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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 14, 2014
photo by Matt Hol-
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B OYS B ASKETBALL
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we are, and that size was dif-
fi cult to deal with.”
For the most part, the Cougars
stymied team-leading scorers
Kory Parent and Blake Sentman.
The sophomore pair was held to
16 points and 5-of-19 shooting
from the fi eld.
Junior
Chance
Hopkins
picked up the scoring slack with
a team-high 13 points on 6-of-7
shooting.
Cascade coach Steve Ball
said that during halftime he
emphasized better focus on de-
fense and rebounding, and that
was the difference in the second
half.
“Once we were able to get
stops we were able to get out in
our transition game. In the fi rst
half they were making shots,
and we aren’t able to get out and
run when they’re making shots,”
he said.
Sentman said that it was dif-
fi cult to keep track of Cascade’s
shooters in the transition game
and this left them with un-
contested shots. Cougar John
Schirmer scored seven of his
game-high 21 points during the
decisive third quarter, including
a 3-pointer with 2:03 remaining
that gave Cascade a 45-32 lead.
Ball said that he was disap-
pointed in a few sloppy turn-
overs during the fi rst half, but
believes that his team — with its
height and athleticism — could
be a threat in the postseason.
“We’re not a tournament-cali-
ber team yet but we're getting
there. This is a very good team
but there are a lot of little things
that we're still getting better at,”
he said.
As for Cottage Grove, Pol-
lard noted that the Lions shot 12
fewer free throws than Cascade,
and that they will need to con-
tinue to work on attacking the
basket and drawing fouls.
“We’re defi nitely getting bet-
ter, and we're playing a diffi -
cult schedule for a young team.
We’re going to be pretty good
at some point; we just need to
keep going to work in practice,
and I think things are going to
turn around,” he said.
Tuesday, Jan. 6
CASCADE 66, COTTAGE GROVE 52
Cascade
Cottage Grove
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G IRLS B ASKETBALL
15 — 66
12 — 52
Cascade: Schirmer 21, Coffey 12, Roos 11, Zavydovskyy 6,
Molan 6, Raney 6, Thomas 2, #21 1, Braff 1
Cottage Grove: Hopkins 13, Porter 10, Parent 9, Sentman 7,
Tucker 6, Murphy 3, Gipson 2, Hagewood 2
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“I thought we were going to do a lot better, but
nobody was prepared for this fi rst dual meet. We
need to turn it up in practice,” Bordeaux said.
Coach Kyle Temple was equally disappointed
in Cottage Grove’s showing.
“Elmira is a really good team, particularly in
the upper weights. We’re younger and less expe-
rienced in those classes. Still, that’s not really an
excuse. We had some kids that just weren’t ready
to wrestle,” he said.
The Falcons got off to a quick start behind those
upper-weight competitors. Matt Engholm won by
forfeit at 195 pounds, and Ray Dollahite and Zane
Wardwell achieved pins at 220 pounds and 285
pounds, respectively. Wardwell was particularly
impressive as he dropped Adam Lamb just 27
seconds into their match.
“We’ve been practicing pretty hard, and we
have a lot of experience on our team,” said Elmira
coach Scott Shannon.
Elmira placed sixth at last year’s state tourna-
ment. Wardwell was the state champion at 285
pounds; Engholm placed second at 195 pounds;
Agnes and Garth Evanson were state fi nalists at
160 pounds and 145 pounds, respectively.
One of the most competitive matches of the
evening was at 120 pounds, where Elmira’s Riley
Craig beat Bryce Allen by decision, 4-2.
“Every time those two wrestle it always seems
to come down to the end. You never know who’s
going to pull it out,” Shannon said.
Despite his team’s outstanding performance,
Shannon still believes that Sweet Home is the
favorite to win the Sky-Em. He also said that he
wouldn’t be surprised if Cottage Grove shows
dramatic improvement by the end of the year.
“I know that coach Temple has a younger crew
and they’ve got some injuries, but when he gets
his team all back together they’re a solid bunch,”
he said.
The Lions faced Elmira without junior Alan
Bordeaux and senior Tanner Herbert.
Those absences and others left opportunities
for other Lions to get valuable experience, includ-
ing Tony Arnold, who moved up in class to 126
pounds.
“Tony fought through the entire match and did
some good things. Did some things wrong, but he
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Wrestling vs. Junction City — 6
p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Wrestling @ Oregon Classic (Red-
mond)
Friday, Jan. 16
Wrestling @ Oregon Classic (Red-
mond)
Boys Basketball vs. Sisters — 5:45
p.m.
Girls Basketball vs. Sisters — 7:15
p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17
Wrestling @ Oregon Classic (Red-
mond)
Wrestling @ Siuslaw — 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Boys Basketball vs. Junction City
— 5:45 p.m.
Girls Basketball vs. Junction City
— 7:15 p.m.
RESULTS
Boys Basketball
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Cascade 66, Cottage Grove 52
Girls Basketball
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Cascade 60, Cottage Grove 33
Friday, Jan. 9
Stayton 79, Cottage Grove 60
League: Cottage Mixers
Date Bowled: Dec. 17
Team
Covered Bridge U
Cottage Bowl
Bowling Stone
CG Speedway
Kelly Trailer R.
Taylor's Towing
Jerry Brown Co.
Funseekers
Swearengin Design
Commonwealth F.
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knows what he needs to improve on to be better in
the long run,” said Temple.
Although the competition was lopsided, both
programs were excited for the return of league
dual meets. In the previous four years, the Sky-
Em staged crossover meets with the Oregon West
Conference.
Temple said that from a training and competi-
tion standpoint, however, Cottage Grove did not
place any more or less emphasis on this meet.
“Its all preseason to me until you get to the
regional tournament. Unlike most other sports,
you can lose every single regular-season match
and still be a state champion. The idea is: if we
didn’t wrestle right, what did we learn from our
mistakes? And that’s what we have to do moving
forward,” he said.
Cottage Grove hosts Junction City tonight (Jan.
14). Matches start at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8
ELMIRA 66, COTTAGE GROVE 12
Results
195: Matt Engholm (ELM) by forfeit
220: Ray Dollahite (ELM by pin over
Elijah Farrell (CG)
285: Zane Wardwell (ELM) by pin over
Adam Lamb (CG)
106: Logan Walker (ELM) by forfeit
113: Aaron Boitz (CG) by forfeit
120: Riley Craig (ELM) by dec. over
Bryce Allen (CG), 4-2
126: Jasper Kamerer (ELM) by pin over
Tony Arnold (CG)
132: Dillon Spangler (ELM) by pin over
Lucas Swearengin (CG)
138: Anthony Tena (ELM) by dec. over
Rodney Chamberlain (CG), 11-9
145: Garth Evenson (ELM) by pin over
Gage Herbert (CG)
152: Mason Walker (ELM) by pin over
Japeth Ashley (CG)
160: Andrew Bordeaux (CG) by pin over
Ethan Agnes (ELM)
170: Levi Hanson (ELM) by pin over Rafe
Barkley (CG)
182: Connor Schauer (ELM) by pin over
Seth Morris (CG)
High Game
Men: Erol Miller 268
Women: Kayla Simmons 196
High Series
Men: Tom Neeley 649
Women:Kayla Simmons 565
League: 5 O'Clock Shadows
Date Bowled: Jan. 4
Team
Ames to be true
V. Richenstein MD
Amigos Quatro
Ace's High
Book Mine
Mid-State
All in the Family
Jim's Tire Factory
Jenni & the Jetts
4 U Simple Book.
CG Vac & Sew
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High Game:
Men: Aaron Ames 268
Women: Jennifer Saldana 211
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Team
Three Amigos
Team Reliv
Lucky Ladies
Treasure Chest
Charlie's Angels
Mom's Girls
Simand Chiro.
Emerald Valley
Ron's Girls
Blue Sunshine
Addi's Diner
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Biddington scored 14 of her game-high 24
points in the second quarter as she went 4-for-4
from beyond the arc, including a dagger at the
buzzer that gave the Cougars a double-digit lead.
When the teams returned to the court after half-
time, Cascade continued on its ferocious tear, ex-
cept this time it was Wright who did the bulk of
the damage. The 5’11” freshman scored 13 points
in the third quarter as she operated as the team’s
primary point guard.
After the game, several Lion players and coach
Clawson talked about the team’s lack of energy
coming back from halftime:
“We worked really hard to stay in that game.
And I thought we came out tired and they out ran
us,” said Borigo, who fi nished with a team-high
16 points.
“I don’t have any excuses for how we came out
in the second half. With a team like that, you can’t
let them get loose cause they will run away. And
that is exactly what happened,” said Clawson.
Coach Stevens said that his team has developed
a reputation for stepping on the gas in the third
quarter, but that a 26-3 run is an extraordinary
performance.
“That size of swing is not typical, but we are
very explosive,” he said. “We can run the fl oor; we
can shoot; we have weapons. If you’re not careful
things can sometimes go that way.”
In addition to their success on the offensive end,
the Cougars also put the clamps down on Borigo.
Cascade began the game in a man-to-man defense
but later found success with a zone.
Unable to get the ball to their best weapon, and
faced with an ever-growing defi cit, the Lions’ pe-
rimeter players began hoisting up 3-pointers on
nearly every possession. Unfortunately for Cot-
tage Grove, however, the team shot 10 percent
from beyond the arc.
“Conner was getting pummeled on the inside,
so it was really hard to get the ball to her. And our
shooters were open in the corners,” said Thielman,
who made two 3-pointers in the game and was
second on the team with six points. “We watched
fi lm of Cascade this week and talked a lot about
what they do. They showed up and did very well.
They’re a good team.”
While Stevens may have won the chess match
of in-game adjustments, he acknowledged the tal-
ent at his disposal.
“We have multiple players who can score. Bori-
go doesn’t have anyone to take the pressure off
of her. I’ve been in that boat before and it's way
easier like this. When you can try different things
you’ll have an easier time fi nding an opponent's
weakness,” he said.
Thus far this season there has been a strong
correlation between Borigo’s production and the
team’s success, but she does not believe that’s in-
dicative of a kryptonite.
“The team isn’t just me,” she said. “I play a big
part in it, but I guess I see it as the team is success-
ful when we come out ready to play. My team-
mates help me produce, and I help them.”
Tuesday, Jan. 6
CASCADE 60, COTTAGE GROVE 33
Cascade
Cottage Grove
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5 — 60
11— 33
Cascade: Biddington 24, Wright 21, St.
Peter 9, Molan 4, Haddix 1, Loukojarvi 1
Cottage Grove: Borigo 16, Thielman 6,
Sayles 4, Mootz 2, Nichols-Ferguson 2,
Neely 2, Gardner 1
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High Game: Dana Miller 220
Three Game High Series:
1. Shelly O'Reilly 545
2. Jacki Jackson 541
3. Mary Whetstone 536
Dawn Cushman 536
MIDDLEFIELD MENS GOLF
Date: Jan. 5
Game: 2 Points
Men Three High Series:
1. Aaron Ames 741
2. Johnny Saldana 636
3. Don Perkins 631
Women Three High Series:
1. Jennifer Saldana 573
2. Jo Fitzgerald 480
3. Callena True 476
Team
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Golding Enterprises 20.5
Cott. Bowlerettes 19
Swearengin Design 18
Hs Rowdy Bunch 17
Rs Beauty Salon
17
K Family Merc.
16.5
New Creations
15
H Selective Log.
12
This is fun?
12
Advanced Eyecare 10
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League: Meri Rollers
Date Bowled: Jan. 6
League: Dynamic Trios
Date Bowled: Jan. 6
COTTAGE BOWL
Cottage
Grove's Taylor
Sayles drives
in against
Cascade's Alix
Biddington dur-
ing the second
half of Friday
night's game.
Sayles scored
four points in
the Lions' 60-33
loss.
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High Game: Jeralee Swearengin
214
Three High Series:
1. Alicia Esser 502
2. Margot Gotcher 485
3. Jeralee Swearengin 480
1, Bill Avery, Russell Bryce, Gary
Ingram, Jerry Pennington — 90. 2
(t), Tom Arney, Darrell Lee, Don
Hanly, Steve Lindholm — 89. 2(t),
Dave England, Jerry Fisher, David
Morris, Gary Culp — 89. 2(t), Leon
Hayes, Pat Rickard, Jim Wamsley,
Dick Winters — 89.
Low Gross:1, Ingram 72. 2(t), Culp
74. 2(t) Mike Helms 74.
Low Net: 1, Winters 60. 2(t), Morris
64. 3(t) Bob McCarty 64.
Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Culp. No.
7, Jack Doleman. No. 14, Russell
Bryce.
Longest Putt: No. 11, Avery.
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League: Set & Spike
Date: Jan. 6
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Nice Hits
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