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THURSDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2019
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CONTACT SPORTS REPORTER NICK SNYDER AT
942-3325 OR NSNYDER@CGSENTINEL.COM
The culture of hazing
Community’s role in identifying and preventing the problem
Dec. 5
• YHS basketball vs.
Lowell, (girls @ 6
p.m., boys @ 7:30
p.m.)
Dec. 6
• CG basketball @
North Bend (girls @
5:15 p.m., boys @
6:45 p.m.)
• CG swimming,
duel meet vs.
Marshfield @
Daugherty Pool, 4
p.m.
• Elkton Tip-Off
Classic (ND girls vs.
Tri. Lake @ 3 p.m.,
ND boys vs. Tri. Lake
@ 4:30 p.m., Elkton
girls vs. Hos. Chris. @
6 p.m., Elkton boys
vs. Hos. Chris. @ 7:30
p.m.
By Nick Snyder
nsnyder@cgsentinel.com
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a se-
ries taking a look at the culture, causes and
possible solutions associated with hazing in-
cidents. Our objective is to continue the im-
portant community conversation that was
sparked following the recent hazing incident
at Cottage Grove High School this past Sep-
tember and reported on in The Sentinel on
Oct. 30.)
Despite decades-long efforts to combat
drunk driving, date rape, hate crimes, mi-
sogyny and a laundry list of other social
ills, many still continue to plague Ameri-
can society. How, then, can a community
to contain the scourge of hazing in locker
rooms?
The first step in tackling any issue, big or
small, is understanding the problem and
correcting pervasive misunderstandings
that exacerbate and perpetuate the prob-
lem. Forty-six states have already taken
initial steps in doing so over the past 40-
plus years by defining what hazing is and
isn’t and creating laws with clear defini-
tions and consequences. In 2019, six states
- Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, New
Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii - still have no
anti-hazing laws on their books.
Oregon revised statute 163.197 various-
ly defines hazing as a practice that may in-
volve one or more of: whipping, beating,
branding, striking, electronic shocking,
subjecting to sleep deprivation, exposure
to the elements, confinement to small or
enclosed spaces and any other form of
physical brutality. It also includes the prac-
tice of forced consumption of food, liquid,
alcohol, controlled substances or any other
substances that adversely affect the victim’s
health. An amendment signed by former
Governor Ted Kulongoski in 2009 added
the stipulation that compliance by the vic-
tim does not absolve the perpetrators of
guilt.
As evidenced by the strides made in the
aforementioned social ills, the passing of
laws is a tacit recognition that for moral-
ity to change, laws must not simply follow
suit, but lead the way. While slavery was
made illegal in the United States with Lin-
coln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,
there was a more than 100-year buffer
period before the Voting Rights Act was
passed.
“Change comes with a change in culture
— what is acceptable and what is not ac-
ceptable — on a team,” says David Westol,
a hazing expert for Limberlost Consulting
Inc. “Those dynamics are set in place by
the athletic director, the coaches and uni-
versity administrators.”
Oregon, like many other states, has
taken necessary steps to provide a legal
definition of hazing and to criminalize
the practice, but Westol and Elkton head
football coach Jeremy Lockhart know that
such laws are the beginning, rather than
the final piece of the puzzle.
“You set the tone immediately,” said
Lockhart about creating expectations for
young players. “Speaking extensively with
our athletic director … that was the mind-
set, building a new culture for this pro-
gram and this community. One that has
reciprocal respect between coaches and
players, opposing teams and all those fac-
tors in between.”
Lockhart also emphasizes a consistency
in how the system is implemented, a con-
See HAZING 2B
An ‘I’ in ‘wrestling’, but not in ‘team’
Dec. 7
• CG wrestling,
Perry Burlison Classic
@ Cascade H.S., 9
a.m.
• Elkton Tip-Off
Classic (ND girls vs.
Hos. Chris. @ 1 p.m.,
ND boys vs. Hos.
Chris. @ 2:30 p.m.,
Elkton girls vs. Tri.
Lake @ 4:30 p.m.,
Elkton boys vs. Tri.
Lake @ 5:30 p.m.
• CG boys basket-
ball vs. NPIRE
(Australia), 5:30 p.m.
• YHS basketball vs.
N. Clack. Chris., (girls
@ 2 p.m., boys @
3:30 p.m.)
ODFW R ECREATION R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
PHOTO BY JOHSUA LEACH/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Head coach Rich Herzog (red shorts) coaches his team. Herzog and his assistants hope to break the belief of wrestling as
an individual sport as they enter 2019 with a strong overall squad.
By Joshua Leach
Cottage Grove Sentinel Intern
Youth and leadership. That’s how head
coach Rich Herzog and assistant coach
Christina Kent described their team
this year. Returning a handful of seniors
from runs at the state tournament--in-
cluding one from her run at a national
title--this Lions wrestling team wants to
dominate the mat.
“The girls last year won a couple of
tournaments,” Kent said. “I’d like to see
us repeat that this year ... the team last
year won the [4A] Special District [3]
Championship. I’d like to see us do that
again.”
Herzog has plans to grow the Lions’
representation in the state tournament,
too.
“We had a couple state placers last
year, took seven to State, which is getting
bigger for us,” Herzog said. “I think we’re
going to be that number or a little bigger
this year.”
The biggest strength for the team this
year?
“Camaraderie,” Herzog said. “They’re
a family team...they lay around on each
other when we’re at the tournaments and
See WRESTLING 2B
A fresh start in Eagle country
By Nick Snyder
Introduction to big game hunting
classes in Tualatin
Come learn the basics of big
game hunting in one of four classes
ODFW is offering in December in
Tualatin. Each two-hour class will
cover what and where to hunt, what
licenses and tags you need, and
how to select the right weapons and
other gear.
Best bets for weekend fishing
• Crabbing in the bays has been
fair to good.
• Anglers have been reporting
a “lights out” rockfish bite, when
ocean conditions permit.
• Anglers can still find holdover
trout in waterbodies that have been
stocked throughout the year.
• While colder temperatures
make fish a little finicky, anglers
can target native redband trout in
the Crooked, Metolius, Deschutes,
Blitzen, Klamath, Chewaucan and
Wallowa rivers.
Check out the zone reports for
specific locations in your area.
Umpqua River, Mainsteam: bass,
fall Chinook
Chinook fishing is winding down
in the lower river, but there are often
some fall Chinook caught in the
See ODFW 3B
nsnyder@cgsentinel.com
PHOTO BY NICK SNYDER/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
It will be a season of new beginnings for Yoncalla High
School basketball.
After a $170,000 upgrade to the gym - replacing a warped
floor and installing brand new electronic bleachers - the boys’
and girls’ basketball teams will start their 2019-20 seasons with
new coaches at the helm.
On the boys’ side, the Eagles have a unique - and welcome
- addition to the ranks of area head coaches as Lourie Hall
takes over for last season’s head coach Darwin Terry. While
men coaching girls’ teams has been common since the game’s
inception, women have found it much more difficult to break
into the ranks of head coaches.
“I know they’ve gone through a couple different coaches the
past few years,” Hall said before a team practice. “I know I’m
New head coach Lourie Hall (far right) coaches her team
before the season in YHS’ newly revamped gym.
Athlete of
the Week
Th is week’s athlete
of the week is CGHS
junior Adelle Kent.
Kent is a member
of the wrestling and
volleyball teams, but
will miss the season
aft er having surgery on
her right ACL.
See EAGLES 3B
Despite her
injury, Kent
has stayed
involved
with CGHS
athletics,
acting as
the team
manager
and aide for
volleyball
and wres-
tling.
PHOTO BY NICK SNY-
DER/CG SENTINEL