Polk County
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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 12, 2015 12A
BLUE DOLPHINS SWIM TEAM
QUICK HITS
Registration for
DHS fall sports
DALLAS — Fall sports
registration for Dallas High
will take place through
Thursday.
Fall practices begin on
Monday. Those not regis-
tered by Thursday will be
unable to practice on
Monday.
Cost is $150 for all
sports except cheer, which
costs $75.
Those qualifying for free
lunch must provide the
letter received from the
District Office for a re-
duced fee of $35.
Paperwork is available
o n l i n e a t w w w. s i t e s .
google.com/a/dsd2.org/da
llas-high-school-athletics/.
Forms will also be avail-
able outside the athletic
office.
I ncoming freshmen
must have a sports physi-
cal.
Dressel looks to make his own splash
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — Swimming is
something of a tradition in
the Dressel family.
Jerusha Dressel is a
competitive swimmer at
the collegiate level, while
Elizabeth Dressel swims
varsity for the Dallas Drag-
ons.
That love for swimming
spread to the family’s
youngest, 13-year-old Isaiah
Dressel.
“My sisters were on the
swim team, so I wanted to
do it, too,” Dressel said.
“They told me it would be
difficult, but I wanted to give
it a try.”
Dressel was excited for
the chance to try and best
his older siblings’ accom-
plishments, but he’s since
learned an important les-
son — going at his own
pace.
Since joining the Blue
D o l p h i n s Sw i m Te a m ,
Dressel has excelled in nu-
merous events, especially
freestyle, where he has
competed in distances
from 50 to 500-meters.
It’s in the 50 freestyle
Dressel is aiming bigger
than ever before.
“I want to make it to the
state meet,” Dressel said.
“To do that, I would have to
get a 27 on my 50
freestyle.”
See SPLASH, Page 13A
Wild, Wild West
CHS fall sports
sign-ups to open
INDEPENDENCE — Fall
sports registration for Cen-
tral High School will be
open from 6 to 8 p.m. in
the main office through
Thursday.
Fall sports practices
begin Monday.
All athletic registration
paperwork must be com-
pleted before practice be-
gins.
Central High will offer a
spor ts physical clinic
Wednesday (today) at 1:30
p.m. in the main gym.
Sports physicals are re-
quired for incoming fresh-
men and are due every
two years.
For more information:
503-606-2228.
NATHAN WOODS
for the Itemizer-Observer
Top: The Bull "Red Fury"
threw Jonathan Anca off
so hard he briefly lost
consciousess, but was
able to walk away from
the accident.
Left: Jessica McMahon
rounds the barrels while
winning the barrel race
with a time of 15.91 sec-
onds.
Right: Alan Helmuth
smiles after his 90-point
bull ride.
For results, see Page
13A.
Panther football
seats on sale
INDEPENDENCE — Cen-
tral High School’s reserved
seating for the 2015 foot-
ball season is now avail-
able. The Panthers will
host five games this fall.
Cost is $70.
Interested parties can
select seats on Saturday
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at
Panther Stadium.
For more information:
Vicki Watkins, 503-606-
2543.
Omlid changes
mind on OIT
MONMOUTH — Tanner
Omlid, a 2012 Central High
graduate, will transfer
from Army.
Omlid played two sea-
sons with the Black
Knights. He averaged 6.0
points,
4.5 re-
bounds
and 2.0
steals
p e r
game
during
his fre-
shman
Omlid
cam-
paign. Omlid was limited
to five games during the
2014-15 season because of
a knee injury.
Omlid signed a letter of
intent to join Oregon Insti-
tute of Technology, but
OIT Sports Information Di-
rector Michael Garrard
said Omlid informed the
school he will be attend-
ing a different school.
Omlid helped the Cen-
tral Panthers’ basketball
team to two state titles in
2010 and 2012. He was
named OSAA’s 4A state
player of the year in 2012.
www.polkio.com
DISC GOLF
New course ready for debut tourney
The Summer Fling tournament caps off a two-year project
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — Re-
cently finished, the MINET
Disc Golf Course in Inde-
pendence’s Riverview Park
will have its big unveiling
this weekend.
Sunday, the course will be
home to the Summer Fling
Disc Golf Tournament, the
capstone on developer Hay-
den Rue’s two-year effort to
build a course in Independ-
ence.
With support and finan-
cial backing of Monmouth
Independence Networks
(MINET), the city of Inde-
pendence, Veal’s Bikes Plus
and Capital City Disc Golf in
Salem, Rue designed and
built the 15-hole course
himself. Rue even earned an
internship with the city to
complete the project and
Fore!
What: Summer Fling
Disc Golf Tournament.
When: Sunday. Check in
starts at 8 a.m.
Where: MINET Disc Golf
Course, check in is at event
host Mecanico, 87 N. Main
St., Independence.
For more information:
www.4discgolf.com/index.
php?_route_=15SF
or
www.facebook.com/event
s/851655838254519/.
promote its use.
An avid disc golfer — he
played professionally during
his first two years at Western
Oregon University — Rue
said the idea to build the
course stemmed from the
urge to make playing his
sport a little easier.
“I was just at home in
Monmouth, and I thought it
would be nice to have a disc
golf course closer to home,”
he explained. “And I knew
this was the biggest park
(Riverview) around.”
He approached MINET
and later the city of Inde-
pendence for assistance and
began working on his vision.
Last summer, the first
seven holes were installed.
Those holes are shorter and
less challenging, designed to
be approachable for golfers
off all abilities. For those
seeking a higher level of dif-
ficulty, the back eight, locat-
ed north of the amphithe-
ater and across Ash Creek,
should provide plenty of
challenges.
“I’ve seen quite a few fam-
ilies playing out here,” Rue
said. “There’s starting to be a
lot of out-of-town people,
which is good for the town.”
See TOURNEY, Page 13A
JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer
Hayden Rue shows off one of the holes at Independence’s
disc golf course at Riverview Park.
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