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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 13, 2016 10A SCHEDULE CENTRAL TRACK AND FIELD Breaking out WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Baseball: Central at Sil- verton, 4:30 p.m. Crescent Valley at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Perrydale at Western Men- nonite, 4:30 p.m. Saint Martin’s at Western Ore- gon (DH), 1:30 p.m. Softball: Central at South Albany, 4:30 p.m. Siletz Valley at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. Track and field: Corval- lis, Lebanon, South Albany at Central, 3:30 p.m. Wood- burn, Crescent Valley, Sil- verton at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. Samuel Cole’s impact on the Panthers extends far beyond his talent THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Baseball: Santiam at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. Boys tennis: Corvallis at Central, 4 p.m. Dallas at Lebanon, 4 p.m. Girls tennis: Central at Corvallis, 4 p.m. Lebanon at Dallas, 4 p.m. Softball: Santiam at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. Track and field: Perry- dale at Willamina, TBA. Western Oregon at Mt. San Antonio College Relays, all day. FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Baseball: Central at Sil- verton, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Crescent Valley, 4:30 p.m. Softball: Dallas at Cen- tral, 4 p.m. Western Ore- gon at Northwest Nazarene (DH), 1 p.m. Track and field: Central at Oregon Relays (Hayward Field, Eugene), noon. Falls City at Up and Comers In- vite, 4 p.m. Western Ore- gon at Mt. San Antonio College Relays, all day. Western Oregon at Bryan Clay Invitational, all day. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Baseball: Western Ore- gon at Saint Martin’s (DH), 1 p.m. Softball: Western Ore- gon at Northwest Nazarene (DH), 11 a.m. Track and field: Central at Oregon Relays (Hayward Field, Eugene), 9 a.m. Western Oregon at Mt. San Antonio College Relays, O r e g o n R e l a y s, Lo n g Beach State Invitational and Pacific Open, all day. SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Baseball: Western Ore- gon at Saint Martin’s (DH), noon. MONDAY, APRIL 18 Boys golf: Dallas at Mallard Creek (Lebanon), 10 a.m. Girls golf: Dallas at Cross Creek, 11 a.m. Boys tennis: Woodburn at Central, 4 p.m. Dallas at Silverton, 4 p.m. Girls tennis: Central at Woodburn, 4 p.m. Silver- ton at Dallas, 4 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Baseball: Crescent Val- ley at Central, 4:30 p.m. Sil- verton at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Softball: Central at Crescent Valley, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at South Albany, 4:30 p.m. Northwest Chris- tian at Western Oregon (DH), 2 p.m. Track and field: Perry- dale at PacWest/Tri-River meet (at Salem Academy), 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Baseball: Central at Crescent Valley, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Silverton, 4:30 p.m. Boys tennis: Central at South Albany, 4 p.m. Woodburn at Dallas, 4 p.m. Girls tennis: South Al- bany at Central, 4 p.m. Dal- las at Woodburn, 4 p.m. Softball: Lebanon at Central, 4:30 p.m. Corvallis at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Santi- am at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. — LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central senior thrower Samuel Cole prepares for the discus throw during the Panthers’ meet on April 13 at Central High School. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Samuel Cole throws the shot put on April 13. INDEPENDENCE — Throughout his life, Samuel Cole has accomplished a lot in the track and field world. But for Samuel’s father James, who also serves as an assistant coach for Central’s track and field team, perhaps the moment he’s most proud of most had little to do with Samuel setting a new personal record. “The measurement of success for me as dad and coach reached a peculiar pinnacle last week,” James Cole said. “During the boys JV shot put competition, many throwers from Central, including Samuel, began to clap in unison for each Central teammate ... and then began to do the same for their competition from Dallas. “The vast majority of the athletes set personal bests. Seeing Samuel encourage his young team- mates — and rivals — in this manner was very PERRYDALE SOFTBALL Amador reaches new level By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Play ball P E R RY D A L E — O n e glimpse into Perrydale sen- ior Hannah Amador’s family and it’s of little surprise she has emerged as the Pirates’ softball team’s starting pitcher. Pitching is something of a family tradition in the Amador family. “I started playing softball when I was like 8 years old,” Amador said. “My brothers originally got into baseball. They’re pitchers, too. My cousins play as well. It’s a family thing.” Amador joined her sib- lings in gravitating toward pitching. “We can all relate to each other,” Amador said. “We can tell each other stories • Perrydale’s softball team fell to Kennedy 12-1 on Monday afternoon. • The loss was the first time since the season-opener that the Pirates were held to fewer than nine runs. The Pirates fell to 5- 2 overall. about what happened dur- ing a game, and we all un- derstand what we’re going through.” When she arrived at Per- r yd a l e a s a f re s h m a n , Amador looked forward to easing her way into varsity softball. There was only one prob- lem — Bryce Baucum, the Pirates’ all-state pitcher from the year prior, graduat- ed, leaving the Pirates with one option. “It was difficult because I was the only one coming up who knew how to pitch,” Amador said. “I just had to relax, work with my pitching coach and it went fine.” The four-year varsity play- er spent the offseason work- ing with a pitching coach. “We worked on different pitches, like off speed, change-up, drop ball and screwball,” Amador said. The result has been a pitcher who can throw harder, longer and with better location than ever before. See AMADOR, Page 11A Miller off to a roaring good start By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer QUICK HITS Business teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Western Oregon pitcher Brady Miller delivers a throw against Concordia on Saturday. www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Perrydale senior pitcher Hannah Amador delivers a throw against Kennedy on Monday afternoon. WESTERN OREGON BASEBALL Schedules Subject to Change DALLAS — Daniel Priebe Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 508 SE Mill St. No. 6, Dallas, is now open. The business offers class- es for kids and adults during the late afternoon/early evenings Monday through Friday and Saturday morn- ings. All ages and are wel- come to attend a trial class. For more information: www.dp-bjj.com. Look for a story on Daniel Priebe in next week’s Itemiz- er-Observer. gratifying and is indicative of who he really is as a young man and leader here on cam- pus.” It’s Samuel’s mix of tal- ent, work ethic, and kind- ness that has allowed him to excel, even when his high school career was threatened. — It almost seemed predestined that Cole would turn to track and field as a child. James Cole, competed in the hammer at the collegiate level and coaches throws for the Pan- thers. Samuel’s older sister, Sara Cole, a 2007 CHS graduate, holds the school records in the girls shot put, discus and javelin, and went on to com- pete for the University of Oregon and now serves as Central’s javelin coach. See BREAKING, Page 11A MONMOUTH — In the time before Western Oregon pitcher Brady Miller takes the field, he’s blasting tunes to get him pumped up. His artist of choice? Katy Perry. “The upbeat music gives me a laugh and gets me in a zone, weirdly enough,” Miller said with a smile. The power of Perry has certainly helped Miller dur- ing the 2016 campaign. The sophomore helped the Wolves defeat Concordia 11-1 on Saturday in the first of a four-game series. Miller threw six strikeouts in eight innings, giving up just three hits, the latest sign that Miller has evolved from freshman phenom to bona fide ace. — It didn’t take long for www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Miller to make a splash in the Great Northwest Athletic Confer- e n c e . M i l l e r Vanderkin e a r n e d GNAC Freshman of the Year honors after 18 appear- ances, 41 strikeouts and a 1.72 ERA. Despite his strong num- bers, Miller saw critical areas that needed improvement below the surface. “I struggled getting ahead of batters last year,” Miller said. “I trust my defense more this year. Last year, I thought I had to do it myself. I put unnecessary stress on myself. I had to remember that it’s a team game. There’s nine guys out there, not just one.” See MILLER, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
