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Pioneers’ 410 yards good for a 27-6 win
by SCOTT NEWTON
Sandy ran 62 plays to 36 for David
Skipper ran up the middle, for two
Douglas O'Meara likes to control the
yards, for Sandy’s first score Brent
The Sandy football team generated
ball, but also said earlier this week
Kearney's kick was good for a 7-0
410 yards of offense to down David
he'd like to loosen things up more in
lead with 9:18 left in the second
Douglas 27-6 in a home game Friday
the future to allow for more passing
quarter.
night
The Scots threatened to tie it up
He
said
the
defensive
line
did
an
The Pioneers travel to The Dalles
before halftim e, running an in
"outstanding job " Those players in
Saturday for a 7 30 p m Mt Hood
tercepted pass do7n to the Pioneer 20
clude Pat Baird, Frank McKinnis
Conference game
and Troy Schmidt.
“ We finally played as a team ,"
Sandy fans relaxed when Lind
Jim Morgan and Terry Lind, at the
said senior Todd Byron, who caught
jumped on a loose pitch and the
defensive
ends,
and
Skipper
and
Joe
two passes for 44 yards Friday, in
Pioneers took over on the 15 with
Betschart. the linebackers, were also
cluding one for a touchdown.
three minutes left
credited with playing well Mike
We knew we had to execute w ell,"
In the third quarter Skipper broke
Marleau and Brinser were praised
Byron said He reports that the
loose, running the ball 80 yards
for
playing
well
in
the
defensive
defense spent time last week working
Kearney's kick was blocked
backfield.
on shuting down David Douglas's
Morgan
led
the
team
in
tackles
quick-pitch option, and he feels that
Four minutes later, with 2:12 left in
with seven Baird and Skipper each
work contributed to a successful
the third quarter, the Scots got on the
had six, and McKinnis had five
defensive effort
board with a 38-yard pass play. The
Byron has caught nine passes for
kick was no good, and Sandy led 13-6
Lind had a fumble recovery
110 yards and two touchdowns so far
The fourth quarter was Sandy's
Skipper and Kearney ran well,
this season. Last year he caught
this week. David Douglas ran only
O'M eara said, with the line clearing
seven for 145 yards, third in the
nine plays in the final stanza, with
the way. Betschart, at center. Baird
Tim ber Valley League.
two of them being punts.
and Marleau, at guards, and Bryan
Coach Greg O'Meara acknowledg
Zimmerman and Lind, at tackles,
With eight minutes left to play
ed that Barlow and David Douglas
"did a good job ’’
Byron caught a 13-yard pass from
played Byron pretty tight,
Brinser, and Kearney connected on
That doesn't worry Byron much
Said O'M eara, " It was a good team - the PAT,
“ We were kind of reading the
effort
Even the people on the
With seven minutes left on the
defense," he said about the David
sideline were in on it, which you’ve
clock M ark Tinjum reminded the
Douglas game “ Like on the TD I was
got to have ”
players on the sideline that they had
supposed to go toward the flag, but I
saw it was open in the middle so I cut
in," he said
A fter fallin g 14-13 In Parkrnce and
21-0 to Barlow, Byron admits they
were ready for a win
“ We re all positive now because we
know we can win," he said
He added that they’re going to take
them one game at a time
About working with senior quarter
back Gordon Brinser, Byron said,
"He's getting it there A couple of
times I ’ve come across the middle
and he's really thrown with some
power, some zip on the ball.”
Brinser completed three of 10
passes for 51 yards (Scott Skipper
caught one for seven yards). Chuck
Kearney gained 196 yards on 33 car
ries and Skipper contributed 132
yards on 14 carries,
a two-touchdown lead and seven
minutes to play the week they lost to
Parkrose
With 2 58 to play Brinser secured
the Sandy win with a four-yard run
Kearney connected for the final 27-6
score
O ’Meara feels a team has to work a
little harder against an opponent that
passes, and that’s what he's expec
ting the Pioneers to do Saturday.
The Dalles won 34-7 over Columbia
and. interestingly enough, downed
David Douglas 28-6.
Last week they fell 12-6 to Centen
nial.
Ron Huber is in his first season
with The Dalles, and they’ve already
improved on last year’s 1-8 mark
last week. Gresham won 25-6 over
P arkro s e, and B arlow downed
Reynolds 21-7.
Six-foot senior Mark Beaton has
completed 61 passes for 485 yards
Jon Robertson. 5-9 and 162 pounds, is
his favorite receiver. Robertson has
caught a touchdown pass in each
game, and has four to his credit so
far, along with 236 yards.
Girls soccer
team ties
Senior Steve Horzynek, 5-11 and 201
pounds, ran for 175 yards in The
Dalles' first two games, though they
were held to minus-12 yards rushing
against Centennial.
In other Mt. Hood Conference play
jogathon set to benefit
Bull Run Community Fund
Youngsters from the Bull Run area
will still be looking for sponsors to
day for the Bull Run Community
Club’s third Jogathon
“ I t ’s worked out great,” Cindy
Peetz, chairman, said of the Club’s
last two efforts
Money raised benefits the Cub
Scouts, Brownies, 4-H and the Cinder
Hawk track team, as well as going
toward new basketball uniforms, the
school Christmas program and the
school picnic.
Each student who participates
receives an iron-on transfer The
class to raise the most money will be
treated to D airy Queen banana splits,
and the top boy and girl will receive
$25
They youngsters will run 18 laps at
the school, or about three miles, or
will run for one hour.
The jogathon will be held from 2 to
3 p m. Sept. 24,
Volleyball
team falls
The Sandy girls volleyball team
suffered a setback against Reynolds
Tuesday night, falling 15-5,14-16 and
Coach ‘really impressed’ with SUHS showing
Scott McMullen, Sandy cross
country coach, said he was "really
impressed" with the Pioneers'
showing against Beaverton in a
quadrangular meet held here last
week
Senior Donna Nelson opened the
season with a first-place finish,
running the 3000-meter (1 85 m iles)
course in 11:28
Junior Sam Romey took second
in the boys competition, falling to
Tom Sera of Beaverton. Romey
said Sera told him he had been run
ning about 70 miles a week it,'ring
the summer, while Romey said he
ran in the 30 to 40 mile-per-week
range.
In the past few weeks, however,
Romey has stepped up his mileage
to the 55 to 60 mile-per-week range.
according to McMullen
Romey ran the 5000-meter (3.1
miles) course in 16:56, while Sera
finished in 16:45
Beaverton, with over 20 junior
varsity runners, has a good cross
country team, McMullen said.
With four solid, strong runners
they "w ill again be top contenders
at state," McMullen said
Beaverton won the boys meet
with a score of 22 Sandy was se
cond with 47, Gladstone was third
with 81 and Grant finished with 86.
In girls competition Sandy was
first with a score of 35. Beaverton
was second with 49, Gladstone was
third with 56 and Grant finished
with 87.
The meet was "a real eye
opener," McMullen said. With the
summer ending, the level of com
petition the runners vill face, as
well as each individual's condition
ing, was exposed.
"They know what they have to do
to get the job done," McMullen
said.
The Pioneers have an important
meet right off the bat They’ll take
on Parkrose and Barlow in a
triangular at Blue Lake today.
The goal for both the boys and
the girls teams is to win the Mt.
Hood C o n fere n c e d u e l-m e e t
trophy, McMullen said.
McMullen said senior Brian
Reick did a good job last week.
The Pioneers had a strong start
and a good finish against Central
Catholic Tuesday, but in between the
Sandy girls soccer team allowed four
goals.
The Pioneers ended up tying 4-4
with Central Catholic, a school that
also has a first-year program.
The Pioneers went out and "boom,
boom, boom,** had a 3-0 lead.
"The girls were playing for the
w in," Coach Robert Karsten said.
He said the girls were playing
hard, but then relaxed, which is
something one expects out of a team
that lacks experience, he said.
" It was good for the girls to find out
they have the capabilities to w in,"
Karsten said, "and we do have the
capabilities to win.” The key is "be
ing mentally in-tune for the whole
gam e."
Sandy jumped to a 3-0 lead on goals
by A m y Lyuvii, Anne Sarich ana nen
d ra Rowland C e n tral C atholic
scored four straight, with Linda
Knofezynski scoring the tying goal
for Sandy with five to 10 minutes left
in the game.
Karsten said he expects Lynch and
Sarich to score. " It was real exciting
for me to see Linda take advantage of
the opportunity," Karsten said.
H e’s the most improved over last
season, McMullen said.
Reick finished seventh, having
run the course in 16:49
Junior Sharon Jensen finished
third, covering the course in 11:37.
She did "outstanding" in the last
half of the race, McMullen said.
He was also pleased with
sophomores Patty Groom bridge
and Petra Beissman, who as "dark
horses” came through for 10th and
12th places after junior Polly
Kelley dropped out with a knee ail
ment.
Senior Laura Stringham was
ninth in 12.27, edging Beissman.
Beissman also ran the course in
12:27, and Groombridge in 12:34.
Junior Lisa Hassett finished
14th, running the course in 12:40.
Hassett "is beginning to turn into a
distance runner," McMullen said.
"She’ll be coming on later in the
season."
Others to place for the boys in
cluded senior Phil Burks, who was
ninth in 18:01; senior Brian Buhler,
who was 14th in 18:39; and junior
Audie Ellis, who was 15th in 19:07.
Senior Tyson Cummins was i8th
in 19:24 and senior Phil Ayers was
24th in 20:17.
"Reynolds kept the ball in play,
and we just couldn’t keep up with
their rallies," said Roger Ford, assis
tant coach.
The Pioneers had 12 service errors,
or “ as many as I can ever remember
as having," said Coach Ron Grants.
In fact, that was more errors serv
ing than the Pioneers had in their
first three games. Sandy is now 2-2.
"W e played well in the first game,
but couldn’t keep the momentum go
ing,” Grants said.
Sophomore Michele Fleischman,
junior Jill Ingram and senior Lorrie
Shelton were credited with playing
well.
All 11 on the roster saw playing
time Tuesday in the away game.
The loss dropped the Pioneers
down with the rest of the pack in the
Mt. Hood Conference, with Barlow,
Gresham and David Douglas at the
top.
" I still think we're one of the better
teams in the league, but thinking it
and doing it are two different
things," Grants said.
Ford said Reynolds players did
some things well. They were hustl
ing, covering the floor well, and get
ting under spiked balls.
A key matchup for the Pioneers
will be today at 5:30 p.m. against
Gresham at the SUHS gym.
Former lineman
joins backfield
Cross country team members at the start Thursday are. from left to right. Donna Nelson. Polly Kelley, Lisa
Hassett, Sharon Jensen, Laura Stringham (behind Jensen), Petra Beissman and Patty Groombridge.
Nelson, other girls motivated
SUHS senior Donna Nelson said
a running camp this summer made
a big difference in her mental
outlook,
"When I left I really wanted to
run,” Nelson said. Before atten
ding the Steens Mountain Running
Camp in early August she was un
sure, she said.
Thursday she seemed to know
what she was doing. She led the en
tire 3000 m eter race, winning the
season-opening quadrangular on
the Sandy trail.
" I think our team is going to do
w ell,” Nelson said, adding that it ’s
not unreasonable to think the girls
team could finish among the top
five at state.
A district title is also a goal, and
Nelson said she's not alone in
th in kin g th a t. This team is
motivated, she said.
As a sophomore Nelson was on
the cross country team, which
made the trip to the state meet In
track, she set a personal record in
the 3000-meter run at the state
meet (10:41) despite the fact she
competed at both district and state
with stitches in her hip from an
automobile accident
Her junior year she was unable
to match that 10:41. but she plans
on changing that. " I ’ll break it,"
she said
Knee and foot injuries slowed
her down some her junior year, but
she admits it was also mental. " I
had too much to do." she said, "but
now I ’m back into it.”
As for her injuries, she thinks
she tried to go too far and fast too
soon
She ran this summer, though not
as consistently as she would have
liked
At the running camp they ran
some, but also ma a lot of hiking.
Mental toughness was also part of
the camp, and Nelson said she
reflected back to accomplishments
at the camp during the race Thurs
day.
Nelson doesn't have the luxury of
taking it easy in practice either as
junior Sharon Jensen, who finished
16th at the AAA state meet last
season, is there to push her.
Nelson said that's good for both
of them as they take turns en
couraging each other
" W e h e lp each o th e r if
anything,” Nelson said "We yell
at each other and kind of keep the
other going
" I t ’s not like we’re out there to
beat each other. I t ’s like we’re out
there to beat the other team "
In addition to athletics, Nelson is
also a member of student senate
Cal McKinnis Jr., a 1962 SUHS
graduate, carried the ball three
times for 12 yards during the Oregon
City Steelheads 13-0 win over West
Seattle two weeks ago.
Last week McKinnis carried the
ball once, but fumbled.
" It wasn’t my fau lt,” McKinnis
joked. He could afford to be in a good
mood The Steelheads won 24-0 over
Skagit County Saturday, putting the
Steelheads in the playoffs "for sure."
McKinnis said it’s important to
keep winning so that they’ll be
assured of a home site in the playoffs
McKinnis, a lineman for the 6-4
SUHS Pioneers last season, admitted
being nervous about carrying the bail
when he first went in to the West
Seattle game.
"After the first time it was ex
cellent," McKinnis said. " It was
great.”
McKinnis said he played fullback,
and mostly handled blocking duties
during the three quarters (in both
games) in which he saw action.
His father, Cal Sr., a 1962 SUHS
graduate who has played semipro
football for 20 consecutive years,
made six solo tackles in the West
Seattle game. He made eight tackles
in the Skagit County game. Another
Sandy graduate, Allen F ry, also saw
action in both games.
The Steelheads play Seattle (a dif
ferent team than West Seattle) Satur
day at Oregon City at 7 : » p.m. They
have beaien every team in the Nor
thwest International Football League
except Seattle.
And Seattle, McKinnis Jr. said, to
"already out of It.”
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