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
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“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
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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.
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