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Bill Dickie's SIDELINE SLANTS outmuscles JIIBlalBIBiMImWmflHHIIImmtllMHIlflllalmlBlfllflllflllllmllfllHlflMflHflllfl mill; Ililllll lift IM IIIIlflil lil lllllitlllllllll HIIII III lift fill IIIIIII IH Ifl lift Iflfllll flll lllltlfllllll liflfll IIII IIIlflfl IIIllfl IIII1 Cure For Itchy Feet? There's heat on the griddle and the flea is poised to leap again. No disparagement whatever is intended of our favorite athletes, the Highclimbers, inthis analogy to the canine-irritating in- sect and the hot plate which has so long symbolized that which seldom remains in one spot. ,. It's merely a means of mentioning, in a round-about way, that Shelton is on the verge of veering to another athletic affilia- tion. When school takes up in the fail of 1970, and if no hitches develop in the interim, the Highclimbers will own a charter membership in a new association of schools banded together for sports com- petition, one as yet without name and still uncertain of its ultimate size. The flea-on-the.hot-griddle parallel be- comes evident when one notes that this will be Shelton's fifth conference alliance in the put 30 years. The Climbers have been at- flloted wlth a severe case of itchy fee for which they've tried hard without success to find a cure. Maybe this is the long-sought remedy. The new brotherhood has been approved by Tumwater, Centraiia, Chehalis, North Thurston and Timberline, the latter a new school not yet in existence but planned as a second high school in the North Thurs- ton district next year. Shelton is the sixth eignator to the letter of intent to form the new league, with Hoquiam and Elms as somewhat nebulous possibilities for an 8- school conference. A potential addition for 1972 or thereabouts would be a proposed new high school in Olympia, nor should St. Martins Prep be ruled out as a possibility, although not, apparently, for charter mem- bership. Shelton has been receptive to a move out of the Olympic League for some time because of the considerable distances in- volved as the extremist on the south end of the circuit. Trips to Port Angeles, Bain- bridge, North and Central Kitsap require extra time and costs which have grown burdensome. The proposed new league would  maximum trips shorter than the shortest in the Olympic, Chehaiis be- ing no further bn the present trips to Bremerton and South Kitsap. Another advantage of the new league is an .evener level of competition, providing Elma does not affiliate. The charter sig- nators all are or will be Class AA (under 1,000 student body population), Construc- tion of Timberline will siphon off enough students to pull North Thurston back down to the AA ranks. It is now AAA. The Olympic presently is unbalanced with West Bremerton and South Kltsap in AAA ranks, as Is Port Angeles when it returns to the fold. Elma is an illogical prospect for part- nership in the new fraternity, being a Class A student body in size which prob- ably would be over-matched athletioally much of the time, particularly in football. This consideration may keep the Eagles from casting their lot with the new union. Hoqulam, it is said, is reluctant to pull out of the Southwest Washington Class AAA conference in which it has been a member for years defying memory, even though the * Grizzlies actually are only AA in studert. body numbers. At the present time St, ar- tins is not under consideration ,by the new league, but the Preps swhtcled into the Southwest AA just this year from the Clue A Central's eastern division. They will find themselves isolated badly when Centralia and Chehalis leave the South. west AA for the new league as the closest remaining colleague will be Mark Morris in Longview. It would seem that St. Mar- tin& if it has the student body heft to do, would be a logical partner in the new cooperative. Regardless of such speculation, the out- look at this moment is for a 6.team fed. eration of Shelton, Chehalis, Contrails, Tumwater, North Thurston, and Timber- line for openers come September 1970 but I'd bet a button or so it will burgeon to at least eight franchise holders before long if not at the start. Conception of the new alliance appar- ently was no single individual's or school's idea. It grew ou of casual conversations at various meetings at different places over the past couple of years basically because of dimmtimfaction with travel distances. North Thurston and Tumwater haven't liked their Seamount League mileages, as Shelton hu not in the Olympic. Chehaiis and Centralia were similarly situated in the Southwest AA with long hauls into the south end of the circuit to Camas, Battleground, Evergreen and Columbia River. Shelton's jockeying from league.to- league over the years.is a by-product of site. The Climbers are peculiarly situated off on the edge of several territories. They're not in the middle of anything. For years prior to World War 2 Shelton at- tempted to compete in the old Southwest Washington league against the likes of Olympia, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Centralia Longview, Kelso, Vancouver et al, before they ever divided schools into population classifications. It was an unequal struggle and schools like Shelton, Chehalis, Elma, Montesano, and Raymond suffered severely. The Central League was organized to alleviate the problem, which it did quite satisfactorily for a good spell. But Shelton outgrew this coalition and moved into the Seamount League in the late 1950s. Long trips and unnatural rivalries involving schools like Bethel, Curtis, Fife, and others made short shrift of this association, al- though it was highly successful on a won- and-lost basis for the three or four seasons it endured. The heteromorphic High- climbers, driven by another outbreak of itchy foot, defected from the Seamount to the Olympic in the early 1960s, but found it no therapy for their malady either, and now stand ready to try a new physician. At this stage the doctor's credentials appear hopeful for providing the cure so Ion E in seeking. qt @ @ # SPORTS SPLINTERS--One of the ob- stacles which could turn tacky before the new league mentioned above becomes reality is the problem of switching Shelton, North Thurston and Tumwater out of the West Central District in which they are now located into the Southwest District. One might expect this to be a formality, but questions of district representation in state basketball tournaments and track and wrestling meets are involved which sometimes turn into knotty problems. If memory serves accurately I recall that Shelton ran into some soupy going when the Climbers asked to move from the South- west to the West Central at the time of the Olympic League affiliation. The South- west district probably will welcome the Climbers back but will the West Central be willing to surrender three schools at once ? You who know and respect Roy Peach- er's interest in and aptitude for things con- oerning the fisherman and hunter are asked by the Nimrod Club of Shelton to get be- hind his candidacy for the State Game Commission with letters of commendation and recommendation to Coy. Dan Evans, who will make the appointment within a few days. As noted in this space three weeks ago, Peacher is one of three State Sportsman's Council nominees for the Gama Commission seat expiring this month now held by AI Pritchard of Kalama. Fire those letters in to Gov. Evans pronto, neighbors. If you've wondered how Rob Mills, the great little Climber wrestler of the class of '67, is doing, here's fine skinny: After. his tremendous freshman year at Oregon State, in which he won the Oregon open title in his division against varsity oppon- erts from numerous other Oregon schools, Rob transferred to the University of Wash- ington because his family resides in Seattle now and he can li'ge at home. The move cost him his varsity elegibility this year but you can look for the pale-skinned, freckle-faced little guy to be representing the Huskies in another year, which is a great break for the U. of W. Roy and Shirley Clinton bumped into Jack, Noni and Nancy Swanson during a skiing vacation trip to Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley during the Christmas-New Year week which all describe in glowing terms of fun, fine aaccomodations, and reason- able prices. The Swansons, unfortunately, had to cut their trip unnecassarily short when they returned to Shelton expecting school to take up last Thursday. The Clintons side-tripped to Sacramento on their return trip to pick up son Chris, Shelton high senior, who had spent the same period visiting his grandparents at Mesa, Arizona, and brother Steve, now an Air West accommodations salesman at Palm Springs. The Swansons ran into an- other Sheltonian, Sheri Jeffery, sophomore at the University of California at Santa Barbara, who also was a Squaw Valley, turning out for the school ski team and hoping thereby to earn a trip to Europe. Page 10.8helton.Meson County Journal - Thursday, January 9, 1969 Climbers • Winning the last five matches, Hoquiam overcame a Shelton HighclimDer lead and beat the Climbers in Shelton Gym Mon- day, 32-14. Shelton was ahead, 14-9 going into the 156 pound weight class when the visitors started their string of victories. They won the 156 pound class with a decision and then took the next three by pins. Shelton forfeited the heavy- weight division, and Hoqulam went away with their win. Mark Timpani in the 105 pound class got the only pin of the night for Shelton. Other winners for the Climbers were Dallas Gun- ter (who is the only undefeated Climber grappler in six meets), Dana Thompson, and Mary Will- son. e Here's how the individual mat- ches went : 105 lbs. Mark Timpani (S) pin- ned Jewell (H), 1:55 first round. 114 lbs. Stichfield (H) decis. Don Gardner (S), 3-0. 122 lbs. Hatten (H) decis. Wayne Tweed (S), 4-0. 129 lbs. Dallas Gunter (S) decls. Hatten (H), 5-0. 135 lbs. Early (H) decis. Glenn Lockwood (S), 6-4. 140 lbs. Dana Thompson (S) decis. Hatch (H), 6-2. 147 lbs. Mary Willson (S) decis. Daly (HL 12-4o 156 lbs. Bowman (H) decls. Rick Ruddell (S), 10-4. 167 DuBois (H) pinned Kurt Grubb (S), :51 third round. 177 lbs.. Shrauger (H) pinned Bob Ruddell (S), :57 third round. 193 lbs. Carter (H) pinned Gary Settle (S), :36 second round. Heavyweight Pellegrinl (H) won by forfeit. The Shelton junior varsity beat Hoquiam's second string, 36-8, in a match marked by many pins and forfeits. The Climbers got four pins, two decisions, and two forfeits to take the match. This is how the Jayvee matches went: 105 Ibs. Charles Gay (S) pinned Martln(H), 1:35 first round. 114 Ibs. Both teams forfeited. 122 Ibs. Curt Stracke (S) decis. Holderman (H), 12-6. 129 lbs. RAck Tweed (S) decls. Shmacher (H), 12-0. 135 lbs. Robert Redman (S) won by forfeit. 140 lbs. Steve Stockwell (S) pinned Spradlin (H), :48 first round. 147 lbs. Mark Grubb (S) won by forfeit. 156 lbs. Don Vanderwal (S) lnned Cross (H), 1:09 secon und.  , 167 Ibs. Dave Myer(S) pinned ; Mobray (H), 1:07 first round. 177 Ibs. MacKenzie (H) decis. Larry Hergert (S), 12-3. 193 Ibs. Both teams forfeited. Heavyweight Mickelson (H) beat Lane White (S) by default. The loss brings Shelton's re- cord to 1-5 in wins and losses. They beat Montesano but lost to Olympia, Tumwater, South Kit- sap, Central Kitsap, and Ho- qulam. Bowling Results SHELTON JUNIOR Men's Hi Game: Bill Shuffen. hauer 211 Men's Hi Series: Dana Thompson 494 Women's Hi Game: Linda Dodge 181 Women's Hi Series: IAnda Dodge 450 Hembroff Agency 3-1, Peter Scm't 428; Trailblazer's II 1-3, Curt Peterson 420; Shelton JC's 3-1, Terri Knight 473; Merv's Tirecap 4-0, Mark Johnson 406; Joslin Ins. 1-3, Steve Robertson 468; VFW Aux. 1-3, Rick Peck. ham 389; Trailblazer's I 3-1, Dana ThoFnpson 494. Staacllngs: Hembroff Agency 38-18, Shelton JC's 34-22, VFW Aux. 32-24, Trailblazer's H 29-27, Joslin Ins. 29-27, Merv's Tirecap 27.29, Trailblazer's I 27-29. MR AND MI. HANDICap Men's HI Game: Harold Hillman 201 Men's Hi Series: Eldon Todd 534 Women's Hi Game: Margaret Bibbee 205 Women's Hi Series: Cleo Hulet 465 Mikes McCulloch Sales 0-4, Lee Chapman 415; Lannlngs, Hoodsport Care 1-3, Sue Dllley 406; Ruskin Fisher Assc. 1-3, Merle IAndgren 438; Eacrett Lum- ber 3-1, Eldon Todd 534; Dicks Diggers 4-0, Ed Olson 530; Ever- green Florist 1-3, John Pearson 497; Tyee Well Drilling 1-3, Del Stormo 526; J andJ Service 3-1, John and Cleo Hulet 465; Allyn Shell 3-1, Harold Hillman 510; Lake Cushman Sales Co. 3-1, Harold Bibbee 479, Standings: Lke Cushman Sales Co. 481-15, J and J Service 45-19 Mikes McCulloch Sales 33-30, Ruskin Fisher Assc. 31-33, Eacrett Lumber 30-34, 'Allyn Shell 30-34, Tyee Well Drill. ing 29-35, Dicks Diggers 27-37, Evergreen Florist 26-38, Lannings, Hoodspoz:t Cafe 20-44. MEN'S CITY Hi Series: Doug Wicken 561 Hi Series: Doug Widken 561 $tandlnp. Hidden Haven 3-0, 40 and 8 3-0, Beckwith's 2-1, Naults Maxwell 1-2, J and J Service 0-3, Simmons 0-3. THE H IOHCL[RS' ,.lke Sparks rises above the crowd to fire ofa two-pointer in this ,ti0n shot fro m last Saturday's game at Port Townsend which Shelton won. Climbers Clobber Redskins 77-48 By CHAJtLES GAY • A strong Shelton Highclimber team ran up a ten point first half lead and then coasted to an easy win last Saturday night on Port Townsend's maples, 77-48. The Climbers cut down the number of points scored by the Redskins in their first meeting this season by eight while scor- ing exactly the same amount themselves. The victory set Shelton on a winning streak, as they beat West Bremerton Friday night in overtime. They are now 5..3 in wins and losses. (There is yet another game to be played this week at O'Dea) Jim Corey was the high scorer for the Climbers. He got eight field goals and two foul shots for eighteen points. The only place the home team outscored the Climbers was at the foul llne where they hit 16 of 23 while Shelton put in 11 of 18. Climber scorers were: Carey 18, Close 14, Tuson 12, Daniels 10, Schmidt 9, Sparks 8, Austin 3, Adams 2, Lewis 1. Scorers for Port Townsend were: Rondeau 11, Smith 8, San- dvig 5, Wilde 5, Aumock 4, Gast- field 4, Minish 4, Prill 3, Peter- son 2, Thompson 2. Tom Parker's jump shot from in front of the basket With three seconds to go in the game put the Highclimber junior varsity in front of the Port Townsend secd team by one point and kept them there to win, 47-46. Earlier in the fourth quarter, Parker sank one of two foul shots to pull the Climbers within one point, 46-45. After leading in the first half, the Climbers lost their edge by the end of the third quarter. Port Townsend oly made four of 20 foul shots while Shelton hit five of eight. Had the home team hit a better percentage of their foul shots, the contest could have been a runaway. Those who scored for the win- ners were: Lewis 16, Brnsford 6, Olsen 6, Connolly 5, Dorcy 4, Johnson 4, Parker 3, Zehe 3. Shelton Nips West 71 70 In Overtime • Baskets by Bill Daniels and Ed Adams in overtime put the Shelton Highclimbers past the visiting West Bremerton team, 71-70 Friday night. Daniels also got a free throw that proved to be the difference. West came from behind to tie the score at the end of regulation time. Shelton led by six, seven and oe at the end of the other three respective quarters. Oddly enough, the Climbers only outscored the visitors in one period, the first, but they held onto the lead with that six point edge. Blazer Five Twists Tail Of Bulldogs • Holding onto a five point quarter lead, the Shelton High Blazers went on to Washington Bulldogs from pia in Shelton Gym 49-38. The Blazers led at 27-23 and were ahead by points at the close of the period. Washington's Metcalf game's high scorer with 20 as he accounted for more half of the visitors' final Shelton's Bill Bacon led scorers with 16. Rich lowed him with 14 points, ing eight of nine free The home team hit 19 free throws and 15 of 33 , goals. Blazer coach said Jeff Okano played lent floor game as well as a defensive game. Those who scored for the | ers were: Bacon 16, Wlker Fredson 9, Johnson 6, Okano 2. Bowling FRIDAY NITE SLOW Men's Hi Game: Lionel 232 Men's Hi Series: Lionel 603 Women's Hi Game: Verna anson 209 Women's Hi Series: Verna anson 569 Triplicate games: Helene man 124-124-124. Standings: Slow Pokes L and V 13964, Upstarts U-Name-It 15710, The Pair 13489, The Duds 13476, SIMPSON WOMEN'S Hi Game: Joan Sowers 233 Hi Series: Joan Sowers 583 Purchasing 2-2, Allene 447; Lumber 2-2, Joan 583; IBP 0-4, Mary L0o 478; Loggers 4-0, Cleo Hul.et Research 0-4, Bobble 461; Olympic 4-0, Virginia 463; Engineering 0-4, Chapman 379; Accounting Jane White 507. Standings: Loggers 4-0, pic 4-0, Accounting 4-0, 2-2, Purchasing 2-2, 0, IBP 0-4, Engineering SUNDAY MIXED Men's Hi Game: Jack Men's Hi Series: Jack Women's Hi Game : Nina 191 Women's Hi Series: Nina 549 Odd Balz 0-4, G. Wentz Four Splits 4-0, Russ Loggers 0-4, Geo Wltcratt Timber Ducks 4-0, Nina 549; What's Next 3-1, Ira 444; Farmers 1-3, Nancy 501; Force 'era 2-2, Ted 496; Board Busters 2-2, Stepper 494; Hooters 0-4, Sytsma 479; Jack Pots 4-0, Hildebrandt 496. Standings : Timber Ducks Jack Pots 4-0, Four Splits What's Next 3-1, Force 'e Board Busters 2-2, Hooters 0-4, Odd Balz 0-4, gets 0-4. GRANGE Men's Hi Game: Don 2O8 Men's Hi Series: Lad 543 Women's Hi Game: Verna anson 159 Women's Hi Series: Verna i anson 438 Standings: Harstine 4-0, 3-1, Southside 3-1, 1-3, Shelton Valley 1-3, 0-0. Bring the and Enjoy AT THE TIMBER BOWL Monte-Carlo Every Sat. at 8 p,m. Call for RNervatimm Open 12 noon. to 12 midnight e338. 1st By DAVE FITZGERALD The Shelton High Climbers, well enthused with their win a- gainst West Bremerton January 4th, might have been a bit 0fver- confident Tuesday night, when they met the O'Dea Irish on their Seattle Court. Both teams scratched and scraped, stressing defense more that offense the first hail On the opening tip-off, when the Climbers missed an easy layup, the Irish gained control of the ball and scored with an easy layup. From there on it was O'Dea all the way. The Climbers never could penetrate the Irish defense to grasp the lead. At the end of the first quarter the score was 16 to 9 in favor of O'Dea. The Climbers came back in the second quarter, which ended 23 to 19, with O'Dea with a four point margin. In the third quarter, the Irish stomped up an ll-polnt lead but the Climbers chiseled it down to 6 at the close of the quarter. With the scgre at the belnnln of the fourth quarter 35 - 41, the Climbers struggled hard but were handicapped by a lot of fouls and bad breaks. With 4:26 left in the game the Climbers were within 3 points of the Irish, but then they were plagued with numerous fouls and Chris Close went out of the game with a sprained ankle. The Irish scored 11 points on fouls in the fourth quarter, which was the downfall of the Climbers. The game ended with O'Dea squeezing a 6 point lead to end the game. Though the Climbers outscored tim Irish by two field goals, they couldn't match the 21 to 10 free throws made by. the Irish. The final score was 54-60 in favor of the O'Dea Irish. Scorers for the High Climbers are as follows: Jim Corey, 17 Mike Sparks - 13, Adams - 7, Tuson , 7, Close - 5, Danlels - 3, Schmidt. 2. Shelton Jayvees lost to O'Dea 24 to 43. Shelton hosts East Bremerton this Friday. Ends In 60-54 Disaster the Climbers were trying to stop a West comeback. The game's high scorer was Larson of West with 21. Jim Corey bucketed 15 points to get second high honors for Shel- ton as he scored four in each of three quarters. The Climbers were 19 for 27 at the foul line and West got 20 of their 30 attempts. Both teams had players in foultrouble, and Frank Schmtdt and Chris Close fouled out for Shelton. Here are the ¢limber scorers: Sparks 17, Corey 15, Adams 10, Close 9, Schmidt 9, Daniels 8, Tuson 3. West polntmakers were: Larson 21, Rask 5, Wortman 9, Woods 8, Elwick 6, Ormistan 5, Carden 4, Wlnslow 2. The Shelton junior varsity got waxed, 81-47 by the visiting team. West's 16 point first quarter lead was built to 39 points by the end of the thrid quarter and they rolled to an easy win. Shelton scorers were : Lewis 13, Connolly 10, Dorey 9, Johnson 9, oni 4, Clary 1, Olsen 1. Those who scored for the visit- ors were: Bass 18, Lay 16, Costel- 1o 12, Chrey 8, Buhl 6, Puryea 6, Stark 5, Spencer 4, Jensen 2, Hdn 2, Richardson 3. • MINI AND Mike Sparks was the high Shelton Trip To Seattle shots.°nSC°rer for Shelton with 17 pointSsix Hefield,gotg°alssevenand impontfive foul " OPEN points in the fourth quarter when