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Thvr» The Sanity Post Sports Oct ? 1992 (S m I) SANDY (Or».) ROST —9 and Recreation Board approves swimming program by SCOTT NEWTON The swimming team is back on board at Sandy Union High School after action by the board of directors at a special meeting Monday night Olin Bignall, representing the Committee to Reinstate Sandy Swim ming, said the Sandy Kiwanis Club is sponsoring the committee •There will be no problem." Bignall said ■ The money will be raised ” With that assurance, the board voted 3-0 to reinstate the program The board seemed to have two primary concerns The first being that they meet Oregon School Ac tivities Association guidelines The second being that the program is run through the school In presenting his case for the swim team. Bignall made reference to the size of the crowd as evidence the swim program will be supported About 50 persons were in the au dience "We have a viable program It has always been vibie, " Bignall said Bignall said he was told about 32 students got together Monday and ex pressed interest in swimming Mike Kostrba athletic director, told the board about 21 students were out for swimming at the end of the season last year The Committee to Reinstate Sandy Swimming will need to raise $5.175 20 That includes 124 hours of pool time for practice and 15 hours of meet time at a cost of $29 95 per hour Travel expenses are also included in that $5,175 20 The coaching will be donated at no cost Board Member Bob Boring said he is "extremely happy" to work with the group, and is glad to "see this support " However, he said the board's vote does not obligate them in the future After other business was attended to by the board, Bignall addressed that issue He pointed out that this community is in a "water-active area " He mentioned several swimmers who have received scholarships, and pointed out that Jeff Youngbluth and Jay Swails ended up as air sea rescue men, "the elite of their profes sion " Scott LeRoy and Rob Bignall became commercial deep sea divers, and Ron Hewitt received a commis sion at the Coast Guard Academy, he said “The achievements and ac complishments made by these graduates more than compensate for the money invested," Bignall said He continued. "The future students of the program are already m the grade school preparing themselves for the opportunities that these former students had available to them "The fact that this program has been discontinued will be a major lose to our students, school and com munity "I could go on naming other loses this regressive decision has caused, but suffice it to say the community and its youth have been done a great disservice by this action A greater loss than by eliminating any other athletic program “If this continues to the point of closing other activities of the pool, there will be more and more loses to this community “Before this pool was built, every year three or four young people lost their lives by drowning To my knowledge we haven't lost a life in this area since the water safety and aquatic program went into effect “What price for a life'”’ The group in attendance applauded Bignail's remarks Boring said there was nothing on the B ballot that didn't affect students, and said similar cases could be made for those programs as well A number of fund raisers have been set by the Committee to Reinstate Sandy Swimming On Oct. 15 a school dance has been planned, and a special recreational swim will be held Oct. 8 from 1 to 4 pm. Students will not be in school Friday because of state teacher in-service. Swim team members are also sell ing pepperoni sticks. Persons interested in making a tax-deductible donation may contact Nick or Shirley Roth at 668-6225, Rox ie Burns at 668-6341, Marcus Smith at 668-6049, or Olin and Joyce Bignall, 668-6134 Cross country team gains 3-0 record “It was all out, al) the way," said SUHS junior Sam Romey of his vic tory over Rob Collins of Centennial. The win was a key one for the cross country team, and for Romey. It left the boys team with a 3-0 Mt Hood Conference duel-meet record. For Coach Scott McMullen, it was a relief Romey was beat out of first place two weeks ago on the final half mile of Sandy 's 5000-meter course But at the half-mile mark Friday Romey stayed with Collins When they hit the track Romey slipped in and took the inside lane, and proceed ed to beat Collins in the kick. The inside lane is an advantage as the runner on the outside has to run a little farther “It was tough for me, I know that,” Romey said “He's (Collins) a sophomore That kind of scares me '' Donna Nelson also ran a good race, according to McMullen She's run a faster 3000 meters, but McMullen said the Sandy course is tougher than some they've run on. He’s also pleased with Nelson’s work in practice The September Athlete of the Month at SUHS, Nelson ran a 5:49 mile between “hard" in terval workouts one day this week. Phil Ayers and Audie Ellis also ran well Friday, McMullen said. “It was a good team effort all-around." The girls lost to Centennial in what could have been a key matchup. The boys have an important duel Thurs day with Reynolds, a top MHC con tender Brian Buhler, Sandy's number four runner, is out with a possible stress fracture. “We're going to have to run with our hearts,” McMullen said, ad ding that Ayers, Elli and Tyson Cum mins will be asked to “tighten the pack ” Though things have gone well for the cross country teams, times are tough now Besides losing Buhler, Polly Kelley has quit the girls team Sandy boy* 25. Centennial N Sam Romey. 1st, 14 28, Phil Burks, 3rd, 17:37; Brian Raich, 4th. 17 2B Audie EUia. Sth. 18:30; Brian Buhler, 9th. 18:33, Phil Ayers. 14th. 19:27, Tyson Cummins. 15th. 19 41 Sandy girls 11. Centennial 24 Donna Nelson. 2nd. 11:14; Sharon Jensen. 4th. 11:44, laura Stringham. 8th. 12:07. Lua Hassett. 9th. 12 28. Shelby Dnen. 10th. 12:27. Patty Groombridge, 11th, 12:44. Petra Beissman. 12th. 12:46 West Linn worn down by Pioneers Many people think of Gordon Brinser as a quarterback, but his two interceptions Friday night played a big part in tne Pioneers' 22-13 win over West Linn. The Lions scored first Friday, within the first minute and a half. Bob Wantowski helped put West Linn in the hole with a quarterback sack near the end of the half. But on a fourth-and-18 and the ball on the San dy 23, they put the ball in the air. Brinser's interception in the end zone allowed Sandy fans to relax a little. Chuck Kearney started breaking loose for some long runs in the third quarter, and scored with 7:01 re maining from about a foot out. Brent Kearney made the kick for a 7-7 tie. In the fourth quarter the Pioneers started on their own four-yard line and drove 96 yards, with Kearney capping the drive with a six-yard run The kick was good for a 14-7 lead West Linn, with four minutes show ing on the clock, went from 3O-yard line to 30-yard line in three plays Bnnser's timing was again good as he nabbed another Lion pass to stop the drive The Lions probably figured fullback Scott Skipper was going to block all night, but with 45 seconds left in the game he broke a 45-yarder On the PAT attempt Todd Byron, the holder on kicks, took the snap and ran around the left end for two. West Linn's Tim Jankowski took the kickoff 60 yards for a touchdown The Lions went for two but were unable to complete the pass The Pioneers ran one more play as time ran out Coach Greg O'Meara felt they wore the Lions down pretty well with the 96-yard drive, which was flawless ex cept for a five-yard penalty “We played as a team, like we’re capable of," he said of their play se cond half “It's hard to bring down kids like Scott Skipper and Chuck Kearney,” he said, adding that Pat Baird, Terry Lind, Mike Marleau and Brian Zim merman also did a good job of block ing Kearney was good for 220 yards on 33 carries, and Skipper gained 70 yards on six carries All together, the Pioneers gained 306 yards to 225 for West Linn. Brinser completed two of six passes for 2$ yards, with Byron mak ing both of the catches Byron also sacked the quarterback once, and O’Meara praised his play at defensive end Joe Betachart led in tackles with seven, followed by Frank McKinnis, Skipper and Wantowski with five. O'Meara said Columbia is a "good team that's had some bad breaks.” The 1-4 Chargers fell 27-20 In two overtimes against Centennial last week, for example SUHS senior Laura St-ingham finished sixth against Centennial. SUHS volleyball team takes 21-19 win from Centennial The Pioneer girls volleyball team got an exciting 21-19 win over Centen nial last week, and won their second game 15-4. They won games against St. Mary’s, a ranked team, and Estacada, Saturday but failed to make the top four in a tournament at the high school Saturday. St. Mary's won the Sandy Invitational. Tuesday night the girls fell 15-8, 15-3 to David Douglas They are now 4-4 in Mt Hood Conference play. Against Centennial Jill Ingram served the Pioneers to a 16-16 tie, Michele Fleischman got it to 17-17, Paige Daugherty to 18-18 and Lorrie Shelton to 19-19. Tamee Lindsay got the last two. She also hit a key spike shot to break Centennial's serve at 18-19 In the second game against the Eagles Judi Duff served seven straight, and Ingram the final two, as Sandy cruised to a victory. Before the David Douglas game Lindsay said she doesn’t really know why they can play so well against a team like St. Mary’s but lose other games she feels they should have won. She said there does seem to be less pressure when they’re playing a team they're not supposed to beat. “Because we're so young maybe everybody doesn't realize that everything is crucial, every play,” Lindsay said. She said she feels it is more impor tant for them to play well than to win. "I’m fine if we play well and lose, but I don't even like winning when we play badly.” Barrels set up locally for hunters The Oregon State Elks Association's annual hide program is under way and members and friends are again asked to assist Collection barrels and salt are be ing distributed, and hides will be col lected on a regular basis Locally, hunters will find the bar reta at the VFW Poet in Sandy, at the Tollgate Inn, and at the Sandy Lion's Club lot, on the east side of Thrift way The hides are collected for the veterans of the state of Oregon, who make belts, billfolds, gloves, purses and other items to sell in their com- misary Besides raising money, the work serves as valuable rehabilita tion, according to information pro vided by the Elks The hide program has been an an nual event for years in Elkdom It is one of "our many programs in honor of the men and women who have given so much to their fellow coun trymen " This program “helps us" keep our slogan, which is, “As long as there is a veteran in a hospital, he will never be forgotten " Sutherland to be honored at hall of fame induction Dickinson State College, Dickin son. N D,, will induct six men into the DSC Athletic Hall of Fame Oct 8 Among them will be Clyde Sutherland, a former Sandy FJemen tary District superintendent who he'd that position for 13 years Sutherland, who retired in 1969. was selected to represent the 1920s He was captain of the basketball teams at Dickinson Normal School in '23. '24 and '26. and led the team in scoring He was the ¡977 DSC Alumni Association “Chief Award” reci pient Aane Sarich gets ready to boot one against Colombia. The girls lost that game 19-9, and fell 2-1 Monday to West Una, with Sarich scoring Sandy's goal. Goalie Christa Searhi had aa “Incredible'' M saves In that game.
