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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 6, 2016 3B DUCKS Sentinel fi le photo Pictured are: Delia Nichols-Feguson, Melissa Thielman, Halle Petersen, Chelsey Bottorff, Leticia Hernandez, Melissa McCasline, Miranda McCasline, Hudson Weybright, Kiana Hemenway, Hannah Albrecht, Raymi Piltz, Brooke Fisher, Jasmin Lopez, Emma Browning, Josie Mootz, Emma Simons, Bailey May, Sophia James, Bailie Hill. Girls' soccer tops 'em all in 2015 C ottage Grove High School girls' varsity soccer team had a great year in 2015. The team went 9-1 in league play, winning the Sky Em League for the fi rst time in CGHS history. Follow- ing the season, the team that took up nearly 50 percent of the all-league roster, in addi- tion to boasting the league's coach and player of the year (Vern Stewart and Kiana He- menway, respectively). These accolades earned the team its status as the top local sports story of 2015. His crown was met with the speeding shoulder of a TCU de- fender, and that was the end of his career with the Ducks. Back -up quarterback Jeff Lockie then fi nished the drive to a fi eld goal. From then on, it was all down hill. It was the story of the Ducks' season compiled into one game: the starting QB gets injured and there was no one there to replace his production on the fi eld. Before his injury, Adams Jr. completed 13 of 19 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown. Lockie completed seven of 15 passes for 36 yards. But the lack of offensive production in the second half wasn’t entirely Lockie’s fault. After yet another injury, the Ducks brought in backup center Doug Brenner, who simply couldn’t execute in many snaps. More often than not, the ball was snapped right at Lockie’s feet, who then had to bend down, giving TCU’s de- fense a reactionary advantage. “Just a weird thing, normally my snaps are perfect,” Brenner said. But player execution aside, one has to wonder what was go- ing on with the coaching staff. For instance, offensive co- ordinator Scott Frost left the Ducks after the Oregon State game for a head coaching posi- tion at Central Florida, so it was up to new offensive coordinator and former wide receivers coach Matt Lubick to call offensive plays. Whether or not that was an issue is hard to determine, but when a player can’t execute the simplest yet most important part of every play (the snap), a substitution would seem to be in order. And as far as the quar- terback position is concerned, the Oregon offense is stacked with athletes, and Lockie isn’t among them. Oregon’s offen- sive scheme is built for the quar- terback to move quickly and swiftly from inside the pocket to out in space, and Lockie didn’t possess the athletic capability to do that. This was seen on a third down play where the ball was snapped at his feet (yet again) and he decided to kneel to pick up the ball, where he was ruled down, although he threw a pass to an open receiver for a potential fi rst down. The rest of the game was put on the shoulders of Royce Free- man, who ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, one in the fi rst overtime to save the Ducks from losing right there. Whatever the reasons, TCU tied the record for the biggest comeback in bowl history, tied with Texas Tech’s win over Minnesota in the Insight Bowl in 2006. It’s sad that the Village Green ended its festive tailgate season on this note; one can only imag- ine the crowd it would have brought had the idea been intro- duced a season earlier when the Ducks took a trip to Arlington for the National Championship. Golf: Middlefi eld Men's Club Thursday, Dec. 31 Game: 3-2-1 Points First Place Jim Hoover Don Hanly Dick Winters Dan Duffy 94 Third Place (tie) Jim Wamsley Bill Avery Gary Culp Larry Emery Second Place Dale Johnson Bob McCarty Steve Lindholm Adrian Chatigny 89 Third Place (tie) Mike Helms Dan Smith Gary Rider Ron Ackerman Third Place (tie) Jack Doleman Dave England Frank LaCosse Larry Zuvich 88 First Place Jim Cunningham Darrell Lee Jerry Singer Dale Johnson -14 Second Place Jack Doleman Frank Gates Bob McCarty Frank LaCosse -13 88 Low Net Dan Duffy Gary Ingram Dave England Jim Wamsley Keith Rowling Darrell Lee 61 63 63 64 65 65 Closest to the Pin #5 Bob McCarty #7 Darrell Lee #14 Pat Rickard Low Gross Tim Martin Gary Culp Dan Smith Mike Helms Monday, Dec. 28 Game: 3-2-1 Best Ball 88 72 73 73 75 Third Place Dan Smith Don Hanly Dick Winters Jim Cunningham BD -11 Fourth Place Mike Helms Jake Cox Tom Arney Larry Zuvich -10 Longest Putt #18 Larry Eyman Low Net Gary Culp Don Hanly Dale Johnson Darrell Lee 65 67 68 68 Closest to the Pin #5 Dan Smith #7 Don Hanly #14 Frank LaCosse Low Gross Dan Smith Mike Helms Jerry Singer 72 73 75 Longest Putt #17 Don Hanly The businesses on this page are: Cottage Grove Lions SUPER FANS They proudly support our local athletes and students Please show your appreciation by patronizing their businesses. 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