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schools
may1
2014
VHS Spring Sports Update
Softball - The Lady Loggers had a
break in their schedule with no league
games between April 11 and April 29.
Two non-league games were cancelled
because of weather.
Coach Mike Fetch has his young
team playing good ball and challenging
for the league lead. The Lady Loggers
are in second place with a 9-2 record.
They are 5-2 in District 1 play.
On April 29 Vernonia returned
to action,dropping the first game 13-0 in
a crucial three game series against first
place Knappa.
Vernonia was scheduled to
wrap up the Knappa series with a
double header on Friday May 2. The
Lady Loggers conclude their District
regular season with home games on
Tuesday, May 6 against Neah-Kah-Nie
and Monday, May 12 against Portland
Christian.
are 6-6 in league play. The Loggers
went 1-2 in their series against Portland
Lutheran, losing two close games 6-5
and 7-6 and defeating them 11-4. The
Loggers went 2-1 in their match-p with
Faith Bible with two shutout wins 13-0
and 3-0; they also lost to Faith Bible
16-6. The Loggers kicked off a three
game series with first place Knappa
on Tuesday April 29 with a 10-0 loss.
Knappa is currently ranked number one
in the state in 2A baseball.
The Loggers have received
good starting pitching from senior
Tim Jennings who got the win against
Portland Lutheran. Jennings went the
distance, pitching 7 innings, scattering
10 hits while giving up only 2 earned
runs. Jennings also pitched a three-hit,
complete game shutout in the Loggers
3-0 win against Faith Bible. Freshman
Bailey Morrison turned in a dominant
performance on the mound for the
Baseball - Coach Joe Walters and the Loggers against Faith Bible, pitching a
Loggers are currently in fifth place in one-hitter and earning a shutout as he
District 1 with a 7-9 record overall and struck out 9 and walked just 1 in the
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Loggers 13-0 win.
At the plate the Loggers have
been hitting the ball well. In the 13-0
win against Faith Bible, Bo Clark went
2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s and scored 2 runs.
Morrison helped his own cause in that
game going 2 for 3 with an RBI. Tim
Jennings and Ronnie Maldonado both
went 1 for 2 with 2 walks and both scored
3 runs. In the 3-0 win over Faith Bible
Brett Elliot went 2 for 3 with an RBI;
John Dass also had a hit and an RBI.
In the 11-4 win against Portland
Lutheran Elliot again swung a big bat
going 2 for 5 with 4 RBI’s and 2 runs
scored. Jennings went 3 for 4 with a
double, 1 RBI and 2 runs. Maldonado
went 2 for 4 with a double an RBI
and a run. Morrison was 2 for 5 with
a double. Jarred Whitton went 2 for 4
with a double. In the 7-6 loss to Portland
Lutheran, Morrison was 2 for 4 with a
double and 2 RBI’s. Jennings was 2 for
3 with a walk.
The Loggers continue their
series against Knappa with a double
header at home on Friday May 2. they
conclude their league schedule with
home games on Tuesday, May 6 against
Neah-Kah-Nie and Monday, May 12
against Portland Christian.
On May 22th, at 7:00 PM,
Vernonia Hands-On Art Center, the
local non-profit arts and heritage
support group, presents the fifth annual
Jr. Salmon Auction at Vernonia’s new
school on Missouri Avenue.
salmon will be auctioned off with a
minimum starting bid of $10.00. Profits
go to support Vernonia School Arts,
Scholarship, and Hands-On Art
programs.
Doors open at 6:30. Enjoy live
A fundraiser for the Vernonia
Schools arts programs, the auction
features the amazing salmon creations of
Vernonia art students. The students are
supplied with blank pressboard salmon
on which to craft their own unique
visions. In addition to salmon, students
have worked their magic on small
furniture items that will also be included
in the auction.
Beginning at 7:00 PM the
music performed by students under the
direction of Andy Morrow, visit the
Band Boosters for a bite to eat, and chat
up Vernonia’s talented young artists
while you browse their creations. Be
sure to sign up at the bidder’s table and
be ready to go at 7:00!
Watch for previews of artwork
and reminders on Facebook. For more
information contact Diana Peach at
peachlee123@gmail.com.
Track and Field - The Loggers have
competed at Portland Christian, The
Banks Invitational (20 schools), Neah-
Kah-Nie and The Portland Christian
Invitational (28 schools). The team is
preparing for the District Meet in three
weeks and is focused on qualifying as
many athletes as possible for state.
“We know what our strengths
are and will try to improve on them in
the next 2 meets before district,” says
head coach Byron Brown. Brown says
the team is strongest in the longer
sprints and middle-distance races. Jacob
Medearis, Daniel Rice, Drew Cheney
and Devon Shay have good ability in
everything from the 4x100 and 4x400
relays to the 200, 400 and 800. Meghan
Sullivan and Dominique Woods are the
Junior Salmon Auction
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