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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 26, 2016 14A PERRYDALE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference district cham- pionship (at Waterloo Park, Lebanon), 1:30 p.m. Volleyball: OSAA Class 1A state tournament, first round: Perrydale at North Clackamas Christian, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Volleyball: Western Oregon at Western Wash- ington, 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer: Seat- tle Pacific at Western Ore- gon, 3 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Football: Central at Cor- vallis, 7 p.m. Lebanon at Dallas, 7 p.m. Yoncalla at Falls City (at Panther Stadi- um), 7 p.m. Perrydale at Ar- lington/Condon, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Boys Soccer: OSAA Class 5A state play-in: Cen- tral vs. TBA, TBA. Girls Soccer: OSAA Class 5A state play-in: Dal- las vs. TBA, TBA. Volleyball: OSAA Class 5A state tournament, first round: Central vs. TBA, TBA. OSAA Class 1A state tournament, second round: Perrydale vs. TBA, TBA. Western Oregon at Simon Fraser, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 1 Girls Soccer: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, first round: Dallas vs. TBA, TBA. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2 Boys Soccer: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, first round: Central vs. TBA, TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Wolves picked sixth in preseason poll MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon’s men’s basket- ball team was picked to finish sixth in the Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence’s preseason coaches’ poll on Monday. The Wolves lost four of five starters from a season ago to graduation, when that team advanced to the N C A A D i v i s i o n I I Fi n a l Four. Junior forward Tanner Omlid is the team’s lone returning starter. Omlid averaged 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game after transfering from Army. Alaska Anchorage was selected first, followed by Western Washington, Cen- tral Washington, Alaska Fairbanks and Seattle Pa- cific. Western Oregon opens the 2016-17 season at the GNAC/Pac West Challenge against Point Loma in Fresno, Calif. Western Oregon chosen 11th in poll MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon’s women’s bas- ketball team was picked to finish 11th in the Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence preseason coaches’ poll on Oct. 19. WOU opens the season by hosting Linfield Mon- day at 6 p.m. in an exhibi- tion game, followed by an exhibition at Portland State on Nov. 4. Western Washington was chosen to finish first. Dragon wrestling camp returns DALLAS — The Dragon kid wrestling camp returns Nov. 8. The youth wrestling pro- gram is open to kids in grades kindergarten through sixth. Practices will be held Nov. 8, 10, 15 and 17 at Dallas High School from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., culminat- ing with a tournament on Nov. 19. Cost is $20 and includes a T-shirt and entry into the tournament. Registration will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8. For more information: Tony Olliff, Tony.Olliff@dsd 2.org. www.polkio.com Pirates advance to state tourney By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Class 1A State Volleyball DAYTON — Perrydale’s volleyball team’s season stood on the brink. The Pi- rates lost to Willamette Val- ley Christian 25-15, 25-13, 25-17 in the team’s first match of the Casco League tournament on Saturday. That meant Perrydale would face Jewell with a state berth on the line. “We only had 20 minutes to recover from the loss to mentally prepare for our match against Jewell,” coach Denise Dickey said. “… We refocused by playing some mental games and Who: Perrydale Pirates (10-11 overall, 6-4 Casco League) vs. North Clackamas Christian (17-10 overall, 10-2 The Valley 10 League). What: Class 1A state volleyball, first round. When: Wednesday (today), 6:30 p.m. Where: North Clackamas Christian, Oregon City. Admission: Adults, $6; students (ages 5 and up), $4. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the second round on Saturday. ball handling drills. For our warm up, we played six-on - six and I felt like they were ready to play.” The Pirates rose to the challenge, earning a 19-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 win to receive the Casco League’s cheering from my bench players is what helped us win the match. Everything was positive and they really pushed through as a team. If a player looked like they were struggling, another player would pick them up.” Statistics were not avail- able, but Jackie Juarez was named to the Casco League all-tournament team. Juarez also earned first team all-league honors. Alyssa Lux was named sec- ond team all-league, while McKenna Desnoyers re- ceived honorable mention. The Pirates open the first round of the state tourna- third and final bid to state. “They handled the pres- sure better than what I ex- pected,” Dickey said. “With having a very young team, especially my freshmen setters played a very solid match. The inspiration and ment Wednesday (today) against North Clackamas Christian. North Clackamas Chris- tian went 17-10 overall and 10-2 in The Valley 10 league play, good for second place. Perrydale lost to North Clackamas 25-18, 17-25, 18- 25, 25-22, 15-11 on Aug. 27. The winner advances to the second round on Satur- day. “This is a big step for my team to make it to state,” Dickey said. “I don’t like to get ahead of myself, but I am hoping with such a young team, this will just make next year a bit easier mentally for them.” A helping hand Krug finds true calling in athletic training, excited to help Dallas By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Jennifer Krug was nearly done with her undergraduate degree at Corban University. She had always had an in- terest in the medical field, but didn’t want to be a physician or nurse. She set- tled on studying computer science when a professor opened her eyes to the world of athletic training. Krug was hooked. “The first day of class, I knew it was what I wanted to do. I was one quarter away from a degree in com- puter science,” she said. “I threw it all away and be- came an athletic trainer.” It was one of the best de- cisions she ever made. Krug was hired by Dallas High School to be a full-time athletic trainer this fall. Prior to Dallas, she served as an athletic trainer at Sil- verton High School for seven years and a trainer at Corban University for 12 years. Krug, a Stevenson, Wash., native, was drawn to the size of the Dallas community. “We didn’t even have a stoplight (in Stevenson),” Krug said. “The move from college to high school to a LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Jennifer Krug helps a student-athlete treat an injury on Monday. smaller town is not of a deal for me. I really love it.” She hadn’t been to leave Silverton. that big actually looking Instead, my career, I’ve moved to where I felt I was needed and where I could be a benefit to that communi- ty,” Krug said. she found Dallas offered her a chance to provide a posi- tive impact on a new com- munity. “I feel like throughout Since arriving, Krug has been working hard to earn the trust of Dallas’ student- athletes and others. That includes making sure when an injury occurs, Krug, the athlete, parents and the physician are all on the same page for a recovery plan. “(I’ve been working on) establishing the trust be- tween myself and the par- ents, athletes and physi- cians,” Krug said. “That’s re- ally important. We’re all part of a big team.” Helping an athlete recover is incredibly rewarding, Krug said, but those moments leading up to a return can be difficult — especially when it means telling an athlete the news they don’t want to here. “That’s the tough part,” Krug said. “I played (volley- ball and basketball) in col- lege. I understand the com- petitive part. I also have to be the neutral party in being able to explain to them that the next two minutes, two days, two weeks, two months and two years can make a big difference. They have to think past those next moments. That’s why I’m here — to help facilitate that.” See KRUG, Page 15A PREP CROSS-COUNTRY Central boys, girls ready for ‘battle’ DHS hopes to surprise By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral’s cross-country teams hope strength in numbers pays off on Wednesday (today) at the Mid- Willamette Conference dis- trict championships at Wa- terloo Park in Lebanon. The boys may not have an individual finisher inside the top 10, but its varsity run- ners’ best times of the sea- son are separated by only 40 seconds (Matt Raines, Zach Meyer, Jaydon Aydelotte, Aaron Padilla, Caedmon Whisenhunt, Maynard De- witt and Jaime Cantu). Both the boys and girls finished third in the district preview meet on Sept. 21, but a lot can change, coach Eli Cirino said. That includes the venue. The race was originally scheduled to take place at Willamette Mission State Park, but weather conditions caused parts to be flooded, and concerns remained about the course’s condition. Waterloo presents a differ- ent challenge — especially at the beginning. Where Willamette Mission State Park featured a much more open start, Waterloo’s is more condensed. See CENTRAL, Page 15A By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — A season ago, Dallas’ boys cross-country team came close to qualify- ing for state — finishing fourth in the team standings. The Dragons are hoping for a similar surprise Wednesday (today) at the Mid-Willamette Conference district championship at Waterloo Park in Lebanon. Sophomore Trevor Cross will pace Dallas. Cross post- ed the second fastest time in the MWC so far this sea- son (16 minutes, 11.2 sec- onds), behind only Silver- t o n’s Ho s e a C a t t e r a l l (16:04.4). “I’m really close to get- ting under 16 minutes,” Cross said. “I’d like to do that and maybe take first or second.” See DHS, Page 15A PREP SOCCER Dallas roars back to life, clinches play-in spot By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Since a 7-0 win over Redmond to open the season, Dallas’ girls soc- cer team had gone 0-9. Against Central and Woodburn, the Dragons roared back to life. Dallas defeated the Pan- thers 7-0 on Oct. 18 and Woodburn 2-1 on Thursday — c l i n c h i n g t h e Mi d - Willamette Conference’s a spot in the state play-in round. “I think (Oct. 18) was the most fun any of us have had on this field in the last four years,” senior Jenifer Webb said. T h e Dragons (3-9 over- all, 2-4 M W C ) poured it on against Central on senior day. Tallon W e b b recorded a hat trick in the first half, helping pace Dal- las to a 5-0 lead. “It feels really awesome,” Webb said. “It makes me want to go out there and get some more goals and assists for my team.” Seniors Stefani Tallon and Kaja Elgaen scored two goals each. “The girls have really started playing a lot better together the last four or five m a t c h e s ,” c o a c h R o n Brooks said. “... When I took over, there was a lot of blaming people when things weren’t going right. Now they are a lot more supportive. Family has been their rallying cry. We’re fi- nally getting to the point where they feel that way and not just saying it.” Dallas played South Al- bany Tuesday after press time. The winner will clinch fifth place in the MWC and face the Midwestern League’s fourth-place team in the play-in round. See DALLAS, Page 15A LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior Jenifer Webb shoots against Central. Webb scored three goals against the Panthers. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
