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B Section B S PORTS Wednesday, January 28, 2015 South Lane County Sports and Recreation Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com Lion wresters take down Outlaws Dual with Sweet Home looms large for Cottage Grove, Temple BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel T photo by Gary Ordway Sports Action Photography Cottage Grove's Mae Locke scored for the varsity team with a pin over Sisters' Cheyenne Sproat last Thursday; it was Senior Night for Locke and Tanner Herbert. he Cottage Grove wrestling team de- feated Sisters 77-6 in a Sky-Em dual meet last Thursday. The Lions achieved pins in 10 out of 14 weight classes. Seniors Mae Locke and Tanner Herbert both celebrated victories in their fi nal home meet. It was a particularly special evening for Locke, who contributed to the team’s point total with a pin over Outlaw Cheyenne Sproat in a rare girls' varsity match. This week, the Lions were scheduled to travel for duals against Philomath on Tues- day and Sweet Home on Thursday. Coach Kyle Temple said that the team’s preparations have not changed for either of these particular opponents. “Our focus will remain on the same as- pects and skills that we need to improve on to be better prepared for the regional tourna- ment (Feb. 13-14),” he said. According to Temple, Philomath is a young team that is quickly gaining strength. He believes the Warriors are well coached and building a bright future. Sweet Home has historically been a pow- erhouse in the state. Temple said that the majority of their team wrestles year-round and is used to competing in large tourna- ments against top-level competition. Husky Ty Schilling, who wrestles at 126 pounds, recently signed with Cal-Poly Uni- versity. But Schilling is just one of many re- turning state fi nalists for Sweet Home. “They are very strong from 106 lbs-152 lbs. I believe it may be a case of survival in the lower weights until we hit the middle and higher weights,” Temple said. Anchored by junior Andrew Bordeux (160 lbs.) and Adam Lamb (286 lbs.), both of whom are ranked in the state’s top-10 in their respective classes, Temple believes the Lions are stronger in the upper weights. However, he also expects bonus points to play a deciding role in the outcome. Please see Wrestling, Page 3B Girls fi rst, boys second in district bowling tourney BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel T he Cottage Grove girls’ bowling team extended its dominant season by win- ning the league championship tournament last Sunday at Firs Bowl in Eugene. The boys fi n- ished a close second behind Marshfi eld. The girls defeated a fi eld of seven teams en route to the dis- trict championship and a trip to the state tournament. Cottage Grove edged North Bend by a mere 10 pins in the fi nals. Grace Stewart led the way by closing the majority of her frames and ended the day ranked second in the league’s all-star standings. While Stewart had an out- standing afternoon, coach Al- len Perkins said that each team member made invaluable con- tributions over the champion- ship season. The girls' team is comprised of: Kim Smith, Fayth Stewart, McKayla Martindale, Melissa Miller, Olivia Perkins and Kay- lea Davis. The boys' team fi nished just 22 pins behind Marshfi eld in the fi nals. However, Cottage Grove secured a berth to the state championship with its second- place fi nish. Lions heading to state in- clude: Zach Thomason, Jessy Thomason, Chandler Bascue, Zach Bumgarner, Skyler Arnold and Austin Renfro. Renfroe fi nished the regular season as the district MVP. The state tournament will be held Feb. 20-22 at the AMF Firebird Lanes in Salem. Cottage Grove chess team deafeats Sheldon Chris Glesmann, Alex Rei- mann and Spencer Falk led the Lions' chess team to a 3-2 victo- ry over Sheldon on Jan. 14. Af- ter the win, Cottage Grove stood sixth in the league standings. On Jan. 17, Glesmann tied for second in the advanced division of the Winter Classic tourna- ment held at South Eugene HS. photo by Gary Ordway Sports Action Photography Ian Miller won the 100-yard fl y in Cottage Grove's dual with Marshfi eld on Friday, Jan. 23. Lions keep pace with the Pirates Cottage Grove swimmers won seven races in dual meet against Marshfi eld BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel C ottage Grove hosted Marsh- fi eld in a dual meet last Fri- day. And although the Pirates came out on top, 86-40 on the boys’ side, and 88-70 in the girls’ competition, the Lions remain on track to per- form well at the district champion- ships next month. Sophomore Tori Raade paced the Lions with individual victories in the 500-yard freestyle (6:09.12) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:19.19). Although Raade beat her competi- tion in the freestyle by over 30 sec- onds, she was a bit disappointed Committee makes HOF selections The Cottage Grove Hall of Fame selection committee has announced the 2015 class, which will be inducted on May 9. This year’s inductees include: Lowry Hoyer ’51 — Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field Wes Malcolm ‘52 — Baseball, Basketball, Football Bob Wiltse ’77 — Swimming, Water Polo Melanie Woodworth ’84 — Cross County, Track & Field Kaitlyn Kronberger ’08 — Basketball Bob Butler — Community Contributor Clive MacDonald — Coach The 2008 Boys Soccer Team The committee has asked for help in contacting mem- bers of this year’s class. When notifi ed, inductees should reach out to high-school athletics secretary Pam Ewing (541-942-3391). Committee chair Bill Thompson said that there were seven new nominations this year, which were added to a list that was started with the Hall’s inception in 2008. The committee evaluated the nominees on a variety of factors including awards, school records, all-state/league recognition, post high-school achievements and age. “Obviously, we would like to honor people while they are still living,” Thompson said. about adding time in the event. Fellow sophomores Sophia Edel- bute and Clover Rudicel also swam to victories. Edelbute edged Marsh- fi eld’s Hannah Delgada 2:30.09 to 2:30.68 in the 200-yard freestyle. And Rudicel led a 1-2 Cottage Grove fi nish in the 133-yard in- dividual medley with Rose Witt. They recorded times of 1:47.03 and 1:48.57, respectively. Sophomore Josh Ireland set a new career best in the 100-yard freestyle, breaking the one-minute barrier for the fi rst time in his career (59.18). “I’ve been trying to break a min- ute for a long time and I fi nally did it,” said Ireland, whose closest com- petitor fi nished 11 seconds back. “I just set a goal and told myself, ‘There’s no way I’m missing this.’” Lion coach Tyson Pilling was very pleased with the progress that Ireland has shown this season and believes that Ireland could contend for a state-meet berth with a time in the low 50s. Ireland also won the 133-yard in- dividual medley (1:39.34). Ian Miller continued his domi- nance in the 100-yard fl y event. The sophomore won with a time of 1:07.53. “It was about what I was expect- ing,” Miller said of his time. “Not as good as I’d normally swim, but I wasn’t feeling too good today. The workouts have been getting harder Please see Swimming, Page 3B Athlete of the Week: Josh Ireland Cottage Grove falls to Caillier, Bulldogs Lions lose to Sutherlin 60-37; streak hits six BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel SUTHERLIN — After losing close in three of their previous four con- tests, the Lions experienced a major setback in a 60-37 blowout at Suther- lin on Friday. Cottage Grove has now lost six games in a row. The Bulldogs, who were beaten by Cottage Grove 57-56 in the fi rst round of last year’s playoffs, wasted no time in exacting revenge in their fi rst game as Sky-Em foes. All fi ve of Sutherlin’s starters scored in the opening quarter as former Far West player of the year Noah Caillier was consistently able to slice into the paint and pass to wide-open team- mates. “We go as he goes,” said Bulldog coach Tony Martineu of his star point guard. “If he’s not scoring, he’s get- ting other players involved.” In the second quarter, Caillier opted to infl ict most of the damage himself. The senior scored 10 of his game-high 16 points while going 5- for-5 from the fi eld. “It was a challenge to prepare for this team because they have one very, very good player,” said Lion coach Donn Pollard. “He’s quick and really makes his teammates better.” At the opposite end of the court, Sutherlin’s defense crowded the paint and sacrifi ced a few wide-open 3-point looks. But the Lions went 0- for-5 from beyond the arc in the fi rst half, and sophomore guards Kory Parent and Blake Sentman were held to six points, combined. “When Kory and Blake aren’t Please see Boys Basketball, Page 2B photo by Wade Wells Cottage Grove's Tucker Porter attempted to block a third- quarter layup by Sutherlin's Taelor Carson. Porter led the Lions with nine points.
