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■W "F Thur* The Srfntfy Post Sports October 29 1981 (S»c t) SANDY (Ore ) POST— 7 and Recreation founder of Sandy girls softball by SCO TT N EW TO N Marie Kudisill, the founder of girls softball in Sandy, is going to be leaving the area in the near future "We don't know where we re going or what we re going to do.” Kudisill said She’s just sure they’re going to be mov ing "We re not going to raise the mink anymore, Kudisill said "Y ou can't get good hired help And if you can get ’em, they want $10, $12 an hour He (Jim , her husband* works seven .Marie Kudisill days a week, and i t ’s no fun anymore Seven days a week just doesn't cut it anymore " They are looking at other farm management opportunities, she said Ironically, she is coming off her best season since softball was started here in 1971, Her 11- and 12-year-old group finished second in the state "T his little team was put together at the last minute this year, Kudisill said " I wasn't going to coach, but there were kids that at the last minute decided to play So I thought, by golly, if these kids want to play ball. I ’m going to coach " It was an inexperienced bunch, but all of a sudden these little kids started clicking, and I mean they started play ing ball like little pros "A nd people, they were really shock ed "So we'patted those kids on the back and pushed 'em, and they did just g re a t." Apparently, only one thing kept it from being a perfect season W’e did have parent problems,” Kudisill said, "because there are some kids that aren't athletes and won't ever be athletes, and i t ’s too bad that parents can't see that. "W hat I've found is that the parents, th a t’s your problem That's the pro blem you’ve always had "Down there at state we camped out I always tell the kids on the bench, and everything We had a good time ’ You’re on the bench but you're in the But some of the kids, either the inex game " ' perienced or the younger (ones), didn't Anyway, she contends, a little bench get to play as much warming won't hurt an 11-year old And so then the parents started "They understand I really think they knarling a little bit Then it affects the do And, I've benched my own kids lots kids, and I could see it in the last game of times " that we played Despite the parent problems, Kudisill "We should have had first, if the has good memories of the season " I parents would have just cooperated and stood behind the kids and the coaches ” ' just thought that was one heck of a little team ," she said One factor that led to the problem is that when a team goes to state, i t ’s Kudisill, who is serving a one year allowed to take two players from other term on the Oregon State Softball teams in the league Association commission, figures she'll "And so that meant a couple of the stay involved in softball When she told regular kids had to sit on the bench Nom B ry a n t. O re g o n ’s n a tio n a l more, " K udisill said "Sure they helped representative, that she might be m ov get us there, but you must realize that ing to Washington, "She said, 'Oh, all the other teams down there had bor th a t’s great because Washington needs rowed two players too When you get a lot of help We ll put you to work up that fa r you go to win there, M arie.’ "And I said, ‘Now wait a minute " ’ When softball began in Sandy, in the summer of 1971, $3 covered the cost of a t-shirt, equipment and insurance Having four daughters had a lot to do with her involvment About the start of the Sandy program. Kudisill said, " I just got ’em together, and said. L e t’s play ball, and we’ve been playing ever since " Eor a couple seasons she coached two teams, an older one and the younger group It was her second trip to state with the younger group, and she's been to state with the older girls three times I was just too easy going on the big kids, she said, explaining that they are harder to handle. "So, I got a couple of coaches, mean coaches, and turned the older girls over to them " Since Kudisill coached Cindy, now 19 and Debbie, now 18. she said that if a coaching job is open wherever they move, that she’ll probably take it Since she coached Cindy and Debbie. Candi. 12, and Angie, 10, think their mother should coach them too " I get reminded of that all the tim e ," Kudisill said "They say, 'You coached them mom. you can coach us too.” ’ Eor now, Kudisill is keeping involved with the OSSA She feels that a lot of the new people that have been voted in recently at the state level are going to make things good for the kids "M y statement is. I don't care about you coaches I care about the kids " ’ She also feels good about things local ly She thinks the program is in good hands with Kex B rittle and Cheryl Schwartz She said, " I'm sure they're going to make sure things go well " SUHS Pioneers keep playoff hopes alive The Indians may have had a homecoming float featuring a smoking "Mt. M o la lla ." but it was the Pioneers that erupted last week They got their record to 5-3 with a 43-6 win, and kept their hopes alive for a playoff spot In order to make the state playoffs they’ll need to win at West Linn Friday, and Sweet Home w ill have to down Can by. That would put Canby, West Linn and Sandy in a three way tie for third in the Tim ber Valley League Oregon City and Sweet Home have first and second, respectively, pretty much wrapped up If there is a three-way tie for third, the league principals w ill vote on who gets the playoff spot The Pioneers fell to Canby 13-12 the last Friday of September, though they gained 248 yards to 117 for Cougars "W e’re looking at 6 and 3 and trying to squeeze into those playoffs,” said Coach Greg O'Meara earlier this week " I think the kids are all pumped up It 's a playoff game for us, a really im por tant one " O'Meara said that West Linn has a big play offense, that they 'll put the ball ,n the a ir O’ Meara was pleased w ith last week’s "to ta l team e ffo rt.’’ "We had excellent line blocking," he said. Bryan Noe, who gained KM) yards on 13 carries, scored first for Sandy on a one yard dive in the first quarter Steve Contreras made the PAT kick for a 7-0 lead Chuck Kearney, who gained 116 yards on 15 carries, scored next on a 26-yard run Noe scored again in the second quarter on a 12 yard run, with Mitch Paola connecting with Kearney for the PAT Chris Crabtree scored on a seven- yard run, with Contreras kicking, to give Sandy a 28-0 halftim e lead Scott Skipper added six points with a two-yard run in the third quarter, with Contreras adding the one Defensive tackle Bob Weyer got the last touchdown for the Pioneers, pick ing up a fumble and running it 38 yards ! °XCP ? e M “ P a M '° T" d <1 B yro " for S,U lhe P ioneers t io o r me i a at ™ Ä i * " * ,M T .................. ... .......... two passes * • * • « ,h" Gymnasts down St. Helens i The SUHS gymnastics team evened its dual meet record at 3-3 last week with a 106 5 to 99 3 w in over St Helens in an away meet. The Pioneers placed people in the top three of each catagory Junior Kathy George and senior Janice Hawkins did a good portion of the scoring George finished first in the vault, first in the bars, second in floor exercise and third on the balance beam Hawkins finished first in the balance beam, first in floor exercise, second in the vault and third on the bars Kim Parmenter finished th ird in the floor exercise Coach Molly Knudson said that scor ing was low, which is something that happens sometimes when a " team travels out of its arpa The gymnasts take on Silverton tonight at 7 p m at home Sub-district follows that on Nov Oat West Linn The top six people in each event from sub district go to district, as well as the first place team Knudson said earlier this week that she doesn't think they’ve started to peak yet I don't think they’ve reached the potential they have," she said. "We've yet to have a good night on the balance beam, with very few falls, and we've yet to have a good night on the bars " I believe those two events w ill deter mine how we do at the sub d is tric t." Volleyball team wins in two Staff photo Sophomore quarterback Troy Wolf rolls out during the Pioneer junior varsitv's 12-6 win over Molalla. The victory put their record at 3-5 overall The Pioneer volleyball team got a 15-4,15-9 win over West Linn Tuesday in an away game and Coach Kon Grantz said that it was their first "re a l good team effort in a week and a h a lf." He added. “ Dawn New played very w e ll." He said that it's a good time for them to start playing well Thev've d istrict playoffs The freshmen also won Tuesday, ting their record to 11-1 The junior sity won also, which puts their recoi 8-4 A week ago the varsity fell 15-12,1 ID A FTiAtrh ill Mnlalln Soccer action 1
