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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 3, 2015 Cottage Grove picks Yoss as next varsity girls basketball coach After 14 years in the boys program, Yoss makes the short move across the hall BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel C ottage Grove didn’t have to look very far for its next varsity girls basketball head coach. On May 26, the school announced that long-time boys coach Kevin Yoss would take the reins for Kerry Clawson, who retired in April after eight seasons at the helm. “I’ve always wanted to be a varsity head coach, but I also knew that I want- ed to stay in Cottage Grove,” said Yoss, who has spent the past 14 years in the boys program. “So when Kerry retired, I thought it was a good opportunity.” During his time at Cottage Grove, Yoss has been the head coach of the boys’ freshman and JV teams, in addition to as- sisting at the varsity level. However, the only female player he has coached in his career is all-time Lion great Reed Lev- ings — back in 2002 when she played with his son in South Valley Athletics. “My only real hesitation about the job was how I would be received by the team; it’s been a long time since the program has had a male coach. But those hesita- tions went away very quickly. During my fi rst practice I found the girls to be nice and very approachable,” said Yoss. Aiding in the transition will be some familiar faces on the bench. Yoss said he expects Jeremy Young to return as the JV coach, and Alyssa Gould, who was the freshman coach last year, will be the var- sity assistant. Head varsity boys coach Donn Pollard said he will wait till next school year to address the void on his staff, but he al- ready knows that it will be a challenge. “Kevin has been a very loyal and out- standing assistant for a number of years, and he will be sorely missed. He knows the game well and is invested in the com- munity. We will miss him because he does a lot of things that allow us to be successful,” he said. Although the varsity season is still six months away, the job has already start- ed for Yoss and the Lions, whose sum- mer league began during the last week of May. And while the cupboard is not bare of talent — Cottage Grove returns all-Sky-Em players Hannah Arnold and Melissa Thielman — Yoss expects to de- velop an entirely new offensive strategy without graduating Sky-Em player of the year Conner Borigo. “It’s hard to say at this point what we’ll try to do because I’ve only seen his wife, Monica. According to Roberts, there were nine applicants for the position, and the com- mittee interviewed four candidates. “We’re excited to have Kevin on board,” Roberts said. “When the job came open, we were hoping that he’d be interested. He’s been a staple of Cottage Grove basketball for a long time. He’s been a big part of building our boys pro- gram, and I don’t know if they would be where they’re at without him.” Kevin Yoss them practice and play once,” he said. “The kids who are coming back weren’t relied on to do much scoring, so we may have to work really hard to score the ball. But defensively we’ll be athletic and we’ll be able to pressure the ball. I also expect that we’ll be able to get out and run some.” Yoss added that he would like to thank the hiring committee — South Lane Su- perintendent Krista Parent, CGHS prin- cipal Iton Udosenata and dean of stu- dents Gary Roberts, coach Clawson and Up Next: The Lion basketball camps for kids in grades 3-9 will be held June 15-18 at the Cottage Grove High School Gymnasium. The boys will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the girls will meet from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. More in- formation will be included in the June 10 issue. Head volleyball coach resigns In other coaching news, varsity vol- leyball head coach Jill Colclasure has resigned. Athletic Director Dave Presley said the school has started its search for her replacement, and that Elysha Lang will serve as the interim coach for the Li- ons during the upcoming Marist summer volleyball league. 3B 4A Baseball Playoffs First Round Results Henley 5, Cascade 1 North Bend 7, Sweet Home 4 Astoria 11, Estacada 2 Hidden Valley 9, Philomath 6 Gladstone 4, Mazama 0 North Marion 11, Baker 2 Scappoose 15, Newport 9 Molalla 10, Sisters 5 Quarterfi nal Results Henley 6, North Bend 0 Hidden Valley 12, Astoria 10 Gladstone 15, North Marion 8 Scappoose 13, Molalla 2 Semifi nal Games Hidden Valley at Henley Scappoose at Gladstone 4A Softball Playoffs First Round Results Banks 5, Ontario 1 Scappoose 12, Elmira 3 Mazama 7, Marshfi eld 3 Newport 13, North Valley 5 Yamhill-Carlton 8, Corbett 1 Henley 2, Crook County 0 Douglas 4, Gladstone 3 McLoughlin 10, Crook County 0 Quarterfi nal Results Banks 4, Scappoose 1 Mazama 5, Newport 4 Yamhill-Carlton 4, Henley 1 Mcloughlin 4, Douglas 0 Semifi nal Games Mazama at Banks Yamhill-Carlton at McLoughlin Sky-Em Softball All-league Selections Trey Starks Dominates at Marvin Smith Memorial BY BEN DEATHERAGE www. cgsentinel .com Cottage Grove Speedway hosted the fi rst night of the Marvin Smith Memorial Grove Classic on Friday, May 29. Classes in action included 360 Sprints, Late Models and Vintage Cars. And there was great racing all of the main events at the historic 1/4- mile clay oval. Trey Starks from Puyallup, Wash. took full advantage of the initial start to seize the lead. Mastering lapped traffi c, he made all the right split-second decisions to get his mount through the back of the fi eld. He built a massive lead and lapped so many cars that only the top six retained lead lap status due to the feature going non-stop from green to checkered. Starks won his second race of the season at CGS and his third overall of the year. Chico, California’s Kyle Hirst was second, while Jason Solo- wold from Burlington, Wash. ended the night a very close third. The rest of the top fi ve included Justyn Cox of Clarksburg, Calif. in fourth, and Kyle Miller from Salem in fi fth. In the Late Models, Preston Luckman from Coos Bay was the early race leader. But he lost the lead on lap two to Pleasant Hill’s Blaine Taylor. Taylor looked to have the car to beat and paced the fi eld for much of the race. Then, on lap 21, Molalla teenager Justin Duty, got by Taylor for the top spot. Duty led the rest of the way to win his fi rst Late Model race at Cottage Grove in his fi rst ever start. Taylor was second Rob Mayea from Bend. Cottage Grove’s Curtis Towns crossed the line fourth while Bricen James of Al- bany was fi fth. Pitcher of the year: Miranda Jensen, Elmira Player of the year: Sierra Thayer, Sweet Home First team Pitchers: Miranda Jensen, Elmira; Ally Tow, Sweet Home. Catchers: McKenzie Cochran, Sweet Home; Kassidy Whisler, Cottage Grove. Infi elders: Giulia Appoloni, Elmira; Mikayla Edward, Junc- tion City; Natalie Thorpe, Sweet Home; Ashton Webber, Elmira; Lizzy Wiltse, Cottage Grove; Lindsay Bradley, Elmira. Outfi elders: Sierra Thayer, Sweet Home; Nicole McCallum, Elmira; Caytlin Gillespie, Sweet Home; Becca Bumcrot, Junction City. Utility Player: Kylee Anderson, Elmira photo courtesy of Dirt Monkey Productions Trey Starks won the 360 Sprint feature Saturday at the Marvin Smith Memorial Classic. ✔ News ✔ Sports ✔ Obits ✔ Special Sections ✔ e-Edition With your e-edition subscription you can read the entire Cottage Grove Sentinel online from your computer with internet access no matter where you are! Second team Pitchers: Angel Pitchford, Junc- tion City; Taylor Sayles, Cottage Grove Catchers: Shayla Curtis, Sisters; Nicole Snyder, Junction City. Infi elders: Madi Barringer, Sweet Home; Ashley Victor, Junction City; Anja Gros, Sisters; Britany Zook, Sweet Home; Bailey Westrom, Sutherlin; Katie Mobley, Elmira. Outfi elders: Tristyn Duck, Sutherlin; Amanda Smith, Sisters. Utility Player: Taylor Sayles, Cottage Grove Honorable Mention Catcher: Kaylea Knee, Sutherlin Infi elders: Caitie Carrillo, Sutherlin; Jordon Spangler, Junc- tion City; Zoey Nason, Sisters; Hailey Hudson, Sisters; Kalea Galbreath, Cottage Grove. Middlefi eld Mens Golf Date: May 25 Game: 3-2-1 Points 1, Cunningham, Lee, Lindholm, Sparks 102. 2t, Ackerman, Miller, Eyman, Pennington 96. 2t, Cooney, Culp, Doleman, Wams- ley 96. 4, Armor, Fisher, Hibner, Russo 95. Low Gross: 1, Culp 70. 2, Dole- man 71. 3t, Sparks 72. 3t, Russo 72. 3t, Martin 72. Low Net: 1t, Lee. 1t, Fisher 58. 3t, Ryan 61. 3t, Eyman 61. Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Dole- man. No. 7, Lee. No. 14, Sparks (Hole in one). Longest Putt: No. 8, Cooney. Date: May 28 Game: 2 Best Ball 1, Cunningham, Nellermoe, Wilson, Levings (-31). 2t, Emery, Vargas, Prunkl, Gilmore BD (-30). 2t, England, Gilmore, Eyman, Dreiling (-30). 4, Hayes, Hibner, Ryan, Bryce (-29). Low Gross: 1, Sparks 69. 2, Culp 71. 3t, Emery 73. 3t, Morris 73. 3t, Doleman 73. Low Net: 1, Cunningham 53. 2, Eyman 56. 3t, Pennington 58. 3t, Arney 58. 3t, Prunkl 58. Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Prunkl. No. 7, Martindale. No. 14, Gow- ing. 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