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Spilyay Tyrooo, Wai-m Springs, Oregon
June 10, 2004
Boxers compete at
Junior Olympics tourney
By Austin Smith
Boxing coach
Wc went to Pasco, Wash., on May
15-16 to take part in the region No. 37
Junior Olympics Boxing Tournament.
Boxing teams from Idaho, Washington
and Oregon brought their state cham
pions to this step up competition.
If a 15 and 16 year old won at this
level, they would then travel to
Brownsville, Texas, to compete in the
National Junior Olympics Boxing Tour
nament. The 14 year old and under boxers
will not be ready to advance to the na
tionals until they have won the regional
tournament at the age of 15 or 16 years
old. Only the 15 and 16 year olds ad
vance to the national level.
I'm sure we should have had one
boxer going to this tournament, but the
judges weren't watching our boxer and
I think they were watching their boxer
working out already on his way to the
next step at Brownsville.
Anyway we had some fun and saw
some new country and listened to a
"can't wait to tell" type person an
nounce that the great Roy Jones Jr. fi
nally got his wish. Jones beat the count,
a fast count at that. However, it hap
pened and there isn't much a person
can rub salt into, is there? (If there is
any salt left?) I like the sport, it's real
and it has been around for a long time,
pay-per-view or not.
On Saturday, May 15, Trever
Tewee boxed. There were three box
ers in his 154 pound weight division,
so their names were put in a hat and
the first name that was picked would
bet a bye, but it wasn't Warm Springs.
So we got Trever Tewee ready for the
elimination bout with Raymond Solario,
IRSA Boxing Club, Wash.
The boxing match was a good one,
one of the best bouts I've witnessed
Trever in. He did good, he did real
good, he out countered and landed a
lot more scoring blows. It was a good
bout, a hard fought bout by Warm
Springs. Trever will be 16 years old for
the 2005Junior Olympics, and a chance
is all we want.
Wesley Graybael was our other 15
16 year old Warm Springs boxer, and
he got a bye into Sundays champion
ship finals. Wesley always has his 125
pounds in ready condition and he had
a tough opponent to match. Domingo
Zamudio, in the 15-16 year old 125
pound weight division from Pacific
Northwest Boxing Club of Seattle.
This bout was a close fought boxing
match. Wesley took a few hard shots
in the first round; yet he seemed to
understand the situation he was in, and
came back with the angled jabs and right
and left hand hooks and crosses. He
didn't seem tired after the bout, just
keeping his head up looking ahead, al
ways have thoughts for the future.
Jasper 13-14 year old, 125 pound
open junior weight division. Jasper was
the luck of the draw and he got the
bye for Sundays championship match
against Marquis Weston of the Boys
and Girls Club of Tacoma.
Marquis was a lot taller than Jasper,
so Jasper had to work around the reach
his opponent had, with good head
movement and with set and ready
counter punches, while applying pres
sure. This brought Jasper the victory
and the 2004Junior Olympic Champi
onship for the 125 weight division.
Our lightest main man at the 101
pound weight division, Leander Smith,
had another unopposed championship
awarded to him, but for the Northwest
Regionals this time. Yet for all his hard
training we had to get him matched up
with someone and we did. Gabriel
Lopez from Boise, Idaho, wanted a
rematch after losing to Leander at
Burns. So we moved up one weight
bracket and into the 13-14 year olds
division and once again out-boxed the
tall kid from the city of Lewis and
Clark. It was a good match bout for
both boxers and they'll most likely meet
again. Well, we can say we were there
at Pasco for the 2004 Junior Olympics
Tournament. I'd like to say thanks to
all those people who made it possible
for our team to attend this sporting
pleasure, and God bless you for being
involved and displaying a winning attitude.
Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo ready to buck
The Warm Springs Rodeo Asso
ciation will be presenting the Pi-Ume-Sha
All-Indian Rodeo on June
26-27, at the Warm Springs Rodeo
grounds. The action begins at 1 p.m.
daily.
There will be a f 500 purse in each
of the following events:
Saddle bronc, bareback, bull
riding, calf roping, steer wrestling,
senior barrels, breakaway, team rop
ing, and century team roping.
There may be wild cow milking.
The junior events inlude barrels and
calf riding.
Stock contractor for the rodeo is
Tygh Ridge Rodeo Co., and the an
nouncer will be Jake Grossmiller.
Books open Monday, June 21, and
close on June 22. Office hours are 6
to 9 p.m., call backs on June 24.
The phone number of the office is
(541) 553-3044 (no collect calls, please).
This is an alcohol and drug free
event.
Horse race memorial
The Thurman Squiemphen Wild
Horse Race Memorial will be in con
junction with the Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo.
The prize for this race is J3.000
added.
There is a $150 entry fee, and
100 percent payout.
There is no contestant fee. There
is a 32-team limit for this race.
Thurman Squiemphen was a ro
deo rider. He rode in the wild horse
races, and the saddle bronc compe
tition. - He passed away in an accident
last year.
The family put the memorial race
together in his honor.
Powwow includes Softball competition
The Warm Springs ball fields will be
the scene of the Pi-Ume-Sha Slow
Pitch All-Indian Softball Tournament
on Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27.
First-place team will receive cham
pionship jackets. Second-place team will
receive runner-up jackets. Third place
receives sweatshirts, and fourth place,
t-shirts.
There will be sportsmanship awards,
All Stars, and Most Valuable Players
awards.
Entry fee is $275. A deposit of $75
needs to be in my June 21. Cashiers
check or money order payable to
Sandra Greene-Sampson. Note: men's
teams are all Indian; women's will be
open.
Tournament director is Jerry
Sampson, at P.O. Box 847, Warm
Springs, 97761. For information call
Sandra Greene-Sampson at (541) 553
3601 (w).
Little League, t-ball events on June 16
The Little League coaches rec- The t-ball jamboree begins at 5:15 enterprises, volunteers and coaches,
ognition and barbeque will be on p.m. The barbeque starts ac 6 p.m. This The event is sponsored by Vic
Wednesday, June 16, behind the is for players, coaches and parents. tims of Crime Prevention Program,
Community Center. The schedule Award presentations begin at 6:30 and the Recreation Department,
of activities is as follows: p.m. The awards are for contributing
Team travels to Quinault
By Austin Smith
Boxing coach
May 22, 2004 at Taholah, Wash.,
USA Amateur Boxing became real and
the crowd loved it. We were part of
the Quinault Nations boxing show that
took place at their casino built on the
beach. Sure is a nice place if you like
to gamble, and boxing helped to install
some coins in the machines of luck the
night we were there.
The place was full and all the rooms
taken. We boxing people had a room
to rest in, but first we had our boxing
to do.
Everyone made weight this time and
some of us were in better condition,
because we had rematches to do and
we wanted to win, and seemed like we
should have although like it often hap
pens at the last second before the score
is totaled the winner isn't always in the
right corner. "I'd like to box him again
at the Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days," are
the words I heard from one of our
boxers. So, I'm going to make that
match.
Warm Springs 95-100 pound,
Leander Smith vs. Andre Keycs of the
Tacoma Boys and Girls Club "Boxing
Club." This match was the only victory
we had that night. It was a good non
stop boxing match, good moves by both
boxers. At first he was quick but not so
quick, as Leander made his mesh
smaller with much leg movement,
quick pivoting and he doubled up com
binations whenever the opportunity was
there. It was a good win for Warm
Springs made by Leander Smith.
Jasper Smith had a rematch with the
Boys and Girls Club of Tacoma, Wash.
The boxer he beat for the Junior Olym
pics title at Pasco, Wash. The jab and
constant movement to Jasper's right
side is what kept him in the fight, and
it got Marquis Weston of Tacoma the
win. Now it's one and one for these
two 14 year olds. Both of these young
boxers did a good three rounds, and
most likely will do it again.
Wesley Graybael boxed one of Cen
tral Oregon Boxing Club's returning 125
pound open boxers. Antonio Villanueva
vs. Wesley Graybael, both went all three
rounds and I think if these two box
again it being a return match will help
us be more aggressive toward the win.
Johnny Smith vs. A.J. Quachocho of
the Boxing Acadamy, Seattle. Tough
fight for Johnny but it wasn't an easy
fight for Quachocho either. He had to
fight or get knocked out, I think mak
ing it through the first round was A.J.'s
victory. Trevor Tewee lost one very
close match to a Central Oregon Box
ing Club prospect, Matthew Alonso. I
mean it was a very close bout. Hard
faught by both boxers. Could have easily
come our way.
This Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Box
ing is at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, at
the Warm Springs Community Center,
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