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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 24, 2015 11A Polk County Sports SUMMER BASEBALL Youth baseball schedules American Legion, Division I and Division II Junior baseball teams WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini 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. THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Baseball: American Legion: Rose- burg at Demarini Dirtbags, 5 p.m. Divi- sion I Junior Baseball: Dallas vs. TBA at Bend Tournament, TBA. Division II Jun- ior Baseball: Kennedy at Dallas, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas vs. TBA at Bend Tournament, TBA. Central at Philomath Tourna- ment. Division II Junior baseball: Sil- verton at Dallas, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas vs. TBA at Bend Tournament, TBA. Central at Philomath Tourna- ment, TBA. SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas vs. TBA at Bend Tournament, TBA. Central at Philomath tourna- ment. MONDAY, JUNE 29 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Klamath Falls, 4 p.m. Division II Junior Baseball: Lebanon at Dallas, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 30 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Medford, noon. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Grants Pass, 2 p.m. Division II Junior Baseball: South Salem at Dallas, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 2 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Western Oregon Baseball Tournament, TBA. Division I Junior Baseball: Central at Sprague, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 3 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Corvallis Tourna- ment, TBA. Division I Junior Baseball: Astoria at Dallas (DH), 11 a.m. Division II Junior Baseball: West Salem at Dal- las, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 4 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Corvallis Tourna- ment, TBA. SUNDAY, JULY 5 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Corvallis Tourna- ment, TBA. MONDAY, JULY 6 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: McKay at Dallas, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 7 Baseball: American Legion: Flo- rence at Demarini Dirtbags, 2 p.m. Di- vision II Junior Baseball: Dallas at Sil- verton, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Florence (DH), 1 p.m. Division I Junior Baseball: Corval- lis at Dallas, 6 p.m. McNary at Central, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 9 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer file Dallas’ Tanner Earhart will play for Dallas’ Division I Junior Baseball team during the summer season. South Salem at Dallas, 6 p.m. Central at Sweet Home, 6 p.m. Division II Jun- ior Baseball: Dallas at McNary, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 10 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at Central, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 11 Baseball: American Legion: The Yard at Demarini Dirtbags (DH), 2 p.m. Division I Junior Baseball: Silverton at Central (DH), 11 a.m. Division II Junior Baseball: Dallas at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. SUNDAY, JULY 12 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Putnam (DH), 2 p.m. Division II Junior Baseball: Dallas at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. MONDAY, JULY 13 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Philomath at Dallas, 6 p.m. Central at North Salem, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 14 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Central at Philomath, 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 Baseball: American Legion: Put- nam at Demarini Dirtbags, 5 p.m. Divi- sion I Junior Baseball: Silverton at Dal- las, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 16 Baseball: American Legion: Toy- ota Baseball at Demarini Dirtbags, 4 p.m. Division II Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Willamette), TBA. FRIDAY, JULY 17 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Central at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Division II Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Willamette), TBA. SATURDAY, JULY 18 Baseball: American Legion: With- nell at Demarini Dirtbags, 5 p.m. Divi- sion I Junior Baseball: Dallas at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Central at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Division II Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Willamette), TBA. SUNDAY, JULY 19 Baseball: American Legion: De- marini Dirtbags at Withnell (DH), 1 p.m. Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Central at league playoff vs. TBA, TBA. Divi- sion II Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Willamette), TBA. MONDAY, JULY 20 Baseball: American Legion: Kla- math Falls at Demarini Dirtbags, 5 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 23 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Crescent Valley/Western Oregon), TBA. Central at state tournament (Crescent Val- ley/Western Oregon), TBA. FRIDAY, JULY 24 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Crescent Valley/Western Oregon), TBA. Central at state tournament (Crescent Val- ley/Western Oregon), TBA. SATURDAY, JULY 25 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Crescent Valley/Western Oregon), TBA. Central at state tournament (Crescent Val- ley/Western Oregon), TBA. SUNDAY, JULY 26 Baseball: Division I Junior Baseball: Dallas at state tournament (Crescent Valley/Western Oregon), TBA. Central at state tournament (Crescent Val- ley/Western Oregon), TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change AARON YOST/Itemizer-Observer file Central pitcher Chris Rech will help the Demarini Dirtbags during the summer baseball season. Dream: Wrestling is a family tradition Continued from Page 10A “I was insanely scared,” Watson said. “I was worried I would mess something up or get hurt. I was genuinely afraid.” He should have been. It wouldn’t take long for Watson to receive his wel- come to a new world from his fellow wrestlers. “One of my fellow wrestlers said to me when we were close to take an elbow,” Watson said. “So I was expecting an elbow. He didn’t. He lifted his foot off with what’s called a Yakuza kick. I tried to protect myself but I popped his foot up to the top of my teeth and bit into my lips. I was lifted a lit- tle bit and smacked on the floor. The gentlemen came up and said, ‘Welcome to the business kid.’” — Things have changed in the world of wrestling since that moment — and most haven’t been for the better. In the past, being a pro wrestler meant you joined a fraterni- ty, one where everyone was looking out for each other. That’s no longer the case, Watson said. “There’s too many people coming in who aren’t look- ing for what they can do to help,” Watson said. “They just want to know what they can get out of it. Some guys train for three months and are in a main event. It’s not right. A lot of these guys don’t have the experience or even the respect to be in a Sprint Triathlon What: Pro Revolution Mockery and Mayhem. When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Polk County Fair- grounds and Events Center. Cost: Forest River Em- ployees, $10; All others 18 and older, $15. Groups of five or more, $10 per per- son. Of note: Dallas resident Andrew Watson will take part in the professional wrestling comedy show. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Andrew Watson (right) and his youngest son, Bryson, share a love for professional wrestling. position like that.” Coupled with the rise in popularity of newer sports like mixed martial arts, pro- fessional wrestling seems to be losing its place in the world among the public. “Pro wrestling is a dying industry,” Watson said. “No one wants to see a fake wrestling show.” But Watson isn’t ready to let his lifelong love go down without a fight. — When Watson enters the ring Saturday at the Polk County Fairgrounds, he won’t be part of your normal wrestling show that people are used to. Instead, it will be the culmination of work from Revolution Produc- tions NWWA founder Dan Closser over the past few years. “Dan Closser took a cou- ple of years off to see what people are doing right and what they’re doing wrong,” Watson said. “He started thinking about, what if we did a comedy show that had the high impact and all of the wrestling aspect, but we’re not there to take our- selves seriously. We’re there to have fun and help the crowd have fun.” Revolution Pro isn’t about doing what’s been done be- fore. It wants to provide “the most entertaining, craziest, fascinating, fun-loving and best professional wrestling in the Pacific Northwest,” Closser said. That means getting fans directly involved in the ac- tion. “We refer to our fans and followers as the Crew,” Closs- er said. “They never know when one of them will be participating in the show.” T h e re w i l l b e a d u l t humor, but nothing worse than what is on TV, Closser said. Above all else, it will provide an entertaining ex- perience for all. “There are certain events where a guy barely taps someone and he falls down,” Watson said. “We’re not going to have that. We’re going to have full-blown smacking each other.” — Watson’s love of wrestling continues to expand through his family. His eld- est son, age 17, hopes to begin training to become a professional wrestler soon, while Bryson, age 12, is an avid fan. Now, Watson hopes his latest wrestling chapter helps ensure a family tradi- tion’s future continues. “I don’t know if this will bring the industry back, but we are going to give it an outlet to take a different turn,” Watson said.
