Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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Weather keeps Cougars off the diamond
cages when the weather was less than
satisfactory. Despite this inconvenience,
Dugas reported that the students have
improved tremendously throughout the
season.
There is about a week and a half
left for baseball and softball and both
IVHS sports teams have several games
lined up, some of which are double
headers.
So far, Boatman said that her
teams’ greatest strength rests in their
defensive ability and in this regard they
performed admirably throughout the
season. However, she made a point
to mention that batting was lackluster
and plans to focus on that more next
year. “A lot of the time I’m by myself
coaching,” Boatman concluded on the
topic, “I’ve got a few part-time coaches
and so we just need some more hands
out there with having 20-25 girls in
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
Though the record breaking
rainfall this year made it harder for the
Illinois Valley High School (IVHS)
softball and baseball teams to practice,
they are pushing through the season to
the best of their ability. “Weather was
definitely an issue at the beginning of
the season and then it went from being
super-cold to super-hot,” said Beth
Boatman, softball coach.
Adding to her statement Jessie
Dugas, baseball coach, said that his
athletes were having trouble “getting
into a groove” this year because they
couldn’t have comprehensive outdoor
practice every day. Dugas explained
that they were generally forced to
practice indoors or visit the batting
of said games were one-run losses and
two other games were two-run losses.
“I’m just proud of the kids,”
Dugas said in a closing statement.
He continued on by
emphasizing that they’re not done yet
the program. It’s pretty hard to focus
on one element with just myself.”
Boatman added that another full-time
coach next year, who can spend as
much time as she does with the girls,
would be ideal.
On the same topic, Boatman
stressed batting practice for their
upcoming games, and recording the
students individually so that she can
critique their form and best show them
how to improve.
Dugas, speaking toward some of
the season’s highlights, said that a few
students have shown great feats of skill.
Some of the more notable occasions
were when Bruce Bruner threw a “no
hitter” and when Tanner Davis and
Austin Moore hit home runs over the
fence. Additionally, Dugas added that
they had a large handful of highly
competitive and close games. Three
(Photo by Laura Mancuso, Illinois Valley News)
Bailee Moore (left), Mallorie Menning, Kasey Griffin and
McKenzee Engles share a light moment during the home loss
against Lakeview Saturday, May 6.
IVHS track team looks to state
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
The end of the track season for Illinois
Valley High School (IVHS) is fast approaching
with only the district event set for May 12 and
13 and the state competition for the following
weekend. Coach Paul Jackson said that the
team currently has four aspiring state-level
competitors: Roza Jonas, Nathan Klais, Tylar
Blind and possibly Aarika Brooks. Jonas is
attempting to compete in the 800 meter while
Klais is going for the discus event. Blind has
his sights set on three events: the 3000 meter,
the 800 meter and discus.
Aarika Brooks, a sophomore who
might be able to go to the state competition
for javelin, has colleges investigating her.
Although this is her first season of track,
Brooks has placed among the top five every
meet for the 100 meter and 200 meter events.
She also plays soccer and basketball.
All four of these prospective state
athletes have placed in the top five more than
once during regular events.
Jackson added that several of the
freshmen are also looking promising if they
decide to stay with the program and specialize
in an event.
Speaking toward the future, Jackson
admitted that there hasn’t really been a
concrete track program built at IVHS and that,
before the IVHS track was built around three
years ago, the teams would practice at Lorna
Byrne Middle School or on the blacktop.
Further elaborating, Jackson said that the
current coaches are looking into implementing
some changes so that future coaches can just
jump into the program and have a plan already
established.
and that the team is focusing on the
next game with their eyes on the prize.
Boatman, also in a closing
statement, said that morale is good and
that the games are, “always fun” for the
girls.
This year, the IVHS track team has
three coaches while it only had two last year.
According to Jackson, three coaches is a bare
minimum. “It’s just become more stringent
and more regulated,” Jackson said, “There’s a
lot of hoops to jump through just to volunteer
your time to help these kids. You can’t just
show up.” Jackson added that he would like
to see some of the regulations dropped but he
doesn’t see that happening for the foreseeable
future.
Though the team started the year with
a healthy 38 students the numbers have
dwindled throughout the season and is now
down to around 25. Some of the attrition rate
Jackson attributes to attitude problems in that
some of the students simply did not want to be
coached. “I think that’s kind of a sign of the
times,” Jackson concluded on the topic.
Like all other outdoor sports this year
the team has suffered from a lack of regular
practice due to the record breaking amount
of rainfall. “We had to fight a little bit with
softball and baseball. Everybody wants the
gym when it’s raining. We haven’t been able
to run on the grass either,” Jackson said.
Continuing on his point he said that, typically,
it’s best to start the athletes running on grass
to condition their shin and leg muscles as
opposed to immediately pounding on the track
or concrete. As a result of the marshy grass
areas being unfit for use, the team had to deal
with shin splints this year.
Although there has been some obstacles,
Jackson said of his ultimate goal, “I want
everybody, first and foremost, to learn
something out here and have some fun. I want
them to take an experience away with them for
the rest of their life.”
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