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REMEMBER WHEN this year's High(:limb-
er basketball seniors were members, six
years ago, of the undefeated (10-0) 7th
grsx]e squad pictured here? Do you rec-
ognize (front row) Bud Tuson, Ed Adams,
Bob Ruddell, Bill Daniels, Bill Jackson, Lee
Burfiend, Darryl Grytness, Dick Shrum, Bill
Richards, Bob Cole, and Brad Wilson; (back
An Example of Attrition
row) Gene Purvis, rank Schmidt, Gary
Austin, Chris Close, Mike LaMarsh, Bruce
lloard, .iohn Stewart, Don Donaldson, John
Flower, Keith Borek? Coach of this 7th
grade gang was Bill Brickert (right). Walt
Clayton (left) was the junior high varsity
coach.
moved away, the B squad. Now, in 1969,
E'e senior urvivors of that original cast of
?.1 was shaved to seven -- Close, Daniels,
Tuson, Schmidt, Austin, Adams and Flow-
er. While this is probably a higher surviv-
al percentage than normal, it's still a
dramatic display of the terrific attrition
rate in sports over a half dozen years.
One wonders what six seasons hence
will show for another exceptionally talent-
ed 7th grade squad which Harlan Buiten-
reid coached to a 7-2 record this year.
Which among these names -- Steve Sparks,
Steve Settle, Chris Densmore, Dan Mor-
gan, Chuck Earl, Warren Earl, Arnie Rog-
ers, Dwight McKay, Dave Bradley, Roland
Starr, Tim Timpani, Robert Munger, Mal
Ninnis, Tim Allen, Steve Simmons, Reggie
Snellgrove, Kip White, Del Barnes, Gary
Moore, Ron Ring, Vic Striek]and -- will
you be seeing on the Highclimber varsity
as seniors in 1975?
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SPORTS SPLINTERS -- Unmentioned
above among the 21 on that 1963 7th grade
roster were Don Donaldson, Bob Ruddell,
Bill Jackson, Dik Shrum, alI Bill Rich
ards. All dropped out of basketball before
or upon reaching senior high, concentrat-
ing on other sports.
Among the varsity football candidates
at the University of Montana spring prac-
tice, now in progress at Missoula, is former
Highclimber Ed Dawson and another one-
time Sheltonian, Mike Buzzard. Dawson
red-shirred last yearafter suffering a knee
injury and surgery thereon a short time
before the 1968 season started. The sur-
gery removed a piece of cartilage and
shortened a tendon, subjecting Ed to six,
weeks in a east and eqmpletely erasing him
from the possibility of gridiron action. Ed
had been ticketed for an offensive tackle
post last year, but the present intent of
Coach Jack Swarthout apparently is to re-
turn him to the offensive center responsi-
bilities with which he's long familiar
through two years at Grays Harbor Com-
munity College and one at Montana. As a
Highclimber he played tackle. Ed says he
would listen with intense interest to pro
football opportuniti/es should any be direct-
ed his way following termination of his
collegiate career next fall and if his knee
stands the gaff. He had a couple of pro
feelers prior to last year and no doubt w---l
again if he has a good season in 1969 at
Montana.
Buzzard departed Shelton before reach.
ing high school, matriculated at Mt. Ver-
non, then played two years at Everett Jun-
ior College. He is listed as a senior half-
back candidate of 5' 10" and 175 pounds,
Six years ago a 10-0 record strung to-
gether by the Shelton junior high 7th grad-
ere tutored by Bill Brickert triggered avid
anticipation of this group's future as bas-
ketball Highclimbers.
Coaches and sports fans reassured
themselves and each other that here was
the material from which cage court suc-
cess seemed certain in the years culminat-
ing in the senior class of 1969. Those years
came to termination two weeks ago, and
it's interesting retrospect to see how many
of the 21 youngsters of that 7th grade
squad fulfilled the expectations shaped for
them.
Starters on that 1963 squad were Bill
Daniels, Chris Close, Mike LaMarsh, Gary
Austin, and Gene Purvis, pushed by a sec-
ond unit of Frank Schmidt, John Flower,
Bud Tuson, Ed Adams, and Darryl Gryt-
ness. Only three of those ten were missing
from the varsity squad which Highclimber
coach Jack Wright floored this past sea-
son--LaMarsh because of a severe knee in-
jury, Grytness because he moved to Cali-
fornia, Purvis because his athletic apti-
tudes and interests developed more itrong-
ly in football and track, causing him to
drop basketball as he entered senior high
school.
The following year, as 8th graders, a
famine of capable material in the 9th grade
prompted Blazer varsity coach Walt Clay-
ton to lift that complete starting unit up
to the varsity. Seriously weakened by this
decimation, the remaining 8th graders still
managed a 6-6 record under Jerry Knutson.
Back together again as 9th graders, the
first revelation appeared that perhaps ex-
pectations should be reined when the squad,
under Gary Karlberg, slumped to a deeply
disappointing 1-11 mark. The immediately
propounded answer for such a totally un-
expected retrogression of previously dis-
ceaible talent was that it shouldn't have
been split up the year before. Perhaps, but
it's a bit difficult to swallow.
Heading into senior high ranks the
next year, all but the self-eliminated Pur-
vis -- Lee Burfiend had replaced the de-
parted Grytness a year earlier .... played
either sophomore or junior varsity ball or
both along with some of the deeper re-
serves such as John Stewart, Keith Borek,
Bruce Hoard, Bob Cole, and Brad Wilson.
LaMarsh and Close even squeezed in
enough varsity playing time to earn their
letters while Tuson, Daniels and Schmidt
got a taste of first team action.
As juniors those five, augmented by
seniors Jerry Sparks, Mike McDowell, Ron
Howe and Jan Donaldson and sophomores
Mike Sparks and Jim Corey, comprised the
varsity squad, the rest, minus Bet•k, who
POK/R RUN!!
This Sunday- March 16th
• Lots of Trophies • Approximately 50 miles of
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NOTE: Special Gearing & Tires, Not Required!
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Page 10. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 13, 1969
• Three Shelton Junior High
Blazers took first place in the
South Sound Junior High Wrest-
ling Tournament held in the Jef-
ferson Junior High Gym in
Olympia last Friday and Satur-
day.
Altogether, eight Blazers took
places from first to fourth in
the two day meet. Shelton plac-
ed high on the team effort list
with the three firsts, a second,
two thirds and two fourths.
Tom Sagmiller started the win-
ninp off when he won his se-
cond match, putting him into the
finals. He had to wrestle the
grappler that beat him in his
first match on Friday, but this
time he decisioned that Turn-
water team member to nab
third. It was registered in the
78 pound class, the lowest div-
ision.
Dave Nutt took a first place
in the 113 pound class for the
Blazers by winning all three of
his matches, including a cham-
pionship bout Saturday night. In
all of these matches, Dave did
not have a point scored against
him, but he was in the double
figures in scoring himself.
Chuck Wicken added another
top spot to Shelton's list when
he won all of his matches to
win the 127 pound division. Two
of these were very close, excit-
ing matches. In his second
match, he escaped from his op-
ponent with about 15 seconds to
go and decisioned him, 4-3.
Alfred Cole, wrestling in the
134 pound class for the Blazers,
got into the finals by beating
two of three foes, but he lost on
Saturday night and took third.
Harold Marrow, with five con-
testants going for the top spot in
his class, only had to win one
match to get to the finals where
he lost by decision tO cop se-
cond in the 141 pound class.
Mark Wittenberg, the Blazers
only undefeated wrestler in seven
meets, won his first match (he
was seeded first also), lost his
second, won again and lost in the
finals to take Sheiton's other
fourth, at 151 pounds.
Cliff Taylor, Blazer represen-
tative at 155 pounds, won two
of three matches including a
Saturday night final win to take
third.
Shelton wrapped up its wrest-
ling season with Don Neth's 176
pound championship bout, which
he had waited the two days to
wrestle. There were only he and
a Jefferson .grappler in the weight
class, and Don decisioned him
for the Blazers' final first place.
. Sllton's coach, Jon Day, was
Unable to be at the tournament,
but Richard Wentz and Lowell
Stewart substituted for him and
helped the Blazers along.
Several other Shelton wrestlers
showed Blazer fans some good
wrestling. Seventh grader Ray
Wiltman led 6-2 in his mateh be-
fore he was pinned; had he won
be would have been another place
winner. Scott Lockwood was seed-
ed first in his 78 pound class
and drew a bye the first match,
but he was overweight and had
to wrestle 85 where he won one
of three matches. Dean Medcalf
also had weight problems and
had to go up where the weight
was too big a factor.
The tournament was double
elimination, that is, a wrestler
had to lose twice to be out of
it. Last year, eleven of thirteen
winners for the Blazers were
freshmen, and the same trend
followed this year, although many
lower grade grapplers showed
great promise. Five of these
eight placeholders were in their
first year of wrestling. Two of
the other three who had been
out for the sport before took
first place.
CHUCK WICKEN, Blazer 127-t)ounder, works over his op-
ponent on the way to a first place in his weight class.
DON NETH has a vise-like grip on the legs of his adversary
in the match which brought him the 176-pound title at the
South Sound Junior }]igh Wrestling Tournaxnent.
Dale Whi÷e, Shane Brooks
Are Top Rifle
• Shelton ltigh Sclmol's and
the junior high's rifle clubs each
had separate shootoffs recently.
The Climbers number one man
was Dale White and Shane Brooks
took the junior high honors.
Only one point separated White
and Bob Bednardski, who cop-
ped second in the high school
competition. Charles Fie•nor shot
to a second place in the other
shoot.ft.
The highest ranking shooter in
high school is Paul Brigham,
who is working on distinguished
rifleman. White is also on dis-
tinguished, slightly behind Brig-
ham.
In the junior high, Fleenor was
the highest ranked, being on
Sharpshooter fourth bar.
The two shootoffs were held to
end the Rifle Club's season, as
its director, Richard Morton, has
to quit to coach tennis. He said
that this year has been very
good for shooters. This year's
group seems to be going farther
than any before it.
Brigham has been shooting two
years to achieve his rank, and
White has gotten there in one
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Now BOWLING
for the W.S.B.P. Ass'n.
MEN'S lSth ANNUAL TEAM
HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
Hour Eliminations to be completed by April 20, 1969
(One out of four entries advance to Zone Finals.)
ZONE FINALS May 3-4-10-11, 1969 to be held at
the Timber Bowl, Shelton. (One out of
Three entries, advance to State Finals.)
STATE FINALS May 24 and 25, 1969, to be held
at the Sky Lane Bowl, Seattle.
1st Prize, $1500.00.
All teams in state finals will receive a
minimum of $100.00.
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LADIES' 8th ANNUAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
ZONE FINALS will be held at Tumwater Lanes
in Olympia.
STATE FINALS will be held at Lewis & Clark Lanes
in Seattle.
All Teams from the Shelton Recreation are invited
to qualify at the Timber Bowl.
For further information call the
DAVE NUTT used his 110 pounds to full al
ning first place for the Blazers in the South Sound
TIMBER BOWL
Blazer Track Draws 70
• The Shelton Junior High Bla-
zer Track team, coached by Ter-
ry Gregg who is starting his first
year in that position, had its
first turnout Monday, March 10.
There are more than 70 hope-
fuls out, not up to the 105 of last
year's squad, but there ought
to be some strength in numbers
for the Blazers. Last year Shelton
took first place at the subdistrict
that it hosted and went to Ho-
quiam for the district meet and
placed second there.
Gregg says that the Blazers
are looking forward to a good
year, although the team will not
be quite as powerful as last sea-
son when they won all four dual
meets they were in under the
coaching of Dave Sund. Gregg
was an assistant at the time.
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Their first meet is an
of next month with
Olympia. This year the
coach to Gregg is Jack
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