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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 20, 2015 10A SCHEDULE CLASS 5A PREP TENNIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Softball: Gresham at Central, 4:30 p.m. Central Linn at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. Central doubles pair headed to state THURSDAY, MAY 21 Track and Field: Class 2A, 1A State Champi- onships, Hayward Field, Eu- gene, 10 a.m. Boys Tennis: Central at OSAA Class 5A State Cham- pionship at West Hills Rac- quet and Fitness Club, Portland, 12: 45 p.m. Cable, Sanna place third at Mid-Willamettte Conference tourney FRIDAY, MAY 22 Baseball: Springfield at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Central at Ashland, 4:30 p.m. Softball: North Eugene at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Ashland at Central, 4:30 p.m. Track and Field: Class 5A State Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, 9 a.m. Class 2A, 1A State Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, 2:30 p.m. Boys Tennis: Central at OSAA Class 5A State Cham- pionships at West Hills Rac- quet and Fitness Club, Portland, vs. TBA, TBA. SATURDAY, MAY 23 Boys Tennis: Central at OSAA Class 5A State Cham- pionships at West Hills Rac- quet and Fitness Club, Portland, vs. TBA, TBA. Track and Field: Class 5A State Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, 9:30 a.m. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer State Tennis CORVALLIS — When jun- ior Kevin Cable and senior Edoardo Sanna decided to join forces, the pair had one thing on their mind — Get to the state tennis tournament. The pair accomplished its mission, finishing third in the Mid-Willamette Confer- ence district tennis champi- onships doubles bracket, punching its ticket to state. “I couldn’t believe it,” Sanna said. “We’ve wanted to Who: Central boys tennis. What: Class 5A state tennis championships. When: Thursday, 12:45 p.m.; Friday, TBA; Saturday, TBA. Where: West Hills Racquet and Fitness Club, Portland. What’s at stake: The doubles pair of Kevin Cable and Edoardo Sanna play for a chance to win a state title. make it from the beginning, I was so amazed that we did. It was a unique moment.” Cable and Sanna will face Noah Landstrom and Paul Krueger from La Salle Prep Thursday at 12:45 p.m. at West Hills Racquet and Fit- ness Club in Portland. While they will face stiff competition, Sanna and Cable are excited to see how far they can go. See STATE, Page 11A PATTI YOUNGREN/for the Itemizer-Observer Central’s Kevin Cable and Edoardo Sanna celebrate a point during the district tournament. CLASS 5A PREP TRACK AND FIELD Knauss, Peterson win titles McBeth, Bansen earn wild card berths to state meet By Lukas Eggen WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Baseball: Class 5A State Playoffs, First Round, TBA. Softball: Class 5A State Playoffs, First Round, TBA. Class 2A-1A State Playoffs, First Round, TBA. — The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Central senior Taylor Knauss was sure of one thing on Thursday afternoon. After com- peting in the finals of the girls long jump, she was ready to focus on her main event — the triple jump. After scratching on her first two long jump attempts, Knauss just wanted to get a mark on record in her third and final attempt. “I thought I’d do OK in the long jump and be in the middle of the pack,” Knauss said. “I didn’t have any hope after I scratched my first Peterson two attempts. I thought oh well, let’s just bring it and see what hap- pens.” Few could have imagined what hap- pened next. Prior to the Mid- Willamette Confer- ence track and field championships, Knauss’ best leap was 15 feet, 4¾ inches. See KNAUSS, Page 12A Schedules Subject to Change Online Check out the Itemizer- Observer’s Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @PolkIOSports to see re- sults of Tuesday’s girls state golf tournament, boys tennis state tourna- ment, state track and field and baseball and softball play-in games. QUICK HITS Tapasa signs letter of intent INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral senior Sai Tapasa signed a national letter of intent to play women’s basketball at Idaho State University on Fri- day. “I really enjoyed the cam- p u s ,” Ta p a s a said. “I met the coaches and a lot of the players. I felt com- fortable there.” Tapasa Tapa- sa returned to the court for the Panthers during the 2014-15 season. She missed her junior year after tearing her ACL, MCL and PCL. “My dad helped push me and told me if you work hard enough, you’ll get there,” Tapasa said. “That’s what I did, I worked harder and it paid off.” Tapasa earned all-Mid- Willamette Conference honorable mention. “I want to thank my coaches, my dad for being my role model and all my teammates who have pushed me,” Tapasa said. “It’s been a great experi- ence to be a Panther.” www.polkio.com CLASS 5A TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS When: Friday, 9 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. Where: Hayward Field, University of Ore- gon, Eugene. Admission: Adults, $10; students and chil- dren, $5. Central qualifiers: BOYS — Thomas Peter- son, sr., 100 meters (seeded third) and 200 (seeded seventh); Kaj Bansen, sr., high jump (seeded 23rd). GIRLS — Taylor Knauss, sr., long jump (seeded seventh); Abby McBeth, soph., 1,500 (seeded sixth). LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central senior Taylor Knauss won the girls long jump at the Mid-Willamette Conference track and field championships on Wednesday. District champ CLASS 2A PREP TRACK AND FIELD Pirates’ duo set for state Price, Clark place second at district meet By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas sophomore Aaron White, right, won the boys triple jump at the Mid-Willamette Conference track and field championships on Thursday. Read about his per- formance on Page 12A. MT. ANGEL — Perrydale junior Sarah Clark couldn’t help but feel a little down before the Tri-River Confer- ence track and field cham- pionships on Thursday and Friday. Clark, who had been throwing since her sopho- more year, had dedicated herself the most to the javelin. But the emergence of Taylor Price, who set a school record in the event, put Clark’s s t a t e hopes in jeopardy. “I th- o u g h t Clark ( Ta y l o r ) would beat me and I wouldn’t make it to state,” Clark said. “That put me down a little.” But Clark set a personal record, throwing 101 feet, 8 www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Mon -Fri 8am - 6pm • Sat 8am - 5pm DALLAS 121 Main St • 503-623-8155 INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St • 503-838-6340 www.LesSchwab.com inches, g o o d enough to take sec- ond and punch her ticket to state. Price Price finished eighth in the event. Much to the relief of Clark, their friendship tri- umphed over any hard feel- ings that may have existed. See DUO, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
