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The Srfntfy Post
Sports
October 29
1981 (S»c
t) SANDY (Ore ) POST— 7
and Recreation
founder of Sandy girls softball
by
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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
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Gymnasts down St. Helens
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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
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Soccer action
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