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rSu,‘ Sports The Sifndv Post Aw« ” and Recreation Cedar Ridge program called limited SUHS board faces tough decisions by SCOTT NEWTON It s no fun for the coaches if they have to fight and scratch for everything.’ Kostrba pointed out ‘ I t ’s no fun for the kids if they can't be competitive “ Eliminating freshman and junior varsity programs would undermine a program operated by the best of coaches after awhile. Basketball, a popular sport for spectators and par ticipants. is a case in point. Twenty nine freshmen turned out tor the sport last year, and two freshman boys teams were suited up rhat would give the coaches a pool of nearly 30 to draw on this year Elim inate one of those teams and that cuts the pool in half, and more importantly results in coaches sending home 15 disappointed freshman athletes It's not something you want to d for an extended time ’’ Kostrba said The interesting thing to Kostrba is that, going into his 11th year at SUHS, the community has always been “ very suppor tive of athletics He’s seen girls athletics come a long way. He said, " I don’t know what the future holds, (or) what the near future holds.’’ A lot of student-athletes have gone to the high school to sign up for a fall sport Many are accompanied by their parents, who ask, "What’s going to happen9” If school closes in September athletes may move to another district and became eligible instantly. Some couldn't afford to move, and only a handful could switch teams in the middle of the season and see substantial playing time. if the parents didn't move, they could be charged tuition And, if a student changed schools and played for another team, and then SUHS re-opens and he wants to come back “ he’s out of luck " Said Kostrba, “ I t ’s a little complicated Jim Wolf, who reports being very happy in his home on Marmot Road, isn't taking any chances. His fam ily is currently in the process of moving to an Troy Wolf apartment in Gresham, an idea he’s not crazy about. But his son Troy, a talented three-sport athlete, deserves a chance to near Brightwood to an apartment in Gresham go to school and participate in athletics, he believes This question (if there is a season for these sports) w ill be He said Troy has worked hard, both at his school work and heard after a close loss in either football, basketball or at athletics. Troy, a student with about a 3.7 grade point baseball: I wonder if Troy Wolf would have made the d if average, attended three basketball camps this summer. ference? He started on the varsity basketball and baseball teams at But such academic exercises are frustrating, and we have SUHS, and was the junior varsity quarterback. to move ahead. Basically, what it came down to was so much indecision," Despite the popularity of recreational sports perhaps the Wolf said of their decision to move to Gresham. high school can not afford to offer so many alternatives. “I ’d talk to two or three different administrators, and I ’d Below is a list of sports and the projected cost of each. You get two or three different answers decide what should go. Perhaps i t ’ll give you an idea what i t ’s I would never get a straight answer from anyone ’’ like to be a board member. The decision was “ very d iffic u lt." Jim Wolf and his father Skiing (boys and g irls ): $6,236; water polo (boys and are both SUHS graduates, and Wolf said he has a “ strong g irls): $2.833; gymnastics: $5.358; golf: $4.056; tennis (boys allegiance'' to SUHS and the community. and g irls): $7,340; swimming (boys and girls): $7,064; soccer He said he supported the school in its attempts at passing (boys and g irls): $10,495; cross country (boys and g irls): the levy, having urged his friends to vote for it. A letter to the $2,249; baseball: $11,406; softball: $5,990; wrestling' $13 290* editor appeared in The Post June 24 that read, in part, " I t ’s track (boys and g irls): $14,683; volleyball: $12,043; football: time we quit making our young people suffer because of what $31,823; basketball (boys and g irls): $35,731; dancerally- others have done to the economy." $6,285 * 7 SUHS has the potential to have a good football team, Jim Other expenses: physical conditioning. $1,898; trainer: Wolf believes, and he is appreciative of the time Dan Brisbin, » $4,341; transportation: $7,000; awards: $2,000; production basketball coach, has spent working with Troy. center: $2.700. But he is uncertain enough about the future of SUHS and its Of the total of $192,191, salaries were projected to comprise athletic program to move his fam ily out of a “ lovely” home $91,479 of the budget Excuse me for wondering out loud, but I can t understand why anyone would serve on a board of education Consider the dilemma of the SL’HS Board of Directors We can hope they won t cut out all sports If they don’t, they can put some sports on the B ballot and face the irate parents and students in September, or they can pare all sports, thereby weakening entire programs “ It's an akward situation fo r coaches,” adm itted M ike K ostrba. a th le tic d ire cto r “ A ll our fa il sports are well underway by the 21st of September “ Analysis 8 001 a situation for any activity put on the B ballot, considering the history of "B " ballots ” The school has had its operating levy voted down twice an3 the/ ?,08Ure ln Estacada last year is on people s minds Ron Grantz, volleyball coach, w ill begin working with his players Monday He doesn’t think the impact of the levy failure has affected the student-athletes yet “ I t ’s a little ear ly. I think as it the election ) gets closer the kids w ill feel the impact '' He said the Estacada coach told him that the talk m the community before the vote indicated the levy would be voted down, which of course made it difficult for players to be con cemed about volleyball Most of these kids are a little surprised that athletics may be cut, Kostrba said "A good share of their life, what they re involved in. could be cut.” h rom 200 to 300 students an afternoon spent time on the various fields and courts at SUHS Dances are scheduled after football games, and clubs raise money by selling con cessions at athletic events. Out of a nearly $4 million budget about $232,000 was budgeted for all co-curncular activities For athletics $192,000 was budgeted, with football at the top of the list with $31.823 in projected expenses For the 4 cents per dollar spent on athletics, activities are provided that 758 participated in last year. Some were two- and three-sport athletes, but about 550 out of 1.200 students found at least one sport to participate in. I t ’s hard to know the ramifications of any cuts that might be made Putting football on the “ B " ballot would save the most money, but would eliminate a major social outing. Putting water polo on the " B ” ballot would affect fewer students, but would save only $2,833 Other considerations abound The beauty of a sport is in the eye of the beholder Swimming is a life-long activity. Of course, if one’s particular sport is put on the " B " ballot other factors come into play. Should an athlete switch sports »assuming there is a sport to switch to) immediately after finding out his sport is on the “ B ” ballot9 Or. does that athlete go ahead and work and train, hoping the *‘B” ballot passes'’ There are those who would argue that too many sports are offered, and they’ll be for cutting some, or even all of them out Others might opt for across-the-board cuts Take out a coach or two here and there, and maybe eliminate a freshman or junior varsity program ^—PIZZAJ ä LBARM A Propane Fogger Reg $49 99 HARDWARE STORES Congratulations to: FOGGER Insecticide T e r r i H a n so n ^Gal $Q99 ONLY «7 B Electric Fogger Reg $49.99 T erri Hanson. 14, is prep of the week. An SUHS freshman- to-be, Hanson finished first in the 200 free and the 200 fly at a recent swim meet at Kelso, Wash She also placed in six other events. Way logo, T e rri! »B U M PER I l to A c c o rd in g to C la rk L u n d , superintendent. Sandy w ill re-enter the Barlow Trail League, competing in coed soccer in the fall, boys and g irls basketball, w restling and volleyball in the winter, and coed track in the spring. Football w ill not be offered “ as a matter of cost.” Also, according to Lund, few area schools are playing football now, so scheduling games would have been a problem had the sport been offered Baseball is not being offered as the early-spring weather results in a number of cancellations, of both gam es and p ra c tic e s A nd, youngsters get an opportunity to play baseball and softball in the Sandy area summer leagues About $17,000 of the d is tric t’s budget w ill go toward sports, which Lund term ed a “ very s m a ll" amount. The m ajority of that, “ probably $16,000, goes toward coaches' salaries. The rest goes to officials, for sup plies and travel. 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