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Sports
The Sffndy Post
August 6
1981 ($•<
I , SANDY (O re ) POST— 7
and Recreation
Bowman’s ups
sports slate;
eyes Cup team
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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
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The Sandy High r»
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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