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12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 10, 2015 Polk County Sports CLASS 5A PREP BOYS SOCCER Dragons turn to local coach to lead team Jones hopes to bring experience, stability to Dallas’ boys soccer program By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — If there’s been one thing that defines Dallas boys’ soccer team in recent years, it’s change. New coach John Jones, who is also a teacher at Dal- las High, is hoping to put an end to that. “Well, the one thing I hope to bring is some con- sistency because of the coaching changes,” Jones said. “We’ve had some great coaches here in the past and for work or personal rea- sons, had to move on. I live in Dallas here. “I’m in the building and I’m involved in the commu- nity and hope to bring some stability. I’ve been coaching with the D a l l a s United club for the last several years. It seemed like a good fit.” Jones The Dra- gons have seen five different coaches in the past five years. The turnover has, in part, resulted in struggles on the field, including a winless campaign during the 2014 season. But Dallas saw improve- ments on the field, and Jones said he hopes to con- tinue in that direction. “We’re moving from using the skills they’ve picked up to putting the bigger picture together,” Jones said. “We want them to bond as a team and get a feel for where their teammates will be (on the field).” Jones has been involved with youth soccer in Dallas for 14 years. While he may be getting his first high school soccer coaching experience, he is confident that the com- munity will help. “As far as knowledge of the game, I have a lot to learn still,” Jones said. “I think there’s a lot of people in this community who can help with that. I think peo- ple will come together to help support this program.” Jones has met with play- ers and begun the process of learning the ins and outs of Tall Order • Dallas coach John Jones becomes the Dragons’ newest head coach. • Dallas finished winless during the 2014 season and has not won a match since the 2011 season. • Jones has more than a decade of experience work- ing with Kids, Inc. and Dallas United soccer. • The Dragons have never qualified for the OSAA Class 5A state play- offs in boys soccer. his new team. “I’m ready to get to know this group of boys better,” Jones said. “I’m excited to see what skill sets we have, what our strengths are and Hedrick: Led move to Class 5A Continued from Page 10A “I really enjoyed being in the classroom with the kids,” Hedrick said. “I don’t get to see them quite as much. I do miss the daily interaction. That’s probably my biggest regret moving into an ad- ministrative role.” As football coach and ath- letic director, during the fall, Hedrick’s schedule becomes a balancing act. “It is a very demanding schedule in the fall,” Hedrick said. “You’re the AD and you want to support all the pro- grams and create success and coach your own sport. It pulls you in different direc- tions. Sometimes you just have to go for a long run or a bike ride.” But Hedrick isn’t alone in handling everything. “You rely heavily on peo- ple to help you,” Hedrick said. “When everyone steps up to the plate and helps carry the load, it makes it easier. The coaches, admin- istration and support staff that help you is instrumen- tal to being successful.” During the spring, Hedrick deals with having to reschedule baseball and softball games on short no- tice. “It takes a tremendous amount of teamwork with Denise Wallace, the athletic secretary, Becky McMillan, the transportation coordina- tor, the other ADs and the u m p i r e s a s s o c i a t i o n ,” Hedrick said. “All of those where our weaknesses lie and what we need to work on. I have to get to know their personalities of these boys.” Up next will be a summer workout program. And while some kids are resting during the summer, Jones said the soccer squad will be laying the ground- work for the upcoming fall season. “We had an interesting meeting,” Jones said. “We have a summer workout schedule and hope to get them out to work on speed and agility and touching the ball as much as we can.” Dallas finished 0-13 over- all in 2014. The Dragons saw four seniors graduate from last season’s roster. Jones will face a difficult challenge in 2015. Five teams from the Mid- Willamette Conference ad- vanced to the state playoffs: Woodburn, Corvallis, South Albany, Crescent Valley and Central. Woodburn advanced to the state title game before falling to Hood River Valley. But Jones isn’t daunted by entering what could be one of the state’s most competi- tive leagues. He’s ready to give the boys soccer program something it’s been lacking — a steady hand over the long term. “I’m looking forward to it,” Jones said. “I’m excited about the upcoming season and being involved with Dallas soccer.” SPORTS BRIEFS Program hopes to boost cycling POLK COUNTY — Travel Oregon invites Polk County business- es to join its Bike Friendly Business program to embrace the growing cycling tourism in Oregon. Three cycling events are scheduled in Polk County this sum- mer: Cycle Oregon, Rogue and Bike Multiple Sclerosis. A subcom- mittee of the Rural Tourism Studio is making a flyer to distribute to participants at these events listing bike friendly businesses. Deadline to be listed on the flyer is Monday. For more information: Marshall Guthrie, guthriem@wou.edu or Shawn Irvine, irvine.shawn@ci.independence.or.us. Softball signups close Thursday DALLAS — Registration for the city of Dallas’ co-ed softball league is open through Thursday. Games will take place Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from June 16-July 30 at 6 or 7:15 p.m. Cost is $170 per team. Each squad must have a minimum of nine players. All games will take place at Whitworth Elementary School. Each contest will be seven innings or a max of 70 minutes long. Make checks to city of Dallas. Registration may be dropped off or mailed to 187 SE Court St. Fo r m s a r e a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t : w w w. d a l l a s o r - .gov/index.aspx?nid=756. For more information: David Brautigam, 503-831-3559; email to david.brautigam@dallasor.gov. Pickleball lessons begin Monday AARON YOST/Itemizer-Observer file Central athletics director Shane Hedrick (right) coaches football in the fall. Hedrick will serve as an assistant coach at the Les Schwab Tires Bowl on June 20. names mentioned have to be on the same page.” As hectic as it may be, Hedrick never loses sight on staying positive. “I remind myself that today we have cellphones,” Hedrick said. “I can’t imag- ine what my predecessors had to go through before the cellphone and comput- ers were around. I feel blessed.” The 2014-15 school year may have been one of Cen- tral’s most special after mov- ing from Class 4A to 5A. “I thought the transition w e n t v e r y s m o o t h l y,” Hedrick said. “I thought the players, coaches and com- munity responded to it very well and courageously. We represented Central High School, and the community, very well.” And while he may not get much of a break, seeing the kids succeed on the field and the support from the community, makes every last second put in worth it. “The Central crowd and support is as good of any around,” Hedrick said. “That was something that came into play very well. We were well attended at home and away contests and some- times outnumbered our hosts. That’s always fun. ... It’s worked out well.” DALLAS — Free pickleball lessons begin Monday at the tennis courts at Roger Jordan Community Park. Lessons will be offered every Monday from June 15-Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Open play will also be offered on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Players of all ages and skill levels are wel- come to attend. For more information: 503-803-8065. Dallas to offer two tennis tourneys DALLAS — Signups are open for a pair of tennis tournaments July 11-12 and Aug. 8-9. Registration deadline is July 9 for the first tournament and Aug. 6 for the second. Cost is $15 for singles and $25 for doubles. Players may enter two events. There will be multiple brackets for different ages and skill lev- els. Registration may be mailed to Dallas City Hall, 187 SE Court St., Dallas. Fo r m s c a n b e f o u n d o n l i n e a t : w w w. d a l l a s o r - .gov/index.aspx?nid=756. For more information: Jordan Sollman, 503-686-8120; email, jordansollman@dsd2.org. Signups for cheer camp open Perkins: Dallas placed third Continued from Page 10A Dallas reached the state quarterfinal round twice during Perkins’ tenure in 2012 and 2013, and won a league title in 2012, earning the No. 2 seed entering the state playoffs. “The girls worked very hard and played hard,” Perkins said. “Even though we didn’t always have the top athlete in the league, they competed very well. All the teams that I had played hard. We were fortunate enough to have one confer- ence championship and dedicated players.” Perkins said the commu- nity, whether through spon- sors to help with costs facing the team, parents, or the school’s athletic staff, helped make his tenure leading the Dragons enjoyable. “Tim Larson was very supportive and helpful,” Perkins said. “We were able to put together a team off the field that provided lots of support to help these girls be successful. … It’s essen- tial that folks help us out, which the community did very well for us.” The Dragons saw six sen- iors from this year’s squad graduate: Kassidy Totten, Teri Bunnell, Erin Taylor, Katie Mitchell, Keisha Sick- les and Sarah Mitchell, but Perkins is confident the pro- gram is set up for future suc- cess. “Their work ethic was re- sponsible for the success that they had,” Perkins said. Larson said the school ex- pects to move as quickly as possible to fill the vacancy. BLUE DOLPHINS JUNE INVITATIONAL at Albany Community Pool June 5-7 Results (BDST placers) GIRLS 200 freestyle (9) — 3, Kaitlyn Lan- dis, 3:40.39. 800 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 10:04.25; 3, Emily Beasley, 15:23.95. 200 freestyle (10) — 4,Taylor Hagedorn, 3:16.96; 5, Savannah King, 3:19.79; 8, Madison Hanson, 4L58.37. 100 backstroke (10) — 6, Sa- vannah King, 1:52.28; 9, Lonny Stork, 1:59.98; 12, Madison Hanson, 2:19.20. 100 breaststroke (8 and under) — 4, Kadence King, 2:34.26. 100 breast- stroke (9) — 7, Kaitlyn Landis, 2:25.53. 100 breaststroke (10) — 5, Taylor Hagedorn, 2:05.24; 9, Sydney Alamein, 2:12.57; 13, Madison Hanson, 2:34.97. 50 butterfly (9) — 7, Kaitlyn Landis, 1:05.51. 50 butterfly (10) — 5, Lonny Stork, 58.90. 50 freestyle (8 and under) — 3, Gentry Hagedorn, 47.72; 4, Kadence King, 50.83. 50 freestyle (9) — 9, Kait- lyn Landis, 45.38. 100 freestyle (10) — 3, Taylor Hagedorn, 40.09; 5, Savannah King, 42.18; 9, Lonny Stork, 44.77; 14, Sydney Alamein, 48.46. 50 backstroke (13-14) — 3, Molly Gallagher, 36.78; 11, Rhylee Pendley, 1:02.09. 200 back- stroke (15 and over) — 2, Lizzy Dres- sel, 2:44.93; 3, Jolie-Rae Ford, 2:47.72; 7, Emily Beasley, 3:51.50. 200 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 2:21.81; 4, Emily Beasley, 3:36.34. 100 butterfly (15 and over) — 3, Lizzie Dressel, 1:20.10. 50 breaststroke (13- 14) — 4, Molly Gallagher, 48.79. 100 freestyle (13-14) — 10, Molly Gal- lagher, 1:13.16; 22, Rhylee Pendley, 1:54.84. 100 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 1:03.80; 4, Lizzy Dres- sel, 1:10.09; 8, Emily Beasley, 1:39.83. 200 individual medley (9) — 7, Kait- lyn Landis, 4:16.99. 200 individual medley (10) — 7, Lonny Stork, 3:52.89; 8, Savannah King, 3:53.43. 100 butter- fly (10) — 1, Taylor Hagedorn, 1:48.32. 50 breaststroke (8 and under) — 3, Gentry Hagedorn, 1:01.62; 6, Kadence King, 1:13.55. 50 breaststroke (10) — 6, Taylor Hagedorn, 58.42; 9, Savannah King, 59.60; 10, Lonny Stork, 1:01.77; 15, Madison Hanson, 1:09.39. 50 back- stroke (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 50.22; 4, Kadence King, 54.73. 50 backstroke (9) — 7, Kaitlyn Landis, 55.22. 50 backstroke (10) — 7, Madison Hanson, 1:03.95. 100 freestyle (8 and under) — 4, Kadence King, 1:47.50; 5, Gentry Hagedorn, 1:52.01. 100 freestyle (9) — 7, Kaitlyn Landis, 1:42.90. 100 freestyle (10) — 3, Taylor Hagedorn, 1:29.26; 5, Lonny Stork, 1:33.71; 9, Savannah King, 1:35.63; 14, Madison Hanson, 2:22.54. 200 individual medley (15 and over) — 3, Jolie-Rae Ford, 2:49.35; 5, Lizzy Dressel, 2:55.98; 10, Emily Beasley, 3:58.23. 50 butterfly (13-14) — 9, Rhylee Pendley, 1:03.54. 200 butterfly (15 and over) — 5, Emily Beasley, 4:10.83. 50 freestyle (13-14) — 20, Rhylee Pendley, 49.41. 50 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 30.26; 3, Lizzy Dressel, 31.79. 100 backstroke (13-14) — 16, Rhylee Pendley, 2:15.81. 100 backstroke (15 and over) — 3, Lizzy Dressel, 1:18.74. 100 breast- stroke (15 and over) — 5, Emily Beasley, 2:10.15. 400 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 4:52.74. BOYS 400 freestyle (11) — 5, David Beasley, 7:39.03. 200 freestyle (11) — 8, David Beasley, 3:34.31. 100 back- stroke (11) — 6, David Beasley, 1:58.46. 50 butterfly (11) — 10, David Beasley, 52.86. 50 backstroke (13-14) — 3, Gabe Applegate, 45.18. 200 back- stroke (15 and over) — 5, Ian Sayers, 3:10.77. 200 freestyle (12) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 2:57.18. 200 freestyle (13-14) — 10, Gabe Applegate, 3:02.49. 200 freestyle (15 and over) — 8, Ian Say- ers, 2L42.32. 50 breaststroke (12) — 7, Isaiah Dressel, 50.12. 50 breaststroke (15 and over) — 2, Ian Sayers, 48.03. 100 freestyle (12) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 1:20.75. 100 freestyle (13-14) — 13, Moskal signs letter of intent VANCOUVER — Bret Moskal, a 2013 graduate of Dallas High, accepted a scholarship and signed a letter of intent to play base- ball at Kansas Wesleyan University next season. Moskal has been playing at Clark College in Vancouver. Moskal, a catcher, appeared in 17 games for Clark College dur- ing the 2015 season. He recorded eight hits while batting .190. Hedrick cut by CFL team SCOREBOARD CLUB SWIMMING MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE — The Monmouth-Indepen- dence YMCA will offer a July 4 cheer camp. The camp is open for beginners; no prior experience necessary. Participants will be taught cheers, chants, dances and jumps. All cheerleaders will participate in the Monmouth-Indepen- dence Fourth of July Parade, as well as be a part of the YMCA float. Cost is $80. The camp begins June 22 and meets Monday through Friday for two weeks. Registration deadline is June 19. For more information: Natascha Cronin, 503-838-4042. Gabe Applegate, 1:23.12. 50 back- stroke (11) — 8, David Beasley, 53.70. 100 freestyle (11) — 11, David Beasley, 1:34.15. 50 butterfly (50) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 46.85. 50 freestyle (12) — 3, Isiah Dressel, 34.69. 50 freestyle (15 and over) — 8, Jesse Genualdi, 30.35. CLUB GOLF CROSS CREEK GOLF COURSE MEN’S CLUB Tuesday, June 2 Results Low gross/low net Gross — 1, Paul Disney, 37; 2 (tie), Jim Cain and Jim Schroeder, 38. Net — 1, John Mangini, 31; 2 (tie), Jack Duncan and Michael Winkley, 32; 4 (tie), Eldon Rivers, Lynn Hurt and Dave Voves, 33. Saturday, June 6 Results Two-man scramble Gross — 1 (tie), Kevin Moen-Wayne Weathers and Steve Richards-Cole Brown, 69. Net — 1, Bob McCleery-Tom Mc- Cleery, 60.75; 2 (tie), Greg Hickman- Gary Ball and Ken Ross-Landon Ross, 61.75; 4, Ken Dankenbring-Mike Largent, 62.25. BRITISH COLUMBIA — Boise State quarter- back Grant Hedrick will look for a new oppor- tunity to continue his football career. Hedrick was released by the Canadian Football League’s BC Lions on May 30. Hedrick joined the Lions after a tryout with the NFL’s Denver Broncos failed to land him a roster spot. Hedrick led the NCAA with a 70.8 comple- tion percentage as a senior with Boise State, leading the Broncos to a Mountain West Con- Hedrick ference title and its third Fiesta Bowl victory. Hedrick, a 2010 graduate from Central High, threw for 3,696 yards during his senior season at Boise State. He averaged 306.3 total yards of offense per game. Dallas to hold sports physicals DALLAS — The Dallas Booster Club and Oregon Family Health will offer sports physicals on June 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 607 SE Jefferson St. No early entry. Please bring the form needed for your sport. A limited number of high school and Pop Warner forms will be available. Cost is $25 with proceeds going directly toward the Dallas Booster Club to support Dallas athletics. The Itemizer-Observer Your community news source