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SANDY (O f* ) POSI Thur*
May 21 1901 (S*< 3)
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District
Drama follows
district meet
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Richard Doering is also ranked in the javelin for Sandy
and Dale Rasmussen is among the leaders in the shot put
Oregon C ity's Rich Gaiser is a heavy favorite in the
discus, but the rest of the places are wide open Skipper.
Mike Marleau and Locke Christman are a ll over 130 feet
and could place.
In other field events, Sandy could make a breakthrough
in the high jum p where Bob Nippert has a best of 6-0 Nip
pert could also place in the triple jum p
by M A ltK FLOYD
Sports Editor
In the distance events, freshman Sam Romey has the
best chance of scoring points He is ranked sixth in the
1,500 meters and is capable of surprising a few people in a
big m ert, according to Hutchinson
"Sam is an extremely tough competitor during a ra ce ,"
Hutchinson said "H e runs intelligently and you can
always depend on a 110 percent effort at the end He
doesn't know his potential yet. nobody does "
A much im proved Steve B rader could make a
breakthrough for the Pioneers in the hurdles and Hutchin
son is hoping for points in the relays
The district track meet may be the most
exciting time of the year in Sandy sports.
Perhaps it is because Sandy High School
has hosted its league’s district meet for the
past umpteen years. Perhaps it is because
track has so many different events that
athletes of all kinds can participate. Or
Oregon City w ill offer Bret Wilson in the sprints, Dan
perhaps it is the combination of team com
Doherty in the jumps. Gaiser in the throwing events and
petition, individual races and the quest for
Dan Fund and Scott Isaac in the distances All are favored
personal goals in the most im portant meet of
to w in one or more events
the year.
West Linn points should come from its depth in the
Likely, it is a little of each When the first
distance events. Schmeiser, 400 meter champ Hiram
call for the first event goes out over the
O ilar and jum per Jeff Washington
F riday's events w ill begin at H a m and include finals
loudspeaker Friday, it w ill tingle the nerves
in the pole vault, long jump, discus, high jump, shot put
ol some 250 athletes from eight teams, not to
and javelin Saturday's events w ill begin at 12 30 p m
mention the many coaches w'ho have been
sweating bullets for the past week
Track is just about an individual sport as
you can get within a team fram ework. Cer
tainly, sports such as wrestling, are in
dividualistic, but a wrestler can coast
through a match with a weak opponent.
I rack meets and results are measured in
Sandy High had several
numbers.
the discus, 97-6, and fourth in
w in n e rs in la st w eek's
the ja v e lin , 78 0. C in d i
Track athletes often must compete against
T im b e r V a lle y League
Rasmussen was th ird in the
themselves. The numbers don’t lie. Team
d istrict meet for freshmen
shot, 25-6, and th ird in the
coaches, and opposing coaches, can chart an
and ju n io r v a rs ity com
disc, 79-8 Shannon Clow was
pet i tors
athlete’s progress and find out if he or she is
fourth in the disc, 78 5, and
In the freshmen meet,
fifth in the 400, 1.18 0 Caryn
im proving during the year or faltering
Steve P ettingill set a district
F uller was fourth for Sandy
The numbers mean everything at the end
record in the discus w ith a
in
the 200 w ith a 30 8 tim e
of the year. And they mean nothing.
133-9 throw He also placed
Kevin Weister won the
l imes, distances and heights w ill get an
second in the shot put. 39-2.
boys javelin for Sandy w ith a
athlete a district seed, but they won’t help at
Sandy’s T erry Grant was
140-3 toss Roland Aumeuller
third in the disc. 96 8, and
the meet itself. It has to be done over again;
was second in the shot put,
Wally Nicholson was fifth ,
40-2, and B ill Bowman was
against everyone, not just one team D istrict
91 9
second in the high jum p, 5-6
meets breed pressure and the good athletes
Rod Edwards was fifth in
Bowman also placed th ird in
are the ones that survive, even thrive on the
the pole vault, 9 0, and in the
the 300 hurdles, 45.3, and
pressure.
girls meet, Jacqui Pullen
fifth in the 110 hurdles, 19 4
was fifth in the 300 hurdles
J hat may be what makes the d istrict meet.
Steve Ackerman was se
47 6
cond in the 100, 12.3. and the
W ho w ill survive and who w ill succumb to the
In the ju n io r varsity meet,
200, 25.5 Em ery Sutton was
pressure? I t ’s not always a question of winn
Pullen won the high jum p at
fourth in the 100. 12.7, and
ing a title or not. For some athletes, a district
4-8, was second in the 100 fifth in the 200, 26.3. D arwin
title is merely a dream They don’t have a
hurdles, 18.3, and second in
Collins was th ird in the 400
the 300 hurdles, 54 7.
chance. But to break a personal best under
56 3.
Denise Proctor won the
Sandy was second in the
pressure, or to beat an opponent who has
shot for Sandy w ith a meet
1600 meter relay w ith a
beaten you during the season, can be an ac
Sandy sophomore L au ra S tringham ran down West Linn's
record 29-6. took second in
3:52.7 time
.hM am e ru n n e , K a ttn No ,......
dual mee, h H ^ X
complishment of equal satisfaction
team s last week S tringham won in a season's best tim e of
C5H.5. the second fastest tim e in the T im b e r Valley League this
D istrict meets are not without drama. For
season.
every large story, there is a smaller, hidden
tale which few people know about. The 19K1
I im ber \ alley League district meet has such
a story and the final chapter won’t be written
until late Saturday afternoon.
Ask any of the Sandy coaches and they w ill
The West Linn Lions flex
tell you that Donna Nelson is one of the
best put this year She also
The Sandy boys also came
ed their muscles, Thursday,
Coombs snuck in for a
placed second in the discus
hardest working athletes they have ever
up
with some good individual
and handed Sandy a dual
third place long jum p finish
and
th
ird
in
the
javelin
efforts, but fell to the West
coached Nelson is a sophomore, a distance
with a leap of 18-9,
meet loss in the final tuneup
The javelin was won by
Linn depth
runner and a g<Mxl one. While most of her
b e fo re th is w e e k e n d 's
Sam Romey set another
te a m m a te
S te p h a n ie
Mike Marleau paced a
T im b e r V a lle y League
S
andy
H ig h fre s h m a n
teammates were enjoying the warm summer
H agstrom w ith a 109-5.
Sandy sweep in the discus,
district meet
record, placing second in the
days last year, she was out running a regular
H agstrom also won the
winning w ith a strong 133 3
West Linn's girls won 81 4«
1,500 meters with a tim e of
discus, 97-4, and was second
schedule and following a strict diet.
throw Scot Skipper, 129-11,
while the Lion boys came out
4 : 18 40 He also placed third
in the shot put. 32 9
When the season rolled around, she was in
was second and Locke
104-41 winners
in the 800 with a personal
The Pioneers' only other
Christman. 122 1. was th ird
better shape than anyone. Her times
best of 2 05 5
The meet's highlight may-
win came from Roth, who
S k ip p e r c la im e d the
have been the duels in the
reflected it and three weeks ago, at the
Russell Fork was th ird in
ran a season best 47 «9 in the
Pioneer boys only other win
girls
distance
events
Sandy
the 400 meters, 54 90, and
Barlow Invitational, she cracked the school
300 m e te r in te rm e d ia te
of the day with an 11 81 in the
Bob Grieve was th ird in the
sophomore Laura Stringham
hurdles
3,000 meter record.
100 meters Freshman Ryan
broke the five minute bar
3,000w ith a tim e of 9:57 83
West
Linn's
Kim
Klein
Then came the accident. Nelson was a
Coombs was second in 11 96.
A s p e c ia lty I ”
rie r and defeated Lion ace
Steve Brader placed third
won the loo, 200 and 400
Richard Doering cut loose
passenger in a car which skidded out of con
Kathy Nichols in the 1,500
for
Sandy
in
both
hurdles
Logging • Dump truck • Long haul • Local
meters and anchored the
w ith a lifetim e best throw of
trol and crashed. She suffered deep puncture
meters She was timed in
races, w ith a 44 42 in the 300
Lions' winning mile re lay
167
8
for
second
place
in
the
4 58 50, two seconds ahead of
intermediates, and a tim e of
wounds on her legs and bruises so severe that
team
javelin and Skipper locked
Nichols
18 31 in the 110-meter highs
I riA
she could scarcely walk.
Sandy had some good se
up with West Linn's T erry
Gayle Roth ran her fastest
West Linn was paced by
cond and th ird place perfor
A couple of days later, though, distance
Schmeiser
in
shot
put
duel
800 meter tim e of the year
Jeff Washington. a winner in
mances Renee Hess ran a
Schmeiser fin a lly won with a
coach John White had worked out a
for Sandy, but was nipped at
the long jum p, high jum p
personal best 11.01 68 in the
50-0'a toss, but not before
rehabilitation program for Nelson. She walk
the wire by West Linn's Don
and t r ip l e ju m p . Wes
3,000 to place second behind
Skipper had extended his
na Gentzler, a winner in
Sealand claimed the 1,500
ed, liftt'd weights and stretched, and when
Nichols Sharon Jensen was
personal best to 49-8, good
2:20 75 Roth was timed in
and 3,ooo meters
the pain was bareable, she ran. Now, just two
second in the long jum p,
for second place
2 :20 80.
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Sandy won the ju n io r v a r
15-7, and Ix irn e Shelton was
weeks after an accident that would have
C h ris C ra b tr e e a ls o
The rest of the meet went
sity contest 65 58. while the
third
in
the
loo
hurdles
shelved a normal person, Nelson is ready for
recorded a lifetim e best,
largely according to form
West Linn g irls ju n io r varsi
17 82
clearing 11-0 in the pole vault
district.
j
The Lions dominated the
ty was a 75-35 winner
One of the top marks of the
for second place West Linn
sprints while the Pioneers
It s hard to say what she w ill do in the 3,000
day went to (ientzler. who
swept the trip le jum p, but
scored heavily in the throw
meters The competition w ill be tough, but
claimed the long jum p with a
Sandy went two-three in the
3 5 YEARS OF PROVIDING ENERGY
ing
events
Paige
Daugherty
d istrict best 17-3 Nichols
Nelson is determined. She w ill probably have
high jum p as Bob Nippert
uncorked a throw of 36-3 in
.TO OREGON AND HER PEOPLE
came back and won the 3,000
to break her own school record just to place
and Doug Baucom cleared
the shot put. the league's
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in
an
impressive
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5-10 and 5-8 respectively.
in the top two and qualify for state. But it
would be foolish to bet against her deter
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mination.
Donna Nelson is what the district track
meet is all about
Pioneers fare well at
frosh district meet
binai dual m eet
Lions subdue Sandy spikers
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