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B S PORTS Section B South Lane County Sports and Recreation Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com Athletes of the Year Albrecht and Parent: stepping into leadership positions These Lions have already stepped up to help their teams succeed, but as they become seniors, their roles as leaders will increase BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Hannah Albrecht and Kory Parent are among the most prominent athletes in their re- spective prep sports. While there are the occasional ups and downs with their teams, they never fail to shine individually when they’re on the fi eld, court or track. Hannah Albrecht Albrecht has been participat- ing in organized sports since she began playing soccer at the age of fi ve. As she became older, participation turned into com- petition, and competition turned into victory. This year Albrecht competed in three varsity sports: soccer, basketball and track. On the soc- cer fi eld, she was not the most outstanding player, as Kia Hem- enway took Sky-Em Athlete of the Year, but she made fi rst team All-League and helped her team to a Sky-Em title and a playoff berth. Albrecht’s performance was excellent considering she hadn’t played soccer competi- tively since middle school. “I hadn’t played since middle school so I was a little rusty, but it was nice to get a lot of var- sity playing time in,” she said. With the help of Hemenway and a new coach, Albrecht will be seeking another Sky-Em title for Lions’ soccer. As winter rolled in, she laced up for basketball season, where Cottage Grove struggled on the girls’ side. The team had lost valuable seniors from last year, and Kevin Yoss and com- pany only managed to nab seven wins, going 7-17 overall and 4-6 in league play. But Albrecht still managed to get an All-League honorable mention. Over 24 games, she scored 75 points, shooting 39.1 percent from the fi eld with 87 rebounds and 32 assists. One of her most high- lighted performances was dur- ing their upset over Elmira in early February, where the Lions overcame the Falcons 41-38. In that game, Albrecht held one of the league’s best offensive play- ers to just three points. Photos by Gary Ordway Hannah Albrecht and Kory Parent are this year's Athletes of the Year. In the spring, Albrecht led her team to a second-place fi nish in the district meet and earned her- self a place at the state meet. At districts, she took home four sil- ver medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes along with the 4x400. At state she managed to place seventh in the 400-meter and was the only Cottage Grove female to make it to a fi nal race. The soon-to-be senior will prepare for her fi nal year as a Lion by participating in summer workouts in all of her sports. While Albrecht states that soccer is her favorite sport, she believes that she is better at track and aspires to compete at the University of Texas. “It’s a division one school so Dills, Mayden, Braaten and Maricle winners at CGS Kids Night BY BEN DEATHERAGE For the Sentinel Despite some incredibly warm weather, Cottage Grove Speedway hosted Kids Night on Saturday, June 4. Over twenty bicycles were donated and given away during the intermission to some very lucky children. Four classes were on the card includ- ing the Clark Printing Extreme Sprints, IMCA Modifi eds, IMCA Sport Mods, and Quality RV Repair Hornets. In the Clark Printing Extreme Sprints it was Fall Creek veteran Mike Griffi th leading the open- ing lap. Griffi th was passed on lap two by Sutherlin’s Cooper Desbiens. Desbiens set a rapid pace and looked to be on his way to victory lane. However, on lap 17, Cottage Grove pilot Patrick Dill made the pass on Desbiens. Dills remained in the lead the rest of the way to him- self in victory lane. Ricky Ashley, from Thurston, placed in second followed by Desbiens in third. Anderson, California teenager Chelsea Blevins was fourth and Medford youngster Camden Robustelli got fi fth. Dave Hibbard, from Med- ford, was fast time of the night. Ricky Ashley was victorious in the Dot’s Trophy Shop Trophy Dash while heat race winners were Hibbard and Patrick Dills. Ryan Baker was off to a great start in the IMCA Modifi ed main event. The Coquille na- tive remained in the lead till lap nine after a restart. The driver overtaking Baker was Cottage Grove’s Curtis Towns. Towns unfortunately got collected in a wreck while dealing with lapped traffi c on the 14th circuit. This gave the lead to Eric Ash- ley from Jasper. Ashley paced the fi eld until Springfi eld’s Jake Mayden made the move to get around him. Mayden held back Ashley to put himself in the winner’s circle for the fi rst time this year. Eric Ashley was a respectable second followed by Kinzer Cox of Cottage Grove in third. Ste- ven Sturdevant from Springfi eld was fourth and Cottage Grove chauffeur Tyler Smith crossed the line in fi fth. Kinzer Cox was the quickest driver in time trials and Steven Sturdevant got the job done in the Dot’s Trophy Shop Trophy Dash. Cottage Grove drivers Kreg Britton and Justin Ryker were the two heat race winners. Andrew Mathers of Eugene was the pace setter in the open- ing legs of the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Mathers remained in the front of the fi eld until lap eight. Central Point’s Jorddon Braaten would be the new lead- er and dominated the rest of the way. Braaten was fi rst to cross the line to capture his fourth victory of the season at Cottage Grove. Springfi eld’s Daniel Ray was second with Jayson Nelson, also out of Springfi eld, in third. Andrew Mathers got fourth and Jasper’s Gene Ashley completed the top fi ve fi nishers in fi fth. Jorddon Braaten had a clean sweep of the evening’s events by setting fast time, winning the Dot’s Trophy Shop Trophy Dash and was also victorious in the heat race. Andrew Mathers also was a heat race winner. K.C. Scott of Springfi eld got the early race lead in the Quality RV Repair Hornet feature. Scott led until lap six after slowing down on a restart. The driver to take over the top place position was Veneta hot shoe Joe Mari- cle. Maricle stayed in the spot the rest of the distance to win his third straight feature. Oregon City’s Danny Asher, was the runner-up while grab- bing third was K.C. Scott. Gos- hen youngster Brandon Norton pulled off a great fourth place run, while fi fth belonged to Cot- tage Grove’s Jim Simmons. K.C. Scott was quick time and the winner of the Dot’s Tro- phy Shop Trophy Dash would be Eugene driver James Sim- mons. Danny Asher and James Simmons were the two heat race winners. Cottage Grove Speedway 541-942-7561 www.cottagegrovespeedway.com begins a marathon run of races with four events scheduled over a period of fi ve days. It all starts with Kage Kart action on Friday, June 10 for their third race of the season. For the Kart races, General Admission is free and Pit Passes are $10 and Car and Driver fees will be $35. The Pit Gate will open up around 4 p.m. and the Pit Meeting is at 6 p.m. with Hot Laps and Racing to follow. Saturday, June 11 will see racing return to the ¼-mile with a full card for the Prelude to the Wallbanger. Street Stocks, Clark Printing Extreme Sprints, Late Models, IMCA Sport Mods, Quality RV Repair Hor- nets, and Dwarf Cars are all on tap for a terrifi c night of action. Tickets are Adults $13, Juniors/ Seniors $10, Youth (6-12) - $5, Family Pass $30, and Children 5 or under are free. As will hap- pen all year long in honor of our 60th Anniversary the 60th fan through the Front Gate gets in for free. Then on Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14, the Wild West Modifi ed Shootout returns for two nights of action. It will feature some of the best IMCA Modifi ed drivers on the planet taking on the local and regional stars. Tickets are $8 and Kids (5 and Under) get in for free. Or you can buy a two-day pass for just $10! it’s unlikely I’ll get to, but it’s worth a shot to try,” she said. Kory Parent Kory Parent’s athletic accom- plishments have been well doc- umented this season. However, it was noted that the Sentinel had not awarded him Athlete of the Week during the football or basketball seasons. The reason for that was because each week, Parent’s performances were so prominent and dominant; it was assumed that he regularly re- ceived the title of Athlete of the Week or that he had front-page coverage, especially during bas- ketball season. Please see ATHLETES, Page 2B Athlete of the Week Lincoln Middle Schooler fi nishes big in track Daisy Passenger took second place in the mini javelin at the Middle School State Track Meet with a throw of 121’3”. Daisy was ranked sixth going into the event with a throw of 111’2”. Passenger impressed spectators by throwing a personal record of 10’1” at the biggest stage of competition. She was the only athlete from Lincoln to compete at the State Meet. "She did an excel- lent job representing her school and community. We are really proud of Daisy and her accomplishment this season," said Athletic Director Mark Dreiling. Join us Monday June 13th and Tuesday June 14th for the Wild West Modifi ed Speedweek 2 day passes are just $10.00 SHOW THIS AD AND SAVE 50% OFF YOUR PASSES
