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respectively. Those times also
rank in the top six of 4A.
“He was just awesome,” Cot-
tage Grove coach Ricky Knut-
son said of Tharpe. “It was a
breakthrough kind of day for
him, especially in the 300 hur-
dles. He ran out of lane eight but
really attacked it.”
The 100 became part of Thar-
pe’s standard work load two
weeks ago, and not only has he
dropped time in that event each
week, Knutson believes it has
contributed to his improvements
in the high hurdles.
The Lions, who placed sev-
enth out of 16 teams, got a
second-place fi nish from Tyler
Ledford in the 1500 meters. Ac-
cording to Knutson, the fresh-
man settled into fourth place
after Sisters’ Jadon Bachtold
set a quick early pace. Bachtold
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would go on to win in 4:13.84,
but Ledford, who used a strong
move with 300 meters to go,
lowered his PR to 4:20.31 and
beat several other Sky-Em foes
in the process.
Connor Howard lowered his
PR in the 400 meters to 52.54
and placed sixth overall. Ryan
Westerkamp fi nished seventh in
the shot put with a throw of 44-
03, which is the third best mark
in the Sky-Em. And Jayden
Tucker contributed a pair of top-
eight fi nishes in the horizontal
jumps; his mark of 19-10.75 in
the long jump set a new PR and
ranks fourth in the Sky-Em.
The girls also fi nished sev-
enth on Friday. Cottage Grove
was once again led by throwers
Conner Borigo and Courtney
Hammel. Borigo placed second
in the shot put with a throw of
36 feet even, and Hammel won
the discus with a new PR of
108-00.
In the 1500 meters, Hudson
Weybright hung with the lead
pack until the fi nal 200 meters
but still fi nished in third place.
Her time of 5:06.31 is the sec-
ond fastest in the Sky-Em.
Chelsey Bottorff set a new PR
of 28.12 with her fi fth-place fi n-
ish in the 200 meters. Bottorff
and Weybright later teamed
with Halle Petersen and Han-
nah Albrecht to place fi fth in the
4x400 meter relay. Their time of
4:21.39 ranks 10th in the state.
On Friday, Cottage Grove will
host the 11th annual Wally Cio-
chetti Invitational. Field events
begin at 2 p.m and the fi rst run-
ning event will go off at 5 p.m.
photo by Matt Hollander
Chelsey Bottorff, shown
competing at Springfi eld
on April 10, set a new PR of
28.12 in the 200 on Friday.
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victory, the tide turned when fi rst
baseman Katie Lyons twisted her ankle
coming across home plate for a run in
the bottom of the third.
The subsequent infi eld shuffl e put
several Lions in foreign positions, and
that inexperience proved costly. Cot-
tage Grove allowed four unearned runs
over the fourth and fi fth innings, and
Nina Horner and Haylie Hudson had
RBI singles to help Sisters cut into the
lead.
The Lions appeared to have lost all
of their composure during the Outlaws’
rally, and up to that point they had only
managed four hits. But Wiltse had no
doubt that Cottage Grove would come
Cottage Grove 17, Sisters 9
Sky-Em Baseball
Team
Sisters
Sweet Home
Elmira
Cottage Grove
Junction City
Sutherlin
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Tuesday's Results
Sutherlin 17, Junction City 2
Sisters 9, Cottage Grove 2
Sweet Home 4, Elmira 0
Friday's Results
Sisters 4, Sweet Home 0
Elmira 10, Junction City 3
Cottage Grove 9, Sutherlin 3
Today's Games
Junction City at Cottage Grove
4:30pm
Sweet Home @ Sutherlin 4:30pm
Sisters at Elmira 4:30 p.m.
Thursday's Game
Cottage Grove at Junction City
4:30pm
Friday's Games
Sutherlin at Sweet Home 4:30pm
Elmira at Sisters 4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday's Results
Elmira 16, Santiam Christian 3
Thursday's Results
Marshfi eld 5, Elmira 0
Friday's Results
Sweet Home 13, Sisters 3
Sutherlin 7, Cottage Grove 5
Elmira 12, Junction City 4
Today's Games
Elmira at Sisters 4:30pm
Cottage Grove at Junction City
4:30pm
Sutherlin at Sweet Home 4:30pm
Thursday's Results
Santiam Christian at Elmira 4:30
p.m.
Friday's Games
Sweet Home at Sutherlin 4:30pm
Sisters at Elmira 4:30pm
Junction City at Cottage Grove
4:30pm
Sisters at Elmira 6:30pm
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League: 5 O'Clock Shadows
Date: April 26
Sky-Em Softball
Team
Elmira
Sweet Home
Junction City
Sutherlin
Cottage Grove
Sisters
up with an answer on offense.
“If we didn’t bounce back, the mo-
mentum was going to continue to shift
in favor of Sisters,” said Wiltse. “I al-
ways have confi dence that we’ll come
through in those situations.”
The Lions then put together their best
at-bats of the evening to score fi ve runs
in the fi fth inning. After Abigail Bunce
and Kalea Galbreath got on base with
singles, Kassidy Whisler hit a two-run
single to right fi eld, and Wiltse scored
another run with her fi rst triple of the
game.
Sisters responded with two runs in
the sixth inning, including a sacrifi ce
fl y by Cassidy Long-Scott.
Cottage Grove’s offensive swoon
continued into the bottom of the sixth
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Cottage Grove 5, Sisters 1
Elmira 14, Sweet Home 5
Junction City 10, Sutherlin 8
Team
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C.G. Vac & Sew
Amigos Quatro
Ames to be True
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Ace's High
All In the Family
Jim's Tire Factory
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High Game
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inning. With the bases loaded, Gal-
breath hit a two-run single that ex-
tended the Lions lead to 15-8. Wiltse
then hit her second triple of the game
to bring in two more runs.
“I don’t know what got into the girls
in the latter innings, but it was defi -
nitely what we needed,” said Cottage
Grove coach Cheryl Frieze. “They re-
ally started coming around, hitting the
ball, getting on base and being aggres-
sive.”
However, Cottage Grove was not yet
out of the woods. Kylie Steiner hit an
inside-the-park home run that left Sis-
ters trailing 17-9 with no outs in the
top of the seventh, but Sayles retired
three of the next four batters to fi nish
the game.
Men: Robert Hand 224
Women: Carolyn Allen 211
Men Three-high Series
1. Mick Batchelor 615
2. Ron Bascue 607
3. Robert Hand 592
Women Three-high Series
1.Carolyn Allen 556
2. Jo Fitzgerald 541
3. Janet Batchelor 516
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High Game
Men: Jeremy Nelson 257
Women: Koleen Kelly 230
Men Three-high Series
1. Jeremy Nelson 718
2. Glenn Clark 691
3. Andy Adams 642
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Senior Funsters
Party Patrol
Thunder Boltz
Joe's Diner
Pin Pushers
Ally Oops
the Sky-Em, have a critical home-and-
home series this week with Junction
City (5-13, 5-5 Sky-Em). The Tigers
previously beat Cottage Grove 8-7 on
April 20.
Women Three-high Series
1. Koleen Kelly 628
2. Vanessa Chenoweth 578
3. Robin Kwandt 524
League: Cottage Mixers
Date: April 29
Team
Commonwealth F.
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C.G. Speedway
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“At times the pace of the game was
hectic, and we panicked a bit — es-
pecially after losing two key players
(Cottage Grove’s Kamryn Ortloff was
injured in the fi rst game),” Wiltse said.
“But we tried to stay calm and make
the outs — even if it meant giving up a
run because we had a bit of a cushion.”
In the fi rst game, Sayles went 2-for-4
and Kassidy Whisler went 1-for-3 with
an RBI for the Lions, who beat the Out-
laws 5-1. Sayles threw 11 strikeouts
and didn’t give up an earned run.
The Lions’ postseason hopes took a
major hit on Friday when they lost to
Sutherlin, 7-5. Sayles, Wiltse and Ma-
ria Pardee each went 2-for-4 for Cot-
tage Grove (7-11, 4-6 Sky-Em).
The Lions, who are in fourth place in
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1, Cunningham, Miller, Ryan,
Rhodes 109. 2, Hanly, Hayes,
Ordway, Lindholm 107. 3, Ingram,
LaCosse, Tooker, Waterman 106.
Low Gross: 1T, Doleman 74. 1T,
Helms 74. 3, Hanly 77.
Low Net: 1, Lee 58. 2, Tooker 61. 3,
Cunningham 62.
Closest to the Pin: No. 5, England.
No. 7, Ingram. No. 14, Lee.
Longest Putt: No. 16, Winters.
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Date: April 30
Game: 2-3 Best Ball
1, McCarty, Dorman, Wamsley,
Eyman (-24). 2, Helms, Doleman,
Miller, Chatigny (-23). 3, Lemmon,
Wilson, Winters, Hibner (-21).
Low Gross: 1, Helms 67. 2, Dorman
75.
Low Net: 1T, Prunkl 61. 1T, Eyman
61. 3, Wamsley 62.
Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Avery. No.
7, Cox. No. 14, Waterman.
Hole in One: On April 29, Jim The-
abolt of Creswell aced the 130-yard
No. 3 hole at Hidden Valley Golf
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