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B S PORTS Section B DUCKS MIGRATE TO NBA Wednesday, JUNE 28, 2017 South Lane County Sports and Recreation Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com NEW SPORTS EDITOR Basketball camp a success By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com It was a busy second round of the NBA Draft for players who had ties to the state of Oregon. Coming into the draft, the big question for Oregon fans was where would the three stars from last season’s Final Four team – Dillon Brooks, Jordan Bell and Tyler Dorsey – be drafted. The answer came early in the second round when Ya- hoo’s NBA expert Adrian Wojnaroski, who was tweet- ing out each pick before they were formally announced, tweeted that Jordan Bell was being acquired by the 2017 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. The Warriors paid the Chicago Bulls $3.5 mil- lion for the right to the 38th pick which landed them Bell. The dominos quickly start- ed falling and shooting guard Dorsey was then picked 41st pick the Atlanta Hawks. Shortly after at the 43rd pick, Isaiah Hartenstein, who was born and raised in Eu- gene until he was 11 and then moved to Germany where he has played basketball since, was picked by the Houston Rockets. Following him was Damyean Dotson at the 44th pick who played with Ore- gon during his freshman and sophomore years from 2012- 2014 and then transferred to the University of Houston. And then fi nally Oregon’s Brooks, who was the Pac-12 Player of the Year, was picked by the Houston Rockets with the 45th pick and was then promptly traded to the Mem- phis Grizzlies. After the draft, Oregon’s Chris Boucher, who tore his ACL in the Pac-12 tourna- ment, signed a two-way con- tract with the Warriors. This contract is a new feature in the latest collective bargain- ing agreement that begins July 1st that allows players to go between the NBA and the developmental league. This was the fi rst time since the draft was shortened to two rounds that three Ducks were picked in one year – it also happened in 1985 when the draft was seven rounds. TOURNAMENT FILLS DRAIN PHOTO BY JOSH RAINEY A group of the third through sixth grade basketball campers play a game at camp. By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Last week the boys and girls basketball teams of Cottage Grove High School hosted their annual basketball camps. From Monday to Thursday upcom- ing third graders to freshmen in high school were instructed by Cottage Grove High School coaches and players where they played games, participated in drills and worked to improve their basketball skills. There were 45 girls at the camp this year which is just shy of the camp record of 50. On the boys side, they had a record number of 70 campers. “Last year we didn’t have the best year until the second half of the year so I think there is a little bit of excitement going on and interest in what we are doing,” said girls head coach Kevin Yoss. Both Kevin Yoss and his son Jordan Yoss, who was in charge of the boys camp and is currently a fi nalist for the boys head coaching position at Cot- tage Grove High School, noted that a big part of the high turn- out rate was because each stu- dent in the South Lane School District received both a hand- out and a call home about the upcoming camp. The camp itself featured a variety of activities and drills. From team competitions, speed shooting drills and a one-on- PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL one tournament, the camp was driven by fun and improve- ment. “We’ve been focusing a lot on fundamentals and you can see the kids getting better,” said Brandon Yoss. “So much better by day three or four than they were day one coming in so that’s really good to see.” And while basketball has become a sport driven by long- range three pointers, Brandon Yoss was still certain that there is a place for campers who are not yet high profi le play- ers such as Stephen Curry or Lonzo Ball. “We’re trying to get kids to work on the fundamentals of their form. They’re still going to be shooting threes and we see that still but they’re work- ing on their game,” said Bran- don Yoss. “They’re buying in to what we are saying and be- ing coachable.” While the camp was viewed as a success, soon-to-be-senior and varsity basketball player Emma Fain is not yet ready for basketball to come to an end. “When I was growing up, I went to [camp] too and I looked up to all the counselors and I thought it was amazing and wanted to do it too. And here I am,” said Fain. “I’ve played basketball almost my entire life so to think that… this is my last time doing camp that makes me really sad.” The Duck is coming to the Cottage Grove Senti- nel. Sort of. Zach Silva will be join- ing The Sentinel for the June 28 edition after com- pleting a degree in both journalism and education foundations at the Univer- sity of Oregon where he also served as the school’s mascot. Silva will be re- placing Sam Wright who left The Sentinel in March of this year. “I’ve always liked Ore- gon and being in Oregon is important to me,” said Silva. “Being able to write about sports and education at the same spot is an ex- citing opportunity.” Silva is a graduate of Marist High School and former high school athlete. “It was important to us when we were going through the hiring process to fi nd someone interested in telling small town sto- ries and devoting them- selves to engaging with the community,” said Sentinel Editor Caitlyn May. “We think Zach’s going to fi t in fi ne and do well.” Silva will cover South Lane and North Douglas sports as well as the South Lane School District and community events. This week’s athletes of the week is the group of sixth to eighth grade girls that won the team champion- ship at Cottage Grove’s basketball camp. The group consists of (from left to right) Kourtney, Matty, Keara, Haylee, Lauren and Bella. Through- out the week of camp this group of girls reigned supreme on the court and were crowned champions on Thursday. Athletes of the Week Wings & Wheels brings in a crowd By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com A baseball and softball tournament fi lled the town of Drain this weekend. With 64 teams across eight divisions, the four fi elds that were used were kept busy throughout the weekend. Local teams came to the tournament from across Lane and Douglas counties. “The amount of people about doubled the population of Drain,” said Bryan Cool who helped with the tourna- ment. To keep cool between games, players and young- er siblings enjoyed getting sprayed by the hoses that were there to water the fi eld and swimming in the Drain pool which was located cen- trally between the fi elds. By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL James Beranek tries to stay cool under the wing of his plane from 1947 at Wings & Wheels on Saturday at the Oregon Aviation History Center. Despite the heat getting into the triple digits, it did not stop peo- ple from coming out to the Oregon Aviation History Center to see a wide variety of planes, cars and bikes for the 4th annual Wings & Wheels event put on by the Oregon Aviation Historic Center. This year nearly 400 people stopped by throughout the day which was up from 250 last year. The stars of the show, as always, were the planes, cars and bikes. There were 20 different aircrafts, 30 vehicles, 10 motorcycles and a set of old-fashioned trail bikes. There was a vehicle for seemingly all preferences. Continued on B2... 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