Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Page A-3
Sports
Cougars play well at home
Ray Brown
IVN Contributing Writer
If you’ve wondered where your
couple of bucks go when you donate
to the local youth when they bag
groceries at Shop Smart - well, they
were at Ken Mann Memorial Gym
Tuesday night. You could smell the
popcorn; hear the band play music
such as “Wayward Son,” “Iron Man
and “Seven Nation Army”; and see
cheerleaders in step. Of course, the
main attraction was a well-drilled
energetic basketball team.
Coach Matthew Knight’s
Cougars came out with a lot of
energy, with Skylar McLanahan
leading the way with 12 points in the
first quarter, making it 17-8 Cougars
at the end of the period. After a little
slower pace in the second quarter,
the Cougars led at halftime 24-19.
The third quarter found the home
team hitting more of their shots
again for a score of 38-23. New
Hope was able to get within 10
points in the fourth, but the Cougars
stayed even in the scoring, partly
due to good free throw shooting,
winning the game with a final score
of 49-38. McLanahan led scoring
with 15, Caleb Hess with 12, Tyi
Brummett and Cody Box with four a
piece, Isaiah McLanahan three, and
Chase Nelson and Bryce with two
each. The boys are scheduled to host
Pleasant Hill Tuesday, Dec. 20 and
La Pine Wednesday, Dec. 21. They
then travel to Eagle Point Thursday,
Dec. 22.
Coach Knight, “Our game
[Thursday] at Prospect went very
well. We ended up winning 45-33.
We are continuing to grow as a team
and get better and better with each
game that we play. Our leading
scorers against Prospect were
Skylar McLanahan with 21 points
and Tanner Davis with 11 points.
Tanner also added seven rebounds
and Skylar had four rebounds and
two 3-pointers. We have three games
coming up this next week against
Pleasant Hill, La Pine and Eagle
Point. We will be home for the first
two games Tuesday and Wednesday.
These games will be good tests for
our team.”
Lady Cougars building steam
Ray Brown
IVN Contributing Writer
The Lady Cougars played an intense
game at home against New Hope Christian
with Aarika Brooks getting the opening tip
and becoming more of a presence underneath:
With spark plug Aundrea Miller getting two
fouls early, the rest of the team would have to
turn it up a notch, ending the first period ahead
at 10-8. The scoring was spread around in the
second quarter with Courtney Scott leading
the way. New Hope got within one point with
five minutes to go in the half, but the Cougars
ended the half with a 29-19 lead. The third
quarter scoring was quieter for the home team,
ending at 36-33. The game heated up in the final
period with New Hope leading by one with four
minutes left on the clock, but 40 second later,
the cougars would retake the lead for good. The
final score was 50-41. Miller had an all-around
great game with 15 points, seven rebounds,
seven steals and seven assists; Brooks had a
double double with 10 points and 14 rebounds;
Scott had nine points, eight rebounds and three
assists; Tori Johnson had eight points and 13
rebounds; and Roza Jonas had six pts and 8
rebounds.
Coach Serena Barry said after the game,
“We had a strong first half, going into halftime
with a 10 point lead. We had a letdown in the
third quarter and they closed the gap, but we
were able to keep the lead and finish it out in the
fourth quarter with an ending score of 50-41.”
The Lady Cougars traveled to Prospect
Charter two days later and took that game - 47-
31. Tori Johnson had 22 points and Diamond
Murphy scored nine. Coach Barry said, “We
host Pleasant Hill on Tuesday and La Pine on
Wednesday. We are at Eagle Point on Thursday.
Tuesday the 27th we are hosting our third
annual I.V. Alumni Holiday Games with a girls
volleyball alumni game at 4 p.m. and a boys
basketball alumni game at 5:30.”
The Archive Zone: by Hillary Mohr from the Illinois Valley News archives
‘Tis the season to be jolly
December 20, 1990 . Twas nearly
a week before Christmas and all
through the Valley not a snowflake
had fallen and holiday décor votes
had just finished being tallied.
Children wrote their letters to
Santa, and this one I especially
adore: “Dear Santa, I would like
to see you Mis. Claus and the
elves. How are the reindeers and
I hope you get around the world
in one day. Say hi to Rudolph
the reindeer. If you can please
give a gift to the poor. – Love
Hillary Mohr (Selma School Third
Grade).” Jump in your one-horse
sleigh and get ready to go dashing
through the Archive Zone.
I.V. holiday décor cited.
Following are winners in the
Illinois Valley Chamber of
Art’s Red
Garter
Pool Tourney
Tuesdays @ 6:30
Commerce annual holiday
decorating contest. Indoor: First
place goes to the Red Garter
Restaurant. If you haven’t seen
their display, stop by. Be sure
to see Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer and the huge white
teddy bear, all the letters to Santa,
and the colorful lights. A lot of
effort and beautiful job. Second
place: Tortilla Junction. Check
out the animals on the “littlest”
tree and the silver garlands. Third
place: Western Bank. Everything
looks very nice. Outdoor: What
a difficult job. Did you see what
we had to decide between? After
looking at four entries and hours
and hours of deliberation the first-
place winner is Carousel Fabrics.
Love all the stars, and you can’t
miss their beautiful display
of white lights. Second place:
O’Brien Country Store. Nice job,
love the “caboose” and Mr. and
Mrs. Santa Clause. It makes the
entrance to O’Brien look great.
Men held in Takilma
shooting. Two men have been
arrested in connection with a
shooting and kidnapping incident
in Takilma last week. Neil G.
Hines, 38, of 9713 Takilma Road,
was arrested late last week on
charges of attempted murder,
kidnapping and first-degree
assault following an incident in
Takilma Wednesday evening, Dec.
12, according to the Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office. Saturday,
Dec. 15, deputies arrested Richard
P. White, 36, also of 9713 Takilma
Road. He was charged with
attempted murder; two charges
of first degree kidnapping’ and
being an ex-convict in possession
of a firearm. Numerous Illinois
Valley deputies and AC Valley
Ambulance responded to the
community at around 7:50 p.m.
the 12th after reports of several
gunshots and several injured
people. Initial information was
sketchy as to specific locations
and those involved. Deputies
contacted a woman, Betty Jo
Kendrick, of 9957 Takilma Road,
at the Takilma People’s Clinic.
She suffered a shotgun wound in
her upper right thigh, the sheriff’s
office said. She was taken to a
hospital for treatment. Another
woman, identified as Jane Doe,
was contacted at the site of the
former Takilma Store. She was
hysterical, possibly under the
influence of drugs and alcohol,
and may have witnessed the
shooting. She became violent
and caused injuries to Deputy
Dave Raymond by her kicking
and swinging. Hines was taken
into custody the evening of
the incident, then released. He
was arrested later in the week
on attempted murder and other
charges after more investigation.
Investigation shows that Hines
and another person went to the
incident location because the man,
who lives there, told Hines people
in his residence were threatening
harm to his live-in girlfriend.
Hines and two men, the sheriff’s
office said, went to the residence
and that’s when gunshots were
fired.
The
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Friday, Dec. 23 @ 9 p.m
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Merry Christmas!
(no music Saturday night )
Saturday Pool Tourney @ 7
Every Wednesday
Closed Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!
KARAOKE
from
Open MIC Night
6 - 8 p.m.
Wednesdays
@ 9 p.m.
Taylor’s
Country Store
J Barley
Fridays @ 6 p.m
Merry
Christmas!
Sportsman
Tavern
from
Jammer’s Hump Day
Karaoke 8 -12
Closed from
Dec. 22 - Jan. 11
Drive extra safe during the
holidays!
McG re w’s!
Closed until
New Year’s Eve