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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1979)
Warm Springs Baseball Clinic The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde baseball team traveled to Warm Springs June 22, 23 & 24, with high hopes that their abil ity to retain their perfect record league record would go with them. After losing the first game 23-1, they realized someone had forgot to pack their "special magic" used here at home to win game after game. Warm Springs went on to win the next 3 games with scores of 7-4, 12-8, & 20-3. Team members benefitting from the clinic games were: Clayton Sump, Doug Colton, Mike Colton, Pat Hill, Dennis Van Dyke, Tim Ogden, Gregg Leno, Jeff Cutts, Lenny Logan, Robbie Lambert & Damin Smith. Kim Smith, Jodi Givens & Bob Yates went along to help out "coach Doug Colton and assistant coach' Merle Lefto When asked to comment on the games, Coach Colton could offer no excuses "they were 1 teams and played the way 1 teams play; to win." The team would like to take this opportunity to thank coach "Satch" DeLano for acquiring special permission for his teams to . play ours. According to sanctioned little league rules, Satch had to request permission from the commission to play a non-sanctioned team. Special thanks is also extended to Biff & Louise Langley of Warm Springs, who were kind enough to open their home (and refrig erator) to the team. The afternoon spent at their house helped the' boys through one of the hottest days we had while at Warm Springs Besides the team & helpers going, also along were Bob & Helen Rose, Ellie, Duane Sump, Gloria Smith, Jackie Colton, Claudia & Michelle Leno, Velma Mercier, Dean Mercier, Pat Gray, Elaine & Wayne Thomas, Jerry & Dennis Noyes, Kelly Mercier, Pat Butler, Pris cilia, Patricia, & Shawn Carl. The trip was financed through a lot of hard work on the part of the baseball team, coaches & parents, and the generosity of those community members donating bottles & money to the boys. The guys also had a car wash. All together about $200.00 was raised for the trip. Thanks everyone! The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde League Champs Again! The Confederated Tribes of G'and Ronde have won the league championship for the second year in a row. They finished the season with a 10-0 perfect record. The team was coached by Doug Colton who was assisted by Merle Leno. Team members "include "Gregg Leno, Don Perry, Doug Colton, Mike Colton, Pat Hill, Jeff Cutts, Clayton Sump, Tim Ogden, Dennis Van Dyke, Todd Peters, & Robbie Lambert. They competed. "with 4 'Amity teams and 1 Perrydale team. . The team picnic has been scheduled for Saturday Aug. 11 at noon at Mill Creek Park (the second one). Both the 1st place Tournament and 1st place League trophies will be there for all to see.
