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»2-S A N O V (Ora ) r o s i Th„,» No» I l ,982 (S m . I) The Shindy Post Sports and Recreation Behind every good hitter is a setter by SCOTT NEW TON The icore is 14-12 in favor of the Sandy Pioneers A win over David Douglas in this third game will give the volleyball team a chance to p articip ate in the district playoffs Senior Linda Mosbrucker gets under the bail, but instead of set ting it for a hitter, she "dumps" it, catching the Scots off guard and cinching the win As it turned out, the 15-12, 4-15 and 15-12 win last Thursday gave Sandy an undisputed fourth in the Mt Hood Conference and a berth in the district playoffs The Pioneers fell 15-10, 14-16 and 15-7 Saturday to the Scots in the playoffs “ I think they felt lucky to get out alive." Coach Ron Grantz said Barlow went on the win the top berth in the conference, with David Douglas surprising Gresham and taking the second spot For the Pioneers, finishing fourth was an accomplishment, ac cording to Mosbrucker " I felt better when we won a g a in s t D a v id D o u g la s (Thursday»," she said "When we knew we had to do it, we did it " Mosbrucker wanted to go to state, but with a young team, was willing to settle for a strong finish Cindy R asm u ssen She said. " It took longer than we expected, I guess " Mosbrucker was a first team all league selection Though it's the hitters that draw people's awe, it’s the setter who must consistently handle the ball, gettin it into poai tion Behind every good hitter is a set ter Mosbrucker's ability to dump the ball also added a dimension to the Pioneer offense Grantz said dumping, where the setter quickly sends the ball over, usually on the second hit, is a skill only a few set t e n in the state have mastered Earning first team honors didn't surprise Mosbrucker "A t the beginning of the season he (G rantzi said. 'You have a real good chance of making it so be sure you do good this year Junior Tamee Lindsay made the Mt Hood Conference second team, as did senior Paige Daugherty Junior Cindy Rasmussen was honorable mention " I thought we were a way better team than our record showed,” Mosbrucker said "Toward the end of the season we got together and did well " Mosbrucker, like Daugherty, has been on the v a n ity since her sophomore year She started some that year Mosbrucker said she has enjoyed playing with Daugherty. Daugher ty "knows volleyball really well " Some players blame the coach when the season doesn't go like it should, but not Mosbrucker I think they're (Grantz and Roger F ord, excellent coaches," she said. “ I didn't know how they were go ing to handle it, you know, when we were playing bad and should have played better They did it right They made us work "That 's what kind of changed us We needed to practice harder " Mosbrucker would like to play volleyball in college, and plans to m ajor in business She's been on the varsity in basketball since her freshman year, so that will keep her busy this winter She's also involved with student government, works at McDonald's, and likes to ride horses in her spare time Grantz, like Mosbrucker, was pleased with the good finish "We were a different team the last three weeks,” he said At the district playoffs he felt the officials called the games a little tight. “ That wasn't the cause of our loss,” he said “ I know it hurt us Neither team got into an offen sive pattern ” He said Daugherty played a good, all-round game, and Lindsay served, and returned serves, well "W e had David Douglas and couldn't quite get it," hesaid about their third game Saturday Mid w ay through th at gam e the Pioneers and the Scots were tied, but David Douglas got the momen tum and kept it. The Pioneers ended up with a 9-7 league record Dance studio keeps local woman busy despite economy by M O T T NEW TON Despite the current economic c lim a te , the dance instruction business tan t doing badly At least for Anna Geyer of Sandy, it's going amazingly well " She said, "When things started get ting bad for everybody and the lumber mills started cloaing and Reynolds started laying people off, I figured Well, thare goes about half my students "But It d id n t work that way Somehow they've managed Io come up with the money for dance leeeona "So I figure that's apparently very important to moot of my students I hove loot a few term inally financial should that be "financially-terminal people'*" flayer started dancing when she was 7 years old. which ts appropriate for someone with a dance studto in their home A seven year resident of Sandy Gayer also leachaa in Gresham and Estacada finished first in p rati af Dance • Festival parade in " A n y t im e so m eb o d y needs dancers for a program or anything I try to provide someone who needs the experience, she said Different people of a variety of ages get different things out of dance lessons Geyer speaks fondly of a stu dent with a birth defect, which made It difficult (or her to even walk She c a lle d the g i r l ’s Im p ro v e m e n t "amaslng " "Whan you get somebody like that, you know it's worth It." she said For thoae with lefty ambitions, ballet is available at the Geyar School of Dance "Ballet has always been in That has been the classy thing to do," she said "Tap ta my specialty, she con tinued ' Ballet was kind of forced on me because it was good far me " Geyer said U p dancing was "out" in the «ns and 70a And that's when I was having the moat fun with It,” ' aha said But now one sees more of it In high school musicals and an television In fact, after the movie Annie came out bar students practiced night and day for weeas Gayar said she uses everything Haw aiian to the Charleston baton and awing She’s alae U i« h i I looking for a danc mg partner " Recently P at Rom ero joined Geyer, and will contributed her "ex tensive" experience in jazz Geyer said, "Before it was mostly U p and ballet, with a little jazz Now we have (he opportunity for a lot of jazz " For thoae who aren’t aiming for Broadway shows. Geyer feels dance can provide other benefits including improved coordination, poise and confidence And she feels it is a good activity for hoys as well as girls She feels people may be getting away from the negative connoUtiona associated with boys who dance " I haven't heard, in the last two years anyway, that anyone has been given a bad tim e at school because of their dancing "Some of the kids are beginning to say Hey, it's neat you can dance I wish I could do that " Her son E rik. 8 i almost t i . dances, though Geyer said he s not excited about practice Erik once performed for his class at Sandy Elementary “ 1 was w at ching the reactions of the kids, and thare was almost more interest from the boys in the class than there was from the girls " Out of 35 to 40 students in Sandy, two are beys She has a class with three boys in It at Gresham A niU , 11, Is addicted like her About A niU . Geyer said, "She practices when she washes the dishes She practices while she vacuums the floor " I think she probably practices in the shower, too. but I haven’t check ed her out on that one *' Geyer grew up in Salem, and was mainly influenced by Carol Rae. who once worked at Universal Studios She sUrted instructing right out of high school, teaching part-tim e and performing while attending Oregon State University Geyer's students work toward a revue She said, "It s more along the lines of your professional Las Vegas stage preaenUtion Flashy costumes, lively music and scenery are the norm Geyer said that someone with a m inim um of athletic skills can become a proficient dancer "The way I look at it, anybody can learn to dance, she said "Anytim e I hear the word can't, it bothers me They don't say. ‘I can't do t h a t ' They do it ‘That s where the self confidence cornea from I try to make them believe in themselves, to believe they are capable of doing a n y th in they set their minds too T h a t's also my philosophy on life I f you want to. you can do it." f m l ir. •’ iX ;.g, ' * ■' - •'•-i
