2008
Girls' Basketball promises to deliver strong season
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K aitlyn R agan _____________
the state tournament at
Staff Reporter the Chiles Center last year,
Twelve girls, white
and this time around hope
warm-ups and fierce faces
to make it there. Ranked
displayed on a stark white
eighth in the state last year,
background; the Girls'
the team already has a few
Varsity Basketball Team
impressive wins under
looks tough and ready for
their belts, and are off to a
anything. With the motto
good start.
"Leave nothing," the team
At their first home game
of the season,
the Varsity
team played
St. Mary's
defeating
them 66-46.
They went on
to win almost
every game
throughout
the month of
December,
including
contests
against
Newberg,
Tigard,
McKay,
Sprague and
West Salem.
"We’re
doing really
well. We still
have a lot of
noop despite stout defense from West Salem at a work to do,
non-league game on Dec. 18. The Lion's won the but it's been a
game decisively, 59-43.
Photo by Malia Chong good season,"
Wattman-
plans to do just that as they
Turner, said.
dive into the season.
The season started with
With senior captains
a setback when Brittany
Emily Wattman-Turner
May, junior guard, was
and Samantha Dewart, the
found to have a knee
team has big plans for a
injury that could require
victorious season. The team microfracture surgery.
was just shy of reaching
This could, however,
give an opportunity for
other players to step
up, including the three
freshmen: Andrea Maleike,
who scored the most
points at the jamboree
and alumni game at the
beginning of the season,
Amy Christensen, whose
6'0" stature could be a
major advantage, and Elise
Miller. Two seniors Natalie
Pittenger, a skilled dribbler
and shooter, and Rosetta
Adzasu, who was called
by the West Linn Tidings
"one of the more exciting
players to watch in the
state" should also be strong
contributors.
The team hopes to be
in the front of the Three
River's League this season
although the Oregon City
Pioneers have been at the
top for the past few years,
and Clackamas is predicted
to be a major competitor
for the title. Head Coach
Glen Lee predicts the
players will need to work
on rebounding skills if they
want to reach the top, but
they are a team with speed
and athleticism on their
side, and they are confident
in their potential.
"I'm really excited
about starting league play.
That's what the season's
been leading up to, and
that's what really matters,"
Wattman-Turner said.
Tonight at 7:15 p.m. the
Varsity team will take on
the Mustangs at Milwaukie
High School. Their next
home game will be on Jan.
25 against the Clackamas
Cavaliers and should offer
an intense matchup.
K elsey S chrader __________
Dryland practice consists of
activities such as endurance
running and core workouts
every Tuesday after school.
However, coaching is not
always fun and games
according to Peachey.
"[The hardest part about
coaching] is getting the kids
to enjoy dryland practice,"
he said.
Training on the slopes
is held at Mt. Hood
Meadows on Thursday
nights for three hours.
Between commuting and
training, the night usually
ends around 10:30 p.m.
Courses are similar to the
race course which will be
run the following Saturday.
Students run the course five
to ten times, while one of
the 10 small-group coaches
watches them on the runs
and give them tips on how
to improve.
"M y goals [for this year]
are that we place with great
times," Peachey said. "And
that our best skiers are able
to shine and be ready for
hard-core racing."
Peachy is impressed with
the level of skill on this
team. He cites promising
racers as being Veronika
Jonsson, junior, Sean
Campbell, sophomore,
Madeleine Martus,
freshman, and Alac Ramsey,
freshman.
West Linn is part of the
Three Rivers Ski League,
which includes 12 schools.
They race in competitions
every Saturday through
Feb. 16 at Mt. Hood
Meadows, Ski Bowl and
Timberline. State will be
held at Mt. Hood Meadows
on March 5, 6 and 7.
Ski Team anticipates success
a
Staff Reporter
After more than two
months of training, the
ski season began on Jan.
12 with fresh powder and
fresh faces. Ski Team and
coaches have put in long
hours to prepare for the
season.
"We are aiming to do
better than last year," Paige
Ali, junior, said. "We have
a lot more people, and
immense talent that should
carry us far."
Twenty-three skiers
participated in dryland
practice with Jonathan
Peachey, Spanish teacher,
whose favorite part about
coaching this year is the
workouts and being on the
mountain "shredding the
pow" with the students.
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Young wrestling team trains for top two ranking in TRL
- j N icholas A rntz ____________
co-Editor-in-Chief
After graduating 18 seniors
and adding 12 freshmen,
this year's wrestling team
is a young one. Although
they have started out
with a rocky beginning,
they are a team full of
determination, according
to Doug Sammaron, head
coach. Their hope for this
year is to come together,
improve individually and as
a team, finish in the top two
in Districts, as well as in the
Three River's League.
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Sammaron has high
expectations for the team,
not only in its competitive
performance, but in school,
and in team unity. He expects
them to keep up in their
academics, work hard, and
put effort into each and every
practice.
"You are tough if you can
make it through one of my
practices," Sammaron said.
With a two hour practice
four nights a week and an
optional Saturday practice,
the team is getting ready to
compete against its rivals,
such as the ongoing battle
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yields great results. What you the wrestling team has high
put in, you get back," Garcia
practices include everything
hopes.
said. "Our Clackamas meet
from sprints up Webb
"We plan to destroy them.
was a close match, but we
They have never beat us. We
Street to live wrestling. The
came together and fought as
plan to make a practice out of
optional Saturday night run
a team." West Linn squeezed
it," Sammaron said. "I believe
is followed by practicing
out a win against Clackamas,
this is the hardest sport in
against the competition from
which you can compete; I
33-31.
other schools at various
Their next meet is against
urge everyone to come and
sports clubs, such as the Mat
see it for themselves."
Club, All-Phase, or Peninsula. Lakeridge on Jan. 17, and
"We have owned
[Oregon City] for ten
years, and expect to
beat them this year,"
Sammaron said.
So far, standouts
are Brian Schiewe,
freshman, Logan
Krellwitz and Donald
Paulson, sophomores,
Andrew Kim, Mitchell
Gaulke, Paul Garcia,
juniors, and Devan
Schiewe, senior.
Currently, Paulson is
ranked number one in
the state at 112 lbs.
Competing at 171 lbs on Junior Varsity, wrestler Paul Garcia, junior, forces a
"The amount of
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effort you put into
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Photo submited by Trade Kreilwitz
each practice really