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Thur» , Aug The S^ndy Post Sports I. 1965 ($•< 1) SANOT ( O r . ) POST—• and Recreation Paola’s softballers tie for fifth in NW RICHLAND, Wash. - The Paola's Pizza Barn g irls ’ softball team split four games at their Northwest regional tournament Saturday and Sunday to tie for fifth place, but overcame an in-state nemesis in the process The 11- and 12-year-old girls headed for Richland as the second-place team from Oregon behind the Canby Panthers, which beat them twice in the state tournament In Sandy's first game against a Vancouver, Wash., team which took second in Washington, they came up short, losing 9-3 Against the Sweethearts of Montesano, Wash , however, they came back, topping them 8-5 In a losers' bracket game Then it was up against Canby The loser would be eliminated: Canby was eliminated In a turnabout from the state tournament which saw Canby take the teams' two games by scores of 3-2 and 6-3, Sandy slipped by the Panthers 7-5, closing out Canby's season Meanwhile, the Vancouver team had dropped into the consolation bracket courtesy of the Wenatchee team Sandy head coach B ill Riggs figures won the championship They again faced Sandy and again came out on top 9-6 Riggs said one of the bigger problems facing his team was pitching depth: Vancouver had it and Sandy was "not to deep in” it The final game, while Riggs was testing his luck by giving ace Sherri Brittle a rest, Vancouver was rotating three "re al good” pitchers out of any problems they would encounter Vancouver "beat us in the Vancouver tournament,” Riggs said, and with three good pitchers, they toppled Sandy in "a real good game ” We should've beat them, but we didn’t,” Riggs said The most consistent player for Paola's was Meredith Larson, Riggs said, while Kammy Pratt and Karen Leas also had a good tournament “ Everybody played real w ell," said Riggs "They played real good defense (behind B rittle's pitching)." Nearly all the players w ill be moving up to the 13- to 15-year-old league next year, and whether they move up as a team or not is up to the sponsor, accor ding to Riggs. LOSING GRASP — Paola'* Pizza Karn second baseman Kim Riggs ha* the ball knocked out of her hand by a Canby second haserunner at the recent II- and 12-year-old state girls softball tournament. Area contingent set for 170-mile relay by PAT O’HALLORAN When the Hood to Coast Relay Race comes through the Sandy area in the wee hours of Satur day, a contingent of area runners w ill be bringing the sunrise with them Matt Roth, a 1985 graduate of Sandy Union High School, has organized a team that stands at JO members so far The Hood to Coast is a 170-mile relay run in its fourth year The teams of up to 11 runners start at Timberline Lodge on Mt H ood and finish at Pacific City on the Oregon Coast There are 34 five-mile legs, with most runners taking three legs Pour other Sandy team members ran on the team last year Phil and Dave Burks and Mike Nicholson competed last year Roger Ford, at 38 the oldest member, also ran in 1984 Except for Ford, all the runners are in the 17-21 age range According to Roth, the team w ill probably be leaving Timberline at 1:20 a m or 1:40 a m Satur day, getting them into the Sandy area around 6 am . Roth said unless they get another team member, there w ill be four extra legs to run As for who w ill run those legs, "we haven't decided.” Last year's team finished the run in 22 hours, as dropouts the night before the race depleted the ranks "We had five or 6 guys running (at the end)," Roth said. The team goal is to finish in about 18-and-one-half hours, Roth said "These guys are pretty serious runners," said Rot>, adding they hoped to finish in the top 20 in the Men’s Open category Other team members include: Craig and Clark Watts, John Rogers, Brad Schmautz and Jeff Heckard, Duff help squad to 3rd in state SB tourney Simons Shirley Roth and Linda Ford w ill be traveling with the team as race volunteers. Although the m ajority of Sandy runners com peting w ill be on Roth's team, others w ill be on various teams. One of these is 53-year-old Russ Denmark He heard about the team in a runners' newslet ter, called a team captain who was looking for a runner and hooked up with them His team ranges in age from 16 to 53. MEDFORD — When the Em- m ert In d u s tria l Diamonds, a Milwaukie 18-and-under g irls’ soft- ball team, took third place in the recent state tournament, there were a couple of Sandy girls help ing carry the team When his team leaves Timberline Lodge at about 9 p m Friday, Denmark w ill be ready. He runs Leg Nine on Dodge Park Boulevard — at 1 a m.! Denmark keeps in shape by running regularly He participates in 10-kilometers, 12-k, 15-k and half-marathons. This is something new for him, though He keeps a proper frame of mind about it. " I'm looking forward to it , " he said “ I t ’s an adventure " With Sandy High School alumnae Wendy Heckard in center field and Judi Duff at first, the Diamonds won five and lost two at state July 12-14, qualifying for the regional tourney in Billings, Mont., which they left for Wednesday. The first game they lost to the Royal Aces of Eugene 8-0. Marlys Handley, an all-stater from Chur chill High School, threw a two- hitter at the Diamonds Canby was E m m ert’s first vic tim of the tournament, as timely hitting and heads-up base running made for a 4-2 victory. Duff scored the first run for the Diamonds, w h ile H eckard picked up a sacrifice. Heckard scored a run in the Dia mond's 6-4 win over L arry's Sport Center of Gresham, while Duff belted a double Black Attack In the first of four games Sun day, July 14, Heckard slapped a key single in the first inning, help ing send the Diamonds on their way to a 5-3 win over the Eugene Blue Jays The game belonged to Heckard as she went 2-4 and ended the game with a superb defensive play. Photo by Pat O'Halloran With one out and the bases load ed in the bottom of the seventh, a Blue Jay batter lofted a fly ball to Heckard in center. Heckard grabb ed it and threw a bullet to home plate to catch the advancing run ner and complete the unusual dou ble play. Duff scored the second run as Em m ert slid past the Eugene Shamrocks 3-1. With a noon contest against the Medford Fillies their third game of the day, the last th in g the Diamonds needed was a long game. But a long game is what they got, as the Fillies stretched the contest to 10 innings before fa ll ing 4-3. Medford was ahead 3-1 as Em mert went to bat in the bottom of the seventh Two batters walked, then Heckard reached first on an error to load the bases Pitcher Pennie Neilson then rapped a two- run double to knot the score at three. Neither team scored until Pam Bird, Duff and Melody Stanley put down three singles in the 10th to win the game In a semifinal game, the Aces were wild as the Diamonds got trumped again After playing 24 in nings in just the previous six hours, Emmert was ripe for the taking, and Eugene pummelled them 10-0 in five innings Royal Aces pitcher Handley threw a no-hitter. D RILLS — The Black Attack Football Camp helped young gridder* on the fundamental* of football this week. The camp end* Friday . Charge it!...if you need a top-of-the-line quarterback by PAT O’HALLO RAN ' When most National Football League teams decide to turn th e ir fortunes around, they go fo r g lo ry quickly. Instead of 1 building from the ground up, they im m ediate ly try to sign a , w orld-beater quarterback It may not w in them any games in ’ the near future, but it w ill lure fans into tom b-like stadiums If you were handed an N F L franchise tom orrow , w ith an em pty roster and a fu ll pocketbook and the rig h t to sign any player, who would you choose? Here’s a shopping list of N F L signal-callers ranked as to what form of payment would be needed to sign him. Quarterbacks listed are not based on talent or lack thereof S tric tly on form of paym ent. (The USFL quarterbacks and collegiate players are deemed o ff-lim its for ’ this shopping trip .) So grab your ca rt and le t’s go QB shopp- • ing. AM E R IC A N EXPRESS GOLD CARD These are top-the-line, state-of-the-art passers and priced accordingly. 1. Dan M arino. . He may be one dim ensional, but he lights up the scoreboard and w ill draw crowds. 2. Joe Montana , A Super Bowl-winner, he can tu rn a game ' around throw ing or running . a great leader. 3. Neil Lom ax . An up-and-comer, he used to be overlooked, but now the PSU kid is opening eyes — and wallets. VISA H ere’s some slig h tly used, or untested models who would 1 Pat’s Patter s till bring a fa ir price. 4. Dave Krieg. . .He’s had one tremendous year, but w ith Seahawks looking at Bobby Hebert, can be had below cost. 5. Lynn Dickey. . .Toiling in the F ar North, has been hidden . th ird in NFC in TD passes. 6. Steve Kenney. . W ith Blackledge in KC, Kenney is another expendable one who doesn’t make m any mistakes. CHECKING ACCOUNT Who are these guys? If you have to ask, you probably could affo rd them. 7. Tony Eason. . The third-rated QB in the league, but how m any people outside the AFC East know? The P atriots don’t make the playoffs. 8 Paul McDonald . Kosar’s com ing, so McDonald w ill be s it ting longer than a car fu ll of kids at a fast food joint. 9. P h il Simms. . If anyone can be highly under rated, this is the man. Had a great year, but NYC spotlight didn’t come shining. POCKET CHANGE More bargains here than at a K -M art Blue Light Special. You’re taking a chance, but you m ight get lucky. 10. G ary Hogeboom. . Start, sit, start, sit. In one year, he’s been through it all. A decent offer and he’s yours. 11. Jim Plunkett. . He’s too old, too slow. . but if you want to get fans, he's a w inner and can s till throw the bomb. 12. R ichard Todd. . .Although he’s No. 1 QB on Bourbon Street, a couple bad games and he’ll be h ittin g the road. □ □ □ Now when the USFL fin a lly folds, there w ill be a few good men able to f ill the position behind center. J im K elly, Steve Young, Bobby Hebert, Doug F lutie, ju st to name a few. And com ing out of the college ranks a fte r next season w ill be Chuck Long, Robbie Bosco, Jack Trudeau, J im E verett, Steve Bradley, W illie Totten and M ark Rypien. Bosco and Long are both Heisman Trophy candidates, though running backs K eith Byars and Bo Jackson w ill have some say in that. It could be beneficial, then, to ju st sit back and let your team lose this year and pick up a Bosco or a Long in the 1986 draft. They wouldn’t cost as much as a headliner, and you could use your Gold Card on som ething a little m ore economical — like buying a TV network (everybody else is). 1
