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Page 6 December 21, 2006 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon 7 tribal players on girls varsity Boys squad enjoys com m unity support Basketball players Logan Kneeland, Derrick Metcalf, Robert Main, Albert Adams and Jansen Harrington (from left). Top: (from left) Jaycelene Frank, Jacoba Smith, Yolanda Yallup, Briana Stacona Bottom: Sharice Johnson, Whitley Ruiz, Shirelle Adams, Kristi Olney. As with every sport, basket ball does have certain challenges. For this team, Ruiz said, the Tribal member students hold challenges are w ithin them the majority on the girls’ varsity- selves— “In a good way,” she basketball team at Madras High added. School this year. All of the players said that Seven students from Warm more community support is key Springs play on the varsity team: to their success. Jacoba Smith, Shirelle Adams, “Come support us,” Stacona S h arice Jo h n so n , Jaycelen e said. “It’s early in the season but Frank, Yolanda Yallup, B riana. it would feel good to have the Stacona and Whitley Ruiz. support.” In their league, Stacona said, So far this season the girls’ “We’re the Indian team.” team has won two games and The players said no other lost one. team features such a large Kristi Olney, Destry Begay amount of tribal players. All of the girls enjoy playing b ask e tb all at M adras H igh School, they said, and have also competed together in outside tournaments. As for the high school team, Johnson said, “It’s more orga nized than playing Rez Ball.” “It’s basically the same team as last year,” Stacona said. “We have two new players.” The girls agreed that all of the players bring something to the team. “E veryone has th eir strengths and w eakn esses,” Smith said. According to Stacona, “We’re trying to focus on bringing it all together and being just one team.” B y L e s lie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Leslie Mitts photos and Maris s a Ahern play for the junior varsity team, while Jillisa Suppah, K arlen Y allup Katherine Quaid, Dena Tho mas, Roschena Sargeant and Angela Beilanger play for the freshman team. The girls’ basketball teams are facing new challenges this year after changing leagues and divisions. The team will compete this year in the 5A league in the In termountain Conference Divi sion. D uring prior seasons the team competed at the 3A level. The boys’ varsity basket ball players at Madras High School couldn’t put their fin gers on why they enjoy bas ketball so much. “Because it’s fun,” was the general consensus. A lb ert A dam s, R obert M ain, D errick M etcalf, Jansen Harrington and Lo gan Kneeland all play for the boys’ varsity basketball team. The boys emphasized the need for continuing commu nity support. “There’s a lot of people that come out,” Adams said. “It’s like half the gym.” The players said that because of the number of tribal mem bers on the junior varsity and freshman teams, they often see a large amount of tribal mem bers at the games. “It helps,” Adams added. “We want to get more ‘skins’ to com e to the gam es,” Kneeland said. So far this season the boys’ varsity team has won three games and lost one. “We’ve been doing pretty good,” Adams said. “We had one bad game.” Playing for the junior varsity team are Albert Kalama, Freddy H ernandez, Terence W olfe, Sean Sohappy, R ichard H arrington and LaRonn Katchia. The freshman team play ers from Warm Springs are R edsky Suppah, M artin Smith-Meannealy, Spencer Ellsbury, Jason Smartlowit, Damian Reynoso and Tyrell Smith. The boys’ basketball team changed from the 3A league to the 5A league in the In term ountain C onference League for the 2006-07 sea son. — by Leslie M itts Jlievqy C /vdi titillò ptcm £ e i Scñmaá Warm Springs, p lease support the businesses y o u see in the Spilyay — They give back to the community! V________ ______________ ) (TÏ&S) Thomci/ Solo/ & Service oí medra/ 169 SE 5th Street Madras, OR 97741 475-2333 s
