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schools
may10
2011
VHS Spring Sports Update
Baseball—Coach
Aaron
Miller’s Loggers, after a stretch where
the team played well and went 8-1, lost
four straight games--three straight to
a tough Knappa squad and one against
Country Christian. The team finally
rebounded with a much needed 14-5
win against Country Christian on May 6,
moving into third place and securing a
place in the League playoffs. They play
Country Christian again on May 10, then
finish out the season with non-league
games against Scio, Western Mennonite
and Warrenton, Only the
top two teams advance
from the League playoffs
into the state tournament.
All season TJ
White has hitting the ball
extremely well (“He’s
crushing the ball,” said
Coach Miller) and was
leading the team in
batting average at .516,
with 4 home runs and 11
RBI’s. Josh Butcher leads
the team with 16 RBI’s;
Jackson Miller leads
the team in hits with 18
and has a .409 batting average. Coach
Miller also mentioned freshman Jared
Whitton for making a
big contribution off the
bench as a pinch hitter
and player—Whitton is
hitting .463 with 4 RBI’s
in 13 plate appearances.
Miller also mentioned
freshman
Ronnie
Maldonado’s
clutch
hitting—Maldonado is 4
for 8 with 6 RBI’s.
TJ
White,
Ryan
Lawrence and Bo Clark
have shared most of the
TJ White’s hitting has been a pitching duties. White
big reason for the Vernonia was struggling with a
Loggers success this season. sore elbow at the end of
the season. “Lawrence and Clark have
done a good job throwing strikes and
keeping people off balance in the last
few games,” said Miller. “Even though
they both lost their last games, they
pitched well enough to win; it was our
defense that made mistakes.” C o a c h
Miller mentioned freshman Clark as a
great all-around player who has been
getting clutch hits all year; Clark was
tied for second on the team with White
with 11 RBI’s. Clark fills in, when he’s
not pitching, where ever needed—at
shortstop, catcher and third base. “We
can’t find a reason to take him off the
field,” said Miller of Clark.
Softball--It looks like The Lady
Loggers are going to finish the season
VHS Prom 2011
continued on page 11
Vernonia High School students were looking good
and having a blast at Prom on April 30th. Laura
Hein was crowned Prom Queen and Kodi Dyer was
named her King. Photos courtesy of Jon
Steward Photography and Teri Willard
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