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2B | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL ELKS from B1 took too deep of a breath and it’s like, ok, let’s just [mess around]. And it kills me,” said fi rst-year Oak- land head coach Ben Lane. “We’re not mentally strong enough to do that yet. Th ey will be, they’ll get there but right now we’re not.” Th e Elks were able to piece a few runs together but never enough to threat- en as Oakland fi nished things off . It was more of the same for Oakland in the second game as they found success in their pitchers and continued to hit the ball. “Th e biggest thing for us Elkton senior Austin Luzier records an out as he completes is pitching and throwing an off -balanced throw to fi rst. PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/CG SENTINEL strikes. It has killed us,” said Lane, who believes with the way the schedule breaks his team has a chance at win- ning out the rest of the sea- son. “But if you don’t throw strikes, it doesn’t matter what you do.” With three weeks left in the regular season for the Elks, they are now trying to put the pieces together and scrape out a few wins. And continue to improve. “Just improvement espe- cially in those areas where the kids who haven’t played much baseball before. We want to see them improve. Just the little things of hit- ting it and putting it in play. Or making a catch in the outfi eld or backing some- body up and throwing the ball in quickly,” said Shaw. “Th ose little things where we can tell we’re actually improving. Th at’s the big thing.” Th is week the Elks have Riddle, followed by a series against a Glendale team that has not won in league and the year is capped against North Douglas. “We’re going to battle our way to the end and you’re always trying to fi gure out a way to pull something off ,” said Shaw. “We’ll keep working at it and see if we can’t get a win or two in this league schedule.” Solwold has big weekend in Speedway opener By Ben Deatherage Cottage Grove Speedway Aft er waiting patiently for over a month racing at Cot- tage Grove Speedway fi nally commenced for the 2019 race season. Friday, April 26th, witnessed the opening leg of the two-night Spring Fling at the ¼-mile clay oval. Th ree classes made up the competition including 360 Sprints, the Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifi eds, and IMCA Sport Mods. Not only did Jason Sol- wold have the lead but he also had an open race track to deal with. Jason held on the rest of the distance at the front and the defend- ing CGS 360 Sprint cham- pion recorded the victory. Colton Heath was second over Jacksonville’s Tanner Holmes, in third. Tanner Holmes set fast time of the night earlier in the program. Heat race winners were Janesville, California teenager Chel- sea Blevins, Seth Nunes of Medford, and Central Point’s Jake Wheeler. Jason Solwold captured the Dot’s Trophy Shop Trophy Dash. In the Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifi eds feature three cautions took place before the completion of the second lap. Despite the stoppages Cottage Grove native Curtis Towns put his machine out in front of the pack. Towns stayed there for quite some time before eventually losing the cov- eted top spot on lap seven, shortly aft er a restart, to Corbett’s Collen Winebarg- er. Lastly, the IMCA Sport Mods had a good race. Jord- don Braaten returned to his prime form aft er winning the track and state titles last season. Th e Central Point native obtained the lead on the opening lap. But just like Winebarger, Braaten had to deal with similar fac- tors including restarts, traf- fi c, and a couple of challeng- ers but all in all he managed to maintain his position and win in his fi rst outing at “the Grove”. Cottage Grove native brothers Braedon and Shawn Hand, now residing in Springfi eld, fi nished sec- ond and third respectively. Aft er a thrilling season opener the night before it would be an even more exhilarating Saturday pro- gram. 360 Sprints, Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifi eds, IMCA Sport Mods, and Hornets were all the divi- sions on the bill. Just like in night one, Ja- son Solwold took full ad- vantage of his front row starting position in the 360 Sprint main event. But just like the previous evening Solwold had to deal with some thick traffi c. A late challenge would be brought before Jason by the likes of youngster Tyler Th ompson. Th e Harrisburg teenager, Th ompson, was able to hunt down Solwold and just as he was setting up a move for the lead a lapped car spun in front of both drivers. Th e lap twenty-fi ve restart al- lowed for Solwold to operate with an open race track and cruise to his second straight victory at CGS in 2019. It is the fourth overall win of the season for the Burling- ton, Washington chauff eur in the Mike Anderson and Monica Baca owned entry. Heat race winners were Forler, Medford native Seth Nunes, and Solwold. Defending Street Stock champion Ray Bloom had a great start in the Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifi ed main event. Th e Cottage Grove pilot managed to pace the fi eld for the fi rst three laps before being overtaken by Derik Young. Young, from the Eastern Oregon town of Hines, had no issues once in front of the pack with the only thing slowing him down was four cau- tions. Despite the stoppages Young maintained the top place position to achieve his fi rst win of the season. Cottage Grove’s Curtis Towns was yet again the runner-up with Redmond traveler B.J. Wild posted a third-place fi nish. Aar- on Sheelar, of Springfi eld, crossed the wire fourth while Springfi eld’s Jake Mayden was once more fi ft h. In IMCA Sport action it would all be about Matt Sanders. Th e Brookings ace held on to the coveted top spot the entire race despite fi ve cautions and a handful of challenges. It marked the fi rst occasion that Sanders has won at Cottage Grove this year. Lastly, the Hornets made their only appearance of the weekend on Saturday. Defending track champi- on Graig Osborne was the man to beat for much of the main. Th e Creswell driver led the fi rst thirteen circuits before being involved in an incident. It put Eugene’s Joe Maricle in fi rst and where he would remain as Maricle dominated the closing stag- es of the feature. Cottage Grove Speedway returns to ¼-mile racing Saturday, May 4th, for the annual Fan Appreciation Night featuring a special $10.00 ticket for General Admission. Classes in com- petition include the Todd’s Auto Body Sprint Cars, Late Models, Mohawk Met- al IMCA Modifi eds, IMCA Sport Mods, and Hornets. High School Baseball and Softball Standings Sky-Em Baseball Team League Overall Junction City 7-2 13-4 Marist 7-2 11-6 Elmira 5-3 11-5 Cottage Grove 5-3 8-9 Marshfi eld 2-7 5-11 Siuslaw 0-9 1-15 Sky-Em Soft ball Team League Overall Marist 9-0 16-2 Junction City 8-1 16-3 Elmira 5-4 11-7 Marshfi eld 4-5 7-10 Siuslaw 1-8 1-14 Cottage Grove 0-9 0-15 Special District 4 Baseball Team League Overall UVC 12-0 19-1 Glide 9-3 10-6 North Douglas 7-2 13-4 Riddle/Days Creek 5-4 7-10 Oakland 3-9 5-11-1 Glendale 0-9 4-11 Elkton/Yoncalla 0-9 2-9 Special District 3 Soft ball Team League Overall North Douglas 12-0 19-1 Centrall Linn 11-1 18-2 Monroe 7-3 8-5 Oakland 6-2 10-3 Mohawk 5-4 6-6 Lowell 5-6 5-10 Oakridge 4-9 4-13 Days Creek 4-10 4-13 Riddle 2-8 4-11 Yoncalla/Elkton 0-13 2-16 Attention Hunters! Now is the time to select your 2019 hunts Complete your Controlled Hunt Applications Today Online at MyODFW.com Don’t wait to apply this year. Lines will be long. 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