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Shin captures State title as teams cap off season
_ G unnar W olfe _____________
Staff Reporter
After the girls team blew
away the competition and
the boys finished second in
Districts, the pressure was
on for the State competition,
where the Lions would match
up against the best of the best
in the State meet.
The girls won Districts,
but it was not easy. The
Lions barely edged out
Lake Oswego, winning by
a single stroke. The Lions'
top performers were Sharon
Shin and Morgan Thompson,
sophomores, who placed
second and third overall,
respectively.
"They both have a great
competitive spirit and have
risen to the occasion to help
the team every match," Bob
Tumquist, head girls golf
coach said about Shin and
Thompson.
The boys team finished
second, with impressive
performances from Zachary
Foushee, freshman, who
placed second and Joshua
Peterson, senior, who came in
fourth. They finished only six
strokes behind Lake Oswego
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and just edged out Lakeridge
by three strokes to take second
place.
"We knew we could do it
all along. We just had to play
our game and the results paid
off," Foushee said.
On the first day of the State
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Varsity golfers Tyler Barker, junior, Christopher Stuart, sophomore,
Zachary Foushee, freshman, Joshua Peterson and Conner Olsen, seniors,
prepare for Districts. Foushee and Peterson led the team to a second place
finish and a trip to State.
Photo by Wiliiam Thompson
tournament on May 18, Shin
finished an even par round
of 72, placing her tied for first
place.
"I wasn't worried. I just
tried not to think about it,"
Shin said about her first day.
On the second day, Shin
performed well coming from
behind in the last nine holes
to pull out a victory. Two
strokes over after the round
finished, she had to wait in
the clubhouse for over an
hour to find out who was
champion. Her competition,
Ashlee Pickerell, a freshman
out of West Salem, finished
out her last nine holes with
five bogeys. This determined
that Shin was the champion
and opens up the possibility
of a three year state title reign.
Shin called the potential three-
peat "definitely possible. Now
I want to win it for two more
years," Shin said.
Thompson ended her
tournament as the second
placed West Linn golfer,
earning 18th place overall.
For the boys, Foushee
ended his first day in seventh
place, but was only one stroke
off of second place, behind a
five player log jam. Foushee
knew what he had to do for
the second day.
Foushee shot the needed
one under par his second day,
leaving him at two over par
after both days. This was good
enough to earn him third
place. Even though this was
a great achievement for the
freshman, he still found some
room for improvement.
"I felt pretty good about
myself, but I could've
dropped more putts," Foushee
said.
These strong showings
from the underclassmen bodes
well for future teams.
Blazers begin off-season preparation to win championship
_ A shley S heron _____________
Staff Reporter
After waiting six seasons,
the Blazers finally stepped it
up, clinching the fourth seed
in the Western Conference
playoffs. Playing Houston
who won the regular season
series, 2-1, provided a
challenge for the Blazers.
In front of 20,329 dedicated
fans, the home team was
outscored by the Rockets in
jjh e first game. In game two,
lazer Lamarcus Aldridge
scored 27 points and grabbed
12 rebounds while Brandon
Roy added to the high scoring
list by dropping 42 points to
fuel the win for Portland.
The Blazers then headed
to Houston for game three
and four of the playoffs. In
the first away game, Houston
led in the first half and the
Blazers managed to come
back in the second half but
were not able to complete
the come back and fell short
in the end. In game four, the
Blazers once again fell short,
falling behind 3-1 in the series.
Rick Adelman, Rockets coach,
and Nate McMillan, Blazers
coach, were both fined $25,000
for publicly criticizing game
officials about the referring
being unfair towards their
centers.
Back in Portland, the
Blazers scored a satisfying
win over the Rockets in game
five. In game six, the Blazers
started strong in the first
quarter but then couldn't get
back on defense or knock
down a much needed shot.
With about three minutes left
in the third quarter the Blazers
replaced all the players on
the floor with bench players
ending their playoffs for the
season.
Looking toward next year,
Kevin Pritchard,'Blazers
general manager, is thinking
Rudy Fernandez, Blazers guard,
perform s a reverse dunk against
the Los A ngeles Lak ers. The
Blazers tied the season series with
the Lakers, 2-2.
Photo by Ashley Sheron
about trade possibilities. This
year the Blazers have one
restricted agent, Frye, and
three unrestricted agents, Raef
LaFrentz, Shavlik Randolph
and Michael Ruffin.
The Blazers will have seven
million dollars with which
to attain a free agent. The
Blazers also have the 24th pick
in the first round of the NBA
draft and 32nd, from the LA
Clippers; the 38th pick from
New York; the 55th pick from
Denver and the 56th pick to
use in trades in the second
round.
The Blazers had 12 second
round prospects participating
in a pre-draft workout May
11 and 12. The Blazers will
hold most of their workouts in
June, including workouts for
first round prospects, during
the weeks leading up to the
draft on June 25.
One dilemma the Blazers
are facing is the need for
a stable point guard. With
Rodriguez looking to leave,
Jerry d Bay less is the one to
step up. The decision to trade
Rodriguez is unsure but with
his inconsistency on the court
the chance is high. The Blazers
could also use their money
and draft picks to lure a
veteran point guard. There are
many options in trade for the
Blazers but many would like
to see the team stick together
and grow.
Even though the season
ended sooner than the team
and its fans would have liked,
the Blazers accomplished their
goal of being in the playoffs.
The goal for next year is to
once again make it in the
playoffs and maybe even
win a championship. During
the offseason there will be
hard work and possibly
some new players. Either
way the Blazers have made a
comeback in Portland.
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