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The Srfndy Post
Sports
July 22
I W 2 (Sec
I) SANDY ( O r * ) POST
and Recreation
CCB wins state title; Red Hots take third
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There are 64 " "B
B " ” fastpitch learns
and four in the sixth, overcoming a
Randolph to first baseman Powell,
The giant first-place trophy is on
in Oregon. 24 of which made the
and Nichols took the win.
5-2 deficit
innings for a »-8 win Zoellmer hit a
and another strikeout ended the display at the Clackamas County
Oregon S ta te J u n io r O ly m p ic
Coach Schwartz was pleased with
Brittle said, "The neat thing about
home run as Sandy jumped to a six-
game, giving CCB the state title
Bank, but Coach Brittle said he is
Fastpitch Tournament
Holly Cable's slide into home.
the whole tournament is that they
run lead in the first inning
Randolph made two “ te rrific "
Sandy could safely be dubbed
Tanya Schwartz fanned five bat
•CCB's players) stayed up. they re plays, including "one super excep most proud of the "softball hog the
The Red Hots then fell to CCB and
kids gave him I t ’s a ceramic pig
“ Softball City** after this weekend,
ters and hit a “ nice double" as the
mained confident
Griswold Machines, doing well
tional catch," where she had to run with a hat and bat and a "number one
as the Clackamas County Bank team
Red Hots downed the West Lane Jets
"They made their mistakes, but
enough to end up the third-best team
backward and then jump to make the smile ”
won the tournament for »>12 girls and
of Elm ira »-4
in the state
they stayed nght on top of it They
catch
The Red Hots began the tourna
the Red Hots finished third.
Mancino stole home against East
didn’t stop and worry about it. they
Kelly Potmga did an "excellent”
Brittle, who pitched the final two
ment with a 26-9 blowout against
CCB did the job at the plate, accor*
Side Racktiball of Oregon City, and
just kept nght on fighting.”
job at catcher, Schwartz said
games, contributed a home run in the Reser s of Aloha Friday Christina
ding to Coach Rex Brittle "The girls
the Red Hots' defense got the outs
Sunda> morning they met the Red
The Red Hots had one of the
final game
Mancino and Rudisill hit home runs
were really hitting the whole tourna
“ one-two-three" in the fifth and sixth
Hots, the team they beat 9-6 for the
youngest teams at state
ment,*’ he said
Tri-County Junior Ponytail District
Cheryl Schwartz, who coaches the
title.
Red Hots along with husband Lyle,
Melissa Schwartz got the Red Hots
said that they don’t preach about the
started, hitting a double and then
importance of winning "The girls
stealing third base and home.
went out and did it on their own," she
CCB responded with a triple by
said
Kathy Randolph She was sent home
Both coaches said that a lot of
by Brittle's home run
parents and grandparents attended.
CCB held the Red Hots scoreless
Said Brittle, "The tournament
the next two innings, while scoring
director asked us if anyone was left
five runs Paige Nichols stole home
in Sandy **
for the Red Hots in the fourth, and
"We had a great time with the
Brittle responded for CCB with yet
girls It was just a fun year,”
another home run
Schwartz said,
When the dust had settled CCB had
Mitsy Weitzel got CCB off to a good
a 12-4 win
start with a second inning home run
Griswold Machine played the Red
in an 11-7 win over F T L of Canby
Hots, and won 11-3, despite “ex
Jam i Brittle and Kimi Hartung hit
cellent defense" from third baseman
homers in the second CCB game F ri
Tracey Brinser and center fielder
day, a 10-8 win over Drain
Angie RSdisill, both of whom made
Saturday CCB played Rockwood, a
some nice plays, according to
team that went into the district tour
Schwartz
.
Photo bv Scott New,on
n a m e n t in Sandy u n d e fe a te d
The Sandy Red Hots, pictured above, finished third in the state tournament
Still, Griswold Machine had an
Porting«. .Pa‘Ke Nkht,,s- Christina Mancino, Tiffany Griffin, Holly Cabe
( Rockwood lost to the Red Hots at the
this weekend. They are, from left to right. Lyle Schwartz, Lisa Wheeler,
"excellent, excellent defense,” with
Tracey Brinser and Shannon Baker.
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district tournament) “Their pitcher
Tanya Schwartz, Heidi Zoellmer. Cheryl S« nwartz, Melissa Schwartz. Kelli
no noticeable holes
was throwing just the right speed and
Coach Brittle's team got a break,
our girls were nailing them,” Coach
of course, which they used to cheer
Brittle said.
fo r Sandy, th e n they played
Jami Brittle hit a home run and
Griswold Machine a second time,
Julie Powell contributed a triple as
handing them an 11-6 loss
CCB won 15-3.
It was 5-4 in Griswold Machine’s
A cool breeze provided welcome
favor going into the seventh inning.
relief Saturday evening when CCB
Anna Knotts got a single, Hartung
In fact, adult softball was so suc
by SCOTT NEWTON
took on Griswold Machine of Banks
mer programs and games, the
got a double and Powell got a single
School this spring The adult
cessful that it would have been a
'•They were good," Brittle said.
work has gotten done Perhaps not
Willis hit a double, Cathy Randolph
leagues played on the Cedar Ridge
burden for the recreation depart
This is the first year adult soft-
Jeri Willis did the job at the plate
without a few complaints, but
field
a single, and Brittle got another dou
ment to keep up.
ball in Sandy has been run by the
for CCB, hitting triples in the first
overall Abshere feels the first
ble
A 1-pitch tournament, sponsored
It was decided an organization
Sandy Area Softball Association,
and second innings, and singles in the
season has gone well.
Kris Rasmussen walked, and was
for the first time by Dodson's
should be set up, and after talking
and it has been a competitive
fourth and fifth.
“ It takes a lot of time, but it’s
thrown out stealing second, and
Bargain Store in conjunction with
season
to an ASA commissioner it seemed
They ended up winning 13-6 over
something we all enjoy doing It's
Katie Clift got thrown out at first for
the Mountain Festival, proved
like
a
good
idea
to
join
the
C-Cing into the last week of play
p reviou sly-u nd efeated G risw old
. worth it. There are a lot of other
the second out,
popular, and that will be one fund
organization.
second through sixth place in the
Machine The Griswold Machine
things we could be doing that
Weitzel got a single, and v ..otto got
raiser the Association will pursue.
A board of directors, comprised
men's division remained undeter
players were good sports, Brittle
wouldn’t be as good for us.
up a second time and hit another
In 1-pitch the batter only gets one
of Barb Johnson, Drenda Leathers,
m in e d , and p la y o ffs w e re
said, but they got down as CCB “just
“ I ’d just as soon spend my spare
single to knock her in before the third
pitch, and he either walks, strikes
Mary Tholen, Mike Kern, John
necessary to decide the top three
kept plugging aw ay,” getting two
time playing softball.”
out.
out or gets a hit. Abshere is hoping
Dodson and Tim Madison was set
places in the women’s league
runs in the fourth, two in the fifth,
The SASA is faced with one ma
A strikeout, a play from shortstop
up
even those who don’t participate on
About 200 to 300 participate on
jor problem, and that is a lack of
a regular basis will get teams
There was a lot to do. By-laws
one of the 12 men’s teams or seven
playing space. It is affecting all
together for future 1-pitch tour
and a constitution were written
women’s team, and Will Abshere
age groups in Sandy to a degree
nament*.
and administrative chores attend
expects more growth, not only in
“ I t ’s something Sandy has not
ed to.
Also, the Association is hoping to
the adult program but in the youth
planned for over the years, tradi
make arrangements to get a food
"They haven't had an easy job,
programs as well.
tional parks and available space
booth at the Mountain Festival
just starting off,” Abshere said
Abshere is a communications
for sports activities They just
next year.
“So far, I can say that they’ve done
contractor, and owns W A. Com
haven’t had the money, and that's
a heck of a job.”
“ Like I said, the most attractive
munications Inc.
understandable.”
Damon Hodge of the Blue M arlin
thing about this is we're oing to do
Between jobs, kids in other sum-
He's also taken it upon himself to
With that in mind, it becomes
Aquatic Club received the top honor
this through the community, and
help guide the development of the
clear that the work of the SASA
this weekend at the Oregon Swimm
not the school So from a financial
Sandy Area Softball Association.
will not end with the coming of fall.
ing Junior Olympic Championships
standpoint, it won't be any burden
The Association is sanctioned by
Abshere is hoping to keep people
in the division for 8 year olds and
to the school.”
the American Softball Association,
ac4ive, donating labor and raising
under
For now, Abshere is pleased with
which makes its teams eligible for
funds so the Association can
Hodge has dominated his age
the q u a lity of p la y th a t's
ASA district, state, regional and
develop its own fields
group all season, and this weekend at
developed. Even team s that
national competition
Abshere pointed out the league is
Hermiston it was no different He
started out slow, he reports, were
About four or five years ago Ab
not trying to take over the fields in
placed first in the 50-meter butterfly
making their presence felt by the
shere was managing a fast-pitch
Sandy Many of those involved in
(40.15), the 50-meter back stroke
end of the season.
team “up the mountain a way,”
adult softball also have kids involv
(46.41), the 50-meter breast stroke
"W e’ve made some awfully good
and driving to Portland to play
ed in programs. He likes the idea of
(49.87) and the 100-meter free
showings in tournaments out of
“got kind of old.”
a complete ball program, where
(1:23.74). The one race he lost could
town," Abshere said. “ There are a
The Sandy Recreation Depart
the kids can start young, if they
have gone either way, according to
lot of people around the state who
ment first got adult softball off the
like, and can play through their
Coach Carl Neuenfeldt
know where Sandy. Oregon, is."
ground, and Abshere said it was
adult years
Hodge finished second in the
“quite a success ”
The possibility exists that an
Two city league tournaments
50-meter free with a time of 36.15.
He said, “ People starting hear
area owned by the Sandy Union
have been set up for the near
That second-place finish certainly
ing, ‘Hey, they’re playing softball
High School district, north of the
future, and a SASA picnic will be
didn’t keep him from winning the
in Sandy now.’ A lot of people
school, could be developed.
held Aug. 29 at the Hoodland
high-point award for his age group.
weren’t playing before because
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The SASA would like to build the
Women's Club
Doug Crane, in the 13-14 boys divi
there was no place to play. They
facility,
and the SUHS girls soft-
The Association and the goal of
Damon Hodge
sion, placed second in the 100 free
really got interested
ball team would benefit by receiv
developing fields are not passing
(59.64), third in the 100 fly (1 07 05)
“The next thing you know things
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ing a home base in the spring The
fads for Abshire. Softball's in his
alternate for the finals in the 50
and third in the 50 free (27.27).
were going by leaps and bounds ”
girls played home games at Kelso
Will
Abshere
blood.
breast stroke with a time of 49 76
Richard Rolph, in the 15-18 boys
Ian Hodge, 11-12 boys division,
division, didn’t place, but did set
three personal records They includ achieved a presonal best in the 50 fly
ed a 19:24.36 1500-meter free, a 4:47.8 with his time of 39 37.
Gaylord M iller, 9-10 boys division,
400 free and a 1:12 75 back He also
swam the 200 IM , the 200 back and competed in the 50 and 100 breast,
and Terri Hanson. 13-14 girls divi
the 200 freestyle.
Though Sandy's entry in the
ed an out-of-the-park grand slam on
Swimmers must achieve qualify sion, competed in the 200 butterfly.
Heckard, Todd Wolf, Brad Mathis,
close games July 16 at Parkrose High
Barlow Babe Ruth League finished
ing times just to compete at the
the Barlow High School field.
On July 29 five Blue Marlins will be
Jeff
Baily, Stacey Pearson, Jeff Ab
School
first, it was not due to an overabun
Kern,
Daughhetee
and
Carpenter
Junior O lym pic Championships
leaving for Wenatchee. Wash , to
shere and Chip Jones
Abshere, Carpenter, Daughhetee.
dance of talent.
About 400 competed in the 1962 Sum
hit in the 450 range, with the team
compete in the Region X II Cham
Kern, Ricks and Sackett were among
Good attitudes and fundamental
mer Long Course meet July 16-18.
hitting a "respectable” 286 The
pionships They are Damon Hodge,
Heckard, Wolf and Mathis were
18 boys who were selected to try out
skills contributed the most to the
Others competing for the Blue Michelle Crane, Doug Crane. Dean
younger players (boys 13 to 15 par selected to try out for the 13-year-old
for
15 spots on the 14 to 15 year-old
team's
success,
according
to
Coach
ticipated)
who
were
not
as
good
at
Marlins included Michelle Crane,
all-star team, with Wolf and Mathis
Haines and Richard Rolph. Coach
Barlow Babe Ruth all-star team
Mike Kern
the plate contributed bunts, advanc making the cut. Heckard didn't play
9-10 girls division, who was second
Neuenfeldt will also be attending
Sackett is otherwise obligated, and
“ We played basic baseball a little
ing the players on base
as he was otherwise obligated The
Abshere injured his knee sliding into
better," he said, “ and we showed up
Other team members were Mike
Barlow Babe Ruth team dropped two
home in the last game of the season
knowing we were the team to beat,
and knowing we were going to win.”
Although a season-opening loss
shook their confidence a little, Kern
Dodson’s Bargain Store finished
Dodson said it was a good, com
said they recovered well They ended
th ird this weekend at the Cy
petitive tournament, and added. “We
up 13-2, winning the league title and
Wendy Coleman had reason to be
Georgia next fall
Graphics-Pete’s Pool Invitational at
had a lot of fun ”
A, the Oregon Junior Olympics she
placing several players on the Babe
pleased following the Regional
Wood Village thia weekend, with two
“ He helped me get that far.” Col
They play Woodburn, at Woodburn,
finished third in the discus Nothing
Ruth all-star teams
Junior Olympics in Grandview,
eman said “ He's responsible for get
player* selected a* Moat Valuable
July 26 If Dodson's wins, the 44-team
went right, and to top it off she had to
The defense was fairly steady
Wash., this weekend.
ting me there.”
Player*.
Recreation State Championship at
compete in the rain
throughout, Kern said, with enough
She set a personal record in the
Coleman, 13, will be an eighth
Jack Layton, at 42 the oldeat player
Albany Aug 7 and 8 will be next
At the three-state Regional Junior
players able to hit to provide the runs
discus, finishing first with a toss of
grader next year at Corbett Grade
on the team and a third baseman,
Olympics, however, it was a different
needed
30 98 meters, or 102 feet
School Beauchamp, a quarter-miler
and Gary Moody, a center fielder,
story “ It really felt good," she said
Pitching was a concern at the start
But the occasion was sad, too. in a
at Mt Hood Community College,
were the Sandy selections for the a ll
of her throw on a sunny July 16
Jason Kern and Bill Ricks ended up
way. Her coach, Jeff Beauchamp,
hopes to coach in the future, and
tournament team, which was not
She s been practicing, and said
doing the job. "They were not pit
will be attending the University of
worked with the track team at Cor
chosen necessarily for positions
that she's started to "get my spin
Final standings
chers, so that was significant,"
bett this spring
down.”
SASA men's slowpitch
Coach Kern said
Moody batted in the 700 range, and
He attended both the Oregon
It was her third, and most sue
The
younger
Kern
ended
up
6-0.
was the team “spark plug,” accor
Junior Olympics and the Regional
Dodson’s Store
cessful, Junior Olympics There is no
11 0 white Ricks was 4-1. Rick Carpenter
<Mng to John Dodson, who b not one to
Final
standings
Junior Olympics to watch Coleman
Ron’s No Place
national tournament to advance to in
8 3 and Parker Daughhetee provided
single players out. “They’re all
SASA women's slowpitch
compete, and she doesn't mind ad
Carey Const
the 13-14 age group, but she can look
relief
and
the
saves—“and
there
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great, so I can’t pick out just one in
mitting that she'll miss his presence
Brightwood Tavern
forward to competing in the same
7 4 were quite a few of those.”
dividual.*' he sold.
Team
1st half
2nd half
"He's really done a lot for me,” she
Buckboard Pizza
age group again next year
In addition, Brett Sackett was con
6 5
Brian’s Sports and Buckboard Pis-
said
Circle D
Meanwhile, local young discus
6
5 verted from a shortstop to a first
sa abo competed in the tournament.
Paola's Pizza
6-0
4-1
Coleman, the daughter of Ron and
Brian's Sports
throwers and shot putters beware
6 5 baseman, and did a good job, accor
Dodson's
Store
5-1
5-1 Joyce Coleman, practices on the
Dodson’s Bargain Store loot its
Tlmhorline Lodge
Coleman took first in the discus and
6 5 ding to Kern.
The Store
3-3
4-1
front lawn of their "kind of” country
first game and had to hottie hack
Sandy Z ’s
shot in all four meets in which she
Ricks, a Sandy Union High School
3 I
Brightwood Store
3-3
3-3 home near Corbett, or at the SUHS
through the boor's bracket, which
Hoodview Royals
competed for Corbett this spring, and
sophomore-to-be. contributed at the
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Wholesale Auto
2-4
1-5 field, when she's not busy picking
they did, all the way to third place,
Paola ’s Pizza
she plans to keep practicing through
1 10 plate as well as on the mound. He had
Independents
2-4
1-5 berries or doing other chores She
playing sis games In all.
Inn
the year
I 10 a 550 batting average, wh.?h includ
Carlson's
0-6
S3
runs and exercises to get warmed up.
Complete program is director’s goal
Blue Marlin takes
state’s top honor
Attitudes, fundamentals make team a winner
Dodson’
Corbett girl wins regional title
D odson’s no. I
Paola's tops
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