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10 schools october5 2017 VHS Fall Sports Update Football – The Vernonia Loggers have now won two straight games after de- feating Culver 25-12 on September 22 in a non-league contest, and then opening Northwest League play with a dominant 34-7 win over Gaston on September 30 at Forest Grove High School. The Loggers now have a 3-2 re- cord over all on the season. “The main thing right now is that the attitude of our players has im- proved,” says Logger head coach Reed Watson. “They’re playing hard and they’ve bought into being a team and the concept of family.” Watson says the Logger defense has been especially strong this sea- son. In the win over Gaston the Log- gers held Gaston to just 18 total yards in offense for 46 minutes, before giving up one big play at the very end of the game. “They’re hitting hard and really chasing the ball,” says Watson. He men- tioned Gaven Everett, Jake Patton, and Josh Rice as the leaders of that defen- sive squad. “They’re all really hitting hard and playing well. I’m also really surprised and proud of the improvement of Hepner Forster. He’s been among our leading tacklers and blocked a punt and as a lineman, he’s chasing plays down from behind, and really been hustling.” Watson says the Loggers diverse and balanced offense has really kept teams guessing and unable to key on any specific player. “Our offensive line has really done well, allowing our quarter- back time to throw and everybody is re- ally performing at a high level.” Sopho- more Rice continues to be the leader out of the backfield, but Watson says senior Patton has also carried the ball well, as has sophomore Calvin Clapshaw. Wat- son says sophomore quarterback Gun- nar Harral has really stepped up. “The leadership growth we’ve seen in him has been great,” says Watson. “He’s throw- ing for a lot of yards, he’s throwing for touchdowns, and he hasn’t thrown an in- terception yet. I’m really proud of him.” “The players are really excited and I think they really want to com- pete for the league title,” says Watson. “They’re ready to do the work and are excited about what’s happening.” The Loggers will host Nestucca, who is 0-5 on the season, on October 6 in the Logger’s Homecoming Game. The Loggers then face what look to be their two toughest league match ups when they travel to Knappa on October 13 and then host Neah-Kah-Nie on October 20. Volleyball – The Lady Loggers are cur- rently in second place and undefeated in the Northwest League with a 8-0 record, and have a 10-5 record overall. The Lady Loggers have put to- gether a string of strong victories with 3-0 wins over Delphian, City Christian and Knappa, and 3-1 wins over Nestucca and in a rematch with City Christian. “We have been winning, but our competition hasn’t really been challeng- ing us,” says Lady Loggers head coach Teresa Williams. “I don’t think we’re playing our best yet and we know collec- tively that we can play better. We know we’re going to need to play better in our last few matches. So we’re trying to pre- Farmwoman’s Nursery pare for some of those tougher matches so we can rise to the occasion when we get to the District Tournament.” Jordan Walters in practice hitting sets by Joyce Everett Williams said sophomore Jor- don Walters continues to show improve- ment over last year. “Her passing, de- fense, and serve receive has really been outstanding.” Williams says exchange student Sara Ghislanzoni has been a great addition to the squad. “Morgan Harral has also been really strong for us offensively, with her hitting and being able to score,” said Williams. She also mentioned that the vocal and motiva- tional leadership of setter, junior Joyce Everett has been important. The Lady Loggers will head to the North Marion Tournament on Sat- urday, October 7, where coach Williams expects the Lady Loggers to face some stiffer competition, before closing out their regular season at home against first place Gaston on October 10 and then away at Knappa on October . Cross Country – Assistant coach John Roady says the team continues to im- prove as the season progresses. In cross country the top five runners from the league get an automatic invite to the state meet, while the top three teams, based on the top five finishers from the team, also qualify for the state meet. On the boys squad, Roady says Jakob Handegard has improved his times by about 3 minutes from last year and continues to be the leader on the team. Roady says Handegard is currently ranked fifth in the league. He says at the Southwest Christian Invitational on Sep- tember 29 Handegard stayed right with two runners from Westside Christian who are ranked in front of him and fin- ished just one second back. “That bodes well for us and for Jake,” says Roady. Roady says the Loggers have a solid top five group of runners that should push for a state berth. Justine Massengo, an exchange student from Tanzania nicknamed “Tanzy,” has been the next best runner, followed by a trio of runners that includes seniors Mehki Williams and Clay Sullivan, along with junior Byron Cook. “Byron had a re- ally good race at the Meriwether Classic on September 22 and finished third for us,” says Roady. “He and Mehki, and continued on page 11 Food for Fines Fundraiser Lorna Poetter (503) 429-8200 Vernonia Public Library October 16 - 31, 2017 Bring non-perishable food or personal care items to the library and $1 in fines or lost/damage fees will be forgiven from your account in exchange for each item. 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