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7'o AcC ur? gelling the tip in the game with Ontario last Sat. night where the White Buffaloes went on to
win a very important game to give the Buffs the undisputed championship of the Greater Oregon League for
1986-87, basketball season. The Buffs face North Valley of Grants Pass in first round action at the state
tournament on March 18, 1987.
Burns outmanned by Buffaloes
The Buffaloes started out real
cold after alternating the starting
lineup a little. At times the Buffs
had to play catch up on the Burns
team as things couldn't work just
right. The Hilandcrs led at the end
of the first quarter 14-11. As the
second quarter started the Buffs
started to get things together where
Todd McGuire got a basket and
Smith elected as WHRA Rep.
Local wild horse racer Buck Smith
was recently elected to serve as the
representative for the Wild Horse
Racers ofAmerica( WHRA) Timber
Region (Oregon, Washington and
Northern California). He will be
one of six members who will steer
the WHRA for the next three years.
The WHRA is the association
which governs wild horse racing at
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Asso
Tonv I aide, 8th grade guard puts the pressure on en unidentified Sisters
player. The Jr. high went on to trounce the Sisters team for the win on
their floor.
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Mark Williams two and he missed
four free throws. Cordill got one
basket while Ron Blincoe came in
to score one of two at the free
throw and one basket to give the
Buffs a tie with the Hilanders at the
intermission.
In the third quarter the regular
starters came on the floor and
things looked a little different where
ciation (PRCA) rodeos in this
country. Members join and com
pete for the top six positions for
each year and at the end of the year
they compete for the champion
ship title. "
Warm Springs presently has one
WHRA team qualified to compete
at the WHRA National Finals which
will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada
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the Buffs took command and out
scored the Hilanders 24-8, and then
on it was all down hill for the Buffs.
The bench was emptied during the
final quarter and the Buffs coasted
to a comfortable 60-38, win over
the Burns Hilanders.
This win gave the Buffaloes one
more in toward 's the Greater Oregon
league basketball championship.
May 2-5, 1987 for the 1986 cham
pionship title. The team consists of
Jason Smith, Edison Yazzie and
Anson Begay.
Any wild horse race team who is
interested in joining the WHRA
can write to WHRA, P.O. Box'
811, Santa Ynez, California 93460.
Cost for membership is $75 per
team member.
Wednesday
night
bowling
league
The men's Wednesday night bowl
ing league is starting its final round
for the season and after two weeks
the boy's of the VFW share the lead
with the Warm Springs Chevron,
each having a 10-2 record to date;
Kah-Nee-Ta 9-3; Warm Springs
Athletic Assoc. 7-5; Madras Auto
Parts, Zane Jackson Logging and
Pelton Lanes each have a 6-6 record;
Snuff-Ross Trucking 5-7; Rogers
Drug and Inter Tribal Sports 4-8;
I nsurance Mart 309 and 3-N Lives
tock 2-10.
Ray Shike, Jr. rolled a 234 to
take the high individual game for
the night. Ray Rangila rolled a 225
for second high and Claude Smith,
Sr. and Ray Calica rolled a 222
each for third high for the night.
Ray Calica turned in a 584 for
the high three game series, fol
lowed by Ray Shike, Jr 577 and
Marvin Ike with 573. The Warm
Springs Chevron rolled a total of
3035 for high team three game ser
ies while Kah-Nee-Ta rolled 3021
and Warm Springs Athletic Assoc.
and the Boys of VFW rolled 2885
for third high.
For the high team game Kah-Nee-Ta
rolled a 1088, a 1056 for
first and second w hile Madras Auto
Parts third with 1046.
The match up for the night of
March II, on lanes I and 2, 3-N
Livestock vs Insurance Mart; 3-4
VFW vs Zane Jackson logging, 5-6
Rogers Drug vs Warm Springs
Chevron, 7-8 Pelton Lanes vs
Madras Auto Parts, 9-10 Snuff
loss Trucking vs I nter-Tribal Sports
md 11-12 Warm Springs Athletic
Assoc. vs Kah-Nee-Ta.
Buffs win
For the sixth year in a row the
Madras White Buffaloes have won
the Greater Oregon League bas
ketball championship, this year with
a convincing win over the Ontario
Tigers.
It wasn't until the last minutes of
the game before the Buffs could
put the "Noose," on the tough
Ontario Tigers, last Sat., March 7,
before a near capacity hometown
crowd. Well, nearly a hometown
crowd because there were several
Ontario backers on hand cheering
their chargers on in a tough game
which could have gone either way.
This was a do-or-die game for
the Buffs. If they had lost the game
there would have been a four way
tie for first place and who knows
which team could have came out
No. 1. But the win over Ontario
gave the Buffs the un-disputed cham
pionship of the GOL with a 9-3
final standing. Leaving Baker,
McLaughlin and Nyssa tied for
second each with a 8-4 record.
This was one of the coldest nights,
shooting wise for the Buffs, as sev
eral shots would hit the rim and
bounce astray. It looked as though
they couldn't even buy a basket at
times. The Buffaloes put up a tough
zone defense forcing the Tigers to
New race rules for Pendleton Round-Up
The Pendleton Round-Up
Association earlier this month
announced a new race rule for the
annual September races held in
conjunctions with the rodeo. The
rule states, "All race participants
will be required to wear proper
race helmets during all races at the
1987 Pendleton Round-Up. Anyone
Youth urged to be drug-free
The name Jim Thorpe creates
the image of a tall, slim Sac and
Fox Indian athlete in many winds.
Many could make the same state
ment as the King of Sweden did
when he presented Jim Thorpe the
Olympic Gold Medal and stated:
"Sir, you are the greatest athlete in
the world."
Today the impact of spectacular,
athletic achievements are still felt.
Two years ago, Inside Sports (Sports
Magazine) rated Jim Thorpe as the
top athlete of all time. Just last
year, Sports Illustrated rated Jim
Thorpe as the number one athlete
of the Century.
To the American Indian athlete
the name Jim Thorpe is like a spirit
that drives him to compete by dig
ging deep down within himself to
bring out his best athletic skills.
What Jackie Robertson was to
the American black athlete, Jim
Thorpe was to the American Indian
Athlete. They both broke the racial
barrier for their people in athletics.
The success of Jim Thorpe went
beyond his drive to compete and
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During the six feet end under tournament held recently the Ft Hall team put up a scrappy battle with the
Magpies before they fell to defeat The Simnasho Travelers won the championship by beating the Magpies in
the finals.
GOL crown,
shoot from the premiter which they
did with accuracy jumping out to a
14-6 first quarter lead.
In the second quarter the Buffs
came charging back scoring eight
points before Ontario could collect
a field goal from the out side.
Ontario only managed just six points
in that quarter and were leading
20-15 with under a minute remain
ing in the first half. The Buffs
moved the ball down court and
scored. The Buffs picked up a loose
ball and scored again making it 20
19, when the Tigers tried to go for
the last shot when they lost the ball
and the Buffs lost no time in getting
the ball down court to score as time
ran out giving the Buffg the lead at
half time 21-20, and their first lead
in the game.
It was a nip-n-tuck ball game
from the moment go, and as the
third quarter got under way the
Tigers turned the tables by mus
cling their way by taking over the
lead once again as they outscored
the Buffs 12-7, and were ahead 32
28 going into the final stanza. In
the final quarter the Buffs came out
cool and collected as they slowly
plucked away at the Tiger lead
allowing them only four points
not complying with this rule will
not be allowed to participate."
Each team will receive a card
which needs to be read and signed
that the team knows and under
stands the new rule if they intend to
take part in the races this year.
The Round-Up Associaton has
his athletic skills. It was his over all
control of abstaining from unat
hletic activities.
Mr. Thorpe knew that good athle
tic performance demanded a self
disciplined lifestyle that included
good training habits, a good diet,
proper rest, and to abstain from
the use of alcohol and drugs. The
results would be improved skills, a
high sense of awareness, controlled
behavior and a positive concept of
life.
Competition causes the athlete
to get in touch with himself, which
creates a positive self image of him
self, and a better communication
level with himself. His goals are to
compete and to perform at his best.
Athletes know that a good diet
means good nutrition and high
powered fuel for the body to per
form well. Junk food does not offer
that.
Substance abuse is not the lifes
tyle of any true athlete, for he.
knows that alcohol will not sharpen
his skills, nor will drugs improve
his timing.
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on to state
while they steadily closed the door
on the Tigers. Somehow the Tiger
shooting went cold as Lowman
and Donahue each missed two apiece
at the foul line and they only scored
four points in the entire quarter.
To pour salt into the wound their
big guy Hudgcs fouled out and a
few minutes later their top guard
Donahue picked up his fifth and
and final four and had to leave the
game. The Buffs went on to win the
game and the championship of the
GOL for the sixth time in a row.
Leading the way for the home
town boys was Todd McGuire mak
ing his final appearance in the Blue
Red and white colors of the Buffa
loes. He topped all scorers with 14
points. Mark Williams another
senior contributed nine points for
the winning cause. Brett Whipple
added eight, Steve Cordill six and
Tony Stacona rounded out the
scoring with four points.
What would the state tourna
ment be like without Madras listed
in the brackets. This year going to
state the No. I seed from the GOL,
they play the No. 2. from the Sky
line league, North Valley. The State
tournament will get underway March
17, at Mac Court, in Eugene.
had some difficulty locating some
of the race teams. Each team that
has not been notified or needs
additional information should con
tact the Pendleton Round-Up Asso
ciation, P.O. Box 609, Pendleton,
Oregon 97801 or phone in Oregon
1-800-824-1603 and out of Oregon '
1-800-524-5984. " "
The Iroquis Indians on the East
Coast have a game called "Indian
LaCrosse." Before the game, in the
locker room, the coaches observe
each player, and if alcohol is detected
on one player, that player is pulled
from the roster for that game.
It is not Indian culture, nor an
athletic value or lifestyle to be a
victim of substance abuse. The ath
lete knows the negatives of sub
stance abuse, plus, if injury should
occur, proper healing may not take
place.
Warm Springs youth have a lot
of athletic energy, and great athletic
skills, but in order for athletic
achievements, there must be a good
life pattern of self-discipline abstain
ing from substance abuse. The athle
tic lifestyle is almost a culture in
itself. So follow the rules and prin
cipals of a good lifestyle and athletic
success will be at your finger tips.
Researched and written by Reggie
Poor Bear and Nelson Zomont at
the Tribal Group Home