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B S PORTS Wednesday, JULY 12, 2017 Section B South Lane County Sports and Recreation LIONS SHINE AT CAMP Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail zsilva@cgsentinel.com Rodeo ropes in a big crowd By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com While it may be the middle of summer, basketball never stops for the Cottage Grove High School girls team. Two weekends ago the team of 10 girls and three coaches made the trip to Brookings Har- bor for a team camp with nine other teams from around the state and four from California. They stayed in an old school that was converted to sleeping quar- ters and featured a game room in addition to a basketball court. The focus of the camp was to get some games under their belt to help foster team growth. “We had a lot of fun and it was a great step forward in our development,” said head coach Kevin Yoss in an email. The Lions played in seven games over the weekend that used a 20 minute running clock instead of the normal eight min- ute quarters used at the high school level. The girls fi nished with a 6-1 recovd and the games were all fairly close with the outliers be- ing a 68-15 win over Creswell and a 62-28 loss to Hidden Valley. In their one loss of the weekend the Lions were without starting point guard Tara Child. Starting post Reilly Kelty was hurt in the opening minutes of the game but returned in the fi - nal two games. Keara Murphy led the team in points averaging 11.5 per game and was second on the team in rebounds with 5.1 behind Kel- ty’s 6 boards per game. The Cottage Grove girls basketball team posing outside of camp. PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Kamon Massie hangs on during the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on Friday night at the 69th Cottage Grove Rodeo. By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Last weekend the Cottage Grove Riding Club welcomed in over 3000 people during the two days of the 69th Cottage Grove Rodeo. The weekend of sun, which was the opposite of last year’s rain-soaked rodeo, belonged to Colton Campbell of Klamath Falls. Campbell took home the prestigious All-Around title after securing fi rst place victories in calf roping and team roping. On the women’s side, Bailey Beall of Redmond took home the All-Around title. While the pair did well, the other group that performed well were the horses and bulls of the bucking stock. “The whole bucking stock was really good,” said Scott Fergason the President of the Riding Club who oversaw the rodeo. “No riders rode either night so our bucking stock is really good.” Aside from the competition at hand, there was also an array of activities to entertain the audience. It started with having rodeo “funny man” Kyle Bode on sight who worked to entertain the crowd between events. This was the fi rst time in over ten years that this rodeo has seen a funny man and his commentary was well received by those in atten- dance. The highlight of his performance came on Friday night when he participated in a skit with Cottage Grove Police Offi ce Chris Joyce and Police Service Dog Torq. There was also the dance on Friday and Saturday night following the rodeo which featured live music from the Eugene band Outlaw ‘Shine and the buck- aroo breakfast on Saturday morning. The Riding Club has more events this summer including the Al Barber Gaming Series throughout the rest of the summer and the Northwest Youth Ro- deo on August 4-6. PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Christian Stremler on the fi rst day of competition at the rodeo. Youth Winners: Mutton Busting: Andrew Johnson Calf Riding: James Baimbridge, 82 Steer Riding: Scott Fergason, 80 Bull Riding: Jason Williams, 86 Barrels (6-13): Molly May, 19.09 sec. Barrels (14-18): Tucker Born, 18.59 sec Cowhide Races: Rusty Thompson & Tyler Davis Adult Winners Bareback: Shane Morin, 73 pts Saddle Bronc: Quincy Crum and Sam Harper (tie), 76 pts Calf Roping: Colton Campbell, 9.8 seconds Breakaway: Kaylee Aldrich, 2.6 sec. Steer Wrestling: Austin Woods, 6.4 sec. Cow Milking: Charlie Barker, 20.7 sec. Barrels: Bailey Cline, 17.81 sec. Team Roping: Colton Campbell and Jordan Ket- scher, and Guy Gregg and Daniel Ibarra (tie), 5.5 sec All-Around Fe- male: Bailey Beall All- Around Male: Colton Campbell Game Scores: Game 1: Cottage Grove 35, Brookings Harbor 29 Game 2: Cottage Grove 42, Gold Beach 27 Game 3: Cottage Grove 39, Del Norte (CA) 33 Game 4: Cottage Grove 44, Amity 36 Game 5: Cottage Grove 28, Hidden Valley 62 Game 6: Cottage Grove 68, Creswell 15 Game 7: Cottage Grove 44, University Prep (CA) 32 Athlete of the Week This week's athlete of the week is Cottage Grove's soon-to-be senior Madison Bethke. Madison won the three-point contest at the Beat the Heat basketball camp in Brookings Harbor. Each school nominated two players and while Madison took fi rst, teammate Megan Schatz was one of the fi nal four shooters left in the competition. WESTERN SPRINT TOUR SPEEDWEEK FINALE PRESENTED BY ALL SEASONS EQUIPMENT!! JULY 14TH & 15TH Event classes: Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifi eds, Friday night Quality RV Hornets, Saturday night Late Models Friday night is also T-Shirt night, Wear your Cottage Grove Speedway shirt Friday night and get in front gate for just 5 bucks!!