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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 18, 2015
B OWLING
state tournament.
“With two freshman moving into the
lineup, we were very green, and we
started out a bit slower than normal,”
he said.
But during their third tournament of
the season, Carver learned something
very important about these Lions: they
thrive on challenges.
“The girls were kind of ho-hum
about competing, so we told them if
they won we’d pay to go mini golf. And
it worked,” he said.
Since that point, Cottage Grove has
been on fi re. The Lions won three of
their fi nal four tournaments, including
the District 4 championship in which
they defeated North Bend by a mere 10
pins.
Despite some very talented groups
in the past, it was the fi rst time Cottage
Grove won the district tournament. And
to do so the Lions had to overcome old
rivals North Bend and Springfi eld.
Gracie Stewart said that the victory
brought a new level of confi dence to
Cottage Grove and answered some
questions that she had about her team-
mates going into the season.
“With so many seniors graduating
I expected things to be a lot different.
Some of our up-and-comers had never
bowled varsity before, and I knew that
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March 7-8 in Portland.
“I had been getting pretty hard on
myself,” Renfro said of his past two
seasons. “So it really helped to focus
more on the team instead of on my own
game.”
Renfro added that it has been very
helpful to have the core of last year’s
team back and he has noticed a greater
sense of confi dence among them.
However, just like in 2012, the team’s
success could come down to a fresh-
man: Chandler Bascue has been shoot-
ing over 70-percent on the season, and
Owen said he is “as cool as a cucum-
ber” under pressure.
“He may not be a strike shooter yet
but he picks up every spare,” Owen
said.
Needing to replace the majority of
last year’s team that placed third at
state, the girls had more than a few
question marks heading into this sea-
son. And for a while, coach Kevin
Carver didn’t know if the Lions would
make their fi fth consecutive trip to the
photo by Matt Hollander
Cottage Grove's Gracie Stewart
will be making a school-record
fourth trip to the state tourna-
ment.
teams like North Bend and Springfi eld,
who had a lot of returners, could put
pressure on young bowlers,” she said.
Stewart — the only senior on the
team — has been the building block of
Carver’s program and he said that she
has been a natural leader of the young
group.
“In the beginning we were pretty sep-
arated. But as we started to bond more
around the tournament weekends, we
became closer friends and then we be-
came closer teammates,” Stewart said.
While Stewart is the fi rst in school
history to qualify for four state tour-
naments, she isn’t Cottage Grove's
only high-powered bowler; Kim Smith
joined her on this year’s district all-star
team. And that depth is part of what
makes Carver cautiously optimistic
heading into the weekend.
“If all goes right, I believe we can
compete for the state title. But experi-
ence tells me that all it takes is a slip
here and slip there to fall out of conten-
tion,” he said.
The state tournament for both the
boys and girls begins Saturday and will
be held at the AMF Firebird Lanes in
Salem. Teams will complete 30 Baker
format games of qualifying before
starting the 16-team, double-elimina-
tion tournament on Sunday.
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“I was hoping to win my
[third-place] match but it's been
my goal all season long to get to
state, so I feel pretty good about
that,” said Lamb, a freshman,
who placed fourth on Saturday.
Both Allen and Herbert lost
in the semifi nals before pinning
their opponents in third place
matches. Farrell had to defeat
teammate Beaux Crawford in a
wrestle-back for fourth place.
“Before the season, I was
hoping we’d get four kids to the
state tournament, and to end up
with six was pretty good,” Tem-
ple said.
Last year, Cottage Grove had
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Conference
W L Pct
Sutherlin
8 0 1.000
Sisters
6 2 0.750
Junction C. 6 2 0.750
Elmira
2 6 0.250
Sweet Home 2 6 0.250
Cott. Grove 0 8 0.000
Overall
W L Pct
16 6 0.727
13 7 0.650
14 8 0.636
9 13 0.409
6 12 0.333
4 18 0.182
Tuesday's Results
Junction City 52, Cottage Grove 41
Sisters 45, Sweet Home 32
Sutherlin 70, Elmira 58
Friday’s Results
Sutherlin 67, Cottage Grove 58
Elmira 48, Sweet Home 27
Junction City 51, Sisters 34
Tuesday's Games
Sweet Home @ Cottage Grove 7:15
p.m.
Junction City @ Sutherlin
Elmira @ Sisters
Friday’s Games
Cotage Grove @ Elmira 7:15 p.m.
Junction City @ Sweet Home
Sisters @ Sutherlin
three qualifi ers and fi nished
22nd at state. Temple believes
that his crew has what it takes to
fi nish in the top 10, but fi rst they
will need to manage the two-
week layoff from competition.
“We’re in uncharted terri-
tory now because historically
there has only been one week
in between regionals and the 4A
tournament,” he said.
Temple said that he hasn’t yet
mapped out the next two weeks,
but rest will be a top priority.
“These guys haven’t had two
days in a row off since Christ-
mas, so we may not do anything
until Wednesday,” he said.
As a team, Cottage Grove was
on par for expectations with a
fi fth-place fi nish in the regional
tournament. Sweet Home domi-
nated the competition with 359
points, and Cascade was second
with 311.
Many of the teams above the
Lions are senior-heavy, and
Temple hopes that fact sunk in
for his young squad, which will
only lose Herbert to graduation
this year.
“I don’t want to predict any
thing, but if our guys wrestle
how they should then we can
be right up there with everyone
else. And it’s important for them
to know they have that ability,”
he said.
Tuesday's Games
Sweet Home @ Cottage Grove 5:45
p.m.
Junction City @ Sutherlin
Elmira @ Sisters
1. Larry Sachs 705
2. Don Cox 654
3. Bob McCarty 652
Women Three-high Series
1. Vanessa Chenoweth 615
2. Callena True 613
3. Koleen Kelly 606
Women Three-high Series
1. Janet Batchelor 535
2. Callena True 533
3. Jan McTaggart 524
League: Cottage Mixers
Date: Feb. 11
Team
Team Reliv
Simand Chiro.
Emerald Valley
Moms Girls
Blue Sunshine
Treasure Chest
Ron's Girls
Lucky Ladies
Charlie's Angels
Addi's Diner
Three Amigos
Friday’s Games
Cotage Grove @ Elmira 5:45 p.m.
Junction City @ Sweet Home
Sisters @ Sutherlin
COTTAGE BOWL
League: Dynamic Trios
Date: Feb. 10
Team
W
Golding Enterprises 8
Grandma's Rule
8
H's Rowdy Bunch 5
Swearengin Design 5
Advanced Eyecare 5
Cottage Bowlerettes 4
H. Selective Log. 2
New Creations
2
K. Family Merc.
1
R's Beauty Salon 0
L
0
0
3
3
3
4
6
6
7
6
High Game: Debbie Saldana 232
Three-high Series
1. Debbie Saldana 541
2. Patsy McNally 521
3. Jeralee Swearengin 495
Sky-Em Girls Basketball
Conference
W L Pct
Sutherlin
8 0 1.000
Cott. Grove 5 3 0.625
Junction C. 4 4 0.500
Sisters
4 4 0.500
Elmira
3 5 0.375
Sweet Home 0 8 0.000
Overall
W L Pct
22 0 1.000
12 10 0.545
11 11 0.500
9 12 0.429
6 14 0.300
1 17 0.056
League: Ball and Chain
Date: Feb. 13
Tuesday's Results
Cottage Grove 47, Junction City 32
Sisters 53, Sweet Home 21
Sutherlin 80, Elmira 26
Team
Party Patrol
Bowl Dozers
Roman Numerals
Senior Funsters
Pin Pushers
Thunderboltz
Joe's Diner
More Beer
Cracker Jacks
Ally Oops
W
32
32
32
25
20.5
19.5
17
14
14
14
Friday’s Results
Sutherlin 45, Cottage Grove 24
Elmira 44, Sweet Home 27
Junction City 36, Sisters 30
High Game
Men: Larry Sachs 255
Women: Callena True 242
Men Three-high series
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12
12
12
19
23.5
24.5
27
30
30
30
Team
Cottage Bowl
CG Speedway
Covered Bridge U
Bowling Stones
Jerry Brown Co.
Taylor's Towing
Kelly Trailer R.
Funseekers
Commonwealth F.
Swearengin Design
W
56
45
45
43
38
37
36
34
30
21
L
21
32
32
34
39
40
41
43
47
56
League: 5 O'Clock Shadows
Date: Feb. 8
W
33
28
27
26
25
24.5
24
22.5
18
17
14
L
11
16
17
18
19
19.5
20
21.5
26
27
30
High Game
Men: Mick Batchelor 238
Women: Callena True 225
Men Three-high series
1. Don Perkins 664
2. Mick Batchelor 624
3. Don Fitzgerald 593
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4A Special District 2
Championship Finals
106: Timothy Coblentz
(STAY) by fall over Dallyn
Ritchie (SUTH), 3:02. 113:
Kobe Olson (SWHO) by dec.
over Ricky Yunke (SWHO),
5-0. 120: Logan Humphrey
(CASC) by dec. over An-
thony Hardee, 11-5. 126:
Tyler Schilling (SWHO) by
maj. dec. over Casey Roberts
(NOMA), 17-7. 132: Tyrel
Miller (SWHO) by dec. over
Kade VanDeHey (CASC), 9-
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2. 138: Jake Porter (SWHO)
by tech. fall. over Joe Ras-
mussen (SWHO), 4:22. 145:
Lane Stigall (NOMA) by fall
over Joe Salsbery (SWHO),
0:39. 152: Alan Bordeaux
(COGR) by dec. over Jason
Miller (SWHO), 5-2. 160:
Andrew Bordeaux (COGR)
by dec. over Nate Burks
(PHIL), 4-1. 170: Taylor
Kahn (PHIL) by dec. over
Daniler Folkerts (NEWP),
6-1. 182: Spencer Crawford
(CASC) by inj. over Hayes
VanDeHey (CASC), 0:00.
195: Daniel Regan (NEWP)
by dec. over Matt Engholm
(ELM), 3-2. 220: Malachi
Gonzalez (CASC) by dec.
over Jeffre Schaefer (CASC),
9-2. 285: Zane Wardwell
(ELM) by fall over Thomas
Smalley (SUTH), 3:06.
MIDDLEFIELD MENS GOLF
Lemmon (-4). 4, Mike Helms, Larry
Eyman, Bob McCarty, Gary Ackley
(-3).
Closest to the Pin A: No. 5, Emery.
No. 7, Erickson. No. 14, Sparks. No.
17, Jake Cox.
Closest to the Pin B: No. 5, Jim
Gant. No. 7, Don Hanly, No. 14,
Dreiling. No. 17, Phil Hamilton.
Closest to the Pin C: No. 5, Pat
Rickard. No. 7, Dave Tooker, No.
14, Lee. No. 17, Lynn Ferrin.
Date: Feb. 9
Game: 3-2-1 Best Ball
League: Meri Rollers
Date: Feb. 10
High Game
Men: Ernie Owen 249
Women: Kayla Simmons 249
High Series
Men: Ernie Owen 742
Women: Kayla Simmons 539
Team
V. Richenstain
4 U Simple
Mid-State
Ames to be True
Amigos Quatro
All in the Family
Aces High
Book Mine
Jim's Tire Factory
CG Vac & Sew
Jenni & the Jets 2
Saturday, Feb. 14
L
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
6
6
7
High Game: Allie Simons 243
Three-high Series:
1.Allie Simons 614
2. Megan McNary 574
3. Elizabeth Risso 520
1, David Morris, Tom Arney BD,
Jerry Pennington, Mike Helms
(-15). 2, Tom Arney, Gary Ingram,
Leon Hayes, Bill Avery (-9). 3,
Jack Doleman, Darrell Leee, Gary
Sparks, Phil Hamilton (-4).
Low Gross: 1, Sparks 75. 2, Helms
76.
Low Net: 1, Pennington 67. 2,
Ingram 68
Closest to the Pin: No. 7, Doleman.
No. 14, Ingram.
Date: Feb. 12
Game: Scramble w/ tibreakers
1, Gary Sparks, Darrell Lee, Leon
Hayes, Phil Hamilton (-5). 2, Larry
Emery, RW Ryan, Larry Dreiling,
Jim Grant (-4). 3, Steve Erickson,
Les Rhodes, Rudy Nellermoe, Tom
Team Scores: 1, Sweet Home
359.0. 2, Cascade 311.0. 3,
North Marion, 217.0. 4, Elmi-
ra 203.5. 5, Cottage Grove
173.5 6, Philomath 134.0 7,
Sutherlin 130.5. 8, Stayton
111.5. 9, Newport 82.0. 10,
Sisters 54.0 11, Junction City
48.5. 12, Yamhill-Carlton
42.0.
CG WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
League: Set & Spike
Date: Feb. 10
Team
Timber Chicks
Olson Electric
Markham Electric
O Ducks
Horners
Nice Hits
Twisted Sisters
W
35
28
25
14
13
13
7
L
4
11
14
25
26
26
29