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Schools
June 3
2021
VHS Sports Report: Logger Athletes
Bring Home Medals from State Track Championship
Vernonia’s track and field athletes competed
well at the State Track and Field Championships, held
at East Linn High School in Union on May 15.
Head coach John
Roady’s boys finished 12 th in
team scoring out of 35 teams
and the girls took 21 st place out
of 34 teams.
Senior Nick Costley
once again led the boys with a
2 nd place finish in the 300 me-
ter hurdles, 5 th place in the 110
meter high hurdles, and also
grabbed the last spot on the
medal stand with his 8 th place
finish in the triple jump.
Freshman
Delaney
Dreager had a great meet for
the girls, finishing 3 rd with a
Personal Record (PR) in the
3000 meters along with an 8 th place finish in the 1500.
Coach Roady said Costley had to make his at-
tempts in the triple jump at the same time the hurdles
events were taking place which had an impact on his
performance. “He would have done better in the triple
jump if it wasn’t for the scheduling, but otherwise he
had another outstanding day,” said Roady. “Delaney
is just a freshman and a very focused young lady,” he
said about his other star athlete. “I believe she is just
scratching her potential.”
Junior Sadie Gump took 5 th place in the 800
with a PR and added an 8 th place finish in the 3000.
For the boys, senior Pete Crystal took 3 rd in
the pole vault, clearing 12’ for a PR and followed that
up with a 6 th place finish in the high jump. “Pete did
amazing considering he was vaulting in the rain,” said
Roady.
Sophomore Evan Miller finished 6 th in the
Left - Right: Nick Costley, Sadie Gump and Delaney Dreager, and Brandon Depue
3000 with a PR and also finished 14 th in the 1500.
“Evan made a huge improvement on his PR in the 3000
considering he came into the meet ranked 14 th , and it
was even more impressive because he doubled in the
1500” said Roady. “Since he’s only a sophomore I’m
hoping for big things from him in the next couple of
years.” Sophomore Max Anderson just missed medal-
ling with a 9 th place finish in the long jump and placed
13 th in the triple jump, and sophomore Jarren Joslin
finished 12 th in the javelin. “Jarren is another young
athlete who got some great experience and should con-
tinue to improve,” said Roady.
In the relays the Logger boys team of Seth
Scheuerman, Ty Clapshaw, Anderson, and Costley fin-
ished 12 th in the 4x400, while the girls 4x400 team of
Kortnie Adams, Eloise Pedersen, Gump, and Draeger
took 11 th . The girls 4x100 team, which had won the
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District did not compete at State because several ath-
letes had other engagements.
Wrestling – New head coach Chuck Calhoun has just
a small group of wrestlers out this season, but he says
it’s a talented and dedicated group.
Calhoun has three wrestlers returning from
last year’s District winning team who qualified for the
State Championship, including junior Brandon Depue
and seniors Pete Crystal and Wyatt Jones.
The squad already received an invite to wres-
tle against Tigard and Lake Oswego high schools, two
of the premier big school programs in the state, where
the Vernonia wrestlers went 5-2 on the day. “I was
really happy with that,” said Calhoun. “Brandon won
his match, Wyatt went 2-0, and Pete drew one of the
toughest kids there and did pretty well for awhile.”
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