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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.