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Cottage Grove Sentinel Sports & Recreation SOUTH LANE COUNTY SPORTS AND RECREATION Local martial artists find success Ten students from Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts in Cot- tage Grove and Rose- burg qualifi ed to com- pete in the American Taekwondo Associ- ation (ATA) Pacifi c Northwest District Championship on Sat- urday, June 8, 2019. In order to qualify, they had to be in the top ten in the state of Oregon in their events. Four of them won events, becoming district champions. Th is qual- ifi ed the Black Belts to compete for the title of World Champion at ATA Headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, in July. Th e students, with their events and plac- ing are: • Angelique Per- rone, 3rd Degree Black Belt, who qualifi ed in forms, weapons, spar- ring, combat weapons, creative forms, and team sparring, and took 3rd place in both forms and weapons. • Audrey Salter, Lev- el 1 recommended Black Belt, who qual- ifi ed in forms, combat weapons, and spar- ring, and took 2nd place in both sparring and combat weapons. • Cedar Earlywine, green belt, who quali- fi ed in forms and spar- ring. • Emily Collier, 1st Degree Black Belt, who qualifi ed in Forms and Weapons, and took 3rd place in forms and 2nd place in weapons. • Erin Lauraine, 5th Degree Black Belt, and owner of the former Lauraine’s ATA, which has become Rogers Family ATA, who qualifi ed in Forms, Weapons, Sparring, and Combat Weapons, and took 2nd in Forms and Weapons, and 3rd in Sparring and Com- bat Weapons. • Joseph Fusco, 1st Degree Black Belt, who qualifi ed in forms, weapons, spar- ring, combat weapons, and team sparring, and took District Champi- on in combat weapons and team sparring, and took 2nd in sparring and 3rd in weapons. • Marley Piscopo, 1st Degree Black Belt, who qualifi ed in com- bat weapons. • Mia Piscopo, 1st Degree Black Belt, who qualifi ed in spar- ring and combat weap- ons, and took District Champion in combat weapons and took 3rd in sparring. • Micah Fusco, Level 2 recommended Black Belt, who qualifi ed in weapons and combat weapons, and took District Champion in combat weapons. • Th ompson Rogers, 3rd Degree Black Belt and Head Instructor at Rogers Family ATA, qualifi ed in forms, weapons, and spar- ring, and took District Champion in forms, and 2nd in weapons. SUBMITTED REPORT • • WEDNESDAY | JUNE 19, 2019 B1 CONTACT SPORTS EDITOR ZACH SILVA AT 942-3325 OR ZSILVA@CGSENTINEL.COM Cruising down the Row River Trail A small group of cyclists head down the Row River Trail on Saturday morning for the annual Mayor’s Bike Ride. The six-mile ride started at the Row River Trailhead and turned around at the Mosby Creek Trailhead (but not before riders enjoyed a brief snack). The leisurely ride is done to encourage families and all individuals be outside and to use the Row River Trail. PHOTOS BY ZACH SILVA/CG SENTINEL Equestrian season comes to a close Ladd takes began before the eight- month high school eques- trian season offi cially got underway last November. For the Cottage Grove ath- letes, this has been a long time coming. “Th is is my lifestyle. It’s kind of like breathing for some people,” said Foun- tain, a senior that is com- peting with torn cartilage in her hip and bulged discs in her back. “Th at’s kind of a necessary function. So I mean, this is my necessary function.” or each of the Cot- tage Grove athletes it all started with a love of horses. Fountain was 10 when her sister got a horse which peaked her interest, Wood was six when her dad got her two mustangs, Ladd’s family had them when she was little and Latham fi rst started riding at the age of two. Something about those early interactions created a lasting bond with hors- es that has turned this passion into a way of life. Th is commitment to their horses and equestrian as F Cottage Grove’s penning team of (from left) Kira Fountain, Allison Ladd and Madi- son Latham. PHOTO C/O KELLI LATHAM A successful season for the CGHS team that began practice in November By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com I t takes a lot of work to get to the Pacifi c Northwest Invitational Championship. “Dedication,” suggest- ed Cottage Grove High School equestrian co-advi- sor Shannon Sias. “I think dedication would be the right word.” It takes a lot of dedica- tion to get to the Pacifi c Northwest Invitational Championship. And with lots of work, dedication and a combi- nation of the two, four members of the Cottage Grove High School eques- trian team – Kira Foun- tain, Sammy Wood, Mad- ison Latham and Allison Ladd – competed at last weekend’s regional meet in Redmond that brings to- gether the top high school equestrian teams from Or- egon and Washington. While the qualifi cation for regionals took place at last month’s state meet, the preparation to compete at this high level began long before that. And it also CGHS see B2 second at regionals By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Competing against the top high school equestri- an teams in Oregon and Washington, the Cottage Grove High School team walked away with one sec- ond place and two seventh place fi nishes at last week- end’s regional meet. On Friday at the Pacif- ic Northwest Invitational Championship in Red- mond, junior Allison Ladd claimed second place in steer daubing. Ladd fi n- ished with a total time of 3.373 behind William Chalk of St. Helens (Wash- ington) won in a time of 3.191. Ladd was one of two competitors from Oregon competing in the event. Saturday’s events started with Team Penning where the group of Ladd, Madi- son Latham and Kira Foun- tain took seventh. Later in the day Ladd, Latham, Sammy Wood and Casssie Fergason were seventh in Freestyle Fours. Future unclear for Cottage Grove football Lions enter summer with a lack of coaches By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Changes are coming to the Cot- tage Grove High School football program. But, as of this printing, it is unclear what those changes will be. As fi rst reported by Th e Regis- ter-Guard in the June 16 paper, CGHS head football coach Jordan Johnson will be leaving the Li- ons and is going to Sheldon High School, his alma mater, where he will be an assistant coach. Th e Sen- tinel has independently confi rmed Johnson’s new role with multiple sources. Johnson, an assistant coach at CGHS for the past three seasons and defensive coordinator for the last two years, was hired to be head coach of the Lions in February and is leaving months before the team’s fi rst game. “I think it will be a fun challenge for me and give me an opportunity to see how I do in that role opposed to just being a defensive coordina- tor,” Johnson told Th e Sentinel in February. Johnson came into the role as head coach aft er Gary Roberts an- nounced that he would be leaving the program and the school at the end of the year. Roberts, who also served in the role as athletic direc- Athletes of the Week tor/assistant principal, became the winningest coach in school history as he coached the team for 11 sea- sons and brought home the fi rst state football title. Johnson and Roberts did not re- spond to multiple requests to com- ment. With the departures of Roberts and Johnson, the football coaching staff will look much diff erent than the familiar faces who have been on the sideline. Before Roberts’ de- cision assistant coach Chris Joyce decided he would not be coaching and earlier this month assistant Dan Geiszler announced he will be moving to Texas. South Lane School District as- sistant superintendent Kyler Tuck- Th is week’s athlete of the week is Cottage Grove junior Allison Ladd. At last weekend’s regional equestrian meet in Redmond, Ladd took second in steer daubing. er announced his resignation last week. Tucker was also an assistant coach for the Lions. Tucker has not responded to comment regarding his return to the team. Johnson’s dad, Marty Johnson, was also an as- sistant coach on the team. Ultimately, what this means is that heading into the summer, and with the team’s jamboree on August 30 just over two months away, the team is without a coach. Th e South Lane School District posted the head coach position on the district website on June 5. Additionally, on Monday night the SLSD school board confi rmed the new hire of Matt Meyer as the new CGHS athletic director/assis- tant principal. Cottage Grove’s Allison Ladd. PHOTO C/O CG OHSET
