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2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL , AUGUST 12, 2015 Yeack wins Wallbanger Cup at the line Dills, Mayden and Towns also earn victories BY BEN DEATHERAGE For the Sentinel Cottage Grove Speedway was back in action on Saturday, Aug. 1 for the annual Wallbanger Cup. This race is ran in honor of the late Mark Howard, and it is the biggest race of the season for the CGS Street Stocks. Also on the card were the Clark Printing Extreme Sprints, IMCA Modi- fi eds and Late Models. The Street Stock main event was a caution fi lled affair, but despite all of the stoppages, it was an extremely entertaining race. Albany’s Bricen James overtook Kevin Roberts from Gresham on lap fi ve and would hold the lead for much of the main event. A late-race restart saw Kyle Yeack give James a run for his money. Yeack made a bonsai last-lap pass on James to beat him out at the line by a mere 0.081 seconds. It was the fi rst career Wallbanger Cup win for Yeack. James was a respectable second, followed by Cottage Grove’s Evan Britton in third. Chris Sine from Eugene was fourth, while Cody Smith of St. Helens was fi fth. In the Clark Printing Extreme Sprints it was all about Patrick Dills. The Cottage Grove ace grabbed the lead on the start and did not look back from there. Dills led the entire way to col- lect his second win of the sea- son. Michael Kofoid of Penngrove, Calif., was second, while in third was Orion Redmond. James —doing double duty — fi nished in fourth, and Eugene’s Raquel Ivie was fi fth. The IMCA Modifi ed feature saw a great number of cautions, but it was still a great race. Kinzer Cox of Cottage Grove was the early pace setter and re- mained in that position until lap fi ve. Springfi eld’s Jake Mayden and Cox would battle side-by- side for lap-after-lap. Cox re- claimed the lead on lap eight only to have it taken away on the following lap by Mayden. Mayden lost the lead to Cox on lap 14, but he recaputred the lead on the next circuit and stayed in the lead the rest of the way to win his fi rst IMCA Mod- ifi ed event. Cox was second, while Mark Carrell from Redmond got third. Fourth place went to Cottage Grove’s Curtis Towns, and Ste- ven Sturdevant of Springfi eld was fi fth. The Late Models staged a wonderful race for their main event. Towns, who was also doing double duty, managed to seize the lead on the opening lap, but he came under serious pressure in the closing stages. Jesse Williamson of Eugene passed Towns on lap 22, but Towns regained the lead on photo courtesy Dirt Monkey Productions Kyle Yeack won his fi rst career Wallbanger Cup by beating out Albany's Bricen James by a mere .081 seconds at the fi nish line. lap 23 and managed to hold off Williamson for the win. It was the sixth win of the season for Towns in the Late Model divi- Continued from page 1B times two! Tom Mathis (left) and Ron Bascue both bowled perfect 300 games during league play at the Cottage Bowl Monday night — for the same team, and on the same lanes. The occasion was also notable because it was Mathis' birth- day. After his last ball for 300, Tom put his arms in the air and shouted, "And it's my birthday!" photo by Natalie Clark G OLF First place, -23: Gary Ingram, RW Ryan, Bud Lefl er, Dave Tooker. Second place (tie), -18: Larry Emery, Ron Ackerman, Dar- Middlefi eld Mens Club Game: Scramble with tie-breakers Aug. 6, 2015 First place, -8: Dan Smith, Glen Hibner, Darrell Lee, Dick Winters. Second place, -6: Larry Zuv- ich, Ed Wilson, Bob Martin- dale, Jim Cunningham. Third place, -6: Dan Pearson, Commission sets bird hunting regulations The Fish and Wildlife Com- mission set 2015-16 game bird hunting regulations today at its meeting in Salem. The major changes from last year will: End goose check stations rell Lee, Dick Winters. Second place (tie), -18: Mike Helms, Jack Doleman, David Morris, Russell Bryce. Fourth place, -17: Jake Cox, Gary Culp, Gary Sparks, Larry Eyman. Mike Helms, 68 Jack Doleman, 69 Dan Smith, 69 Low Gross: Gary Ingram, 68 Low Net: Richard Vargas, 57 Larry Zuvich, 60 Larry Dreiling, 61 Bob Armor, 62 Glen Hibner, 63 Bill Wilson, Dave Tooker, Tom Arney. Fourth place, -6: Mike Helms, Les Rhodes, Jim Wamsley, Ron Warner. Fifth place, -6: Jake Cox, Milt Levings, Bill Medin, Richard Vargas. Sixth place, -5: Jerry Singer, Dan Duffy, Sam Kelder. Seventh place, -5: Bruce Dorman, Don Perkins, Bob McCarthy, David Morris. Eighth place, -4: Bill Avery, Ed Prunkl, Jerry Pennington, Bud Lefl er. Ninth place, -3: Gary Sparks, Don Arendell, Jim Hoover, Lynn Ferrin. Tenth place, -3: Gary Ingram, Don Hanly, RW Ryan, Frank LaCosse. Eleventh place, -2: Larry Em- ery, Adrian Chatigny, Russell Bryce, Ron Ackerman. Twelfth place, -1: Mike and check-in requirements for goose hunters in Northwest Or- egon. Increase the canvasback dai- ly limit from one to two; oth- erwise duck bag limits remain unchanged from last year. Extend three-turkey spring season limit statewide. Cur- rently limited to two turkeys everywhere but most of western Oregon. Tony Brakeall ended his night in fourth, while Salem’s Britton Donahoo was fi fth. H OLLANDER Perfection Middlefi eld Mens Club Aug. 3, 2015 Game: 1-2-3 Best Ball sion. Williamson was second, and behind him in third was Rob Campos from Scio. Lebanon’s Extend forest grouse seasons in eastern Oregon through Jan. 31, which will align with west- ern Oregon. Allow upland bird hunters to leave wing or head on birds they harvest as evidence of sex and species. Currently, these hunters must leave a head on the bird. The 2015-16 Oregon Bird Hunting Regulations will be on- Gary Sparks, 64 Leroy Bodine, 64 Closest to the pin: No. 5 — Gary Ingram No. 7 —Dick Winters No. 14 — Darrell Lee Longest Putt: Larry Emery up before 5 p.m. The fi nal newspaper also scratched an itch of working to- ward a tangible product. Not many jobs offer the same clar- ity of objective, and seeing that work turn into something people bought, and perhaps even saved as a keepsake, was always very satisfying. But Jon Stinnett will tell you we’ve never made a per- fect paper, and the element of fi nality made the mistakes stress- ful. Plenty of times I would jolt awake on Monday nights, know- ing I had made an error and that there was nothing I could do but look ahead to the next issue. Over this year I also became more and more aware of the sac- rifi ces — to life schedule and life style — that my peers at larger publications routinely make to stay in print journalism. I sup- pose the operative word is ‘print,’ and though I didn’t need a year on the job to learn that newspapers aren’t the most lucrative indus- try, I learned about the obstacles and limitations that make them so. I am certain that people will always want and need the news, but I’m not sure if the daily news- papers offer the business model to meet that evolving demand. I can’t say that the Sentinel is im- mune to these challenges, but I also believe that it’s serving a dif- ferent need, one more centered on recording the history of Cottage Grove. I owe a sincere ‘thank you’ to so many people who supported me throughout this endeavor: to Ben Schorzman, who gave me di- rection when I fi rst began; to Ron Bellamy, who mentored me as a sports editor; to my family, who understood the importance of this journey; to the entire Sentinel staff, who work tirelessly to keep this ship afl oat, and of course Jon Stinnett, who taught me how to tell the stories of this community. R ACQUETS Continued from page 1B Dean said he has yet to see the need for even one more court, es- pecially since there are plans to Cooney, Mel Gowing, Pat house pickleball at the Armory. Rickard, Gary Ackley. “Pickleball is still in its infancy Thirteenth place, -1: Paul here. We haven’t ever seen more Hendrichs, Bob Armor, Rudy than six players at one time at the Nellermoe, Larry Dreiling. courts. And while people may not Fourteenth place, -1: Jack see the courts being used for ten- Doleman, Bill Beckett, Leon nis very often, perhaps they aren’t Hayes, Virgil Miller. driving by the courts at 8:30 in the morning when our group is out Closest to the pin: No. 5 here with 10 or more players.” — Ed Prunkl, No. 7 —Bill Although the issue was not Wilson, No. 14 — Dan Pear- formally discussed by the Coun- son. cil, Councilor Heather Murphy, a tennis player herself, said that she found the yellow pickleball court line by Aug. 15 and the booklet lines disorienting. will be available at ODFW of- Meyers said at this point there fi ces and license sales agents by are no plans to add more pickle- Aug. 24. ball courts, but that the City will consider all options that increase use of the facility. Dean’s group is not currently affi liated with the Cottage Grove Tennis Association, a non-profi t organization headed by Ron Ir- vine that raises money to support tennis in Cottage Grove. Irvine, who has friends in both parties, said he has invited both groups to come together through his or- ganization toward the end of this month. He also said there could be different color schemes that make the pickleball courts less distracting to tennis players. “I am confi dent that reasonable heads will prevail,” he said. “For now it seems reasonable the each group will have two courts. But of course we will continue to play it by ear. If there is an onslaught of pickleball players, we may have to revisit the conversation at a later time.”
