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The INDEPENDENT, May 17, 2000 Page 9 District tourney ends girls’ golf A sanovic, Tipton u n d efeated a t S u n s e t The Vernonia High School girls golf team finished their season with the district tourna ment, held May 2 and May 8. On the final day of the dis trict tournament, held at the As toria Country Club and Golf Course, only one of the Lady Loggers, Liana Traylor, was in attendance. Nevertheless, Tray lor scored her personal best, with 143 strokes on 18 holes. Between the two dates for the district tournament, the team played their final home match, against Seaside High School, with one player miss ing. Alex Hayes was unable to attend either the tournament or the Seaside match. Scores for nine holes: Megan Peura, 60 strokes Liana Traylor, 73 Jessie Doane, 74. Three of the four golfers at tended the first day of the tour nament at Quail Valley Golf Course in Longview on May 2. Scores for 18 holes: Jessie Doane, 147 strokes Liana Traylor, 157 Megan Peura, 166 Two Loggers make golf All-League Vernonia High School golf ers Brass Sears and Bryan Dinger were named to the all league teams following district competition on May 8-9. Sears placed on the second team, and Dinger on the third. “Out of the 15 all-league spots, Portland Adventist and Catlin Gabel nabbed nine, but we got in there with two,” said Coach James Brookins. By Rusty Bolts Under threatening skies, May 13 in Banks, Stan Asano- vic of Cornelius won his third Bomber Main Event at Sunset Speedway in as many starts. After sweeping the May 6 pro gram, Portland Street Stock driver A.J. Tipton won his sec ond consecutive feature, re pelling a strong field of 21. Scoutmaster Tom Willie was a surprised victor in the Cascade Hardtops while PHRA promoter Wayne Van Raden compensat ed for Opening Night’s disap pointment by claiming a Dwarf Car win. Asanovic started alongside last year’s Bomber Champion, Shawn Thomson, but disposed SATURDAY NIGHT FAM IL Y FUN!! S P R IN T CAR M AY 27™ Intermountain Sprint Car Series FEATURES PLUS: BOMBERS STREET STOCK PRO 4 MOPIFIEBS 1 /4 M l. D IR T TRACK ADULT......... $12.00 UNDER 12.... $6.00 UNDER 4...... FREE of him early. The Monte Carlo ed second, and Talbot’s battle- driver led the first lap followed scarred Ford, third. by Thomson, Greg Long, Tom First heat winner Steve Finley and Terry Talbot, Jr. Hambleton roared into an early Asanovic stretched his lead, lead in the street stock finale, pulling away from all chal followed by Jimmy Masure, lengers, in an event that ran Tony Catalano, Greg Smith non-stop. Second in points, and Greg Meyers. Masure Doug Younkin worked his way made his bid for the lead early. through the pack but was hard- Hambleton would have none of pressed to catch the leaders. it. Within half a dozen rotations, Not even a spin by North Plains hired gun Mark Bell busted into driver Lonni Finley produced a the top five followed by Tipton. yellow flag to enable Thomson Close racing with Catalano and and the others another shot at Meyers, however, resulted in a Asanovic. Portland driver Tal broken axle for Bell and a yel bot challenged and subdued low flag flew nine yards down. Hambleton pulled away on first Tom Finley, then Long, but all Thomson could do was the restart, but spun his #10X close up on the leader. Asano in turn two. Tipton emerged vic celebrated a third win with from the melee as the new Thomson coming in a frustrat leader with Masure still second and Meyers third. Meyers had cut his left front tire, however, and was forced to pit. Strong running Brent Porter slipped past Catalano as another yel low flew, setting up a four lap dash to the finish. On the final restart, Masure looked to the inside and Catalano looked to the top, but Tipton was not to k. STRIETSTOCK be denied. Masure hung on for a respectable second, Porter PHRA was third after finishing second s BOMBERS last week, Catalano fourth and Harley Barrett was fifth. 6 0 & O ver The Cascade Hardtop divi sion grew by three cars over the Opener. Point leader Steve Lemley jumped to an early lead ADULT........... $9.00 and appeared set to pull off a UNDER 12.... $5.00 repeat. There was a scuffle on UNDER 4...... FREE Please see page 10 HEATS Cascane HarUtops ~ NE 3m X l TROPHY DASHES F GATES - 5 PM • HOT LAPS - 6 P M * RACING - 7 PM BANKS, OREGON • INFO: 503-526-0842 . r FREE C o n tin u in g our heritage of caring into the m ille n n iu m ETRO M B U LA N CE Since 1953 Metro West Ambulance pays tribute to the men and women in emergency medical services during National EMS Week, May 1 4 -2 0 2000: Synda Allen Tara Bamburg Tim Bamburg Teresa Bernardi Norm Brown Ray Cota Shelley Cota Ben Davis Tim Davis Tom Enneberg Paul Epler Lisa Fredenberg Charlotte Koch Christine Purvee Johnny Ragsdale Lee Seibert Scott Swaner Dean Threet Michelle Threet Holly Vaughn Wayne Vaughn Jeremy Woodall
