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FOST 2 and Recreation Success materializes for Hawkins at state by SCOTT NEWTON Two fine back to-back perfor mances on the balance beam this weekend earned SUHS senior Janice Hawkins a fifth place finish in the O regon School A c tiv itie s Association s State Gym nastics Meet Forty-two of the state's best began competing at 10 30 Saturday for the honor of competing in the finals Hawkins performed what she con siders her best routine ever late that morning The 9 0 composite rating given her by the judges was her best in a successful season, and it set a school record “ As soon as you walk in those doors you get nervous," said Hawkins after preliminaries She said that controll ing her nerves is something she has always had to work at If she was nervous it didn t show She received a 9 89 in the finals, per forming in front of a full house at Reynolds High School Coach Molly Knudsen said that for three practices preceding the state meet she had Hawkins cut back on the physical work and concentrate on the mental aspect of her routine, hav ing her imagine herself doing the perfect routine “ Personally, 1 think it has really helped her because it gives her a chance to sit and calm down and real ly concentrate on her routine right before she goes ” Hawkins said, “ It works The first time I tried it. it worked If you think it's not going to work, it 's not going to work if you believe in it, it could happen And. 1 put my mind to it and it happened ” She described what she'd been do ing as being sim ilar to watching a video tape of one's self on a television screen “ It's supposedly my perfect routine, ' she said w ith a smile, “ but once in a while 1 visualize myself fa ll ing off ” Hawkins said that she did not ex pect to do so well at the state meet. After the prelim inary routine, which Knudsen also felt was her “ best ever." Hawkins said. “ This year I w as really hoping to make it to state because it's my last year I'm really glad that I have Even if I don't go to finals. I just feel so good because I'm here ” Hawkins has competed in gym nastics for about 10 years, starting when she joined a club when she lived in Hawaii. As a freshman in high school in San Diego she participated in a state meet, but didn’t place Hawkins said that she has really enjoyed this season About Knudsen, she said, “ She makes you want to be there Not that the coach last year didn t We had fun last year too (B u t' it's her sense of humor She’s crazy ’ Also. Hawkins said that Knudsen is strong, and is able to spot them on difficult moves “ She's just so fun," Hawkins add ed “ I think this season has been my best It has been the most fun I've had a really good time ” Hawkins begins her routine with a front walk over mount Asked if that is a difficult way to start a routine, she said, “ For me it is." She then does a full turn on her hands, and two back walk overs She does a sissone a leap to get back to the other end of the balance beam, and then does two back walk overs to get back again She turns, does two poses, and then does two front walk overs “ Those are the scariest things I do up there," she said “ I don't like do ing anything forward Some people think that the back ones are harder because they can't see where their hands are going 1 feel that my txxly knows where my hands are going, but if 1 don’t know where my feet are going, that scares me.” Hawkins then does two "kick the- habit” leaps, does a few dance steps, and a flying dismount Her routine takes only a minute and a half, but she made all three minutes count Saturday Wrestlers to begin season w ith Carey Larson Memorial bv SCOTT NEWTON While the Sandy Union High School restling team may not be as wesome this season as expected, oach Ron Calhoun feels that they're oing to be respective “ It would appear to me,” he said, that the bigger the tournament, the etter we ll be because we’ve got ime quality kids that w ill go a long ay.” But. instead of the veteran squad e expected to have, they'll now be epending on some younger, less ex- erienced wrestlers to come through >r them. The va rsity’s season begins Dec 3 t the Carey Larson Memorial Tour ament, which w ill begin at 2 p m Larson was killed Nov 6 in an utomobile accident. He was a tarter on last year's team Dean Fischer, who was injured in le accident, was not a starter last ear, although he did end up going to le district tournament, where he pset the second and third-place eeds. finishing second in the tourna- lent and earning a trip to the state leet. “ He was a real factor to our suc- ess last year," Calhoun said. Chris Jones, a 148 pounder, won the late championship last year, as well s taking the state freestyle title, and /inning the Western Regional cham lonship “ He had quite a summer," Calhoun ‘At this point he is coming out of i coma, ’ Calhoun said Monday. “ It sms like every day I see more and >re signs of improvement. He seems to follow instructions w. I helped shave his head last ?ht and was lifting his head, and I id, ‘Chris, we re going to raise your ad now,’ and I could feel him lift s head And then when we got done aid. ‘Okay, we re going to lay your ad down,’ and I could feel him lax. So, it ’s looking better and better the tim e." At the Carey Larson Memorial a ique w ill be given for the best per- [•mance by a Sandy wrestler. Also, the school is setting up a emorial fund, and the money will used for equipment or financial J to wrestlers that need it Wilson, Parkrose and Columbia ver (of Washington) w ill be com- ting here a week from today. San- dy’s first dual of the day w ill be at 2 p m ., and the school w ill be on its assembly schedule, which w ill give the student body an opportunity to see the match Wrestling at 98 pounds for the Pioneers w ill be John Cox, a junior in his second year “ He’s looking real good,” Calhoun said, adding that he’s strong and learning fast “ It looks like he could really help us out." At 106 pounds w ill be junior Larry Topliff, who finished third in the state last season At 115 pounds it w ill either be junior Randy Swanson, or senior Dave Kenison, if he can get his weight down that low In the 123-pound weight class i t ’ll most likely be senior Bill Mathews th a t’ll be on v a rsity, although Calhoun re p o rts th a t se v e ra l wrestlers w ill be pushing him for that position. Junior Mike Rohweder has jumped from the 106-pound weight division to the 130-pound class. Calhoun reports that Rohweder is “ solid,” and so that’s not a big concern, although he’s curious to see how Rohweder competes in his new weight class Freshman Brent Kearney has a good chance of making the team as a 136 pounder Junior Mike Sheppard, however, could also be at that weight. Five or six wrestlers are expected to be battling it out for a place on the team in the 141 pound weight d ivi sion Senior Paul Gagner and junior Mo Contreras probably have the in side track “ I t ’s going to be pretty tight for that position," Calhoun said Senior Doug Ziolkowski has a good shot at making the team as a 148 pounder, although Calhoun reports that sohomore Joe Betschart has come a long way. Dan Martin, the 1981 AAA state champion in the 157-pound weight division, w ill be back to defend his t i tle. The Pioneers w ill be strongest in the upper weight divisions Frank and Cal McKinnis, Scott Skipper and Chuek Kearney w ill all be fitting into the picture either in the 168 or the 178 pound weight d iv i sions, Kearney, who finished second in the state for Parkrose last year, is out with a separated shoulder right now, but it is expected that he'll be ready soon, if not by the third Skipper w ill be wrestling either 178 or 191. “ We have more people up there than spots, and they’re all g<x>d peo ple," Calhoun said In addition, senior Randy Car- mony, who weighs in at 190 pounds, c o u ld w re s tle e ith e r 191 o r heavyweight Senior Tim Sytsm a, another heavyweight, won 75 percent of his matches last year, and has looked good in practice, according to Calhoun. Calhoun pointed out that challenge matches haven't been held to deter mine which wrestler w ill be at what weight He added that there could be some surprises. A number of the wrestlers got the season off to a start last weekend, having competed in the Pacific University High School Open in Forest Grove, which earned the d istictio n of being the largest folkstyle (collegiate) high school wrestling tournament in the United States with 667 wrestlers competing. “ We weighed in at 7:30 in the morn ing and wrestled until midnight, on eight mats And boy, were we ever rummy by the end of the day," Calhoun said. No team standings were kept Calhoun said that a number of wrestlers turned in outstanding per formances, including Martin, who had to leave early as he had a part in “ West Side Story.” Loren Bateman went 2-1, as did Robert Paul, who’s progression was stopped by a five-time world cham pion that also won the tournament for his fifth time Brent Kearney finished 2-1. “ He showed a great deal of courage for a freshman,” Calhoun said Gagner got two "good wins," but got beat out by the eventual cham pion. Carmony pinned his first two op ponents, but them lost to the eventual champion on a “ questionable ca ll.” Topliff went through a 36-man bracket to finish th ird in the 108 pound division Skipper went through a 34-man bracket to take third in the 180 pound bracket Also competing were Destry Fry, Kenny Jebsen, M athews, J e ff Newberry, Rohweder, Hui Choi, Dave Gibson, Kenison, and Frank and Cal McKinnis. Photo by Scott Newton Janice Hawkins performs her routine on the balance beam at the OSAA State Gymnastics Meet. Cinder Hawks win Region 12 title The Cinder Hawks track team has done it again. The 11- and 12-year old girls re SYL officers extend thanks The Sandy Youth League officers wish to extend appreciation to all who showed support for the reinstate ment of athletic programs at the re cent Sandy Elementary Board of Education meeting. Also, a special thanks goes to Dave Freeman, assistant coach, whose talents helped “ C” league team number three to break their three- game losing streak with a 19-14 win over team number two Thursday night. Also, a thanks for support goes out to Darrel Shepherd and Mrs Randi Leuthold. principals There will be a meeting to discuss policy at the secretary’s house Dec. 13 from 7:30 to 8:30 p m All board members are instructed to attend R S V P Call 668 8434 Nov. 1» Result» 2 14 I " B I* C 11 D » <’•» main undefeated, having won the Region 12 Junior Olympic Champion ships in Seattle last weekend The week before they won the Oregon State Junior Olympic Cham pionship in Eugene. The Region 12 championship in cludes teams from the entire Nor thwest. They had 24 more points than their nearest opponent Runners from the Bull Run area on the team include Danielle Jordan- Krebs, who finished 33rd out of over 60 runners All runners competing in the Region 12 meet had qualified earlier at state meets Coleen Fones, who didn't compete this past weekend because of an in jury, is also a member of the team. The 10 and under girls took third in Staff photo The Timber Valley LeafW» all-star football players from Sandy are. from left to right, Locke Christman, Dale Rasmussen. Chuck Kearney. Dan Martin and Randy Carmony. Cal McKinnis Is not pictured Christman was a second- team guard. Rasmussen was a second-team tackle. Kearney was a second-team running back. Martin was a first-team guard and linebacker, and Carmony was a first-team center and a second-team defensive end. McKinnis was a second- team defensive guard. 22 122 No League Standing» at thia lim e Coaches, call In »core» Nov 2S and 27. School» are cloaed Thanksgiving. no game« acheduled Dec. 1 Schedule (S la Sandy gym, C la Cedar Ridge gym I A va BO » p m (Si 1 va 2 7 20 p m (S) D va E » : « p m (S> Dec. 4 Schedule H v a C « 2 0 p m (C) 2 va 17 20 p m . (C) F v a G I K lp m (C) for They had to come from behind to defeat an improved Cedar Ridge team, 7-15, 15-7 and 15-2, and then they downed The Store 15-12, 15-9. The Store was able to shake off an in itial 15-0 loss to take two games from Cedar Ridge, winning 15-10 and 15-2. In other games, Buckboard Pizza narrowly overcame a Paul Koch ra l ly to win 15-6, 9-15 and 15-13 “ R” division standings W Mt. Hood Cleaners Buckboard Pizza The Store Paul Koch Ford Truck Designs Cedar Ridge » il, ' Rosey Pankey “ did an outstanding jo b ," finishing 19th Gracie Pankey, Angel Bean and Halo Bean also con trib u te d w ith th e ir re sp e ctive finishes. Beymer said that most of the run ners on the 10 and under team w ill be able to compete on the team another couple of years In other words, they have a young team. About six or seven girls in the 10- and 11-year-old girls bracket w ill be able to make the trip to Los Angeles to compete in the national meet, Beymer said. Times were not available Cleaners make it 5 straight Nov 20 Result» 3 the competition “ They did a fantastic job,” said Coach Darold Beymer. Kim Yankauskas finished 17th out of over 40 runners. I. 10 6 4 2 1 1 6 10 3 5 0 ® Mt. Hood Cleaners won its fifth straight match last week, giving the team a shot at the “ B” division pldyoffs. Bowling Ml Nov I» W L 21 IB W illiam « Thrift way 20 14 Pioneer Real Ealale 20 14 D irt A Aggregate IS IS Town A Country 17 IS Michael a P r*c a » t IS 10 Accent Hair IS IS J Welch«» Antiques IS 20 Sheppard a Con. Individual game Harb Johnson. 20S. Individual «erte« Irene Blount. M 7. 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