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Section B
S PORTS
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Lion wresters take down Outlaws
Dual with Sweet Home looms large for
Cottage Grove, Temple
BY MATT HOLLANDER
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
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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.