Wildcatville wants to know

 

Wildcatville want to know who was Linfield football’s:

 

·       LAST varsity football straight-on FG and PAT kicker?

 

·       FIRST varsity football soccer-style FG and PAT kicker?

 

The last straight-on kicker and first soccer-style kicker were during Ad Rutschman’s era (1968-1991) as Linfield head football coach. Wildcatville has been in touch with Coach Rutschman.

 

The years in parenthesis after the kickers' names below are the seasons Linfield Athletics said letters were earned. These are kickers only during Ad Rutschman's time as head coach. For the record, Tim Kubli kicked three seasons (1965, 1966 and 1967) for Coach Paul Durham and one season (1968) for Coach Ad Rutschman.

 

Rest in Peace (name and date of death)

Kyle Tarpenning (June 30, 2004)

Steve Davis (April 22, 2014)

Larry Zeek (June 5, 2022)

 

Please contact wildcatville@gmail.com to provide corrections and/or additions. Thank you.

 

 

=Tim Kubli, Class of 1969, straight-on kicker

(1968)

Wildcatville has been in touch with Tim.

 

=Steve Davis, Class of 1972, deceased, straight-on kicker

(1969, '70, '71)

 

=Larry Zeek, Class of 1973, deceased, straight-0n kicker

(1970, '71, '72)

 

=Rick Hadeen, Class of 1976, straight-on kicker

(1973, '74, '75)

Rick kicked at least once during the 1972 season. It was the season’s final game, Linfield vs. Hawaii in Honolulu.

 

=Tom Sybouts, Class of 1980, straight-on kicker

(1976, '77, '78, '79)

Wildcatville has been in touch with Tom. He thinks Kyle Tarpenning was Linfield’s last straight-on kicker.

 

=Kyle Tarpenning, Class of 1983, deceased. MIGHT be Linfield football’s last straight-on kicker

 

(1979, '80, '81, '82)

 

=John Gray, Class of 1986. MIGHT be Linfield football’s first soccer-style kicker

(1983, '84, '85)

 

=Greg Gulliford, Class of 1990, soccer-style kicker

(1986, '87, '88, '89)

 

=Brooke Knight, Class of 1994, soccer-style kicker

(1990)

Wildcatville has been in touch with Brooke, who attended Linfield 1990-1991

 

=Kunle Thomas, Class of 1974 , soccer-style kicker

(1991, ‘92, ‘93)

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Ronald Clark Davison, 1942-2022

Ronald Clark Davison

February 21, 1942 - December 13, 2022

Ronald Clark Davison (February 21, 1942 – December 13, 2022) loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, December 13th in McMinnville, Oregon. Ron was born in Portland, Oregon, son of C.L. (Dave) and Elizabeth (Betty) Davison.

He grew up in McMinnville and graduated from McMinnville High School in 1960 and Linfield College in 1965. He married the love of his life, Linda, in 1965. Not long after they married, they started their family with the birth of Elizabeth in 1966, followed by Jill born in 1971 and finally their son Steven in 1972.

Ron began working for Davison Auto Parts as a parts runner riding his bicycle when he was just a small boy. As he grew older, he continued working for the store and started a lawn and garden business with his brother, Tom, which helped pay for his college education. Ron loved telling stories of how many and whose lawns he and Tom put in around McMinnville.

Hard work and service was foundation of Ron’s life, and after graduation from Linfield he continued working for Davison Auto Parts, taking over ownership of the company, with his brother Tom in 1972. Under Ron and Tom’s guidance the company flourished growing from just a couple of stores to over 12 stores today. Ron and Tom were always looking to the future, and when they took notice of the wine industry blooming in the Willamette Valley, the company, with the guidance of Jimi Brooks and Ken Wright, branched out and started Davison Winery Supplies in the mid 1990’s.

More than a businessman, Ron’s passion was giving back to the communities he was a part of. Whether it was being a lifelong supporter of local high school athletics, agricultural, and shop programs, or an avid supporter of Linfield University both athletically and academically.

Ron’s commitment to his community went so far as running chains for Mac High football games for over 50 years. He also had a deep passion and appreciation for Linfield football (except the black jerseys). You could always see Ron and his lifetime buddies standing in the same spot for every Linfield football game, he truly loved the way the teams played hard and selflessly.

Ron’s commitment to the community meant being involved. Ron was proud to have sat on many boards and committees including the Board of Trustees for Linfield, the Building Committee for the Presbyterian Church, the National Advertising Council for NAPA, McMinnville Library Board, McMinnville Planning Committee, the Board of Directors for First Federal, and the McMinnville Rural Fire Board. Lastly, he and Tom also sponsor an FFA scholarship for Yamhill County students.

Although Ron was in pain for the past couple of years, he continued to show up to work and be there for his employee’s day in and day out. He truly loved his employees and cared deeply about each and every one of them, they were family to him. If you ever spent time on Ron’s office couch you knew how much he truly cared about those in his life. The couch would be where Ron would share stories, want to hear about what you were doing, and give his advice (whether you wanted it or not) about anything and everything. If you were lucky enough to be on his couch, you know what the family is talking about.

Ron leaves behind his beautiful wife of 57 years, Linda; daughter Elizabeth Mickelson (Mike); daughter Jill Scales (Matt); son Steven Davison (Leslie); grandsons, Jacob Fuhrer (Jordan), Garrett Scales (Lex), Dylan Scales; granddaughters, Carly Fuhrer (Clinton), Peyton Scales, Olivia Davison, Meredith Davison, step granddaughter Brooke; great grandson Scott, and great granddaughters Charlotte and Davison “Davi”; Brother, Tom Davison (Susan), and several nieces and nephews.

A Public Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022, in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium located on the Linfield University campus. Ron was always willing to donate, and the family asks that donations be made to the charity or organization of your choice. 

Service

3pm, Friday, December 30, 2022
Linfield Ted Wilson Gymnasium

https://newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=ronald-clark-davison-1942-2022--1671476311--44925--obituaries

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‘FROM THE GROUND UP’ -- Local coaches and athletes lead Linfield’s wrestling resurgence

‘FROM THE GROUND UP’ -- Local coaches and athletes lead Linfield’s wrestling resurgence

Story by Dylan Wilhelm. Photos by Rusty Rae. 
Dec 13, 2022, McMinnville N-R/News-Register

On Sunday, both the men’s and women’s teams fell to the unbeaten Raiders of Southern Oregon University at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.

On the surface, it didn’t seem like anything more than a typical regular-season dual. But for Linfield, it served as another stepping stone towards establishing itself as a prominent wrestling program.

When Abram Nelson started a wrestling club at Linfield two years ago, his goal was to have upwards of 20 to 25 students competing in two years.

Two years later, there are 36 student-athletes on the roster of the men’s and women’s wrestling team, a unit that is already competing at the Division III level after just one season as a club team.

The rapid growth at Linfield mirrors a trend nationwide, where wrestling has surged in popularity.

The emergence of the program has drawn the attention of local student-athletes, including wrestlers from McMinnville, Yamhill-Carlton, and Newberg high schools.

Led by Dayton native Chad Hanke, the focus is on building the program from the ground up, setting the foundation to become a prominent program at the D-III level.

After a successful collegiate career at Oregon State, Hanke spent time as an assistant at Cal State-Bakersfield and at American University in Washington, D.C.

Hanke said when the opportunity came open at Linfield to lead the resurgence of the program, he couldn’t pass it up.

“That was the big reason why I decided to throw my name in,” Hanke said. “I get to build something from the ground up, and I’m back home.

“My family never saw me and now they can’t get rid of me.”

Hanke understands the importance of recruiting local schools, and is still in touch with longtime Dayton coach Rob Henry and other local coaches in the area.

“There is an opportunity for you to get a college education at a really good school in your backyard,” Hanke said.

“I’m about togetherness and community. So you have to own your backyard first. Those are going to be your fans, the people that show up and support… hit that first and then expand on that.”

Jacob Barnes is one of the local student-athletes on the roster, a state champion at McMinnville High School who spent last season redshirting at Oregon State.

Like Hanke, Barnes is excited to be back home and be a part of the group that is bringing wrestling back to Linfield.

“It just means so much to be able to kind of help build this program from the ground up,” Barnes said.

Barnes recalled memories of attending Linfield football games growing up, mentioning how his parents attended Linfield in the 1990s and that his grandparents had always been fans of the school.

He’s impressed with the strides the team has made, noting how individual improvements will also help elevate the team as a whole.

On Sunday, a few of those wrestlers stood out against the Raiders, including Price Pothier, a Newberg alum who pinned SOU’s Jordan Faifai in just under two minutes.

On the women’s side, Paulina Fabela-Santos pinned Southern Oregon’s Kyleigh Fradelis in just under three minutes and Ayana Medina won by tech fall in her match against SOU’s Marissa Kurtz.

Barnes improved to 8-0 with a victory over the Raiders’ Antonio Garcia. His unblemished record includes a win in Corvallis against his former team, a 2-1 victory over Oregon State’s Charley Hastriter.

Linfield senior Elena Kroll took a less traditional path to the collegiate wrestling mats. After graduating from Hood River Valley High School, Kroll chose to play lacrosse at the collegiate level, a decision she believed meant she wouldn’t wrestle again.

Instead, she is now involved in both sports. She mentioned specifically how special it is to her to be a part of the program’s restart.

“That’s where it was the most meaningful,” Kroll said. “In high school, when I first started wrestling, we were the pioneers of girls wrestling. And so it’s good to be like the pioneer of this program.”

Hanke says that Kroll serves as an example of a student-athlete’s ability to play multiple sports, a pitch that he hopes will serve him well in recruiting.

“I love it,” Hanke said. “And I tell a lot of people that, you know, hey. If you have a passion for track, you have a passion for football and wrestling – come here and do both.”

Barnes mentioned the importance of finding the right fit as a student-athlete, and how it is important to find a place where you can grow as a person and athlete.

“I think it should be that I want to go somewhere where I can make an impact and I can grow as a wrestler,” Barnes said.

When asked if it was safe to say he found that at Linfield?

“I did.”

The Linfield wrestling teams will return after the winter break and the new year. The women return to action with a home dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 7 against Simon Fraser University from Burnaby, British Columbia.

The following day, both the men and women’s team will host the inaugural Mat ‘Cat Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 8.

Oh, where or where did Linfield's Lever Trophy go?

Oh, where or where did Linfield's Lever Trophy go?

As Linfield athletic director (1930-1949) Henry Lever started the Linfield College I.M. (Intramurals) program.

At some point, perhaps soon after Lever left Linfield in 1949, a Linfield Lever Trophy was created and given on a rotating basis to the entity (Greeks, dorms, independents) which won the I.M. championship.

Delta Psi Delta member Mike Okura, attended Linfield 1964-1968, recalled in 2010 when the Deltas “consistently” won the trophy.

Whereabouts of the trophy is unknown. Even if found, Dan Ferguson, Linfield’s college activities director said in 2015, the “(student) culture (on campus) has changed so that it is fairly uncommon for I.M. teams to stay the same for multiple sports. While some (Greeks for example) might be the same team name, it is not the norm.”

Indicating the importance of winning the coveted Lever Trophy, the 1970 Linfield College Oak Leaves student yearbook devotes two pages to New Dorm winning it for the 1969-1970 academic year.

I.M. winners in 1968-1970:
A Football = New Dorm
B Football = New Dorm
Cross-Country = New Dorm
Wrestling = Delta Psi Delta
A Volleyball = New Dorm
B Volleyball = New Dorm
Singles Tennis = New Dorm
Doubles Tennis = New Dorm
A Basketball = Larsell Hall
B Basketball = Anderson Hall
C Basketball = Delta Psi Delta
Singles Ping Pong = Delta Psi Delta
Doubles Ping Pong = Theta Chi
Singles Handball = Hewitt Hall
Doubles Handball = Independent
Swimming = Delta Psi Delta
A Softball = New Dorm
B Softball = Anderson Hall
Track = Theta Chi

“After sweeping through the fall sports, New Dorm glided the rest of the way to the intramural championship and the coveted Lever Trophy. In capturing the prize, the New Dorm became only the second independent group to win the trophy and the first dorm ever. The last independent winner was Pop’s Shop 13 years ago” in the 1956-1957 academic year.

“Final point totals revealed a run-away for New Dorm as (it) compiled 867½ compared to 392½ for its nearest rival Delta Psi Delta. Theta Chi placed third with 315 and Larsell took fourth with 285.

“In gaining the trophy New Dorm took first place in eight sports, seven in the fall, and got seconds in four.

“Hewitt Hall was awarded the sportsmanship trophy as voted on by participating IM teams. Bill Hayden (see photo from 1970 Oak Leaves), a senior from New Dorm, was selected “athlete of the year” by a similar vote.”

Steve Lathrop was New Dorm athletic director. Bill Ludwig directed the I.M. program.

Footnote:
New Dorm, now called Frerichs Hall, was built in 1968. It is named for William R. Frerichs, who served Linfield in many capacities. He was Professor of German (1912-1948). College Librarian (for 10 years), Editor of Publications (1919-1948), Acting President (1931-1932) and Dean of Faculty (1938-1943). This is the second building at Linfield to bear the name Frerichs Hall.  The original Frerichs was a “movie palace” on the Portland Air Base, and was moved to campus in 1947. It served as the fine arts (theater, arts, speech, KLIN student radio station studios) building for 22 years until it burned down in December 1969.

LINFIELD NICKNAMES (updated 10/23/2023)

LINFIELD NICKNAMES (updated 10/23/2023)

"Broadway" Buzz Stroud

“Cactus” Jack Ostlund

Ad Rutschman “Flying Dutchman,” “Air Foam Ad," "The Slippery Swiss"

Alan "Punk" Wells

Bill Lownsberry “Lowns”

 

Bob "Heavy Duty" Laycoe

Bob “Igor” Haack

Bob “Stump” Raffalo

Bob Ferguson “Fern”

Bob Stewart “Buff”

Bob Webber “Mouse”

 

Brian “Pete” Peterson

Brian Carter "Bunsall," "Buns"

 

Bruce "Moose" Church

Chuck Kearney "The Cob"

David “Zeus” Lindley

Dennis Schweitzer “Dirty Dennis”

Dick "Deacon" Meier

Dwight “Yogi” Umbarger

Ed Griffin “Griff”

 

Frank “Machine Man” Molek

Frank “Snake” Bake

 

Fred von Appen "Freddy Football"

 

Gary Olson “Snow White”.

Gary Walls "Bubbles"

 

Gene Forman – “Ace,” “AC,” “Alley Cat”

Gil "Gilly" Hargreaves

Henry Lever, “The Fox,” “Grand Old Man”

Jack “The Boot” Riley

Jerry "Mouse" Wilhelm

"Jumpin'" Jimmy Banks

Justin “Dusty” Woods

 

Ken Lester - Mo Lester

Ken Wilson – Bub

 

Kip "Bulk" Patterson

Leroy Fails “Wilkee”

Linfield football defense, “King’s Men”

Michael Jones “Tunnel Rat”

Mike "Motor" Maley

Paul Durham “Tall Paul,” “Papa D”

Pete “King II” Dengenis

Rich "Tuk" Hoffman

Rogers “Super Gnat” Ishizu

Ron Rudo “Rodent”

 

Roy Helser Jr Pudge, Cub

Roy Helser Sr., “Lefty,” “Bear,” “The Bear”

 

Scott David Brosius “Buttery”

 

Sparky Marcus “Sparky” Gonzalez

Sparky Mikaela “Sparky” Viloria

Sparky Steve “Sparky” Davis

 

Stan "Pretty Boy" Hart

 

Steve "Hawk" Lathrop

Steve Miyasaka "Oscar," “Little O"

 

Stu Young (PK) Preacher’s Kid

Ted Wilson – “Tiger” Ted

Terry Durham “Froggy”

 

Tim Brown "Brown Bear" 

Tim “The Toe” Kubli

 

Tom "Tater" Layton

 

Wayne "Pete" Peterson

Wayne “Tiny” Harn

 

William “Sonny” Jepson

Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) @ Linfield (Ore.) 11/19/2022 NCAAD3 Football playoffs first round.

Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) @ Linfield (Ore.) 11/19/2022 NCAAD3 Football playoffs first round.
Linfield won, 51-24

Bethel (Minnesota) 20 at Linfield (Oregon) 13, NCAAD3 Football playoffs, 2nd round, Sat., Nov. 26, 2022

Wildcatville photos

BETHEL FOOTBALL 2022 PREVIEW: No. 13 Bethel Travels West for Second Round Matchup at No. 5 Linfield

BETHEL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: No. 13 Bethel Travels West for Second Round Matchup at No. 5 Linfield

#13/20 Bethel Royals (0-2, 7-1 MIAC) at #5 Linfield Wildcats (10-0, 7-0 NWC)

 Date/Time Saturday, Nov. 26 | 2 p.m. CST // Noon PST

Location McMinnville, Ore. (Maxwell Field)

Tickets BUY ONLINE • General Public $15 • Senior Citizen • $5 • Youth & Children $5

Live Stream Linfield Sports Network

Live Stats golinfieldwildcats.com/sidearmstats/football/summary

Bethel Game Notes (PDF)

Linfield GoLinfieldWildcats.com

NCAA NCAA Playoff Bracket | Digital Program

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KICKOFF COVERAGE

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - The No. 13th ranked Royals hit the road again, this time out west to McMinnville, Ore. where they face unbeaten and No. 5 Linfield in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. Bethel (9-2) is coming after a gutsy 34-32 victory over Wheaton, never trailing in its opening round game. The Wildcats (10-0) pulled away Pomona-Pitzer in the fourth quarter, 51-24.

The winner of Saturday's game advances to the quarterfinal and takes on the winner of No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor and No. 6 Trinity (TX).

SERIES HISTORY

Series: First all-time Meeting:

Bethel will be making its first-ever trip to Oregon in its matchup with Linfield. Against the Northwest Conference the Royals are 2-2 all-time splitting wins with Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth.

Video: COACH’S CORNER

Steve Johnson, Bethel head football coach, interviewed by Austin Lagesse, Bethel director of athletic communications. Link to YouTube-posted video:

https://youtu.be/megfw5AzAXE

 

ROYAL NOTES

• BU is making back-to-back appearances into the postseason for the fourth time in program history. It's the second straight season that the Royals received one of the five at large bids. Last season the Royals received an at-large bid traveling down to Central (IA) where they were defeated 61-35.
 
• The Royals are 12-10 all-time in the postseason follow last Saturday's victory. In second round games they are 4-1. The last time the Royals reached the second round was 2018 where they knocked off #9 North Central 27-24 on the road.
 
• Freshman RB David Geebli recorded his first 100-yard rushing game at Wheaton going for 102 yards on 15 carries with a TD run.
 
• Junior RB Bryce Kunkle's two TD game in the first round was his second multi-touchdown game the season, the other coming at Augsburg, and fourth of his career. He did so on 21 carries rushing for 66 yards.
 
• Freshman DB Devin Williams has his first official INT of the season returning the pick six 44 yards on the first play of the second half. Earlier in the season against Augsburg, Williams picked off the Auggies potential game-winning two point conversion returning it 100 yards for the two-point score.

BY THE NUMBERS
7 – sacks allowed by the offensive line which ranks as the 10th fewest nationally at .7 a game.
 
11 – postseason appearances, all which have come since 2000.

42 – consecutive weeks the Royals have been ranked in the D3football.com Top 25 polls. Second longest behind a 57-week streak from 2010 to 2014.

KEEPING IT CLOSE
• BU's 34-32 victory over Wheaton was the fifth game this year for the Royals that was decided by seven or less points, tying the most in a single-season since 2012. In four of those the margin was by a field goal or less where BU is 3-1 in those games. Since 2000, the Royals are 37-25 in games decided by seven or less points.

ROSTE, WILLIAMS HEADLINE MIAC POSTSEASON AWARDS
• Senior quarterback Jaran Roste was named the MIAC Football Offensive Player of the Year while becoming a four-time All-MIAC honoree. Freshman defensive back Devin Williams also headlined the awards being named the inaugural MIAC Football Rookie of the Year.
• Roste is the first Royal with a major honor since quarterback Erik Peterson in 2013. A dynamic quarterback, the Alexandria, Minn. native threw for 2,018 yards with a MIAC-leading 69.7 completion percentage (152-218-6) during the regular season. He threw for 16 touchdowns while averaging 224.2 yards a game in the air. The other side of the dual threat was his 356 rushing yards on 48 carries. His MIAC leading 7.4 yards per carry paced him to four rushing touchdowns. Roste also becomes just the 11th player in MIAC history to be a four-time All-MIAC honoree. Roste has also been named a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy
• Williams has played a key role in the Bethel secondary appearing in nine games and collecting 30 tackles, 23 of which were solo. He added six pass breakups and one forced fumble. His biggest play of the year came against Augsburg picking off the Auggies potential game-winning two-point conversion returning it 100 yards for the two-point score. The Fridley, Minn. native also earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors.

NO. 1 IS NUMBER 1
• Jaran Roste became the Royals all-time passing leader following a 186-yard performance against St. Olaf. His now 8,571 career yards surpassed Scott Kirchoff and moved him fifth all-time in the MIAC. He is also the all-time leader with 44 rushing touchdowns, tied for sixth all-time in the MIAC, and 10,972 yards of total offense.
• A career-best performance of 423 yards, the second most in a single-game, on 34-of-39 passing yards, one completion shy of tying the single-game record, came against Hamline on October 8.
 
TO SERVER AND PROTECT…THE QB
• The offensive line has been a brick wall protecting quarterbacks Jaran Roste and George Bolt. BU ranks 8th nationally and lead the MIAC allowing less than a sack a game. The Royals have only allowed seven sacks all season and in six games have not allowed one.

WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS
• A core group of wide receivers has been a good compliment to QB Jaran Roste. Six different Royals have caught a TD pass this season, all of whom are sophomores.
• Joey Kidder leads the squad with eight touchdown grabs doing so on 49 catches for 834 yards. He averages 17 yards a catch and 75.8 yards a game.
• Micah Niewald has tallied 945 yards, ranking 16th nationally, on 71 catches with seven TDs. Niewald is looking to join a crew of three other receivers that have totaled at least 1,000 yards receiving since 2001. Those receivers include teammate Joey Kidder (1,078 yards in 2021), Mitch Hallstrom (program record 1,328 yards in 2013) and Joel Olson (1,225 yards in 2001).

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• Linfield comes in undefeated at 10-0 and have gone a combined 21-1 over the last two seasons. At home since 2011 the Wildcats are 60-2. They do the most damage in the first half outscoring opponents 125-36 in the first quarter and 127-23 in the second. They rank 4th nationally in third down conversion at 55.1 percent while they have the best third down defense with opponents only converting at 20.1 percent. They are third in rushing defense only allowing 46.2 yard a game.
• Junior linebacker Blake Rybar was named the NWC Defensive Player of the Year. He had 58 tackles and 3.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss. Quarterback Blake Eaton is 18th nationally in passing efficiency and 11th with 31 passing TDs.

ROYAL IN THE MEDIA

D3football.com feature story - Freshmen cracking Bethel lineup

https://d3football.com/playoffs/2022/breaking-into-bethel-lineup

Players Mentioned

#7 George Bolt  QB 6' 2" Junior

#2 Joey Kidder  WR 6' 3" Sophomore

#47 Bryce Kunkle  RB 5' 11" Junior

#15 Micah Niewald  WR 5' 10" Sophomore

#1 Jaran Roste  QB 6' 4" Senior

#28 David Geebli RB 5' 7" Freshman

#27 Devin Williams  DB 6' 1" Freshman