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Thur» The Sonify Post Sports Oc» 14. 19*2 ($•< I) SANO Y (O r * ) POST— 11 and Recreation Hunters’luck varied but buck count down by SCOTT NEW TON V irg il “ Buster" Hunter hasn't missed a season for 40 years, and he's never seen the deer so spooky Upon arriva l at a small town east of Prineville he reports being told, " I don't think the hunting'll be much good Nobody's w o rk in ’ around here." But out of four hunters, which in cluded his wife. Fern, they got two deer iBuster got one of them), and one hunter got three shots However, a group of 12 to 15 camped nearby got only two "It's hard to get ’em driving up and down the road in your new pickup," Hunter said. "You had to work for 'em .” Hunter, who was not too far from Spanish Peak, said the deer were not only scared, but fat as well " I'v e never seen em so fa t," he said He figures they've been eating the mushrooms, which reportedly have come up early due to the early rains. E arl Spink, owner of the Sports Barn, got a three-pointer on opening morning at W alker Rim, between Bend and Chemult " It has been a good season, from what I'v e heard," Spink said Well, he may need to qualify that a little His hunting partner "Bob," not to be confused with his business p a rt ner, Byron B arr, “ knocked over a big buck.” When he went to dress it, it jumped up and took off So, he shot it again He then kicked it to see if it was dead, and it jumped up and took off again "When we caught up with him four other hunters were dressing him out,” Spink said “ Being we are good hunters, and since there were four of them and only two of us, we let them have h im .” Spink's said business has been pretty good at the Sports Barn He feels he may be able to draw some people in off the highway (he's located on the south side of Heritage Square), but said most of his customers are local people “ I'v e heard good and bad," he said about the season, which opened Oct 2 "The hunters I know are getting them ” The deer have been in the thickets, not out in the open, he said The unsuccessful hunters may want to stop in to the Sports Barn for some “ trained bullets." The bullets "sniff 'em down." Spink said, keep ing somewhat of a straight face "W e have a new batch training right now for elk season,” Spink jok ed. He did add. seriously, that hunters shouldn't wait until the last moment to get their guns cleaned or repairs made Tom Karlen, owner of the M t Hood Refuse Removal Inc., saw one buck openin'! weekend, and didn’t get a shot at it. He and his wife, Cheryl, went hun ting east of Paulina “ There were a lot of hunters out, more than I've ever seen in that area ,” he said. “ I haven't missed a year in I don't know how long," Karlen said With the buck population like it is, " I ’m getting discouraged " He feels the w inter kill people have been talking about is a reality, and he added that he favors lim iting the number of tags given out until the population is replenished Fred Punzel, Sandy chief of police, got a deer on opening day. but said this couldn t nave been a good season for many hunters He said he’s never seen the skeletons of so many dead animals " I t looked like a graveyard-excuse the expression " He added, “ It was just unreal " He said they kept seeing, he believes, the same eight to 10 deer over and over "The only one with horns was the one I got," Punzel said Punzel. who was on the south fork of the John Day River, knows a game biologist in the area Reportedly there was a foot of snow on the ground in M arch It melted, and along came heavy rains A freeze then covered everything with ice, keeping the deer from browsing When the tee melted they sup posedly got scours from eating only green grass “ I've hunted all my life ," Punzel said “ We norm ally see a lot more deer There was definitely a drop in the area I hunted ” Punzel's experience matches infor mation provided by the Department of Fish and W ildlife, which reports the percentage of hunters bagging a deer was down 25 to 50 percent from last year's opening weekend According to rough estimates by field biologists, less than 3 percent of the hunters in Western Oregon bagg ed a deer opening weekend Though success is traditionally bet ter on the east side, the overall suc cess rate was 12 percent, compared to almost 21 percent last year. Some local hunters, though not suc cessful, just enjoyed getting out. And it could be better next year Accor ding to John Thiebes, w ild life biologist with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the wet summ er kept forage and w ater conditions in ex cellent shape for the deer, and they are nearing th * w inter season with plenty of fat reserves, a key to sur viving in the winter whan food is scarce Good second half gets Sandy past Columbia After a scary first quarter the Pioneer football team got untracked and took a 21-18 win from Columbia A Sandy fumble on the Pioneer 20 with six minutes left in the first quarter left Columbia sitting pretty, but SUHS ju n io r M a rk Shelton recovered a Charger fumble on the next play T h re e m in utes la te r Gordon Brinser was sacked on the Sandy one Scott Skipper punted the ball out of the end zone on the next play, but it took a Charger bounce, rolling back to the IS. Shelton, playing safety for injured senior Russell Pork, was on time again, intercepting a pass on the next play. Events refused to turn in Sandy's favor With 23 seconds left in the quarter Brinser was sacked on the Pioneer IS, and stripped of the ball On the first play of the second quarter Chuck Kearney, playing linebacker, stole a Columbia pass and ran 88 yards for the first score. Brent Kearney's kick made it 7-0. Columbia responded with a 80-yard drive, capped by a three-yard run up the middle by Carey Guess The kick was blocked A minute into the third quarter Kearney, running off left tackle, broke a 61 yard run. and scored from four yards out shortly after that Brother Brent's boot made it 14-8 On the ensuing kickoff Columbia's M ark Scharpen ran 84 yards for a touchdown The Chargers' pass for two failed, with Sandy keeping the lead at 14-12. With three minutes left in the third quarter SUHS senior Jim Morgan helped slow a Charger drive by drop ping the running back on a first down for a three-yard loss On fourth-and- six on the Pioneer 13, c Columbia pass was ruled incomplete, though Chuck Kearney could conceivably have been credited with a quarter back sack. The Pioneers fell behind for the first tim e as the quarter came to a close Jim Chianello intercepted a Brinser pass and ran it 22 yards for six points Another pass attempt for two failed, with Columbia taking an 18-14 lead SUHS senior Dave Lund returned the kick 14 yards, and two and a half minutes later Kearney capped a 59-yard drive with a 19-yard run The kick was good for a 21-18 lead The Pioneers kept running the ball in the fourth quarter, using up time and grinding out yards A 32 yard field goal attempt by Brent Kearney hit the goal post with 3:24 left in the game Shelton doused Columbia fans' hopes with an interception with 1:27 left in the game Coach Greg O'Meara felt they played a pretty good second half, although he admits they started slow “ I feel Columbia has a pretty good ball team They had some physical kids and they'd come out after you.” O'M eara said that he's pleased with the way this team can respond quickly, ‘‘and play tough when the chips are down ” He cited quick scores against The Dalles, and also their comeback against West Linn. Photo bv Scott Newl Paige Daugherty prepares to place a shot against Barlow. Tamee Lindsay is also pictured. See related story on page Shelton was credited with moving well. Pat Baird, an offensive and defensive tackle, and Scott Skipper were credited with playing well. Skipper blocks for Kearney on “ blasts," where the fullback leads the tailback, a popular play for San dy In fact, Brinser only threw two passes, one of which was a 14 yarder to M ark Tinjum . O 'M eara, who was pleased with the blocking in the line, said, “They did a good job packing the ball There's no need to change when your bread and butter’s working ." He said, however, that he has con fidence in their passing game, and that he'll go to it when the occasion calls for it. Todd Byron, a defensive end, was credited with playing well Girls soccer team gets 1st win The Sandy girls soccer team got its first victory of the season Tuesday Anne Sarich's hat trick got the Pioneers past David Douglas. 3-2 Coach Robert Karsten said both teams were ready to play Being that this is the first year for girls soccer at Sandy, David Douglas was counting on getting a win The Sandy girls, on the other hand, knew this would be a game they could win. It was a physical game, Karsten said, with Sarich “ getting really beat up. There was some pretty heavy tripping and stuff going on." David Douglas jumped to a 2-8 The Pioneers w ill take on state- ranked G resham F rid a y night O 'M eara apparently can't find many faults with Gresham's “ fine football program ," saying they're physical, with good size, speed and depth Kearney gained 230 yards on 32 carries Columbia had 167 yards total offense, 31 of which was gained in the a ir. The Pioneers have a 3-3 record Gresham is 5-1, About $2,000 has been donated Swim committee sets fund raisers As a result of the vote on the SUHS " B ” ballot recently, the swimming pool fund was eliminated In order to keep Sandy's successful swim program going a group of students, parents and interested citizens have formed a committee for the purpose of reinstating the swim team Thia group, sponsored by the Sandy Kiwanis Club, needs to raise »,175 30 by Nov 3 so that M t Hood Con ference coaches can plan their schedules According to Olin Bignall. between ».000 to W ,500 has been raised He said Wednesday morning they expect to be to the halfway m ark by the weekend. He said they have received several 5100 and » 0 0 donations, which shows these individuals “ feel strongly about the program " The group began by selling pep peroni sticks. Next, plans were drawn up to continue a variety of fund raisers within the community In addition, service organizations and businesses are being contacted for donations for a feed Oct 22 Swimmers and their families w ill be serving the chili and crackers at the east end of the grandstand before and during the homecoming football game with Centennial Those interested in m aki»^ tax ded uctib le co n tribu tion s should m ake their checks payable to the S an d y K iw a n is C lu b fo r th e Reinstatement of the Sandy Swim Team M ail to Swim Team. Sandy Kiwanis Club, 38482 Hood Street. San dy, O r e , 87055 On Oct 15 the committee is spon soring a dance at the high school a fte r the Pioneers' gam e with Gresham The loft at Paola's Pizza will be the scene of a fund raiser Oct. IS from 5 to 7 p m Italian spaghe* 1 salad, bread and a beverage w ill be served by members of the swim teems Anyone with questions may contact Nick or Shirley Roth at 0888225, Rox ie Burna at 0088341. Marcus Smith at or Olin or Joyce Bignall at B1M A member of the committee who is a professional chef w ill prepare chili SUHS freshman Cindy Parm enter works a move on the nneven bars. Also pic tured I« Sandy Moore. See related story on page 12. lead, but it was 2-1 by halftim e Abe midway through the second < minute) half it was 2-2 About seven minutes later t Scots' goalie dropped the ball a Sarich was "right there" to "w alk in." Karsten said Amy Lynch, C a r Fuller and Keri G ar lock did a go job of backing Sarich up offensivel C ry s ta l C a lk in s and Kendi Rowland contributed good suppe also, including some "b ea u tif passes " Backing up Rowland was Car Heckel “ They play well together "c their side of the field, Karsten said Defensive people who played we included Dina Betschart, Pem ill Fack and Charisse Flatt. Perhaps goalie Christa Searls ha a little easier time of it Tuesday Sh made 10 saves, and David Doug I a only took 12 shots The Pioneers, o the other hand, got off 25 shots The win was just g ravy fo Karsten. "They're having a grea time, which is the most importer thing "To be honest, they haven't pai< the dues other clubs have They'v just worked hard While there have been junior pro grams in the David Douglas arei "for years," Karsten figures thi hard work has just paid off He was pleased that the girli weren't bullied by the larger Davit Douglas team "They didn't back off They were aggressive and the) wanted the ball They just wouldn'i let anybody run 'em off " It was a good lesson, he said H< saw the mood go back and forth He paraphrased the players '"W e can beat 'em No we can't.' "Then they decided they could do it and they went for it," he said He said after the third goal it was a little tough to get them settled down and back in the game "They started playing really defen aiveiy That scared me You can't win playing defense The we got fired up and got some real good shots at the goal “ The Pioneers are 1 8 1 overall. I-J in the league » • a, • I • . - ‘ • • - *. • •’ î ’ * » ' * » ' > -1 * • , » ■ ‘ ■ ,, ' , V ' '
