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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.
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