Portland Observer, March 11, 1982 Page 15
Young boxer starts early
Gary Sykes is a good example o f a
late devotee to the world o f pugil
ism.
One o f three c h ild re n , tw o o f
them girls, G ary, being in the m id
dle, had to fight both up and down
to maintain his turf at home.
G ary began his boxing career at
the tender age o f seven under the tu
telage o f his first coach Lee Jenkins
at M att Dishman C om m unity C en
ter. The Dishman boxing team holds
their workouts five days a week and
Gary seldom misses a practice.
“ I enjoy it n o w ,” beams G a ry,
“ but at first I think it was mostly
my Dad’s idea.” Henry Sykes, a de
voted father, travels the Northwest
w ith his son and is his staunchest
supporter.” Quote.
“ D o n ’ t mind the tra v e l," Henry
says. “ As long as my son enjoys it
I ’ ll keep going. I ’ m seeing him
develop, and that’s good. H e’s had
only eight fights and has shown
good poise and a nice left hook.”
G ary has com piled quite an im
pressive record during his four years
o f boxing. His ever growing trophy
case now contains eight trophies and
two ribbons.
He has won trophies in such
places as Salem, Longview, Chehal
is, Beaverton, Vancouver and Port
land. The Sykes live in Vancouver
but travel to P o rtla n d d aily fo r
training and bouts. Boxing is a great
way to keep in shape and W illa and
Henry Sykes, G a ry ’ s parents, are
physical fitness buffs. W hile their
son is traveling, the Sykes often use
the o p p o rtu n ity to get in a good
workout themselves.
” 1 like to w ork o u t, but d o n ’ t
care much fo r b o x in g ,” mused
W illa . ” 1 seldom attend his
matches, simply because I hate see
ing him get h it.”
The Dishman boxing team’s next
match will be held in early March at
M att Dishman Community Center.
A t the 65-p ou n d class G a ry is
considered a strong aggressive
pounder. His long range plan is to
keep working hard. He has no pro
fessional ambitions but says, “ The
1987 O lym pics w o u ld n ’ t be too
bad.”
Those closest to the young fighter
believe that if hard work and dedi
cation mean anything then G a ry ’ s
ambition will one day be reality.
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Georgetown!
by A t McGilberry
The second season is here. It ’s the
most exciting dram a in college
sports— the N .C .A .A . College Bas
ketball playoffs. It has in my opin
ion one o f the strongest fields in
years. The tourney will bring many
joys and d is a p p o in tm c n ts ^ fljjfi
ready for some real excitement. I ’m
going out on the limb and will pick
the winners.
In the Eastern Regionals it will be
N o rth C a ro lin a . This is a strong
team w ith W o rth y , P erkin s, and
D ougherty giving N o rth C aro lin a
the strongest front line in the Colle
giate ranks. Dean Sm ith has the
horses this year to rule in the East.
In the Midwest it will be DePaul.
In the past the post season hasn’ t
been too good for Coach M eyer. I
think he’ll reach the semis this time.
V illa n o v a w ill push them all the
way.
In the Mideast I have to go with
the skyscraper Ralph Sampson. He
is just too much for the rest o f the
crowd. Minnesota will press but will
fade under Sampson’ s shot-block
ing and defense.
The best team as we have said all
year is G eo rg eto w n . G eorge
Thompson is the best coach in the
country and (h e ir w hole team is
playing great at the right time o f the
year. W e pick Georgetown to win
the West and win the whole ball o f
wax. Il will be great to see if it all
comes out this way; have fun and
bet your house o f Georgetown.
O regon State should cry w o lf.
Georgetown should never be in the
W estern R eg io n al. W ashington
D .C . is not in the W est; w ith o u t
these politics, Oregon State would
reach the final four.
game Sunday,
10-4.
W ilson
smashed his third home run o f the
season in the loss to W ashington
State. Jeff Myers went the distance
for the victory over LCSC.
LC SC played W ashington State
today for the championship. Lewis-
C lark State’s lone two losses came
at the hands o f the Beavers and they
entered the game w ith a previous
win over W S U and a 3-2 tou rn ey
m ark. W ashington State was 4-1.
Eastern Washington finished play 1-
4.
Pacific is led by Warren A rakaki,
a N A IA A ll-A m erican as a sopho
more, and outfielders Terence Len-
dio and Bobby G e b h a rd t. They
opened their season today at home
versus Judson Baptist. W illam ette
will play their first game o f the sea
son against the Beavers Sunday.
Senior C liff C otton, a .333 hitter in
1981, leads the Bearcats.
Oregon State split th e ir fo u r
games over the weekend. They got
o ff to a slow start with a 4-3, 10-inn-
ing loss to Eastern W ashing to n
S aturday a fte rn o o n . In the 7 pm
nightcap, they pounded host Lewis-
Clark State for 15 runs on only nine
hits in w inning, 15-7. Jim W ilson
appears to be the offensive weapon
head coach Jack Roley was banking
on as the Corvallis junior went 3 x 5
with five runs batted in and a pair o f
long distance tw o -ru n home runs.
Shane Gallagher recorded the win in
relief of starter M ike Gorman.
W ashington State won the slug
fest the next morning. 13-9, but the
Beavers repeated their clubbing o f
Lewis-Clark State in the afternoon
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The Oregon State baseball team
(2-2) will open their home schedule
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doublcheader agaist Pacific Univer
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vs. Willamette. Starting time on Sat
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The Beavers missed their first day
o f action at the Banana Belt T o u r
nament in Lewiston, Idaho, due to
the passing away o f freshman o ut
fielder Scott H alb ro o k . H albroo k,
19, was involved in a head on colli
sion w ith shortstop Steve Sm ith
while chasing a fly ball. He never re
gained consciousness after the trag
edy du rin g Tuesday a fte rn o o n ’ s
practice. Funeral services were held
this m o rn in g in Eugene fo r H a l
b ro o k. H is u n ifo rm , num ber 13,
though he never had the opportun
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will be retired.
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