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2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 12, 2017 Taggard weighs in on Duck season cus Arroyo (with Cristobal), was the offensive coordinator for the NTampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 and 2015 and wide receiver coach Michael Johnson has had 10 years of NFL experience with the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. Taggart exudes enthusiasm and preaches three main tenets: “blame no one, make no excuses and do something.” The Ducks began spring drills on Wednesday, April 5 after offseason workouts. “We’re really fi red up,” Tag- gart told the media last Wednes- day. “Our football team has done an outstanding job this offseason. I’m really impressed with the way they’ve been working. I’m real- ly impressed with how they’ve worked in the classroom. I’m really excited to see how all that translates onto the football fi eld now, because our guys are doing the things we asked them to do and they’re competing and doing it the way we want them to.” Taggart says a big key to turn- ing the Ducks around from the dismal 4-8 record last season will be how the players bond and play for each other. “I think the key is for our play- ers to play for each other,” said Taggart. “The teams that win championships are having fun. You can tell they enjoy playing with each other and being around each other. Watching the fi lm from last year, I didn’t see that… a team that cared and played for each other. Need to continue to build some depth and that cama- raderie.” Taggart also thought last year’s team lacked some toughness. “ We are a weak football team just looking at the numbers in the weight room … not as developed as I’d like us to be, but we’re Continued from A1 getting there.. We were a men- tally weak football team, when things got tough we took the easy way out. We’re trying to change that culture. We want to put our guys in tough situations so they can learn to fi ght through tough times.” The cupboards for the Ducks are far from bare, especially on offense. Oregon returns four start- ers on the offensive line, plus got a big bonus when Taggart talked star senior running back Royce Freeman into returning instead of going to the NFL. Senior wide receiver Darren Carrington and Lions Expected to Contend again for Sky-Em Title tackle Tyrell Crosby also decided to comeback. And then there is quarterback Justin Herbert. As a true freshman, the pride of Shel- don H.S. passed for 1936 yards with 19 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Behind him is the talented Terry Wilson, Travis Jonsen and last season’s Parade All-American Braxton Burmeis- ter. Taggart said his immediate goal for the Ducks is: “… to be able to say we’re good at some- thing, offensively, defensively and special teams and then build on that. I want to make sure we have a technically and fundamen- tally sound football team in ev- erything we do. We are going to harp on that this spring.” One good sign is that last win- ter term the team had the highest GPA for one quarter in 17 years. If that performance can be du- plicated on the football fi eld, the Ducks will very likely return to one of the more elite teams in the Pac-12. 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The Lions lost a lot of key players, but head coach Dan Geisz- ler, now in his 14th year as Cottage Grove’s skipper thinks his squad has as good as shot as any other Sky-Em team. “There are some good teams in the league, and we should be one of them for sure,” said Geiszler. “We have the potential to be a top one or two team in our league, but we’re go- ing to have to play really well.” The Lions have played eight games since starting the season on Friday, March 17. The Lions are currently 1-0 in the Sky-Em after drubbing Junction City 11-0 last week in the league opener. The Grovers were 4-3 in the non-league season with wins over Douglas, Pleasant Hill, North Valley and Cascade Christian and losses to Cascade, Hidden Valley and North Bend. On Tuesday, April 4 the CGHS baseball team travelled to Junction City and tamed the Tigers with great hitting and superb pitching. Brett Ollivant struck out four Ti- gers and allowed just two hits on his way to the fi ve-inning shutout. Jaydin Osban and Emry Foster both had two hits to lead the Lions. Pitching is always a big part of success in baseball and the Lions return senior Brett Ollivant, who was pitcher of the league last year as a junior. T.J. Bellamy, Hunter Gib- son, Wyatt Sayles and Jaydin Osban round out the staff. Osban was also hitting over .400 going into Thursday’s non-league con- test with North Bend. This week, weather permitting, the Gro- vers will be tested as they take on Elmira in a Monday (April 10) doubleheader at Kelly Field, travel to Sweet Home on Tuesday and play a Friday double-header at Sisters. “We have the players who can do it again, but our league is pretty tough. Sisters, Sweet Home, Junction City and Elmira are all pretty tough,” said Geiszler.” Welcoming New Patients Call for an appointment today! 914 South 4th St. • CG • 541-942-1559 douglasgmaddessdmd.com SUPER F ANS They proudly support our local student athletes. Please show your appreciation by patronizing their businesses. 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