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—Sports
The Altus Times
Friday, March 26, 1982 4
Walter hopes to reach national rodeo finals
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outstanding bucking stock. Of the 67
bulls sent here a year ago, only nine
were ridden.
Here is the complete Western
Oklahoma State rodeo roster and the
events each individual will be com-
peting in this weekend at Kansas State:
Calf roping: Cid House, Cole Cates,
Jim Walter, Luke Stephenson and
Steer wrestling: House, Walter,
Cates, Taylor and Bryan Combs.
Bull riding: Mike Nelson.
Breakaway roping: Kelly Donovan.
Goat tying: Donovan, Mayme
McLaury and Debbie Worrell.
Barrel racing: Donovan and
McLaury.
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Bowling champions
Willis Morehead, team sponsor, receives 1982 City Women's Bowling Tournament
team championship plaque from Kris Britain and teammates (l-r) Reba Ray, Delma
Ireland, Nita Padgett and Sandra Evans. (Staff Photo by John Nebling)
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Western Oklahoma State College's
rodeo team opens its spring season
tonight at Kansas State University in
Manhattan, Kan.
The Kansas State rodeo continues
through Sunday.
Both the men’s and women's teams at
Western currently rank 4th in the team
standings in the Central Region of the
National Collegiate Rodeo Association.
Leading the Western men’s team is
Jim Walter, Cid House and Cole Cates.
Walter currently ranks second in
steer wrestling in the Central Region of
Place winner
Lisa Sceals, competing in a field of 74 Class III gymnasts
for ages 9-11, took fourth place on the vault recently at
the USCF state meet in Tulsa. (Staff Photo by John Nebl-
ing)
Gymnastics champ
David Crow captured first place on the high bar and sixth
place on the pommel horse and parallel bars recently at
the boys USCC gymnastics meet in Tulsa. (Staff Photo by
John Nelbing)
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Track
9 a.m.-Altus High Bulldogs and Lady i iA
Bulldogs in Southern Oklahoma Invita- -a
tional meet at Duncan. I
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Another state
baseballer dies
WOODWARD, Okla. (UPI) - Of- taken to Woodward Memorial Hospital
ficials said a 16-year-old Woodward for a checkup.
High School baseball player has died A doctor examined the boy then
after being hit in the head with a released him, but he later complained
baseball, the second such death in of dizziness and a headache Shive said
Oklahoma intwodays. The boy’s father returned him to the
Scott Allen Cheap, a Woodward High hospital and a physician decided to
School junior, died at 10:30 p.m. send him to an Oklahoma City hospital.
Wednesday while being transferred to Head baseball coach Daryl Wakeman
an Oklahoma City hospital. said Cheap was well-liked by his
Alan Clayton Poindexter, 16, of Put- classmates and said the death came as
nam City High School, died Tuesday at a terrible shock."
Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma Ci- BARTI E svIIE0 ioI
‘ pitchea bal during SdtEsKanoyMuryplcned
practice Friday. a no-hitter Thursday in the American
Cheap was standing on second base Legion National Collegiate Women’s
when he was hit by a thrown ball, Wood- Softball Tournament sparking her
ward Principal Frank Shive said. Shive team to a 2-0 victory over Mississippi
said the boy was conscious but was State.
theNC RAand d he maintains that posi- The WOSC women's team is led by WOSC rodeo tickets, costing $3 for
tion hew ill quality for the national col- Mayme McLaury, who currently ranks general admission and $5 for Dx seats
lege fmals this summer in Bozeman, third in barrel racing. will go on sale Monday. GeneralaS
u „ The Western teams will enter the sion tickets will be available at B Bar W
Onythetop individuals in each Southeastern State rodeo at Durant Western Store in the Altus Plaza Shopp-
eventin eachregion are eligible for the April 2 That will be their final tuneup ing Center. Persons interested in P
nayonarttans: , . for their own rodeo, which will staged seats should call Corky Parker at the
Hnuseis sittinginfifth place in team April 9-10-11 at the Jackson Country Western Oklahoma State athletic office
roping and calf roping. Fairgrounds Arena. (477-20001
Catesranks fifth in steer wrestling The WOSC rodeo here will draw 27 The Friday and Saturday sessions of
andsixthin calf roping. . . teams from the Central Region. More the WOSC rodeo will begin each night at
Both Cates and House will be trying than 300 young cowboys and cowgirls 8 o'clock with Sunday's final session
to unprove their standings this spring from Oklahoma and Kansas will com- starting at 2 p m
in hopes of qualifying for the nationals, pete during the three-day event. The stock contractor for the WOSC
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rodeo is Charlie Thompson of Lubbock, Reece Taylor.
Tex. Saddle bronc riding: Mark Anderson.
Thompson furnished stock for the Team roping: House and Cates,
WOSC rodeo last year and he boasts House and Stephenson.
Division II
Ages 7-8 N NEW ORLEANS (UPI) - The City of The team, however, will come in for mind Houston coach Guy Iewis of the
10:30 a.m.-Altus Skating vs. Super Carolina and Louisville hit town Thurs- the first game of the afternoon, sche- Astrodome before a crowd of 52 693
Sports, field 1. day to absorb the lights and sights of duled to begin at 2:39 p.m. CST. Earlier this season his team won the
10:30 a.m.-Altus Athletic vs. the French Quarter and begin ac- A crowd of 61,000 should jam the Sugar Bowl Classic in the Superdome
American Savings, field 2. chmatmg themselves to what is ex- Superdome Saturday for the semifinals If his team can upset North Carolina
11:45 a.m.-KWHW vs. Click peeted to be the largest spectacie m the and if that happens it would set an Lewis will chalk up victory No. 500
Chevrolet, field 2. history of NCAA basketball. NCAA attendance record. L "I don’t know why "said ewis but
Division III „Cqach.John. Thompson,however, it should be a true neutral court and winning No 500 ’ sort of means
Ages 9-10 wrotea d chapterin his desire for a championship atmosphere," said something to me. And it sure would be
9 a.m.-Petite Shop vs. Pepsi, field 3. seclusion and housed his Georgetown North Carolina CCach Dean Smith, who nice to get it against the No 1 team in
9 a.m.-First State vs. Coke, field 4. Hovas 80 miles away in the coastal is making his seventh trip to the Final the country its a challenge and we’re
10:30 a.m.-George Box Air. vs. 443rd resorttownofBi loxi. Miss. „ , J Four and is still looking for his first na- looking forward to it."
ToP30 ii-Mai Cleaners vs. <^ina^ “wZ we are concerned about is anamhepurnasnena Demm Crum
Ages 11-12 national semifinals, the Hoyas will bus “This is my seventh time here and nament
9 a.m.-Century 7 Beauty Shop vs. an hour and a half from their hideaway we’ve never been No. 1 before i the Tar Crum was plagued with a kidnev
Altus laundry, field 8. andanot herhoura ndalha Ifba ck.. Heels earned that ranking at the end of stone ailment sthetoumtmeintdnan
9 a.m.-Bordens vs. Bill Wood Thompson, whose Hoyas clobbered the regular season). I think Houston but as the Cardinals have mowed down
Heating, field 5. Oregon statein the West regional finals has a good psychological advantage go- their opposition the coach's health 0"n
10:30 a.m.-Great Plains Electric vs. to make11 to the Final Four for the first ing in." blems have subsided P
3-Way Construction, field 8. time in 39 years, is well-known for pro- The huge crowd could cause a certain “I haven’t had any problem with the
Division v tecting his players from the prying eyes amount of uneasiness among the past week," said Crum "As long as it
Ag« 13-15 and ears of writers and broadcasters. players Saturday, but it could well re- doesn't move. I'm fine."
10:30 a.m.-Blancett vs. Sundown
Allin, Donald tie Melton, Young
for Heritage lead Kemper open
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vance along with Sylvia Hanika to the down $422 for a new set of clubs. He making those 10-footers "
semifinals of a $300,000 women's tennis figured he had his money’s worth by the Still within striking distance after That’s because only five of them, with
championship. endoftheday. Thursdays round wele fouXe leading money winner Nancy Lopez-
Navratilova required only 44 minutes Allin used the new set of clubs to bir- player of the year Tom Watson second- Melton and Kathy Young sharing the
to dispose of Turnbull, the rival she die the last five holes of the 6,804-yard leading money winner Tom Kite and topspot, have scores below the par-73
feared the most in this field of eight, Harbour Town Golf Links and tie Mike third-leading mom winner Craig rating going into today's second round
breaking open the match by winning Donald for the first-round lead at Stadler, all with 69s of the $175,000 Women’s Kemper Open,
teusngames ingro.Intwomatches 7 -under-P ar 64 Defending champion Bill Rogers shot Four others are at even par and for
thuiaatedefnding champion has Donald, who finished several hours a 72, while Arnold Palmer had a 76. the other79 players, it‛s a monster.
“I’m sure I’ll have a closer match four birdies on the last four holes, to becoming the fkst pro l Jear to win Young, who had an early tee-time
than I did today or yesterday,” post the best score of his pro career and totinamert th.s year to win Thursday, and Ixipez-Melton, avoided
Navratilova said, "but hopefully it join Allin with a three-shot lead over “1 Sy wanUo win this week "said thesstiff susts that, range d up to 30 mph
wont be too tight.” David Edwards, Mike McCullough and pat who has LreZ earned $i59 0^ as n hc n 3-under-par 70s with
Hanika had to struggle a lot harder Gibbv Gilbert .h ,, aeady earned 2179,000 1980 U.S. Open winner Amy Alcott,
than Navratilova to gain her berth in It was a day of ideal weather and h l need the money. former Rookie of the Year Myra Van
Saturday’s semifinals, overcoming course conditions and nearly half the Knp, Hoose, and Marga Stubblefield of
Anne Smith 6-7,6-3,6-4. field scored par or better. Among nine ^P^HS Hawaii next at 72.
Smith rallied from 1-3 to take the golfers at three-under 68 were Jerry trinciri--Defending champion Pat Bradley
opening set tie-break 7-4 and then gain- Pate, the winner of last week’s TPC and lrdnsdcuons headed the group at 73 along with Jo
ed a quick break in the second set to go the tour’s leading money winner, and By United Press International Thurs- Ann Washam, Judy Clark and Cathy
ahead 3-1. But Hanika then won five Scott Hoch, who had only 22 putts and 13 day Mant.
games in a row to even the match. one-putt greens in his round. Baseball • The tricky winds will be what decides
in a tense final set, Hanika achieved “I just have one set of irons. I didn’t Seattle - Reassigned pitchers Carl the tournament winner the leaders
thesonlyibreaki nthefifth game and like them, so 1 had to do something,” Best, Steve Finch, Bob Galasso, Jerry said. And if their play is in an indies
then warded off several threats from said Allin, who hasn’t won any tour- Don Gleaton, Tracy Harris, Ron tion, Lopez-Melton and Alcott appear to
rn v, g, naments since returning to the tour, Musselman and Sam Wellborn; out- be in the best position.
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Tennis
8 a.m.-Altus High Bulldogs and Lady
Bulldogs in Southern Oklahoma Invita-
tional tournament at Duncan.
Golf
Altus High Bulldogs in Southern
Oklahoma Invitational tournament at
Duncan.
SATURDAY
lege Pioneers vs. Murray
(doubleheader) at WOSC.
1 p.m.-Northeast Junior High 7th
grade vs. Clinton at Kiwanis Park.
2 p.m.-Northeast Junior High varsity
vs. Clinton at Kiwanis Park.
YMCA-AAABYC YOUTH
SOCCER LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
(All Games Player at Altus AFB Youth
Soccer Complex)
Division I
Ages 5-6
9 a.m.-Red Carpet vs. Putt Putt, field
6.
9 a.m.-TCHTS vs. Skinner, field 7.
10 a.m.-Model T vs. Brinkman-Starr,
field 6.
10 a.m.-Austins vs. NBC, field 7.
11 a.m.-Zinn Electric vs. First
Federal, field 6.
11 a.m.-Lowell vs. McDonalds, field
7.
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