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Page 14 Portland Observer, December 10, 1981 Sports T alk THE Harlem Globetrotters. by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor Now the goat! Wilco Profile This year’ s Wilco league basket ball season is already upon us, and this year’ s race looks to be ts com petitive as ever. Five teams are ex pected to battle it out for the league crown. The number one Wilco rep resentative w ill automatically go to the state playoffs, while the other four will fight down to two for state tournament rights. Predicting should be rather d iffi cult this year since the league is ex tremely balanced. The following is how we see the top teams. And they are reported in the order in which we see them finishing. I. Reynolds— Reynolds looks like the team to beat this year. The Lan cers w ill probably get o ff slow be cause o f the extended football sea son. But once they work the football kinks out they should really begin to roll. At least four o f the starters will be back from last yar, along with the addition o f 6-6, all-state football player, Tony Domingue. Domingue is expected to be one o f the top play ers in the conference. The Lancers are strong in the backcourt with four-year starter Darren Brady, who is considered one o f the best guards in the state, and Jack Stan ley, a two-year starter w ith good leadership qualities. At forward the Lancers return 6-5, Todd Risper, who is a dangerous outside shooter and 6-4, Steve Dempsey, who is probably as good a leaper as you’ ll find in the ieague. The Reynolds Lancers are simply the class o f the W ilco League. Be sides returning four starters the Lancers also have a strong bench. Grant smashes Jeff G ra nt’ s Generals won an inter- league game against the Jefferson Democrats Tuesday evening 77-58. It was inevitable that the Grant Gen- erals would come out ahead against the shorter Demos. Grant was taller and quicker and that's all she wrote. The Generals were led in scoring by 6-3 senior forw ard Andy M o tt and 6-7 center D. Smith both with I8 points. Michael Hornbuckle, 6-0 senior guard, was the Demo scoring leader w ith 15. The Generals ran o f f 12 consecutive points in the first quart- er and it was never close after that. Rebounding and turnovers led to the Demo’ s demise. 2. Putnam — Putnam finished third in last year’ s tough Wilco race and this year should move up a notch to second. The Kingsmen have eight returning lettermen and Coach Don McKluskey is rightfully excited about his team's chances. The Kingsmen are led by 5-10 guard Brad Holm and forward Brad Her- rno who at 6-4 is the tallest starter, starter. Putnam plays a team-oriented game and feels that everyone can get the jo b done. Coach McKluskey feels that doing well last year and being competitive in every game will add to their experience and carry them into the playoffs for the sec ond straight year. Because o f a lack o f height, re bounding is a concern. But if the Kingsmen meet their goal o f im proving in all areas, they once again should be up there fig htin g fo r a playoff spot. 3. Centennial—Coming o ff an unimpressive 8-10 season and a near miss at the playoffs last year, the Centennial Eagles look like a team to be reckoned with this basketball season. The Eagles have six return ing lettermen, four o f whom are starters. They are fa irly w ell-bal anced but w ill look fo r 6-7 center Ben Larson when the going gets tough. Centennial w ill look fo r guards Mark James and Greg Mel vin to provide quickness and good perimeter shooting. Centennial w ill run a P A T TERNED offense along with a controlled fast break. Centennial should be one o f the teams compet ing for the state title to be played at Memorial Coliseum this March. Box Score Jefferson M. Hornbuckle C. Holliday R. Coleman C. Mitchell Tate Shamsun Din H. Mitchell Jones, A. Don Vann Grant Ross, E. Mott, A. Hampton, T. Palmer Smith Frison Binns DeVaney FG 5 3 0 5 2 2 0 1 5 4 8 3 3 FTAFTM TP 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 4 9 4 8 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 14 6 0 12 4 4 0 4 10 2 10 2 18 3 9 1 7 2 18 1 5 0 6 2 2 BILLY RAY BATES “ Riding high in A pril, shot down in M ay.” Could pretty well be the theme song for Portland’ s Billy Ray Bates. Bates' playing tim e has dropped sharply in the last ten games, putting him in Jack Ram say’ s dog house. " I ’ m being mis used," lamented Billy. “ Whenever I make a mistake or get beat by my defensive man 1 know I'm coming out, while others make mistakes and they stay in ." For some strange reason B illy seems to be treading along the same path as Lionel Hollins, Maurice Lu cas, and Ron Brewer—all ex-Blaz- ers. When Ramsay loses confidence in a player he has been known to bring the player on the bench which adds to the player's problem and never alleviates it. It is a well known fact that when players are having problems, playing time is usually the answer. BRB was brought to Portland as an offensive player. During his first year Billy was used strictly as a spot player coming in to supply points while the regulars took a respite. Billy’s role was plain and simple—to light up the scoreboard. However, when injuries dictated that he play more he responded by leading the Blazers in the p la y-o ffs his firs t year. Bates was so spectacular that he was chosen NBA Player o f the Week after he had played lets than 15 games. When Jack Ramsay called upon Billy to start it was always out o f ne cessity. But when Billy knew he was going to get the playing time he al ways sparkled. Last year, during the play-offs, as a starter Billy averaged 28.4 points per game. Ramsay should learn that i f you have a thoroughbred that you should not enter him in a quarter horse race. Some horses are meant to run long distances and some short. Some basketball players are offen sive players and some defensive and the belief here is that if you have a successful offensive machine it would be detrimental to tighten the screws. W ith Ramsay’ s current philoso phy o f the game one could not imag ine such players as George Gervin, W orld Free, Julius Erving and Da vid Thompson being able to play for him. Yet, all arc established stars in the NBA. I f B illy’ s fate is to be the same as Hollins, Brewer, Lucas and Johnny Davis he shouldn't fret, because all are doing well elsewhere. Ramsay just may be good with X ’ s and O ’s but his ability to handle men leaves a lot to be desired. The cream o f the 1981 Oregon- bred two-year-old crop will be in the sp?tlight this Saturday, as Portland Meadows presents the $25,000- added Oregon Futurity. Expected to compete in what is annually Oregon’ s richest race for two-year-olds are Flying Jaguar, Laundauer, Future Fox and Light house Jim. One top-notch filly who could face starter Gloyd Young in the one mile event is Cool Flight, the Vera McNamara-trained daugh ter o f Flying Lark who won the $16,345 Janet Wineberg Stakes here November 28. Flying Jaguar, another McNam ara-trained charge, is expected to be the early favorite o ff o f his victory in the $15,940 Bill Wineberg Stakes November 29. A fte r breaking his maiden at the San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton (C alif.) on August 11, the chestnut son o f Flying Lark competed at Bay Meadows, where he finished second to P ositively Maybe in a $20,000 claiming race. Laundauer was the 9-to-5 favorite in the Bill Wineberg but ran second to Flying Jaguar. Laundauer en tered the B ill Wineberg w ith two consecutive six furlong allowance wins at Portland Meadows, includ ing one in 1:11 3/5, the second fast est two-year-old time at the current meeting. Future Fox and Lighthouse Jim are also stakes veterans. Lighthouse Jim, trained by Howard B elvoir, was th ird in both the O .T .B .A . Sales Stakes October 31 and the Beaver State Handicap November 14 before finishing a disappointing ninth in the Bill Wineberg. Future Fox ran a game th ird in the B ill Wineberg after a second place finish to Not Now in the O .T .B .A . Sales Stakes and an out-of-the-m oney performance in the Beaver State. • In other developments at the "1 This coupon is good for I I I one Free General I I Admission to Portland I MEADOWS Meadows Sunday only. I I I Pick up you r fre e cop y o f th e P o rtland O bserver I I fo r racing results. I PORTLAND MEADOWS 1001 N o rth S c h m e e r Road P o rtlan d , O regon 97217 $49” A L "“„ k '8'" ' íí eñs I A l l SEATS RESERVED TICKETS A t M EM ORIAL COLISEUM MEIER G FRANK DO W NTO W N ALL METRO Gl JOE S. STEVENS G SONS. LLOYD CENTER If you want to stay on top, you have to stay in touch. lr 7 r o ff as Free Mia finished first (at 16- to -l) and Flowing Fire finished sec ond. The winning combination was 8-11, marking the first time this sea son that combination came in. Tri/ecta— In Saturday's seventh race. Just My Honey, Barbra Rube and Proxy’ s Bonus teamed up for a $6,085.40. trifecta payoff. D a ily D ouble— Sunday’ s daily double paid $141.60, as 17-to-l shot Dakota Winds and 6-to-5 favorite Who’s Charlie won the first and sec ond races respectively. R E M IN G T O N ® | / Adults: $7.50 6 $6.00 Students thru H.S.: $ 6 .0 0 6 $5.00 JACK RAMSAY North Portland oval, Hugh Wales, My Runaway, has nine victories, Greg Swaim, Gary Stevens and Jody followed closely by A .T . (Tex) I r Davidson are engaged in a battle for win, who has eight. Irwin, who had the lead in the jockey standings. a double on December 5, is one o f After six weekends o f racing, Wales only two conditioners with a triple and Swaim have 14 wins each, fo l to his credit, as his Run the M o lowed closely by Stevens with 12 and ment, Apache Lark and Sy’ s H ill Davidson with 11. billy all galloped to victory on No Walse enhanced his position in vember 27. the standings with a double on De Apache Lark won last week’ s fea cember 6, scoring with Our Jenny tured $9,000-added Oregon Breed Rose in the firs t race and P aul’ s ers Championship by two and a half Grey, who upset 2-to-5 favo rite lengths over Big Cougar. At odds o f Poppy Vee, in the featured ninth 2.10-to-l, the four-year-old gelding race. covered the I 1/16 miles over a Leading tra in er B ill T o lle tt, sloppy track in 1:46 3/5 and swelled whose stable boasts the ace sprinter his 1981 earnings to $36,129. Cord Shaver Model BMS- 800C MEMORIAL COLISEUM “S e d ic i P v s f iU / Two-year-olds vie forOregon Futurity crown by Mike Cusortelli SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 1 :3 0 RM. Ram has the signal that keeps you in constant touch. Providing direct dial, tone alert, tone voice, and mobile telephone service. Portland Meadows payoffs W in— In winning Sunday’ s sec ond race, Dakota W inds—guided by jockey Felipe Zubieta—returned $37.40 per $2 win ticket. Place— Jockey Abe Casteneda guided Rich’ s Bargain to a dead- heat victory in Friday night’ s 10th and final race, resulting in a $17.80 place payoff. Show— Barba Rube, ridden by apprentice Mark Hadley, finished second in Saturday’ s seventh race and returned a $15.20 show mutuel. 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