B
S PORTS
Section B
South Lane County Sports and Recreation
Wednesday, November 25 , 2015
Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com
Strong sense of community and family at
Cottage Bowl's various bowling leagues
Each night at Cottage Grove's popular bowling alley,
friends and family come together for good times and competetive bowling
Athlete of the Week
Dick George won't let age stop him
Photo by Sam Wright
Bowlers of the "Cottage Mixers" league meet every Wednesday to compete in a three-game competition.
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
Perhaps one of the most
heartwarming traditions in Cot-
tage Grove can be found at the
various bowling leagues and
competitions held at the Cottage
Bowl just off of River Rd. The
bowling alley hosts seven dif-
ferent leagues that all compete
on different days of the week.
For the past six years, the
Cottage Bowl has been owned
and operated by Natalie Clark
and her father, Butch Cardoza.
Together, they have helped orga-
nize the seven different leagues
that bowl at their alley.
“Everyone here is all a part of
our family,” Clark said. “Some
teams are all friends, some teams
are purely family, and some are
a mixture of both.” Clark said
that each league has a variety
of veteran and rookie bowlers
along with younger bowlers and
elderly bowlers.
For example, the Cottage
Mixers league has the privilege
of seeing Cottage Grove’s most
senior bowler, Dick George.
George, who is 93 and still go-
ing strong, has been bowling for
over 20 years. He said that he
has been bowling at the Cottage
Bowl since the age of 71 and is
currently on the lineup of the
Funseekers.
The Cottage Mixers league is
hosted on Wednesdays,
At the young age of 93, Dick George competes every
Wednesday at the Cottage Bowl for his Cottage Mixers
league. George has been bowling for over 20 years, but
he merits his ability to compete at his age to having
"been really lucky" with his health. He plans on con-
tinuing to bowl until he physically no longer can. Such
dedication earns him this week's athlete of the week.
Please see BOWL , Page 3B
Junior Lions victorious in
Mt. Hood Bowl
The sixth grade Lions faced off against the Junction City Jaguars
on Sunday, Nov. 15 at Autzen Stadium. After being down 0-13 at
halftime, the Lions made a miraculous comeback to tie the game at
13 in regulaton and win the game 19-13 in overtime. The players
are listed as follows:
Front Row Left to Right: (45) Brandon Russell, Loren James,
Treven Monegan, Zach Hutchinson, Isaac Stere, Porter Snyder
Second Row: (29) Angus White, Jason Travis, Bryant Frieze, An-
drew Zumwalt, Josh Nordyke, James Smith, Henry Ollivant,
Tim Vance, Brennen Bouche, Landon Colburn, Carter Bascue,
Fernando Giffen, Preston Holloway, Ben Genthner
Back Row: Assistant Coaches: Matt Hamilton, Jeff Bascue, James
Russell, Head Coach Greg Ollivant
Courtesy photo
Kory Parent and Chance Hopkins move the ball down the court against Ontario.
Basketball looks to a stronger season this
year with a full return of talented players
The Lions had no seniors on their roster last year, but this year Head Coach
Donn Pollard expects the team to be stronger and more experienced
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
The Lions’ boys’ basketball
team was a very young one last
year. The team had no seniors on
its roster, and the young players
struggled with a lack of experi-
ence, size and knowledge. They
ended the season 5-19, unable
to make the playoffs.
However, this year the Li-
ons are looking to bounce back
from a not-so-successful sea-
son and take advantage of all
of the team’s returning talent. A
total of seven starters are back
this year, a roster that consists
of seniors Jayden Tucker and
Chance Hopkins (awarded most
improved last year), along with
juniors Blake Sentman, Kory
Parent (voted MVP and most in-
spirational player last year) and
Tucker Porter.
Parent made second-team all-
league last year, and Chance
Hopkins and Blake Sentman
had honorable mentions.
The Lions will also welcome
back Jordan Hagewood, who
was a starter for the Lions last
year as a freshman and also re-
ceived the Lions Rookie Award.
An additional senior will be
added to the team who did not
play last year. Senior Payton
Presley, who typically showcas-
es his athleticism on the football
fi eld, is a welcome addition, ac-
cording to Head Coach Donn
Pollard.
“We’re going to be a year stron-
ger, a year more experienced and a
year more skilled,” Pollard said.
Please see BASKETBALL , Page 3B
Soccer coach steps away
Brian Fish will not
be returning to coach
boys' soccer next
season, as he decides
to take a break
After coaching the Lions
soccer team for 11 years, Head
Coach Brian Fish has decided
to step away from coaching soc-
cer.
“After being here for so long
I think it’s a good time for me
to step away and take a break
and let someone younger step
in,” Fish said. Fish runs a jani-
torial service business that
has accounts all over the state,
Cottage Grove
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which forces him to travel a lot.
“I was getting stretched pretty
thin because I’m all over the
state sometimes,” he said. Fish
said he enjoyed his time coach-
ing but looks forward to taking
a break. He said that the boys’
soccer team seems to be in pret-
ty good shape and that his step-
ping away shouldn’t hinder any
potential success.