Walla Walla Union Bulletin Archives, Feb 9, 1983, p. 6

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Newspaper) - February 9, 1983, Walla Walla, Washington Nil approves owner for Walla Walla team by skip Nichols u b sport editor Walla Wallah a pro baseball team has a new owner a Peter c. A a Woody Kern of Warren Ohio. Kern who owns a Chain of nursing Homes in the Midwest was approved As owner for the Walla Walla franchise by Northwest league owners at a meeting in Portland sunday according to nil president Bob Freitas. Kern also owns minor league franchises in san Jose Calif. Asheville . And Little Falls n. Y. Harry Steve will serve As vice president of operations for the Walla Walla team which has yet to be named. Steve is general manager for the san Jose club. The Borleske stadium Board was scheduled to meet today to discuss lease agreements with the new ownership As Well As improvements slated for the Borleske Field. Steve was expected in Walla Walla today to meet with the stadium Board. Steve confirmed in a Telephone interview from san Jose monday that the Waua Walla team would be operated As an Independent team this season. A getting a full working agreement is doubtful a admitted Steve. A next year i am confident we will have an agreement with a major league team. Ill put myself on the Une for that. A will be involved in obtaining players this year. Well get As Many players As possible from major league organizations. I done to think Well have too Many the Northwest league a Short season class a league will operate with eight teams this season Freitas said. Other teams in the league win be Bend Medford Eugene Salem Bel Ungham Tri cities and Spokane. With the exception of Walla Waua a the other nil franchises have working agreements with major league organizations. A Walla Walla is Back a said Freitas who indicated the teams will play 70-game schedules. He indicated the league will operate under Washington Oregon divisions. For Walla Walla the season will begin with its newest rival the Tri City triplets at Borleske stadium on june 22. The two teams will meet again june 23. The series switches to Richland for three games on june 24-26. Waua Walla lost its franchise last year when former Waua Waua padre owner Pat Neuy sold the team to big six sports of Piscataway . The group then moved the team to the Tri cities. The san Diego padres which had a working agreement in Waua Walla signed an agreement with Spokane. Spokane had been granted a franchise after its Pacific coast league team moved to Las vegas. Tri cities eventually signed a working agreement with the Texas rangers. As for a team name Steve indicated he was working on finding a suitable nickname. Waua Waua Over the years has been known As the bears Phillies islanders and padres. 6 Walla Walla Union bulletin snorts wednesday february 9,1983warriors must contain Vikings jury tonight by Jim Buchan of the unworn by Mot prior to tonight a Northwest Community College conference Eastern division basketball game Between Walla Walla and big Bend in Moses Lake Warrior coach Art Wilmore plans to talk to the officials who will be working the game. What Wilmore Hopes to do is give his Best defensive player freshman Brian Richard a an even break when Richard goes against big bends i Rry jury the division s top offensive player. When the warriors beat the Vikings 89-67 in Walla Walla three weeks ago jury scored 36 Points. But he hooped 15 of those on 20 attempts from the free throw line and Richard eventually fouled out of the game. Quot i have to question a couple of those fouls a Wymore said. A they were Good checks. I done to think jury Ever had the Ball come Back in his face that quickly before. A eau i want to do is Point out to the referees that we have a defensive player in Brian who has a sense of being Able to explode almost after the Ball has been released and pick it off a Wilmore said. A i think i have to bring it to their attention. We done to want to Tell Brian not to play defense the Way he is Able to Richard on jury will be one of the key matchup in this game pitting the warriors against the division leading Vikings. But there win be others. Sophomores go Britt and Scott Young will be asked to guard the Vikings Mairus Barnes and Marcus Buren respectively. And the warriors two big freshmen Jim Mast and Randy Richards will draw Nolan Stewart and Tom Snider respectively. A they Are the quickest team in the league. Undoubtedly quicker than we Are a Wilmore said. A but in every other aspect of the game i think we compare very prior to beating the Vikings in Walla Waua the warriors lost the initial meeting Between the division rivals by an 88-77 count in Moses Lake. The Vikings Stewart who did no to play in the game at Walla Waua scored 22 Points and grabbed 20 rebounds in the game big Bend won. A naturally we Are going to be concerned with him a Wilmore said. But Wilmore also believes his team is playing at a higher level now than in either of the two previous games against big Bend. A things Are looking up for us a Wilmore said. A we even had a Chance to rest some people in our last game a 96-77 Victory Over Yakima last saturday night and maybe that a indicative of the improvement we be made. A having Mast and Richards both healthy and Able to play at the same time has made a big difference for us a Wilmore added. A defensively we re Able to clog up the Middle and prevent the easy baskets we were giving up Early. A and offensively it avows us to free up Brian Richard on the outside where he is More comfortable both As a shooter and a passer. He Sable to hit those two in the key and also Scott Young cutting across. It has definitely made us a better still the key remains in at least containing the offensive exploits of the Vikings jury who leads the division with better than 23 Points per game. A a we be got to play him tight and Sag inside i everyone else Quot Wymore said. A we can to let him wheel and Deal and we sure can to let him go to the free throw Une 20 the big Bend is the first of two critical Road games for the warriors this week. Saturday night they travel to Spokane to meet a Sasquatch team that has Defeated a acc twice earlier this season and is currently is second place in the East one game behind big Bend and two in front of Waua Walla and Csc co holders of third place. In other games tonight Spokane travels to Yakima and Wenatchee is at Columbia Basin. Saturday night big Bend visits Wenatchee and Csc is at Yakima in addition to the Waua Waua Spokane game. Foul Call outrages Wilkens jets Michaels Seattle a while Seattle supersonics coach Lenny Wilkens was outraged los Angeles Laker Forward Jamaal Wilkes was merely surprised. A there was a lot of Contact a Wilkes said of Seattle guard Phil Smiths attempt to steal the Ball from the linkers a Norm Nixon with three seconds left and the game tied at 118. A i am surprised they called it because they let so much referee Tommy Nunez whistled Smith for the foul and Nixon Sank two free throws. After a Seattle timeout the linkers a Bob Mcadoo stole the Ball and was fouled. He Sank the first of two free throws to give los Angeles a 121-118 National basketball association Victory tuesday night. A it was a delayed Call a Wilkens said. The Laker Bench was Yeuping foul foul foul a and he called it. It was a bad Call terrible. It should never come Down to a Call like leaker Center Kareem Abdul Jabbar who led All scorers with 30 Points said a Phil ran right Over Norman and knocked him into the backcourt. There had to be a in s Angeles coach Pat Riley said a it was an either or Call. Either he fouled him or it was a backcourt violation. It was a Gutsy with the Victory the lakers have won 16 of their past 18 regular season games with the sonics. A we have got a utile bit of a run going on them but that just happens a Riley said. A it can change Jack Sikma who started at Forward but played much of the game at Center topped the sonics with 27 Points and a game High 19 rebounds. On several occasions the lakers opened up sizeable leads a 12 Points in the first Quarter 11 in the third and 9 in the fourth. Each time the sonics battled Back and finally took the Lead 106-104, on Lonnie Shelton a Field goal and free throw with 4 34 to go. The leaders a Wilkes and magic Johnson converted two steals into four Points Down the stretch and although Fred Brown and Gus Williams hit clutch baskets in the final 40 seconds to gain the tie the sonics were unable to regain the Lead. A we Stop them a Sikma said of the lakers who shot 61 percent from the Field compared with Seattle a 55 percent. A to beat the lakers you really must play a Complete Ball game. You can to afford to have any speaking of Complete games magic Johnson turned in a triple double a 26 Points 10 rebounds and 11 assists in 42 minutes. A i Felt magic had one of the Best games of this year a Riley said. A the just did Wilkes who hit nine of 12 from the Field said a we shot the Ball Well and played Good defense Down the the sonics once again got a big lift from Brown. He Sank seven straight shots in the second Quarter to rally Seattle and finished with 25 Points. The rest of the Aba by the associated press the san Diego clippers figured to be one team that hold the Denver nuggets under 100 Points. A i filed an official protest to the league because they played too hard a Denver coach Doug Moe said in jest after the clippers beat the nuggets 125-98 tuesday night. A we had a very bad game Effort Wise they worked too hard and played too Good. They deserved to win by As Many As they did and Only two other teams new York and Washington have held Denver under 100 Points this season. Those games came after the nuggets had set a National basketball association record with 136 straight games Over the Century Mark. The kicks and bullets Are ranked 1-2 in the league in defense both allowing under 100 Points per game. But the clippers Are 19th in defense and have Given opponents 113.9 Points per game. San Diego got 31 Points from Terry Cummings and 27 from Tom Chambers while holding Alex English the a bad a leading scorer to seven Points on 3-of-16 shooting. In other Aba games new Jersey Defeated Atlanta 115-109, Washington edged Boston 104-101 in overtime san Antonio trimmed Detroit 147-143 in overtime Portland tackled Chicago 109-93, Houston nipped Kansas City 116-115 in overtime Dallas beat Phoenix 112-100 and los Angeles stopped Seattle 121-118. Bullets 104,celtics 101 Greg Ballard a Field goal with six seconds remaining in overtime clinched Washington a Triumph Over Boston. The bullets blew a 14-Point Lead in the third Quarter before Robert Parish who scored 32 Points to Lead Boston sent the game into overtime at 90-90 on a Basket with 12 seconds to go in regulation. Spurs 147, pistons 143 George Gervin scored 41 Points Mike Dunleavy sent the game into overtime with a three Point goal and Artis Gilmore scored seven Points in the extra period to Lead san Antonio past Detroit. Nets 115, Hawks 109 Buck Williams had 29 Points and 16 rebounds As new Jersey held off a late Atlanta rally. Calls it quits los Angeles Kurt Rambis 31 tries to Bat the Ball away from Seattle s Jack Sikma in tuesday s Aba game in Seattle. Blazers 109, bulls 93 Jim Pax son scored 34 Points and Calvin Natt 28 to carry Portland Over Chicago. Rockets 116, Kings 115 Joe Bryants three Point play with 34 seconds left in overtime lifted Houston Over Kansas City. Bryant broke a 113-113 tie with a Basket was fouled on the play and hit the free throw. Larry Drew Cut the prayer shot pays off for cyclones by the associated press everything went in for Iowa states Barry Stevens even a 18-foot a prayer shot at the Buzzer that gave the cyclones a 73-72 overtime upset Over l he ranked Missouri. A we had a hand in his face on the last shot and it still went in a said Missouri coach Norm Stewart. A it looked Short but it got there. We tried everybody in the dugout but get Stevens the Sophomore Forward finished with 40 Points and halted Missouri a record string of 11 big eight victories on the Road. It also snapped Iowa states 10-game losing Streak to Missouri As the tigers dropped their first conference game of the season. A was i was fading away i was just praying it would go in a Stevens said of his winning shot a and i had a gut feeling it in other games involving ranked teams no. 12 Villanova beat Connecticut 86-79 and no. 13 Kentucky crushed Mississippi state 88-67. Iowa state gained Possession of the Ball for the final shot after Missouri a Mark dressier missed the first of a one and one free throw Opportunity with 12 seconds remaining in the extra session. The cyclones called timeout with nine seconds left then worked the Ball to Stevens who Sank the winning shot Over the outstretched arms of Missouri a Ron Jones. A this is the greatest win in Iowa states history and one of my greatest wins As a coach a said Iowa state coach Johnny Orr. A we had to have a Good night out of Barry and we got it. He was Missouri had a Chance to win the game in regulation when Jon Sund Vold an 88-percent free throw shooter for the season stepped to the line for two shots with six seconds remaining. He made the first to tie the score at 65, but missed the second. Steve Stipanovich led Missouri 18-4 Overall and 6-1 in big eight play with 26 Points. Prince Bridges came off the Bench to score 20 Points and Sunvold added 17. Top Twenty senior guard Stewart Granger scored 24 Points including 10 in a three minute stretch to spark Villanova Over big East rival Connecticut. John Pinone added 16 and Hempstead . A new York jets coach Walt Michaels announced his retirement from the National football league club today. A i have spent 32 years in this game and in be enjoyed them All but in that time i have never taken a vacation and never spent enough time with my family a Michaels said in a prepared statement. A now i think it is time that i the decision took the jets by Surprise. Michaels had led the team into the nil playoffs the last two years with new York losing the american conference championship game to the Miami dolphins 14-0 last month. A the jets of course Are disappointed to lose a coach of Walt a stature a said Jim Kensil the clubs president. A your priority now is to fill the vacancy created by his Michaels met with Kensil tuesday to deliver his decision. That was one Day after he returned from Honolulu where he coached the acc All Star team in the pro bowl. The acc lost that game 20-19. A i wish my assistant coaches the players and the rest of the organization and the next head coach Good Luck in the future a Michaels said. A i am proud to say that i leave a much better team than the one i took Over six years ago. The jets Are a team that i am proud to have personally chosen and there was immediate speculation that Michaels would be succeeded by the jets offensive coordinator Joe Walton who has been credited with much of the clubs improvement the last two seasons. After two straight 8-8 seasons the jets dipped to 4-12 in 1980 and Michaels was under almost constant criticism in the press. Kensil however stuck by him even after a 0-3 Start in 1981. Then the team turned around winning 10 and tying one of the next 13 games to Advance to the playoffs for the first time since 1969. They were eliminated by Buffalo in the first round of the playoffs. Last season new York posted a 6-3 record and knocked off favored Cincinnati and the los Angeles raiders in the playoffs before losing to Miami in the acc title game. Late rally lifts Whit women to win Kings deficit to one but missed a shot at the Buzzer that which would have won the game for Kansas City. Mavericks 112, suns 100 Mark Aguirre scored 28 Points and Jay Vincent scored 10 of his 22 in the final four minutes when Dallas took control of its game against Phoenix. A jumper by Vincent with 3 43 left gave the Mavericks a 94-92 Lead they never relinquished. Mike Mulquin 13 for the victorious wildcats now 15-4 Overall and 8-2 in league play. Connecticut 9-11 and 2-7, was paced by freshman guard Earl Kelley with 20 Points. Kenny Walker came off the Bench to score 23 Points and Lead Kentucky a Southeastern conference Victory Over Mississippi state. Kentucky increased its record to 15-5. A the other players Are really gaining a lot of Confidence in Kenny Walker a said Kentucky coach Joe b. Hall. A they Are taking the Ball to him and looking for him in the a freshman Forward Walker had 12 Points and. 10 rebounds in the first half. Derrick Hord added 15 Points for Kentucky while Jeff Malone the secs leading scorer led the bulldogs with 26 Points. Ellensburg a Down by 14 Points with seven minutes left in the game the Whitman missionary women a basketball team decided it was time for a change. So the missionaries went into a zone defense and threw in a press for Good measure. The strategy worked and Whitman walked away with a 64-60 come from behind Victory Over Central Washington University Here tuesday night. Whitman now 12-11, got nine Points in the final seven minutes from Barbie Cunningham who also earned High Point honors in the game with 13. But it was missionary Zoe Pearson who connected with a pair of clutch free throws with 16 seconds left to untie a 60-60 knot. Central had one Chance to tie the game but the wildcats missed their shot and Whitman a Dixie Mccadden grabbed the rebound. She was fouled immediately and promptly Sank two free throws for the final four Point margin. A it was really funny a said Whitman coach Carolyn Kenner a we went to the zone and put the press on and within seven minutes we out scored them 24-6. A they had beaten us by 15 Points earlier in the year so this was a Good win for us. A we had three freshman and two sophomores out there. They did a Good Job. We forced a dozen turnovers in the last couple minutes. The zone really seemed to throw Cru Whitman a next game will be at the Sherwood Center against Judson Baptist. Tipoff is slated for 5 . As the preliminary game to the Whitman menus Outing against Pacific. Missionary women 64-80 Whitman 64 a Foulkes 3, Hagan 7, Lavender 9, Pearson 14, Mccadden 7, Cunningham 13, Larson 11. Central Washington 60 a wings cartoon 7, Blair 2, Stuhr 5, Kraft i Larimer 7, c. Shannon 6, Byrds t. Shannon 5, Kiniel 12. Whitman 23 41 a 64 Central Washington 28 32 a 60 Field goal shooting Whitman 24-67 .368cru 2646 .394. Free throw shooting a Whitman 16-21 .762cru 8-12 .667. Rebounds a Whitman 43, Cru 49. Turnovers a Whitman 14, Cru 22. Fouls Whitman 14, Cru 18. Officials Hubert Starkenburg. Waitsburg 74-39 Waitsburg a the Waitsburg cardinals snatched the momentum quickly and Early against Dayton and then breezed to a lopsided 74-39 Victory in no conference basketball action Here tuesday night. The cardinals slipped past Dayton 19-12 after one period and never looked Back. In the scoring column four Waitsburg cardinals compiled double figures including Scott Huwe and Don Abbey with 18 Points apiece and Kevin Beckley and Jimmy Young with 10 each. Dayton was led in scoring by Loren Rodrick with 10 Points. A we shot Well to Start the game we boarded Well Early and we stopped them from getting Good shots a said Waitsburg coach Mike White. A we established ourselves Early in the first half. And then we did the same thing in the third Quarter. A a we be been playing pretty Good Ball for several games now. Hopefully the Guys Are getting themselves ready for tournament Waitsburg which locked up first place in the Blue Mountain conference last weekend now stands at 9-0 in league play and 14-3 Overall. Dayton is 10-10 for the year. Cardinals 74-39 Dayton 39 a Groom 2, Tate 2, Rodrick 10, Cervantes 2, Courson 5, Sneider 2, Gladden 8 ramires2,smith6. Waitsburg 74 a Shea 5, Miller 2, Cowles 1, Wood 6, Huwe 18, Beckley 10, Davis 1, Abbey 18, Young 10, Belanger 3, Larsen Cowles. Ovton 12 6 8 1339 Waitsburg _19 21 23 11-74 Field goal shooting Dayton 1932 .300 Waitsburg 29-51 .969. A Itee throw shooting Dayton 9-27 .333. Waitsburg 16-24 .667. Turnovers Dayton 29, Waitsburg 17. Total rebounds Dayton 36, Waitsburg 46. Total fouls Dayton 21, Waitsburg 23. Fouled out Waitsburg Belanger. Officials Shelley Birdsell