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Spflyay Sports Page 6 Spilyay Tymoo October 17, 2002 Football provides lessons for seventh-graders Editor's note: look in the next edition of Spilyay Tymoo for a story on the eighth-grade football program. By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo The Jefferson County Middle School football program is a popu lar one with the students. The seventh-grade team is a good example. There are 60 students on this team, 25 of them being young mem bers of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. "Football teaches the students discipline," said Butch David, one of the coaches of the seventh grade team. "Our philosophy is that the they are students first, and then athletes." In other words, he said, if a stu dent wants to play football, he has to maintain good grades and good attendance. "Otherwise they won't be able to play," he said. Football teaches the players how to work as a team. "They learn to depend on their teammates as well as on themselves," said David. The seventh-grade foot ball sea son started at the beginning of the school year, and ends next week with a game against Culver. During the season, the Madras team travels to away games and also hosts home games at the middle school field. They've traveled to Bend, for instance, to play the Pilot Butte team. The seventh-grade football pro gram began several years ago at Jefferson County Middle School, and is now an established and popu- JI I 111 ' 1 MM 1M SSI In the photograph above, seventh grader Orlando Tewee prepares for an afternoon practice at the middle school field. At right, the players run wind-sprints. lar program. Many of the players on the seventh grade team will participate next year on the eighth-grade team. The eighth-grade season also ends next week, with a game under the lights at the high school field. The game is against Sisters. r f! r Football squad to host Estacada next week The Madras White Buffalo varsity football team will host Estacada on Friday, Oct. 25. , This will mark the final regular sea son home game for the White Buffa los varsity squad. They play Wilsonville at Wilsonville on Nov. 1, the final regular season game for the football team this year. Other sports activity is as follows: The White Buffalo girls varsity soc cer team plays at Ontario on Monday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. The girls volleyball team plays away at Gladstone on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The cross country team travels to Wilsonville for the TVC District on Oct. 24. The 2002-03 boys basketball season is scheduled to begin in early December. The first game is set for Dec. 2 at the Redmond Jamboree. They play their first home game of the season on Dec. 5 against Sisters. The girls basketball season also begins Dec. 5, away against Sisters. Native American golf tourney tees off A total of 52 Native American golf ers turned out for the Thirteenth An nual Northwest Indian Invitational golf tournament, held Oct. 12-13 at the Kah-Nee-Ta golf course. The day was clear, perfect for golfing. Golfers traveled from around Or egon, Washington, California, Nevada and Canada to compete. Following are the results for this tournament: Championship flight gross: first, Louie Pitt, 141; second, Gary George, 159; second, Emerson Miller, 159. Championship flight net: first, Max Yellowdirt. 142; second. lake Coochise. 146. First flight gross: first, Wendell Jim, 171; Hobo Part, 177. First flight net: Gary Papp, 133; second, Anthony Higheagle, 150. Senior flight gross: first, Chuck Vivette, 157; second, Tony Washines, 159; second, Trimble Cannon, 159. Senior flight net: first, John Walker Sr., 133; second, John Walker Jr., 139; third, Satch Miller, 140; third, Billy Ray 140. Ladies flight gross: fird, Sharon Jack, 157; second, Shauna Queahpama, 168. Ladies flight net: first, Verna Conner, 142; second, Julie Stevens, 143. The side bet winners for Sunday, Oct. 13 were: Long putt Tony Washines, hole 9; Long putt Benny Heath, hole 18; Se niors long drive Billy Ray, and ladies long drive Sharon Jack. Closest to pin: Beverly Smith, hole 1; Janell Smith, hole 3; Carol Conner, hole 8; Louie Pitt hole 10; and Max Yellowdirt, hole 16. Gross skins Hobo Patt, hole 2; Sharon Jack, hole 3; JP Patt, hole 8; Dan Papp, hole 9; Chuck Vivette, hole 10; Hobo Patt, hole 12; Louie Pitt, hole 17. Net skins: Hobo Patt, hole 2; Len ' Belcourt, hole 4; Jeff Smith, hole 6; JP ' Patt, hole 8; Dan Papp, hole 9; Hobo Patt, hole 12; Rich Wells, hole 13; ' Sharon Jack, hole 15. Runners turn out for fall run The annual Kah-Nee-Ta Fall Run brought 45 runners together to com pete in the two events on October 12. The 2-mile race enlisted 34 participants and the 10K, eleven runners. In cooperation with Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, the Recreation Department of Warm Springs holds this running event annu ally. Ozzie Polk of the Confederated Tribes was overall winner of the 2-mile event with a time of 14:00 minutes. Close behind Polk was Armando Ribiero with a time of 14:31, and in third was Bobby Thurby coming in at 14:58. Following the top three were the remaining runners: Brandon Thompson, 15:01; Joshua Polk, 17:29; Jerry Sampson, 17:45; Jen nifer Eurto, 17:47; Kevin McVey, 19:59; Kamm Akaka, 20:02; Robin Mitchell, 20:13; Triston Boise, 20:26; Larry Spino, 21:00; Shelly Greene Boise, 21:02; Dan Ahem, 21:05; Jenny Redfox, 21:24; Jacob Akaka,' 23:13; James Redfox, 23:14; Margie Kentura, 25:30; Sam Kentura, 25:40; Sandra Greene-Sampson, 26:37; Bryson Spino, 27:55; Shilo Shaw, 28:22: Mavis Shaw, 28:22; Nat Shaw, 28:22; Patty Latham, 28:57; Charlotte Rouse, 28:57; Marissa Ahem, 30:12; Rosie Suppah, 30:54; RedSky Suppah, 30:55; Rebecca Akaka, 31:58; Bobby Ahem, 35:27; Waymon Harry, 35:27; Vickie Hellon, 36:12; Fran Moses-Ahern, 36:15. Of the 11 competitors in the 10K longtime runner Jane Cleavenger of Bend was the overall winner with the time of 42:00. Following her was an other longtime runner Sherm Rouse of Lyle, WA with a time of 43:19, and Tim Latham of The Dalles finishing at 45:49. The remaining runners completed, in the following order: Mark I lodges, 50:22; Kaipo Akaka, 50:31; Brad Courtney, 50:48; Don Courtney, 53:40; Josiah Thompson, 58:21; Leo Hellon, 1:00:28; Curtis Th ompson, 1:04:55; and finally Charley Scott, 1:05:10. The Recreation Department wishes to thank all the runners for participat ing, and the volunteers for making the event a great success. "We hope to see all the runners for the next running event, the Kah-Nee-Ta Mini Marathon, to be held in April 2003." Mkeddoublesbowling tourney set for Oct. 19 'OF i-.. ... I r X i ' ." Sw Photos by Selena Boise Ozzie Polk crosses the finish line first in the two-mile event. Below-All the runners taking off. The Warm Springs Indian Holiday Bowling Tournament Committee will host for the first time, "Indian Sum mer" open mixed doubles tournament. The event will happen at Madras Bowl this weekend, October 19-20. Squad times have been scheduled for 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 5 p.m., both days. Entry fee is $18 per person on the mixed doubles format. Format for games will be game one 3-6-9 automatic strike, game two 9-pin no tap, game three scotch doubles, and game four is a regular game. The prize fund is 100 percent re turn, based on one in five return. The committee has also added prize money in the amount of $500, which is bro ken down and added to the first thru fourth place prize money $200, $1 50, $100, and $50. Anyone interested in bowling should bring verified averages from their as sociation secretary, or final league av erages from 2001-02. This tournament is ABCWIBC sanctioned. All bowlers are encouraged to join in on the fun and laughter. For more information or for regis tration forms contact Austin Greene at 553-1953 (home), or 553-3243 (work). St. Pat's Cowdeo this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. , 1 m mmi rrm j"jJTJ1iHftvif mi.Triiin f if hmHtt rt-vl -- -r'i ffltftr inWilirrV-fniir'mr"-' ARLIE NESKAHI-DINti presents "Combating Rage, Humiliation and Hopelessness Through Anger Resolution." 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, and 9 a.m. till noon on Friday, Nov. 8. At the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center. Call Char Herkshan for more information. 553-3205.
