong in the distances and
Can Heppler should score in the sprints Kay Yoder w ill
be tough in the throwing events for Oregon City
Oregon City, on paper, should walk away w ith the boys
competition
The defending champs have everyone back and have
added even more depth West Linn has some quality
athletes, but it is unlikely that the Lions or any other team
w ill have enough horses to unseat Oregon City.
Several other teams have good individuals as well, in
cluding Sandy The Pioneers' Scott Skipper heads the list,
topping the rankings in the javelin His 199 5 is some 20
feet ahead of his nearest com petitor Skipper's 498 in the
shot put is second in the TVL behind West Linn's T erry
Schmeiser
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photos by Mark Floyd
Some of Sandy's tup entries at district are (clockwise
from tup) shut putter Scut, Skipper, distance runners
Steve Metelak and Sam Romey, sprinters Crystal
Caulkins and Sharon Jensen, Sandv 3,000 meter record
holder Donna Nelson, hurdler Steve Brader and javelin
ace Stephanie Hagstrom.
Distances, throwing events strong for Sandy
100 meters Ryan Coombs, 117; Don
Bennett, 12 1; Chris Crabtree.
12 4
200 meters - Bryan Prosser, 24.2;
Ryan Coombs. 24 8, Don Bennett
25 3.
400 meters - Russell Fork, 54 0;
B ry a n P ro s s e r, 55.1; P a t
Tombleson. 55 5
800 meters - Steve Metelak, 2:01 5;
Steve Swanson, 2:05 9; Sam
Romey, 2 05.5.
1500 meters - Sam Romey, 4:18.4;
Phil Burk, 4:37.0; Ed Grenier.
4:57.9.
3000 meters - Bob Grieve, 9-58.0;
Kent Reick, 10:09.0
110 hurdles - Steve Brader, 17 0; Dan
Ixinglois, 19.2.
300 hurdles
Steve Brader, 42 7;
Russell Fork, 44 3, Chris Crab
tree, 47.4.
Shot Put Scott Skipper, 498, Dale
R asm ussen.
47-3;
Locke
Christman, 41-11.
Discus - I,ocke Christman, 134-6;
Mike Marleau, 133-3; Scott Skip
per, 1297
Ja ve lin - Scott Skipper, 199 5;
Richard Doering, 167 11; Dale
Rasmussen, 1361.
High jum p - Bob Nippert, 6-0, Doug
Baucom, 5-9
Ix>ng jum p Don Bennett, 190; Ryan
Coombs, 18 10; Russell Fork
18-8.
T riple jum p Bob Nippert, 39-9, Dan
Langlois, 37 5; Phil Burk. 36-8
Pole vault - Chris Crabtree, 11-0,
400 relay - Steve Brader. Ryan
Coombs, Mike Marleau, Scott
Skipper, 47 0,
1600 relay - Russell Fork, Steve
Metelak, Steve Swanson. Pat
Tombleson, 3:37 4
Sandv (¿iris
100 meters Sandra Peterson, 13 4,
Sue P hebus, 13 4; C ry s ta l
Caulkins, 13 5
200 meters - Sandra Peterson. 27 7;
Gretchen M arter, 29 1; Tammy
Lindsay, 29.3
400 meters - Sharon Jensen, 1 03 7;
Darby Binder, 1 03 5
800 meters - Gayle Roth, 2 20 8
Shelby Dries, 2:32 6
1500 meters - I^aura Stringham
4:58.9.
3000meters Donna Nelson, 10:58.3;
Renee Hess, 11:01.7.
Javelin Stephanie Hagstrom, 137 4;
Paige Daugherty, 116 8; Bonita
Connelly, 103 3
110 hurdles
L o rrie Shelton. 17 9;
Kecia H arris, 18 1; Margaret
Blackburn, 18 2
High jum p Gayle Roth, 5-0; Shelby
Dries, 4-10; Shauny Thoreson,
4 10.
Ixrng jum p • Sharon Jensen. 16 2;
Crystal Caulkins, 14-5; Ixvrrie
Shelton. I . 8
300 hurdles - Gayle Roth, 47 7;
Margaret Blackburn, 51 8, Ixirrie
Shelton, 54.3.
Shot put - Paige Daugherty, 36-3;
Stephanie Hagstrom, 32-11; D ar
by Binder. 26 7
Discus - Paige Daugherty, 112-5;
Stephanie Hagstrom. 109-1; D ar
by Binder, 84-1.
400 relay - Tam m y Lindsay, Crystal
Caulkins, Gretchen M arter, San
dra Peterson, 53.2.
1600 relay - Sharon Jensen, Darby
Binder, G ayle Roth, Sandra
Peterson, 4:14.3.
The league’s best marks
Tough individual battles set at district
Boys’ Bests
One of the top distance runners in the league. Oregon City’s Tricia
Sliger is hoping to lead her team to a district title.
100 meters - 1) Bret Wilson (OC)
10 9; 2) Jim Nelson (Can) 114; 3)
Jeff Matychuck (OC) I I 5.
200 meters - 1) Wilson (OC) 22 5 ; 2)
Hiram O ilar (W L) 23 1; 3) Jeff
Tressler (W L) 23 3
400 meters - 1) Howard Hornbeck
(OC) 51 3; 2) Tressler (W L) 51.5;
3) Tim Gerkman (OC) 51.7.
800 meters - 1) Mark Buswell (E st)
1 59 2; 2) T yler Radtke (W L)
2:010; 3) Steve Metelak (San)
2:01.5.
1500 meters - 1) Dan Fund (OC)
4 09 0 . 2» Scott Isaac (OC) 4 09 6,
3) Sheldon Steward (SH) 4:10 7.
3000 meters 1) Isaac (OC) 8 52 9 . 2)
Buswell (E st) 9:01.5; 3) Jim Ed
mark (S il) 9 02 7.
400 relay - 1) Oregon City 43 6 ; 2)
Canby 45 I; 3) West Linn 45 7.
1600 relay -1 ) Oregon City 3:25.1; 2)
West Linn 3 29 7; 3) Sweet Home
3:35.2.
Pole vault - 1) Doug Fisher (W L)
12-6; 2) Tom Beard (OC> 12-6
three tied at 12 0.
300 hurdles - 1 ) Scott Stapleton ( E
40 2 , 2) Dick Hauser (WL) 41
3) Scott Fish <OC) 41 5
110 hurdles • 1) Fish (OC) 15 3; 2)
Mark Frickey (E st) 15 4, 3)
Stapleton ( Est) 15 6,
Shot put 1) T erry Schmeiser (W L)
50-8, 2) Scott Skipper (San* 49 8.
3) Gary Smith (OC) 48 0.
T rip le jum p - 1) Dan Doherty (OC)
43-8, 2) F rickey (E st) 42 5; 3)
Jeff Washington < WL) 42 5
Discus - 1) Rich Gaiser (OC) 161-9;
2) Jim Don (OC) 141-5; 3) Locke
Christman (San) 134 6
High jum p - 1) F rickey ( Est) 6-5; 2)
Carl Ebeling < Mol) 6-4, 3) Doher
ty (OC) 6-3.
Javelin - 1) Skipper (San) 199-5; 2)
Ron Kikel (SH) 1794. 3) Derek
Andrus < WL) 173-0.
Ixjng jum p - 1) Doherty (OC) 21 4; 2)
F r ic k e y
(E s t)
20 10;
3)
Washington iWL> 20-5
100 meters - 11 Kim Klein < WL) 12 7;
2» Petra Johnson (Sil) 12.7; 3)
('a n Heppler (OC) 13 0
200 meters - 1) Dawn Smoot (Sil)
26.7; 2) Klein (W L) 26 8 ; 3)
Kelley Wright (SH) 26 9
400 m eters - 1) Teresa K at-
terheinnch (Can) 1 00 0, Donna
Gentzler (W L) 1:01.1; 3) Klein
(W L) 1:01.1.
800 m eters - 1) Teresa K at-
terheinrich (Can) 2:17.6; 2) Gent
zler (W L) 2 20 7 ; 3) Gayle Roth
(San) 2:20 8
1500 meters 1) T ricia Sliger (OC)
4 56 0; 2) l^ u r a Stnngham San)
4 58 4; 3) Kathy Nichols (W L)
3000 meters - I) Nichols (W L)
10 45 7; 2) Donna Nelson (San)
10 58 3; 3) Rachel C arlile (E st)
11:04 7.
400 relay - 1) Oregon City 52 0; 2)
West Linn 52 8, 3) Silverton 52 8.
1600 relay • 1) West Linn 4 07 4; 2)
Oregon City 4:07.9; 3) Sandy
4 14 3
Shot put - 1) Paige Daugherty (San)
36-3; 2) Kay Yoder (OC) 35-3; 3>
Stephanie Hagstrom (San) 32 11
Ixtng jum p - 1) Gentz 1er <WL> 17 2,
2) Margie Park (OC) 16 11; 3)
Lisa Zornado (E st) 16-7.
110 hurdles - 1) Denise Wheatley
((X?) 15 0; 2) Johnson (Sil) 15 9,
3) Tracey Shrives (OC) 16 6
300 hurdles - D Wheatley (OC) 45 3;
2) Roth (San) 47 7; 3) Johnson
(Sil) 48 2
Discus - 1) Toni Ormsby (SH) 118 7;
2) Daugherty (San) 112 5; 3)
Yoder (OC) 111-8
Javelin -1 ) Hagstrom (San) 137-4; 2)
Daugherty (San) 116 8, 3) Sandy
Walton (W L) 113-2
High jum p - 1) Sue Schuabauer
(W L) 5-4; 2) Barb McDonald
(OC) 5-2; 3) Sue Eastlund (SH)
5-2