Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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I.V. boys lose in Phoenix
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
The Cougar boys base-
ball team lost 11-1 to the Pi-
rates in Phoenix on Tuesday,
April 28.
The inning that really
hurt Illinois Valley was the
fourth, as the Pirates scored
six times to make the score 9-
1. They then scored 2 in the
bottom of the fifth to secure
the victory when the 10-run
rule took effect: Pirates 11,
Cougars 1.
The lone Cougar run
came in the fourth when An-
tonio Escalante singled and
was hit in by Brandon
Foraker’s RBI double. Esca-
lante, who took the loss, and
Brian Biggs combined to
surrender 10 Pirate hits. Ben
Kendall caught for both.
The I.V. double-header
at home against Henley on
Saturday, May 2 was can-
celed due to field conditions
and will be rescheduled.
Cougs feel Hornets’ sting
Cougars batters on deck with coach Jason Torrance. (Photos by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News )
Cougars make strong showing but Pirates prevail
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
On Cougar Senior Rec-
ognition Day, the Phoenix
Pirates spoiled the celebration
in one of the best softball
games the Illinois Valley girls
have played in many years.
Senior pitcher Brittanie
Brummett had the best per-
formance of her three-year
career at I.V. High.
For four complete in-
nings Brummett allowed only
two base runners. One
reached base on a dropped
third strike, and one on an
error in the outfield. Other
a short memory because she
shut down the Pirates in the
sixth and seventh innings;
making it six innings of no-
hit ball against the Skyline
Conference second-place
team and the state’s 12th-
ranked team.
showed that they never give
up by hitting five consecutive
singles in the bottom of the
seventh by Huntamer, Cindy
Moore, Morgan Brown,
agers/stat girls recognized are
Betine Parnemann and
Stephanie McCluer.
Team Mom Bobby Loyd
also was recognized for her
concession efforts and en-
couragement.
Noted Hix, “The seniors
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
The Lady Cougars lost a
pair of games to the state’s
second-ranked 4-A team,
Henley, in Klamath Falls on
Saturday, May 2.
The Hornets won the first
game 17-1 (five innings) and
had a perfect game going into
the fifth until Thea Barker-
Cortrecht walked, and then
was thrown out attempting to
score when Kya McAlister
walked and stole second by
running directly to second
base to force the throw home.
McAlister went to third
on a passed ball and scored
on Tammy Huntamer’s RBI
single. Perfect game, no-hitter
and shut-out all ruined in the
Cougar last at bat.
Seven Cougar batters
struck out during the five
innings. Henley scored 10
runs in the first. Cougar errors
contributed to the loss.
In the second game,
Huntamer didn’t give Au-
tumn Wedan the first team
all-state pitcher a chance to
get started by hitting a frozen
rope back into centerfield for
a base hit. However that
would be the only time the
Cougs would reach base the
rest of the game. Fifteen con-
secutive Cougar batters re-
tired, with 10 strikeouts.
The Hornets scored 11
runs in the second. Final:
Henley 19, Illinois Valley 0
(five innings). Once again
I.V. errors aided the Hornets.
“Tammy’s performance
today was outstanding con-
sidering the fact that our nor-
mal left fielder didn’t play
and our other pitcher was
unavailable to throw,” said
coach Ken Reinhart.
Added head coach Ken
Hix, “She had to pitch 10
innings in rain and never gave
up regardless of the situation
or score, and had the only two
hits and RBI of the day.
Both coaches noted that
Henley is a very good team.
Morgan Brown
Tammy Huntamer
Brittanie Brummett
than that she put on a magic
show for her teammates, the
fans and the Pirates.
Brummett took a 2-0, no-
hitter into the fifth. But the
Pirates exploded with 9 runs
on seven hits and three errors,
the latter involving three
mental and three physical.
Brummett must have had
“Coach Ken Rienhart,
Brummett and Brittney Loyd
were all on the same page
today, and coach Rienhart
called a great came; he really
kept Phoenix off balance,”
offered head coach Kenny
Hix.
The Cougars took an
early lead in the second in-
ning, when Brummett and
Kayla Young had consecutive
singles. Then Brummett
Brummett and Young, to
score 2 runs on RBIs by
Brown and Young.
Final score: Phoenix 11,
Illinois Valley 4.
Hu n t a me r, M o o re ,
Brummett, Young all went 2-
4 with one run scored.
The seniors players rec-
ognized are four-year I.V.
Stephanie McCluer
have been a huge part of our
bringing back Cougar softball
to where it was and should
be. Every girl on the team
contributed to the resurrection
of Lady Cougar Nation by
bringing respect and competi-
tiveness back to the program.
“The seniors will be
surely missed, but hopefully
their legacy will continue for
many years to come.”
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IVHS tracksters find success
The unscored five-team
track meet at North Valley on
Wednesday, April 29 yielded
several Cougar track suc-
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On the girls side, Casey
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the 1,500 meters by 8 seconds
at 5:24.80; and the 3.000 me-
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Rebekah Kaberline’s ef-
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Freshman Kya McAlister
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of her events.
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