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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 3, 2015 10A CLASS 5A PREP GIRLS SOCCER QUICK HITS Free camping at state parks POLK COUNTY — Oregon State Parks invite the public to camp for free on Saturday night in celebration of State Parks Day and free fishing weekend. Camping will be free Sat- urday night at traditional sites. Yurts, cabins and tepees are available at regular price. Parking will also be free at parks that charge a day-use parking fee. Reservations may be made by calling 800-452- 5687 before 5 p.m. Friday or online at www.oregon- stateparks.org. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a free fishing weekend Satur- day and Sunday. ODFW will provide gear, bait and in- structions at selected loca- tions. For more information: www.dfw.state.or.us/educa- tion/angling/free_fishing. Youth football camp coming MONMOUTH/INDEPEN- DENCE — The Monmouth- Independence YMCA will host a football camp begin- ning Monday. The camp will run Mon- day through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is $40. It is open to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Dead- line to register is Friday. For more information: www.theyonline.org. Fearless 5K coming June 13 DALLAS — The Fearless Youth Ministry will host the Fearless 5K June 13. The 3.1-mile run begins at 10 a.m. at Dallas City Park on the Levens Street side. Cost is $25 for ages 13 and older and $15 for 12 and younger. Raffle tickets will also be available for $1 for a chance to win a Traeger Pro-Tail- gater grill. All proceeds will go to- ward the ministry’s 2015 high school Philippine Mis- sion Team. A Filipino lunch will be included. For more information: www.graceindallas.org. YMCA to host soccer camp DALLAS — The Mon- mouth-Independence YMCA will host a micro soccer camp starting June 10. The camp, open to beginners ages 3 and 4, will meet once a week on Wednesdays for five weeks. Registration deadline is Monday. Cost is $25. For more information: Natascha Cronin, 503-838- 4042, online at www.they- online.org. STAT SHEET The number of local baseball players who earned all- league recognition. Dallas’ Logan Hatley was named the Mid-Willamette Confer- ence’s Pitcher of the Year. 17 21 The total num- ber of Polk County softball players to earn all-league honors. Dallas’ Yasmine El-Hato was named the MWC’s Co-Of- fensive Player of the Year. www.polkio.com Dragons turn to new face to lead squad Myrold hopes to help lead Dallas girls to bigger success this season By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Dallas High hopes a new face can lead to more success for the Dallas girls soccer team. Kirk Myrold has been hired to take over the Drag- ons, Dallas Athletic Director Tim Larson said. Myrold may be new to the Dallas family coming from Corvallis High, but he’s look- ing to hit the ground run- ning. He’s already gotten a head start on winning over his new players. “This is my first year teach- ing at Dallas High School, and I got to know some of the girls on the team,” My- rold said. “I found out through the athletics department that the girls coach Myrold was open. I thought with the relationships I had made in those classes that this would be fun to do. I’ve been around (the sport of) soccer all my life and I thought this could be a good opportunity to expand my horizons and help the girls who are coming back.” The Dragons finished 5-9 overall and 2-5 in Mid- Willamette Conference (MWC) play during the 2014 season, finishing in sixth place. They fell to North Eu- gene 3-0 in the play-in round. But Myrold is hoping brighter days are ahead. “I need to get to know the girls on the soccer field,” Myrold said. “I’ve known some of them in the class- room. Now I need to get to know their personalities, see them on the field and how they work together. This summer and preseason I need to see how they mesh and move forward together as a soccer family. I look for- ward to the bumps and bruises along the way.” See FACE, Page 11A LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer file Dallas returns several players from last season’s squad, including Sarah Ussery (7). The Dragons went 5-9 in 2014. COLLEGE ATHLETICS Pulling her weight Metzgar-Deacon accepts honor By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer By The Numbers 3 Number of female strength and condition- ing coaches responsible for football in the NCAA. MONMOUTH — It was a moment 17 years in the mak- ing. Western Oregon’s Director of Sports Performance Cori Metzgar-Deacon was named a Master Strength and Con- ditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Condition- ing Coaches Association (CSCCA) in a ceremony May 7. She joins elite company in her field — there are 160 master coaches nationwide, including fewer than 15 women. Metzgar-Deacon qualified for the honor two years ago. It wasn’t until now that she felt compelled to accept when — like throughout her career — she could accomplish a bigger purpose. 17 A new world The number of years Cori Metzgar-Deacon’s career has spanned at the collegiate level. Metzgar-Deacon discovered the world of strength and conditioning coaching purely by chance. See MASTER, Page 12A 160 Master Coach The number of strength and conditioning coaches who have been named Master Coaches. What: Master Strength and Conditioning Coach. Who: Western Oregon Director of Sports Performance Cori Metzgar-Deacon. Qualifications: In order to receive the certification, an individual must have a bachelor’s degree, be a cur- rently practicing, full-time strength and conditioning coach at the collegiate or professional level, hold current membership in the Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and have a minimum of 12 years experience as a strength and conditioning coach on the collegiate and/or professional level. CLASS 5A PREP BASEBALL Dallas falls in first round By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer HOOD RIVER — The Dal- las baseball team saw its season come to an end after falling to Hood River Valley 5-0 in the first round of the state playoffs on May 27. The 10th-seeded Drag- ons failed to record a hit during the loss as Eagles pitcher Kam Walker shut down Dallas’ offense. “He was throwing 93 MPH fastballs with a good breaking pitch,” Dallas coach Scot McDonald said. BEN MITCHELL/for the Itemizer-Observer Dallas players and coaches look on during the team’s 5-0 loss to Hood River Valley on May 27. “Throwing strikes like that, we just don’t see that. It’s hard to prepare for. The kids battled. We just ran into a really good pitcher.” See DALLAS, Page 12A It looks so easy on TV ... * This is the second of a se- ries of columns chronicling my journey in training for my first sprint triathlon. I’ll be honest. I’m behind on my training. Sure, I’ve run four miles and swam as much as 1,000 yards. But, as of last Thurs- day, there was one thing that I had yet to attempt — cy- cling. The truth is, my bike had moved from my closet into my living room, but hadn’t left my apartment. A quick trip to Veal’s Bikes Plus in Monmouth last week, however, and I was ready to go. And so, this past Saturday, I went for a ride. 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 L UKAS E GGEN Commentary I’m not sure how far I went, but I was out for an hour and a half. Upon re- turning, the thought hit me. I needed to step up my train- ing. From now until about two weeks before the Sec- ond Annual Independence Sprint Triathlon on June 27, workouts should be ramped up. See BIKE, Page 11A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports