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VANPORT 83 EOCE 72 VANPORT 74 EOCE 71 VANPORT 83 EOCE 71 VANPORT 76 EOCE 62 Beginning the loop season in the hot­ bed of Oregon Collegiate conference bas­ ketball, La Grande, the Vikings swept a two-game series from Eastern Oregon College of Education, 83-72 and 74-71. The first evening found the Vikes paced by a trio of red hot ball hawks. Paul Poetsch paced the way with 19 points while Norm Hubert and Wayne Hintz collected 18 and 16 points respectively. The third game found the home­ towners having to overcome a 41 -point outburst by the Mountaineers' top scorer, Lowell "Cool Baby" Kolbaba. Norm Hubert tossed 20 points through the hoop while big Emery Barnes scored 18. Vanport had little trouble winning the final game, giving them a four-game series sweep.