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Spilygy Sports Page 6 Spilyay Tymoo August 18, 2005 Begay wrestles at Down Under Games By Brian Mortenien Spilyiiy Tymoo Maine Begay'i father started his travels when he w as 1 8, per forming traditional dances in Germany. And now Blaine Begay has started his own trav els, having recently returned from Australia, where he partici pated in the Down Under Games in wrestling. Begay, a senior at Madras I ligh School, finished 4-4 in the two-day wrestling tournament in Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia, July 12 and 14. Inter national Sports Specialties, Inc., a company based in Utah, con ducted the trip and tournament. Begay qualified for the tour nament by virtue of his two straight trips to the Class 3A state wrestling meet, and by rais ing nearly $4,000. I Ic said the tournament was great, but the experience of traveling abroad mattered most to him. "It was a good experience, especially at my age," Begay, 17, said. "Nowadays, you don't get too many experiences like this. I enjoyed it. Starting my travels as a young man is pretty good." Begay'i trip to Australia was from July 8 to 20. 1 le first spent three days in I lawaii, where his team, the Oregon-Washington team, practiced and weighed in for the tournament. "They thought it would be a hassle to weigh-in in Australia," Begay said. I le said the wrestlers would be more concerned with maintaining their weights if there were more weigh-ins, so the wrestlers' weights from that weigh-in in I lawaii were officially entered. Begay wrestles at the heavy weight, or undcr-275 pounds, division. 1 le weighed in at 252 pounds, and said that's his low est weigh-in as a heavyweight wrestler. After a day in I lawaii, Begay and the Oregon-Washington team flew into Sydney, Austra lia, July 11. After they landed in Sydney, the team boarded an other plane to Brisbane, and from there, piled onto a bus that took the wrestlers to the Gold Coast The team stayed in a hotel one-quarter mile from the beach and about a 20-minutc drive from the gym. The tournament was run on three mats. Begay said he thought the tournament would be "way bigger," but with only eight teams competing, there was enough mat space for the individual tournament Tuesday and the team dual meets Thurs day. Begay, the Tri-Valley Confer ence heavyweight champion before going 0-2 at last season's state meet, went 2-2 in the indi vidual tournament, beating chal lengers from New Zealand and Utah but losing to wrestlers from Pennsylvania and Utah. Cody DuPont, a wrestler from Lake Odessa, Mich., won the heavy weight division title. As Begay did during his matches in the dual meets, the Oregon-Washington team also went 2-2, beating teams from host Australia and New Zealand. Begay was one of only four wresders on his team from Or egon, as most of the team, even the coach, Kevin McNulty, were from Washington. "We had a good strong team," he said. "Three or four (of the team's wrestlers) placed. They had had some good wrestlers, strong wresders." The wresding days were long, starting at 8 a.m. and finally pulling out at almost 7 p.m. "We were in the gym all day, 10 or 1 1 hours a day," he said. In between the two days of competition, the wresders had a free day. Begay spent the day looking for gifts for his family. "I got to check out the town, and we went to a zoo." Set BEGAY en pagt 7 Chief sponsorng memorial horse race By Bill Rhoadeo For tht Spilyay Warm Springs Chief Dclvis I leath is sponsoring a memorial horse race in honor of Francis David at this year's Wasco County Fair. David died in an accident on the track at Tygh Valley in the 1950s. The race is Sat., Aug. 20' The Chief and Kah-Nce-Ta Stables will donate $300 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place. Chief Heath commented that he wanted to sponsor the race because he realized over the years that his association with David as a young man helped shape him and make him into the person he ii "We roomed together at boarding school," said Heath "We weren't really good friends but we gave each other good information on the racetrack. " Heath said they would warn each other if the track had holes, had a muddy spot or was rocky. S(0 HORSE RACE 7 f Sid MillerSpilyay Youth rodeo action at the Huckleberry Feast at HeHe rodeo grounds. Rodeo at The Dalles commemorates tribes, treaty Fall sports gearing up Madras High School sports practice begins Tuesday, Aug. 23. Stu dents must be eligible prior to the first practice. For morcnformation call 475-7265. Jefferson County Middle School sports orientation for par ents is Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at the middle school commons. For fall athletes, grades 6-12, physical exams will be available this Friday, Aug. 19, at 4:30 p.m. at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center. Call 553 1196 to schedule. W &r foomouooffm SUITS Air Conditioners while supplies last We now have Speed Queen washers & dryers Open regular hours during remodeling 9-6Mon-Fri 9-3 Sat. Ralph's TV & Furniture 475-2578 525S.E5thSt Madras OR 97741 i; 1 . '-ji Greetings sir or madam, Let me introduce our orga nization. We are the Columbia River Indian Rodeo Association (CRIRA), which is a non-profit organization. This organization represents the Indian tribes that live in the states of Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho. Originally most of these tribes are from the Columbia River area. It has been 150 years since the signing of the Treaty of 1855, and the relocation of our tribes to our present day reser vations. The CRIRA has just finished its rodeo season and is looking forward to holding its Regional Finals Rodeo which will be at the Fort Dalles Days arena in The Dalles Sept. 9-10. In support of our Indian ro deo, Fort Dalles has donated its arena at no cost to us to help defray costs. In an effort to put on this rodeo, we are seeking sponsorship to help with the costs of putting on this big pro duction. The total cost is $17,375. For information, please feel free to call me or Carson Badonie, who is the CRIRA vice president, or our stock contrac tor Mike Filbin or Kitty Filbin. Their phone numbers are listed below. The City of The Dalles holds a lot of history for the tribes who lived along the Columbia River. They traded both with other tribes and with non-Indians, as well. In commemoration of the Treaty of 1855 for the Warm Springs, Yakama, and Umatilla tribes, we want to re member and pay tribute at this rodeo to our past and current leaders, elders and veterans. Our plans also include a tee pee village open to visitors and a traditional horse parade in the rodeo grand entry. We would appreciate your support and sponsorship. Sin cerely, Edison Yazzie, CRIRA president. (Edison Yazzie can be reached at (541) 553-5817; Carson Badonie at (509) 877 7741 or (509) 949-3252; Mike or Kitty Filbin at (541) 467-2415.) Spa Casino Pool Coif Dining Lodge Baseball tourney results Spin the Money Wheel or . Win a Toyota Camry in August The only thine; more Incredible than the wrroundincj are the chances to win big. Earn your entries by playincj the camei at Kah-Nee-Ta. The following are the results of the Second Annual Warm Springs Recreation All-Indian 12 and Under Baseball Tourna ment: Champions: Warm Springs Little Bucks. Runners-up: Suquamish, Wash. Third place: Northwest Connection. Most valuable player: Joella Smith, Litde Bucks. Best Glove: Kendall Main, Northwest Con nection. Best Bar. Drea Fulton, Suquamish. Home Run Derby: Norene Sampson, Wolfe Point C-Hawks, two home runs in derby. All Tourney: K.T. Deame, Suquamish; Ethan Syverson, Suquamish; Jereme Tall Bull, Northwest Connection; Dylan Miller, Warm Springs Eagles; Bryson Spino, Wolfe Point C Hawks; J.C. Fulton, Suquamish; Bear Spino, Little Bucks; D. Covyn Medina, Little Bucks; Wes Smith, Northwest Connec tion; Gus Stevens, Warm Springs Eagles; Norene Sampson, Wolfe Point C-Hawks; Cyrus Conner, Little Bucks. Participation t-shirts were given to Warm Springs Eagles and Wolfe Point C-Hawks. P 2 2T t Take a Spin on The Money Wheel Win $joo, $500, $1,000 or $i.soo Friday & Saturday at 8, 9 and 10 pm Kahneeta.com . 1005 Toyota Camry Toyota Camry Giveaway Saturday, Auc,uit 27 at 11 pm KCHDESOTIESCStCASrX) 800-S54-4SUN Ve fcaH-N-T for fevrptete drt4:Ti Met be prefTTt to W'n "' K--Nff-1 Af.v-en -r ervn tht rioM tp :an gr jrVr prpmotiom t jht fr-r. Gnrd ard operates by flK Con'edrrated Tnbn of Wrm Spring S j I I