2009
Sports
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Upcoming games
Girls volleyball uses tradition and determination
to overcome youth
"As the only senior I
need to be strong
but not mean. I'm
going to amp up the
team and have a
positive attitude. I
also want to be equal
and encourage the
team.
"
Isabel Valentine,
senior
Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. vs Milwaukie
Oct. 22
@ WLHS
Tuesday, 8 a.m.
WLHS
Oct. 27
Invitational
Thursday, 6:15 p.m. @ Oregon City
Oct. 29
Highlights:
• The team is currently ranked first in
the Three Rivers League despite a loss
to Lakeridge on Oct. 16.
• There is only one senior on the team
compared to eight last year and three
freshman.
• The team practices for 31 /2 hours per
day, more than any other WLHS team.
Upcoming games
ursday 7:30 p.m. @ Lake
Oct. 22
Liesday 7:30 p.m. vs Rex Putnam
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Young Varsity Boys' Soccer Team
looks to improve record
“One of the things
we ’re fighting is the
idea that we’re as
good as everybody
around us.”
-Greg Bean,
head coach
Photo by Zack Mueller
Torsten Bruemmel,
senior, makes
his way past a
Lakeridge
player. The
k Lions beat
the Pacers
4-1, their
first win
over
Lakeridge
since 2001.
They had their first shutout against Oregon City, 4-0.
Defeated Putnam, 2-1.
Beat Milwaukie, 3-2.
Beat Lakeridge for first time since 2001,4-1.
Currently fifth in the Three Rivers League.
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them ranked ninth in the
Pac-10 standings
Fans have been hyped for just above
Tregon State Beavers and
Washington
Dregon Ducks football but State. They
hey have not lived up to
face a
?xpectations. Starting with challenging
wo wins, the Beavers lost
schedule
he next two games. One of and need
he most talked about games to step up
o start the college football their game
»eason was Oregon at Boise to succeed.
?tate. The game is still being
Playing
alked about because of the on Boise
L9-8 Oregon loss and Duck
State's new
flayer, LeGarrette Blount,
blue football
munching a Boise State
field, the Ducks lost, 19-8.
flayer, a teammate and a
Instead of walking off the
3oise State fan.
field and thinking of ways to
So far the Beavers have
grow from the loss, Blount
?een unpredicatble leaving punched a Bronco player in
A shley S heron
the face.
was being escorted out by
security.
including any bowl games
Immediately,
but the Ducks would allow
coaches came over
him to practice regularly
with the team. Fast forward
to separate the
two. In the
to Kelly's controversial
process,
announcement that the
Blount
new plan would allow him
punched
to play in any game that
doesn't fall on a Saturday—
which is the Civil War
against Oregon State. Only
one bowl game doesn't fall
on a Saturday. Since the
incident, the Ducks haven't
lost a game.
Ducks The Ducks need to
teammate
coach Chip Kelly announced straighten out the situation
trying to hold him back.
with Blount and the Beavers
almost immediately after
Blount also punched a
need to step up their game
the incident that Blount
Boise State fan who was
would not play in any games if they hope to improve on
antagonizing him as he
their slow starts.