The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 38

C-4 Tacoma Thure Oct 24 1985 The News Tribune The wandering is over: Stadium Bowl reopens But they may not know that a similar mudslide at the opposite (open) end shut down the bowl from 1632 until 1995 Greg McDowell a 1988 Stadium grad unearthed that fact while doing research for a book writing on the history of the high schooL Most of this Stadium players have little or no memory of the earlier dosings but they do know the Inconvenience of every contest throughout their high school careers not to mention this every practice being a I first came to Stadium I think I'd ever play said senior Chris Havel a starting running back and cornerback a Mg change We have to walk up the stairs from the blockhouse to take a bus practice run later and we get home late at night It helps you with homework because you save 45 minutes to an hour a day and the sand worked down yet but we seem to have any more than get from supposed to be better for runners to cut on because it gives a little bit like natural saidHaveL Elsewhere Friday first place will be at stake dining key contests in both the Black Hills and Nisqually leagues Defending state AA champion Olympia (5-1) will travel to Shelton (5-1) for a showdown of Black Hills co-leaders while Eatonville (5-6) visits Vashon (5-1) to settle the Nisqually lead and probable title Because seven teams are still in contention Olympia-Shelton winner even be assured of one of that two state AA playoff berths But Eatonville can clinch no worse than a tie for the Nisqually rtmnptnnahip with a victory In my sophomore and junior years we practiced in the mud and sand down in the bowL They chopped up rubber tires and put ft over the ground but it was a pretty bad surface to practice on This been practicing at Elementary and meant bus rides every The new field surface and running track have since been installed at a cost of about $725000 The artificial surface called Omniturf has flow-through drainage which requires a layer of sand on top and longer strands of than the AstroTurf in Lincoln Bowl and the Tacoma Dome practiced on the new surface about four said senior James McDougaU a part-time starter at defensive end been really nice because we can go right out from the locker room and can get things done The abrasions and cuts seem a little more painful because the surface is new Redskins top North Mason for v-ball title Undefeated Port Townsend wrapped up the Nisqually League high school volleyball championship Wednesday whipping Western Division runner-up North Mason 15-6 15-8 and Eatonville retained its shot at the Eastern Division title with a 15-8 18-14 victory over Seattle Christian With its win Eatonville joined Port Townsend North Mason and idle Eastern leader Orting in qualifying for the West Central District Class A tournament Girls' swimming Curtis continued its drive toward a fourth consecutive South Puget Sound League championship notching its 85th straight league triumph by swamping Clover Park 165-87 Olympia moved closer to the Black Hills League crown whipping North Thunton 118-56 Shelton won the meet-ending 466 freestyle relay to nip Capital 88-84 soccer Wilson is just one point away from clinching a Narrows League berth in the state Clasa AAA tournament after riddling Mount Tahoma 8-1 Federal Way and Decatur remained tied for second dace in the SPSL with triumphs the Eagles 8-6 over Curtis and Decatur 9-6 over BetheL But Jefferson can win the title and a state AAA entry by beating Spanaway Lake tonight Elaine Rott had four goals and Nikki Hall three for Decatur Robin Niegel led Federal Way with a goal and four assists By DON DAVISON Th Nows Tribune After four years of wandering through the wilderneia looking for a place to call home the Stadium High Tigers will reach the long-promised land Friday night when they inaugurate Stadium Bowl far the fifth time hi its 75-year history Although bad weather has delayed completion of the track all the construction necessary for a football game has been finished clearing the way for the Tigers to play their non-league football game with Decatur Many will recall that Stadium Bowl which opened in 1910 was dosed for 11 years because of the 1949 earthquake again for a $2 million reconstruction project in 1978 and moat recently by an October 1981 mudslide barely a year after that renovation was completed Revelle Argyros sigh new lease SEATTLE (AP) Seattle Mariners owner George Argyros and King County Executive Kandy Revelle this morning signed a new stadium lease designed to keep major league baseball in Seattle The new lease contains an estimated $19 million in financial improvements over the one Argyros signed in 1981 The new one like the old one runs through 1996 The lease also contains a clause that would allow the American League team to leave Seattle if attendance or season ticket sales fall below target levels Argyros pledged to keep his team in Seattle "We bought this franchise to make baseball successful in the Northwest and we are sincere about he said for Tudor for McRae pitch from Tudor grounding sharply to Tern Pendleton who stepped on third base to force out Sundberg Inning over Threat over thinking swing at the first pitch I -just wanted to make a good Tudor said Kansas City Manager Dick Howser was not about to criticize McRae fer swinging right away think too much is made of this first pitch Howser said only had one shot at them A pitcher like Tudor you First pitch ST LOUIS (AP) The one time the Kansas City Royals had John Tudor on the ropes in Game 4 of the World Series Wednesday night pinch-hitter Hal McRae grounded into a forceout at third base So much for the rally and so mud for the hopes of stopping a 8-6 St Louis victory that put the fiardinala up three gatnea to one in the best-of-seven Series George Brett led off the seventh inning for the Roy ala with his third Mt off Tudor a bloop single to left field One out later Jim Sundberg singled to right sending Brett to second Tudor retired Darryl Motley on a broken-bat fly to left field but walked Steve Bal boni to load the bases they get a Mg hit there a different said Cardi tammmmu That would leave Vashon in a scramble with Orting Steilaeoom Chimacum and North Mason for the league's No 8 state Gass A berth But if the Pirates Eatonville be in line not only for a cochampionshlp but also the top seeded playoffs spot Meanwhile Narrows South Puget Sound and Pierce County leagues contenders will be clearing the decks for their last major showdowns next Friday Weekend prop schedule HIMV imw wilun ut BuHurmluk Fuee Mount Takema nt Llncnln Bawl Uncata at SauttiKHia (a MS) Stalk Poat SaauS-Sattiat at Sagere Sumner at Claw Park Lafcaa at Curm Fa- npal mibu a iBifnpaan BasMallsam at 8m fivy Mfmwht rsmw rm mni ftasUs Pit EooiiiBwte at Mf Herfcer White I looteo (aW Ml) SMqnanyvngm ui (end at Cklmucui Eatanvllla at Mallacaaia at Hartk Mann laN MS) -Mount SI at Bnumdaar (MS) Maaulam at Capital Marik Akardaaa Olympia at SkaHaa Control la al 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