Cottage Grove Sentinel
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THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
Crowd gives new energy to the Prefontaine Classic
By Kendrick Murphy
kmurphy@cgsentinel.com
ODFW R ECREATION AND F ISHING
R EPORT
myodfw.com/recreation-report
Updated August 26, 2021
Buy your big game tags before the
hunt begins
If you’re hunting deer or elk during
the general archery season, the last day
to by your tag is Aug. 27. If you bought
a Sports Pac, don’t forget to redeem your
voucher for the actual tag you’ll need to
hunt.
Best bets for weekend fishing
Both fish and the people who chase
them will enjoy the cooler temperatures
that have arrived. Here are some good
bets for your weekend fishing:
Nehalem Bay has been the hotspot on
the north coast for “summer” Chinook,
an early returning stock of fall Chinook.
On the lower Rogue, huge numbers of
steelhead half-pounders are being cap-
tured by the seining crew at Huntley
Park.
On the middle Rogue, current water
temperatures are creating prime condi-
tions for summer steelhead.
Albacore tuna have been in range of
larger boats, and fishing has been good.
Clammers will appreciate the series of
early morning negative tides that starts
this weekend.
Cutthroat trout fishing, both resident
and sea-run, should be good on coastal
rivers and streams.
The best salmon fishing right now
might be ocean coho and Chinook.
Anglers targeting largemouth bass
should consider these lakes: Selmac,
Siltcoos, Tahkenitch, Bradley, Butter-
field, Tenmile, Henry Hagg and Lake of
the Woods. Try throwing topwater lures
early in the morning.
While trout stocking is over for the
season, there are still fish around in
lakes and reservoirs that were regularly
stocked over the spring and summer.
Look for these holdover trout in deep-
er water, near under water springs or
where creeks flow in – all places where
the water is usually cooler. If you’re tak-
ing your boat, check the status of boat
launches before you go.
Check out the Beaver State podcast
The Beaver State Podcast looks at
hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing in
Oregon through conversations with Or-
egonians, ODFW staff and luminaries
throughout the conservation world. You
can subscribe through Apple Podcasts,
Stitcher, Google Play Music or Spotify,
or find a link on MyODFW.com. West-
ern Oregon archery deer and elk
Deer and elk archery seasons open
Aug. 28
Just a reminder that eastern Oregon
archery deer is now a controlled hunt,
and tags are valid only in the unit(s)
identified for each hunt. Learn more
about the 2021 deer and elk seasons.
Tips for preseason scouting
It’s not too early to begin your big
game hunting season with some pre-
season scouting – access permitting.
Spending time learning the terrain and
surveying habitat before your hunt can
make you a more efficient and effec-
tive hunter. And we have tips for mak-
ing you a more effective scouter check
out myodfw.com/articles/7-tips-make-
most-your-preseason-scouting.
Athlete of
the Week
“The Prefontaine Classic is to
track as the Masters is to golf.”
This was an insight shared by one
of the hosts of the first and only
press conference on Friday ahead
of the first return of the Prefontaine
Classic to Eugene in three years. If
last weekend’s turnout was any in-
dication, this insight rings true.
The newly renovated Hayward
Field welcomed the biggest crowd
since its new opening. It was the
first meet after the Tokyo Olympics
and had a plethora of star-studded
athletes making their return to the
Diamond League circuit post the
Olympics.
Along with the return of Sha’Car-
ri Richardson to the women’s 100m
race after being left off the USA
Olympic roster, Noah Lyles re-
turned in the men’s 200m looking
to bounce back after a tough Olym-
pics.
Men’s Shotput
The most dominant man in shot-
put right now, Ryan Crouser, kept
rolling on Saturday.
“I felt really good coming out
here today and it’s always a chal-
lenge coming off a major champi-
onship. Like we just had Tokyo to
travel and take a big sigh of relief
then to refocus in,” said Crouser.
“So, I was really happy with my ex-
ecution coming off a major cham-
pionship.”
Crouser had another casual first-
place finish as he threw for a Dia-
mond League record and a meet
record of 23.15 meters (75.95 feet).
The next closest was Brazilian Dar-
see CLASSIC on B2
COURTESY PHOTO
Elane Thompson-Herah finishes the 100m in first and sets a Jamaican nation record.
COURTESY PHOTO
Ryan Crouser smashes the mens shot put field
and takes home another 1st place finish (pictured
above).
COURTESY PHOTO
Andre de Grasse takes the victory over a compet-
itive mens 100m field (pictured right).
New rules, identities and faces highlight Yoncalla
football ahead of 2021season
By Daniel Friis
for The Sentinel
To say that the last year and a half
hasn’t been kind to people all over
the world would be an understate-
ment.
Obviously, the longevity of the
coronavirus has played into this, but
thousands of people have lost their
jobs, loved ones and much more due
to the hardships of the past year and
a half.
In a time that can easily be
summed up as “expecting the unex-
pected,” no one can relate more to
this than the Yoncalla Eagles football
team. Since the pandemic hit, they’ve
been forced to do things that no or-
dinary football team does.
After the cancellation of the fall
2020 high school football campaign,
a six-game schedule was approved
with no playoffs for teams all around
DANIEL FRIIS/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
see FOOTBALL on B2
Yoncalla ends practice with a competitive four on
four scrimmage.
Thompson and Kress score ‘Week of Speed’ wins
Contributed by Cottage
Grove Speedway
The Week of Speed motored
its way into Cottage Grove
Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Twenty-four Sprint Car
teams, a part of the Interstate
Sprint Car Series, and twen-
ty-four Dwarf Cars were all on
hand. It was the second race
for both groups in their 2021
Speedweek.
Burlington, Washington’s Jus-
tin Youngquist took the reigns
early in the twenty-five lap ISCS
feature. Racing for car owners
Matt and Lisa Dynes, Youngq-
uist, was overtaken on the sec-
ond lap by Eric Turner of Lake
Stevens, Washington.
However, a few laps later,
Youngquist was back in the top
spot after the sixth circuit.
Sports
Calendar
CG Football
• Jamboree against
North Bend/Marist
Aug.27, 6pm
COURTESY PHOTO
Thompson celebrates his sixth career ISCS series victory this
season.
Unfortunately,
Youngquist
would spin out on lap ten, re-
sulting in the top place position
going back to Eric Turner.
This week’s athlete
of the week is senior
Cottage Grove High
School volleyball player
Gracie Arnold. She is
continually proving to
be a reliable teammate
and player for the girl’s
volleyball team.
Shortly after the restart, Rose-
burg racer Steven Snawder was
see RACE on B2
Coach Ladd
said, “Gracie
is a strong
presence on
the court
both in her
skills and
shining,
positive
attitude.”
PHOTO BY KENDRICK
MURPHY/CG SENTINEL
CG Volleyball
• Jamboree against
Elmira/Molalla
Aug.26, 3pm
North Douglas
Volleyball
• Jamboree @Mohawk
High School Aug.27,
3pm
CG Boys Soccer
• Jamboree @Phoenix
Aug. 27, time TBD
CG Girls Soccer
• Jamboree @Phoenix
Aug. 27, time TBD