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Sports and Recreation
Girls get record to 5-0
Boys come through against Silverton
by SCOTT NEWTON
The Sandy boys set 13 personal
records Thursday for a win over
Silverton, 74-71
The Sandy girls won 13 of 15 events
for a S3 34 win. That boosted their
record to 5-0. The boys are 4-1 in dual
meet competition
Steve Pettingill set a sophomore
record in the discus, winning the
event with a toss of 136 8
PettingiU's school (and personal)
record was just one of a number of
things that went right for Sandy
Coach Randy Hutchinson had
figured it would be close On paper it
looked like Sandy would win 74-72
“ We were as competitive as we’ve
been all season,” Hutchinson said
“ The boys did real w ell.”
The 400-meter relay team, com
prised of Ryan Coombs, Tyson Cum
mings. Steve Metelak and Scott Skip
per, went under tie 46-second mark
for the first time this season.
Phil Burks set a personal record in
the 1500, finishing third with a 4:28.2.
Rod Edwards took first in the pole
vault, setting a personal record with
an U-foot jump
The Pioneers swept the 400-meter
dash “ I was real happy to see that,”
Hutchinson said. “ They rose to the
occasion.”
Russell Fork set a personal record
Photo by Scott Newton
Craig, left, and Clark Watts, twin brothers, turn it on in the 800 for the
Pioneers.
Being on the mound during the
Sandy-Sweet Home game must
have been something like being in
a war zone
When the dust settled the visiting
Sweet Home Huskies ended up
with a 16-13 win in eight innings
“ They’re the best-hitting team
we've come up against,” Coach
Gary Curtis said
Also, the girls didn't have a good
day in the field
“ We missed some easy ones,”
Curtis said. The Pioneers had 11
errors “ That’s the story of the ball
game, right there,” Curtis said.
Sweet Home players committed
eight errors
In the seventh inning Sandy tied
it up, and had the winning run on
third.
Anne Sarich got a hit, but it
bounced up and hit her while she
was in fa ir te rrito ry (on her way to
firs t), resulting in the third out.
"The breaks went against us
tonight,” Curtis said after the
game.
Some good things happened
Right Fielder Kim Pearson threw
two people out at first.
The Pioneers are 6-3 in league
play, and have assured themselves
a playoff spot (w ithin the league)
for the second league state berth.
Sweet Home got its record to 5-4.
Oregon City is firs t in the league
and Canby is second.
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Gray leads the way
in win over Estacada
Estacada got a quick unearned run
in the first inning, and that was it
The Pioneer girls began blasting
away in the third, and ended up with
a 6-1 win Thursday at Estacada
Senior Patty Gray struck out
seven, gave up no earned runs, and
didn't walk a batter
Offensively, she was good for three
singles.
Senior J ill Dahlager, junior Kim
Pearson, senior Cindi Coleman and
senior Allison Carpenter also hit
singles.
The Pioneers had two errors, both
of them on plays where the fielder
had to be aggressive Coach Gary
Curtis said that he can live with those
kinds of errors.
Shortstop Anne Sarich had two put-
outs and two assists, and F irst
Baseman Dawn New had six put-
outs.
Pearson was credited with two
“ nice” catches in right field.
Curtis said he’s pleased with how
the season's going They’re in the
league playoffs for a state berth for
sure, a firs t for the softball program.
Metelak got his second personal
record of the day in the 200, finishing
second with a time of 24.2.
Cummings also set a personal
record in the 200, finishing third with
a time of 24 2.
Roland Aumueller set a personal
record in the shot, finishing third
with a toss of 45-3. Skipper won the
event with Dale Rasmussen taking
second
Richard Doering set a personal
record in the javelin throw, finishing
second with a toss of 177-6 Skipper
won with a throw of 199-11.
Sam Romey set a personal record
in the 800, winning with a time of
2:03.6. Clark Watts made it a 1-3
finish, taking third
Hutchinson had figured on a
second place finish for B ill Bowman
in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
Bowman won the event, however,
setting a personal record with a time
of 44.3.
“ A ndy
(R o m e y ) s u rp ris e d
everybody, including Andy, 1 think,”
H u tc h in s o n
sa id
about
the
freshman's PR in the 3000, which was
good for second He ran the course in
9:42.7,
About all those personal records,
Hutchinson said, “ I don't know if we
can ask any more than that. They
responded real w e ll."
The girls set their share of personal
records Thursday
Chris Muff moved up to fifth on the
all-tim e best list for the freshman in
the shot put She finished third with a
toss of 30-5.
Lorrie Shelton and Caryn Fuller
set personal records with a 1-3 finish
in the 100-meter hurdles Shelton
turned in an 18.3 while Fuller ran an
18 8.
Polly Kelly won the 800 with a PR
of 2:27 5.
Gayle Roth set a season's best,
finishing first in the 800 with a time of
1:00 8.
Sue Phebus set a personal record in
the 200-meter run, finishing third
with a time of 28 l.
Shelby Dries set a PR in the
300-meter hurdles, finishing third
with a time of 53.5
SUHS boy, 74, Sllvrrton 70
400 relay: Ryan Coombs, Tyson Cummings,
Steve Metelak and Scott Skipper. 1st, 44.9.
1500 Phil Burks, 3rd, 4 28 2
Long jump: Coombs, 3rd, 191.
Pole Vault: Rod Edwards, 1st, 11-0, Chris Crab
tree, 2nd, 10-0.
Shot put Skipper. 1st, 4#-4 4 , Dale Rasmussen.
2nd, 48-6 4 ; Roland Aumueller, 3rd, 45-3
by SCOTT NEWTON
Sandy junior Mo Contreras, at
least, now has that distinction to his
credit.
The homer helped the Pioneers get
back on the winning track. They
downed Molalla 5-2 in an away game
Tuesday.
Coach Curtis Heath contended
earlier in the week that they are a
better ball club than their 2-8 record
indicated.
Going into last week's games, for
example, several Sandy players had
respectible batting averages.
Mike Lund was hitting .412 (and
had 9 RBIs). Contreras was 388
(with eight RBIs). Mitch Paola was
batting .317, Chris Bennett .310, Stu
Hoffman .255 and Troy Wolf .265
Sandy’s players, also, have made
their share of outstanding plays.
Against West Linn, for example, Con
treras caught the ball with the tip of
his glove after making a dive at a pop
fly. He then jumped up and threw a
man out at second.
They lost 2-0 to West Linn, with p it
ching ace Mitch Williams on the
mound. The Lions have pretty much
wrapped up the TVL title
Williams threw a no hitter, striking
out 10 but walking nine.
B e n n e tt, a so p h o m o re , was
credited for doing “ a fine job” on the
mound.
Paola was credited with doing
some nice glove work
In recent action the Pioneers fell to
Sweet Home 12-0, and then dropped a
heart-breaker, 5-4, again to the
Huskies.
Heath said they played the poorest
mentally that they ever have in that
12-0 loss. Contreras contributed two
singles, Lund a double and a single,
and Hoffman a single, but the hits
were too spread out to do any
Golfers keep playoff hopes alive
The Sandy golf team has kept its
chances for a berth in the state tour
nament alive with recent league vic
tories.
Molalla has pretty much cinched
the TVL title, with Oregon City, Can
by, Estacada and Sandy still battling
it out.
The D istrict meet Monday and
Tuesday at McNary golf course north
of Salem w ill be the key if the
Pioneers win against Estacada this
afternoon.
Should the Pioneers win, Coach
Richard Kennedy said it w ill most
likely be between Sandy and Oregon
City at the district meet.
Sandy and Oregon City are 1-1 in
dual competition.
Sandy got a dual-meet victory
Tuesday at Silverton with freshman
Kevin Beaudoin shooting a three-
over 39.
Sophomore Arnie Wolfe shot a 46 to
help get Sandy’s junior varsity past
Sweet Home.
Monday at the Tigard Invitational
Sandy finished sixth out of nine
teams. Gresham won the meet with a
329 Oregon City was second with 329
while Molalla was third with 332.
Sandy had a combined 361, with
Beaudoin shooting a 10-over 81.
Senior Rick Lambert shot an 84
Sandy and West Linn agreed to
count the tournament scores (first
nine) for a dual meet, with the
Pioneers winning 182-187.
Saturday the Sandy golfers took se
cond in a nine-team tournament, the
Gladstone Invitational, with Beau
doin taking medalist honors He won
the tournament with an even-par 72.
Sophomore Rich Castile was third
with a 74 and Lambert was seventh
with a 77.
Friday Sandy lost to Molalla for the
second time this season, 161-166 The
Pioneers also lost by five strokes the
first time they played Molalla.
Beaudoin shot an even-par 37,
while Lambert and Castile shot 41s.
He said a good team attitude is
responsible for much of their suc
cess
He said that the rest of the schedule
w ill be tough
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3 from SUHS to compete
at state Special Olympics
Three Sandy Union High School
students will be competing in the
Special Olympic state meet in
Eugene this weekend.
Senior Rob Pomazi will be entered
in five events, including the 50
m eters (w h e e lc h a ir), 30-m eter
slalom, where one must maneuver
his wheelchair around cones, the
softball throw, the frisbee throw for
distance and the frisbee throw for ac
curacy.
Pomazi finished first in all five
events at a meet in Estacada thia
weekend.
From 150 to 300 competed at that
meet. Two weeks ago at a larger
meet in Molalla (about 900 par
ttcipated), Pomazi finished second in
the softball throw, fourth in the 50,
first in the slalom and first in the
frisbee throw for distance
Sophomore Allison Herget finished
fourth in the 50-meter dash at
Molalla, second In the long Jump,
third in the softball throw and fourth
in the frisbee throw for distance
At Estacada she finished first in
the 50- and 100-meter dashes, as well
as in the long jum p She was second
in the softball throw and the frisbee
throw for distance, and third in the
frisbee throw for accuracy.
Freshman Terri Bolton has receiv
ed the moat competition from her
teammate, Pomazi. Competing in the
wheelchair events at Molalla, she
waa second in the 50, the slalom and
the frisbee throw for distance She
was third in the softball throw.
At Estacada she was second in the
50, the slalom, the softball throw, and
the two frisbee events
SUHS students Dan Keller, John
Pomazi and Kay Foust will accom
pany Bolton, Herget and Pomazi at
the state meet.
The Special Olympics are for
disabled students.
High jum p Bob Nippen, 3rd. 4-10
400 Russell Pork, 1st. 52 7. Metelak. 2nd. 512;
Cummings. 3rd. 54 3
110 hurdles
Tim Pullen 2nd. 18 0
Bill
Bowman. 3rd. IS 1
Javelin Skipper lat, IW H I Richard LtoentM.
2nd, 177-4
Triple jum p Nippen, 3rd. 40»
Discus
Steve Pettingill, 1st, 134-4. Mike
Marleau. 2nd. 129-11.
»00 Sam Romey 1st. 2 03 4. Clark Watte. 3rd,
2 12 4
200 Metelak. 2nd, 24 2. Cummings. 3rd. 34 2
300 hurdles Bowman. 1st, 44 3
30«) Andy Romey, 2nd, » 42 7 Brian Reick.
3rd. » 50 7
Mile relay Metelak. Skipper. Cummings and
Fork. 2nd. 3:34 8
SUMS girls S3, Silverton 34
400 relay Crystal Calkins. Tam ar Lindsay,
Lisa Hassett and Sue Phebus. 1st. 51.4
High jum p Shelby Ones, 1st. 4-10, Gayle Roth.
2nd. 4-10; Shauny Thoreaon. 3rd. 4«
Shot put Paige Daugherty. 1st, 386, Denise
Proctor. 2nd, 32 7, Chns MuH, 3rd, 30-5
Discus; Stephanie H agstrom , 1st, 111-4;
Daugherty, 2nd, 103 »
1500 Laura Stringliam, lat. 5 70 5. Sharon
Jensen. 2nd, 5 :20 4
100 Lindsay, lat, 13.5. Calkins. 2nd. 13 6
400 Roth. 1st. 1 00 4; Hassett. 3rd, I 02 2.
100 hurdles Lorne Shelton. 1st, 14 3; Caryn
Fuller, 3rd. 18 4
Javelin; Daugherty, 1st, 104-0. Jensen. 2nd.
88 10
800 Polly Kelly, 1st. 2.27 5.
200 Lindsay, 2nd, 27 t . Phebus. 3rd. 28 I.
Broad jump Jensen, 2nd. 16-0 >,«
300 hurdles Kolb. 1st, 48 I; Dries, 3rd. 53 5
: m X a Jensen, 1st, 11:44.0; Patty Groombrtdge.
2nd, 12 33 2
Mile relay Hassett, Lindsay. Jensen and Roth,
1st, 4:12.0
Contreras powers SUHS past Molalla
Everyone should be so lucky as to
hit a home run on their 17th birthday.
Pioneer girls fall
in battle of the bats
w ith his firs t place finish, 52.7.
Metelak PRed with a 53 2 and Cumm
ings PRed with a 54.3.
Randy Martin safely reaches first tor Sandy during a game with Oregon City Friday.
damage.
The 5-4 loss was at least a better ef
fort. “We went out and attacked the
ball, got some runs early,” Heath
said.
Sandy had 10 hits, and hit the ball
“ with some force.”
In the first inning Contreras scored
Powell with a ground-rule double,
and Randy Martin drove in Con
treras with a single.
Bennett got on in the second inning
with a ground rule double, and Dave
Kirkland scored him with a single.
Kirkland scored on a single by
Wolf
“ We opened the door for them with
several errors that should have never
been,” Heath said about the fifth inn
ing, in which the Huskies tied the
game 4-4. Sweet Home took the lead
in the sixth, but Powell challenged
them in the seventh.
He hit a “ nice” double, and got
thrown out trying to make it to third.
“ It was a hero or bum situation,”
Heath said. “ The kid was hustling, so
what can you say? There’s not a lot of
blame there.”
Against Oregon City Friday Sandy
played even with the visitors for four
innings. Ken Schnell's grand slam
homer was more or less the icing for
Oregon City.
Bennett gets credit for the win
Tuesday. The Pioneers are 3-8. " I
don’t think the kids have given up,”
Heath said the day before the Molalla
win.
He was right. And, he was also
right when he said a couple more
wins would help heal the wounds.