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Cottage Grove Sentinel Sports & Recreation SOUTH LANE COUNTY SPORTS AND RECREATION Calendar Dec. 4 • NDHS basketball vs. Alsea (girls @ 5:30 p.m., boys @ 7 p.m.) • EHS basketball @ Reedsport (girls @ 6 p.m., boys @ 7:30 p.m.) Dec. 5 • YHS girls basket- ball vs. Lowell, TBD Dec. 6 • CGHS basketball @ North Bend (girls @ 5:15 p.m., boys @ 6:45 p.m.) • CGHS swimming, duel meet vs. Marshfield @ Daugherty Pool, 4 p.m. • WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 • B1 CONTACT SPORTS REPORTER NICK SNYDER AT 942-3325 OR NSNYDER@CGSENTINEL.COM Searching for clarity in controversy The visceral nature of hazing elicits more questions than answers. Where does the conversation begin? By Nick Snyder nsnyder@cgsentinel.com (Editor’s note: This part one of an ongo- ing series taking a look at the culture, causes and possible solutions associated with hazing incidents, the reporting of which has been on the rise within athletics programs across the country at the high school and college levels. Our objective is to continue the important community conversation that was sparked following the recent hazing incident at Cot- tage Grove High School this past September and reported on in The Sentinel on Oct. 30.) It happened on a girls high school gym- nastics team in Vermont as well as a high school baseball team in Ontario, Ore. A track and field squad in Arizona and a bas- ketball team 100 miles north in Molalla. Since as far back as the early 1980s in ath- letics programs around the country and as recently as several weeks ago and as close to home as Cottage Grove High School, in- cidents of hazing in sports — specifically “broom handling” has had a steady pres- ence in the U.S. Three weeks ago, The Sentinel report- ed on allegations stemming from an inci- dent in late September in the CGHS locker room. The accusations surfaced when a freshman junior varsity player alleged that he was harassed by two older players. Spe- cifically, one of the older players held him down on the locker room floor while an- other attempted to penetrate the younger student’s rectum with a broom handle. An investigation by the Cottage Grove Police Department determined that no of- ficial sex crime had taken place, given that there had been no penetration due to the clothes and football gear the victim had been wearing. Nonetheless, the viscer- al, cruel and potentially sexual nature of the assault came as a shock to a tight-knit Cottage Grove community that was unac- customed to such disturbing acts within its school district. Since the incident was first publicized, concerns and questions contin- ue to abound. Perhaps the largest concern — partic- ularly for parents who put their children’s safety in the hands of school staff five days a week — has been the worry that this recent event represents a pervasive “culture” of hazing and harassment. It is a concern that, if valid, would understandably damage the public’s trust in a school’s ability to provide See HAZING 2B Fall sports’ final kick Dec. 7 • CGHS wrestling, Perry Burlison Classic @ Cascade H.S., 9 a.m. Dec. 10 •YHS boys basket- ball @ Prospect Charter, 7 p.m. ODFW H UNTING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR HUNTING REPORT: The Coast Elk 2nd season begins on Nov. 16 and runs through Nov. 22. Hunters should refer to the 2019 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regula- tions on pages 38-39 for elk regula- tions and the included units. General Deer Archery season: Some units have an additional late season from Nov. 16 – Dec. 8. Hunters should refer to the 2019 Big Game Regulations for the included units and the respective bag limits. Deer regulations are located on pages 26-27. Hunters who were successful in drawing a 100M tag, but failed to pick up a tag before the Sept. 28 deadline can still pick up their tags if they stop in their local ODFW office, for a late fee of $25.50 in addition to the price of the tag. Hunters should refer to the 2019 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regula- tions on page 33 for applicable units and bag limits. Successful Elk Hunters: In coop- eration with Oregon State Univer- sity, ODFW is asking for hunter’s assistance on an elk DNA project. Successful elk hunters are asked to take a small tissue sample (a piece of meat about the size of a nickel), put it in a Ziploc bag with records of the harvest date, location, WMU, and gender and then place it in the freezer. Samples can be dropped off at local ODFW offices at the hunter’s earliest convenience to be included in the study. Fall black bear: The fall black bear season will be open through Dec. 31 in western Oregon. Hunters should target areas supporting seasonal forage. Food sources will change as the season progresses. Early in the season raspberries, cascara berries, trailing blackberries and insects are important sources of food. Later in the season, bears will shift foraging efforts to include Armenian (Hima- layan) blackberries, manzanita, arc- tostaphylos species, huckleberries, madrone berries and other fruits. PHOTOS BY NICK SNYDER/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL From the football field to the swimming pool, 5k courses around the state to basketball and volleyball gym floors, it was a vibrant fall sports sea- son for all area teams. Of the 10 total OSAA teams from Cottage Grove, Drain, Elkton and Yoncalla, six made the playoffs, including CG volley- ball, CG boys and girls soccer, ND football, ND volleyball and Elkton volleyball. For more fall sports photos see page 12B. Boat registration renewal notices mailed The Oregon State Marine Board mailed approximately 37,000 boat registration re- newal notices to boaters whose registra- tion expires on December 31, 2019. Each renewal notice is unique to the owner and their boat. An additional 38,000 renewals will also be sent electronically to boat own- ers with emails on file in an effort to en- Athlete of the Week courage online renewal. Renewing online using the Marine Board’s online store is fast and easy. After completing the transaction, boat owners can print a temporary permit and go boat- ing right away. There is no transaction fee when using a credit or debit card online. Another option is to mail the payment and Th is week’s athlete of the week is CGHS freshman midfi elder Aldo Rea. Rea, in his fi rst year on the team, was named to the Sky-Em All-League First Team. coupon to the Marine Board. Registration decals are mailed within 7-10 business days from the date of receipt but may take an ad- ditional 2-4 weeks to arrive by US Mail. Any watercraft with a motor or sailboats 12 feet or longer are required to title and See BOATS 3B Rea was not only an All-League selection, but was a top goal-scorer in the Sky- Em league as well. PHOTO BY NICK SNY- DER/CG SENTINEL
