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Wrestlers edged by Oregon City, 27-24
Ron Calhoun was both pleased and
displeased with the Sandy wrestlers'
three-point loss to Oregon City
"Oregon City is, to my way of
thinking, the second-best dual meet
team in the state,” Calhoun said
‘‘ I think by the finish in their own
tournament that was proven
“ I ’m pleased that we came that
close, but I ’m sort of displeased
because we had a couple of matches
that we were in and didn't get ”
The wreslters, after losing to
Oregon City in a make-up match in
the afternoon, took on Estacada
Thursday night
The Pioneers won the dual, but
Estacada dom inated the lower
weights
“ Just about everyone's going to
score 20 points on us. ' Calhoun said
about the 41 20 win
He has contended all season that
they are not a good dual-meet team
Larry Topliff, a 100 pounder, joined
the team following a layoff because
of a knee injury He won both m at
ches by falls
Calhoun said that it's good to have
him back, and added, “ He’s so happy
to be back I think his mental attitude
has overcome any physical damage
that was done in terms of condition
ing "
Dan Martin, Sandy’s 160 pounder,
won a key match over Mike McCarty
of Oregon City
Martin and McCarty drew 4-4 as
sophomores, and M artin beat him by
a point in the district meet last year
Martin won 3-2 last week
" I think Dan had the match com
pletely under control, even though
the score was close, ’ Calhoun said
H e a v y w e ig h t T im
S y ts m a ,
undefeated going into the Oregon Ci
ty match, tied 4-4 with Oregon City's
undefeated heavyweight.
“ I felt Tim did everything but beat
him The score came out 4-4, but Tim
has so many almosts
Calhoun felt that the small mat at
Oregon City had some effect.
“ I guess they were kind of used to
that, and we weren’t, or something
“ A lot of the things that happened,
happened out of bounds They were
on the edge, borderline calls, and we
didn't seem to get any calls our
way.”
Calhoun was pleased with Kandy
Carmony, a 194 pounder. Carmony
won 7-0 against a wrestler that was
undefeated in league competition
“ Randy looked e xc e p tio n a lly
good." Calhoun said
Against Estacada, Calhoun felt
that even though 126 pound senior
Bill Mathews lost, that he wrestled as
well as anyone on the team
He could place at districts wrestl
ing like that, Calhoun said
The wrestlers w ill take on Silverton
tonight, with the district tournament
the weekend after next
forfeit. 171 Kearney pinned Price. 1st I 34 181
VIcKinms pinned Kay 2nd 3 10 194 Carmony
pinned Koper 3rd 3 33 HW T Sytsm a pinned
Potter 1st I 57
.*nd varsity 32. O.C. 23
101 Brad Emerson won 152 over forem an
10» Mel Gedde won by forfeit 118 Jeff Smith
won 4 3 over Hanks 128 Hui Choi won 18 18 over
Dombusch 133 Destry Prey pinned McKmghf,
2nd. 3 SO 138 Mike Sheppard pinned Shockley
1st . I 38 144 Scott Sealer fell 5-4 to Top 151 Dan
King fell 9-J to Keed. ISO Hob Weyer fell McCar
ty . 8-8 171 la>ren Hateman won 8-4 over Erw erl
181 Bob Wantowski point'd Priest 1st
184
Prank McKinnis pinned Galushu Isl
HWT
Roland Aumueller fell 7-0 to Smith
101 Emerson won ||-8 over Hammond tow
Gedde won 8 « over Meiser 118 Smith pinned
Tully 2nd. 3 23. 128 Choi tied, 2-2, with Pinker
ton. 133 Prey won II 2 over Chianello 138 Shep
pard pinned Stahlnecker. Isl. 48 144 Sealer
lied 6-6. with Peel 151 King fell II 10 Io Keeth
160 Wever fell 13-2 to Cam. 171 Ha tern an pinned
Elli#. 2nd. 3 20 181 Wantowski pinned Cooper,
1st, I 23 184 McKinnis pinned Smith. 2nd 2 S3
HW T Aumueller pinned Adams. Isl. I 45
2nd varsity 53. Estacada 1
Slindt 27. Orrgun ( Uv 24
101 John Cox won 15-5 over Spohr 100 L arry
Topliff pinned Spaltr 2nd 118 Kandy Swanson
fell 5 2 to Worthington 128 Hill Mathews was pin
ned by Herr. 2nd 133 Robert Paul fell I I 4 to
McKmghl 130 Mike Kohweder lell 11-0 to Dam
144 Paul Gagner was pinned by P Connelly. 2nd
131 Mo Contreras was pinned by S Connelly
2nd. 180 Dan M artin won 3 2 over McCarty 171
Chuck Kearney won 17-2 over Auslmetr. 181 Cal
McKinnis won 3-4 over Sabasian, 104 Kandy Car
mony won 7-0 over Priest HW T Tim Sylana
tied, 4 4, with Hums
Sandy I I . P stac ad a 2V
101 Cox fell 7-2 to Pisher. 108 Topliff pinned
Lanlz. 2nd. 2 54. 118 Swanson fell 2-0 to Aylett
!26 Mathews fell 6-4 to Aylett 133 Paul tied, 2-2,
with Taylor; 141 Kohweder won 2o-l3over Adam
son. 144 Gagner fell 10-0 to Hensten. 151 Con
treras fell 14-1 to Lockie; ISO M artin won by
Have teon 4 of last 5
Pioneer girls are on a roll
The Sa» Jy girls have won four of
their last five games, with a win over
Sweet Home Monday helping them
keep playeff hopes alive.
“ We played one of our best games
against Sweet Home,” said Coach
John Smith, pointing cut it was “ a
very important win ”
The victory helped break a three-
way tie for fourth in the Timber
Valley League, giving the Pioneers
sole possession
Two teams from the TVL w ill
receive berths to the state meet
State-ranked Oregon City pretty
much has first place wrapped up
The top team automatically goes to
the state tournament.
The second-, third- and fourth-
place teams play it off But, had San
dy lost twice to Sweet Home, that
would have eliminated them
Smith said that both teams played
well, with the Pioneers taking advan
tage of good defensive re fu n d in g
and “ crisp” outlet passes.
Against Estacada, a 54-38 win last
Thursday, Smith said they were at
times inconsistent, a problem he’s
said they’ve had all season.
Against Sweet Home, “ We played
well from front to end ”
Dawn New was a key factor, scor
ing 25 points and grabbing 20 re
bounds
Cindy toctoy grabbed >4 re fu n d s
All together they had 44 boards, eight
abo*. e the average.
Ami Aschoff nabbed five rebounds
Sharon Jensen hit six of nine for 12
points, and Linda Mosbrucker had
six points and three assists, but it
was on defense that Smith felt they
did the job. He said they moved well
and forced a lot ot outside shots
Smith said that Peggy Gillies,
Becky Rodrigues and Kellie Garlock
played well in substitute roles
" I t was a good team win,” he said
About the game last week, Smith
said, “ You could tell Estacada was
there to play."
The Rangers got off to a 9-3 start,
but Sandy had gained a 28-23 lead by
halftime.
Smith said that there were three
key factors in that game There was
good defense, led by Jensen with five
steals (she now has a total of 66 for
the season), good rebounding ( “ Cin
dy and Dawn did an exceptional job
there” ) and balanced scoring
New scored 19, while Mosbrucker
contributed 17 and McCoy. 10
Mosbrucker was seven of 11 second
half, and Smith said it helps a lot
when she has a good game as it
draws the defense out.«
The girls w ill host Oregon City
tonight, Silverton Tuesday and then
w ill play a final league game at Can
by
The Silverton game w ill be an
especially im portant one, Smith
pointed out.
About Oregon City, Smith said,
“ They’re ranked 10th, and I kind of
think they’re better than that
“ They’ve improved vastly since
preseason. The thing that’s holding
them back in the rankings is that
they lost three of six preseason
games All three loses were to ranked
teams."
Timber Valley League standings:
Oregon City, 11-0, West Linn, 92;
Silverton, 7-4; Sandy, 6-5; Molalla,
5-6; Sweet Home, 4-7; Estacada,
1-10; Canby, 1-10
SUMS
Sweet Home
12 25 38 33
in 23 31 18
For Sandy Dawn New I l 3-1-25, Cindy Me
Coy
4-15-9; Am i Ashcoff 5 1 4 -1 , Sharon
Jensen 8444-12, Linda Mosbrucker 14-1-6
For Sweet Home Lynn 4 2 4 10. Ormsby
2-I-3-5; Basham
2-0-54. Rappin
6 8 3-18,
Flanagan 2 2 4 « , Birman 1 1 1 3
SL'HS
Eslarada
12 28 1» M
, 2 a n ;w
ForSandy Dawn New 57-51«; Cindy McCoy
3-4-510 Ami Ashcoff 1443-2, Sharon Jensen
3-52-8. Linda Mosbrucker
7-3-517, Kellie
Garlock 1442 2; Shelley Petrie 5 5 1 0
For Estacada
Bagley
5 5 1 14. Roberts
24414. Fix
5 1 -5 1 , Moore
14412, Stiles
2-8 410; Barstad 144444) Staut« 1444 2. Rick
1-2 2-4
Pioneer boys back
on the road again
by SCOTT NEWTON
In the final minute they hit six of
six.
Although the Pioneer boys had no
Sandy outrebounded the Lions
trouble disposing of Estacada Tues
24-23, and made four shots more from
day night, the team didn’t look as
the field, but West Linn converted on
sharp as Coach Dan Brisbin would
19 of 29 trips to the Hne, while Sandy
have liked.
made five of 10.
“ I don’t feel we played as well as
Both teams shot over 50 percent
we could have,” he said Wednesday
from the field, with Nippert hitting
morning
six of 10, Paola seven of nine and
The Pioneers, tied at second in the
Palmer seven of 13
Timber Valley League with Canby
Brisbin said that they played okay
(who lost 63-52 to Oregon City Tues
offensively, but added, “ Our defense
day) and West Linn, have “ im por
was a half step slow all night."
tant games'* coming up with Sweet
Brisbin is also looking to get the
Home and Oregon City.
running game tuned up again We
"As much as you tell ’em not to, I
haven't been forcing the ball up
think they were looking forward a lit
court, he said.
tle b it," Brisbin said
He said the key against Sweet
Senior Bob Nippert, however, turn
Home w ill be stopping Alan Vasey,
ed in a steady game, scoring 12 points
and shooting better than they have
and grabbing nine rebounds
been.
Brisbin was also pleased with
He said that Sweet Home has been
sophomore Robert Brader, who went
in somewhat of a slump lately, but
in off the bench and scored eight
seem to play better at home
points and grabbed eight rebounds
In league play the Pioneers are 4-0
“He’s coming on," Brisbin said
on the road, but 3-3 at home. “ I can’t
“ Every game he gets better."
figure that one out," Brisbin said
The second quarter was a good one
But with the next two games on the
for the Pioneers as they outscored
road, he’s hoping i t ’s a good omen
the visiting Rangers 16 3
TVL standings Oregon City, 9-1;
The Pioneers fell 59-53 to West Linn
Sandy. 7-3; Canby, 7-3; West Linn,
Friday, but not before giving the
7-3; Sweet Home, 5-5; Molalla, 3-7;
home crowd a few moments of hope.
Silverton, 1-9, Estacada. 1-9,
The game was close at times, with
*U H 8
18 28 IS 80
Sandy having to play catch-up occa
Ed arado
ia u w „
sionally Mitch Paola, and then Steve
For Sandy Steve Palm er 2-2 2-8 Mike l.und
Palmer and Nippert, came through
0-12 3, Randy M artin
1 1 -5 1 , Troy Wolf
at the appropriate times, keeping
4 4 2 12 Mitch Paola 4 -l-M ; Mike Marleau
521 -2 . Steve Pettingill 24434. Hob Nippert
Sandy in the game
53-512 Steve Brader 1 1 2 3. Robert Brader
Shots by Palmer and Nippert got
3 2 3-8. Totals 22 18 234»
Sandy within four, at 53-49, after hav
For Estacada Sluaher 5 5 2 « . Bardin: 144442;
ing been down by nine.
Stephens
1440-2, Scheffer
3-0-30. Hasty
04430, Hunter 57-2 19. Blankenship 2 4 4-8
A layup by sophomore Troy Wolf
Rich 51-1-7, Perkins 1441-2; Grey 01441.
with 1:10 left in the game put the
Totals 17-151547
Pioneers within two Nippert then
W HS
12 24 33 43
knocked away a West Linn pass, and
Weal Linn
12 28 I I 38
the crowd got riled up as Sandy took
ForSandy Steve Palm er 7 2 2 18 Randy Mar
possession.
Un 1441 3. Troy Wolf 24454. Mitch Paola
But a bad pass put the Pioneers in
7-1-514 Robert Brader 5 5 1 « Steve Pettingill
the position of having to foul, and if
1 5 5 2 . Bob Nippert 51 513; Steve Brader
51
I I. Total« 24 5 21 33
West Linn did anything right, it was
F o r Weal Linn Washington 2-12-4. Haxtingx
hit free throws
12 4-4. Howard
4-24410. Hodgrx
2 8 512.
Staff photo
They were 12 of ,7 in the fourth
TreM ler 544-10. Mudder 5 1 2 -1 . Glanville
Bob Nippert puts up a shot during the
quarter
514417. Total. 251512 3«
Pioneers' loss to West Linn.
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Cal McKinnis works for a fa ll a match against an Estacada opponent last week.
Photo by Scoli Newton
Senior season going well for
Dawn New, Cindy McCoy
by SCOTT NEWTON
Dawn New knows about the ear
ly years of Sandy Union High
School girls basketball.
As a starter by the end of her
freshman year, she goes back
almost to the beginning of when the
program began here.
Last year, when Lynn Harris's
freshman team had a winning
season, it was the first time in four
seasons fo r a ll three teams
(freshman, junior varsity and var
sity).
This year, all three teams could
have winning records.
As for the varsity, the girls have
won four of their last five games,
keeping the hopes of a playoff
berth alive
I t ’s not a cinch, by any means
They have three games left, in
cluding state-ranked Oregon City,
and Silverton, the T V L’s third-
place team. They’ll play both
games here, hosting the Pioneers
tonight and the Foxes Tuesday.
Currently the girls are in fourth
place in the TVL, and at the end of
the regular season the second-,
third- and fourth-place teams play
for the second TVL state berth
Qualifying would be a fitting
finale for New. The 6-foot Sandy
senior has a chance at earning first
team honors in three sports this
ye a r A fir s t team a ll-T V L
volleyball player. New was second
team all-league in basketball last
year and has received second team
honors for the past two years in
softball as a first baseman
She's broken the school scoring
record about a half dozen times the
last two years, with 32 points being
her top tally.
She’s the fourth-leading scorer in
the TVL with a 19 point-per-game
average.
Besides hitting over 50 percent
from the field, New is probably the
league leader in blocked shots,
with 107 in 17 games
Second year head coach John
Smith once said that trying to
score against New is like working a
d rill with a Toss-back (net).
Another veteran in the Sandy
program in Cindy McCoy The 5-10
senior has had to work her way
through the ranks, finally earning
a starting position midway through
the season last year
Rebounding is her forte, and
she's grabbed 177 so far.
She's starting to score in double
figures, and has contributed 29
assists, 28 steals and 30 blocked
shots so fa r this season
“ They played a lot together last
summer, and the year before, and
this year it's starting to pay o ff,"
Smith said about the girls, who are
the foundation of his double-post
offense.
He said that they look for each
other, and have developed a court
sense.
“ When they’re moving, when
they’re playing well together,
they're tough to stop," Smith said
Knowing New’s propensity for
scoring, teams w ill often try to
double team, or run a box-one
defense, against her
"They haven’t been real effec
tive with that because Cindy's been
able to pick up a lot of the slack,"
Smith said. "She’s been scoring for
us lately.”
He said that McCoy's game at
Estacada was at its best.
A n o th e r s e n io r is B ecky
Rodrigues, a guard.
Smith said, “ I t ’s been tough on
her at times. She probably doesn’t
get the playing time she would like.
“ But her attitude has been good
and she's worked hard.”
“ She was very aggressive with
the ball and had tremendous an
ticipation on the boards If she can
keep up that intensity, and play the
rest of the season like that, she’s
got a real good chance of getting
some all-league honors,” Smith
said.
Monday night McCoy scored
nine points and grabbed 14 re
bounds, while New took 20 off the
boards and scored 25.
About the team’s recent success,
Smith said, “ We’ve had some
tough practices. They’ve worked
hard and I think i t ’s paying off for
them ."
He a ttr ib u te s those good
workouts, in part, to the attitudes
of New and McCoy.
Asked how her season is going.
New said, “ I think I could be doing
better, a lot better,
“ B u t, I ’ ve a c c o m p lis h e d
something I hadn’t accomplished
before, and th a t’s a b e tte r
attitude.”
Although New has an interest in
art and calligraphy, she admits
she wants to be a college jock All
that's left is to decide which school
and which sport.
McCoy is interested in hor
ticulture, and wants to play college
basketball.
About the team, McCoy said, “ I
think we're improving I think
right now we’re working really
well as a team.
“ We’re getting a lot closer and
our communication is better.”
Other seniors out include Shelly
Petrie, a first year player with a
lot of enthusiasm, according to
Smith
“ She’s been a very, very impor
tant part of the team this year,” he
said.
Cindy McCoy
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