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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Cougars end season 1-3 in Skyline
Praised by head coach
Ray Yarbrough for “playing
their best game of the year,”
Illinois Valley’s varsity foot-
ball team found it “tough to
overcome being on the road
and taking some of the penal-
ties” called on them.
the bus charges and the frus-
tration, not to mention the
cost of supporters driving all
the way to Henley.
“It has been this way at
Henley for as long as I can
remember. Friday night the
yellow flags were falling like
rain. I wouldn’t
miss a thing if
Henley was left
out of our confer-
ence.”
Also in con-
nection with the
Henley
game,
Winter wrote to
Higgins and Prin-
cipal JoAnn Beth-
any. He noted:
“I am writing
to voice my opin-
ion that the game
between Henley
and I.V. on
10/24/2008 was
TJ Parker (right) closes in on a Henley ball-carrier. (Photo by Ward Winter)
perhaps the most
biased and parti-
So noted Yarbrough fol-
san-called game by five refe-
Escalante, Justin Halstead,
lowing a 26-7 loss to Henley
rees that I have ever seen in
Thomas Kolberg, Zach
on the Hornets’ field in
50 years of watching football
Murphy, Jacob Nichols, Luke
Klamath Falls on Friday
at any level.
Reynolds, Lance Tausaga,
night, Oct. 24.
“There has been a situa-
and Sam Winter. However,
It was a game in which
tion over the years that you
said his father, Winter will
the coach “was ejected at the
should not expect good
not play Friday, as he is sus-
end of the first half for yelling
officiating at Henley, but Fri-
pended by IVHS Athletic
a question at a ref, and after
day’s game has surpassed
Director Mark Higgins be-
that every time it looked like
anything that I have seen in
cause of a remark he made to
I.V. might mount a drive for a
the 30 years that I have been
an official at Henley.
score the yellow rain started
in the valley. The refs did not
Yarbrough is optimistic
again,” noted longtime fan
solve the problems, they were
about next season, noting that
and supporter Ward L. Win-
the problem.
during the coming off-season,
ter, of Cave Junction.
“At one point, Roger
“We can move on and be
Yarbrough declined to
Hults was on the ground in-
ready to make the playoffs
comment on the officiating,
jured, and the refs were so
next year.”
except to simply say, “I was
busy trying to throw more
During the Henley game,
not in the second half of the
penalty flags at us that they
I.V.’s score came in the first
game” and “We had some
did not even notice the in-
quarter with Sam Winter run-
penalties that hurt us pretty
jured player.
ning 21 yards and then kick-
bad late in the game.” Each
“At the end of the game I
ing the extra point. The Cou-
team was flagged 10 times on
noticed all the refs gather at
gars turned in 131 yards run-
the 24th.
the center of the field and jog
ning on 37 carries, with total
The loss effectively
toward the exit, picking up a
yardage of 230 yards. The
bumped Illinois Valley (1-8
police escort along the way
Hornets were good for 410
overall, 1-3 in the Skyline
(the same police they sent
total yards on offense.
Conference) from the state
over to glare at our fans if
I.V. quarterback Hults
playoff roster, but put Henley
they thought we were yelling
was 11-of-26 passing for 99
(4-5, 1-2) in third place in the
too loud.
yards.
Skyline. North Valley (3-0, 7-
“The jog to the exit and
Some Cougar fans in-
1) is in a tie for first with Hid-
the police escort was so
cluding Winter were upset at
den Valley; followed by
smooth that it must be a regu-
the officiating and what they
Henley, I.V., and Phoenix (0-
lar occurrence, and judging
saw as a form of intimidation
3, 2-6).
by the number of blogs I see
by deputies from Klamath
North Valley will play
in the Oregonian about the
County Sheriff’s Office.
Hidden Valley on the latter’s
refs at Henley, it must be nec-
“It was a typical outing
field on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7
essary.
to Henley,” said Winter. “The
p.m. The Cougars will play a
“I recommend that
boys lost to an evenly
nonleague game vs. Cascade
if
we
have a team scheduled
matched team and five
in Cave Junction on the 31st,
for
a
game
in Henley and the
refs. If you have an average
also at 7 p.m.
teams
are
evenly
matched, we
team it may be better to call
“We’re encouraging peo-
do
not
send
them
and save the
and forfeit and thereby save
bus money,” Winter said. He
called the game officials “the
worst.”
ple to come out for this final
game,” said Yarbrough. “It
will be the last game for our
seniors, and we’re planning to
have some fun.”
Senior players are Rion
Beason, Jacob Campbell,
Chris Carlton, Antonio
Cougar goal-keeper Killian Mavity was kept busy during the Henley game. (Photo by M. Binker, IVN )
IVHS soccer team coach notes ‘bad day’
The team traveled to
Glide on Friday, Oct. 17 for a
soccer match with the Glide
Wildcats, and bagged its first
victory of the season.
Sophomore midfielder
Jordan Crouse scored a hat
trick (three goals) as he led the
Cougar team to a 3-2 victory.
Glide scored the first goal in
the 21st minute, but Crouse
responded three minutes later
to tie the score at 1-1.
The teams traded goals
before the end of the half to
make the score 2-2 at half-
time. In the second half, the
Cougars scored early, on a
header by Crouse, and then
played solid defense for the
remainder of the game to
finish with the win.
“I was a little concerned
because we had to leave a
few players behind since it
was homecoming, and they
were involved in some of the
activities at school,” coach
Gary Enoch said afterward.
“But everyone stepped up and
played excellent soccer. Our
guys deserved the win.”
The Cougars finished
league play Tuesday, Oct. 21
with a home game against
Henley.
“The final score was 10-
0,” said Enoch. “Henley does
have some skills, but we
helped to make them look
good. We are much better
than we showed, but it
seemed like everyone was
having a bad day at the same
time,” he added.
The Cougars traveled to
Phoenix for the season finale
on Thursday, Oct. 23 .
Christmas Bazaar
I.V. Senior Center
520 East River St.
Friday & Saturday, November 7 & 8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ô Lots of Booths
Ô Bake Sale
Ô Lunches can be purchased
For info, call Casey Thomas at 592-4487
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God,
but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
~ H. L. Mencken ~
As the owner of Illinois Valley Mini Storage, rental
property in Cave Junction, and a local realtor for 31 years,
I strongly endorse DON MOORE to be mayor of Cave
Junction.
Don Moore has a vested interest in Cave Junction with
investments in several commercial and residential
properties within the city boundaries.
He is a strong community volunteer in the Illinois
Valley Lions Club, Illinois Valley Rotary, city
councilor, county planning commission, President
of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce and is
a retired executive from United Airlines.
Illinois Valley varsity volleyball team completed the season
Thursday, Oct. 23 in Ken Mann Memorial Gym. The Cougars
finished with a 2-14, 0-8 record. (Photo by Michelle Binker,
Illinois Valley News )
Oregon backs green energy
A $100 million commit-
ment to the Riverstone/
Carlyle Renewable & Alter-
native Energy Fund II re-
cently was approved by the
Oregon Investment Council.
The fund focuses on re-
newable energy assets that
produce fuel or electric power
from wind, biofuels, biomass,
geothermal, hydroelectric and
solar energy.
“This investment is an
example of the excellent op-
portunities that green energy
presents,” said State Treas-
urer Randall Edwards. “It will
prove that we can make
money for Oregon retirees
while improving the environ-
ment and climate change.”
The commitment to Riv-
erstone marks the third major
investment in a clean technol-
ogy and alternative energy
fund for the PERS portfolio.
We're lucky to have a qualified citizen like Don
Moore step up to the plate to lead Cave Junction
into the future.
Please VOTE for DON MOORE for Mayor
of Cave Junction.
Respectfully,
Jim Frick, Broker, Century 21 Harris & Taylor
paid for by Jim Frick