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
this weekend w ith a Saturday
doublcheader agaist Pacific Univer­
sity (0-0) and a Sunday single game
vs. Willamette. Starting time on Sat­
urday is 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm on Sun­
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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
ity to wear it in a game situation,'
will be retired.
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