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Page 9 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 7, 2006 ‘Four-wheelers’ mostly at fault in truck crashes There was plenty of action during the just-completed softball and baseball seasons at Illinois Valley High School. Cougar athletes did their best, and although the teams were not among the standout groups in the Skyline Conference this year, there were a number of top individual performances. (Dale Sandberg photos) Spring sports athletes recognized at Illinois Valley with special awards based on accomplishments Illinois Valley High School athletes in spring sports were honored during a recent ceremony. Recognized as Scholar Athletes, for maintaining a minimum grade-point aver- age of 3.5 while participat- ing in sports: *Girls Golf: Saman- tha Heller , Kathryn Baker , Katrina Manzone *Boys Golf: Jessea Mucha , Lefi Tausaga , Andres Mendoza , Trevor Murphy-Mannix *Baseball: Tony Derda , Doug Hoskins , Austin Hocker *Track: Ben Bennett , McKenzie Yeoman , Aleena Anderson, Lydia Beeman, Andres Men- doza, John Bennett, Sierra Chiverton, Emily Dudley, Moises Mendoza, Mi- chelle La Pierre, Jessica Ragsdale, Sheena Cole *Mountain Bike Team: Breanna Allan, Ian Barker-Cortrecht, Adam Brooks, Lex Johnson, Drake Pernicka, Andrew Borth, William Crowl, Max Hoffman, Shane Stiles, Tahryn Skiles, Mi- chelle LaPierre, Kevin LaPierre, Spencer Kend- all, Garrett Crowl *Softball: Emily Dud- ley, Jessica Pittman, Jes- sica Ragsdale * * * Award Plaques * * * Boys Golf Most Valuable Player: Parrish Evans Most Improved Player: Mark McLean Most Inspirational Player: Todd Heiller Boys Golf Varsity Letter Parrish Evans, Andres Mendoza, Mark McLean, Mike Heald, Lefi Tausaga, Trevor Murphy-Mannix, Jessea Mucha, Todd Heiller Golf Participation Joseph McCleary, Charles Stafford Coach: Kevin Soon Most Valuable Player: Parrish Evans Most Improved Player: Mark McLean Most Inspirational Player: Todd Heiller Equestrian Team Varsity Lettered Kelsey Arnett, Abram Mahoney, Tiffany Thom, Nicole Farr Coaches: Alicia Rollins, Sherry Lamb Most Valuable: Kelsey Arnett Most Improved: Abram Mahoney Horsemanship Award: Tiffany Thom Sportsmanship Award: Nicole Farr Baseball Team Varsity Letter Jack Anderson, Vin- cent Becker, Robert Bell, Alex Bergman, Jon Bradbury, Tony Derda, Antonio Escalante, Jesse Fullerton, Cory Glasgow, Austin Hocker, Doug Hoskins, Jacob Murphy, Anthony Thomas Coach: Neal Dierkes Most Valuable Offen- sive Player: Doug Hoskins Most Valuable Defen- sive Player: Austin Hocker Most Improved Player: Jack Anderson Coaches’ Award: An- thony Thomas Skyline Conference Honorable Mention Infielder: Doug Hoskins Second Team Short- stop: Austin Hocker Second Team Pitcher: Jack Anderson Softball Team Varsity Letter Becky Boatman, Jes- sica Ragsdale, Erika Ri- ley, MacKenzie Neil, Tammy Huntamer, Shan- non Loock, Emily Dud- ley, Tiffannee Griffin, Jessica Pittman, Brittney Loyd, Samantha Hoskins Softball Participation Lindy Davis, Sarah Froemke, Sarah Pittman, Shaneice Allan, Missy Hill, Deloras Veader, Mi- chelle Trinity Coaches: Justine John- son, Meghan Jackson Most Valuable Player: Erika Riley Most Valuable Player: Jessica Ragsdale Most Inspirational Player: Tiffannee Griffin Cougar Pride Award: Becky Boatman Ms. Hustle Award: Emily Dudley Skyline First Team Util- ity Player: Jessica Ragsdale Skyline Second Team Infielder: Erika Riley Skyline Second Team- Outfield: Tiffannee Griffin Skyline Honorable If you study to remember, you will forget. But if you study to understand, you will remember. - Unknown - Mention: Emily Dudley Girls Golf Varsity Letter Kathryn Baker, Eliza- beth Bullock, Kami Culver, Samantha Heller, Amanda Hults, Katrina Manzone, Emily Taylor Participation: Nicole Atkinson , Bre- ana Burgess , Lisa Papa , Meiliang Witham Coach: Mark Higgins Coach’s Award: Kath- ryn Baker Most Improved Player: Elizabeth Bullock Most Inspirational Player: Katrina Manzone Track Team Varsity Letter Ben Bennett, Lydia Beeman, Anthony Garcia, John Bennett, Sierra Chiverton, Graham Baker, Donny Dillard, Emily Dudley, Jon Ansell, Kasondra Eldred, Sam Winter, Greg Gil- bert, Nathan Green, Megan Cotta, Bill Haskins, Meagan Kanig, Wade Lorensen, Harlan Mechling, Moises Men- doza, Ben Green, Steven Paul, Larry Ragsadale, McKenzie Yeoman, Kel- cie Yeoman, Raesha Yeo- man-Wanstrath, Shannon O’Grady, Jerrad Miller, Sheena Cole, Aleena Anderson, Michelle LaPi- erre, Jessica Ragsdale, Andres Mendoza, Dalton Reagan, Lance Tausaga, Erika Riley Participation Robert Parsons, David Mier, Brett Latva, Ryan Burgess, Rene Eichmann Coaches: Bill Yeoman, Perry Sheehan, Bryan Thompson Most Improved Runner: Jon Ansell Most Improved Runner: Megan Cotta Most Inspirational Run- ner: Donny Dillard Most Inspirational Run- ner: McKenzie Yeoman Most Valuable Field Events: Emily Dudley Most Valuable Field Events: Dalton Reagan Most Valuable Track Events: Larry Ragsdale Most Valuable Track Events: McKenzie Yeoman Coaches’ Award: Wade Lorensen Skyline Conference First Team 100m: Larry Ragsdale Skyline First Team 300 high hurdles: Larry Ragsdale Skyline First Team Javelin: Dalton Reagan Skyline First Team High Jump: Steven Paul Skyline Second Team 4x100 relay : Larry Ragsdale, Steven Paul, Na- than Green, Sam Winter Skyline Second Team 4x4 relay: Larry Ragsdale, Steven Paul, Graham Baker, Nathan Green Skyline Second Team Long Jump: Sheena Cole Skyline Second Team Shot Put: William Haskins Skyline Third Team Triple Jump: Sheena Cole Skyline Third Team 3,000m: McKenzie Yeoman Second at State, Javelin: Emily Dudley Fourth in 300m Hur- dles: Larry Ragsdale Sixth in High Jump: Steven Paul Eighth in Long Jump: Sheena Cole Second in Javelin: Emily Dudley 11 th in Javelin: Dalton Reagan 14 th in Shot Put: Bill Haskins Mountain Bike Team Varsity Letter Adam Brooks, Shane Stiles, Spencer Kendall, William Crowl, Maxim Hoffman, Lex Johnson, Ian Barker-Cortrecht, Garrett Crowl, Kevin LaPierre-Brown, Michelle LaPierre-Brown, Tahryn Skiles, Brandon Lynch Participation Drake Pernicka, Joseph Escalona, Breanna Allan, Gavin Hart Coach: Wayne McHugh Most Valuable: Adam Brooks Most Improved: Bran- don Lynch Most Inspirational: Garrett Crowl Most Inspirational: Lex Johnson Reverse Mortgage Seminar Illinois Valley Senior Center CAVE BEAR PAWN Date: Wednesday, June 14 Does Check Cashing Time: 11:00 AM Speaker: Nadine Petel Mon. - Fri. 10-6 Sun. 12 - 4 220 N. 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CLEARY Attorney at Law General Practice in Illinois Valley since 1980 Practice includes but not limited to: Bankruptcy - Eliminate financial problems Living trusts - Avoid probate Estate planning - Wills, power of attorney Domestic relations Auto accident - Personal Injury Criminal - DUII Real Estate contracts - Foreclosure 592-2195 ® 2006 Registered trade/service marks are property of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. © 2006 Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation *In all crashes, driver recognition and decision errors were the common type of driver mistakes noted by crash investigators or law enforcement officials. *Driving too fast for conditions, and fatigue were important factors cited for both drivers. *Speeding was noted more often for truck drivers. *Among truck drivers, prescription drug use was an “associated factor” in 28.7 percent of all crashes sam- pled, and over-the-counter drugs were an associated factor in 19.4 percent. *Car drivers were more frequently linked to driving performance errors and non- performance problems (e.g., asleep, sick, incapacitated). *Fatigue was noted twice as often for car drivers. *Brake problems were a factor for almost 30 percent of trucks, but only 5 percent of cars. *Roadway problems were a factor in 16 percent of the two-vehicle crashes, and adverse weather condi- tions were present in ap- proximately 13 percent. *Interruption in the traf- fic flow (previous crash, work zone, rush hour con- gestion, etc.) was a factor in almost 25 percent of the two-vehicle crashes. All study data will be available to the public by the end of the year for further analysis by others. State Track Meet 520 East River, Cave Junction, OR Limited I.D. - No Problem Cheapest Rates in Town No Amount Too Large Come Down & Let’s Talk A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) study of truck crashes finds that those in- volving a truck and a car are more likely to be caused by the car driver than the truck driver. “For two-vehicle crashes involving a truck and a passenger vehicle, trucks were assigned the critical reason in 44 percent of the crashes and passenger vehicles in 56 percent,” the study concludes. The Large Truck Crash Causation Study, released during March as a Report to Congress, was mandated by the federal legislation that created FMCSA -- the Mo- tor Carrier Safety Improve- ment Act of 1999. The leg- islation provided $18 mil- lion for the study. Researchers worked for 33 months examining a na- tionally representative sam- ple of large-truck fatal and injury crashes in 17 states. Each crash involved at least one large truck and resulted in at least one fatality or injury. Data were collected on up to 1,000 elements in each crash. The total sample in- volved 967 crashes, which included 1,127 large trucks, 959 nontruck motor vehi- cles, 251 fatalities, and 1,408 injuries. The study’s general conclusions included the following: 200 W. Lister
