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2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 25, 2015 Future is bright for Lions' chess team B OWLING Continued from 1B I missed it by a few pins last year, so this was my time to shine,” Stewart said. While the Lions were hoping for a better fi nish after their hot start, coach Kevin Carver said that it was a good experience for his young squad. Only Stewart will not be back next year. "It's never easy to get knocked out, but that can happen at the state tour- nament when other teams get hot," he said. After fi nishing the qualifying rounds in 12th place, the boys went two-matches-and-out. The Lions lost to Centennial in the fi rst round, 362- 356, and they were bounced by Or- egon City in the consolation bracket, 377-375. In the latter match, Cottage Grove nearly overcame a 45-pin defi - cit from the fi rst game but was sty- mied by a pocket split in the seventh frame of the second game. “We were right where we wanted to be, and I am very proud of how the kids competed,” said Cottage Grove coach Ernie Owen. With hopes of fi nishing in the top- fi ve, Owen said the Lions did not help their case by fi nishing in the bottom half of qualifying, but some of that was due to the unfamiliar venue and just plain bad luck. Owen said that it was a frustrating experience for his team, especially for seniors Austin Renfro and Zach Thomason. “They worked so hard to get back to the state tournament, and for that goal to disappear so quickly was very disappointing for them,” he said. Although Renfro and Thomason will surely be missed, the future is bright with young talent: freshman Josh Allen, Chandler Bascue and Jar- ed Simmons gained valuable experi- ence this year; current eighth graders Chris Allen and Jayden Arnold could also factor in to next year’s lineup. Renfro and Stewart will compete at the state’s All-Star Tournament March 7-8 at Pinbusterz Lanes in Portland. T he Cottage Grove High School varsity chess team fi nished its season with a match record of 3-5 and tied for sixth place in the Midwestern League. On Jan. 21, the Lions beat Creswell 3-2 with wins from Chris Glesmann, Spencer Falk and Justin Long. It was Long’s fi rst victory of the season. Cottage Grove then lost to Pleasant Hill 4-1 on Jan. 28. Falk came from be- hind to make his opponent resign under great time pressure for the Lions’ only game victory. The fi nal match of the regular season ended in defeat against league co-cham- pion South Eugene. Falk again scored a win for Cottage Grove and fi nished his season with just one loss. Long earned a draw against his opponent. In the high school division of the post- season tournament held on Saturday at WIllamette H.S., out of 12 players, Henry Lancaster took fi rst place with no losses, and Chris Glesmann tied for second, losing only to Lancaster. With only one senior on the team (Lancaster) and a host of underclass- courtesy photo CGHS Chess Team at Practice — Top (from left): Chris Glesmann, Jessy Thomason, Spencer Falk, and co-coach Taylor Wilhour. Bot- tom (from left): Alex Reimann, Henry Lancaster, Justin Long and Alex Istudor. men who gained important experience and skill this season, the future is bright for Cottage Grove. Alex Istudor of Lin- coln Middle School played well at the junior varsity level and is expected to move up to varsity next season. the game away. “This one came from within,” said Hopkins. “The losing was getting to us; we wanted to win this game really bad, and we pulled through.” Cottage Grove scored over 60 points for the fi rst time since Jan. 2 and shot 46-percent from the fi eld as a team. But the defense was just as potent. After scoring 20 points in their fi rst meeting, the Lions held Hunter Jutte to just nine points. They also outrebounded Sweet Home, 34-29. It’s been quite some time since Cottage Grove has struggled so mightily in conference, but its team has also never been so youthful. Pol- lard said that the season began to snowball when a couple close losses in mid January were followed up by a series of blowouts. But with ev- eryone expected to return, Pollard said he saw a lot of progress over the season, and that bodes well for next year. With spring sports on the horizon, however, it will be a while until the en- tire team is back together. Hopkins said that in the meantime they will have to work on their games separately. “We have to trust each other to keep getting better as individuals because that will help make us a better team,” he said. B OYS B ASKETBALL Continued from 1B photo by Matt Hollander Cottage Grove's Kory Parent scored 18 points in Cottage Grove's fi rst league win of the season, Tuesday against Sweet Home. Sky-Em Boys Basketball Conference W L Pct Sutherlin 9 1 0.900 Junction C. 8 2 0.800 Sisters 7 3 0.700 Elmira 3 7 0.300 Sweet Home 2 8 0.200 Cott. Grove 1 9 0.100 Overall W L Pct 17 7 0.708 16 8 0.667 14 8 0.636 10 14 0.417 6 14 0.300 5 19 0.208 Tuesday's Results Cottage Grove 62, Sweet Home 55 Junction City 52, Sutherlin 48 Sisters 48, Elmira 30 Friday’s Results Junction City 67, Sweet Home 46 Sutherlin 42, Sisters 37 Elmira 55, Cottage Grove 49 Play-in Round Games TBA — OSAA.org Sky-Em Girls Basketball Conference W L Pct Sutherlin 10 0 1.000 Cott. Grove 7 3 0.700 Junction C. 5 5 0.500 Sisters 5 5 0.500 Elmira 3 7 0.300 Sweet Home 0 10 0.000 Overall W L Pct 24 0 1.000 14 10 0.583 12 12 0.500 10 13 0.435 6 16 0.273 1 19 0.050 Tuesday's Results Cottage Grove 64, Sweet Home 27 Sisters 51, Elmira 38 Sutherlin 60, Junction City 24 Friday’s Results Cottage Grove 54, Elmira 45 Junction City 43, Sweet Home 38 Sutherlin 49, Sisters 18 Play-in Round Games TBA — OSAA.org COTTAGE BOWL League: Dynamic Trios Date: Feb. 17 Team Grandma's Rule W 12 L 0 Golding Enterprises 9 Swearengin Design 8 Advanced Eyecare 8 Cottage Bowlerettes 7 H's Rowdy Bunch 6 H. Selective Log. 6 New Creations 2 K. Family Merc. 1 R's Beauty Salon 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 10 11 11 High Game: Patsy McNally 220 Three-high Series 1. Patsy McNally 585 2. Megan McNary 566 3. Margot Gotcher 539 League: Ball and Chain Date: Feb. 20 Team Bowl Dozers Joe's Diner Thunder Boltz Senior Funsters Cracker Jacks Pin Pushers Party Patrol Roman Numerals More Beer Ally Oops W 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 High Game Men:Brian Roman 276 Women: Koleen Kelly 233 Men Three-high series 1. Tod Kronberger 644 2. Andy Adams 634 3. Mike Mann 614 Women Three-high Series 1. Koleen Kelly 586 2. Callena True 543 3. Cynthia Fetterman 492 W 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 Bowling Stones 0 Covered Bridge U. 0 7 7 High Game Men: Dave Richardson 279 Women: Jaralee Swearengin 190 High Series Men: Butch Cardoza 712 Women: Mary Whetstone 521 League: 5 O'Clock Shadows Date: Feb. 15 Team V. Richenstain 4 U Simple Jenni and the Jets 2 Amigos Quatro Mid State Aces High Book Mine C.G. Vac and Sew Jim's Tire Factory Ames to be True All in the Family W 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 L 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 High Game Men: Johnny Saldana 257 Women: Cherry Bascue 197 Men Three-high series 1. Johnny Saldana 673 2. Aaron Ames 628 3. Don Perkins 621 Women Three-high Series 1. Cherry Bascue 549 2. Jan McTaggart 496 3. Mildred Hand 443 L 0 0 2 3 3 4 4 5 Team Team Reliv Moms Girls Blue Sunshine Emerald Valley Simand Chiro. Treasure Chest Ron's Girls Lucky Ladies Addi's Diner Charlie's Angels Three Amigos W 10 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 2 2 1 Three-high Series: 1.Allie Simons 6530 2. Jacki Jackson 522 3. Jennifer Fox 520 L 2 3 3 3 6 3 8 8 6 6 7 High Game: Allie Simons 213 Register NOW! SPRING SOCCER MASS REGISTRATION AGES 4 YEARS TO 8TH GRADE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH 10:00 TO 3:00 SVA OFFICE – 1440 S. 8TH STREET DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR SPRING SOCCER IS 3:00 ON FEBRUARY 28TH WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR COACHES FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! 1440 S. 8th Street 541-942-3079 www.southvalleyathletics.org Cottage Grove 62, Sweet Home 52 Sweet Home Cottage Grove 12 14 8 21 — 55 19 18 12 13 — 62 Sweet Home: Adams 18, Jutte 9, Virtue 7, Mitten 6, Bangot 5, Tow 5, Sieber 3, Aiona 2. Cottage Grove: Parent 18, Sentman 18, Tucker 12, Hopkins 10, Porter 3, Gipson 1 Game: 3-2-1 Best Ball League: Scratch League Date: Feb. 16 Team Cottage Bowl Columbia 300 CG Speedway Who Cares Bi Mart Firs Bowl Hines Cutting Marvin Smith Auto W 112 110.5 94 92 86 84 82.5 77 You've Been Merved 76 One Night Stand 72 Red Solo Cup 69 TJs Big Horse Farm 55 L 56 57.5 74 76 82 84 85.5 91 92 96 99 113 High Team Game: Bi Mart 877 High Team Series: One Night 3320 High Game: Andy Mitchell 278 High Series: Andy Mitchell 946 Team Who Cares Drain Chainsaw High Yield Tech Cottage Bowl Addi's Diner Jim's Tire Dawgnauts Gladiators Gilkison & Dad Urban Honey Tuesday, Feb. 17 League: Junior Stars Date: Feb. 21 League: Yamaha City League Date: Feb. 19 League: Meri Rollers Date: Feb. 17 League: Cottage Mixers Date: Feb. 11 Team Funseekers Commonwealth F. Jerry Brown Co. Taylor's Towing C.G. Speedway Kelly's Trailer R. Cottage Bowl Swearengin Design — a 67-43 rout on Jan. 23. But the Lions killed that momentum with a crit- ical play just before the end of the half: With seconds remaining, Sentman drove into the paint, drew a double- team and found Chance Hopkins un- derneath for an easy layup at the buzzer that put the Lions ahead 37-26. Hopkins, who recorded a double- double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, said that play was a great example of the type of ball movement Cottage Grove will need to demonstrate more consistently in the future. After going 0-for-7 from the fi eld in the third quarter, Sweet Home exploded for 21 points in the fourth quarter. A 3- pointer by Adams with 2:15 remain- ing cut what had been a 17-point lead down to four. But Parent, who tallied 18 points, converted on 5-of-6 free-throw attempts down the stretch to help put W 30 29 25 22.5 18.5 18 15 14.5 14 13.5 L 10 11 15 17.5 21.5 22 25 25.5 26 26.5 High Team Game: Who Cares 1003 High Team Series: Cottage Bowl 2924 High Game: Jeremy Nelson 258 High Series: Matt Owen 724 Team W Ten Pin Mafi a 10 Lane Rangers 9 Space Money Mafi a 8 Delivery Boys 5 Hot Shots 5 J Dawgs 5 Junior Who Cares 5 Lane Damage 2 Tean to Beat 1 My Spare Ladies 0 L 0 1 2 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 High Team Game: Lane Damage 510 High Team Series: Ten Pin Mafi a 1458 High Game Boys: Skyler Arnold 201 High Game Girls: Gracie Stewart 175 High Series Boys: Chandler Bascue 567 High Series Girls: Fayth Stewart 523 MIDDLEFIELD MENS GOLF Date: Feb. 16 Game: 3-2-1 Points 1, Dave England, Mel Gowing, David Morris, Jake Cox 92. 2t, Ron Ackerman, Larry Dreiling, Steve Lindholm, Dick Winters 83. 2t, Pat Rickard, Deross Kinkade, Jerry Pen- nington, Mike Helms 83. 2t, Larry Emery, Bill Avery, Les Rhodes, Richard Vargas 83. Low Gross: 1, Steve Erickson 73. 2, Gary Ingram 74. Low Net: 1, Morris 62. 2t, Ingram 64. 2t, Dreiling 64. Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Cox. No. 7, Paul Waterman. No. 14, Ingram. Longest Putt: No. 10, Cox. Date: Feb. 19 1, Dave England, Bill Medin, Larry Emery, Dick Winters (-14). 2, Mike Cooney, Jim Cunningham, Jack Doleman, Gary Sparks (-12). 3, Leroy Bodine, Phil Hamilton, David Morris, Dan Pearson (-11). Low Gross: 1, Sparks 74. 2, Emery 75. 3, Mike Helms 76. Low Net: 1t, Morris 66. 1t, England 66. 3, Hamilton 67. Closest to the Pin C: No. 5, Pat Rickard. No. 7, Mike Cooney, No. 14, Medin. Longest Putt: No. 11, Doleman. CG WOMENS VOLLEYBALL League: Set & Spike Date: Feb. 17 Team Timber Chicks Olson Electric Markham Electric Horners O Ducks Nice Hits Twisted Sisters W 38 31 25 15 14 13 9 L 4 11 17 27 28 26 31 League: CG Volleyball Association Date: Feb. 19 Team Patterson Cutting Sets in the City War Eagles Smashers Backer's Ballers Lady Ducks Ball Busters *Total wins W 5 5 1 3 2 1 1 TW* 32 27.5 20 21 15.5 7 1