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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Cross-country: Central at Mid-Willamette 4-Way, at Avery Park, Corvallis, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Crescent Valley, 6 p.m. Dallas at South Albany, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Football: Central at Lebanon, 7 p.m. Dallas at Corvallis, 7 p.m. Perrydale at Ione, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Perrydale at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Western Oregon at Simon Fraser, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Football: Siletz Valley at Falls City, 7 p.m. Volleyball: North Dou- glas at Perrydale, 3 p.m. Damascus Christian at Perrydale, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at George Fox Cross-country Classic, 10 a.m. Western Oregon at Western Washington Invi- tational, 10 a.m. Football: North Ala- bama at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Girls soccer: Seattle Pa- ciic at Western Oregon, 11 a.m. Volleyball: Dallas at Glencoe Tournament, 8 a.m. Western Oregon at Western Washington, 7 p.m. Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 7, 2015 10A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS Jacobson leaves strong legacy at Dallas Longtime teacher, coach and administrator worked in Dallas for nearly 40 years By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — For nearly four decades, Ken Jacobson was synonymous with the Dallas School District. From 1947 to 1983, Jacob- son, who died on Sept. 29, worked as a teacher, coach, athletics director and school administrator. Throughout his career he had one common theme: help his stu- dents in any way that he could. His first year as head coach of the football squad in 1954 didn’t go quite as planned. “The first year he was head coach, we didn’t win a game until the last game of the year,” Gordon Kunke said. Kunke was a fellow teacher and coach at Dal- las. He first started in Dal- las two years after Jacob- son. “We went over to Sil- verton on Armistice Day and won.” One year later, Jacobson led the Dragons to the state playoffs, falling to Vale in the Coach, seniors form bond Cirino ready to say goodbye to first runners he coached in middle school By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 Cross-country: Central at Silverton, TBA. Dallas vs. Corvallis, Crescent Valley, and South Albany (at Dal- las City Park), TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Booster club raises $26,000 ELI CIRINO/for the Itemizer-Observer Senior Darien Hume was one of the first runners Central coach Eli Cirino coached. Bailey helps Pirates rush ahead Running back/linebacker leads Perrydale to a 5-0 mark this season By Lukas Eggen 3 The number of games Perrydale’s football team has scored at least 60 points during the 2015 season. The Pirates scored 60 points twice and 80 once. 4 LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer file Keenan Bailey is one of Perrydale’s top offensive threats. www.polkio.com INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral cross-country coach Eli Cirino knows saying good- bye to any senior class is dif- ficult. This year, four of the team’s seniors — Jamie Smith, Darien Hume, Tucker Engle and Rex Omlid — will be especially hard. The quartet of runners were part of the first team Cirino coached at Talmadge Middle School. The group has created a bond that surpasses anything they imagined. — St a r t i n g c r o s s - country in middle school was never supposed to be any- thing serious. “I’m surprised I’m even still doing this sport and built a lifestyle around this,” Engle said. “This is not what I envisioned for myself, but I’m glad it’s worked out this way.” Some, like Omlid, joined because of friends. Others, like Engle, did it as a way to stay in shape for other sports. “I started out with Finkbeiner as my coach,” Hume said. “He was a Smith nice, old man. He was a skilled coach, but really laid back. We had mileage that was really specific to us.” It was when Cirino took over the middle school pro- gram in 2011, the seniors’ eighth-grade year, that things began to change. He pushed his runners, challenging them to run far- ther than they thought they ever could. “When Cirino started, I was honestly scared of him,” Hume said. “I didn’t know what it was to work hard yet.” He began to have more group runs instead of individual- ized dis- tances and emphasized the importance of the training process. “I want to help them to love run- ning,” Cirino said. “I don’t just want to get them into shape and then have them stop running when they’re done with high school.” See BOND, Page 12A PREP CROSS-COUNTRY STAT SHEET The number of goals Antonio Rin- con scored for the Central boys soccer team during the Panthers’ 4-0 victory over Dallas to open Mid-Willamette Con- ference play on Monday. knew him best. As an educator and a coach, Jacobson’s greatest strength centered on his genuine desire to help his students learn and become better people. “He had empathy for kids,” Kunke said. “If they didn’t have a good home life, he tried to give them more attention. He got along real well with the kids and they played hard for him.” See JACOBSON, Page 11A PREP CROSS-COUNTRY TUESDAY, OCT. 13 Boys soccer: Central at Silverton, 6 p.m. Crescent Valley at Dallas, 4 p.m. Girls soccer: Silverton at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Crescent Valley, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Lebanon at Central, 6 p.m. Corvallis at Dallas, 6 p.m. Falls City a t W i l l a m e t t e Va l l e y Christian, 6 p.m. Country Christian at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m. DALLAS — The Dallas Booster Club raised about $30,000 during its annual auction dinner on Satur- day at the Nesmith Readi- ness Center. Booster Club member Michelle Nelson said the organization will net about $26,000, which will go toward Dallas High School athletics, including equipment and various projects. The Dallas Booster Club auction featured a variety of items during a silent and live auction. Jacobson A-2 state title game. Jacob- son’s suc- cess as a c o a c h comes as little sur- prise to those who The Itemizer-Observer Up next PERRYDALE — The Perry- dale football team wasn’t bashful when making its preseason goals entering the 2015 season. “We wanted to do some- thing big for Perrydale,” sen- ior running back/linebacker Keenan Bailey said. The Pirates appear head- ed for just that with Bailey helping to lead the charge. Perrydale enters its game at Ione on Thursday with a 5-0 mark overall and 3-0 in Special District 4 play. Bailey has been a major reason why. The senior rushed for • Perrydale defeated South Wasco County 80-12 on Friday to improve to 5-0 overall. • The Pirates play at Ione Thursday at 6 p.m. • Perrydale is one of three teams undefeated in league play in Special Dis- trict 4. three touchdowns and re- turned a kickoff for another score during an 80-12 victo- ry over South Wasco County on Friday. The previous week, Bailey had 354 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-34 win www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Mon -Fri 8am - 6pm • Sat 8am - 5pm DALLAS 121 Main St • 503-623-8155 • www.LesSchwab.com INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St • 503-838-6340 over Dufur. “The satisfaction is help- ing out the team,” Bailey said. “Getting points on the board and helping us get to- ward that win is all that we need.” Bailey has had his fair share of touchdowns, but he’s just as content pound- ing out yards. “Some of my favorite runs were getting the short yards against Dufur,” Bailey said. “When you get that first down, it’s one of the biggest things and one step toward that touchdown.” Bailey has become a con- sistent and reliable option for the Pirates. See RUSH, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports