2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 27, 2015
B ASEBALL
Sky-Em Baseball all-league selections
First Team
Pitchers: Luke Brockman, 12, Elmira; Dan Virtue, 10,
Sweet Home; Zach Morgan, 9, Sisters.
Catchers: Ryan Funk, 10, Sisters; Brett Blachly, 12,
Sweet Home.
First base: Hunter Harris, 11, Cottage Grove
Infi elders: Justin Harrer, 12, Sisters; Jonathan Luz,
12, Sisters; Harley Clarke, 11, Elmira,; Justin Tow,
11, Sweet Home.
Outfi elders: Alex Olivier, 11, Sisters; Bryce Allen, 11,
Cottage Grove; Hunter Jutte, 12, Sweet Home; Bryon
Brown, 12, Junction City.
Designated Hitter: Colyn Van Eck, 12, SH
Utility Player: Lucas Ward, 11, Cottage Grove; Tris-
ten Cregan, 12, Elmira.
Second Team
Pitchers: Zach Thomason, 12, Cottage Grove; Cole
Ashcraft, 12, Sweet Home.
Catcher: Chad Estrella, 10, Elmira
First base: Cody Kreminski, 12, Sisters; Colton Ja-
cobson, 12, Junction City.
Infi elders: Payton Presley, 11, Cottage Grove; Griffen
Meyer, 12, Elmira; Brandon Keenon, 11, Sweet
Home; Dustin Eakin, 11, Sutherlin.
Outfi elders: Odin Thorson, 9, Sisters; Conner
Ramseyer, 11, Junction City; Ben Larson, 12, Sisters.
Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Daulton Hofer, 11, Junction City
Catcher: Brogan Miner, 11, Junction City
First base: Matt Engholm, 12, Elmira, Wryland McK-
night, 11, Sutherlin
Infi elders: Cooper Tharp, 12, Sutherlin; Braxton
Beerbohm, 11, Sutherlin; Alec Gannon, 10, Sisters.
Pitcher of the Year
Zach Morgan, 9, Sisters
Continued from 1B
on the board fi rst when Hunter
Harris hit a double down the left-
fi eld line to score Payton Presley in
top of fi rst inning.
But North Marion (14-13, 10-5
Oregon West) did not fl inch. With
the bases loaded in the bottom of
the inning, Jordan Kendall hit a
three-run double to the left fi eld
fence.
Two batters later, Hunter Beachy
put the Huskies up 4-1 with a sac-
rifi ce fl y.
“We were confi dent at fi rst, but
as they kept getting hits you could
see that confi dence level just kept
going down,” said Harris, who
went 2-for-4.
North Marion added two more
runs in the fourth inning without
the benefi t of a hit, and Nat Barrell
hit a solo home run in the fi fth in-
ning to extend the lead to 8-1.
Harris came in to relieve Thoma-
son for the fi nal 1 2/3 innings, al-
lowing one run on two hits.
“We thought about pulling Zach
earlier in the game but he’s a se-
nior and our number-one guy. We
also wanted to give him a chance to
work through it because he’s been
able to in the past,” said Geiszler.
Cottage Grove began the sixth
inning with consecutive singles by
Harris and Lucas Ward. And after
Beachy walked in one run, Bryce
Allen hit a two-run single to center
fi eld, which left the Lions trailing
8-4.
But then in the bottom of the sixth
inning the wheels came completely
off for Cottage Grove. The Huskies
took advantage of four errors to put
four more runs on the board.
“Something we really try to do
is keep the energy up,” said North
Marion coach Randy Brack. “With
high-school kids that can be hard;
they’ll sit back on their heels, espe-
cially if they get a lead. But today
they stayed with it, and that’s really
really important.”
Ward, who fi nished 2-for-4,
rounded out Cottage Grove’s scor-
ing with an RBI groundout in the
seventh. Brett Ollivant also had two
hits and scored a run for the Lions.
The Huskies, who play Baker in
the fi rst round today, began their
season 5-8 but are 9-5 since the
midway point. Brack said that they
have improved in every phase of
the game, in particular situational
hitting and fi elding. North Marion
went 9-for-19 and had no errors.
Given the way their season end-
ed, Geiszler said the keys to the
offseason are clear: defense and
throwing strikes. He also added
that he is looking forward to work-
ing with a big group of returners.
“We were pretty young this year.
We had two sophomore infi eld-
ers and a fi rst-time catcher. Next
year that won’t be an excuse and
because everyone will be experi-
enced, which I am looking forward
to,” he said.
photo by Jo Wheat,
Cottage Grove's Hunter Harris threw one strikeout in
relief duty against the Huskies. He also went 2-for-4 with
a double and an RBI for the Lions.
D ISC G OLF
Caring for your Health
Continued from 1B
“It is a blessing and a treat
to be able to play here. It’s al-
most perfect for disc golf,” said
tournament director Warren
Hollinshed, who explained that
Middlefi eld is one of just a few
golf courses in the state that host
disc golf events.
The disc golfers also came
to compete for over $11,000 in
cash and prizes.
Hollinshed, 28, spent six
months designing a disc-golf
course that would maximize
Middlefi eld’s 5,000-yard, par-
67 golf course. His eventual
concept — a 13,000 ft., par-71
disc-golf course — was nearly
a perfect fi t.
Hollinshed estimates that this
course is one of the fi ve longest
in the world.
By contrast, the permanent
disc-golf course at nearby North
Regional Park is a par-56 and
5,491 ft. long.
According to Hollinshed,
the tournament was so highly
anticipated that the fi eld was
fi lled within minutes of open-
ing registration. The men’s open
division drew 45 professional
players, including seven players
with a rating of 1,000 or higher
as determined by the Profes-
sional Disc Golf Association.
For reference, the top player in
the world is Paul McBeth with a
rating of 1,046.
Scott Withers of Albany shot
10-under par for a one-stroke
victory over over Luis Nava of
Beaverton. Dustin Keegan of
Eugene and Dion Arlyn shared
third place at seven-under par.
The tournament weekend also
served a a bit of a business-mod-
el experiment for Hollinshed
and Middlefi eld. After 2 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday, they suc-
cessfully coordinated tee times
for golfers and disc golfers.
“Ideally this is a model that
could benefi t both communi-
ties,” he said. “The demographic
of golfers is skewing a bit older,
so by introducing disc golf, a
lot of courses develop a base of
younger customers. The key is
going to be managing the pace
and space of both games.”
4A Baseball Playoffs
4A Softball Playoffs
MIDDLEFIELD MENS GOLF
Date: May 21
Game: 3-2-1 Best Ball
Play-in Results
North Marion 12, Cottage Grove 5
Cascade 10, La Grande 1
Molalla 5, Elmira 4
Sweet Home 6, Marshfi eld 3
Estacada 10, South Umpqua 1
Philomath 18, Crook County 3
Scappoose 8, Valley Catholic 1
Mazama 5, Ontario 2
Play-in Results
Cascade 8, South Umpqua 3
Scappoose 12, Junction City 3
Corbett 7, Sweet Home 6
North Valley 7, North Marion 4
Ontario 9, La Grande 2
Douglas 14, Seaside 1
Crook County 2, Phoenix 1
Mazama 14, Tillamook 0
First Round Games
Cascade at Henley
Sweet Home at North Bend
Estacada at Astoria
Philomath at Hidden Valley
Mazama at Gladstone
North Marion at Baker
Scappoose at Newport
Molalla at Sisters
First Round Games
Ontario at Banks
Scapposse at Elmira
Mazama at Marshfi eld
North Valley at Newport
Corbett at Yamhill-Carlton
Crook County at Henley
Douglas at Gladstone
Cascade at McLoughlin
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