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lead team to Wenatchee
by Hugh M. Gladner
Advocate Sports Editor
Do unto others as you would like them
to do to you. The women's basketball team
lived by those words this week, beating
Shoreline in the first round of the playoffs
Tuesday night.
The Shoreline Samurais blew the Helms-
women off their own court last Saturday
night 67-55. The College returned the
favor Tuesday night, beating the Samurais
68-50 in the first round of the single-
elimination playoffs.
Bellevue allowed Shoreline to shoot
67% from the field in the first game, mostly
on lay ups.
The second game was a different story;
the Helmswomen defense stifled the
Samurai offense. Shoreline hit only one of
their first 12 field goal attempts, allowing
the Helmswomen to jump out to a quick
19-4 lead.
Shoreline never got closer than 11
points the rest of the contest.
Bellevue guard Pare Tradup had the hot
hand, scoring a game high 22 points, and
helping the Helmswomen jump out to a
34-20 halftime lead. Forward Paris Renfrow
dominated the boards, pulling down 21
rebounds.
The Helmswomen traveled to Edmonds
Wednesday night for the second round of
the playoffs; the winner would play at
Wenatchee Saturday, the loser would get
an early vacation.
For the secQnd game in a row the
College's defense shut down their oppo-
nent's offense early. The Bellevue defense
only allowed the Tritons six points in the
Edmonds would get no closer than 11
points. Bellevue won the game 78-56.
The College dominated the game
underneath, pulling down 58 rebounds to
Edmond's 34. The Helmswomen had three
players in double figure rebounding: FG FGA FT
Renfrow had a game-high 17, forward
Hagen 0 2 2
Jerrie Lightfoot 14, and Kris Goudeau 12. Adams 1 3 0
The Edmonds defense had problems Goudeau 5 13 1
stopping the balanced scoring attack of Renfrow 5 12 4
Maim 3 4 0
Bellevue. Paced by Tradup's 20 points, Lightfoot 4 12 4
Bellevue had five players scoring in double Tradup 9 20 2
figures: Renfrow with 14, Lightfoot with Bischoff 4 8 3
12, Goudeauwithll, and Kathy Bishofl's TOTALS 31 74 16
11.
Nothing worked for the Tritons in this
FG FGA FT
game. The passing of Bellevue guard Julie Giger 6 17 2
Hagen burned Edmonds when they tried Sohmy 5 22 0
to put on a defense press. Hagen finished Verbeck 4 12 5
with a game high six assists. Allyn 7 21 2
Bellevue will travel to Wenatchee vanwagen 0 0 0
tomorrow night to play the Lady Nights VanTom l l0 l
Darrow 0 5 1
of Wenatchee Valley. TOTALS 23 87 IO
weekend for the NWAAC C championships.
The last time Bellevue was in the NWAACC
tournament was 1980, when they finished
fourth.
Bellevue 78
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2 2 6 4 2
0 2 0 3 2
3 12 2 6 11
6 17 5 3 14
1 4 0 2 6
11 14 1 1 12
5 6 3 2 20
3 1 1 2 11
31 58 18 23 78
Edmonds 56
FTA REB AST TO TP
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1 7 na 3 10
6 1 na 4 13
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0 0 na I 0
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Baseball coach has major league history
by John Kellison
Advocate staff
Walking in the College's gym you are
more than likely to see Bellevue's mild
mannered assistant baseball coach, Ray
Washburn.
But if you could turn back time to the
1960's and look beneath Washburn's
sweatshirt, there would undoubtedly be
a red "S" on his chest.
Washburn played professional baseball
for the St.Louis Cardinals. He is one of only
111 major league pitchers to throw a no
hitter in the National League.
His hitless game came against the San
Francisco Giants on Sept. 18, 1968.
Washburn pitched to Hall of Famers Bobby
Bonds, Willie McCovey, and Willie Mays.
That year turned out to be a great year
for the Washburn and the Cardinals. The
Cards won the National League oennant
and faced the Detroit Tigers in the World
Series.
The Cardinals lost the Series in the
seventh game. Washburn pitched and won
game three of the series, posting a 14-8
record for the season and an earned run
average of 2.26.
Washburn was born in Pasco, Washing-
ton, and learned the game of baseball like
many other youths, through Little League.
Washburn played baseball and basketball
at Burbank High School, and attended
Whitworth College on a baseball
scholarship.
Washburn, like many others, had a
dream of playing in the major leagues. "I
think every kid has dreams of playing major
league baseball," said Washburn,"the only
difference is that mine came true."
Washburn was drafted by the Cardinals
in 1960 and spent his rookie year in the
minor leagues. After a season and a half
at Rochester he was called up to play for
St. Louis. Washburn pitched two games
that season, winning one.
In 1962, Washburn's first full season, he
had a 12-9 record with a 4.10 era. The
Cardinals finished in fourth place that year,
but the season had extra meaning to the
players and fans; it was Stan Musial's last
season.
The following season, 1963, Washburn
got off to a fast start, winning five of his
first eight games. He pulled ligaments in
his throwing arm and missed the rest of
the season.
The problem arose again during the '64
season, forcing Washburn to watch from
the dugout. That season the Cardinals beat
the New York Yankees in the World Series.
"That was a particularly tough season
for me, because we won the pennant and
I could not participate," Washburn said.
"Those are the breaks of the game, and
players have to be prepared for times like
that. But when the team won I celebrated
like every one else."
After struggling-through two seasons
with his shoulder injury and adjusting to
a new coach, Washburn turned it around
in 1967 and help his team compile the
best record in the majors, 101-60.
Washburn had a season record of 10-
7 and a 3.53 ERA, and helped the Cardinals
beat the Boston Red Sox in a seven game
World Series.
In 1968 the Cardinals won the pennant
, , , m,,
for the second straight year. Washburn
credits the success of the team to coach"
Red Schoendinst.
"(Red) was an easy going guy; since he
was a former player he had a good
relationship with his players and the
organization," Wasburn said. "He had a
easy job of coaching since the Cardinals
had great players like Roger Marls, Curt
Flood, Lou Brock and Steve Carlton."
All good things must come to an end:
the following season, 1969, was the year
of the miracle Mets. As the Mets went on
to capture headlines and World Series
pennant, the Cardinals fell to fourth place.
As the Cardinals went, so did Washburn's
career in St.Louis. After the season
Washburn was traded to the Cincinnati
Reds for pitcher George Culver.
Washburn entered the Red's organization
just as the Big Red Machine was begining
to dominate the National League. Washburn
would play in one more World Series in
his illustrious career. The Reds lost the
Series to the Baltimore Orioles.
Washburn had the pleasure of playing
with such Cincinnati greats as Pete Rose,
Tony Perez, and Johnny Bench.
Washburn retired from baseball after the
1970 season. He came to the College in
1972 and was immediately named assistant
baseball coach.
Washburn was named the College's
head coach in 1975 and remained until
last season, when he decided to go back
to assistant coach.
The College has had a very successful
baseball program since the '72 season. It
is apparent that the man who once wore
an "S" on his chest can coach as well as
Ray Washimrn is one of only 111 pitchers to throw a no-hitter
