The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore, Thursday, March 24, 1977 SEVEN
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'-' It looks like Heppner High
i School is destined to add
another sport to its list. So
plug another schedule into the
busy spring slate, because
rodeo is coming to Heppner.
Not that it hasn't been here
,vTor a long time, but the Rodeo
;? Club, one that has existed on
- an individual basis for about
eight years, will finally be
' come a sanctioned school
Inactivity by the end of April.
' According to President Tim
!Daly, the club has been alive
t '' at the high school level for the
i: JLast eight years. But it has
been on an individual basis,
without an actual club charter
or advisor.
And that seems to be the
only hold barring the 25
member group right now. "We
need to write a constitution
and get an advisor," Daly
said. He said no one had been
approached about the advis
ory position yet.
Daly, an avid rodeo'er
during the year last year as
well as the summer rodeos in
the area, said he hoped the
group would be sanctioned by
Heppner High School before
their first rodeo, slated for
April 30 and May 1 in Rufus.
The schedule for the club
lists five rodeos this spring.
Following the Rufus riding,
the schedule sets John Day,
May 14-15; Pendleton, June
4-5; Vale, tentative for June
10-11: and the high school
finals in Redmond on June
17-19.
Daly said the club now
boasts about 25 members,
despite its current lack of
authorization. Daly is joined
by Janice Healy, vice-president,
and Cindy Dougherty,
secretary-treasurer.
things
around
WIL PHINNEY
Sports tube
Really.
What can one say about my man Jimmy Young?
It was "counterpunch after counterpunch after counter
punch." Young, a sparkly 28-year-old finesse boxer, carries a
pretty stout belt. It put big George Foreman to the mat.
The weekend was full of boxing and basketball for those of
"us who battled running noses and opted for Wide World of
Sports instead of the wide world.
The NCAA battles were somewhat surprising. Basketball
fans watched Michigan, Kentucky, Notre Dame and UCLA
all bow in the same week. The four favored schools gave in to
the four schools who represent their regions in the
championships next week. Except UCLA.
We'll go with Nevada Las
Vegas for a variety of reasons.
First, they'll take on North
Carolina. If there is a weaker
team among those four, NC
gets the nod.
UNLV is strong, both of
fensively and defensively.
They are so quick. Eddy
Owens led a group of five men
in double figures over Idaho
State this week in 107-90 romp.
Who did they beat? Idaho State. Alright. The west was
finally represented in the regional match-ups without the
Bruins. UCLA. We should leave it there. Just say: Idaho
State of the Big Sky Conference pummelled the Bruins'
hopes.
The other semifinal match-up sets Marquette, a perennial
basketball powerhouse, with University of North Carolina at
Charlotte.
It's kind of funny to think that of the top four teams in the
NCAA tournament this year, two are from North Carolina
and none, really, represent the west coast.
And while we're on the basketball floor, you can bet that
somebody behind the Portland Trailblazer recruiting staff is
kicking himself in the butt every time he watches Ron Lee
and the Phoenix Suns play.
It was Lee who boosted Phoenix, along with Feher, to
somewhat of an upset win over the struggling Trailblazers
Sunday.
Just like with the Ducks, . Lee was diving, flying,
contorting. ..anything to get to the ball or put it through the
hoop.
Right out from under their noses. The guy was drafted by
the San Diego Chargers in football; by the professional
soccer league in the states; has thrown the javelin over 250
feet; and the Blazers took Wally Walker instead.
Hate to see those two match-up in a one-on-one situation.
Lee would eat him alive. Nothing against Walker. In a couple
seasons, he'll have the opportunities to prove himself. We all
know he's a good shooter now. But Lee stepped into a title
role.
He was called the Pied Piper at Eugene. He walked around
the campus with a smile and his hips and thighs busting the
seams on a pair of Levi-Straus' finest.
But back to the ring. So much for Young and Foreman. And
Ron Lyle's bout with Joe Bugner hardly seemed exciting '
enough to watch. The two brutes leaned and shoved and
pounded each other with short, sharp blows. Both walked
away from the ring with bruises and blood. Lyle won by a
split decision. Nobody was surprised.
The Golden Glove competition opened a few eyes, though.
It started with a man named Howard Davis, a gold medal
winner, and got progressively better. Little Kenny Davis
won, too, at about 135.
A couple newcomers walked into the ring with promise
stamped across them by every white boxing fan around. No
prejudice intended. People just kept looking for that Great
White Hope.
A big guy named Rocky Capalino might get the nod. He's
big enough at 6-5 and 259 pounds. He loomed over a scared
Puerto Rican before blowing the guy's face away with trips
on uppercuts.
The big rival laid on the mat for more than a minute while
the big New Jersey 23-year-old walked around smiling.
Who knows? He's certainly large.
Spinks did it again. Like with his brother at Montreal, he
pounded a bigger opponent. Giving away 37 pounds, Leon
Spinks ripped a blonde Texas boy's hopes with a flurry in the
first round.
Basketball fans were treated to professional and college
games. Boxing fans were treated to some heavy heavyweight
bouts, some Golden Glove flurries, everything from a 12
round slug fest to a one round knock out.
The only gripe. They both had to be on at the same time on
the same day. It kept you in shape.. .jumping up from the
couch to blow your nose or switch a channel.
Seitz, Marlin lead
final Mustang stats
Final Mustang basketball
stats, released this week,
showed Wayne Seitz and Brian
Marlin as the leaders in most
categories.
Marlin, a sophomore guard,
ended the regular season as
the Mustangs' top scorer with
148 points. Senior Seitz was a
field goal back with 146 points.
In rebounds, Seitz held a
seven carom edge over Keven
Haguewood. Seitz brought
down 100 rebounds and was
Heppner vs. Weston McEwen
Tuesday, March 29 there
Kegler's Korner
Morrow County Grain Growers rolled over Coast-to-Coast
with a high team series of 2588 Tuesday night to regain their
league lead in Kegler's Korner action at Fiesta Bowl.
MCGG, behind Phyllis Cole's 490 series, rallied to bump
last place Coast-to-Coast and grab a two game edge on Fiesta
Bowl. . j
Fiesta Bbwliwho took the high game honors with an 883, '
beat Central Market in three of the four contests. Peterson's
Jewelers downed Gardner's in three games.
Individual high game was rolled by Fiesta Bowl's Ann
Melland with a 187.
STANDINGS
MCGG
Fiesta Bowl
Central Market
Gardner's
Peterson's
Coast-to-Coast
31
29
26
19
14
13
ranked ninth in the Columbia
Basin Conference among re
bounders. Marlin was the leader with
40 assists, followed by Carl
Christman with 32.
On the other side of the coin,
Haguewood was whistled for
the most fouls and Seitz had
the corner on turnovers.
Players and how they rated
in the HHS program this year
follow: Rebounds: Seitz 100,
Haguewood 93, Cutsforth 70,
Marlin 65, Christman 64, Hud
dleston 53, Peck 49, Rauch 40,
Myers 18, Young 14, Skow 13.
Assists: Marlin 40, Christ
man 32, Huddleston 30, Grieb
27, Peck 26, Haguewood 15,
Cutsforth 13, Seitz 11, Young
11, Myers 7, Rauch 3.
Points: Marlin 148, Seitz 146,
Peck 141, Grieb 134, Hud
dleston 97, Haguewood 75,
Christman 61, Cutsforth 61,
Rauch 29, Skow 28, Myers 22,
Young 14."
Fouls: Haguewood 76, Peck
64, Huddleston 50, Seitz 50,
Rauch 44, Cutsforth 31, Grieb
31, Christman 24, Young 17,
Skow 14.
Turnovers: Seitz 54, Marlin
51, Huddleston 50, Peck 44,
Grieb 43, Christman 41,
Haguewood 38, Cutsforth 26,
Skow 25, Young 14, Rauch 11,
Myers 3.
Barbara Straham
Barbara Straham leads
state's women bowlers
Another week has gone by in the Oregon
State Women's Bowling Tournament in
Pendleton. And another Heppner woman is in
the kegler spotlight again.
Barbara Straham, a bowler for four years
on the Coast-to-Coast Tuesday night league
team, leads the state women in all-events. She
is currently listed first in singles, third in
doubles and tenth in the team contests.
Coast-to-Coast, who stood third in last
week's team competition, dropped to tenth
with the week's action. The tourney is slated
for two and a half more months, ending July
3.
Straham entered the tourney with a 112
average, placing her in the "D" division. Her
112 didn't last long when she rolled the "D"
division high game of 232 in her first game.
The 232 came via seven strikes, four at first,
then three in a row in the ending frames. An
open seventh frame wasn't helpful.
Straham 's previous high game was a 199,
rolled two years ago. She said she was
surprised at her finish this week, saying she
"isn't that kind of bowler," but it "was nice to
see our names across the board."
Straham took the class "D" singles lead
with the 232 game and 505 series. She bettered
Pendleton's Jan Cook's 501 in singles and was
the leader by seven pins in all-events. In total
pins, Straham has 1338 to Cook's 1331.
The Heppner woman teamed up with her
mother, Jackie Allstott, to grab the third
place handle in doubles. The duo was placed
in the "C" division because of their averages,
but the total pins for Straham are still tallied
for the "D" all-events title.
Straham-Allstott rolled a 926, good enough
for third, but more than 35 pins shy of second
place. And another Heppner unit holds that
mark.
Hilda Yocom and Iris Campbell combined
for a 982, good for second in class "C"
doubles, two pins behind the first place pair
from Dallas.
Heppner's team of Coast-to-Coast, who last
week were ranked third in the state, dropped
to tenth. Team members are Allstott,
Straham, Danonne Nelson, Diane Stickner
and Rhonda Lorenz. The group rolled a 2037
series last week. The leader this week is
Cascade Locks Lumber Co. from Hood River,
with an impressive 2299 series.
Straham 's 505 will have to hold up for
another 15 weeks. The winning tally in last
year's "D" class singles was a 525.
What else can we say about the
people & businesses of Morrow
County?
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