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12 schools april21 2016 VHS Spring Sports Report Softball – The Lady Loggers continued their run through District 1 opponents and remain undefeated in league play with a 10-0 record. Overall Vernonia has a 13-1 record. The Lady Loggers are not just winning their games, they are destroying teams, defeating Delphian 22-1 and 30-0, before sweeping three games from Neah-Kah-Nie 32- 1, 11-1, 14-1. The Lady Loggers kicked off their three game series with Gaston with a 8-2 win on Tuesday, April 19. Vernonia is obviously using big bats and strong pitching to win this season, but they are also playing extremely well in the field defensively. The Lady Loggers will host Gaston for a doubleheader on Friday, April 22, scheduled to be played at the new Alumni Softball Field at the new school campus. They face Willamina at home in a non-league matchup on Tuesday, April 26, and travel to Dayton for another non-league game on Tuesday, May 3. Payton Wolf Kassidy Fetch game of their series against Neah-Kah-Nie 10-9, before rebounding to win the final two games 5-2 and 6-1. The Loggers lost to Gaston in their series opener 15-5 on Tuesday, April 19. The Loggers continue to get strong pitching from Bailey Morrison and Brett Elliot and are hitting the ball well throughout the lineup. The Loggers will complete their series against Gaston with a double header on Friday, April 22 and then start a three game series against Faith Bible with a home double header on Friday, April 29. The Loggers should be looking towards a season ending series against perennial state contenders Knappa. Knappa is currently ranked third in the state; Vernonia plays a home double header with Knappa on Friday, May 13. Track and Field – The first half of this track season has seen many great performances for the Loggers. Clay Sullivan has had an absolutely outstanding start to the season; he has the fastest time in State Baseball – The Logger 2A in the high hurdles, Bailey Morrison Boys are 8-2 in District 1 leads the Northwest play and 10-3 overall this season. League in the long jump, and is on the After pounding Delphian 25-2 fastest 4x100 team in the state. and 20-3 the Loggers lost the opening Robert Connor, despite being sidelined with hamstring pulls, has still recorded the fastest times in the state in the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the 4x100 team. Brett Jones, Arne Shiemann and Francesco Mian have been dominating the Northwest League in the high jump and gives the team a chance to sweep this event at district. Steve Burns, Devon Shay, and Jake Harbour have been impressive in several running events and give the team much needed depth. On the girls team, Justine Larue has been a real leader and competes in the long jump, the 100, 200, and 400 meters. Andrea Castano has been impressive in the 800 meters, 2nd in league with a good shot at winning the district championship, and 4x400 relay team. The team has four meets left before the District Meet May 13 and 14. “We have many outstanding athletes on our team this year and we have the ability to accomplish great things,” says head coach Byron Brown. VHS Equestrian Results The following are the top 10 results from the VHS Equestrian Team’s April meet: Reining – 9 th – Lauren Glass Working Rancher – 3 rd – Sheyanne Pedersen Barrels – 3 rd – Kassidy Fetch Pole Bending – 8 th – Sheyanne Pedersen Steer Daubing – 4 th – Sheyanne Pedersen 8 th – Pearl Cook 10 th – Kassidy Fetch Bi-Rangle – 9 th – Kassidy Fetch, Sheyanne Pedersen Team Penning – 6 th – Jordan Brickley, Pearl Cook, Elisabeth Kreuter State Qualifiers, May 12 - 15 Working Rancher – Sheyanne Pedersen Breakaway Roping – Sheyanne Pedersen Barrels – Kassidy Fetch NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Vernonia School District 47J, Columbia County, State of Oregon, on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, will be held at 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon. The meeting will take place on May 5, 2016 at 6:00 PM The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. An additional, separate meeting of the Budget Committee will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. The meeting for public comment will be on: May 12, 2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon in the library upstairs A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 5, 2016 at 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon, school district office, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Bighorn Logging since 1981 Contract Logging 503-324-2422 Free Estimates Timber Purchases Timber Management Oregon Professional Logger certified since 1996
