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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018
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Knappa: Community rallies around Loggers team
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Their win streak stands at
35 in a row — unmatched in
Oregon, at any level. (From
2015 to midway through the
2016 season, the Loggers had
a 42-game win streak).
“We’re playing good,
but I still feel like we hav-
en’t reached our peak,” said
Knappa senior Kaleb Miller.
“That’s kind of a good thing.
We’re playing good baseball
and beating teams, but I feel
like we can play better.”
Coming off a 16-0 first-
round playoff win Wednes-
day over Riddle, the No.
1-ranked Loggers are playing
well enough that it will take a
big upset to keep them out of
this year’s championship game
June 1 at Volcanoes Stadium in
Keizer.
‘We know the
expectations’
Through it all — the win
streaks, the no-hitters, the
10-run wins, the undefeated
league seasons, the all-league
and MVP awards — the Log-
gers have worked hard to stay
focused.
They have won two state
championships in the past
three years, with three straight
appearances in the title game.
“We’ve been hitting the ball
well and playing good defense
— I think we’re ready for a
run,” said Dale Takalo, one of
nine seniors on the roster.
“We (the seniors) know it’s
our last run, but we’re defi-
nitely not too tight or any-
thing,” he said. “We like to
keep it fun and loose, but at
the same time, work hard and
know what the goal is. We
know the expectations.
“Just take it one game at a
time,” Takalo said. “We know
what we’re capable of and try
not to look too far ahead, but
we try to win every game we
can. It’s worked pretty good
for us the last few years.”
Takalo would know. For
those Knappa seniors who
have played varsity ball since
their freshman season, the
Loggers have an overall record
of 91 wins, five losses.
The seniors, quite simply,
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
The Knappa Loggers baseball team is poised for another championship run.
‘I was 10 years old then, and I remember
that run. I remember going to that
championship game, and even watching
the teams prior to that. It’s really something
special. That team inspired all of us, and now
I hope we can inspire the next generation
of Knappa baseball players.’
Dale Takalo | Knappa senior
don’t know what it’s like to
not play in a state champion-
ship game.
The man who keeps the
Loggers on the ground is head
coach Jeff Miller, who gradu-
ated from Knappa High School
in 1990.
In his 17th year, his career
coaching record is 342-95,
with numerous league champi-
onships and Coach of the Year
awards.
This time of year, he keeps
the Loggers from flying too
high.
“It’s playoff time,” Miller
said. “Like any season, there’s
ups and downs. I think we’ve
played well lately. But there’s
always stuff to work on, that
we’re trying to get better at.”
At the same time, “our kids
have been there, they’re expe-
rienced, so they know what it
takes.”
One thing Miller and
Takalo agree on — the Log-
gers get plenty of support from
the home fans and the Knappa
community in general.
Logger games aren’t just
games, they’re events.
“I know they’ve been really
supportive of me and the kids,
and we always appreciate
Players on the mound rehearse the pickoff attempt.
that,” Miller said. “Some sup-
port by coming to the games
and others follow us on the
computer, but this commu-
nity is behind all of their kids.
That’s part of what makes it
special to live out here.”
‘There’s no place like
Knappa’
Kaleb Miller — no rela-
tion to the coach — spent his
first two years of high school
in Pleasant Hill, near Eugene.
Being a Pleasant Hill Bil-
lie was fun, but Miller says
he was accepted right away in
Knappa.
“It’s a really good commu-
nity,” he says of his new home-
town. “Last year was super-
cool. It’s a little hard to go to
a team that had just been to
the state championship, but I
was welcomed right away, and
seemed to fit in.
“Pleasant Hill is a pretty
tight community,” Miller said,
“but they’re not as accepting
as here. Everyone is super-nice
and positive … it’s pretty awe-
some here.”
Everyone knows and sup-
ports Dale and the Takalo
boys, from raising flags at the
Scandinavian Festival to his
exploits on the basketball court
and the baseball diamond.
The feeling is mutual.
“There’s no place like
Knappa that backs up their
kids and athletes,” Dale Takalo
said. “We always get good
crowds and everybody’s sup-
portive. It’s really a commu-
nity deal, and it’s kind of neat
to be the guy people are look-
ing up to. It’s something you
have to take serious, and be a
good role model.”
Takalo himself was one of
the hero worshippers, back
when coach Miller was lead-
ing the 2010 team to a state
championship.
“I was 10 years old then,
and I remember that run,”
Takalo said. “I remember
going to that championship
game, and even watching the
teams prior to that. It’s really
something special. That team
inspired all of us, and now I
hope we can inspire the next
generation of Knappa baseball
players.”
Back to this year’s seniors,
Miller said, “they’re an amaz-
ing group of kids to work
with. They’ve been success-
ful in other sports, but you
look at what they’ve done in
four years of baseball, and it’s
incredible. Wherever this year
ends, whether it’s (in the play-
offs) or with another champi-
onship, this group is unprece-
dented here.”
Says Kaleb Miller, “We
all have one goal, and that’s
to play four playoff games,
and hopefully win the fourth.
We’re serious when we need
to be, but we’ll enjoy our-
selves and have fun when it’s
that time.”
Coach Miller adds, “To go
to three straight championship
games, be a part of an unde-
feated season, and now part of
an undefeated regular season,
that’s pretty lofty stuff. And
I’m the lucky stiff that gets to
watch ’em play.”
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