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matches on September 26 against
City Christian and against Knappa
on October 3. The team will take
part in the North Marion Tourna-
ment on October 5.
Volleyball – The Vernonia Lady Log-
gers are off to a good start this season
with a 10-2 overall record. They sit in
first place in the Northwest League,
and are ranked #6 is OSAA 2A after
winning the Vernonia Tournament on
September 14.
Head coach Teresa Williams
says her team is starting to play more
cohesively and staying positive on the
court. Sophomore setter Brooklynn
Walters is starting to take a leadership
role, and freshman Kortnie Adams has
been a pleasant surprise. Offensively
Jordan
the team is led by senior outside hitter
Walters
and captain Jordan Walters and sopho-
more Nita Cook. Another strong part of the Lady Log-
gers game has been their service, which has been an
offensive weapon. “We work on serving everyday in
practice,” says Williams, “because we know, we have
to serve and we have to pass.”
Vernonia put in an impressive showing at the
Heppner Tournament on September 7, against three
perennially strong opponents, beating Weston-McEw-
en 3-2, Grant Union 3-1, and host Heppner 3-1.
At the Vernonia Tournament the Lady Loggers
beat Delphian and Gaston in bracket play to win the
tournament. They also have league wins over Faith
Bible, Mannahouse Christian, and Neah-Kah-Nie.
The Lady Loggers have upcoming home
Cross Country – Head coach John
Roady’s Loggers are off and run-
ning this season, with a large group
of boys and a growing girls varsity
team.
The first meet of the season
was at Tualatin High School on
September 7, where Vernonia com-
Local firefighters and EMS personnel took
part in the annual 9/11 Memorial March, silently
walking from their headquarters to City Hall and
back in honor of those who fell during that fateful
day in 2001.
The March was preceded by a flag ceremony,
led by the Girl Scouts of Troop 45487 in Hillsboro,
who built a new garden area around the refurbished
flag pole, and helped secure new flags and the
antique hose reel now displayed in the garden, as
part of a service project.
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peted against several large schools. This is the same
course the team will be running at the District Meet on
November 1. Roady only had three girls running var-
sity, so they did not receive a team score. Sophomore
Sadie Gump placed 21 st in a time of 22:38, followed
by junior Jenna Handegard in 30 th place with a time of
24:33 and junior Emma Hahn who placed 51 st in a time
of 30:35. The Logger boys placed 8 th out of 18 teams.
Senior Kale Sullivan placed 48 th overall with a time of
19:25, followed by freshman Peter Hahn in 52 nd place
in a very good time of 19:54. Rounding out the top five
boys were junior Nick Costley (56 th ), foreign exchange
student Andrijia Jovanovic (58 th ), and freshman Evan
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