nFiMr "f I 1- (f- g-Tl Tm. , , PACK 6 November .4 i . ; if Spnlyay Tymoo I SPOMTS A battle to the end zone. No. 4, Mike Holcomb weaves his way through the defense to score against Baker as make the stop. Holcomb got the touchdown in the route of Baker during the first half of play. Buffs win Homecoming game against Nyssa "Way to go!" A football game as I see's um. The thrills of a home coming victory is always what a team wants and that's just what the White Buffaloes got on Friday night, October 20, 1989 in the Buff stadium. The thrills of victory were very gratifying as a capacity crowd saw their home team come from behind and polish off those pesky Nyssa Bulldogs, 34-1 6. The victory capped a busy night for the entire student body, with all the excitement of choosing a homecoming queen and all that stuff. With the Buffs kicking off and Nyssa having the first shot with the ball, a fired up Bulldog squad almost ran at-will, piling up the yardage on the Buff's defense and scoring first without much trouble leaving the fans a little astonished at how Varsity Basketball Schedule BOYS DAY DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME TUE 125 HOOD RIVER(JV) W. SPGS 5:30 FRI 128 HOLIDAY TRNY(V) HOME 5:45 SAT 129 HOLIDAY TRNY HOME 5:45 SAT 129 CROOK CO (JV) HOME 3:30 FRI 1215 GLADSTONE TRN(V) AWAY 5:45 SAT 1216GLADSTONE TRN AWAY 5:45 TUE 1219 HOOD RIVER AWAY 5:00 FRI 1222 LAKEVIEW HOME 5:45 THR 1228 CASCADE TRNY (V) AWAY 5:45 FRI 1229 CASCADE TRNY (V) HOME 5:45 FRI 15 BURNS HOME 5:45 FRI 112 VALE AWAY 5:45 SAT 113 ONTARIO AWAY 5:45 SAT 120 NYSSA HOME 5:45 SAT 127 MAC-HI AWAY 5:45 FRI 22 BAKER HOME 5:45 FRI 29 'ONTARIO HOME 5:45 SAT 210 VALE HOME 5:45 FRI 216 'BURNS AWAY 5:4,5 FRI 223 NYSSA AWAY 5:45 SAT 224 BAKER AWAY 5:45 FRI 32 MACHI HOME 5:45 DENOTES LEAGUE GAME .. ,. ,, , ,f . ,-n. mi i in, i iiiriir it m 3, 1989 or V Hh & 'tit J well they moved the ball. On the other hand, the Buffs took" the kick-off and after a series of downs they were stopped cold and had to punt the ball away. At the end of the first quarter the Bulldogs were leading 8-0. Their TD came on a run by Talbot with Huston run ning in the two-point try. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs bul lied their way down field for another six as Huston hit paydirt from two yards out, another run for two more points, this time it was Perez who ran the ball in. Whoa!!! What's happening here? The Buffs sort of woke up a little finding themselves trailing 16-0. Finally ol' standby Mike Holcomb sprang loose on a pitch out from quarterback Ryan Boyle and he outran everyone for a 57 yard touchdown. A pass fell incomplete ( ..HTM - mm, in., mfu ft, , , Warm Springs, Oregon J 1 for the two-point try. That must have felt pretty good because Hoi come was able to get in again on a six-yard run, which was set up by Jason Harris who had the crowd whooping it up as he broke loose for the real big gainer. Harris broke loose a couple of times but was caught from behind just short of the goal line each time. The teams went into intermission with Nyssa leading 16-14. In the third quarter things were getting "sort of sluggish and the teams battled each other when the Buffs had the ball on the third and long, Tony Holiday got a hold of the pig skin and dashed his way into the end zone putting the Buffs ahead for keeps, but a pass for two fell incomplete once again, but the Buffs led 20-16. In the fourth quar- ter, Holiday got a hold ot the ball St. Pat's The 21st annual St. Pat's Cow deo drew entries from all points across the state. This was one of the last rodeos for the kids until next year. As like in the past, all the excite ment started with the wild man eat ing muttin bustin', for kids five and ' six years of age, who came a riding on those little woolie critters where some of those kids hung on for dear life while some didn't fare so well biting the dust early. It was quite a task for the judges who Madras girls The Madras White Buffalo girls cross country team won the G i cater Oregon League championship title at Burns High School Saturday, October 28. This win will take the cross country team to State compe tition November 4 in Eugene. Alyssa Macy won the 3,000-meter race with a time of 1 1 minutes, 56 seconds, almost a full minute ahead of the second-place runner from Vale. This is the first time since 1984 that Madras will have a team par ticipating in the girls' competition at State. Races at Lane Commun ity College begin at 2 p.m. Other team members who fared well were Sheylene Boise, who placed sixth with a time of 13:10; Jennifer Mollman. seventh place with 13:15; Jolene Boise, 1 0th, with a time of 13:58; Marcie Hawes, 12th, with a time of 14:06; Arlinda Duff, sixteenth, with a time of 14:28 and Becky Soliz, 19th, with a time of 14:47. Representing the boys White Buf falo team at State will be two Mad ras competitors. Scott Delamarter and Thurman Squiemphen. Their race, also at Lane Community, begins at 3 p.m. IU m I IW i" y"'""" I "' ... i If J ' , A, Ty Bennett, No. 22, tries to move in to and again ran it in for the TD, this time Justin Chester booted the extra point extending the Buff lead to 27-16. But to make things more secure, Holcomb crossed the goal line for his third TD for the night and again Chester split the up rights to make the score 34-16. Wow, what a game... The ball carriers were not the only stars as the defense rose to the occasion where people were being tackled all over the place, with sacks made by Joel Martinez and Tom Adams and along with some good secondary coverage by Ches ter, Holcomb and Remo Smith put the muzzle on those Bulldogs. The whole team got into the act to close the doors on Nyssa in the second half. The Buffs met Baker in their final home game October 27. Cowdeo, scored these events because there were some wild rides made during the two-day affair. It's always a crowd pleaser to see these little fellers and gals hop aboard these sheep, with their determined efforts to stay aboard for the full four seconds to make the qualified ride. The senior calf riding had its share of bumps and bruises as kids aged 12 to 13 years put their skills to work but a majority of the riders were unsuccessful, falling prey to these calves. Flint Scott showed cross - country ........... si mtm. s i-: u-i y . -wt .4 The Madras girls cross country team win be going to State competition November 4. From left to right ore A lyssa Macy, Becky Soliz, Jennifer Sinnave, A rlinda Duff and Sheylene Boise. -... ... Buffs tame Bulldogs The Madras White Buffaloes closed out their home games with commanding triumph over the vis iting Baker Bulldogs on Friday night. October 27, by the score of 33-0. This all happened in the first half of the entire game. At the end of the first quarter the score was 20-0 and the Buffs added two more TDs in the second quarter to cap their scoring for the night. The defensive unit really put the pressure on the Baker team, stop ping their drives all evening long. They shut down the running attack and put a lot of pressure on their passing game. Scott Moses inter cepted two passes, one out of the arms of a Baker receiver in the end zone to stop a Baker drive. There were several tough defensive plays by Martinez and Adams who put pressure on the quarterback all evening long. There was some good blocking and opening up the holes for the ball carriers by the linemen on the Buff offensive unit made it possible for the ball carriers to cross the goal line for their scores. Harris hit pay dirt first, smash ing in from four yards out with Justin Chester kicking the extra point to put the Buffs out 7-0. The second score came on a one-yard run by Holcomb, and again the kick was good by Chester making the score 14-0. After a series of downs, Baker punted and Holcomb ran the ball back for the TD but a holding infraction was called on the Buffs which brought the ball back. Boyle hit Tony Holiday for seven, and came right back and hit Vale Ao.7, Madras No. 2 in GOL After a season full of action, the Madras White Buffalo girls vol leyball team will enter the state play-offs as the No. 2 seed from the Greeater Oregon League. Their first game will be with the No. I team from the Sky-Line league which could very well be the Henley Hornets. The tournament will be held at the Lane Commun ity College in Eugene, Oregon November 9, 10 and 11. Madras will play their first game Thursday, November 9 at 3:30 p.m. The Vale Vikings reign as No. 1 once again, as they did last year at state. At the present time they are boosting a 10 win, 0 loss record. a crowd pleaser that he was better than the calves and went on to win the event. In each category, there were plenty of spills along with the thrills the kids got out of it. Bruce Wells was the winner of the junior calf riding and Alex Carlson won the Pee Wee division. The goat tail tying gave the fans a chuckle and a half as those little kids had quite a time with some of the goats. The goats were a little uncooperative and wouldn't stand still long enough for the kids to tie wins District V3 J , : f i, - IVJ- i, , .j-n-ny iiul -yr i Spilyay Tvmoo Remo Smith for a big gainer and a first down. Harris crossed the goal for his second TD. A bad snap from center caused Boyle to roll . out and his pass was incomplete. Buffs were ahead 20-0 at the end of the first quarter. The Buff defense rose to hold the Baker team after a couple of first downs they punted and Tony Holiday almost broke loose but a Baker defender was able to get him. But a few plays later Holcomb ran the ball in and Chester's kick was good, putting the Buffs out 27-0. The final score came when the Buff defense sloped the Baker offense and they were forced to punt. The detemrincd Buffalo defense broke through to block the punt and Joel Martinez picked the ball out of the air and ran it in from 57 yards out, this time Chester's kick went wide but the Buffs were out front 33-0, as time ran out, end ing the first half of play. In the second half, Jake Cochise took the chores at quarterback and a host of backup players who played the remainder of the game. Neither team could muster any kind of a drive for the two final quarters, where they played head to head until time ran out with the final score of 33-0 and the third win in a row for the Buffs. Their final league game will be "against league-leading Ontario, Friday night November 3 on the Ontario field. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Rocky Mt. time. The game will be aired on local raido station KWS0.9I.9 FM. while the Buffs have an eight win, three loss record. But with the help of the Burns Hilanders, who beat the Baker Bulldogs, putting them out of contention for any kind of play-off with the Buffs, Madras clinched the number two spot. The Buffs will have their hands full right from the start, but that's to be expected when a team reaches the state play-offs. The Buffs are a team that can give any team a run for the money behind regulars Nikki Courtney, Jocelyn Moses and Carol Miller, along with the rest of the Buff Squad. So, things could be pretty interesting during the tour ney in Eugene. the ribbon on their tails. But when everything was all over, Erica Harl ing came out the winner in the event. Erica had quite a day for herself as she won the horseless roping in the six to nine age group and Bruce Wells won the junior division. The keyhole race saw plenty of disqualifications as the riders' horses stepped on the line either entering or leaving the circle of the Continued on page 8 on to State