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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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