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The Srfntfy Post
July 2 1981 (S m
I, SANDY (Or».) POST
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Sports
U v and Recreation
Martins lead Sandy
past Oregon City
L.O. Angels
champions
of tourney
by MARK FLOYD
got its five to take a 9 4 lead. But
I<aSalle answered w ith a big inning and
the Paola s bats went silent over the
last three innings.
Sandy got its runs in the first when
Mike Lund singled. Mitch Paola doubl
ed, ( ontreras sacrificed and John Mar
tin doubled
Paola’s Sandy used a two run homer
by John Martin and some sterling relief
pitc hmg from Kandy Martin to secure a
5-4 win over Oregon City Friday in
American Legion baseball.
Paola’s trailed 3-2 going into the bot-
tom of the fifth inning when Mo Con
Paola doubled again in the third inn
treras slapped a two out single Martin
ing, went to third on another Contreras
then ripped a shot over the left-
sacrifice and scored on Bennett’s
centerfield wall to give Sandy the lead
single
Kraig Gifford then singled in Jerry
Sandy ’s big inning was the fourth and
Bennett who reached base on an error
Keith Powell started the rally with a
Randy Martin came on in relief of
double He moved to third on an error
Gifford in the fourth inning and yielded
and scored on Gordon B rinse r’s
just one hit the rest of the way. He had
sacrifice Rick Lambert walked, stole
some control problems and loaded the
bases in the fifth and sixth innings, but second and scored on Lund’s double
( ontreras singled Lund home, then
got out of me jams with just one run
John Martin slugged a two run homer,
scored, and that was one less than
his third round tripper in the last three
Oregon City needed to tie it up
games
“We had to come from behind and
Lambert started on the mound for
that showed a little character on our
Sandy and pitched well for five innings
Part,” Paola’s coach Curtis Heath said
but he tired in the sixth and LaSalle
Oregon City is no slouch, we just
came up with its big inning It scored
played some tight defense down the
six runs on just one hit, taking advan
stretch and that's heartening ”
The Paola’s defense and Martin's p it tage of three walks and two hit
batsmen
ching left H Oregon City runners
stranded on base
Paola’s ran into a hot-hitting
Sandy almost made it two in a row,
Milwaukie team Monday and suffered a
but LaSalle squeaked by with a 10-9 win
12 3 defeat The hosts pounded 14 hits in
last Wednesday.
the cozy park where the ’ left field fence
It was a wild game and each team
proved to be disastrous," Heath mut
tered
had one big inning For LaSalle, it was
a six run sixth inning, for Sandy, a five
Martin hit another home run as did
run fourth. The difference in the big in
Dan Paola, but both were solo shots and
nings was one run and that turned out to
Sandy needed some runs It stranded
be the difference in the ball game
nine runners in the ball game
Both teams scored three in the first
Bennett took the loss on the mound
then picked up a run later, before Sandy
for Paola’s.
Lake Oswego rode the hot pitching of Lisa Ven
neri to the title of the Sandy Invitational East Pitch
Softball Tournament
Host loanee s Ladies of Sandy were eliminated
when a controversial call overturned a Sandy vic
tory and enabled Canby to claim a 6 4 win
Venneri, who plays infield for Portland State
University, fanned 25 batters in the tournament
Lake Oswego swept through without a loss in the
double elimination tourney, beating the Eugene
Jets 3-0 in the finals.
Lance's Ladies overcame an early deficit to post
an opening game win over Gladstone The final
score of the slugfest was 20-14
Lance’s then ran into the Jets, who rolled to an
H-2 win Lance’s stayed alive in the tournament,
squeaking by Putnam 6-5 But then came the 6-4 loss
to the Canby Red Devils and the end of the line for
Lance's.
The controversy came in the bottom of the sixth
inning ( andi Netto singled for Lance’s and was on
first base with two outs when Dawn New lashed a
shot to the left side of the infield The throw to first
base was wild, and Netto went on to score The um
pire ruled the game was over, but out came the Can
by coach and the argument was on. After 20 minutes
or so, the umpire ruled that Netto had to go back to
third base and the game continued Canby got the
third out in the inning, scored twice itself and
Lance’s was done for the weekend.
Fish need more care
during summer months
In first round games it was Sandy 20, Gladstone
14, Milwaukie 2, Canby 0; Lake Oswego 7, Putnam
2; and Parr Lumber 4, M arv’s Chevron 1.
Lake Oswego got into the finals with a 2-0 win over
Milwaukie Eugene qualified by nipping Milwaukie
9-8.
by KEN DURKIN
of the Fish and
Wildlife Department
alongside a stream’’ The old wicker
(.reel is still probably the best con
tainer With a bit of green grass in it to
somewhat hold the fish apart, the
There are subtle indications that
basket, set in the shade, allows the air
summer may be here or, at least, that
to circulate around the fish This not on
we may be going to get some stretches
ly puts a glaze on the outside uf them,
of warmer weather
but promotes natural cooling through
With warmer weather, it behooves evaporation.
outdoor recreationists to examine their
A fish box in a boat if lined with
habits Of course, there is the always
moist, not sopping wet burlap bags with
present danger of forest fires set by
the fish placed in layers in the burlap
carelessly tossed cigarettes or other
will also do a gcxxl job keeping them
burning material.
cool Again, the box should be in the
To the angler, warmer weather
shade under a seat or in some other
means a more difficult time in keeping
location where the a ir can best c ir
fish fresh As the lakes warm up, the culate around and in it.
surface water is the first part affected
If fishing the high lakes when no ice is
and all too often we see people dragging
available to cool the fish, use natural
their catch of trout around in the top six
means. After catching the fish, clean
inches of warm lake water
them and hang them in the shade They
Developed in the eastern United should be protected by cheesecloth or
States for use with warm water fish, the something else to keep the insects off
fish stringer moved west a few years
As night falls leave them hanging to get
ago and has probably been responsible thoroughly cool. If you are staying a
for more poor tasting trout than any day or two, take the fish down the next
other one invention The stringer with
day and wrap them inside your sleeping
the safety pin type snaps on it or the bag or foam type mattress for the day
simple stringer of some type of cords Then hang them out to cool again at
works fine with bluegills, crappie, cat night.
fish. etc, since these fish can be put on
Fish can be kept for several days by
the stringer, lowered back into the the night-cooling, d ay-insulating
water and will stay alive until they are method They first glaze on the outside,
cleaned.
then may dry out somewhat However,
However, the situation is different
they will cook up in fine fashion if soak
with trout. In most cases, they w ill die ed in mild salt water for a half an hour
soon after being put on the stringer, or so before cooking
especially if they are being dragged
In a great many cases, foul tasting
alongside a boat The result is the fish is not the fault of the fish nor the
angler is dragging dead fish around in water it came from It is the fault of the
the warmest water in the lake By the person who did not take care of the
time the day has ended and the fish are catch correctly
cleaned, the flesh has become soft, the
Local license agents now have all of
rib bones are pulling away from the the necessary materials for applying
meat and, if the fish have any tendency for the various controlled big game
to taste muddy, it will be very evident
hunts. Deadline for mailing applica
So how do you keep fish in a boat or tions is July 15.
Sandy pitcher Patty (¿ray (top) fires a fastball, the same kind of pitch that team
mate Donna (¿entzler hit for a home run. (¿entzler is mobbed by her happy team
mates (above). Christi (oleman of Sandy beats a throw to home plate (right)
much to the displeasure of the Gladstone catcher.
photos by Mark Floyd
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by MARK FLO YI)
Sports Editor
runs a new form of summer recreation
An increasingly popular form of summer
recreation has been that of road runs
Nearly every little town in the state, or at
least the northwestern part of Oregon, has its
own road run these days. That certainly
makes it nice for runners who wish to travel
a bit, run with a crowd and lower their times
or just have fun
The popularity of runs is amazing Some
6,000 runners jammed the streets of Portland
last week for the Cascade Run and other road
races are drawing record numbers of en
tries.
A pair of local races looms on the horizon
The July F ly w ill be held on the Fourth of Ju
ly at 1 p m. The five-m ile race is sponsored
by the Hoodland F ire Department and w ill
begin at Welches School.
The Sandy Mountain Festival Almost
10 Kilom eter Run w ill be held July 11 at 9
a m. The race, also in the neighborhood of
five miles, w ill begin at the parking lot of
sponsor Camera Connection and make a loop
south of Sandy.
This w ill be the first try for the July Fly,
which could turn out to be an annual event
There are a lot of joggers in the Hoodland
area, and the area is sim ply a nice place to
run because of the scenery The hills can be a
problem, but they are no greater than in the
Sandy area if a course is chosen properly.
The one problem with the July Fly is the
time. Starting a race at 1 p m. in July is not
wise Despite recent m ild temperatures, the
m ercury could easily be in the 90s at that
time of day and that can be a dangerous tim e
3 race Runners can lose too much
body fluid and are susceptible to heat ex
haustion and heatstroke
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Obviously, the Hoodland organizers had
reasons for staging the run in the afternoon
there are a lot of activities going on in the
morning because of the holiday and the
events have to be staggered But the run real
ly should take place in the morning, for the
safety of the runners and as a factor in entic
ing more runners to compete.
The Almost 10 Kilom eter Run has gained
strides in the two years of existence in the
festival and, hopefully, its third year w ill be
the best ever.
There were some problems last year with
registration fees — the price was an exorbi
tant |7 — and by the time an understanding
was reached, it was too late to change. This
year, however, the sponsors and festival
committee are a year older and wiser and the
event seems to lx» running much smoother
An entry fee of just $3 has been tentatively
set and there should be a record number of
entries this year. Tbe race is at 9 a m., an
ideal tim e for running, and out of conflict
with most other festival events.
The course is h illy, but scenic and really
quite a nice run. Last year’s winners in the
men’s and women’s competition were strong
competitors and their names may draw other
top notch runners to the race There is no
word yet on whether Sid Christie and Connie
( ase w ill be back to defend their titles
One further suggestion for the organizers
of both runs is to add a shorter run Five
miles isn t that far for a lot of people, but to
the young, the elderly and the out-of-shape a
five m ile jaunt in the hills is rather
discouraging
Most races these days have two divisions,
say a two m ih and a six-m ile I t ’s a sure way
to get more entries and the bookkeeping isn’t
that d ifficu lt
It s something to shoot for next year
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