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Aaron Mitcheil and
Son Plumbing
eavers, Glenco lead Metro League
by Sian Sykes
T h e 1982-13 M e tro League Bas­
ketball season has started o ff with a
bang, and there have been a lot o f
surprises. T h is year a fte r the p re­
season the to p seeded team in the
state, Glencoe's Crim son T ide, was
upset in its first M e tro League bas­
ketball game by the Beaverton Bea­
vers. The Beavers beat the Tide by 6
points, 6 4 -5 8 , to start o f f w hat
would be one o f the toughest M etro
League races ever. A t the end o f five
games there were o nly tw o teams
that stood above the rest. The Bea­
verto n Beavers were 5-0, and the
G lencoe C rim so n T id e were 4-1 .
The rest o f the teams in the M e tro
League— Jesuit, H illsboro. Tigard.
Central Catholic, Aloha, and Sunset
were all tied for third place with rec­
ords o f 2-3.
A t the end o f the half-w ay point,
in League play, things are starting to
take shape. T w o team s, G lencoe
and Beaverton, seem to be above the
rest o f the league, and only competi­
tive with each other. Glencoe, after
their opening 86-84 loss to Beaver­
ton. seemed to come alive by beat­
ing their next three opponents by at
least 20 poin ts, and w inning their
last 6 out o f 6 games to trail Beaver­
ton by just one game with a 6-1 rec­
o rd . G lencoe is led by 6-4 guard
Dave Im m e l who is averaging 13
points a game. Immel signed a letter
o f intent to attend U C L A next year,
and right now just appears to be
w o rkin g on his game so that next
year he w ill be ready to fit in to
U C L A 's routine.
The Beaverton Beavers are by far
the best team in the M etro League
right now . They have beaten every
team in the League, and just last
F rid a y they beat the C e n tral C a th ­
olic Rams decisively with a score o f
89-54 The Beavers have everything
a coach is looking for: size, talent,
speed, quickness and experience.
Even though the Beavers have a lot
o f experience, they are led by Junior
Forward Anthony T aylo r. T aylo r is
leading the league in scoring w ith a
22-po int average. H e has mesmer­
ized fans with some o f his sky-scrap­
ing slam dunks and he is a threat to
any team that he is playing against.
Beaverton w ill be very tough to
beat. L oo k fo r them to finish high
in the state playoffs.
Surprising as it may sound, the re­
m ain ing 6 teams in the M e tro
League have losing records. Tigard,
the new team in the League because
o f a district change, has surprised a
few o f the M etro League teams with
their size and quickness. Tigard has
great outside shooting from seniors
Eric Christenson and John Baum-
gart. and they can shoot just as well
as any team in the League. Tigard, a
newcomer, has adjusted well to the
M etro League toughness and seems
to fit right in w ith the com petitive­
ness. Look for Tigard to be right in
the m id dle o f things fo r those 3rd
and 4th playoff spots.
A lo h a is also in th ird place with
T ig ard and Sunset. T h e W a rrio rs
have turned what is supposed to be
a re b u ild in g year in to a p o te n tial
p la y o ff spot. T h e w arriors are led
by Ju n io r guard A a ro n L aasko.
Laasko is a good ball handler, and
is very capable o f getting the ball to
A loha's 6-11 center Kevin Schmidt.
Although Aloha has a losing record
a fte r h a lf o f the season, 3-4, they
will be a team that many Metro
League teams will have to beat to
get into the playoffs.
Rounding o f f that group tied for
third place arc the Sunset Apollos.
The Appollos have Ken Harris, who
many consider the best in the state,
as their coach. H a rris has turned
things around for the Apollos, who
were also supposed to be in a re­
building year. H e has changed them
from a young, inexperienced team,
to an aggressive, threatening team.
The W arriors, in League play, have
knocked o f f tw o teams th at were
rated in the top ten after the pre-sea-
son was over, Jesuit and Hillsboro,
and they almost bumped o ff the top
team in the M etro League, Beaver­
ton, losing only in the final seconds
25 -24 , in a very slow-paced game.
The Appollos appeared to be ready
fo r every team they have faced so
far. It w ill be interesting to see how
they do in the second half.
W ith the success o f some o f the
M etro League teams, comes the dis­
ap p oin tm en t o f o th e r, and th at is
exactly w hat the Jesuit Crusaders
have faced so fa r. C o m in g out o f
preseason undefeated and ranked
9th in the state, the Crusaders pro­
ceeded to lose their next three
League tames to M etro foes, before
coming up w ith tw o wins in a row ,
over T ig a rd and A lo h a . T h e C ru ­
saders have the youngest team in the
League, carrying 7 juniors, 2 sopho­
mores. and just 3 seniors. They are
led by ju n io r D an N ied erm eyer,
who averages 17 points per game,
and M a rk Steger, who averages 16
points per game. These tw o young
men have combined for over half of
Jesuit's to ta l offense so fa r in
League play. Most teams play a tri­
angle and tw o defense to try and
stop Niederm eyer and Steger, and
that is the ultim ate sign o f respect.
The Crusaders w ill come out strong
in the second h a lf, and look fo r
them to be rig h t in the thick o f
things for that p layo ff race.
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The Hillsboro Spartans have also
had a disappointing season. Ranked
as high as 3rd in state at one tim e,
the Spartans have produced only
two wins in M etro League competi­
tio n . H ills b o ro is a tough, fast
breaking team that can surprise you
at any time. They appear to be in a
slum p right now , but are by no
means out o f the playoff race. Look
for them to come back strong in the
second half.
Finishing up the M e tro League
are the Central Catholic Rams. The
Rams have played as well as was ex­
pected so fa r this year. They have
knocked o f f Jesuit, their religious
riva ls, and H ills b o ro , in the first
h a lf, and appear to be headed fo r
some more wins in the second h alf.
T he Rams arc led by senior A ndy
ju n io r K eith P a rk e r. These tw o
young men have consistently played
well for the Rams this year, and are
also the tw o leading scorers. T he
Rams are a good team and should
not be taken lightly.
The M etro League is like a jigsaw
puzzle right now, and all spots are
up for grabs. It will be interesting to
see w hat happens in the second
hair.
H e re is a look at the M e tro
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Beaverton, 7-0; Glencoe, 6-1; T i­
gard. 3-4; A lo h a , 3-4; Sunset, 3-4;
Jesuit, 2-5; H ills b o ro , 2-5; Central
Catholic, 2-5.
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by Ron Sykes.
Sports Editor
O k a y , Super Bow l X V I I is now
history. Yours truly started the play­
offs saying it would be a Redskin vs.
Raiders finals. Nobody's perfect but
the Redskins were our favorites to
lake home all the marbles by a 20-17
margin.
Again no one is perfect and w e'll
settle for the 27-17 outcome.
A n d just lik e we said it was the
ru n nin g o f John Riggins and the
ath letic a b ility o f Q B Joe Theis-
mann that made the difference.
Theism ann’ s m ajo r contribution
und o ub ted ly came on one o f his
misplays. Let’s set the scenario: The
Redskins were deep in their own ter­
rito ry when T heism ann dropped
back to pass on th ird and 14. Joe
back-pedaled seven yards and
spotted little Alvin Garrett sprinting
free on the Redskin 35. Just as Joe
released the b all big Bob Kuchen-
berg. M iam i's right tackle, extended
his arms and batted the ball in the
air.
Theismann's quick reaction took
him to the linem an who was about
to make the catch and would have
had a sure six points.
Theism ann, 6-0 and 205 pounds,
somehow knocked the ball loose.
So instead o f 2 4 -13 , the score re­
m ained a respectable 17-13. Hats
o ff to Joe.
And w hile w e're on the subject,
hats o f f to my good buddies down
at OSP. After my Super Bowl selec­
tion 1 know they al! must be broke.
You see, it was brought to my at­
ten tion that my good O SP pals
watch for my predictions, then bet
the other way.
A nd w hat about those Beavers?
Kudos to Oregon State Coach Ralph
M iller for having the courage to ad­
m it th at he had made some bad
moves.
For some strange reason Ralph
elected to go with size instead o f the
quickness that had made O SU into
the perennial Pac-10 champion.
D u rin g the early season Ralph's
front line could match up well with
just about any N B A team . A t the
forwards were the 6-835 A .C . Green
and 6-8 C h arlie S itto n , Parkrose's
6-10 Steve W oodside in the middle
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completed his huge but slow front
line.
A fter going 1-4 in conference play
M iller opted for a smaller but quick­
er lineup by benching W oodside,
moving Danny Evans up front and
bringing freshman sensation Darryl
Flowers into the starting unit.
The Beavers are now playing like
those teams that have become syn­
onymous with O SU basketball.
And how about that M ott? Andv
M o tt, the freshman walk-on out of
G rant H igh School has really come
on.
" I guess I ' l l have to give Andy
more playing tim e ," M ille r said.
" H e ’ s certainly played well for us
whenever he’ s been on the flo o r.” I
remember Andy when he was only a
sophom ore at W ashington High
School.
A t that time 1 thought he was the
finest sophomore in the state.
But since Andy had always played
in a run and shoot offense it was
hard to imagine him in a controlled
game such as O S U . H e has fit in
well and w ill make a generous con­
tribution to the basketball program.
eavers meet Phillies in opener
The Portland Beavers open their
76th season in the P a c ific Coast
League al Civic Stadium on A pril 10
and en tertain th eir M a jo r League
a ffilia te , the Philadelphia Phillies,
on Thursday, A pril 21.
T his w ill be the firs t tim e P o rt­
land baseball fans w ill get to see
Philadelphia's All-Star lineup which
includes Pete Rose, M ik e Schm idt,
Joe Morgan and Steve Carlton. The
Beavers meet the N ational League's
perennial Eastern Division conten­
ders at 7:05 p m ., on April 21.
The Phillies have won the N atio n ­
al East cham pionship four times in
ihe last seven years and captured the
1980 W orld Series against the Kan­
sas C ity Royals.
T h e P o rtla n d Beavers have a n ­
nounced the signing o f form er Bea­
ver o u tfie ld e r L a rry L ittle to n and
p itc h e r Johnny S u tto n . L ittle to n
played in 133 games for Portland in
1979.
T h e P h ila d e lp h ia P h illie s , the
Beavers' parent club, purchased L it­
tleton's contract from Toledo o f the
In te rn a tio n a l League and b o u fh t
Sutton's contract from Nuevo Lare­
do o f the T rip le-A Mexican League.
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PETE ROSE
Sutton, a righthanded hurler. was
on loan to the Phillies' O klah om a
City club at the end of the 1982 sea­
son.
" L a r r y (L ittle to n ) did a fine job
for us in 1 9 79 ," said David Hersh,
Beavers’ general m anager, " a n d ,
he’ s matured as a player since then,
progressing all the way to the M ajo r
Leagues. H e is proven to be an
above average Class A A A player
and his defensive skills w ill be an as­
set t o th c tlu b .”
L ittle to n , 27, h it .279 fo r P o rt­
land in 1979 and drove in 71 runs.
H e was traded, along w ith pitcher
John Burden, to the C leveland In ­
dians organization for pitcher Larry
Andersen in 1979.
MIKE 8CHMIDT
S u tto n , w ho has M a jo r League
experience with St. Louis and M in ­
nesota, has spent the past two (fu ll
seasons) w ith Nuevo Laredo where
he was 17-7 in 1981 and 8-8 before
going to O klahom a City.
"Sutton was an outstanding pros­
p e c t," H ersh said, " a n d needs
another chance to prove himself.”
T h e 30 -ye ar-o ld S u tto n pitched
for Sacramento. Odgen and Hawaii
in the Pacific Coast League.
L ittleto n played fo r tw o clubs in
the In te rn a tio n a l League last sea­
son. H e started with Charleston be­
fore being traded to the Minnesota
T w in s ' Class A A A T o le d o club
where he hit .278 in 62 games.
Sorry Joe, perhaps yo u 've lost a
good one here.
M a n y are counting the Beavers
out fo r this season, but the feeling
here is that Ralph has just begun to
fight.
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And isn’ t the 7-4 Ralph Sampson
something? Ralph can do it all, and
anyone having any doubts as to who
the best center in college basketball
is should either have their eyes ex­
am ined or their head. Big Ralph is
heads and shoulders above the rest.
Not only in size but ability as well.
Patrick Ewing will become a great
player, given tim e, but not as great
as R alp h . The fans in Houston
should really be excited. Just hope
m anagem ent is ready to deal w ith
the man (Sam pson) w ho w ill lead
them to the promised land.
T h e p red ictio n here is that the
Rockets w ill trip le th eir season
ticket sales the m inute the a n ­
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son is the Messiah, and he will lead
them to the promised land, just as a
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and under w ill shoot baskets for
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on Saturday, Feb. 12, during the 4th
an n ual Jack Ram say B asketball
Shoot-out.
Participants w ill collect pledges
based on the number of baskets they
sin k. A ll c o n trib u tio n s go to the
Easter Seal Society o f O re g ' n to
b en efit ch ild re n and ad u lts w ith
physical disabilities.
Seven re g io n a l w inners w ill be
named in the benefit event. Each,
accompanied by a chaperone, w ill
win a " D a y in the N B A ," attending
a T ra il Blazer practice, getting an
o ffic ia l T r a il Blazer autographed
b a s k e tb a ll, lunching w ith Coach
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game. The grand prize w inner w ill
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