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Thwr« Sapt I* I9«2 (Sac I) SANOV (Or«.) POST — Sports The Srfntiy Post and Recreation Volleyball team drops Columbia The Sandy volleyball team won a "serving contest" against Columbia Tuesday night, and won handily last week over Parkrose. The 15-9, 15-« win over Columbia was a "funny game," said Coach Ron Grantz. The points seemed to come in streaks, with a minimum of play. Sandy's streaks were longer, and better timed, with senior Paige D aug h erty serving seven con secutive points, and junior Jill In gram five, in the first game, In the second game senior Linda M o s b ru c k e r served up seven straight. Mosbrucker also set well, Grantz said, and Daugherty, junior Denise Proctor and junior Tamee Lindsay hit well when they got the opportuni ty Several players have been out of action for various reasons, but ag ain st C o lum bia G ra n tz had everyone back but junior Cindy Rasmussen, who is still suffering from shin splints. The starters were Mosbrucker, Daugherty, Lindsay, Ingram, Proc tor and senior Lorrie Shelton. Grantz said he's not sure how good of a team Columbia has. The Pioneers downed Parkrose in an away game Thursday Daugherty and Proctor were credited with doing a good job of hitting the ball to the floor Grantz termed the 15-1, 15-6 win a "confidence builder." He said, "We gained confidence, which allowed us to play aggressive ly." Tuesday the Pioneers play at Reynolds High School, and Thursday they’ll be at home against Gresham at about 7 p m. Grantz considers Gresham one of the top teams in the new Mt. Hood Conference. The Pioneers have a 2-1 record. Pool programs hinge on SUHS ‘B’ ballot Photo by Scott Newton Senior Tim Zimmerman fights for control of the ball at a soccer jam boree last week. Senior Pete Watkins is also pictured. Harrier coach is ‘super optimistic’ Scott McMullen is "super op developed to complement the natural tim istic" about the coming cross speed of Kelley and Hassett, "our country season. team could be the best in the state.” The Pioneers will be in action to Sophomores Patty Groombridge day at 4 p.m in a quadrangular on and Petra Beissman are "dark the SUHS course horse” candidates, runners with a lot Five lettermen return to the boys of potential. team, and a strong girls team is ex Also expected to contribute are pected. junior Shelby Dries and sophomore Returning to the girls team is Julie Dasher. junior Sharon Jensen, who finished Returning for the boys is junior 16th at the AAA state meet last fall. Sam Romey, who was the district Senior Donna Nelson, who was cross country champion last year. He hampered by an injury last season, won the district 1500 and 3000 titles in turned out for practice "in shape and the spring as well optimistic about the season " Romey told The Post he’s been run She attended the Steens Mountain ning regularly, though he's not in as ru n n in g ca m p th is s u m m e r, good of shape as he'd like. McMullen said About the boys chances this Jensen and senior Laura Str- season, Romey said, " I think we’ll ingham are the returning lettermen. make it to state. It looks that way, if Stringham "alw ays comes on" we can all stay healthy." toward the middle or end of the Other returning lettermen include season. McMullen said. junior Brian Reick, senior Phil Juniors Polly Kelley and Lisa Burks, jun ior Audie E llis and Hassett are new to the cross country sophomore Andy Romey scene at Sandy. Both have run 400 Senior Brian Buhler was a "cross meters in less than 60 seconds country standout" as a freshman and Hassett, Kelley and Jensen, along sophomore, and has "put himself in with '82 graduate Gayle Roth, ran on fine shape for this season. " the mile relay team that set a school In addition to the returning let record at the AAA state meet last termen and Buhler, others with a spring chance of making the top five include McMullen said if endurance can be seniors Tyson Cummins and Phil Ayers, and freshman Bernie Romey. McMullen is also waiting to see how German Valez, a transfer stu dent from Columbia, and freshmen Tonn Cummins and Rodney Smith develop. " I ’m super optimistic about Sandy Union High School cross country," McMullen said. "W e’re going to sur prise ’em all." Chamber fu n d raiser considered a success The fifth annual Chamber of Com merce golf tournament was "a real successful fund raiser," according to George Morgan, tournament direc tor. About 5 a m. Saturday he said he was ready to "bag it” because of the rain, but the weather turned out nice after all. About 1380 was raised, and Morgan thought the turnout of 51 players was "pretty good.” The low net winner was Joe Car doza of Boring, who shot a 71. Warren Decker of Sandy was se cond low net with a 72. Tied for third low net were Vern Richards and Teo Osborn, both of Sandy. Both had 73s. Low gross was Joe Taylor of Gresham with an 80 Second low gross was Mike Swar- thout of Gresham, who shot an 82 Third low gross was Chuck Ruegg of Boring with an 86 For the ladies, Pat Calkins of San dy shot a 73 for low net. Second low net was Karen Radke of Boring with a 76 Low gross was Marilee Swarthout of Gresham, who shot a 92. Second low gross was Mignon Whit- cher of Boring, who had a 93. Pioneers fall by one to Marshall in soccer The Sandy Pioneers fell 3-2 to M a r shall Tuesday, and played "as ex pected” last week in a soccer ja m boree at Estacada Sophomore Jason Kern scored the first goal for Sandy on an assist from junior Hui Choi about 30 minutes into the first half. Senior Kevin Fabryski, a defensive player, made "a run from the back," scoring the second Pioneer goal about five minutes after the first. Marshall scored first in the game, played at Sandy, putting one in about midway through the first half They scored again in the first minute of the second half, and again midway through the second half. The first and last five minutes of each half seem to be critical times for the Pioneers, Coach Lon Welsh said. At the soccer jamboree they also had "the first-five minute jit ters " Marshall was 9-1-1 in the P IL last year. Welsh said the Marshall coach told him they lost some starters, but that he still feels they have a good team As for the Pioneers, Welsh was pleased with the play at midfield There was "no question" that the Pioneers dominated. One problem, according to Welsh, is that they're not used to controling the midfield The defenders, moving up, have been hitting "cannon shots," sending the ball too deep in Sandy territory, Photr by Chuck Jones chips onto the green in the fifth annual Sandy Chamber of Commerce golf tournament. S to « Nawton If the Sandy Union High School "B " ballot of $404,040 is voted down Tuesday, the Sandy Elem entary District will be affected, though the public has already approved its budget. On the "B " ballot is a $32,440 swim ming pool fund. Part of that money goes to coaches, and for instruction, but the elementary district would still lose about $26,000, according to Clark Lund, superintendent of the elementary district. The loss of those funds "does pose some real possible problems for us," Lund said. "At this point we don't know how we’ll recoup," Lund said. "The facili ty as it is will obviously have to be maintained on a continuing basis." Lund said some expenses are fixed, like lighting and heating. One option could be a reduced staff, or employees, like lifeguards, working fewer hours. Another option includes opening up the pool to the public more. About half the operating fund for the pool is generated through the summer swim instruction program, or $55,000 to $60,000 a year. It cost a little over $120,000 to operate the pool last year, according to Lund. Considering the use it gets, he said it’s "a good buy for the dollar spent." Another option would be to share the pool with neighboring school districts, which is something Lund is tooking into. Currently Bull Run and Cottrell use the pool in the spring for a short period of tim e, but the funds generated "are quite sm all." The Marshall goalie would then get the ball and kick it out before Sandy could get a shot Welsh said they’ll be working on their "target problem " He said the teams were evenly matched, and that it was a good, competitive game. Sophomore Brian Stamm and senior Pete Schmautz "both impress ed me" with their play as mid fielders, Welsh said. Fabryski, an all-league defender last season, "played a good game, the best of anybody." Welsh said they're doing a lot of things right What’s important is for the front line to start "thinking in stead of playing by instinct." Said Welsh, "We had a lot of oppor tunities to score, but we just didn't put the ball in the hole." Last week Sandy tied Molalla 1-1 at the soccer jamboree, with junior Tim Pullen scoring the goal Pullen was an all league forward last season The Pioneers fell 2-0 to Oregon Ci ty, and 3-0 to Estacada. T w e n ty -m in u te h a lv e s w e re played, instead of the regular 40-minute ones All 20 players on the Sandy ro ster play during the 120-minute-long jamboree. Estacada played its junior varsity against Molalla, and then sent the varsity out after a "tired” Sandy team " It was a sneaky move on their part," Welsh said. " I'm glad we’re a strong enough team that they feel they have to do that to us." Overall, he was pleased with their play. They applied good offensive pressure, according to Welsh. "T h a t’s what I had hoped we'd do." About senior E arl Pierson, Welsh said, "It's pleasant to see he hasn't lost his skills, that he's playing with a high level of expertise " Welsh said he doesn't think the players were discouraged by the one- point loss to Marshall "The kids are positive," he said. "W e're Just begin ning the season." Lund said the pool is just one area where they’ll be watching their dollars. Less basic school support and an anticipated drop in timber revenues compound the possible pro blems that could be caused by the loss of SUHS's pool fund "We are really going to tighten our belts in all programs, not just swim ming," said Lund. Mark Smith, the SUHS swim coach since 1974, feels it is a "shame" water polo has been cut. He’s also concerned about the instruction pro vided SUHS students, and, of course, the swim team. He disagrees with those who claim SUHS’s instruction, through physical education classes, duplicate the elementary district’s efforts. He is sure the survival skills of those who have gone through the pro grams is greater than in the past. Under Smith SUHS swim teams won the Coast Valley league from 1974 to 1979 He has a 135-44-2 varsity record. But it is the youngsters, he said, who have made Sandy a successful swim town. “ I t ’s the kids who’ve been swimming the lengths," he said. "To me, coaches are there to push athletes past what they would nor m ally do." Six seniors are expected to return to the team if the "B " ballot passes. They include Lisa Izer, Donna Nelson, Heidi Lam ar, Shawn Burns, Darrin Britton and M ark Gunderson Not only have these swimmers worked for three years of high school, Smith said, but many were also Blue Marlins, and thus have been swimming for years Smith pointed out that a number of former SUHS swimmers have been awarded scholarships, and some have also taken advantage of work- study programs offered at colleges, which have been awarded because of experience they gained at the Sandy Aquatic Center. Smith said he is concerned about more than the swimming program. He said he supports education, and urges people to vote for both the " A ” and "B " ballots. Girls soccer under way The Sandy girls soccer team lost 5-0 Tuesday, but don’t tell Robert Karsten. " I feel real positive about it," said Karsten, obviously in a good mood "We played a good game. "The girls kept the ball on their half almost three-quarters of the game " Though Sandy couldn’t get the ball in the net against Franklin, he feels they played a good team a com petitive game About 27 turned out for the first season of girls soccer at Sandy " It was interesting to me to see all the talented people show up on one field. It was a real nice surprise." Karsten said Please turn to Page 14 JV scores Vailavkall San«iy won over CotumbU I H . I H w h p t |< Sandy won ovar Parfcraar I H 1 H » and I M on Sapt » Sandy last la Bartow Sapt t Sandy dawmd Partiront » • an h a i 1
