Spilyay Tymoo
Pace 6 June 4. 1982
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SPORTS
It’s all in how you play the game
available for ages 6 to 10. These
programs are well organized
and recognized throughout the
world. The programs are for
the entire community. The
teams offer a chance for youth
to play ball and for the adults,
the teams offer an opportunity
to work with youth as
volunteers in the roles of
sponsors, umpires, managers
and coaches as well as just
being spectators at the games.
The purpose of the Little
League program as outlined by
the National Little League
office is to “assist youth in
d e v e lo p in g c itiz e n s h ip ,
teamwork and phsical well
being with proper guidance and
exemplary leadership.” The
success of the program depends
on the parents and adults in the
local area—the parents and
o th e r a d u lts who offer
leadership.
It is important to recognizes
The Warm Springs girls 9-13 year old softball team lost their opening game to the M adras girls b y the players and coaches alike who
score o f 16-11, on the local field behind the Com munityCenter. Shown above getting a hit in the p a r tic ip a te in p ro g ra m s
irregardless o f whether they
losing cause was Magpie Sahme the teams catcher. The girls play Tuesdays and Thursday.
win or lose. It takes much time
and efforts on the part of many
of sports for the young people Warm Springs people a great people. Along with winning
by Pat Leno
ip the community. Each year, deal of pride. Is winning the goes the losing. There can be
Summer is just around the more and more young people real glory and is there too much only one team to take first place
corner and with the summer and their families become a emphasis placed on being the but without the other teams
thereto play,it would not mean
winning team?
season’s arrival are the games part of this summer pasttime.
Little League baseball in much to be first. In Warm
Winning is a part of the game
kids play. The major organized
games in Warm Springs for the and Warm Springs’teams have Warm Springs has been a main Springs, there are two teams in
summer months are baseball collected many trophies in the attraction for boys and girls each league, and they should
and softball. Warm Springs has past years. The ability to win a. between the ages of 8 and 12. receive credit for their part in
been a leader in the,promotion first place berth has given The Tee-Ball program is playing in the league.
The Little League Pledge is
taken by each player at the
beginning of the season. “1 trust
in God, I love my country and
respect its laws. It will play fair
and strive to win. BUT WIN
OR LOSE, I will always do my
best.” Each and every person
who attends the games should
try to follow the pledge and
reinforce it with the players.
Papoose coach Lyle Rhoan
feels it is important to also
teach the lesson of “doing your
best” whether it be win or lose.
It takes good citizenship and
sportsmanship to accept being
in second or third place. As
spectators, adults should give
credit to each player for being a
valuable part of the team and of
the game.
The coach is able to handle
the players and the feelings they
exhibit or express at losing.
Parents are the real key in a
player being able to accept a
team loss. ‘It is important to
play the game arid to do your
best,’ is what young players
should get out of their years in
playing baseball. Parents
should remember all players
are individuals with different
skills and, abilities so,. “pat ’em
on the back for all their efforts,
not only if they win.”
Win or lose, children should
be encouraged to play the.game
and play it fair and to the best
of their ability.
Intertribal Sports Service offers wide variety of goods
Intertribal Sports Service,
one of the few p riv ate
businesses on the Warm
Springs reservation is proving
to be a successful venture.
Since December of 1981 the
sports store has moved from
the living room of Madeline
Queahpama’s house to the
more spacious teen center next
to Macy’s store.
The walls of this unique
Warm Springs shop are lined
with baseball hard hats, caps,
golf bags, jackets, T-shirts,
jogging suits and duffle bags.
E v e r y t h i n g th e s p o r t s
enthusiast would need is on
hand or can be ordered. “We
can get anything,” emphasized
Tom Estimo, the company’s
overall manager.
The sports shop is managed
by C h a r l i e G o n z a le z .
Experienced both in sports and
sports equipment, Gonzalez is
ready to help customers by
answering questions about
equipment. He also takes
orders for those who want
something special in the way of
sports clothing or equipment.
Gonzalez began work at the
Intertribal Sports Service store
on March 15. Prior to that he
served the Yakima Nation as
recreational coordinator until
budget cuts eliminated the
position. Gonzalez referees
basketball and works with the
Basketball Camp
“Give your game a summer
tune-up,” and attend the Warm
Springs basketball camp to be
held Ju n e 14-18 at the
Community Center gym. The
camp will be held daily 9 a.m.
to noon. It is open to boys and
girls ages 8-18 years of age.
The registration fee is $20
and the camp will be limited to
the first 60 enrolled. Register
and pay your fee early to ensure
a b e r th in th e c a m p .
R e g i s t r a t i o n is a t th e
Community Center office.
The camp will be directed by
R o b b y F e n k (w ith th e
Oregon Prep Ten-Star Hoop
Camps) with the assistance of
three other top rated basketball
coaches. The camp is designed
to the best in fundamental
instruction. It offers individual
assistance, group sessions and
games each day so participants
will be able to put the
fundamentals to work.
Any questions and further
information will be given by
calling the Community Center
office 553-1161, ext. 243, 244,
302 or 553-1161 onMonday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
little league. He has coached
fast pitch and slow pitch girl’s
softball in the past, also.
Although the Intertribal
Sports Store deals primarily in
sporting goods at this point
there are plans to expand
merchandise in the future.
According to Estimo expan
sion would include adding
items beyond sportswear and
equipment including more
shoes and western wear.
Currently, clothing items are
b e in g m a n a f a c tu r e d in
Portland and are shipped to
Warm Springs. Hopefully in
the future, manufacturing of
clothing will be taking place on
the reservation.
The ladies who sew garments
are receiving $5.50 per hour. If
clothing are manufactured in
Warm Springs, local residents
would be employed.
And with clothing man-
facturing taking place in Warm
Springs, the Intertribal Sports
Service could label its products
with its own brand which
would be ITS.
Mail order would continue
to be an important part of the
business. The ITS lable would
be shipped over the entire
U n ite d S t a t e s , E s tim o
calculates.
T h e e n te r p r is e is a
partnership between Satch
Miller and Madeline Queah-
pama. It is difficult to expand
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with helping customers with their equipment selections.
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