2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 19, 2017
Dominant pitching leads to Elmira sweep
Road trip Contined from B1
The Lions were the sixth team this season that
Sisters had beat using the 10-run rule, which made
the outcome of game two even more shocking.
The sophomore Sayles threw 5+ innings, giving
up four hits along with three walks and no runs.
Bellamy came on with two outs in the sixth inning
to pick up the fi nal four outs of the game, giving
him the save. The lone run for Cottage Grove was
thanks to a Jaydin Osban single in the fi fth, after
back to back singles from Ollivant and Gipson to
lead off the inning.
Sisters had two excellent scoring opportunities
foiled by the Lions. With the bases loaded in the
bottom of the third inning, Sayles got Ryan Funk
to fl y out to left fi eld to end the inning. The Out-
laws had runners on fi rst and third in the bottom
of the fi fth with only one out when Gannon tried
to steal second, and was thrown out by junior
catcher Jaace Cross. Sisters was not expecting
By Evan McClendon
Coming off of a
home opening 11-2
loss to the North
Bend Bulldogs the Lions looked to rebound Mon-
day in a doubleheader against the Elmira Falcons.
Elmira (4-3, 0-1 Sky-Em) was trying to pick up
their fi rst road win of the season after a 5-1 loss
against the undefeated Sisters Outlaws in their
league opener three days prior. The doubleheader
was the beginning of a fi ve game week for the
Lions (5-2, 1-0).
Cottage Grove has relied on consistent pitch-
ing early on this season, allowing four runs or less
in all fi ve of their victories. As a team the Lions
pitching staff toted a 1.79 earned run average
(E.R.A.) headed into the opening game against
the Falcons. Monday was much of the same from
the Lions staff as they would hold Elmira to only
two runs in both games, picking up a 9-2 and 6-2
victory.
Cottage Grove sent senior ace Brett Ollivant to
the mound in game one. Ollivant has been domi-
nant in his four starts this season, going 2-1 with
a 1.91 ERA. Elmira got to Ollivant early, striking
for two runs (one earned) in the fi rst two innings.
That was all the Falcons would get. Ollivant
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the throw, and was unable to score Christopher
Luz from third. Sayles would force right fi elder
Turner Stutzman to ground out to second to end
the inning.
This week alone the sophomore Sayles threw
11&2/3 innings only allowing two runs. Dan
Geiszler on the sophomore’s performance, “He’s
done a good job of keeping the ball down and in
the strike zone. He has worked hard off the fi eld at
getting better, and it has been fun to see that work
pay off for him.”
There are still three games remaining on the
road trip for Cottage Grove, (8-5, 4-2) who stand
alone in second place in the Sky-Em behind Sis-
ters (12-1, 5-1). Despite the loss, the Outlaws still
hold the No.1 spot in 4A baseball. Next up for the
Lions is a doubleheader at Sutherlin (3-9, 1-5) on
Friday.
Hannah
It’s 6:45 a.m., and the sun is attempting to rise over Cottage Grove. While the rest of the town is
sound asleep, Hannah Albrecht is already in the weightroom.
Four days per week for the past four years, the Cottage Grove High School senior has spent her zero
period before the regular school day lifting weights in preparation for the season’s sport. Soccer, bas-
ketball, volleyball, track — Albrecht’s done it all.
For those of you interested in the numbers, she’s totaled about 148 school mornings spent in the
weight room per year, or around 592 days of her high school career, not including weekend or summer
workouts.
These statistics also don’t include the time Albrecht has spent maintaining her 4.1 weighted GPA,
her status as ASB president for two consecutive years, involvement in FBLA, Interact, Key Club or AP
classes, just to name a few.
“It’s pretty phenomenal what she’s able to accomplish in 24 hours each day,” laughed Cottage Grove
High School Head Track Coach and teacher Ricky Knutson. “That’s for sure.”
The four year three-sport athlete said she has dedicated so much of her time to weight lifting not only
because of the competitive edge it gives but also for the benefi t of minimizing injuries.
Through the fi rst three years of high school and even before, Albrecht struggled with knee injuries,
which prevented her from competing in full track seasons. This year is the fi rst that Albrecht has been
injury free coming into the track season.
“Junior year, I got a little more serious about [lifting], and as I did, I noticed that I was hurt less and
less often because I was getting so much stronger,” Albrecht said. “Since then, it’s been a big thing for
me.”
But don’t let the injuries fool you. Albrecht has used a combination of talent and resiliency to propel
herself to becoming “the foundation of our girl’s [track] team,” Knutson said, even before this season.
Last year, she made the state track and fi eld qualifi ers in all four of her events: the 100 meter- dash,
200 meters, 400 meters and 4x400 relay. This included a fi nals appearance in the 400 meters, where
Albrecht placed seventh.
Her stellar fi nish and dedication to the sport earned Albrecht the opportunity to continue her path as
a student-athlete. In the fall, she will be attending the University of Redlands, just east of Los Angeles,
where she will compete on the university's track team. Albrecht plans to enroll in the school’s fi ve year
program, where she can complete a Master’s degree in biology while simultaneously earning a teaching
certifi cation. Her career goal is to become a high school biology teacher as well as track and basketball
coach.
Albrecht credits Knutson, her four year track coach and former Health teacher, with the decision to
pursue this career path.
“Our track coach has probably been the most impactful person in my life,” Albrecht said. “He’s been
a huge inspiration for me.”
Looking at colleges, Albrecht had an idea of what she wanted from a school academically; it was
athletics that she was unsure of pursuing. But a spring break trip to the University of Redlands’ campus
would settle in and retire 12 of the last 15 batters
he faced, only giving up two hits in the fi nal four
innings he pitched as Cottage Grove would cruise
to the 9-2 victory. Mason Cox came in to pitch
the seventh inning, retiring the side on only 11
pitches.
The Lions struck for a single run in each of the
fi rst four innings against Elmiras’ Kellen Smith
before breaking things open in the fi fth. Elmira
sent Kobe Bechtel to the mound in relief and the
Lions lineup erupted for fi ve runs on six hits. In
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and talks with the head track coach beginning in winter solidifi ed
Albrecht’s decision to attend the school.
“I was focused more on academics originally; I applied to Di-
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vision I schools,” Albrecht said. “But then it kind of set in that I
need something like sports to
ground me and keep me a lit-
tle more motivated, and I’m so
passionate about running that I
couldn’t imagine not being part
of a team.”
On the visit to campus, Al-
brecht was able to meet the
track team, watch practice, talk
with science teachers and even
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