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PAGE 10 MARCH 10; 1978 SPORTS B uffaloes Edged In P la y-o ff A t Burns This is what happened as the Greater Oregon basketball sea son came to a close with Madras and Vale emerging as Co-Cham pions, each team compiling an 11 win 3 loss record. The Buffs defeating the Vikings two times should have given them the right to represent the Greater Oregon League as the No. 1 team . But due to the rules, a play-off is a must, and as they say the third time is a charm, so Vale edged M adras in a h e a rt-b re ak e r by the score of 74-72 to claim the top spot. By this the Vikings of Vale a re m atched against Co quille in the first round of tourney play. The Buffs, on the other hand are matched against LaSalle of Milwaukie, the No. 1 rated class A A team in the State as of the latest polls. With a little cool the Buffs can do w hat they have been doing all season long, and with heads up play can get by L a Salle. S tatistics don’t prove a thing even though LaSalle is boasting height in two key play ers. All five starting Buffs can score in double figures on any given night. Pat Gallagher, a work horse all season long in rebounding and scoring, has an average of 16.5 points per gam e. Another outstanding player is Rodney Mitchell with an average of 15.5 points per game. Ron Wilson the ball handler in back court is right th ere and c a rrie s a 12.4 point av erage per gam e. Mike F iala has been coming real strong tow ard the end of the season doing a g re a t job in re bounding and has an average of 9 points per gam e. Clarence Brooks has had his nights of pulling down rebounds and can do dam age to the opponents of g re a te r heights and has an 8 point average per game. The sta rtin g five a re cap able of scoring, in double figures and work well together, but des- pite th eir lack in height, with their hustle they might make up for that defecit. Coach Blincoe’s bench has had their share of playing time and contributed much to the Buffs’ success this year. P ictu red to the left a t the play-off game at Burns is Clar ence Brooks going high for a shot as Mike Fiala moves in for the rebound. Pictured to the right is Pat G allagher getting two points from a pass from Rodney M it chell in the background. Photos by Priscilla Squiemphen Cottontail Tournament ^*sLrict Champ Greene, Loses at State Starts Tonight A nticipation is high. The B rav ettes have been readying themselves for the 10th Annual Cottontail T ournam ent which starts tonight (Friday) at 6:30 p.m . and ends with the cham pionship game on Sunday March 12 at 4:00 p.m. The big feature of the double elim ination to urnam ent is the L.A. Ja c k s from Los Angeles who a re la st y e a r’s NIAA cham ps. The L.A. Jack s a re undefeated in g a m e a c tio n . Other teams participating are: Nisqually^ W ash.; Lewiston, Idaho; Yakima, Wash.; Colville, Wash.; Wapato, Wash.; Pendle- ton, O regon; T aholah, W ash.; Puyallup, W ash, and the host team, Warm Springs Bravettes. The weekend after the Cot tontail tournament, the regional tournam ent will be hosted by Colville in Omak, Wash. The w inner of the regionals will autom atically advance to the N ationals to be held in F ort Duchesne, Utah. Admission will be charged daily. Adults $1.50, High School and Junior high school students $1.00. So go on down to the Community Center and support your team. Action will get under way tonight at 6:30 p.m. Tim G reene from Warm Springs and Bob Crocker and Nels Ochs of M adras repre^- sented M adras High School at the Oregon State AA Wrestling T ournam ent in Eugene M arch 2-4. Having lost his first match to a Douglas High School grap- pler, Tim Greene, at 136 pounds, was elim inated early in the tournam ent. The only way he could have gotten back into the tournament was if the winner of his m atch won again, but he didn’t. Tillamook wrestler won the 136 pound division. Greene, a senior, won third a t S tate in W ashington in 1977 when- he went to school in Sunnyside. Bob Crocker, senior, who wrestles in thé unlimited Divi sion came home with sixth place honors, and Nels Ochs, junior, at 98 pounds was fifth place in his class. . Coaches a re J e rry Byrne and Joe Thornton. Yakima Wins Tourney Yakima Nation beat Warm Springs in a tournament hosted by W arm Springs to win first place honors February 25-26. White Swan was th ird and Chemawa a close fourth. High scorer overall was Bob Johnson of the Chemawa Indian School. Johnson was also Mr. Rebound and earned an all-star position. Most V aluable P la y e r was Dutchie Blodgett, Yakima Na tion. Mister Hustle and most in sp iratio n al play er was H arley Kelly, Warm Springs. All-Stars included: Leonard Strong, Dan Kinkins, Jay Var gas, Sid Owens, Matt McCoville, Austin G reene, Bob Johnson, Willie D ittentholler, Dutchie Blodgett, and Harley Kelly. The W arm Springs Teen Club travels to Nespelum, Wash ington this week-end. On the eve before the state meet, Tim Greene (right) and Coach Jerry Byrne worked out in preparation for upcoming matches. Greene, who was District Champion, failed to place at State. Sandy Rangila Photo
