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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 17, 2015 10A
OREGON HIGH SCHOOL EQUESTRIAN TEAM
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Corvallis at Demarini
Dirtbags (DH), 2 p.m. Divi-
sion I Junior Baseball:
Lebanon at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Crescent Valley at Central, 6
p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Demarini Dirtbags at
Roseburg (DH), 2 p.m. Divi-
sion I Junior Baseball: Dal-
las at South Albany, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
Baseball: Division I Jun-
ior Baseball: Central at West
Salem, 6 p.m. Division II Jun-
ior Baseball: Dallas vs. Shel-
don at Thurston Tourna-
ment, 3 p.m. Dallas vs. Sum-
mit at Thurston Tourna-
ment, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Demarini Dirtbags at
North Marion, 7 p.m. Divi-
sion I Junior Baseball: Dallas
at Astoria (DH), TBA. Central
at West Albany, 5 p.m. Divi-
sion II Junior Baseball: Dallas
vs. McNary at Thurston Tour-
nament, 6 p.m.
Dallas hopes for strong showing at state
Dragons ready to compete in five events in Redmond starting June 24
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — From the mo-
ment Dallas sophomore
Daphne Mauk rode a horse
for the first time at the age of
8, she was hooked.
Mauk, who was adopted
when she was 7, had an im-
mediate connection to her
four-legged friends.
“My mom put me on a
horse and I cried (with joy),”
Mauk said. “I didn’t want to
get off.”
Riding is
now an in-
tegral part
of her life.
“It helps
me escape
r e a l i t y,”
Mauk said.
Mauk
“If I’ve had
a tough day or a rough week
at school or work, I go for a
ride and my mind just goes
to the horse.”
Eight years later, and
Mauk will
help repre-
sent Dallas
at the Ore-
gon High
S c h o o l
Equestrian
Team state
champi-
Dalke
onships
June 24-27 in Redmond.
The Dragons will compete
in Canadian Flag Team (Tris-
tan Savage, Maddie Haerer,
MaKayli Laizure, Chrystal
Lee), in-
hand ob-
stacle relay
t e a m
(Nathan
S l a d e ,
Daphne
M a u k ,
K e l s e y
Riemer
Riemer,
Karlie Dalke), in-hand trail
(Daphne Mauk), poles (Cari
Hanson) and keyhole
(Chrystal Lee).
See DALLAS, Page 11A
Heading to
State
What: OHSET state
championshipns.
When: June 24-27.
Where: Bank of Cascade
Events Center, Redmond.
What’s at stake: Riders
from Dallas, Central and
Perrydale high schools will
compete for a state title in
a number of events.
2015 ITEMIZER-OBSERVER ALL-REGION SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Swinging away ...
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Demarini Dirtbags at
Springfield (DH), 3 p.m. Divi-
sion I Junior Baseball: Dallas
at Astoria, TBA. Division II
Junior Baseball: Dallas vs.
Thurston at Thurston Tour-
nament, noon.
Senior came up big for Central
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Demarini Dirtbags at
Eugene (DH), 5 p.m. Division
I Junior Baseball: Central at
Cascade, 6 p.m.
INDEPENDENCE — It was a moment four years in the
making for Central senior Ryanne Huffman.
Leading 10-2 against Ashland in the Panthers’ play-in
game, Huffman stepped up to the plate and accomplished
something she never had before — hit a home run.
This particular home run was extra special. She hit a
grand slam that gave Central a 14-2 win in the team’s final
home game of the season.
“Oh my gosh, I was sprinting around the bases,” Huff-
man said with a grin. “I was so excited. That was my last
time on Central’s field, so it was pretty cool.”
Huffman was critical to Central’s success during the
2015 season. She set six school records: Career stolen bases
(108), career runs scored (122), career hits (158), single sea-
son stolen bases (40), single season hits (51) and single sea-
son runs scored (46).
She also tied the school mark for most triples in a single
season (five).
Huffman proved she could affect the game in a number
of ways, making her the Itemizer-Observer’s softball Player
of the Year.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Albany at Demarini
Dirtbags, 5 p.m. Division I
Junior Baseball: Crescent
Valley at Dallas, 6 p.m. Divi-
sion II Junior Baseball: Dallas
at Sprague 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Baseball: American Le-
gion: Demarini Dirtbags at
Albany (DH), 4 p.m. Division
I Junior Baseball: Central at
Lebanon, 6 p.m. Division II
Junior Baseball: Corvallis at
Dallas, 6 p.m.
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Schedules Subject to Change
QUICK HITS
WOU to host
speed camps
MONMOUTH — Western
Oregon’s football and
strength and conditioning
programs will host a series
of speed camps for athletes
beginning July 6.
The camps will run three
days a week on July 6, 8, 10;
13, 15, 17; 20, 22, 24 and
27, 29 and 31.
Cost is $25 per week or
$80 for all four weeks.
The camp is open for
kids ages 7 to 17.
The clinic will enable
athletes to develop power,
increase vertical jump,
strength, flexibility and
overall speed and agility,
while decreasing the risk of
injury, all while working
with official WOU coaches
and staff.
Athletes will be split
into three groups: Youth
(ages 7 to 10), Teen (ages
11 to 14) and Elite (ages 15
to 17).
Youth and teen groups
will meet from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m., while Elite will
meet from 10:15 to 11:30
a.m.
For more information:
www.wouwolves.-
com/news/2015/5/29/FB_0
529150842.aspx.
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40
6
The number of school records
Ryanne Huffman set during
her high school career.
The number of stolen bases
Huffman recorded during
the 2015 campaign.
Huffman’s batting average
during the 2015 softball
season.
LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Central senior Ryanne Huffman set six school records and tied for another school mark during the 2015 season.
OREGON HIGH SCHOOL EQUESTRIAN TEAM
Silver to help lead Perrydale to state
Pirates to enter six athletes to compete at the state chamionships
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
P E R R Y D A L E — Yo u
weren’t likely to see Perry-
dale senior David Silver
lounging around much dur-
ing the 2014-15 school year.
Silver was a four-sport
athlete for the Pirates, play-
ing football, basketball and
baseball, in addition to com-
peting on the Pirates’ Ore-
gon State High School
Equestrian Team (OHSET).
“It’s pretty hard,” Silver
said. “You have to be not
only willing to do it; you
have to make the time to do
it. After baseball practice, or
basketball or football, dur-
ing the OHSET season, I
have to come home and
have three horses to work.
That takes two to two-and-
a-half hours to get all three
of them worked. After that,
you have to make time for
homework. I didn’t have a
whole lot of relaxation time.”
It may have required a
large time commitment, but
it was well worth the invest-
ment.
Silver is one of six Perry-
dale riders who will compete
at the OHSET state champi-
onships June 24-27 in Red-
mond. And he has high ex-
pectations for his four
events.
See SILVER, Page 11A
LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Alysia Vergin, Rose Marsters, Zoe Couey and David Sil-
ver are among Perrydale’s six state qualifiers.
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