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September 13, 2 0 0 ]
Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
White Buffalos football season kicks off
B y Leslie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
Football season kicked off -
recently; and both Madras High
.School teams feature several
tribal member players.
Playing, for the varsity team •
is Emerson Culpus, a 16-year-
old junior who plays tackle.
Culpus has played football since
the seventh grade.
£ Jbining him are C hance
Squiemphen, a 17-year-old se
nior who plays offensive guard
and tackle, and James Scott, a
17-year-old senior who plays
fullback and defensive end.
According to . Squiemphen,
there are various reasons why he
enjoys football.
“It’s a competitive sport; it’s
a contact sport,” Squiemphen
.explained.
Also playing for Varsity isl
Rolin Morning Owl, a ljZ^ear-
iold senior who plays offensive
gnard. In his opinion, the best
part of the game is 1‘just the
Ihrill of ip”A;^
Marpn Smith, a 16-year-old
^ophorriore, will be playing wide
receiver and linebacker for' the
Varsity team. He has played
tpotball for three years.
f Victor Switzler, a 16-year-old
junior, will be playing wide re-r
ceiver for the varsity team dur
ing his first‘year playing foot
ball.
, Also joining the varsity team
is Victoria Katchia, a 17-year-old
Victoria Katchia
Emerson Culpus
Leander, Smith
Martin Smith
senior w ho plays defensive,
tackle. ;
This is Jsatcbta’s secorid'year
playing football, and she s,aid;she
feels right at home playing with
the group of boys.^J;
“I’ve kind o f always'been
used to being around guys, so
it’s actually dice and comfort
able,” she said'
Leander Smith, a 16-year-old
junior will be playing linebacker,
and-sifid his favorite part about
JbotbalLis the physical aspect.
Joiniftg him is Jasper Smith,
a 17-year-old' senior rvho will
play linebacker.
Rolin Morning Owl
' Chance Squiemphen
sive tackle.
As for-his favorite part, Van
Pelt said, “Y ou' gèt to hip
people.’’1
VHMpuglas "Brisbóis, playing
wide', receiver and defensive
back, and Drew. Pennington,
playing lineman, both join the
Frosh/soph team
O n the fro sh /sop h team, frosh/soph team às 14-year-old
Kenneth Van Pelt, a 14-year-old freshman..
As for his favorite part,
freshman will be playing defen-
Agencies release fish recovery plan, opponents protest
(AP) — Federal, agencies
released a plan .that .they say,
ivill improve the recovery Of
Columbia Basin salmon and
steelhead. But fish advocates,
immediately dismissed,# as a
failure and ^c o in tin u ed
breach of the Endangered
’ Species A ct, \
| The Bonneville Power Ad-'
m in istratio n , 0.3» A rm y
Corps o f Engineers and the
Bureau of Reclamation submit
ted the plan to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
miqistrati6n Fisheries at the end
of August:;The plan was made
public last Vtefek.
NOAA \yill coquet, its own
.analysis of the plan and assess
its effect omthe species. '>11
Federal courts have repeat
edly rejected plans submitted by
the agencies.
' The government said die la#
eSf one is the^most comprehen
sive approach to akte. Agency
officials said it includes the most
extensive analysis o f : the fish
stocks in a larger area, represents
a m ajor collaboration w ith
groups including tribes, and has
m ore action items that cost
more. The ten-year plan in
cludes steps to address the
habitat, hatcheries and
predator control surround
ing the fish; 1 \
B ut critics^ ¿called it
warmed-over» “This iis ‘thlfe
same plan with a new ribbon
on it,” said Nicole Cordan o f
Save Our Wild Salmon Coa
lition.
Jasper Smith
James Scott
Victor Switzler
Pennington said, “It gets you out
there and active/’'1,
Theron Spino, a 14-year-old
freshman, will play halfback and
free safety.
“I just like to hit. people and
just like to win,” Spino said of
the sport.
Tanxfer Wells, a 14-year-oid
freshman, will play fiillbadk and
linebacker. He has. been play-
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ing football for four years.
^Joining him is Wes Smith, a j3
14-yearTold freshman who will aq
play.defehsive end and tackle.
Also playing defensive,end is
W yatt. Frank, a 14ryear-old ^
freshman.
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Rounding oiit- the team are
Greg Jim, af 14-year-old fresh- 91
man, andChez Frank, a 15-year- v
old Sophomore who, will both
play linemen. '
b
c. The varsity team kicked off
the season with, a home game . *
against Eagle Point High School
.on August 3f.
jjg
B oth the varsity and the q)
fppsh/ sophomore teams faced 3 q
off against La Pine High School et
on September 7.
| Next up both teams will play
against Sisters High School on
September .14.
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Bottle drive to help team travel
T here .is an on-going tional Tournament in Phoe-
botde drive fundraiser ben- mx. ' •
efitigg-thgxRgz
duey
All-Indian high sdaooliboys
basketball team representing
Warm Springs.
Proceeds go toward travel
expenses for the team to
travel to the 2008 Native
American Basketball Invita-
please . co n tact Sam mii.
O ’Reilly, Val Squiemphen or
Rita Squiemphen.
The fund-raiser will be
;) on-going through July- o f ,
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