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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
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