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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
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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
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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!
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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. The Barlow T ra il
League is comprised of a number of
area schools, so travel is limited.
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Sandy changed leagues the next
season
Though a number of the area
schools in the Barlow T rail league
are smaller than Cedar Ridge, Lund
said that there is good balance.
Lund said students were “ disap
pointed" last year with the lack of an
athletic program. " I feel the eighth
graders, who w ill be ninth graders
this year, really missed out," Lund
said.
School w ill start Sept. 7, and ac
tivities w ill probably get underway
the following Monday, Sept 13.
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