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Sports
N o v tm b r 5
1981 (S«t
I ) SA N D Y (O r e ) PO ST— 7
and Recreation
Pioneer football team makes state playoffs
by M O T T NEW TON
Pioneer senior Tun Sytsma is muddy but happy after their 7-6 win oxer West Linn.
Pholo by Scott Newton
Sandy senior Dan M artin in
tercepted a tipped pass in the end
zone to end West Linn's chance of
getting a come-from behind win in
the Pioneers final regular season
game Friday
The interception, made on a West
Linn first down, finally put a stop to a
second half aerial display put on by
sophomore Mike Martus
The sophomore quarterback com
pleted 13 of 25 for 116 yards, including
one pass good for six points with 7 22
left in the game
West Linn, behind by a point,
elected to kick, and missed the mark
They had the ball twice after that
Sandy junior Mike Marleau made a
long, diving catch to end the first
drive, and then Martin ended the se
cond one in the final minute of the
game.
Martin also intercepted a pass in
the second quarter, and Marleau had
stolen one midway through the third
quarter
It was Bryan “ The Rhino ' No«* that
scored Sandy's lone touchdown,
which came on a two-yard run with 58
New league plan is still tentative
by SCOTT NEW TON
(A lo h a ,
B e a ve rto n ,
Sunset,
Hillsboro, Glencoe, Jesuit-Saint
A new mne^iistrict AAA plan is be Mary’s, and Tigard) to District 3, or
ing considered by the Oregon School the Wilco League
Activities Association, and Sandy
Catholic Central is an east-side
Union High School Athletic Director school in a west-side district But.
Mike Kostrba feels it's a good that’s where they’ve been playing for
system
some time.
“ I t ’s a good league to be in,” said
T ig a rd has requested being
Kostrba, who has been athletic direc
transfered to District 9 (Putnam,
tor at SUHS since 1973
M ilw a u k ie , C lacka m a s, Lake
Sandy would be back in what will Oswego, Lakeridge, Oregon City and
probably be called the Wilco League, West Linn)
which would also include Barlow,
That would put eight teams in
Gresham, Centennial, Reynolds, Col District 9, but if Tigard and Central
umbia, David Douglas, Parkroseand Catholic are both transfered out of
The Dalles
District 2, only six teams would re
Less traveling is one of the main main.
advantages. “ Just the cost of doing
Canby has requested going from
business would be less," Kostrba District 4 (Newberg, McMinnville,
said
Forest Grove, Silverton, Molalla and
He pointed out that less traveling Dallas) to District 9
translates into less school time being
The Board of Control will meet in
missed.
closed session this Monday, Nov 9,
"P lus," he said, "these are good and will make a final decision on
rivalries Some of these schools are Dec. 1.
schools we used to compete w ith."
The thing that worries Kostrba is
There have been some appeals the suggestion that Sandy should be
made, which “ makes this not real moved from District 3 to District 9
well established," Kostrba said
“ Theoretically now," Kostrba
Central Catholic has made an ap
said, "this is supposed to be set
peal to be transfered from District 2 unless a school requests a change "
In other words, if Sandy doesn't re
quest a change, no change will be
made
“ But other people have suggested,
‘Hey, Sandy, may lx» they should be
moved to District 9
That would make District 3 and
District 9 eight-team districts
Kostrba said, "The rationale is,
these are all Clackamas County
schools "
However, Sandy, which is in the
Mt Hood Community College district
and not the Clackamas Community
College school district, is not in a
good location for playing other
Clackamas County schools
When the so-called June 2 plan is
finalized, it will go into effect for four
years The OSAA has been working
on the redistricting concept for about
two and a half years The Metro Area
Coordinating Committee, of which
Kostrba is a member, has been work
ing on the problem for much longer
It is the Portland area, with the
population shifts, and schools open
ing and closing, that has the problem,
Kostrba pointed out
Kostrba favors an eight-district
plan, because it would simplify the
playoff system However, he thinks
this plan is still a ways in the future
About competing in the new
league, Kostrba said, “ Football is go
ing to be tough. ( But) we ll be able to
compete in there In all other sports
we already meet these teams."
The Timber Valley League, in
which Sandy has finished second and
third in all-sports voting, will go out
of existence, unless Districts 4 or 9
decide to take the name
District 2, in all probability, will re
main the Metro Leaue
Superintendent Jack Peters prais
ed Kostrba for getting Sandy into
District 3 at a recent board meeting
“ Mike's the one that deserves the
golden feather," Dr Peters told The
Post recently
Volleyball
team wins
The Sandy volleyball team downed
Oregon City 15 5. 11 15 and 15 8 TllW
day night to get their record to 9-5.
It was their last regular season
match They finished third in the
league and w ill begin d is tric t
playoffs this weekend.
The Estacada school levy, which
failed Tuesday, has complicated the
playoff picture
By press time the site or Sandy's
opponent had not been announced
Coach Ron Grantz reports that
they’ve played a lot better their last
three matches I think we re getting
used to each other, he said
The junior varsity also won Tues
day They end the season with a 9-5
record The freshman won in two
games, which gives them a 13-1
record
seconds left in the first half
yards He's gained a total of 500
Junior Steve Contreras made the yards on 97 carries this season, an
kick, which of course turned out to be average of just slightly more than
decisive
five yards per carry
The win put Sandy in a three way
Kearney has carried the ball 710
tie for third in the Timber Valley
yards on 176 carries, or a little over
Leage That tie was settled by a prin four years per carry
cipals vote, with the nod to the state
The Pioneers, of course, have their
playoffs going to the Pioneers
work cut out Friday Reynolds led
They'll play undefeated Reynolds at
the Wilco League in scoring this
8 p m at Mt Hood Community Col season with 228 points They had the
lege Friday
second-stingiest defense, having
The Pioneers had one touchdown given up only 73 points all season
called back Junior Chuck Kearney
They average 5 8 yards every play,
ran over 20 yards the long way, final and have held opponents to 2 8 yards
ly working himself into the end zone, per snap on the ground Overall,
only to have the play called back
they've allowed 3 8 yards per play.
because of a clipping penalty Coach
Dane Gjesdal is Reynold's leading
Greg O'Meara felt the Sandy player
rusher He's gained 710 yards on 131
had thrown a clean block, but more carries for a 5 4 yard average.
than anything was disappointed
Melvin Renfro Jr has a 6 6-yard-
because Kearney “ deserved" the
per-carry average, having run 520
touchdown
yards on 79 carries
After Sandy's first touchdown
Quarterback Jack Stanley, a 6-3
junior T J Lenchitsky pickl'd up a
fumble Mitch Paola connected with senior, has completed 63 of 129 passes
Todd Byron for 13 yards as the for 1,226 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Pioneers fought a losing battle to He's thrown 11 interceptions
Tony D om inque, a 6-5 and
score in those final seconds in the
20Upound junior, has caught 27 of
first half
those passes for 525 yards and nine
O'Meara was quite pleased with
touchdowns He is also a first-team
the defense second half “ They really
tight
end and defensive lineman on
pulled together and did the job,” he
the recently-announced all-Wilco
said "They really wanted it.”
team.
He said senior Scott Skipper played
outstanding defense, and addtkl that
O'Meara has a lot of respect for
his punting was also a key factor
Reynolds, but said that they can beat
“ Bryan Noe did an excellent job of them
running," O’Meara said “ He had
“ We got voted into it," he said
some good blocking at key times "
"Now we've got a job to do We’ve got
Noe carried the ball 22 times for 117 to show people we deserve it.”
Gymnasts
defeat
Silverton
The Pioneer gymnastics team got a
115 5 to 107 1 win over Silverton
Thursday They'll take a 4 3 dual
record into sub-district Friday at
Canby.
Sandy had a clean sweep in the
vault, with Janice Hawkins taking
first, Lori Bouck second and Kim
Parmenter third
Hawkins was first and Bouck was
second in the bars In balance beam
Hawkins was second and Parmenter
third
In floor exercise the Pioneers were
again dominant, with Parmenter tak
ing first, Hawkins second and Bouck
third
" I was really pleased with for
Kim ,“ Coach Molly Knudson said
"She's been working hard all season
long "
West Linn will most likely be their
competition Friday, and Knudson is
hoping they’ll have a good day. "It's
going to be tough," she said
SUN photo
Sandy Sexton performs her floor
routine during the Pioneer«' dual win
over Silverton last week.
SUHS in state water polo tournament
The Pioneer hoys water polo team during a timeout. Pictured, from left to
right, is Kurt Herzog. Mark (.undersoil. Matt Roth. Jamie Tuttle and Richard
Rolph.
The Sandy girls water polo team
finished second in the four-team
district tournament at Sam Barlow
High School last weekend, which
qualifies them for the state tourna
ment.
Sandy seniors Bonita Connelly and
Teresa learner were honored as the
tournam ent's co Most Valuable
Players
“ They played real w ell," Coach
Carl Neuenfeldt said earlier this
week.
The boys and girls water polo
teams have had a hard go of it at
times this season, but Neuenfeldt
was really pleased with the perfor
mances turned in this weekend
"The kids that I ’ve got, from the
beginning of the season, have really
improved a lot," he said
The boys lost out this weekend, but
the girls will travel to Beaverton,
where they’ll play Friday afternoon
in the Tualatin Hills Recreation
Center The 4:10 p m . game w ill be
against Cottage Grove, one of the
best teams in the state, according to
Neuenfeldt
Gresham has the top ranked team
in the state They beat Sandy 21-4 se
cond round, and won again by the
same score in the finals
Sandy played Barlow first round,
finally winning 11-10 in overtime
Then they played Gresham, and then
Barlow again, as Barlow won its
game with Centennial,
The Pioneers didn't have much
trouble with SBHS the second time.
winning 11-5.
Then it was back to Gresham in the
finals
Gresham Coach Scott McKechnie
reportedly complimented Connelly,
saying that his team had a tough time
guarding her
Neuenfeldt said that Connelly is
th e ir offensive standout, while
Lamer is their defensive standout.
However, he said, “ They both do
both w ell."
Connelly and learner will be play
ing in the Wilco League Metro
League All-Star game next Wednes
day at Tigard
Staff phoim
The Pioneer girl» water polo team during a timeout Pictured. from left to
right, to Bonita (onnelly. Kendra Rowland. Dawn M iller, Teresa l.am er. Deb
hie h e r. Shauny Thoresnn, Coach Carl Neuefeldt and Reeky Rodrigue»,
Bonita Connelly take« a «hot at the goal during a Pioneer girl« water polo
game laat week.