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B S PORTS Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 Section B South Lane County Sports and Recreation Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com Lions take second place with grace Despite not taking a state title home, the Cottage Grove football program gave the state champions the toughest playoff game this season and gracefully received the runner-up trophy BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Reminiscent of the 2013 foot- ball season, the Cottage Grove Lions’ football team ended a spectacular season in a heart- breaking ending in the State Championship game. The un- defeated Lions traveled to Hill- sboro just one week after dis- mantling the Cascade Cougars in a 48-20 semifi nal win at the same stadium. The Lions weren’t so fortu- nate this time around, and the team took its fi rst loss of the season at the state fi nal, 35-21, to the top-ranked team in the 4A class. The North Bend Bulldogs breezed through the fi rst-three rounds of the playoffs, beating La Grande 69-13 in round one, Banks 40-7 and Estacada 49-26. The 35-21 victory over the Li- ons was by far the closest play- off game the Bulldogs played, and even the score falsely rep- resents just how close the Lions were to an upset. The Lions elected to receive the ball on the opening kickoff and were able to score on their opening drive to start the game off with a 7-0 lead. Within the fi rst series, however, it seemed like the Lions were going to struggle moving the ball until quarterback Blake Sentman hit Photo by Sam Wright Juice Clafl in attempts to push his way into the end zone. The Lions were able to move the ball against North Bend but were stopped in the red zone on multiple occassions. key fourth-down stop and got Sentman wide open on the right another defensive stop and got Kory Parent for a 30-yard com- to score 14 unanswered points. The Lions refused to be the ball back to begin the sec- side of the fi eld, giving Cottage the ball back in the beginning pletion on a third-and-10 situ- ation. After that, running back pushed aside so easily and an- ond half. Both teams came close Grove a fi rst-and-goal situation. of the fourth quarter. They then Zane Levings was able to punch swered with a touchdown pass to scoring, but big defensive But the third quarter saw a stale- struck quickly with a deep pass the ball in for the score. Cottage from Sentman to Jacob Woods stops kept both offenses out of mate between the two teams as from Sentman over the middle the end zone. In an attempt to North Bend made a huge defen- to Woods, splitting the safeties Grove was then able to hold the to tie the game. The Bulldogs received the shake things up, Cottage Grove sive stop on fourth-and-goal to and taking the ball all the way strong rushing attack of North Bend, forcing a punt. But the second-half kickoff with a 21- called a play that had Parent barely hold onto their lead en- into the end zone to tie the game Bulldogs tightened things up, 14 lead over a tenacious Cottage take the ball on a jet sweep to tering the fourth quarter. Cot- and North Bend soon was able Grove team. The Lions made a the left, only to pull up and fi nd tage Grove was able to make yet Please see STATE, Page 3B Youth football team takes second place in Vegas tournament Athlete of the Week Blake Sentman proves he can do it all Despite a loss in the 4A State Championship game against North Bend, Blake Sentman boasted a strong performance like he's done all season long. The senior quarterback completed 24 of 44 passes for 386 yards. In the third quarter, Sentman also caught an 18-yard pass from Kory Parent on a trick play to put the Lions in scoring position. Macauley, Miller, Hendricks earn gold in Vegas BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Cottage Grove’s Andrea (Andi) Macauley once again traveled to Las Vegas to com- pete in the World Bench Press and Dead Lifting Champion- ships presented by the World Association of Benchers and Dead Lifters. In 2015, Macau- ley earned a fi rst-place fi nish in her age and weight division. That gold medal wasn’t her fi rst and now isn't her las last, as she once again came away with a gold medal. But this time, Macauley didn’t go on her own. She brought along her friends and fellow members of the Emerald Fitness Club, Chet Hendricks and Chel- sea Miller. All three contestants brought back a gold medal. Macauley once again entered in the Master Women’s bench press in the 148-pound weight class for the 47-53 age group. She hit a personal record twice in the competition: once at 170.6 and then again at 176.2— the personal record that gave her the gold. Hendricks participated in the Class I Men’s division in the 242-pound weight class. He took fi rst place by benching 352.7 pounds. Miller received two medals over that weekend. She fi rst competed in the Open Women’s 148-pound weight class, where she took home a bronze medal. But her crowning achievement Please see WEIGHTS, Page 3B Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Left to right: Chelsea Miller, Chet Hendricks and Andi Macauley traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the an- nual World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships. Local football stars Corbin Hoover, Chandler Houck and Nathin Lemmon were selected to join a team representing the Lane County area in a National tournament in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving Weekend. The athletes were accompanied by coach Brent Hoover who coach- es the Cottage Grove Pee Wee Football team. The teams were placed in a double elimination bracket and the local team took second place in the entire tour- Cottage Grove Sentinel nament. This was the fi rst year kids from Cottage Grove were given the opportunity to compete on such a wide scale level. The state of Oregon produces one of the lowest amounts of Divi- sion I athletes in the country and therefore doesn't get much consideration for national tour- naments such as this. Coach Hoover says that the experience challenges the kids in a way the local level cannot.
