PAGE 10 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON JANUARY 21, 1977
SPORTS
G irl’s Basketball Team Rated Tops
Coach Dave Wiles
The still unbeaten Madras
girls White buffalo basketball
team boasts a 8-0 record and is
generating some real excite
ment among area residents.
The girls varsity team is con
sidered to be among the top
five in the state, with Crook
County their closest rival.
Warm Springs can be proud
of their contribution to this
strong team, as half the team
is comprised of girls from the
reservation. They are: Kim
Manion, F ran Moses, Mina
Shike, Vallerie Lawrence,
row - left to right): Kimiko Danzuka, Vallerie Lawrence,
Kimiko Danzuka, Marla Patt,
THE GIRL’S White Buffalo basketball team remains unbeaten
Tammi Winterburn, änd Marla Patt. Not shown are Molly
and Barbara Earl.
this season. Team members are (from left to right - standing):
Davis and Marcy Phillips.
Other team members are:
Joanie Hatfield, Mina Shike, Jenneta Ennis, Kim Manion, Fran
(Photo by Sandy Rangila)
Joanie Hatfield, Roberta Koch,
Moses, Barbara Earl, Roberta Koch, and Mary Nelson. (Front
Tammi Winterburn,
Jenneta
Ennis, Molly Davis, Marcy
Phillips, and Mary Nelson.
faloes played Crook County, programs there they get ac
Fran Moses, a senior, was
their main rival, in one of the quainted with the basketball at
the leading scorer last year
most outstanding games ever a younger age and pick up
averaging 18 points per game,
Coordination very early.
10 rebounds a game, and 4 to 5 seen here in Central Oregon,
“A real factor is that the
according
to
coach
Wiles.
assists per game. She tore
best girls are the ones who
M
adras
won
57-54.
In
a
re
some ligam ents in her knee
or three
match Thursday, Jan. 20th, the compete in two
during the first game this
sports,” said the coach. “ I
Madras
girls
proved
themselves
season, though she played in
think the day of a really
again with a 54-45 win in a
the second game until she was
competitive girl in one sport is
overcome -by the pain. Coach real nail biter.
gone,” he added. “ Our best
Dave Wiles anticipates that she
female athletes are the ones
Fast
breaking,
quickness,
will be back in one and a half
who excel in everyting - track,
and
speed
enable
the
girls
to
or two weeks, and will be
volleyball, basketball . ..."
compile
unusually
high
scores.
running “ full steam ” by th e '
. The team, it appears, has
For
example.,
against
Crook
end of the month.
another element which could
County
they
won
with
a
score
With F ran tem porarily
be attributed to its success.
sidelined, the five starters are of 57, against Bend on the 13th This ingredient was suspected
they
scored
51
points,
and
they
Kim Manion (who is averaging
won easily over Burns on the because of the coach’s abun
18 points per game), Barbara
dant enthusiasm, but was con
15th with a tally of 54 points.
Earl, Mary Nelson, Mina Shike,
firmed when he brought out
And
th
ere’s
no
mincing
and Joanie Hatfield. Vallerie
around about the game. “It’s numerous clippings of girls
Lawrence is also considered
basketball news stories and
one of the seven strong start girls lib all the w ay!” said proclaimed, “ I ’m for girls
Wiles.
“They
play
a
complete
ers including F ran Moses of
basketball ! ”
course, if she’s healthy, ac league schedule and have equal
time
on
the
floor
with
the
cording to the coach.
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During the Central Oregon varsity boys.” Wiles predicts
that
in
the
next
two
or
three
Tournament at Bend bn Janu
ary 7th, the girls White buf- years, the boys and girls var
sity teams will be traveling to
gether while the
younger
teams can play more in Cen
tral Oregon. „
MADRAS HIGH SCHOOL
“So far, as a team, we’re
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shooting 38 per cent from the
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2:00
A w ay
Sh erid an Tourn.
Fri. Dec. 17
field, and 40 per cent at free-
2:00
A w ay
S h e rid an Tourn.
S a t. Dec. 18
7 : « - 8:30
A w ay
Can. Ore. Tourn.
Fri. Jan . 7
throw shooting,” said Wiles.
C rook Co. Bend
The Warm Springs Chess
Redmond M ad ra s
“And at this time, Kim Manion Club will be holding a three
7 :0 0 -8 3 0
Can. Ore. Tourn:
H om e
Sat. Jan . 6
is
our
leading
scorer
with
127
W in ners 8 Losers
round chess tournament at the
6 :1 5 - 8 0 0
A w ay
Bend
Thürs. Jan. 13
points, while B arbara Earl Community Center Thursday
130
B um s
H om e
Sat. Jan . 15
8:15
A w ay
Tues. Jan . 18
Redmond
leads with 117 rebounds.
6:1 5 -
H om e
C ro o k County
Thurs. Jan. 20
evening January 27. Chess en
1:30
H om e
Grant Union
S a t. Jan . 22
When asked to what he at thusiasts of all ages are en
6:15
Home
W ah ton k a
Fri. Jan. 28
6:15
A w ay
tributes the large representa couraged to come and take
M ac Hi
Sat. Jan . 2 9
6 :1 5 -
H om e
Tues. Feb. 1
Bend
tion of Warm Springs girls to part in the meet.
6:1 5 -
H om e
Thurs. Feb. 10
Redmond
A w ay
1:30
Burns
Sat. Feb. 12
the team, Wiles said he thinks
Tues. Feb. 15
Games will begin at 7:00,
6:1 5 - 8 0 0
Home
M a c Hi
Fri. Feb. 18
that the Community Center in 8:00 and 9:00. First prize, if at HARDLY A RELAXING way to spend the lunch hour . . . Uren
1:30
A w ay
Grant Union
Sat. Feb. 19
6
:
1
5
-
A w ay
C rook County
Tues. Feb. 22
Warm Springs has had “ a least twelve players partici Leonard and Dale Parker vie on the community center courts
6:1 5 -
A w ay
W ah ton k a
Fri. Feb. 25 ■
which are open to those interested in noontime exercise. Others
great bearing on the kids.” He pate, will be a chess set.
Sat Feb. 26
A w ay
District
Fri. M a r. 4
said that because of the good
in « n r l i f t w e ig h ts .
A w ay
District
Sat. M a r. 5
Chess
tourney
planned