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Volleyball team wins Three Rivers conference
m oYDNEY hONGQ _____.
Staff Reporter
The Varsity Volleyball
Team members have all
the fire that they had as
State Champions last year.
Currently ranked second
in state and undefeated in
Three Rivers League play,
the team has lost only four
matches so far this season,
all of which came against
Oregon's other top ranked
teams, Jesuit and Central
Catholic, in non-league play.
At the West Linn
tournament, the team had its
best performance yet. After
beating Crook County, last
year's 5A State champions,
they went on to play Central
Catholic in the semifinals.
A very emotional three set
match resulted in the Lions’
victory.
"We played really well.
All of us followed the game
plan and worked together.
It was great to see what
we have been practicing
pay off," Danielle Sargant,
senior.
"One of our goals this
year is to play well enough
to be in the position to have
the opportunity to play in
the championships,” Carl
Neuburger, head coach,
said.
Other key players on the
team are Kellie Kawasaki
and Alyssa O'Neil, senior
captains, who will both
be playing division one
volleyball, at University of
Oregon and Oregon State
University, respectively.
"I'd like to make it back
to the finals, but we are
going to have to work
really hard and beat a lot
of good teams," Kawasaki
said. Since most of the team
played together during
last year's school season,
as well as for the Portland
Volleyball Club, the work
ethic and chemistry of this
team is apparent in the
intensity of the games and
their scores.
With hardly any juniors
in the program, the team
will be composed of mainly
sophomores and freshmen
next season.
"Next year's team is
going to be really young,"
Neuburger said. Next year
we can expect the team to
be raw and inexperienced
in comparison to this year's
team. "It's going to be a
different kind of experience."
The first round of the
playoffs started with a match
against North Medford, the
number four team from the
Southwest Conference, on
Oct. 29 at home. If the Lions
won that game (results were
not available as of press
time), they would move on
to the second round to be
played tomorrow. For more
information go to www.osaa.
org/volleyball/2008/6avb.
asp.
been playing. The loss did
not help the team's ranking,
putting them in fourth place in
the Three Rivers League.
The girls played Oregon
City on Oct. 14 needing a win
to put them in a good position
for playoffs. They were ahead
in the first 20 minutes of the
game 1-0, and then Oregon
City scored with two free kicks
winning, 1-2. With the Oregon
City loss, chances were slim
to none for the team's goal of
making it to playoffs.
"Even without the result we
wanted, we all played really
well. We've bonded more
than ever and have made so
many memories in the past
couple of months," Alison
Vogt, senior co-captain,
said about the Oregon City
game.
Even with the upset
against Oregon City the
girls held their heads up
against Lake Oswego. The
final result was a 1-1 tie.
"If we keep positive,
play intense, and play to
our talent, we can beat any
team," Vogt said.
The girls beat Putnam
1-0 on Senior Night. Seniors
include: Taylor Brooke,
....
Stephanie Hutchinson, senior, serves to
Milwaukie during an Oct. 16 win. The
team won the Three Rivers League title
and was ranked third in going into the
State playoffs. Photo by Zack Mueller
Boys' Varsity Soccer Team battles to third, playoffs
_ C arly H alverson _________
Staff Reporter
The Boy 's team has been
on a roll recently beating
Clackamas twice, 1-0 and 2-0,
and tying Oregon City, 1-1. In
the game they played against
Lake Oswego, the boys lost
0-2. However, there was
much improvement from the
last time they played Lake
Oswego, losing 0-8.
The boys’ team was in a
close battle with Putnam and
Clackamas for the number
three spot in the league. The
Hire** fpams were so close in
the rankings it was hard to
tell who would end up in
that third place spot. Putnam
failed to reach its goal in
the second half losing to the
Lions, 1-0. Mitchell Monihan,
junior forward, scored the
winning goal with a diving
header in the second half
securing third place in the
TRL.
"We needed the win
against Putnam to put us
into third and give us our
first home playoff game
since 2004," Monihan said.
"It was a team effort and
we couldn't of done it
without Coach (Greg) Bean’s
confidence in our playing
capabilities."
The first playoff game is
at home against Centennial
tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
For more information,
go to www.osaa.org/
soccer /2008 /6ab sc. asp.
Girls soccer was dealt a
major upset during its home
game against Clackamas,
losing 0-3. During the game,
Haelee Staskiewicz, senior
co-captain, bruised and
sprained her knee, and .will
sit out the rest of the season.
With Staskiewicz out the girls
are down one of their four
starting defenders which has
affected the way they have
V ogt, Je n n a S te ele , B ecca
Holland, Michelle Steven?
Rachel Phillips, Staskiewicz,
and Kellie Trafton.
Football Team overcomes obstacles
to capture second place in league
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After some rough losses to
start the season, the Varsity
Football Team is close to
securing second place in the
Three Rivers League behind
Oregon's top ranked team,
Lake Oswego. If the Lions
can beat Lakeridge and
Putnam, two of the teams at
the bottom of the TRL, they
will head into the playoffs
as the second ranked team
in the TRL and will face the
third ranked team from the
Mt. Hood League, which
could be David Douglas,
Barlow or Gresham.
To secure second place,
the Lions had to beat a very
good Clackamas team. The
team triumphed and won
a great game by a score
of 21-16. Trailing by three
points heading into the
fourth quarter, the team ran
for two touchdowns, one
each from Josh Oltman and
Jake Hysell, seniors, to put
away the game. By the end
of the game, they had more
rushing yards than passing
yards for the first time
this season and showed a
significant improvement in
the running game according
to Ron Chappell, head coach.
In the game against Lake
Oswego, the team had a
tough time stopping the top
ranked Lakers, giving up 41
points and only scoring one
touchdown in a blowout
loss, to the number one
ranked team.
The team has overcome
Oltman has also picked
up some of the slack,
playing several positions
including receiver, running
back and even lining up at
quarterback at times. Other
players that have stepped
up are Michael Fay and
Dallen Voeller, juniors at
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Josh Oltman, senior, dives for a ball during the Lions 21-16 win at
home over Clackamas. With the victory, the team stands in good
position to place second in the Three Rivers League.
Photo courtesy of Trade Krellwitz
some major obstacles
this season including an
arm injury to starting
quarterback Bryce Baker,
senior, but has been able to
fight around them with the
help of Logan Krellwitz,
junior, who has filled in
well for Baker, who might
be back in time for playoffs.
receiver, Hysell at running
back, and Mitchell Gaulke
and Zack Sramek, seniors,
on the line.
"We always want to
improve and get better, but
in terms of effort, work ethic
and team spirit, they have
exceeded my expectations/
Chappell said.