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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Illinois Valley’s 52-6 loss ends 10-1 football season
Cave Junction Head
Start students visited
with their I.V. High
School Cougar Pals
Thursday morning, Nov.
15. The kids had a pep
rally for the Cougar foot-
ball team. They made
milk-jug helmets, painted
their faces and enjoyed
cake. (Photos by Mi-
chelle Binker, (Illinois
Valley News)
State gives spirited report
The Oregon Liquor Con-
trol Commission (OLCC) sent
$680,522 to Douglas, Jackson,
Josephine and Lane counties
and their 37 incorporated cities
in August as part of the state-
wide distilled spirits revenue
distribution of $12.9 million.
During September,
OLCC sent the counties and
their incorporated cities
$697,581 as part of the state-
wide distilled spirits revenue
distribution of $13.17 million.
For August, Josephine
County (population 81,125)
received $26,699. The cities
of Cave Junction and Grants
Pass received $1,520 and
$29,352 respectively.
For September, Jose-
phine County got, $27,364.
Cave Junction received
$1,559 and Grants Pass
$30,079;
For August, Jackson
County (pop. 198,615) got
$65,367. Its towns and cities
received: Ashland, $20,337;
Butte Falls, $422; Central
Point, $15,708; Eagle Point,
$7,915; Gold Hill, $1,025;
Jacksonville, $2,425; Med-
ford, $70,327; Phoenix,
$4,498; Rogue River, $1,907;
Shady Cove, $2,619; Talent,
$6,088.
Douglas County (pop.
103,815) received $34,167.
Of its communities, Roseburg
received the most: $19,994.
Lane County (pop.
339,740) got $111,812. The
highest disbursement went to
Eugene: $141,016.
OLCC follows a per cap-
ita distribution formula based
on Oregon’s population of
3.69 million. For August it
was 33-cents per person for
counties; 95-cents a person
for cities.
The breakdown was: 36
counties, 10 percent, $1.2
million; 241 cities, 20 per-
cent, $2.4 million; state gen-
eral fund, 56 percent, $6.8
million; city revenue-sharing
account, 14 percent, $1.7 mil-
lion; state Addiction & Men-
tal Health Division,
$708,857; and Oregon Wine
Board, $20,551.
OLCC revenue is derived
from the sale of distilled spir-
its in 240 liquor stores, taxes
on malt beverages and wine,
license fees, and fines for
liquor law violations.
The August revenue
share was $11.61 million.
OLCC collects privilege
taxes of $2.60 for a 31-gallon
barrel of malt beverage, 67-
cents a gallon for taxable
wine with an alcohol content
of 14 percent or under and
77-cents on taxable wine over
14 percent. Of that, 2-cents a
gallon goes to the Oregon
Wine Board for research and
promotion.
Jo County eyes fee increases
Fee proposals affecting
amounts charged by six de-
partments of Josephine
County will be the topic of a
public hearing Wednesday,
Nov. 21.
The hearing, by the
county board of commission-
ers, is to begin at 9 a.m. at
Anne Basker Auditorium
adjacent to the county court-
house in Grants Pass.
Fee proposals will be
discussed for Animal Control
& Regulation, Environmental
Health, County Clerk, Sur-
veyor, Assessor, and Parks,
an announcement noted.
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Ten consecutive victories
and one loss -- a most honor-
able and sterling mark.
That’s what it comes to
when speaking of the 2007
Illinois Valley High School
Cougar football team --
champion of the Skyline Con-
ference and a history-making
IVHS squad.
Yes, in the second-round
Class 4-A state playoffs the
Cougars lost 52-6 Friday
night, Nov. 16 in Cave Junc-
tion on a drizzly wet night
that left the ball and the field
slippery and sometimes
treacherous.
It was a stunning upset
that seemed to daze the Cou-
gar faithful. And although it
might have seemed to some
that the I.V. team was
shocked and not “with it,”
such was not the case. The
fourth-ranked Cougars fought
hard against sixth-ranked
Marist, a private Catholic
school from Eugene.
The Spartans always field
a dangerous and hardy team.
It’s no stranger to state play-
offs or state titles. They played
well, and they steamrollered
IVHS, shutting down its run-
ning game. Besides taking
advantage of five fumbles, the
Marist line outweighed Illinois
Valley 20 to 40 pounds man
for man.
The Spartans are as well
coached as I.V., led by head
coach Bob Thornhill. And
one of the Spartan coaches is
1967 IVHS graduate Terry
Augstadt, who quarterbacked
the Cougars.
Additionally, the Cou-
gars were without regular QB
Doug Hoskins, who was in-
jured against Rogue River;
and Nathaniel Heath, a strong
player who recently suffered
a broken foot.
There also was specula-
tion that the Cougar team was
affected by the recent bomb
threats at their school. Many
students have missed classes
because of the disruptions;
backpacks are being searched;
cell phones are being checked;
and the lockers are temporar-
ily off-limits.
On Friday, the contest
began with Marist sophomore
Jeff Bedbury returning the
opening kickoff 70 yards for a
TD. Senior Chad Swenson
got strong blocking from full-
back Chris Sherbina to score
three times, leading Marist to
its major victory over previ-
ously unbeaten I.V.
The Spartans (9-2) will
host Yamhill-Carlton in next
weekend’s quarterfinal round,
as the Tigers beat Estacada
36-6.
Friday night at IVHS,
Spartan senior Colton Tho-
mas caught a 10-yard scoring
pass from senior quarterback
Ryan Bell to help the
Spartans take a 14-0 first
quarter lead. Thomas had
eight catches for 77 yards on
a handful of plays that
the night while
gained more than 5
Bell, who rushed
yards.
for 76 yards on
The Spartans bene-
nine carries, fin-
fited from great field
ished with 139
possession after re-
yards passing on
covering five Illinois
21 completions.
Valley fumbles three
The
score
of which came on
was 38-0 at the
offense and two from
half.
special teams.
I.V.’s Larry
And Marist used a no-
Ragsdale, the Sky-
huddle offense, some-
line
Offensive
times changing plays
Player of the Year,
Cougar Jesse Swift (with ball) fights for a TD.
at the line, which the
finished with 11
(Photo by Dale & Elaine Sandberg for IVN)
Cougs had not faced
yards rushing on
previously.
five carries. He scored in the
fense held the Coug’s explo-
In the end, I.V. lost to the
third quarter; the PAT run
sive offense to a total of 81
Spartans -- but no one can
failed.
yards. Illinois Valley entered
take away the Cougars’ un-
Swenson finished with
the game averaging more
beaten, record-setting string
56 yards on 15 carries for
than 400 yards and 44 points
of 10 victories.
Marist, which had 291 yards
a game.
(More photos, page 16)
of total offense. Marist’s de-
I.V. was able to run only
Illinois Valley
Cougar
Football
Team —
It’s been a hell of a ride.
We’re proud of you!
Your Skyline
championship rocks.
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