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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS Congrats to State Baseball Champs! Casce Case, Tristan Metcalf, and Brett Lane of the state champion New port Cubs Congratulations to three Tribal members who were on the Newport Cubs baseball 2008 4A state championship team! Tristan Metcalf, a sophomore, started for the team at shortstop. He received honors as First-Team All-League Infielder and Third-Team All-State Infielder. Casee Case, a freshman, started for the team at second base. He received honors as Second-Team All-League Infielder. Also rounding out the roster for the state championship team was Brett Lane, Jr., a freshman. Your family, friends and community are very proud of you. Metcalf Receives Sports Honors by Jennifer Metcalf In May of this year. Tristan “T- Man” was invited to the University of Notre Dame for its football camp. I want to thank everyone for their sup port and sponsorship in making it pos sible for Tristan to get to Notre Dame. Thank you Kelly Lane. Chuvonne Metcalf, Heather Butler, Lana Simmons. Cheryl Lane and all the oth ers who donated to and worked hard at the Indian taco feed. Also in May. Tristan played base ball for the Newport Cubs (his high school) along with Casee Case and Brett Lane. Newport won the 4A state championship. Tristan received awards this year in baseball - First-Team All-League short stop and Third-Team All-State shortstop. On June 5, Tristan was selected to par ticipate in USA Jr. Olympics baseball. Tristan is representing the North west, along with our Tribe. The games are held in Peoria, Ariz., at the Seattle Mariners training camp. Thank you to Siletz administration, Chinook Winds Casino Resort and S.T.Y.L.E. Also, thank you to all the family and friends who support Tristan in all his accomplishments. He is a very respectable man and athlete. It's an ho.ior to have such great people around to help a kid succeed. It brings the whole saying. “It takes a community to raise a child." to life. I give praise to the Lord for he is the one who makes it all possible. Way to go. T - keep up the good work. Back row: Kaleena TrachseL Julia TrachseL Cameron Strickler, and Leeann Duarte; front row: Owen Akiyama, Tre Jackson, Gus Garcia and Jayce Trevillion Siletz Bears Finish Soccer Season Congratulations to the Siletz Bears of the Central Coast Soccer Association. The kids had a great season. They all played hard and became a very good team that played well together. c ’ ! i \ * \ l ■ «i ; i Breaking Boards We love you Mom, Dad. Micah and Grandma Shannon Talon Ray - All I can say is you are awesome, two belts in six months. Keep up the good work. Talon Ray Yankees Second at Monmouth reprinted with permission of The News Guard in Lincoln City, Ore.; originally printed June 4, 2008 The Lincoln City Yankees minor league team (10-1 1 year olds) fought their way out of the loser's bracket by winning three consecutive games to advance to the championship game on Sunday. May 25. at the Monmouth Youth Classic little league baseball tournament. In the championship game, the Yankees went up against the Monmouth Reds, a team they had played against in their second game on Saturday and lost 11-10. The Yankees defense put up quite a fight against the Reds holding them to just six runs in the championship game, but it was the Yankees offense that came up short. As a result, Lin coln City had to settle for second place as the Reds held on to win 6-2. Yankee catcher Micah Grant had a solid performance al the tournament as he picked off eight basestealers and was 14 of 20 including two triples and a grand slam homer. Kendall Giles was 18 of 23 and stole home four times. Nathan Hertz was 13 of 20 and Robert Padderson, 8 of 21. The two-day tournament, in Monmouth May 24 and 25. attracted eight teams. The Monmouth Mariners took third. Micah Grant July 2008 • Siletz News • 13.
