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.
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