COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL DECEMBER 12, 2018
NORTH DOUGLAS from B1
teams trading missed fi eld goals
before Triad began to get to the
free throw line where they con-
verted fi ve-of-twelve foul shots
in overtime which was enough
to lift them to a victory.
“I (told the team), ‘Hey,
you’ve got to look past this game
and go onto the next one. Triad
is a great team and they’re going
to do well in their league.’ Th at’s
a team that made it to the tour-
nament last year. Th ey’re well-
coached and they’ve got some
athletes on their team,” said
Vancil of the fi ft h-ranked Tim-
berwolves.
In each of their two losses on
the season, North Douglas has
lost by a margin of three points.
“We’ve lost two games by (a
combined) six points. And that’s
just it. Th at’s what preseason is
all about. Just getting the team
gelled and getting together so
that when league comes, we’re
ready to play,” said Vancil.
On Saturday against Eddyville
Charter the Warriors rolled to
a 71-49 win. Cal Parks led the
team in scoring with 19 points
as Jake Gerrard added 17 points,
15 rebounds and six assists.
Koldan Frieze of North Douglas sets up the off ense on Friday
night against Triad. Frieze fi nished the game with 15 points.
On Saturday against Cross-
hill Christian Elkton lost 68-35.
Luzier and Jaydn Woody each
fi nished with eight points.
Elkton Girls Basketball
Last Tuesday against top-2A
side Oakland, the Elks lost 54-
26.
At the Cougar Classic over
the weekend, the team lost to
Country Christian 53-47. As-
pyn Luzier led the team with 12
points as Alexis Halstead added
10 points and eight rebounds
for the team. On Saturday the
squad defeated Alsea 54-41
with 17 points from Kieryn
Carnes. Luzier fi nished with 10
points and 12 rebounds.
Yoncalla Boys Basketball
At the Cow Creek Classic at
Riddle High School on Friday,
the Eagles were defeated by
East Linn Christian Academy
72-39. On Saturday the team
beat Canyonville Academy 63-
40.
Yoncalla Girls Basketball
At the Cow Creek Clas-
sic, Yoncalla lost to East Linn
Christian Academy 39-16.
On Saturday, the team rolled
past Canyonville Academy 54-
9. Kaleigh Soto led the team
with 23 points, including three
three-pointers. Shaunasi Hardy
had 14 points.
High School
Sports Recap
Cottage Grove Boys Basket-
ball
Th e Lions fell on the road at
North Valley 41-40 on Saturday.
North Douglas Girls Basket-
ball
Last Friday the Warriors de-
feated Triangle Lake 46-30 at
the Lowell Tournament. Aft er
trailing aft er one quarter of
play, North Douglas outscored
Triangle Lake 33-14 over the
remainder of the game. Na-
talie Th ompson led the team
in scoring with 14 points. Abby
Whipple added 10 points and
11 boards while Sofi a Alcantar
recorded fi ve points, 11 assists
and 10 rebounds.
On Saturday the team defeat-
ed Lowell 38-25 holding the
Red Devils scoreless aft er one
quarter. Alcantar led the team
with 18 points and seven steals.
Th ompson added 10 points for
the Warriors.
Elkton Boys Basketball
On Friday night at the Cou-
gar Classic, the Elks lost to
Country Christian 53-45. Aus-
tin Luzier had 15 points and
seven rebounds while Mason
Cox added 11 points and nine
boards.
SECOND from B1
happen to elevate this team;
there is more than a modicum
of hope. But when you fi nish
second, it is, and I don’t want to
be overly dramatic or hyperbol-
ic here, basically a pit of despair.
You bought in, you believed
in this group, you had hope
and were ruthlessly let down.
It is Michael Dyer’s knee not
going down in the Auburn-Or-
egon National Championship
in 2011. It is Oregon getting
rocked in the 2015 National
Championship (I had to just
look up the score of that game
because I had blocked it from
my memory. I refuse to repeat
the score here because I fi rm-
ly believe we should all make
a pact saying the season ended
with the Rose Bowl victory over
Florida State). It is Oregon bas-
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3B
First Day Hikes event returns
to state parks Jan. 1, 2019
for viewing wildlife.
OPRD has sponsored First
Day Hikes annually since
2012, part of a larger national
event organized by America’s
State Parks.
Participating parks and
meeting areas can be seen in
full at oregonstateparks.org.
Willamette Valley/Cascades
• Champoeg State Heritage
Area: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., meet
at the visitor center.
• Dexter State Recreation
Site: 11:00 a.m., meet at the in-
formation kiosk for disc golf.
• Elijah Bristow State Park:
noon, meet at the equestrian
parking area for horse riding
(bring your own horse.)
• Fort Yamhill State Heri-
tage Area: 11 a.m., meet at the
main parking lot.
• Silver Falls State Park:
10 a.m., meet at South Falls
Lodge porch.
Coast
• Bullards Beach State Park:
1 p.m., meet at the meeting
hall.
•Fort Stevens State Park: 10
a.m., meet at parking lot A.
Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department (OPRD) in-
vites Oregonians outdoors on
New Year’s Day for the annual
First Day Hikes event. Visitors
can choose from 32 hikes in
31 parks across the state. All
hikes will be guided by a park
ranger or volunteer who will
share stories about the park’s
history, geology, wildlife and
plants.
All hikes are free; day-use
parking fees will be waived at
all participating parks Jan. 1
only.
Hikers can register for spe-
cifi c hikes online at the Ore-
gon State Parks Store:bit.ly/
ParkStoreEvents. While on-
line registration isn’t required
for participation, visitors
are encouraged to register. It
helps park staff plan the hike
and provides them with par-
ticipant contact information
should hike details change.
OPRD advises visitors to
plan for inclement weather,
dress in layers, wear sturdy
shoes, bring water and re-
member to carry binoculars
ketball not being able to get a
rebound against North Carolina
in the 2017 Final Four (now this
wasn’t technically for second
place, but try to convince me
that the Ducks would have lost
to Gonzaga). It is Atlanta United
fi nding ways to score two goals
and make everything diffi cult
for the Portland attack on Satur-
day night.
To a rational human, second
place is a great accomplishment.
To a logical person, it would
seem hypocritical to celebrate
a win and deride sports all to-
gether aft er a loss. But alas,
here I am just another irrational
sports fan.
In Nelly’s smash-hit song
from 2001, “#1”, he explains the
paradox that is second-place
most succinctly by stating,
“Two is not a winner.” My best
friend, who also is emotional-
ly-burdened by caring too much
about sports, echoed a similar
sentiment in a text this week-
end, writing, “We can say it was
an amazing season all we want,
it was, but that doesn’t take away
how [bad] the feeling is aft er the
game.”
So here we are, sad that sec-
ond place can’t be enjoyed be-
cause fi rst place was right there;
it was that close. But since this
cruel relationship with sports
certainly isn’t going anywhere
anytime soon, the road forward
is simple: tell your loved ones
and fellow fans that it is going
to be okay, grab a drink if that’s
your style and get ready because
I’m sure next year is our year.
Or maybe it’s the year aft er
that.
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