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2B | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Water Polo from B1 town and bring money into the economy.” This was an effect that could already be seen at the venue’s first multi- team competition, as parents and friends of all the away teams filled the bleachers on the pool deck. The Lady Aqua Li- ons were the stars of the event, capping off their stellar play throughout the day with an 11-3 vic- tory over the Irish. In typical fashion, M.J. Raade and Mikayla Baird played central roles for Cottage Grove, constant- ly in the middle of the action and scoring four and five goals, respec- tively. “The girls were just really, really good,” Pill- NICK SNYDER/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL ing said. “[Mikayla] es- Mikayla Baird is seen here taking a shot on goal in the pecially played through, Aqua Lions’ match against Sheldon. Baird finished played hard and did with five goals in the final game of the tournament. what she needed to do. It worked.” about the water polo matches them- The boys had a rough- selves. er go throughout the day, playing North “I think I heard one person that’s an Eugene tough in a loss and beating Med- alumnus, they said they felt like they ford before were about to cry because of how awe- u l t i m at e l y some [the facility] looks, how fun it was losing their and how smoothly it was going,” Pilling final match said after the tournament had wrapped of the day up. to a talent- The sentimentality and connection ed Sheldon the City of Cottage Grove has to the team, 10-1. Daugherty Center is central to its place The Irish in the community, but Pilling also sees were led by larger opportunities for the facility. senior Abra- “I think the only other thing is to get ham Iboa more teams in, do [tournaments] over who seemed two days like we used to, have a food to score ev- vendor there. But, as far as the facility ery time he goes … the way it was built was for it to touched the be a competition fast tank. That means ball, ending it’ll be good for polo, and it’ll be espe- the day with cially good for swimming. It’s a fast pool nine goals. and it can help bring people into the “The boys are getting a lot better ev- ery day,” Pill- ing said. “They just need to keep working on their com- mu n i c at i o n and make sure that when you get a player that’s that good … pay really close atten- tion on pick- NICK SNYDER/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL ing your shots Jairus Vanberg (right) and the boys water polo team had their and passes hands full with Sheldon and Abraham Iboa (left). because one sized. “But one thing I really liked was, bad pass turns into a turnover then the not only was the tournament a huge suc- other team’s going the other direction cess … but teams and the officials said for a counter. So, a player like that, you how impressed they were by the sports- need to put two on him and if you make manship and how clean everybody was a mistake, they’re going to score every playing. It was really refreshing. Every- time.” body said [we] played really physical, As the water polo season begins really hard, but were very clean.” winding down, win or lose, Coach Pill- ing can rest easy on the fact that his team and his new facility are represent- ing Cottage Grove well. “Water polo is a contact sport,” Pilling empha- ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. And we’re here to help. $495,000 Walk-ins Welcome or Schedule Online. 10.34 acres | Silk Creek Frontage | Second House | Barn Pasture 1445 N. Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Caring in Action www.NovaHealth.com Oaks LET’S SHRED Shady Plants & Produce Identity Theft & Fraud Crime Prevention Identity theft and fraud crimes are more prevalent every year. 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