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Jun« 11 1901 (S«< I, SANDY (Or«.) POST
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and Recreation
Centennial deals Paola’s 3-0 opening Legion loss
by MARK FLOYD
stop and Jerry Bennett at first and all
three w ill be sophomores next year
1 hey dm a good job, but i t ’s been a long
time since all the kids have played
together.’’
Kraig Gifford got the start for
Paola’s, and pitched well, but Sandy
didn’t give him much help on the offen
sive end Rick Lambert came on in
relief, and the Sandy pitchers gave up
just four hits
Kraig threw a fine game,” Heath
said "We just didn't get any hits
There s a lag, though, between spring
and summer ball and the hitting will
come around ”
Paola's threatened in the fifth and
Stamm and Stuart Ins pitchers held
Sandy Paola’s in check on two hits,
Wednesday, and claimed a 3-0 win in
American Legion baseball
The Centennial team picked up a run
in the first and added a pair of in
surance runs in the top of the seventh
inning.
Despite the loss, Paola's coach Curtis
Heath was pleased with his team's per
formance in the game, the first contest
of the rain plagued summer for Sandy
"I was real pleased with the game,
considering,” Heath said "We had Dan
Paola at center. Troy Wolfe at short
sixth innings, but couldn't push a run
across Trailing by one, Keith Powell
led off the fifth with an infield hit Ran
dy Martin hit into a fielder's choice and
replaced Powell at first Martin promp
tly stole second, but was stranded as
Mike Lund and Dan Paola's hard shots
were handled by the Centennial short
stop
In the sixth, Wolf led off with an in
field hit. Mitch Paola walked and a
fielder’s choice put runners at first and
third Wolf tried to score on a grounder
between first and second, but a perfect
peg nailed him at home
Stamm and Stuart then picked up the
two insurance runs in the seventh to
pad their margin
I m encour.igetl by the progress our
kids our making on defense.” Heath
said We're not allowing teams to run
away with games anymore Coach
i John» Rohr has been working with the
pitchers and they’re holding teams
down now He's also shored up the in
field
I can't say enough about the job
he's done ’
This summer’s Paola's team will dif
fer from the Sandy High team of this
spring Several players are returning,
but Heath has elevated the three
players o ff Sandy's exceptional
freshmen team and all were in the star
ting lineup Wednesday against Centen-
County parks
open, offer
many activities
number of positions Paola will play all
three outfield spots. Wolf will play
shortstop and other infield positions
and Bennett will anchor first base and
pitch
In fact, this may lx* Heath's most ver
satile team at Sandy Every player can
be platooned in several positions, which
should help when the schedule ahead
calls for several games a week The
rainouts have already wreaked havoc
with the Paola's schedule
The next Sandy game w ill (tentative
ly ) be this Thursday. June II, when
Paola s host Reynolds The game will
begin at 6 p m.
OSAA eyes confusing
redistricting puzzle
by MARK FLOYD
The rece nt opening of e ig ht
Clackamas County parks w ill result in
less travel time and gasoline money for
local hikers and camping.
The 900 acres uf parks offer outdoor
recreation to residents, ranging from
tennis and soccer at Risley Park in Oak
Grove, to the old growth red cedar
stands at Eagle Fern Park near Eagle
Creek
The 180-acre Metzler Park, five miles
south of Estacada, offers wilderness
cam psites as w ell as baseball,
volleyball and horseshoe facilities Bar
ton Park, 100 acres off Highway 224 on
the C lackam as R iv e r, includes
prim itive and improved campsites
Group picn.c facilities are available
at a number of the parks For more in
formation on the camping or group pic
nic facilities, call 637-3015.
Blues claim
34-1 victory
Rain was the big winner this week in
Sandy Youth Baseball and Softball.
The Sandy Sluggers of the Pigtail
softball league managed to sneak a
game in under the clouds and came up
an 11-6 winner over Orient A Shannon
Baker pitched the win for Sandy, which
displayed a potent batting attack. Heidi
Zoellmer, Tracy Brinser and Missy
Schwartz slammed home runs for the
Sluggers, who are a perfect 4-0 on the
season,
The Sandy Blues started slow, but got
untracked with three wins in the early
days of the season Sandy overcame
Rockwood 19-8 in the opener, after giv
ing up all eight runs in the first three in
nings Sandy then beat the Sandy
Whites 8-4
The Blues then exploded for a 34 1 win
over Orient this week Laura W illiam
son hit two homers, Donna Gray slugg
ed a homer and a triple and Candi
Rudisill hit a homer and a triple.
Stephanie Ixdgren paced the Blues
defense.
Rudisill pitched all three games for
Sandy, averaging nine strikeouts per
contest
In a Midget Am erican League
baseball game, Rockwood I scored a
15-3 win over Sandy Truck Line. The
Liners hit the ball well, but always to a
Rockwood fielder Jason Dillion kept
Sandy in the game with his strong play
in the outfield and Alan Gedde and Toby
Jewell hit the ball well, according to
coach Bob Gedde
The loss dropped the Liners’ record to
3-1.
Heading the list of returners is John
Martin, the lone graduate on the team
Martin was a first team, all Timber
Valley League outfielder who Heath
kept for his leadership and solid play
Returning players who w ill be seniors
next year are Randy Martin, Mitch
Paola (also a TVL all-star), Lambert,
Powell, Gifford and Dave Kirkland
Returning players who will be juniors
are headed by second team, all league
catcher Mo Contreras Others are (¡or
don Brinser. Mike Lund and Mel Gedde
The three sophomores to-be, Wolf,
Bennett and Dan Paola, are all ex
pected to see plenty of action and at a
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Photos by M arl
hi" T V I hoimrs h i'" ’ d h' '
r ‘r ' ;' " e' 1 'ea«ue a,, M ar
•" basketball and softball while fellow junior Dan M arti'
nis lV I. honors by winning a district wrestling crown lie also took state.
In Timber Valley League
36 Pioneers on all-star teams
Some three dozen Sandy Union High
School athletes were honored this year
on Timber Valley League All Star
teams
To qualify, athletes were either nam
ed to the team by a vote of the league’s
coaches, or placed first or second in
their event or race at a district meet
Tony Childress was named second
team linebacker by the league's foot
ball coaches
Sandy dominated the league's cross
country all-star teams Gayle Roth and
I^ u ra Stringham were named to the
first team after placing in the top
seven Renee Hess, Darby Binder, Don
na Nelson and Sharon Jensen were
second learners
In boys cross country, freshman Sam
Romey was on the first team and Steve
Metelak was on the second team
Matt Falgout was voted all-league in
water polo for the Pioneers
Seniors Cherie Elliott and Colene
McDonald were named t the first team
of the TVL volleyball all stars
The Sandy High wrestlers did well in
the TVL Chris Jones, Dan Martin,
Mike Russell and I^arry Topliff won
district titles, thereby earning first
team honors Second team awards went
to Tim Sytsma and Dean Fischer
Bob Nippert was named to the second
team of the TVL boys basketball a ll
stars and Dawn New was a second-
teamer on the TVL girls team
First team sw imming awards went to
Roth and Glenn Izer Bonita Connelly
and Teresa learner won second team
honors.
Scott Graham was a first team win
ner in boys skiing; Sue Sarich was a
second tearner in girls skiing
Several spring athletes were also
honored Mitch Paola and John Martin
were first team TVL baseball players.
Mo ( ontreras was a second team
honoree
Debbie Rudisill was named to the
firs, team of the TVL softball squad. Se
cond team honors went to Chris Col
eman. Cindi Coleman, New and Patty
Gray.
I rack athletes w ith firs, team honors
w ere Scott S k ip p e r. Stephanie
Hagstrom and Paige Daugherty. Se
cond team honors went to Romey,
L«K-ke Christman. Roth and Nelson
A total of 36 SUHS athletes won 41
places on all star teams Multiple win
ners were Sam Romey, track and cross
country; Gayle Roth, cross country,
swimming and track. Donna Nelson,
cross country and track; and Dawn
New, basketball and softball
f)f the 41 places, 31 were scored by
underclassmen who will be back next
year
»ions. bu, i, obviously will be difficult to
please everyone Schools such as David
There seems little doubt that Sandy
Douglas, with its 1,400 students, are
Union High School will be in another simply larger than other schools in the
district beginning in the 1982 83 school same area Because of the 1971 plan,
year.
Scots teams have traveled to Beaverton
The question now is, what district’’
and Hillsboro for their Metro League
A report that the Oregon School Ac contests.
tivities Association (OSAA) had settled
"Schools like David Douglas and
on a four year districting plan jus, isn't
Parkrose have had 10 years of crossing
true, according to Mike Kostrba. SUHS the river to western Washington Coun
athletic director and secretary of the ty, at one time justified because of
Metro Area Coordinating Committee
school size," Kostrba said "Now San
Kostrba said that stories in Portland
dy, obviously, has become the Metro’s
newspapers were no, quite true The
world traveler, going to Sweet Home
stories reveal that the OSAA has. in and Silverton It's not as bad as it used
deed, settled on a plan and schools
to be when Forest Grove and McMinn
would be locked into that plan for four
ville were also in the district."
years A plan was discussed and recoin
The June 2 plan is, by no means, final.
mended to the OSAA by a redistricting
Bu, it is a plan which may go through,
committee, bu, it is in no way final
with or without amendments And
I ha, was called the June 2 plan,”
Kostrba feels it may be the wisest alter
Kostrba said, "and Reynolds, Columbia
native
and The Dalles were upset with it They
" I think the June 2 plan is the best of
barely have 600 students (OSAA cutoff
all plans." he adm itted "D a vid
for AAA schools) in three grades and
Douglas and Parkrose have jus, as
they would have to compete against
much right to play East County teams
David Douglas, which has 1,400 in three
as Reynolds and Columbia. The only
grades, a great inequity.
school with any legitimate complaint is
"Bu, that's not a valid point in my
Central Catholic and I can understand
opinion," Kostrba added “ The OSAA
their argument."
says 600 or more students and you’re
Central is also east, but the closest
AAA There are so many schools in the
school to the Metro League, which
Portland area, they have the luxury of
would need an eighth team
shopping around for schools the same
There are five plans which the
size.”
various leagues will look at, six in
There is a reason for that In 1971, the
cluding remaining in the current
original redistricting plan was utilized
districts In all the plans, only the
That plan called for three divisions of
Metro area leagues would be involved
schools
Metro Large, Metro Medium
the south, the valley and eastern
and Metro Small Wha, »ha, mean, was
Oregon would remain as is.
that schools from a ll over the
The next step is for the Metro Area
metropolitan area, from Sandy to Coordinating Committee to poll the
McMinnville, would compete against
Wilco. PIL, Timber Valley, Metro and
each other based on enrollment
Willamette Valley Leagues for input.
"Since that time there have been two The committee will then meet June 29
major changes," Kostrba noted "Gas
and try to support one of the plans The
prices have gone way up and there has OSAA Board of Control will review all
been an explosion of sports, especially
plans during its Aug 3 workshop On
in the women's area Now it ’s not cost
Sep, 3, the hoard will meet again and,
effective to operate in that (1971 plan)
hopefully, will present a tentative four-
manner."
year plan.
Therein lies the problem Many
Schools will then have until Oct 15 to
schools want the redistricting done on a ge, in their requests to go up a notch
strict geographic basis due to rising
For example, Hood River Valley, with
travel costs. Others want equity in
less than 600 students, has been a Class
enrollment within the league
AAA school And finally, on Dec 1, the
The ( )SAA is trying to please both fac
board w ill make its final decision
Sunset
Hillsboro
Glencoe
Jesuit
Central Catholic
Tigard
V II « E l i d i v i
Centennial
Reynolds
Columbia
David Douglas
Parkrose
The Dalles
Canby
Silverton
Molalla
Dallas
1981 hunting regulations set by commission
The Fish and Wildlife Commission
made adjustments in permit numbers
and open areas from staff recommen
dations last week after receiving input
at several public hearings
Bu, most of the staff recommenda
tions for deer and elk hunting for 1981
were approved by the commission.
extended Willamette Unit hunt and a
high Cascades buck hunt
On the east side, the general season
w ill also begin Oct 3 and run 12 days in
all, but there are seven management
units where buck or fawn survival is
The commission is looking at this
hunt as an experiment in providing a
high quality hunt through controlling
hunter numbers without imposing
restrictive antler point regulations
The commission also announced that
it intends to consider limited entry for
OREGON
all bull elk hunting beginning in 1982
Under such a plan a maximum number
of permits would be set for each
management unit in the state with elk
hunting.
Public work sessions for discussing
the concept and developing specific
ideas will be scheduled late this sum
mer and fall.
Deer hunters w ill have a 32-day
general season beginning Oct 3 in
western Oregon for bucks with forked
antlers or better This includes five
days of either sex hunting in northwest
Oregon, controlled hunt permits for
antlerless deer in southwest Oregon, an
hunt will be continued with 1,300 tags
authorized and the Trout Creek Moun
tains area of the Whitehorse Uni, will
be restricted to 200 permit holders who
will be able to take any buck with a
spike antler or better
( ontrolled unit and agriculture-
damage permits for deer will total
11.250 in western Oregon and 19,395 in
eastern Oregon
Fisk a WiNlifs
lower than desired In those units, the
season w ill run nine days
The forked horn rule has been drop
ped on the east side and bucks with
spike antlers or better will be legal
The Steens four point limited entry
i
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A split Roosevelt elk season for spike
bulls or better was set with the firs,
period Nov. 14-17 and the second Nov
21-27 Hunters w ill choose one period or
the other when they purchase their tag
Limited entry and a three-point rule
w ill continue this yeasr in Saddle Moun
tain and Tioga units, but the three-point
regulation was dropped in Chetco and
Dixon units General season dates w ill
apply in Saddle Mountain and Tioga
with 3.500 tags authorized in Saddle
Mountain's hunt and 3,000 for each hunt
in Tioga.
Rocky Mountain bull elk seasons will
run from Oct 31 to Nov 4 and Nov 7-15
for spikes or better Chesnimnus unit
will have a single bull season Oc, 31 to
Nov 8 for spikes or better with 2,500
tags authorized Snake River unit will
stay with a three pjoin, antler rule with
550 permits authorized for each of two
seasons.
Antlerless elk permits in manage
men, uni, or damage hunts total 2.195 in
western Oregon and 16.725 in eastern
Oregon
Muzzleloader enthusiasts will have
deer hunts similar to last year and. in
addition, the commission authorized a
muzzleloader elk hunt with 20 tags in a
portion of the Tioga unit in southwest
Oregon A rule change was also adopted
which permits any muzzleloader .50
caliber or larger to be used in Oregon
for elk hunting
In the past, muzzleloader hunters
were required to follow a rule which
specified minimum foot pounds of
energy It was a difficult rule for both
hunters and erforcemen, officers since
there is a great deal of variation in the
loads used in black powder rifles and no
standard ballistics tables to go by.
Bowhunting seasons for deer and elk
will be similar to last year, with an ear
ly statewide hunt for both species and
later hunts for deer or elk in specific
areas
Regulations for silver gray squirrel
hunting, handgun hunting for big game
and tag sale cutoff dates for big game
are sim ilar to last year Printed regula
tions and controlled hunt application
cards w ill be mailed to license agents
throughout the state and should be
available after mid-June
A change in controlled hunt applica
tion procedure will begin with the 1981
deer and elk seasons The hunter will
buy his application cards from a nearby
license agent and this will take the
place of the processing fee which
formerly had to be sent through the
mail with the application
In another change, applicants who
are successful in the drawing will be
sen, a permit and instructed to buy
their controlled hunt tag from a local
license agent rather than sending
money to the department and receiving
tags hy return mail
There are other changes in procedure
and hunters are urged to pick up a copy
of the printed regulations and read
them carefully before applying for any
of the controlled hunts and before pur
chasing deer or elk tags Those elk
hunters who plan to apply for a controll
ed hunt this year should no, buy their
elk tags until they know whether or no,
they have been successful in the con
trolled hunt draing
The department will begin accepting
applications for controlled hunts in
which a drawing is involved after June
15 The drawing deadline is July 15 Ap
plications for the Steens and Trout
('reek Mountain deer hunts and all
limited entry bull elk hunts should not
be received before Aug 10