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schools
january21
2016
VHS Winter Sports Update
Boys Basketball – The Vernonia boys
continued their dominance of the Northwest
League with four league wins in the last
two weeks.
The Loggers have now won 13
straight games and are currently ranked #3
in OSAA 2A with a 8-0 league record and
13-1 record over all.
Vernonia traveled and beat Knappa
57-38 on January 8, defeated Nestucca 47-
19, and overpowered Gaston 89-44, before
returning home for an exciting, come from
behind, overtime 69-64 win over #10
ranked Life Christian on Tuesday, January
19.
The Loggers will travel to Delphian
and are then looking forward to a huge test
against #1 ranked Western Mennonite away
on January 23. The Loggers return home
against City Christian on January 26, travel
to Neah-Kah-Nie on January 28, and then
play at home versus Knappa on January 30.
Girls Basketball – The Lady Loggers have
now won 13 straight games after easily
defeating Life Christian at home by a score
of 72-28 on Tuesday, Janaury 19.
Vernonia is ranked #7 in OSAA 2A
and boast a 7-0 record against Northwest
League opponents and a 14-1 record over
all.
The Lady Loggers recently traveled
for four straight games, defeating Knappa
64-29, Columbia Christian 52-26, Nestucca
50-32 and Gaston 53-17.
Against Life Christian the Lady
Loggers looked sharp with point guard
Leire Valladares running and pushing the
high tempo offense up the court. Their
inside game continues to be a strength,
with Paige Smith, Megan Ely and Morgan
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Harral dominating the paint. Vivianna
Bustamante, Payton Wolf, Jocie Roberts
and Sara Smith also saw significant minutes
on the wings.
The Lady Loggers will travel
on January 23 for a tough matchup with
defending state champions Western
Mennonite, currently ranked #6. The
Loggers return home on January 26 against
City Christian, travel to face Neah-Kah-
Nie on January 28, and then play at home
against Knappa on January 30.
Wrestling – The Loggers had two good
meets when they traveled to the Pac Rim
Tournament in Seaside on January 8-9 and
returned to the Oregon Classic in Redmond
on January 15-16.
At the Pac Rim Tournament Kalia
Jackson got a quareterfinal 7-4 decision win
on her way to taking 6 th place at 106 pounds.
Mekhi Williams took 6 th place at 126 going
3-3 in the tournament and recording 2 wins
by fall. Storm Hensen went 2-2 at 145
pounds, but did not place. Jake Harbour
also went 2-2 at 152 pounds and also did
not place.
The format at the Oregon Classic is a
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Two VHS Students
Participate in Honor Band
K a i t l y n
Eyrrick and Amanda
Rose Sicard were
recent participants
in the District III
Honor Band. Eyrrick
plays the clarinet and
Sicard plays the flute.
The Honor
Band is an event that
takes place at St.
Helens High School
that includes a mid-
dle school group
and a high school
group. Students must
be nominated by their
band directors and
Left: Kaitlyn Eyrrick, Right: Amanda Rose Sicard
the students must ac-
like Vernonia tend to get into, and a
cept the nomination.
According to VHS Band Di- group called the Wind Ensemble that
rector Mathew Urban, the purpose of students from large schools with lots
the honor band is to allow students, of money to hire private tutors and
who have a talent for music and/or such tend to get into,” said Urban.
work hard to be good musicians, a Eyrrick was selected for the Wind
chance to play with other top band Ensemble, which is a very high
students from around the District (St. honor.
The District III Honor
Helens, Banks, Nestucca, etc.).
Band was a two day event. Eyrrick
In addition to playing
with the Honor Band, Eyrrick also will attend the All State Honor
auditioned for the All State Honor Band, a three day event that takes
Bands. Urban explained that the All place in Eugene at the same time
State Honor Bands are “audition as the Oregon Music Educator’s
only” groups that select students Conference, so music teachers from
from schools of all sizes from around Oregon will be attending
across the state. “There is a group workshops, observing Honor Band
called the Symphonic Band that rehearsals, and attending the Honor
most students from small schools Band concerts.
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