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Pioneers show potential for winning ways
Sandy drops a close one
to Lancers, beats Eagles
by DAVE MAGNUSON
Staff w riter
TR O U TD ALE
The Sandy
Pioneers are giving other baseball
teams in the Mount Hood Con
ference something to think about
Sands came close to knocking off
the state's No Wanked team, the
Reynolds I-ancers. Tuesday, but
lapses gave Reynolds a come-from-
behind win
The Pioneers' almost-win against
the Lancers, coupled with a 4-1
trium ph at Centennial Monday. has
elevated Sandy to a hignei status in
the MHC And the team is on the
verge of putting together the suc
cessful season that has eluded so
often in the past.
"W e're so close to where we re
supposed to be," said Pioneer
coach Rob D'Aboy.
Where is Sandy supposed to be
"(Reynolds) is in second place in
league Potentially, that's where
we could be and should be ”
Sandy has never been known as a
baseball powerhouse, which is
something D'Aboy would love to
see changed.
• W in n in g is so m uch an
attitu d e ,” he said
Once we
believe we can win. it'll happen "
In the game against Reynolds,
Sandy, behind the pitching of Mike
Senn, jumped out to a 5-1 lead
through 44 innings. In the top of
the third inning. Pete Rusaw scored
on a single by Ty Beckley Then,
after the second out had been call
ed. Nick Phillips pounded a single,
scoring Binkley, and the Pioneers
were up 2-0
After Reynolds had scored a rui
Wes Kelley hit a solo home run over
the left field fence in the fourth inn
ing
Then, in the fifth inning, Rusaw
got on w ith an error and Tony Hale
knocked the game's second round
trip , mt Sandy held a 5-1 lead
But in the bottom of the fifth,
Reynolds stored three runs, then
threatened to score again, leaving
the bases loaded at the end of the in
ning
However, it didn't take the
l-ancers long to load the bases
again in the bottom of the sixth
Then. Reynolds l-ouie Nasuta hit a
single to shallow left field, which
was followed by two Pioneer er
rors Three I.ancers scored, giving
Reynolds a 7-5 lead
Sandy had its chance in the top of
the seventh, loading the bases, but
could not come up with the clutch
play, and Reynolds managed to
hold on to the w in
"We should've won that one,
D'Aboy said Mike Senn went out
and pitched a good four innings, as
is our plan Our relief pitching just
didn't do the job "
SANDY 4. CENTENNIAL I The
Pioneers got their first M IK win
Monday by surprising the hosting
Eagles
We've always played well
against Centennial,” D'Aboy said
"O ur defense played really well
and Tony Hale pitched seven strong
innings ”
In the third inning, after Ken
Ouderkirk and Senn walked con
secutively. Rusaw hit a sacrifice fly
and Ouderkirk scored, lifting Sandy
Sxn<1> first b « r m ^ n Tonv Hale put* «hr tag on D ou g G reen e nt «hr Barlow Bruins Iriday.
to its fragile lead
Then, in the fourth. Kelley stored
on a Rob Barrett single with two
out. upping the Pioneers' lead to
2-0
In the fifth. Senn, who was on sc
cond base, moved to third on a
Beckley single Beckley then stole
second and the hall from the cat
cher was overthrown Senn scored
on the e rror and Beckley moved Io
th ird
Bet klev then scored on a passed
ball and Sandy held on Io win the
contest. 4-1
«>f their four runs, the Pioneers
had just one RRI
KAKI.OW 7. SANDY I
I he
M arks fall at Sandy Invitational
Traditionally, the Sandy Invitational track and
field meet has been a showcase of athletic talent
The marks don’t lie, as athletes in Saturday s
event preserved tradition by setting nine state
and two national bests this year
Also traditionally, Sandy Pioneers Coach Ban
dy Hutchinson has enjoy ed putting on the mt na
tional.
This year, he said he broke with tradition
“ We tried to get the invitational together in
two days For 32 teams, it went off better than I
ever hoped it would,” Hutchinson said, adding
that because of the averted teachers strike,
which would have canceled the invitational, get
ting preparations made for the meet was a
frustrating task
" I ’m really glad the meet is over with
he
-said It's always been a fun thing for the kids
and it's always been real enjoyable for me I
-can't really say that this year The most en-
■ joyable part for me was when it was over
• Still, the nationally recognized marks can help
- to bring back some of that enjoyment
-U, ■
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....... -—
Half of the "Gray" sprint sensation from
David Douglas. Boh Gray, tied a
national
mark in the 110-meter high hurdles, with a
13 7-second clocking Also, Aloha's Alan Foster
claimed a US high in the 1,500-meter run.
finishing the race in 3 minutes. 52 1 seconds
State marks, obviously. also were set those two
events, as in the boy s 200, 3.000 and high jump
and in the girls 400, 1.500. javelin and long jump
Oil the local end. Pioneer shot putter Marc
Malek set a new Sandy HighSchool re< ord. with
a throw of 53 feet. 51; inches Malek broke his
own record set a couple of weeks ago
Thrower Art Skip, m t . who has earned some na
tmnal renown for his performance in the javelin,
took third in the shot ■ 52-01 and not surprisingly
first m the javelin, with a throw of 239-9 Malek
was sixth in the javelin at 170-7
Skipper's high this year is 244-4, which is the
fourth-best all-time throw in the nation and the
best this year
In the discus, Malek and Paul Weise took fifth
and sixth, respectively Malek threw the disk
by DAYE MAGNUSON
Words are hard to come by after an
opposing pitcher hurls a no-hitter in
softball, one batter shy of tossing a
perfect game
Coach Gary Curtis knows the find
ing. as his Sandy Pioneers were
blanked by Reeky Hoddevick and the
Reynolds lancers Tuesday, 7-0 at
Sandy in Mount Hood Conference ac
tion.
"They hit the b a ll," Curtis said
plainly. "We didn't."
Accurately put. no matter how
sim ply Hoddevick walked just
Pioneer catcher Chris Lopez in the
third inning and that was the extent
of her downfall Hoddevick struck out
10 of the 22 Sandy batters
Reynolds scored three runs in the
top of the third inning, including a
two-run triple to left field by I-eslie
Pteiss
In the top of the fifth. Reynolds
scored three more and had a hard-to-
overcome 6-0 lead on the Pioneers.
Reynolds scored once more and
contained the win The lancers had
five hits
Perhaps the highlight of Sandy 's
game was in the first inning, when
Pioneer second baseman Shannon
Baker made a major-league diving
stop of a ground ball and managed
the put-out at first
Also, first baseman Monica M errill
made two tough catches and third
baseman Tricia Davis had two d if
ficult put-outs from across the dia
mond
So, all puns aside, Sandy has all the
bases covered The outfield is fast,
B0 points
We scored about as many jxMnts as I thought
we were capable of. so I'm pleased w ith oiii , mt
formances on the tra c k ." Hutchinson said
They're starting to get com petitive and th a t’s
where we've fx-en hurting a little bit It s exciting
to see those kids starting, to get after it
On ttie g irls end. Sandy managed just 7 p ■nts.
which was only a 14th place showing
I he
Beaverton Beavers won ttie girls com petition
scoring 75 points
In the 200. Melinda Kai was fifth with a
27 9-second finish Janet King was fiftti in ttie
stmt put at 32-10 and ttie Pioneers 400 relav team
w as also fifth , w itli a tim e of 53 se« onds Bat
The long jum p was won by Oiegon City's
Karen A lcoin. who set a state best w itli an IB
leap
Barlow had a 7-0 lead through ft1.
innings before the Pioneers stored
on a freak p la t
Sandy 's one bit was a screaming
tri,tie Io rig h t by B arrett in the
seventh W ith two out. Sandy's
Sean Peterson struck out. hut the
Brum catcher drop,ied and lost
sight of ttie ball Peterson made it
safely to lu st and B arrett managed
to i ross the plate on a play that
should hate liven the final out
Young golf team
hopes to improve
It s been a long Mount Hood Con
ference golf season for the Sandy
Pioneers
and It's not «•veil halfway
finished
Sandy, which is b attlin g inex-
jMTience on the team, has yet to
claim a victory in Mil« contests
But the potential for betterm ent is
certainly there, said Dan Brisbin,
coach of the Pioneers
W ith the exception ol Buss
l.tM»mis. the only returning varsity
player who averages just under 40
slro ke si, most ol out kids are
youngei than the .IV kids we're plav
mg.
Bushin said
So we can't
i eallstli ally go out and tieat them
right away But by tin end of the
Mason. I l x v ’le going Io t>e more
colli,M’tltlV e
Sandv faced Reynolds Mondav at
Glendoveer Golf Course and lost to
ttie I juicers, 150 178
<In the par-37 course, I xmiiihs shot a
team leading 40. while senior An-
thonv Cannon had a 44 and freshmen
Erie Ix ’kburg and Gavin Lindberg
shot 4«> and 4B. i esjM'ctlV ely
We tut ttie Gall lietter than the
si ore ind u a te d ,'' B ris b in said
W ere just ho|»ng that individual
ii ii j i i oveinent w ill im prove the team
score
h rulav at Progress Downs Gulf
i ourse, Sandv finished last in the
mi team
B eaverton In v ita tio n a l,
w hleh was won by the ( orv allis S p ar
tans w ith 31*. strokes The Pioneers
shot a 360
I hat was a little d ifferent course
than what we were used to ." Brisbin
said
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Softball team falls
victim to no-hitter
Staff w riter
148-9 while Weise went 14.> '
Skipper, Malek and W e re combined to seole
30 points for the Pioneer tx<y s team, which was
good enough for eighth hi Ixtys team scoring
D a tid Douglas shocked nolxxly by winning with
Bruins, who had been stuggling to
find the hits earlier in the season,
ev idenlally decided to take It out oil
tlx- Pioneers by one-hitting host
Sandy
hut inexperienced Only one starting
outfielder has any varsity experience
Jami B rittle
and she had been a
pitcher regularly at the V-level
"I'v e got footspeed, but I don t
have the experience in the outfield,"
Curtis said "Bu we re not going to
fold up our tent and sneak away at
night W ere learning from our
mistakes "
W e re n o t
g o in g
to fo ld u p o u r te n t
a n d s n e a k a w a y at
n ig h t.
W e re
in g
fro m
le a rn
our
m is ta k e s .
— G a ry C u rtis
The Pioneers lost to Centennial in a
home game Monday, 11-2, scoring
both runs in the bottom of the
seventh.
It was certainly one of the most
forgettable games in Curtis' career,
which started when Sandy integrated
softball into its spring sports offer
ing.
After scoring one run and with
players on second and third, Baker
hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scor
ing Kelli Portinga
On F riday, Sandy play ed at Barlow
and lost to the Bruins, 3-2 Each team
had four hits, but Barlow edged past
Sandy for the victory
The Pioneers travel to face Central
Catholic F riday at Normandale
Park
S w im m ers
take part
in m eet
No w in s
recorded
in te n n is
It's been a difficult time for the
Sandy Pioneers boys tennis team,
as it has lost every Mount Hood
Conference match so far this
season
The Pioneers have given up two
matches to forfeit
because of
the aborted teac hers strike
but
they also lost four others as well
Could it be that Sandy isn't pro
gressing as planned'’
Well, 1 don't know I thought
we were,” said Pioneer Coach Wes
Williams "A lot of it now is the
point where you've got to prove to
your players that it s more im p or
tant to improve than it is to win
Sandy suffered its sixth MIK
lass of the season Monday at
Centennial, being shut out by the
Eagles five games to none
However, in second singles, Ben
Fisk went to split sets against the
Eagles, who had to come from
behind. 6-3, 5-7, 1-6
Sandy's first doubles team of
Volker Henjes and Steve Klaus
also split sets, losing to Centen
nial. 7-5. 3-6, 5-6
The second doubles team of
Mike Hogen and Chris Stone, play
ing the first time at second
doubles, played a tough match but
lost in straight sets
We need to work on some
things," Williams said We need
to be brave at the net in doubles
and we need to do more volleys in
practice."
On F r id a y , the G resham
Three swimm ers representing the
Bine M arlin Aqnath ( lull ( ompeted
A p tll 7 III at the T'BB Tai Western
Short fours« swimming cham pion
ship in Walnut 1 i«’«’k « aid
Bobvn llavball. Derek S|»ii«-s and
Jason Sm ith iepn-■••nleil the BMAt
in 14 events
S econ d s in g le s p la y ci Tracy Buss returns
M onday's c o n te s l a g a in st C en ten n ial.
Gophers shut out the hosting
Pioneers In first singles. Zoltán
Duhrawsky lost after having a
one-game advantage, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7
It's more im portant to develop
a good, sportsm anlike attitude and
to im p r o v e ," W illia m s said
"Otherwise, you I m ’ coiih defeatist
So that's what we're w orking on at
th«1 moment We've got nothing, to
a
volley
in
lose
Said Duhrawsky
W e'll hâve a
strong se« ond ball of the season
tx i ause. right now. we don't have
the right combination
Sandy's g irls team lost Monday
to the Eagles, 5-0, but defeated
Gresham Fridav and Columbia
las« Wednesday by the same 3-2
SCtlfP
lla v h a ll. in the 15- Io IB veal-old
age group. Ileal In i previous l»es| in
the ."«Xi-vatd breaststroke Ty three
sc« onds. finishing in minutes. 37.44
se« iiik I s lla v b a ll also < ompeted in
the 100 breaststroke
Spires, 13-14, was entered hi five
ev cuts, the '.’00 llldiv idual medley . 200
breaststroke. 100 bleaststroke, 100
butterfly and 50 freestyle He rece iv
ed person al best tim e s in 100
breaststroke while p la iin g fourth in
the finals w ith a time of I 03 36
Spires also lietlercd his lim e in the
KM» b u tte rfly , fin ish ing in 58 61
seconds
Sm ith was entered in seven «’vents,
setting a new persona I-lie.st tune in
th«’ 100 breaststroke d 13 4 1 and
p la it’d fourth in th«’ 50 backstroke
and 10,h in the 100 backstroke
«inly the top eight swimmers in
each of th«’ 55-partn ipant events
mad«’ d to th«' finals
O ur swimmers swam extremely
well in this high-caliber champion
ship meet w ith the temperature rang
ing around the high 80s," said Mark
Smith, coach of the Blue Marlins
The Kiw anis < lub of Sandy, the
Sandy O ptim ist ( lub and the Blue
M arlins Parents Group each sup
ported and assisted the trio 's trip to
( altfornia