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The Sandy Post Sports Thur» July 9 1981 (Se< I ) SA N D Y (O re ) POST and Recreation Injury, illness force Paolas into forfeit I he Sandy Paola s American l .cgian baseball team won the battle but last the war Monday Injuru's and illness struck down San dy and the Paola's team could come up with just eight players for Monday s game against Columbia The umpires ruled a forfeit III«’ teams went ahead and played anyway, and Sandy was up 6-4 attei lour innings, tiefore ram forctxl the game to be put away for good Sandy played with just two outfielders, but not a ball went through them ,” aeeor <hng to coach Curtis Heath The game, nevertheless, count - as a loss Sandy w ill host that same Columbia team this Thursday at 6 p m 10-kilometer festival run set Saturday The third annual Sandy Mountain Festival Almost 10-Kilometer Run w ill be held this Saturday, July It, liegitin mg at 9 a m »*» < ! ♦ * •» lobx l. u e ll Meals th ird base fo r the Sandy T ruck l iners The M idget \n .e rie a n h am won tw o gam es th is week and m oved in to second place Photo by M«rk Floyd Sandy Truck Liners win two, pull into 2nd place s indy I’ruck Line picked up two im pressive v ¡dories last week and moved into second place in the Midget Uneriean League standings. ¡lie Liner- held off Rockwood II 15-5 ’ •«•hind the pitching of Ricky Wheeler Wheeler went the distance, allowing just three hits Re walked five and struck out seven Sandy had In hits in the game, led by I’ony Stadsted who was three for four, and I oby Jewell, two for-three I’he Liners also crunched Lynch, roll ’ »¿i 25-9 win Lance Conger pitched th, firs t two innings and staked Sandy ■ nt ■ tdi • . Schilperoort then pitch in his first game ever and had some control problems, hut ■•'t'lck out five to keep Sandy comfor tably ahead Stadsted and Jewell both went two for three at the plate and .Man Gedde and Mike Senn stood out defensively .it second and third base The wins raised the Truck lane record to 8-2. second behind Rockwood I which has an undefeated record In a Midget National League game. Sandy II pummeled Reynolds East II 13-3 Tuesday night " I t was one of our best games ot the ye a r,” Sandy coach Glenn Abbott said Our pitching was superti, our fielding excellent and our overall play just great ” Aaron Knotts got the mound win lor Sandy, running his record to 2 1 He went the distance and strut k out nine in the five inning game, allowing just three hits and three bases on balls It was Reynolds first loss of the season Sandy scored five big runs in the first inning, courtesy of four walks and hits by Adam Cannon, Corey Grant and Knotts Sandy then scored seven runs in the th ird inning to put the game on ice Singles by Ryan Jones, Knotts, Doug Hodge. Jacob Iverson and Erie Abbott, combined with three Reynolds errors, paved the way Catcher Adam Cannon and first baseman Jason W itteman led the Sandy defensive effort Bruce Cook Ins , Sandy's Junior Federal team, found Sandy Palisades an easy m ark. Wednesday, rolling to a 11 4 win But that same Palisades team cam e hack to haunt them Kt 8 upset I h u rra y , scoring a Sandy's Wednesday win was easy as Darren Pullen pitched tom innings at no-hit ball before giving up tom r uns in the fifth By that time h o u e \,i. Sandy had 11 runs on the board aid tb< cam« wasn't really in doubt Sandy had 14 hits an the night, in eluding three home runs Th«> Hale brothers accounted foi all at them as Tony hit two round trippai an t H ither Gerald hit one But things were different the next night against Palisades Leading 8 2. Sandy yielded '.«wen t ig runs to (hr visitors in the fifth inning < a poor defense and pitching vtld n cis a< ar ding to coach lam Nov« Jin Sandy, fig h tin g tai f ii t , the race w ill begin at the parking lot of Camera Connection on Pioneer Boulevard The five mile course w ill cover the rolling hills of Langcnsand Road, a wide loop south of Sandy, then back to the lot of sponsoring Camera Connection for the finish Entry fee this year is just $3 Persons may register tiefore Saturday or during the day of the rave at Camera Connec tion Eor more registration inform;» tion. call the store at 668 7472. League, saw its record slip to 8 4 In girls softball action, the Sandy there w ill be men’s, women's and Blues ran their record to Ho last week under-14 divisions Trophies w ill be with a 29 8 win over Rockwood awarded to the first two finishers of I he Blues gave up eight quick runs, each category ’ hen tilarik«*d Rockwood over the last tin ee innings Double plays turned over I he rave w ill take off from Camera by Angie Rudisill and Tami Tinjum Connection, then follow McCormick to keyed the defensive effort Kangensand Road Runners w ill follow After a slaw start, the Blues cranked Langcnsand for more than a mile, then up th«* bats as Laura Williamson tr ip l turn right onto TrubeJ From Trubel. ed R u disill doubled, Stephanie Lofgren the course w ill go to B ornstcdt, tripled and Candi Rudisill hit two Highway 211, Dubarko. Meimg, Barker, triples Gary, back to Langcnsand, then Mc < andi Rudisill also picked up the w in Cormick and Wolf, right by the Camera on the mound, s trik in g out nine Connection parking lot Rock wand batters Water w ill fie provided at the hallway t he Blues have four games this week point of the race before the district playoffs in Sandy Ju Iv 18 19 Sandy outdoor program aimed at helping youths b\ M \R K F IT » I) \ p ro g ra m geared to h elping ■ '< ."-.e n ts cope with problems in to day s society has a unique method of dealing w ith those problems the w ild«Tness. Dutdooi Discovery was founded in May by Patsy Perkins, who has spent Forking with sim ila r programs throughout the Nor thwest geai ed toward kids wliD have problems with relations at home, or with friends,” she said Some ot our kids are new to the area and have no friends, others have pro blems with Mom or Dad. or have been runaway s i’hey''re kids w h<> need struc ture. phasize. Perkins added Developing new skills, learning something new and having a good tim e ’ The group plans a 13 day wilderness trip this summer to the Diamond Peak Wilderness Area, locat«*d some >o miles east of Eugene Perkins hopes the group w ill number about 12. tint w ill take any number for this, the first trip There w ill also be pre-course workshops, a graduation ceremony after the trek, fam ily meetings d te r graduation and a followup meeting for the students "The followup is a time for th«- kids to express the things they have lieen w ork ing on." Perkins explained ' We re very goal oriented We want the kids to say what they hk«Tt and wha, they didn't like and how thev acheived their rhere are (hre«‘ things we em goals It can be a real tense experience w hen you live w ith a group of people for that long " P erkins has a B A degree in psychology and interpersonal com munications and recently worked for Marion County on a sim ila r program She came back to Sandy to be closer to home’ and to begin a program in the area This particular course is more directed toward the interpersonal," she said “ We're going to set personal and physical goals and try to meet them Any tim e there is a conflict of any kind, we ll stop right there If it's a conflict between two people, we II stop and won’t go anywhere until we resolve it if we have to hike all night or get stuck on the side of a mountain 'Instead ot dealing with it later at camp, we re going to deal w itb it now Outdoor Discovery i. open to both boys and girls ages i! I k Sim ilar groups are usually male dominated but Perkins says many ot her re fe rr ds have been females The Diamond Peak trip is one of many planned, but getting such a pro gram off the ground isn't easy Neither ts meeting the budget for such a trip Diamond Peak is budgeted for $625 a person, and that tuition price isn I eas\ for a lot of people* to meet "That is one of th«> drawbacks.” Perkins adm itted. it expensive Y o u 're ta lk in g about th« to ta l maintenance ot a pet on for hours We have just two paid -t.iff I we re paid pretty low! I his summer we re going to tie real m inim al in terms of cost." she added l b«- money is mostly going toward in surance and the purchase of minor equipment; everything else we ll rent F ood, alone, is going to cost us $600 or $700 " Perkins has high hopes for the future of Outdoor Discovery Some of those plans are more immediate, including a to «lay course on a schooner in Puget Sound this fall Outdoor Discovery is just now getting oft the ground The first trip w ill be a milestone and Perkins hopes there w ill '« many more For more inform ation on the program, call her at 668 8826 rz ( ooidinaloi Pats» Perkins Ml If U < K Blazer brass facing summer of key decisions b j m \ B k K k E i L n O n Y I l> ) sports Editor Basketball seems a long way off during the hot months of July, but without m ajor league baseball, what else is there to talk about? John McEnroe? No. thank you. I think we've heard enough. Actually, basketball isn't foreign to sum mer The Portland T ra il Blazers recently concluded their summer rookie camp and sent a handful of players to the Los Angeles summer league. Vs usual, general manager Stu Inman was in seventh heaven over the Blazer draftees and Portland's prospects for the future. Then again. Inman thought I^aBue M artin and Bar ry P arkhill would be Blazer saviors. You simply can’t listen to that man and take anything he says without swallowing several large grains of salt. Every year. Portland w ill draft one or two names, then dig down to the bottom of the barrel and pick players from Canada, Israel or some place in the United States not listed on any map N 'n Nothing f h in u u r n wrong n o w i t with h t h o that t r - n really, o lli, because you never know when a Lloyd Neal w ill come along in the fifth or sixth round again. But there is no point in building up these unknowns to the point where the more naive tans expect the Second Coming of Bill Walton. This year's Blazer draftees and free agents aren’t going to scare the pants off the Boston Celtics. Jeft Lamp should have a good future in Portland as a small forward, who has the a b ility to move smoothly into the big guard spot in case of injury. I he value of Darnell Valentine, Portland's st*cond first round draft choice, remains to be seen. Valentine may put a scare into the Coliseum backboards when he shoots, but he can play some mean defense. The question is. at 6 foot-2, can his defense be effective against the George Gervins and Magic Johnsons of the world? 1 he Portland brass s till has some decisions to make I here are a few too many players on the roster Some, such as Mike (¿ale, may be seeing the end of a career. Others have seen their star wane and can only hope for a trade to a good team The Blazers gave up half the state of Oregon for small forward Calvin Natt. who is a great physical talent, hut a player who doesn t lit into the Portland mold and has never really lived tip to expectations. Natt is likely to hit the road this summer and it's a sure bet that Portland w ill be lucky to get back one third of what it invested in him. If Natt doesn't go. then small forw ard Bob Gross w ill One of the more p ip u la r players, Gross has gone downhill since the departure of B ill Walton Perpetual Motion.” as he was called, is one of the better defensive players in the league and moves well without the ball But Portland's offense isn't geared to that anymore and Gross isn't great trade bait What else is going on ’ lorn Owens finally got traded away and man> Blazer fans are heaving sighs ot relief Owens was a very good backup center who became a very mediocre starter You just can’t win in the NBA with a center who shoots 20 footers and does little else. But Owens' departure has raised a ques tion or two Like, who is going to play center for Portland this year? Myehal Thompson could be the best thing to hit Portland for a long time, but he can t play 48 minutes a game Kevin Kunnert, although not exactly a finesse player, is a gotxl backup But Kunnert has a history of in ju ry problems longer than Bob Lanier’s shoes and there is no way he w ill last a whole season Washington does a creditable job, but even he can t battle the big boys for long and. besides, he is needed at power forw ard to complement the post position A fter all the action of recent months, the draft, rookie camp and Owens trade, it all boils down to this Portland is s till looking for a center and trying to decide on which sm all forward to send packing Some things never change But it sure is nice to talk about basketball for just a little while I^et the season begin tomorrow. T
