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9 Elkton Boys Basketball Team Schedule (Left) Senior Micah Cox will be a leader for the Elks this season. (Right) Elkton players scrimmage at practice. Head coach: Gary Trout Asst. coaches: Dan Burke, Kaila Trout, Noah Mill- er, Seth Williamson 2018-19 record: 5-19 overall, 2-11 league (7th in Skyline) Final OSAA rank: #52 Playoff result: Did not qualify The narrative surrounding the Elks boys’ basketball team is one of a return. After struggling for much of the last few years, unable to advance to the OSAA state play- offs, Elkton will look to get it’s program back on the right track under long-time head coach Gary Trout. “This is a basketball school traditionally,” Trout said during an Elkton practice. “You can see that on the boards and plaques in the gym, so we’re trying to kind of get that back. We had a stretch where we kind of lost our way at the grade school, but our grade school program is solid. We’ve got about 30 kids playing down there.” Trout started coaching as an assistant in Elkton in 1991 when the team won a state championship. Since that time, Trout has led the Elks to the state tournament mul- tiple times, but the most recent five-year stretch has left something to be desired for a school with such a strong basketball background. While recent results haven’t lived up to those lofty expectations, this year could prove to be the beginning of a turnaround. “We’re trending up huge,” Trout said. “I’ve got one sen- ior this year, a handful of juniors … some freshmen and young guys that love to play basketball. It’s refreshing. We’re doing some new stuff with them, some new stuff in general, and they’re really taking to it.” One-on-one with senior Micah Cox What are you excited for this year during basketball season? I feel like there’s a lot more tempo and that gets us in better shape compared to other years because we’re going up and down more instead of focusing on just drills. Do you guys have fun playing at that faster pace? Oh yeah, definitely. S entinel C ottage G rove EST. 1968 Personal • Business • Life • Public Entities (541) 836-2177 (541) 997-1167 (541) 836-2177 208 West C Street Drain, OR 97435 5370 Buckskin Bob Florence, OR 97439 112 Eagle Ct. Sutherlin, OR 97479 www.zianw.com www.zianw.com www.zianw.com www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel Cottage-Grove-Sentinel Date 12/4/19 12/6/19 12/7/19 12/10/19 12/13/19 12/14/19 12/16/19 12/27/19 12/28/19 1/3/20 1/4/20 1/10/20 1/14/20 1/17/20 1/18/20 1/24/20 1/28/20 1/31/20 2/1/20 2/7/20 2/8/20 Location @Reedsport vs. Hosanna Chris. vs. Triangle Lake Mapleton @TBD (ND Inv.) @TBD (ND Inv.) @Rogue Valley @St. Paul @Perrydale @Camas Valley @Yoncalla Umpqua Valley Glendale @Days Creek @North Douglas Yoncalla @Umpqua Valley Days Creek North Douglas @Riddle New Hope Christian Time 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBD TBD 7:30 p.m. TBD TBD 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Do you have any expectations or goals this year? I think we could at least be the top three in our league and maybe make it to districts, but I really don’t expect our team to go all the way through state. Most all of us have played together since grade school though, so we have some team chemistry. You play football too. Is there anything different about how you prepare for the season? I feel like it’s a lot more conditioning [for football] be- fore you actually start playing and with basketball you kinda get more straight into it. Can you tell me something about yourself outside of basketball? I like to joke around a lot. I consider myself pretty fun- ny, kind of a class clown. Grove Medical Equipment “B UILDING A H EALTHY C OMMUNITY ” • Splints • Braces • Crutches • Knee Scooters and More.... 541-225-5443 grovemedical@outlook.com Join us on Facebook Your Sports Medical Supply Head- Quarters 148 Gateway Blvd (Bi Mart Plaza) Cottage Grove, OR 97424 COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Winter Sports Preview 2019 10 Elkton Girls Basketball Team Schedule (Left) Senior Sadie Olson defends during a scrimmage. (Right) Head coach Rob Parker instructs his team. Head coach: Rob Parker Asst. coaches: Kent Albro, Sam Russell 2018-19 record: 16-12 overall, 8-4 league (3rd in Skyline) Final OSAA rank: #15 Playoff result: L in R16 to Jordan Valley, 48-38 to go to the state tournament. I think that we’re a really strong team especially with all of us seniors and having a lot of experience under our belts so definitely a big goal for me and the team is to get to Baker. My class hasn’t gone there yet. SM: For the team, my goal is bonding, to be like a family. A chat with seniors Kieryn Carnes Do you girls know each other really well? and Samantha McCall SM: Yeah, like the seniors have been playing to- gether since seventh grade. Is there anything different or exciting about this Can you feel that on the court? year in particular? SM: Yeah, you know what they’re gonna do, like Samantha McCall: I feel like our team is really you know before they even do it. clicking this year. We’re all coming together and Do you have any personal goals this season? being really friendly and I think we’re all really ex- KC: Well, I’m trying to be recruited so my big cited about the whole team. goal is to step up more than I have in the past years, What are your goals or expectations for the team especially because it’s my senior year and the goal this year? is to play beyond high school. So my big goal is to Kieryn Carnes: The goal is always to go to Baker, step up my play for my teammates, myself, for my Best Breakfast Around 5am-8pm GO EL KS ! Date 12/4/19 12/6/19 12/7/19 12/10/19 12/13/19 12/14/19 12/16/19 12/27/19 12/28/19 1/3/20 1/4/20 1/11/20 1/14/20 1/17/20 1/18/20 1/24/20 1/31/20 2/1/20 2/7/20 2/8/20 Location @Reedsport vs. Hosanna Chris. vs. Triangle Lake Mapleton @TBD (ND Inv.) @TBD (ND Inv.) @Rogue Valley @St. Paul @Perrydale @Camas Valley @Yoncalla @Pacific/Powers Glendale @Days Creek @North Douglas Yoncalla Days Creek North Douglas @Riddle New Hope Christian Time 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. TBD TBD 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. coaches. I wanna take another step further than just an average year would be. SM: I want to get better compared to last year in my shooting percentage and rebounding. Can you tell me something about yourself out- side of sports? KC: I don’t know! I guess typical teenager things. I just like to go hang out with friends. That’s hard [laughter] … I like spending family time, hanging out outdoors, you know, living out here in a small town so I like going up in the mountains. I’m defi- nitely, like, a hometown girl. SM: I’m always busy. I never have time for my- self. I work, I’m class president, I’m the reporter for FFA and I’m on student council.
