COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 22, 2015 3B C ORWIN Continued from 1B at OIT. Corwin also led the Owls to back-to-back postseason appearances in 2013 and 2014. According to Athletic Director Dave Presley, Corwin was a candidate dur- ing last year’s search process; however, the timing was not yet right for him to leave the OIT program. “It’s not very often that an AD will come across a candidate who is, frank- ly, so overqualifi ed as Jason,” said Pre- sley. “We are very fortunate that the stars aligned this time around.” Corwin grew up in the Springfi eld area and coached at Thurston High School for fi ve years prior to becom- ing the head coach at OIT. He said that the opportunity to be closer to his home and children was a key factor in his decision to accept the position. His Jason Corwin Gold Rush 5K Results TIME 18:51 20:27 20:47 21:51 22:35 22:36 23:00 23:07 23:27 24:18 24:31 24:52 25:23 25:47 25:51 25:54 25:54 25:54 25:57 26:28 David Fen 26:30 Ian Dukes 26:34 Bob Bode 26:38 MJ Raade 26:41 Michael Dukes 26:41 Nodia Witt 27:07 Annabel Dostal 27:12 Kale’a Galbreath 27:17 David Hugman 27:49 Joe Spady 27:59 Julie Gardner 27:59 Leslie Walker 28:00 Zdenka Wybrog 28:03 Michelle Weybright 28:04 Sawyer Weybright 28:25 ElizabethPeterson 28:25 Wade Davis 28:36 Sheri Martin 28:37 Jodi Krenik 28:42 Erik Bridgeford 28:43 Mary Kessler 29:03 Karley Earlywine First Last Name Kyle McNary Pete Dolan Patrick Frost Jarett Raade Matthew Clark Madison Long Jamon Ellingson Rob McCallum James Markus Dave Davis Charles Hudson Bob Schneider Steve Noll Johnny Witt Tyra Gordon Kenzie Parsons Matt Parsons Chelsea Miller Trenton Witt 30:06 30:07 30:08 30:18 31:01 31:03 31:09 31:15 31:57 32:00 32:02 32:02 32:33 32:34 32:53 32:54 32:54 32:56 33:26 33:32 35:24 35:45 daughter, Haley, will be a sophomore at the University of Oregon, and his son, Carson, will be a freshman at Wil- lamette High School. “I’m really excited to be joining the South Lane School District,” said Cor- win, who will be teaching health and PE at Lincoln Middle School. “The fa- cilities are outstanding and the people are great.” Although Corwin is Cottage Grove’s third coach in as many years, Presley said he believes that Corwin will pro- vide long-term stability for the pro- gram. “I’ve had numerous conversations with Jason over the past couple of months as far as his passion for build- ing a successful K-12 volleyball sys- tem here in Cottage Grove,” he said. “When college coaches move down to high school, they aren’t always willing to put in the work to rebuild a program. Danelle Clark Emma Matteo Cassidy Leatherwood Erik Torkelson KimberlyAtwood Lindsey Evans Billy Reed Sara Smith Tori Raade Amanda Cook Rene Cook Sara Meyer Emma Meyers ChristelBraun Sophia Raade Brian Williams Jamie Carr Taylor Carr JenniferMonegan Lisa Hilderbrod Rose Witt Jane Daum 35:46 37:15 37:58 ley 37:59 38:00 38:25 39:35 39:57 40:08 43:17 43:17 43:18 43:40 44:23 44:24 45:07 49:03 49:47 49:50 59:01 59:01 to the start of the season. He said that through his coaching experiences he has become familiar with the 4A level and the Sky-Em League. He also said that while he anticipates some adjust- ment period to working with a younger, less experienced group of athletes, the fundamental principals are the same between high school and college. Presley said that he has already heard positive feedback from players and par- ents on Corwin. “The fi rst thing Jason told the play- ers when we introduced him was, ‘You are volleyball players; you can’t think of yourselves as just a single position. Everyone is going to learn how to do everything, because that’s what’s best for the team.’ That philosophy makes a lot of sense to me,” Presley said. Jason did not make this decision light- ly, and he put a lot of work into getting back to a place where he wants to be.” While Corwin’s hiring, which was fi nalized on July 6, came a mere six weeks before the start of the fall season, he feels like the Lions are still on track for where they need to be. CGHS grad Elysha served as the interim coach dur- ing the team's summer league in June. “It seems like a nice group of kids, and I really like their energy and hus- tle,” said Corwin. “It’s also clear that they want to be good, and they haven’t necessarily needed a coach to teach that desire.” Cottage Grove is expected to return a pair of all-league performers in seniors Abby Ladd and Ally Ganchegui. The Lions will host South Umpqua on Sept. 1 for their fi rst match of the year. Corwin added that he is not anxious about taking over a program so close Brandon Wallace Heather Campbell Kellie Reinecke-Ri- Erika Grice Wendy Hawkins Vay Nerseth Walt Chamberlain William Tanton Kelly Trant-Valley Theresa Abbott Jenna Rosiason Rick Abbott RachelleNerseth Cassie Barrong Teresa Gonzales Dan Hawkins Eve Carmack Aaron Earlywine Ariel Meros Terra Hoy Herman Hoy Middlefi eld Mens Golf No. 14 Tom Arney. Game: 2 Points Date: July 13 Game: 2 Best Ball Date: July 16 1, Paul Waterman, Steve Lind- holm, Larry Dreiling, Darrell Lee 100. 2, Gerald Singer, Bob Lefl er, Les Rhodes, Darrell Lee BD 98. 3t, Ron Ackerman, Jim Wamsley, Dave England, Jack Doleman 97. 3t, Gary Culp, Virgil Miller, Ed WIlson, Don Arendell 97. Low Gross: 1, Bill Avery 68. 2t, Gerald Singer 69. 2t, Jack Doleman 69. Low Net: 1, Bill Avery 57. 2t, Jim Wamsley 60. 2t, Darrell Lee 60. Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Jim Wamsley. No. 7, Bob Armor. 1, Jim Cunningham, Sam Kelder, Jerry Pennington, Gary Culp (-34). 2, Mel Gowing, Dave Gilmore, Bob Armor, Richard Vargas (-31). 3, Jake Cox, Darrell Lee, David Mor- ris, Gary Sparks (-23). Low Gross: 1, Gary Culp 66. 2, Jerry Pennington 70. Low Net: 1, Jerry Pennington 55. 2, Gary Culp 56. 3, Dave Gilmore 59. Closest to the Pin: No. 5, Dave Gilmore. No. 7, Pat Rickard. No. 14, Dave England. Longest Putt: No. 10, Gary Culp. For life insurance, call a good neighbor. 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