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Sports B1 Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com Wednesday, November 30, 2016 NFL offers grants to high schools PETE MARTINI STATESMAN JOURNAL Athletic trainers provide much-need- ed help to high schools across the coun- try, but not every school has the re- sources to have a trainer on site. In an effort to fix that, the NFL is teaming up with the National Athletic Trainer Association, the Korey Stringer Institute, Professional Football Athletic Trainers Association and Gatorade to award as many as 150 grants to eligible schools in four states, including Oregon. Each of the grants will be worth $35,000 over a three-year period to help fund an athletic trainer program at the selected school. The program is designed to help pub- lic high schools with football programs that have little or no access to an athletic trainer. In the Mid-Valley, 14 schools would qualify and could apply for the grant. “This is the first I’ve heard of it, but we would definitely be interested,” said Kevin Moffatt, athletic director at Ken- nedy High School. “In the past, we hap- pened to be lucky because a science teacher was certified. But right now we don’t have one, and we would definitely be interested.” Moffatt said it would be such a valu- able addition to have a dedicated athletic trainer on campus. “It would be great for prevention,” Moffatt said. “And it would be nice for concussion management.” The other pilot states involved in the program are Arizona, Illinois and Okla- homa. “The NFL is committed to enhancing the safety of football at all levels,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a released statement about the program. “We are proud of the important work See GRANTS, Page 3B ANNA REED/STATESMAN JOURNAL Athletic Trainer Amy West, left, helps junior Kaylyn Morgan with an ankle and foot injury from a car accident at Sprague High School in Salem on April 5. MID-WILLAMETTE CONFERENCE GIRLS SOCCER SILVERTON PUTS THREE PLAYERS ON FIRST-TEAM ALL-LEAGUE DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE Player of the year: Marina Arredon- do, Corvallis Coach of the year: Matt McDonough, Corvallis First team Marina Arredondo, sr. Corvallis Aja Bumpus, jr., Corvallis Claire Atwood, sr., Corvallis Joanna Bomber, jr., Corvallis Emma Smith, jr., Crescent Valley Danika Thayer, sr., Crescent Valley Paige Alexander, fr., Silverton Hannah Munson, sr., Silverton Sage Johnson, sr., Lebanon Maggie Roth, jr., Silverton Sarah Huang, sr., Crescent Valley GK: Elly Wolfe, jr., Corvallis Second team Sofia Garner, sr., Corvallis Jordan Taylor, so., Corvallis Allison Young, sr., Crescent Valley Emma Hanson, so., Crescent Valley Desiree Sinn, sr., Silverton Savannah Reilly, so., Silverton Katherine Meyr, sr., Lebanon Inna Demchuk, sr., South Albany Caitlin Keating, sr., Silverton Chanel Garcia, so., South Albany Olivia Dalke, sr., Dallas Izabel Schrader, jr., Crescent Valley GK: Cassidy Wittrig, sr., Lebanon GK: Peyton Dale, fr., Crescent Valley Honorable mention Indigo Martin-Llinas, fr., Corvallis Heather Wright, fr., Corvallis Caroline Doyle, sr., Crescent Valley Nicole Moore, jr., Crescent Valley Katie Sinn, so., Silverton Kyle Lulich, sr., Silverton Annie Whitlatch, jr., Lebanon Kelsey Palmer, jr., Lebanon Taylor Marshall, jr., South Albany Jasmine Alejandre, jr., South Albany Stefani Tallon, sr., Dallas Jenifer Webb, sr., Dallas Yilianna Veliz, so., Woodburn Sonia Rodriguez, sr., Woodburn Ana Becerra, so., Central Sophia Henke, so., Central Silverton’s Paige Alexander (No. 3) and two other Silverton players were named first-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference Compiled by Bill Poehler MID-WILLAMETTE CONFERENCE BOYS SOCCER WOODBURN’S REGGIE REYES IS MID-WILLAMETTE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Coach of the year: Stan Baker, Wood- burn Player of the year: Reggie Reyes, Woodburn First team Reggie Reyes, sr., Woodburn Andy Ellingson, sr., Woodburn Anthony Santillan, sr., Woodburn Rafael Lopez, sr., Corvallis Jacob Brant, sr., Corvallis Jose Herrera, sr., Central Antonio Rincon, sr., Central Niko Hansen, sr., Crescent Valley Marco Reyes, jr., South Albany Connor Karsseboom, sr., Woodburn GK: Eddie Cabrera, sr., Woodburn Second team Oscar Dominguez, sr., Woodburn Kevin Vasquez, sr., Woodburn Dylan Heppell, jr., Corvallis Edgar Monroy, fr., Corvallis Sebastian Diaz, so., Central Eduardo Gonzalez, so., Central Tomas Meade, sr., Crescent Valley Christian Campbell, sr., South Albany Seth Javorsky, sr., Corvallis Carlos Reyes, fr., South Albany GK: Erick Corral, sr., Central Honorable mention Alex Jimenez, so., Central Julian Hernandez, sr., Central David Nazario-Avalos, jr., Corvallis Avery Whipple, so., Corvallis Chris Graham, sr., Crescent Valley JJ Viramontes, sr., Crescent Valley Michael Davison, jr., Dallas Josh Dudley, sr., Dallas DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL Woodburn’s Reggie Reyes was named the Mid-Willamette Conference boys soccer player of the year. Cameron Alley, sr., Lebanon Charlie Varela, fr., Lebanon Ethan Crofts, sr., Silverton Ethan Risby, sr., Silverton Austin Mendoza, jr., South Albany Armando Arreola, jr., South Albany Fernando Hernandez, sr., Woodburn Jaime Rodriguez, sr., Woodburn Salvador Bustos, sr., Woodburn Compiled by Bill Poehler