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Thur« Sports The Sffndy Post August 6 1981 ($•< I , SANDY (O re ) POST— 7 and Recreation Bowman’s ups sports slate; eyes Cup team « Kepairs to the Sandy High School football field and track began last week. The track will be resurfac ed as soon as workmen finish the drainage work on the football field Everything should be completed I ’hoto by M urk Floyd by the time SUHS lines up for its first game this September. SUHS track and field to get long-awaited repairs TLo . . track . The Sandy High r» School and football field are being repaired at last. Work began last week in the renova tion of the drainage on and around the football field, a job which should be finished this Friday, according to SUHS business manager Joan Hay “ We’re doing some long needed re p a irs," she said. “ Every 10 yards, they’re tearing up the field, digging down and putting in gravel They’re do ing a beautiful job Drainage has been a problems and there have been gullies every 10 yards Now there w ill be mounds, “ It w ill be nice," she added “ We - won't lose anyone between the cracks " Willow Bend of Sherwood is handling the drainage work Their bid on the job was $39,451) The ground which has been torn up is being reseeded as the work progresses and Hay said the field w ill be ready for Sandy H igh's opening game next month When the drainage work is complete, work w ill begin to resurface the track Allas Track of Lake Oswego, the same firm contracted to do the Cedar Kidge track, submitted a bid of $35,200 for the job. One final bit of repair work w ill take place in the parking lot The lot consists of some rather large rocks which have long been a source of complaints for the school district SUHS w ill remove the large rocks and lay down crushed gravel A total cost won’t be available until nextweek Hippling R iver and Red Lion at Bowman's is gearing up to expand and promote its recreation and sports pro grams The Welches resort is less than a tankful of gas from Portland and out door enthusiasts have access to the 27-hole g o lf course, as w e ll as horseback riding, volleyball, sw im m ing, water polo, fishing, croquet and, of course, year round skiing on Mt Hood, courtesy of the Palmer C h a irlift M a rji Palmer was hired in mid June to take over as professional tennis in structor and direct the resort's pro gram She previously worked in Palm Springs, Calif A rrivin g with her was Steven Pierce, also of Palm Springs, who took over the m arketing and promotional operations of the development 's sports and recrea tion program That encompasses everything from golf to tennis, cycling, swimm ing, hiking and even kiteflying According to general manager Steve Taylor, the recent expansion of the recreation department is only the beginning Rippling River Red Lion w ill be adding indoor sports to their pro gram w ith the construction of a $2 m illion fa cility to accommodate ra c quet sports "Within a two-year period we an ticipate to construct a multi-facet in door fa cility to accommodate tennis, racquethall, a swimming pool, a jacuz- zi, saunas and an exercise room ,” T aylor said He added that in the interim period prior to construction, a “ number of ex citing new things w ill be taking place " Taylor hopes to get the United States Davis Cup tennis team to stay at Bowman's for its upcoming tournament to be held in Portland in October: Taylor said that he and Rippling River developer Carl Bright sent a let ter to team coach A rth u r Ashe offering the com plete use of the re so rt's facilities “ We have invited them to be com plim entary guests at the resort, to prac tice for the upcoming tournam ent,” Ia y lo r said. “ We w ill provide them w ith free rooms, meals, as well as limousine every day down to the tour nament.” Bill passed to raise fishing and hunting license fees in 1982 A b ill has passed the Legislature which w ill raise some hunting and fishing license fees beginning in 1982 The b ill was introduced by the Fish and W ildlife Department to help meet rising costs, largely due to inflation The price of the resident hunting license w ill go from $7 to $8 and the resi dent angling license w ill clim b from $9 to $12. The resident juvenile angler license (for anglers age 14 through 17) w ill go from $2 to $4 The nonresident 10-day angling license which has been $10 w ill be $18 after this year, and the nonresident season license goes from $25 to $30 The daily angler license which is available to both resident and nonresident anglers w ill be increased from $2 50 to $3 in 1982 and $3 50 after that. The big gest percentage increase is for the salmon-steelhead tag which now costs $2 and w ill cost $5 beginning the first of next year. The special bowhunting license which is required in addition to the hunting license is eliminated after this year since there are now separate bowhun ting tags for deer and elk, and a propos ed upland bird stamp which was in the original bill was dropped in the final b ill OREGON by Ken Durbin F fe » * W ildlife When the new fees go into effect, license agents are also authorized to charge 50 cents for each document they issue instead of 25 cents which is now charged. The license and tag fee in creases are expected to bring an addi tional $5 m illion during the next two year period D istrict w ildlife biologists have been busy the past few weeks conducting brood surveys for most species of upland birds. Since it is never possible to get a 100 percent count of upland birds, or most other w ild life for that matter, biologists rely on sample counts to give an indica tion not only of total bird numbers, but also of the success of the spring nesting season On the basis of the trend inform ation the Department w ill develop proposals for bird hunting seasons for this fall I he Fish and W ildlife Commission w ill consider the staff proposals for upland birds and waterfowl, as well as those from the public Aug 21 in a meeting at Fish and W ildlife Department head q u a rte rs , 506 SW M ill Street in Portland The meeting w ill begin at 8 a m and the public hearing w ill start about 9 a m A fter the close of public testimony the commission w ill decide on the 1981 seasons One biologist put it colorfully and well when he suggested that most upland birds are "annuals" in the same sense that some flowers are “ annuals " By that he meant that most upland bird populations consist largely of birds less than one year old. Upland birds like pheasants, quail, c h u k a r and H u n g a ria n p a rtrid g e characteristically produce large c lu t ches, often 10 to 14 young or more Of these, most perish in their first year of life If that were not true there would be continually growing populations of birds that would soon outstrip their liv ing space and food supply. In some years a few more birds sur vive through the w inter or production is better than average and populations in crease. In other years a grim w inter takes its toll or production is poor and populations decline In upland bird species these increases or decreases are tied so directly to weather that there is little man can do to influence the trends except through activities that improve or destroy habitat Hun ting seasons take a part of this annual surplus but are actually only a small part of the annual m o rta lity factor, For several years now winters have been m ild enough in most areas to allow good numbers of birds to survive through the w inter The last two years this was also combined with successful nesting seasons and populations of most species have done well This was reflected last year by the highest chukar harvest ever recorded in Oregon, and better than average seasons for most other species This past w inter was one of the mildest in a long time and it allowed much larger than average numbers of adult birds to survive through the "pinch period The potential existed this spring for excellent production and some of the highest upland bird popula lions in years But the same persistent rains that fell on much of the state through most of June also dampened the prospects for record production Wet and cold weather during the time when eggs are hatching and the young are still very vulnerable is the greatest concern of any biologist concerned with upland bird management. A large clutch can be eliminated or reduced to only a few survivors in short order by a chill rain If an entire clutch is lost, the hen w ill usually renest and she may still bring off a large brood on her second or even third attempt This happened last year and during their brood counts biologists saw broods of widely varying age Pro duction was very good in most areas But if most of the brood is wiped out, yet there are a few survivors, the hen w ill usually raise those rather than try ing to renest And production w ill necessarily be sm aller This year, although there was an excellent ca r ryover of adult birds through the w inter, early indications were that many adults either did not nest, were not successful in nesting or had lost many of their young to the wet. cold weather Observers were seeing many birds, but few young, and the broods usually were small la te ly , however, biologists in many areas are starting to see more broods of younger age chicks indicating some successful renesting attempts Soon all the census results w ill be in and a much better picture of prospects for upland bird hunting this fall w ill emerge. M ill stiots--------------- --------- Picking top athletes at SUHS quite a chore by MARK FLOYD Sports Fditor Someone asked me the other day who I thought were the best athletes I had seen d u r ing my three years of covering Sandy High School. T ha t’s a good question. I t ’s not something you can answer off the top of your head. Certainly there have been some top notch athletes during the past three years. But how do you rate them? The answer is — very carefully. The best female athlete has to be Michele Cleland Cleland, who is now a sophomore at Oregon State University, was probably the most awesome volleyball spiker in the state during her senior year. She was named to the state all-tournament team and led the Pioneers to a second place finish. Cleland was also a track standout, winning a ll three throwing events at district and plac ing in the shot put and discus at state. She set school records at OSU last year as a freshman. But what made Cleland stand out was her d e te rm in a tio n . She was probably the toughest com petitor the school has seen in re cent years, male or female. When Michele made up her mind to do something, you sim p ly got out of her way. There was no chance of stopping her. The choice for the best male athlete is a lit tle tougher. There have been a few who stood out in one sport and a few who competed in several sports. But perhaps no one has the potential, or the athletic a bility, of Scott Skip per Skipper w ill be a ju nio r at SUHS this year and already he is being compared to Gresham’s Brian Crouser, who won all three throwing events at the state track meet a , year ago. Skipper isn’t quite on a level with Crouser yet, but he hasn’t had the tim e to concentrate on track There’s also football and wrestling. Skipper was one of the few sophomores to start on the SUHS football team in the past few years. And he did it on offense and defense In wrestling, Skipper came one match away from qualifying for state. In fact, he had the d istrict champ on his shoulders at one point, the same district champ who went on to win state. It is in track, however, where Skipper’s athletic a b ility stands out. He is already a state caliber javelin thrower, his shot and discus marks are among the best in the district and he can do everything, as his first place finish in the state decathlon indicates. Skipper is the most versatile male athlete I ’ve seen at Sandy; his female counterpart is Gayle Roth. Roth w ill be a senior at SUHS this fa ll and she can do it all. For the past two years she has been the leading runner on the Pioneer cross country team and Sandy finished sixth at state last season As a freshman, Roth was on the gymastics team in the fall and com peted at the varsity level. In the winter. Roth trades in her track gear for a swim suit. She has placed in the top five at state the last two years in the freestyle and could win a title this year. • In the spring, i t ’s back to track and Roth placed sixth in the state in the 800 m eter run. She won the girls state heptathlon title and can compete in any event her coaches ask her to and pick up points. Both the volleyball and basketball coaches at SI HS have said they would trade their eye teeth for a chance to get Roth on their teams, another tribute to her ability. The aw ard for the coach’s dream , however, would have to go to Donna Nelson. Nelson is a distance runner and the hardest worker I have seen in three years at SUHS. While most high schoolers spend the summer relaxing, Nelson has run 40 to 50 miles a week and adhered to a strict non-sugar diet. For those of you who can’t relate, that means about seven miles a day and no soft drinks, ice cream or candy. The Pioneer ju nio r woud run 1,000 miles a week if her coach told her to. The best com plim ent I can think of comes from a coach who said if he had 10 Donna Nelsons he could win a state title, regardless of the sport There are, of course, other standout athletes too numerous to mention. But when the chips were down and you needed a clutch performance, I wouldn’t trade those four in for anyone 1 « I .-■a:-
