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Thur» ¿ports The SrfnÖy Post Jonwory 2« IM 2 (Soc I) SANDY (O ro., ROST -7 and Recreation Wrestlers win, await awesome opponents The Pioneer wrestlers, ranked fifth this week in the coach's poll in The Oregonian, got a Timber Valley league win over Molalla Thursday and won the Gresham Invitational by a single point More awesome opponents await them 42 12. Coach Ron Calhoun admits they'll have a hard time in the coming weeks He said that they 're going into the final phases of training in preparation for the district meet The wrestlers make that long trip to Sweet Home for a dual tonight Sweet Home, ranked ninth, downed Canby (no. three) 26-24 recently The Pioneers, one may remember, fell 26-25 to Canby He s said all along that they 've got a better tournament team, as com pared to a dual-meet team About the 33 26 win over Molalla, Calhoun said, "I'v e talked to a lot of coaches wanting to know what the deal is i s Sandy really bad or is Molalla really good-’ ” ' The Pioneers w ill have a week to rest before another challenging Thursday On Peb 4 the wrestlers w ill travel to Oregon City for a 2 p m makeup match, and then w ill return home to host Kstacada in the even ing Oregon City, ranked fourth in the state, crushed Sweet Home recently. He said that three factors resulted in the close score. First of all, Molalla has a good team, he said There were also a lot of mismat ches. he said, with M olalla’s stronger w re s tle rs m atched up against Sandy's weaker ones And finally, three starters were out Mo C o n tre ra s and Doug Zilkowski have been suffering from the flu, and of course Larry Topi iff is hobbling round on crutches Calhoun, by the way. gives Topliff a better than 50-50 chance of being back in uniform by the time the district tournament rolls round Calhoun said that Mel Gedde, at 106. and Dan King, at 146. "showed a great deal of courage * against Molalla Both lust, but Calhoun was pleased with the “ heart and s p irit” that was displayed Calhoun has also been pleased with senior Tim Sytsma The Sandy heavyweight won his fifth tourna ment title Saturday, pinning all three of his opponents along the way. The three victories got his record to 19-0 " I was impressed by the caliber of wrestling that took place at that tour nament,” Calhoun said The Pioneers won by a single point. They won all three duals in the four- team tournament, but the scoring was based on individual finishes, not team scores David Douglas was second with 99 points, and Gresham wasn't far behind with 83 John Cox. a 98 pounder, won three matches Saturday “ He had been struggling but he looked good at this tournament,” Calhoun said. Mike Kohweder, a 130 pounder, lost his first match, but then won two high-scoring battles "He's e xciting," Calhoun said. "He's probably more of a natural athlete than anyone on the team.” Calhoun said a turning point in the tournament was freshman Brent Kearney’s first-period pin against Gresham, the second dual wrestled "That helped boost us a little bit because there wasn't so much pressure on the big kids,” Calhoun said about the 136 pounder's win He said that sometim es the lightweights struggle, which forces the wrestlers in the upper weights to go for falls He said that it isn't that the lighter wrestlers aren’t trying, it's just the way the season's been go ing •at John Cox lell 7« to Saartoni It» Mel Gedde lell IH .1 lo Harth I I I Hands Swanson lell S I to Mendez 123 Hill Mathews pinned Hehdon im i l i f t I in Mike Kohweder won » I oxer M urn* 136 Hrent Kearney w » pinned hx Arm e l»l >2 H I Paul Gagner was pinned hx Brewer 1st 4» Uh Dun King lell 20 l.l lo Fox 15» lian Martin won hx torleii inn t al McKinnis won hx forfeit I'M Chuck Kearney pinm-d Marxhall lut I 191 Handy Carmony won II Mover lailloM- IIW T Tim Sylsma won 118 oxer Both Calhoun was also pleased with a number of second varsity wrestlers Prank McKinnis, a 178 pounder, is 19-4). and won his fifth tournament t i tle Saturday. Brad Emerson, a 98 pounder, won his fourth title Satur day Inx national Team scares Sandy. Hit) David Douglas. MM Gresham. 83 N Salem 6» 98 John Cox. 3-0. 1st ,10ft Mel Gedde 03. 4th 115 Randy Swanson. I 2. 3rd 123 Hill Mathews. 0-2-1, tied for 3rd. 130 Mike Kohweder. | I 2nd 136 Brent Kearney. 1-2. 3rd H I Paul Gagner. 0-3. 4th 148 Dan King, 0-3. 4th: 157 Dan M artin 3-0. 1st. 168 Cal McKinnis. 34). 1st 178 Chuck Kearney. 3-0. 1st. IMI Handy Carmony. 2 1 2nd HW T Tim Sytsma. 3 0. 1st Loren Bateman and Bob Weyer were also credited with wrestling well. s i IIS XI. Mulalla M Jan 21 MiketRowheder, above, and Tim Sytsma, at left, are pictured during Gresham Invitational Photos by Scott Newton Roth waiting for the times to get better by SCOTT NEWTON Gayle Roth is also waiting for her times to start dropping. That is in addition to wanting the times to get better. Roth, the Sandy Union High School senior class president and a regular feature at AAA state track and swim meets, has had a lot on her mind recently There is a name taped to her kick board, and that’s who has been on her mind When Chris Jones, Roth's on-again, off again boyfriend for 13 months, was in a tra ffic accident this fall, it pretty much changed any chance either of them had for a normal, memorable senior year. “ It really took a lot out of me,” Roth said, “ but it helped me push myself sometimes too.” Roth said that Jones was very dedicated, and also concerned about her progress as an athlete Although she didn't swim for a week after the accident, she finally got started again, and decided to dedicate the season to him. “ I was going out there swimming for him, and right after swim prac tice I'd go see him at the hospital It was taking so much out of me, physically and m entally A fte r awhile it was so hard ” All along Roth has had to deal with the skeptics “ I think I had a lot more faith than a lot of other people d id ," she said Saturday at Gresham, where Roth and Jones and others watched the Pioneer wrestlers win the Gresham Invitational Roth had held out for some time, waiting for Jones to come out of his coma, not knowing if he'd even remember her. And now, even if progress is slow, Roth is optim istic about a full recovery. Jones has been surprising people so far. She doesn't see any reason for it to stop now. And, Roth might have a few sur prises of her own up her sleeve. She’s been to throe state track m eets, fin is h in g s ix th in the 800-meter run last year Last sum mer she won the Oregon Junior Olympic Heptatholon, which is a combination of seven events, in cluding the 100-meter hurdles, the 200-meter run, the 800 meter run, the high jump, the long jump, the javelin throw and the shot put. Versatility may be her strong point, she said. Roth also finished second in Nor thwestern Regional competition Although Roth comes from a swim ming fam ily, she said that track is probably her favorite sport, and the one she would like to participate in at the college level. Her father, Nick, a former high school swimmer himself, now keeps involved as a stroke and turn judge Her oldest brother, Steve, is a swim coach for the Eastmont swim club in Gresham Chris is at the University of Washington, and has already qualified for the NCAA na tionals Her youngest brother <she has four brothers and an older sister), Matt, broke Chris's school record in the 100 back He could turn out to be the best swimmer in the fam ily, Roth said "H e ’s really dedicated ” She added. "M y mom started tak- Last year she was third in the 50 free and sixth in the 100 free. She said that she has good starts and can make a good turn, which pro bably makes her a better sprinter than anything else Eventually, Roth would like to be an accountant, as math is one of her best subjects. Journalism is also a possibility though, she said. For the immediate future, the goal is a district championship Roth, who said that she is con tinually pushed in practice by team mates Teresa Lamer and Bonita Con nelly, pointed out that they've lost out A lack of depth hurt them in the dual, where she thinks their strong swimmers could pull them through at the district meet "They put so much time into that district meet you have to do you best, whatever event you're in ” Roth admits she’s not the easiest person to coach, but she likes Mark Smith For one thing, he pushes her, she said Roth said that she feels strong, but not fast, and so she was anxious to begin speed workouts this week She’s ready for her times to start dropping, and for the times to get bet ter “ I think he’s one of the best Girls win dual with Centennial; boys fall but effort is praised Gayle Roth ing lessons a few years ago, and so she finally got in the swing of things and started swimming too ’’ As for Gayle, she owns the school's 200 IM record, and has the best time of any swimmer in the district in the 200 IM. the 50 free, the 100 free and the 100 back She has the second best time in the KM) fly As a freshman she finished fourth in the SO free at the state meet As a sophomore she again finished fourth in the 50 free, and also finished sixth in the 100 free When the Sandy girls downed Centennial 89-67 Thursday, it was the first time since Mark Smith has been coaching at Sandy that a girls team has been victorious over the Eagles. However, it was also the first time he’s had a boys team lose to Centen nial. They fell 82-74. Still, Smith, who has been coaching here since 1974, was not displeased with the efforts put fo rtlf by the Pioneer boys " It was a superb job for the second week in a row for the boys," Smith said. “ I have to say that I'm very im pressed ” Eight members of the boys team set personal records, with many of them doing it in more than one event. " I think in some cases some of the swimmers are beginning to surprise themselves,” Smith said. The boys finished first in six of the ten events, hut again depth hurt them Also, Rick Topliff, the team’s 50 and 100 free sprinter, was out with the flu "T hat could've made the d if ference," Smith said The meet was close until the end, with Centennial winning the 400 tree relay and clin ching the win The girls took first in seven out of 10 events. Shelly Erickson turned in an "outstanding" performance, dropp ing a minute and 20 seconds off her 500 free time "She certainly felt it after the event,’’ Smith,said of the senior, who is new to the swim team this year "She enjoys that event, by the way She’s really working hard “ Smith also praised sophomore Brenda DuBois, who qualified for district competition in the 100 hack " I was very pleased with the fact she was able to perform that w ell,” Smith said The girls have a 3 1 dual record The boys have a 2-2 record. The swim team w ill be hosted by Barlow High School in a dual this afternoon M ’HM 8». Centennial (7 Jan. 21 Brenda DuBoto to pictured during the girl»' win over Centennial Thursday coaches around." she said Roth said that even though they last in a dual against Gresham, that they could still beat them out for the district title in the district race the last two years “ It's just not as fun losing as it is winning,” Roth said with a laugh “ I could tell every year how coaches sit up all night long trying to figure out plan A, plan B, plan C and all the different lineups,” Roth said Photo hy Scoli Newton 21» Medley Relay Gayle Ro«h, Heidi Lam ar, Honda Connelly and Terexa I-a mer I si 2 06 37, Kelly Kuaaell Julie Dasher. Shauny Thoreson and Shelly Erickson. 4th. 2 24 71 21» Free T la m e r 2nd. I H « II la m e r, 4th 2 25 Ml Russell ftth. 3 14 64 21» IM Rolh. lal. 2 24 17. Nlci Du Bom 3rd, 2 58 im . Llaa h e r. 5th, 3 05 52 so Free Connelly, 1*1. 27 M2 Thoreaon, 2nd. 30 76. Dawn Miller. 3rd. 30 MH 11» Fly Connelly, lal. I IW 78. N DuBois. 3rd I 30 06. Brenda DuBois.5th. I 47 46 H » Free T lainier, lal, I 03 42. Donna Nelson 3rd I (» 58 M iller 4th. I 12 01 5»xi Free h e r. 2nd « 57 28 Erickson. 5lh H 06 IW 100 Hack Kolli. Isl. I (W 12. Nelson. 3rd, I 20 40 II DuBois »Hi I 28 42 100 Breast II Lam er. 2nd. I 21 25 Dasher 3rd. I 26 M7 Thoreson 5th, I Ml 67 400 Free Relay Nelson N DuBois h e r and Miller lal t 1 1 M St IIS hoxs 71, < enlrnnixl M2 2i»i Medley Relay Richard Kolph. Jamie Till He. M all Roth Kurl Herzog, 1st. I 51 27 2iw Free Shawn Burns. 2nd I 59 811. Mark Gunderson 3rd. 2 00 24. Sieve Clark 6th. 2 31 02 2»» IM Rolh lal. 2 00 21 Tullle 3rd 2 26 mo 50 Free Herzog, lal. 24 M0. Clark 4th, 2» 12 11» Fly Rolh lal. 5« 73. Ilerz.ig. 3rd I 07 15 mo Free Kolph, 2nd. 55 93 Brian Stamm 4th I 03 68 D arrin Rrlllon. 5th. I (H 4M 51» Free Burns. 1st. 5 14 87 Gunderson 4lh 5 58 IM li» Hack Kolph lal. I IM 79. Slamm 3rd I M.S0 11» Breast T ullle 2nd I DM 22 Rrlllon Mh I 21 2M oxi Free Relay Burns Gunderson. Rrlllon and Slamm 2nd. 4 12 82 Personal records I I I 8 1 For Ihe girls Hrenda DuBois 11» fly. from 4M5 to I 47 78 and 11» hack from I 32 0 lo 28 42 Donna Nelson IW free from I im 2 In 08 58. Shelly Erickson, vxi free. M 27.3 lo 06 08 Julie Dasher. IW breast, from I 27 I lo 36 97 For ihe hoys Sieve Clark. 200 free from 2 22 74 lo 2 .31 «2 M alt Roth 200 IM . from 2 14 2 to 2 0M 31. Kurl Herzog 50 free, from 25 44 lo 24 So, ion fly. from I 12 2 lo I 07 I I ; Brian Slam m , luo free. I I I 5 lo I 03 «8. 11» hack, from I 29 87 lo I 24 5. D a m n Brillon. loo free, from I 06 54 lo I 04 49 loo breast, Irom I 23 0 lo I 31 29 Shawn Bums MX» free from 5 14 9 lo 5 14 87. 11» free from 58 9 lo 58 a Richard Kolph. ion hark from I 05 49 to I IM 79 Jamie Tullle loohreaal I iw 64 In I 09 22 .
