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march21
2013
VHS Spring Sports Preview
Track and Field-VHS head coach Byron Brown, along
with assistant coach Teresa Williams, have developed
an outstanding program that culminated last season
with a 5 th place finish at the state meet, including four
state champions. All this with an inadequate track and
training facility.
Returning from last year’s team is Nathan
Fleck, the defending state champion in the 800 meters.
Fleck also brought home a second state championship
last year as part of the 4x400 relay team. Fleck is a rare
talent who excels at both distance and sprints.
Also returning this season is Samantha
Lindauer, who placed 7 th in the state in the 400 meters.
VHS Softball
Lindauer has also shown the ability to excel at sprints
and distance events. As a sophomore she took 5 th at the
State Meet in the 200 meters; this past fall Lindauer ran
cross country for the first time and found out she is also
an excellent distance runner, winning the Northwest
League title and finishing 5 th in the District Meet.
Also returning for the Loggers with experience
at state are Dezi Roberts who placed 6 th in high jump,
Meghan Sullivan who led the girls to 4 th place in the
4x100 and Lane Sullivan who competed in the 4x100
and long jump.
Drew and Rowan Cheney are veteran distance
runners that are entering the season in good form.
New to the team this year that show
potential are Larry Andersson, Ezio
Rusticuli, Devon Shay, and Maina
Martin.
Brown says he has scheduled
three more big invitational meets than
usual. “We know we have some very
good athletes, better competition
with the bigger schools should pull
them to better performances, and
really get us ready for the district
meet—which is the only meet that
really counts—that is, until State,”
says Brown.
VHS Baseball
spot is still a question mark.
At the plate Miller expects his returners to be
pretty strong and carry the load. Expect to see Clark,
Jennings, Cutright, and Titus leading the way for the
Loggers.
Miller mentioned a couple of the new players
that look promising including: freshman Brandon
Clapshaw, who has quick hands at the plate and listens
really well, foreign exchange student Ruben Fabers
has never played baseball before but has picked up the
game very naturally and Jared Leone is a natural athlete
who hasn’t played baseball for several years but looks
very promising. Miller expects the team to be in the
thick of the Northwest League with Gaston, Knappa
and Faith Bible being the strongest competition. The
top four teams qualify for league playoffs, the top two
from there go on to the state tournament.
Softball-Head coach Randy Shockey got a good early
look at his team during a six game road swing to
southern Oregon last week.
Shockey says he has a nice mix of returning
players with varsity experience and some younger
players who he expects to contribute to the squad.
Shockey says pitching will be a strength for the
Lady Loggers this season with freshman Kassidy Fetch
and Stepahanie Castro as his main pitchers.
The offense looks pretty strong this season,
as the girls swung the bat well at times during their
3-3 preseason trip. Freshman Sarah Smith has been
a surprise, hitting a grand slam against Chiloquin.
Expect seniors Samantha Wallace, Riplee Burch and
Sarah Levie along with sophomores Castro and Tori
Dalebroux to lead the way at the plate.
Defensively the girls are experienced in the
infield but have uncharacteristically struggled so far
and with mental mistakes and errors. Look for Wallace
to hold down second base, Levie will be at first,
sophomore Taylor Titus will play third base, and Castro
will play shortstop.
In the outfield Burch will be in center field,
Dalebroux will play right field and can also play in the
infield when needed. Freshman Paige Smith, Jerrian
Pond and Kenzie Anderson will also see some playing
time.
Sarah Smith will be behind the plate at catcher
and team up Fetch to form a freshman battery.
Shockey says he expects Gaston and Knappa
to be the league leaders this year, although the whole
league looks fairly competitive. Four teams qualify for
the District playoffs and two of those qualify for the
state tournament.
Baseball-Head Coach Aaron Miller
has a good mix of players, including
a core group returning with varsity
experience. He also has several
players with almost no baseball
experience.
Pitching looks like it will
be a strength for the Loggers this
year. Miller will have Bo Clark,
Austin Cutright, and Tim Jennings
all returning to anchor his rotation.
Jake Titus, Ronnie Maldonado and
Adonis Hopkins could also see time
on the mound as well.
Catcher may be a problem
early in the season. Clark is expected
to see most of the duty behind the
plate, with Maldonado filling in when
Clark goes to the mound. Both have
injuries they are recovering from that
could limit their playing time early in
the season.
Defensively Ethan Johnson
will likely return at third base.
Jennings will play in the middle
of the infield either at shortstop or
second base. Cutright will play first
base. Second base may be a
spot where someone without
much experience has to fill
Parent informational meeting
in. In the outfield, Titus is a
March
23rd at 7:00 PM, School Library.
3 rd Team All State returner.
Come get all your questions answered.
Hopkins has also
Tryout
applications
will only be available at this meeting.
played well there.
Tryout
dates
to be announced at meeting.
The third outfield
Cheerleading Tryouts
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