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Girls roll past Parkrose, 69-50
by DAVF MAC.Nl SON
Staff writer
The Parkrose Broncos were a one-player
show for much of the first half Tuesday night
as the Sandy Pioneers girls team rolled to vie
lory
Parkrose was pa< ed by the 28 points of for
ward Linda Waters, but the Pioneers came
out on top. 69-5«
The Pioneers led by as many as 25 points,
but they also saw Parkrose make a 15-4 run at
the end of the third quarter and the beginning
of the fourth quarter That run cut Sandy ’s
lead to 9
However, play-making guard Suzee Adkins
buried a 17-foot baseline jumper with 5 11 to
go in the ’am e. which seemed to revive the
Pioneers' momentum
Sandy had a 25-7 lead at the conclusion of
the first quarter, with 9 points coming from
center Julie Crampton. who finisher! with a
team-high 25 Waters had scored all of
Parkrose’s points
With 2 H8 to go in the second quarter
Crampton dug out an offensive rebound from
a mass of bodies and hit a short jumper to every body else," Knudsen said "Their other Swart had a career high 23 poults, as tin
Pioneers avenged a 1-point loss to the Eagles
guards just had a real good shooting night
make the score Sandy 37. Waters 13.
at Centennial Dec 12
They are definitely pretty well-coached "
Finally, with 1 48 to go in the half, a
Sandy played consistent b ask etb all,
She addisl that if it weren’t for Sandy’s ex
Parkrose player other than Waters scored, as
outscoring Centennial in each quarter
Bronco center Renee Rank made a short cellent first-half play. the Pioneers may not
The Pioneers led 18-10 at the end of the fir? t
jump shot Sandy had a 37-18 lead at the have been so fortunate
quarter and 36-18 at halftime
1
was
real
pleased
in
the
first
half,
how
we
halftime intermission
As Sandy tixik a 53-27 lead into the fourth
In th<- third. Sandy was up 47-27 before kind of jumped on them a little bit i and i took
quarter,
the Pioneers rolled easily to the
an
early
lead,"
Knudsen
said
"But
I
kept
Parkrose made an impressive move In a
4'i-minute span that bridged the third and cautioning the girls that Parkrose isn’t a 30-point win
Swart explaint*«! tliat her scoring since was
fourth quarters. Parkrose outscored Sandy team that just rolls over and dies They just
caused
prim arily by
Renae Aschoff,
keep
coming
at
you
"
15-4, cutting the Pioneer lead to 51-42 with 6 10
In addition to Crampton’s 25. forwards because of her passes to me I felt great It
to play
Almost exactly 1 minute later. Adkins con Kenae Aschoff and Brenda Swart combined to just kept flowing to me "
The bulk of Swart’s scoring came from
nected on her 17-footer. which helped her score 29 for Sandy
With the win, Sandy 's record went to 11-3 underneath the basket where Aschoff, who
team pull out of the hole it was in T rom there.
Sandy had no problems containing Parkrose overall and 7-2 in the MHC Additionally, it also score«! 23 points, could pass her the Kill
was the Pioneers’ fourth straight triumph
and heli! on to win
That was sweet,” Knudsen said of winning
1 was very extremely
Four of the Pioneers' next five games will the grudge match
During the 15-4 run. Parkrose had 7 points
from Waters However, the Broncos had a lot be on the road, including Friday 's game nervous for that game, just because it was a
more firepower in the second half than just against the Central Catholic Rams In an real important game for us
their sharjishooting 5-foot-9 forward Sandy earlier game. Sandy beat the Rams by 9
1 think the girls had a lot more confidence
coach Molly Knudsen said Waters was tac points in a game held at Sandy
and weren't nearly as worried about the game
tically used primarily as a diversion
as I was But we took it to them
SANDY 71, C F .N T F N N IA I 41 (Friday»
They uses! her as a decoy and she just hit
W re s tle rs
kn o ck o ff
th e Scots
B oys lose tig h t
ga m e to B roncos
Sandy Ihoneers wrestling coach
Chuck Kearney wasn’t expecting the
unexpected last Thursday, when his
te a m k n o ck ed off w re s tlin g
powerhouse David Douglas. 39-36, in
Mount Hood Conference action at
David Douglas
But the unexpected happened and
the Pioneers rose to the challenge
My pregame talk all week was we
had to pin four of them ,” Kearney
said "But now. all of a sudden, we
had to pick up five of them and we did
it."
K earney’s 115-pound w restler,
Clayton Hull, who was exjiected to
win his individual match, was the
victim of a freak incident Hull
leaped over his opponent, got tripped
up and found himself on the bottom of
his opponent and pinned
by DA\ I MAGM SON
Staff writer
However, Sandy already was
leading the Scots 12-0, on a forfeit to
100-pounder Brian McMahan and a
pin by 106-pounder Tony Blanco
After the Hull match. Sandy mam
tamed its lead. 12-6 and went on to
earn wins in each of its next four ma;
dies, biking a commanding lead go
ing into the bigger weights
At 123, Casey Ingels pinned his Scot
opponent in 1 minute, 7 seconds Dale
Calnek won the 130 division. 8-5
lngels brother, Rob. also pinned
his opponent in 1 '29 at 136 pounds
Then, at 141 John Skinner pinned the
David Douglas wrestler fie competed
against in 31 seconds. the quickest
fall of the evening
Going into the 148-pound division.
Sandy had a 33-6 lead At 148. Rance
Danielson lost to his opponent, but
still wrestled probably as good as
he’s wrestled all year long,” accor
ding to Kearney
At 157, the unexpei ted ixcurred
again Sophomore Andy Phillips
came through with the fifth pm of the
night, a fall 2 31 into the match, giv
ing the Pioneers a 39-12 lead
Sandy was unable to win any more
comjx’titions, mainly due to the fact
that the Pioneers couldn't field com
petitors in half of the remaining four
matches
S a n d s s lo lle t la m p io n (4 0 ) a b o r ts an
a tte m p t to b lin k r .x ik r o se ’s la t a
P u b ic i 's s h u t.
I o o m k I R a n d y W h e e le r I I 4 1 fin d » a n u n p le a s a n t s u rp ris e as C e n te n n ia l fo r
w a rd B ryan W a lls s te a ls th e b a ll in F rid a y » c o n te s t a t C e n te n n ia l.
The odds have it that Parkrose coach Terry
Woods was not the one who awarded the San
ily Pioneers boys basketball team two votes in
the Associated Press coaches (roll this week
as his Broncos handed Sands its first Mount
Hixxl Conference loss Tuesday at Parkrose.
56 51
Ihe Pioneers earned two votes III this
week's (roll, which has two pos.sitrle explan.i
turns two coaches felt Sandy was the loth
(rest team in Oregon or one coach thought the
Pioneers were the No 9 team Either way.
due to Tuesday night's circumstances, it is
doubtful Sandy will make a return ap
pearan« e to the poll next week
Although receiving votes m a semi
scientific (roll can earn respect from other
teams, being considered one of the state's top
team s is not Pioneer Coach Dan Brisbin’'
concern
Saul Brisbin in the preseason
Polls are
nice to look at. but you've got to go out there
onto the court and actually do it
Despite a season-high 21 points from
Pioneer forward Randy Lamm, Sandy
couldn't do it" against the tough Parkrose
offense in the late stages of Tuesday s game
Sanity had the lead throughout the bulk of
the game, taking a 211-12 lead aftei ttie first
pernxl and a 32 24 lead at halftime
In the third, tfie Pioneers led by as many a
13, tint their ability to get the ball through the
hixip was limited in the lattei portion of the
period
Sandy managed to get out of the third
quarter still maintaining ttie lead. 41-40
Throughout much of ttie fourth, the Pioneers
alternated 2- and 4 point leads before
Parkrose caught (ire
With about 2 minutes to go, Sandy still trad a
1-point lead, but the Broncos recovered the
ball and scored, taking a 1 point lead of their
own Soon after, the Pioneers were unsin
cessful in blocking out a Bronco player on a
Parkrose 1-and-l free throw opportunity, as
that Parkrose player made a lay in with
about a minute left
Sandy simply could not regain control ami
the Broncos held on to snatch ttie triumph
away from the Pioneers
We had control and we just got tentative
with the ball." Brisbin said We played a
pretty gixxl ballgame W'e outplayed them for
2‘ to three quarters and they made a gixxl
run on us "
Center/forwaid Tony Hale had 16 points
and foi ward Brad Pankalla had 7
I tie toss leaves Sandy 8 I overall and 5-1 ill
ttie Mill Parkrose and Sandy ale now tied
for first in ttie league However, since tlie
Broncos have tin head to head edge on the
Pioneers. Sandy e ttieoietu illy one tiatf
game behind tlie Bronco
Next for Sandv is a trio of home contests
Hut perhaps ttie most difficult game is Eriday
night against tlie Central Catholic Rams
The Rams are a well balanced team and
have lx*eli plaving well of late The teams
could bo ttie league's most comparable twittl
are play off-destined, are well coached and
hav e above average spi • d and size I tie dif
ference i ould lie in experience and depth
SANDA 73, ( I N il NNIAI 65 (FridayI
In each of tlie foul quarters, different Pioneer
players had moments to shine
In tlie first, forward Randy Wheeler scored
all of Sandy s opening. . points to ( enlennlal's
1, as tic demonstrated versatility. tutting out
side jumpers and dunk stints within a 2 50
span
The Pioneers surrendered tlie lead once in
tlie quarter, as I agio forward I odd Mon
tgomery converted a I point play with 2 33 to
go 111 tlie (M'l'lnd
Sandy guard < olby Matney then scored 4
point
added to a pan ol freettuows by
Wheeler, giving U m Pioneers a la 1 1 lead at
ttie end of tile pel U h !
From then on. ttie Plum ers held ttie lead
In (tie secoml quartei Hale scored 12 of Ins
team leading 19 points Also III tile second,
backup center lesse Sctuel seared 6 points
and played superior defense. a Sandy h ill! a
39 32 halftime lead
It was Dimin turn to score in the third
quartei H ie senior guard scored 111 points in
ttie 8 minute span all of his scoring done on
breakaway lay ins and flee throws The
Plniieel' went into tlie final period with a
60-42 lead
Then everyI mh I v got into (tie act in the
fourth quarter, a- ill Sandy players got tlie
opportunity to play at least 2 minutes in ttie
game
With most of Sandy' reserve players in
throughout ttie quarter, (tie Pioneers held on
to defeat tlie Eagles, /> 65
Sandy sw im team loses close m e e t
The Sandy Pioneers swim team was
pleasantly disappointed I uesday against ttie
South Albany Rebels in Sandy s second straight
non-league meet
The girls lost to ttie Rebels 85-74. but the boys
came closer than anticipated by Sandy coai ti
Mark Smith
perhaps t«x> close, as the
Pioneers lust 83-82
That's a hard one.” said Smith, who had the
Sandy boys scored to w ithin 6 points prior to the
meet It was a gixxl, competitive meet for our
boys It’s disappointing to lose the dose ones
The Pioneer boys took first in only four
events, but the highlights were Troy Hilstad's
first-place finishes in the 200-yard indiyidu.il
medley (2 minutes, 12 49 seconds) and the 100
butterfly 156 96 seconds i The 200 medley relay
team also took first Joe ( ejka won the diving
event, in which no South Albany competitor
was entered.
The girls had five first-place finishes Th<
200-medley relay team won with a time of
2 10 02 Since South Albany entered no divers,
Robyn Junes won the uncontested event
In the 50 freestyle, Michelle Barber won with
a 28 1-second time Carrie Mills won the 100
backstroke by 05 seconds, with a t 09 72 clock
ing. Robyn Hayball was first in the 100
breaststroke at a 1:11.92 pace
From the South Albany point of view, the
Rebels were somewhat surprised by Sandy s
performance
"I think i Sandy i bloodied our nose a little
bit," said Rebel coach Gus Arsncr. a friend of
R obyn
H a y b a ll
g e ts
oH
th e
b lo c k
in
th e
1 0 0 y a rd
b re a s ts tro k e
event
in
T u e s d a y 's d u a l m e e t a g a in s t S o u th A lb a n y .
Smith’s Since the two coaches are friends, the
non-leaguer was more of a competition of the
minds of the coaches
Also, Smith said the Sandy/South Albany
non-league meet may become an annual event
SANDY AT REDMOND (last Thursday I
All members of the boys team broke their in
dividual best times in at least one event at the
Kiwanis Cascade Aquatic Center in Redmond
However, they still lost to the Panthers. 94 78
The girls also lost to Redmond. 111-60.
despitt having set a new schixil record in the
200-yard medley relay
The medley relay team of Mills, Hayball,
Michelle Crane and Barber took fust in (In
event with a 2 17 4H clocking in the meti i> jmmi I
Converting their time into yards, flu relay
team completed the race in 2 01. beating tin
old record, held for 11 years, by 1 4 seconds
Other first-place finishes for the girls wen
Hay ball in the 200-meter individual medley and
in the 100 freestyle. Janine Williamson in tin
41X1 freesty le and Mills in the lixi backstroke
The boys finished first in five events, with
Pat Crappa taking first in the 50 and 100
freestyle swims Mike Malchow also earned
firsts in the 200 and 400 freestyle event
Hilstad was first in the 100 butterfly
"They went real strong on us.” Smith said
They have an outstanding team, a very strong
team I with i a lot of depth I would say th a t they
should be up pretty good in the state meet
Sandy returns to Mount Hood Confererii t
competition Thursday, when it takes on tin
Gresham Gophers at the Gresham High School
|xxil The ( .opher girls are perhaps the toughest
team in the league and the Ixiys should providi
enough opposition for the Pioneers
The me«-, with Gresham w ill lx- Sandv 's third
in eight days
"They've got to be a little tired, hut there's
still high morale,' Smith said W'e hail an op
tional workout Monday night, due to the fat :
of the snow and school was closed Everyon»
showed up except for two swimmers So I wa
very pleased with that
R eco rd s fall
for M a rlin s
Jason .Smith 12. of the Blue
Marlin Aquatu (Tub, earned a
club record in the 100-yard
ha< k -ti a;e Satin day in the Cor-
valli A/R meet, with a new
tune of 1 minute. 59 seconds
I he rei ord was previously
held
by M a tt R oth
who now .1,
tends lew is and Clark College,
in 1979 Smith lx*at the record
bv H veeonds
Additionally, the 11-12 girls
.’(Ml freestyle relay team of
Nikki Hanson. Teresa Kilander,
Stacey Stewart and Tammy
White set a new RMAI record
with a tunc of ’ 00 72
Derek Spires, 14. broke the
c lu b ic i o rd in th e 100
breaststroke with a 1 06 63
time
In the 1112 girls 200 freestyle
■vent. Hanson also broke a club
recoid with a new time of
2 19 .78
Smith earned a first place in
t
meet in the 50 backstroke,
finishing with a personal-best
time of 29 22 seconds
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