Thur» , Juna 13. 1985 (Soc. I) SANDY (O r«.) POST—9
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Sports
BCi tourney calls Daniels...
B ut hoopster needs funding
Sandy cagers
top Chargers
with high school elig ib ility remaining
who played for last year's varsity
and jayvee teams Each game is
played in the evening at Barlow High
School The Pioneers face Cleveland
Thursday at 6 p.m.
by DAVID SCOTT
Action continued Tuesday in the
high school boys summer league, as
Sandy High School handed Columbia
High School a 53-41 loss. The
Pioneers, coached by Dan Brisbin
and various other Sandy coaches, are
now 4-2 overall.
Brad Sear Is led a balanced scoring
attack against the Chargers with 12
points The Hale brothers combined
for 17 points, nine by Tony and eight
by Gerald. Jared Paulsen and Shane
Nichols also added eight points
apiece
Sandy started off the summer
season by heating Cleveland and
Madison high schools, but then lost to
Marshall and Molalla high schools
The team then got back on track June
8 by defeating Barlow High School, a
fellow member of the Mt Hood Con
ference
The summer league is comprised
of Cleveland, Madison, Marshall,
Molalla, Barlow and Sandy high
schools.
The teams are formed of players
Youth, wild
m ix in A WF
The American Wilderness Founda
tio n 's 17th sum m er of m ixin g
wilderness and youth includes a
variety of offerings for young people
ranging from backpacking and
canoeing to bicycling trips
Minimum age for the backpacking
trips is I t and the minimum age for
canoe and bicycling trips is 14 An
earlier story in The Post incorrectly
stated the ages
The first backpacking trip, from
June 22 to June 28, is the Mt Hood
Snow Trek. The trek consists of a
loop around the mountain starting
and ending at Timberline Lodge.
Hikers w ill be taught how to use ice
axes and crampons and how to
traverse snow-covered slopes and
streams Axes, crampons and ropes
are furnished.
A 10-day 350-mile bike tour from
River Hawks succeed
at state TAC meet
The Sandy River Hawks Track
Club brought home 14 first-through-
third-place medals and one state
record from The Athletic Congress
State Track and Field Champion
ships in Salem Saturday.
The Hawks took 25 athletes to the
m e e t, w h ic h d ra w s ru n n e rs ,
throwers and jumpers from Oregon
and Southwest Washington
A rt Skipper threw the javelin 179-0
to take firs t place in the intermediate
boys javelin and set a meet record
Skipper also garnered second place
in the intermediate boys pole vault.
Stephanie M iijus hurled her way to
victory in two events, winning both
the shot put and the discus in the
midget g irls ' competition.
Chris Sunseri also took firs t in the
shot put.
Last y e a r’s regional (Oregon-
WashingtonCalifornia) cross country
champion, Daniel Whitlock, took se
cond in the 3,000-meter run. He has
run the 3,000 in 10 minutes, 23 seconds
over tough terrain, but injuries have
slowed him down this year
Barb Rivers nearly took first place
in
th e
in te r m e d ia te
g ir ls
1,500-meters, but wound up second as
breathing problems slowed her pace
Rivers came back to take another se
cond place in the 800
by PAT O’HALLORAN
Just watch one practice and one thing is immediately noticeable: this
g irl has a gift.
The rifle pass to a baseline-cutting teammate. The slinky reverse layup
that leaves spectators of the scrimmage shaking their heads with amaze
ment Even her encouraging words to a guard whose shooting is off just a
tad. Everything this g irl displays on the court not only endears her to her
teammates, but makes her hopes all the more plausible.
Shanna Daniels has star quality She is an outstanding softball player
(first team all Mt Hood Conference catcher) She has potential as a
volleyball player (honorable mention all-MHC in her first year in the
sport), although she downplays it by modestly — and incorrectly — saying,
" I ’m a horrible volleyball player ”
But Daniels won't set the world on fire with her play in either one of those
sports. No, Shanna Daniels is going to be a Basketball Player — and with
her ability and potential, those two words very definitely need to be
capitalized
Daniels, who w ill be a junior at Sandy High School this fall, rose to state
wide prominence as a basketball player in March, at the State AAA Girls
Basketball Tournament She was named to the all-tournament second-
team, led the tourney in scoring with a 17 5-points-per-game average and
was the eighth-leading rebounder with nine boards a game She helped lead
Sandy to a fifth-place finish in their first appearance in the tournament.
The g irl is gifted She knows it, her parents know it, her teammates know
it, her opponents know it. But how to keep her intensity up when faced with
mediocre and sometimes no competition is a problem her father, Dennis
Daniels, and her basketball coach, John Smith, are finding the solution to.
Summer basketball leagues abound There is a Nike summer league.
Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics and a high school summer
league There is the Portland State camp, the Oregon State camp and the
Blue Star camp She has played or w ill play in all of these this summer
But the one Shanna wants to attend the most, the Basketball Congress In
ternational tournament in Tucson. Ariz., has a drawback — the cost
The BCI is a national tournament which draws teams mainly from the
western region of the United States A large number of the squads come
from the I .os Angeles area, with others coming from states such as Nevada
and Arizona
l.ast summer. Shanna participated in a tryout camp for the Oregon BCI
team, which Coach Smith suggested would be good for her and a couple of
teammates According to Daniels, Smith didn't think they would make the
team Daniels was the only Sandy g irl who went to the tryouts, and to the
surprise of everyone, herself included, she made the team Plus. . .
" I f she shows up (this year), she's guaranteed a spot on the team ," said
new BCI coach Robbie Fenk "Sin’se she made the team last year, that
guarantees her a spot through the rest of her high school e lig ib ility .”
The tryout camp is set for June 16-23, at Willamette University in Salem
The BCI tourney w ill be July 25-30, at a Tucson high school
So making the team is not a problem , getting to Tucson may be. Daniels
needs to raise 3300 to pay for her trip Her father estimates the total cost of
her summer basketball endeavors, including the various camps she w ill at
tend. to be more than 31,300 The Daniels need help to get their daughter to
Tucson, and since the BCI is the only activity Daniels is participating in
which is tax deductible, the fam ily is asking the community for its support
Donation cans w ill be out by the end of the week at three area
restaurants: Dairy Queen, the Country Donut House Restaurant and
Paola'sPizza Banti. In addition, thruugh June, Paola's w ill donate a dollar
when patrons buy a large pizza and mention Shanna s name. The donation
cans w ill be out until needed funds are raised People wishing to get a
receipt for tax purposes may call John Smith at 288 3423
The BCI tournament is the opportunity of a lifetime for high school
basketball player* According to Fenk. between 40 and 60 NCAA Division I
coaches w ill be scouting the tournament.
" It's a summer recruiting hotbed," Fenk said. "O ur goal is to win the
first couple of games," which would then get the team into the games
played in the evening, when most of the college scouts frequent the stands
To get the girls there and in front of the Division 1 scouts is the goal of the
BCI
"Exposure is what it's all about," Fenk stressed
And exposure is what Daniels needs if she is to attain her goal of playing
Division I ball Either the University of Southern California, where her
idol, Olympian and All American Cheryl M iller, and form er St M ary’s
Academy all stater Karon Howell play, or Long Beach State, where Cindy
Brown from Grant High School and Michael Abrahams, a former coach at
St Mary's, grace the program are the schools Shanna is looking at as
possibilities
Daniels started her high school career at Estacada High School, and as
the competition — and the losing — proved to be of little challenge, she
transferred to Sandy High School and played in the final few varsity games
of her freshman year Her sophomore year is when she finally hit stride.
In helping Sandy to its first MHC crown, Daniels was named first-team
all league, third team all-state, led the Pioneers in both scoring and re
bounding and was second on the team in assists
She is what afficianados refer to as a "gym ra t,” though a large part of
her summertime playing consists of one-on-one with her dad on their out
door hoop
Her star quality extends into her choices of favorite players Cheryl
M iller, the premier women’s player is one, while Los Angeles Laker E a r
vin "M a g ic" Johnson is another of her favorites. Of course, she knew the
Lakers would beat the Boston Celtics in the recently-completed National
Basketball Association Championship Series She has no room for the non
stars. the Celtics: " I don’t like Boston I hate Larry Bird: he’s a crybaby.”
Shanna Daniels at this point is a big fish in a relatively Pttle pond She is
ever-improving her skills But if she is to become a big fish in a big pond as
she dreams, she needs help, the competition that would help her make the
leap o bonafide big pond star is in Tucson Shanna has the ability, potential
and the w ill, all she needs are the funds to get her there
and Recreation
Running the 3,000 for only the third
tim e in two years, Brad Schmautz set
a personal best of 9:14.4 en route to a
third-place finish in tough competi
tion Schmautz also took third in the
intermediate boys 800
Jake Simonis took th ird in the ban
tam boys 800 with a tim e of 2:57.1
A pair of second places was the
reward for Julie Crompton, as she
was runner-up in the intermediate
girls discus and the intermediate
girls shot put.
The midget boys 1,800-meter relay
team, consisting of Chris Snow.
Nathan F urr, Adam K ra ft and Trent
Waibel, also took second place The
team was disappointed with their
showing, according to Coach Darold
Beymer, but plan to rebound for the
Junior Olympic meet this weekend
Medals are awarded to first-,
second- and third-place finishers in
the meet.
“ I thought our kids competed well
on the whole,” Beymer said, ‘ ‘but
there were some seconds that should
have been firs t places.”
The River Hawks w ill take 28
athletes to their next meet, the
Oregon State Junior Olympics at Mt
Hood C o m m u n ity C ollege th is
weekend. Opening ceremonies are
slated fo r 10 a m. Saturday.
Summer Fun signups
underway at rec dept.
SHOOTING FOR TH E TOP — Shanna Daniels is aiming for a national tour
nament in Tucson, A ril., but she can only go if she receives needed dona
tions in time. Daniels is a member of the Sandy High School girls basketball
team and has garnered numerous honors for her play on the court as a
basketball player and a volleyball player, while also serving as an outstan
ding catcher on the softball team.
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Registration is underway for the Sandy Recreation Departm ent’s Summer
Fun Program Once again this summer the Recreation Department, in
cooperation with the Sandy Elementary School D istrict, w ill offer a six-week
for children who are first through sixth graders.
The program w ill include arts and crafts, songs, skits, sports, games,
special events and field trips Sessions run Monday through Thursday F irst
through third graders meet from 10 a m . till noon, and fourth- through sixth-
graders, 1-3 p.m.
Weekly sessions begin June 17 and run through Aug 1, with the exception of
July 8-12, when there w ill be a break for the Sandy Mountain Festival.
The cost for this program is 38 per week for Sandy residents and 316 per
week for non-residents On Fridays, the department w ill offer field trips for
first- through sixth-graders Trips w ill include a visit to the Bonneville
Dam/Multnomah Falls, OMSI, Children’s Museum, Enchanted Forest, day
hike to Ramona Falls and a trip to the Washington Park Zoo. Cost of field trips
varies from 35-38 50.
Other classes that w ill be offered include beginning, intermediate and ad
vanced tennis, which is for people age 8 to 14.
Adult tennis is being offered for people 15 years old and up. Lessons are
available for ail levels, and a tournament w iii be held in August. Gresham
Coach Judy Sandovol w ill instruct
*
Beginning and intermediate gymnastics w ill be offered to youngsters ages
4-14. A certified coach from the Sandy Gymnastics Center w ill teach the class.
The Sandy Recreation Department and the Sandy Community Players are
again teaming up to offer summer theater workshops. Children ages 10-15 w ill
be involved Call 668-5569 for more information
Kenz workout, which is aerobics for adults, w ill be offered Monday and
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m Kathy Enz is the instructor
Wee workouts are for parent and child participation, and allow the young
child to develop motor skills and self-esteem.
There is a baby workout program, toddler workout and a preschool
workout.
Morning stretch is an aerobic exercise and stretching program offered for
the beginner and the senior citizen.
For information on any of the programs, call 668-5569
Top Marlins announced
N ikki Hanson. Jason Smith and
Chris Catello are the Blue M arlin
Aquatic Club swimmers of the month
for May, as announced by Coach
Chris Roth.
Hanson, who competes in the
12-and-under girls category, set a
BMAC record for 8-and-under girls in
the 25-yard fly with a tim e of 17.11.
She gained three new “ A” standards.
10 new " B " standards, two new na
tional “ B” standards and two new
regional standards She also had
perfect attendance
Smith set a new meet record for
1 2 -a n d -u n d e r-b o y s
100-yard
breaststroke in Vancouver, Wash.,
with a tim e of 1:34 30 He had seven
new “ A " standards, one new national
“ A” standard and five new regional
standards
In the 13-and-over boys, Catello
was first on the honor-roll-points list.
He set two new “ B ” standards.
Registration closing
Tom orrow is the deadline for
registration for the 1985 season of the
Sandy Cascade Soccer Club.
The club is for boys and girls bet
ween the ages of 5 and 14. The cost is
315 for one child. 325 for two children
and a fa m ily fee of 330 for three or
more children.
F o rm s fo r r e g is tr a tio n a re
available at Sandy Secretarial Ser
vice, 39261 S.E. Proctor, or at M erit
Properties. Inc., in the Hoodland
Plaza in Welches
Wallowa Lake in Eastern Oregon to
Portland is set for July 1. Vans w ill
transport the bicyclists, their equip
ment and supplies to Wallowa Lake,
where they w ill head west for
Portland A service van w ill accom
pany them, carrying the bicyclists’
supplies The trip w ill mostly follow
the Columbia River through the Col
umbia Gorge. The trip is for the
average bicyclist who enjoys touring
Tents are furnished and nights w ill
be spent in campgrounds
A week long canoe adventure star
ting on the McKenzie River at A r
mitage State Park w ill begin July 12
and end July 18. Shortly after star
ting, the canoeists w ill enter the
Willamette River and head north
toward Portland The nights are
spent camping on islands The trip
ends at Clackamette Park at the
mouth of the Clackamas River.
The trips and classes teach map
and compass reading, trail-shelter
building, camp and tra il cooking,
wilderness foods and how to use
them, foot care, rock and c liff clim b
ing. backpacking, canoeing, cross
country skiing and bicycling.
For more information and free
brochures, call 286-5902, or w rite to:
American Wilderness Foundation,
8325 N Central St., Portland, 97203
Photo by Pat O'Halloran
SW EET SUCCESS — Recent winners In the Sandy-Area
Summer Recreation Association summer baseballsoftball
league candy sales fund-raising drive are: Justin Rusaw,
fourth place, ll-and-over: Phil Haney, third place, ll-and-
ovrr; Kris Key, second place, ll-and-over: Richard
Burns, tie-fourth place, 18-and-under; Jeremy Sieler, tie-
fourth place, 18-and-under; Jason Turin, third place.
18-and-under; Mike Owens, first place, ll-and-over: Ken
Durbin, second place, 18-and-under: and David Mills, first
place, 10-and-under and overall. Prizes ranged from a
bicycle, won by Mills, to TV sets, to radios, to baseballs
and bats. In the team competition, the Red Rockets won to
earn free sno-cones for the remainder of the season.