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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 21, 2016 11A Weather: January may become hectic for schools Continued from Page 10A “Finding comparable dates to make up one con- test can be difficult, but to do it three times is really making our January very busy,” Dugan said. “We had to rearrange or cancel six total JV and junior high games in order to accom- modate the changed varsi- ty league contests.” For coaches, the break can be a blessing and a curse. When school is can- celed, so are all extracurricu- lar activities. The time off can give banged up players a chance to heal. But it can also be a frus- trating pause to momentum a team may be building. “The conditioning piece, that’s the part where it’s hard to get caught back up on,” Central boys basket- ball coach Tim Kreta said. “You can know what you’re doing out there, but it’s going to be tough to win if you don’t have the legs to WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP finish it. Then you have the kids who need constant reps who, after five days off and you’re calling a play, they may not remember everything.” After being forced to miss practices for more than half a week, when players finally returned, it was as if the sea- son was new all over again, Kreta said. “The kids were all pumped up,” Kreta said. “It’s the same kind of excite- ment.” FALLS CITY ROUNDUP Womens basketball picks up Boys rally to defeat Siletz first road victory of the season Itemizer-Observer staff report ARCATA, Calif. — Western Oregon’s women’s basketball team earned its first road win of the season after beat- ing Humboldt State 69-60 on Saturday. Shelby Snook scored a team-high 23 points to lead the Wolves. “Shelby had a great night,” coach Holli Howard-Car- penter said. “She was fo- cused on one thing and that was to get this win.” Sydney Azorr added 13 points and seven rebounds in her first start of the season, w h i l e K a y l i e Boschma recorded 13 points. WOU (5- Snook 4 overall) is off until Dec. 29, when it opens Great Northwest Ath- letic Conference play at Simon Fraser. MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO AZUSA: Western Oregon’s men’s basketball team lost to Azusa Pacific 82-71 on Friday. Bryan Berg had a team-high 17 points off the bench, while Tanner Omlid added nine points, eight rebounds and three assists. Ali Faruq-Bey scored 11 points, and JJ Chirnside record- ed 10 points. WOU struggled on defense, though, allowing Azusa Pacific to shoot 50.9 per- cent from the field. WOU (4-6 overall, 1-1 GNAC) is off until Dec. 29, when the Wolves host Central Washing- ton at 7 p.m. The Wolves also host Northwest Nazarene Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Itemizer-Observer staff report SILETZ — Falls City’s boys basketball team de- feated Siletz Valley 41-37 on Monday night. The Mountaineers rallied from a 25-16 halftime deficit. Austin Burgess recorded a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 re- bounds. Jeremy Labrado also scored 14 points, including two free-throws late in the fourth quarter. Zach Varney added four points and eight rebounds. Falls City plays Trinity Lutheran at Damascus Christian Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. before playing Firm Foundation from Washing- ton at Southwest Christian on Dec. 28 at 4:30 p.m. The Mountaineers’ game against Jewell, scheduled for Dec. 14, was canceled due to weather conditions. Falls City’s game against Perrydale was postponed until Jan. 30. GIRLS BASKETBALL FALLS: Falls City’s girls basket- ball team lost to Siletz Valley 40-11 on Monday. The Mountaineers were without four varsity players who were sick or on vacation. “We saw some good things and improvement from some of the freshmen and first year players tonight,” coach Micke Kidd said. “Olivia Hazelton and freshman Natalie Batie both responded well to starting and to an increased role.” The Mountaineers’ game against Jewell on Dec. 14 was canceled due to weather con- ditions. The team’s game against Perrydale was rescheduled for Jan. 30. The Mountaineers play St. Stephens Academy and Siletz Valley at Damascus Christian on Tuesday at the Valley 10 Tournament at 2 p.m. before playing Camas Valley at Southwest Christian on Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. DALLAS ROUNDUP Richey leads Dallas to comeback win over Hillsboro Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — Dallas’ boys basketball team defeated Hillsboro 60-56 on Dec. 13. Dallas trailed 44-34 enter- ing the fourth quarter before outscoring the Spartans 26- 12 over the final period. Jason Richey scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed a team-high six re- bounds during the victory. He also had two steals. Da l l a s’ g a m e against Milwaukie on Thurs- day was canceled due to weather Richey conditions. T h e Dra g o n s h o s t e d North Salem Tuesday after press time. Dallas will com- pete at the Rebel Basketball Classic at South Albany High S c h o o l o n We d n e s d a y (today), Thursday and Fri- day before playing at Her- miston on Tuesday and at Pendleton on Dec. 28. GIRLS BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST WIN: Dallas’ girls basket- ball team defeated South Eu- gene 42-37 on Dec. 13 to earn its first victory of the season. The Dragons play at Hills- boro Wednesday (today) in a make-up game. BOYS SWIMMING DE- FEATS CRESCENT VALLEY: Dallas’ boys swimming team defeated Crescent Valley 81- 69 on Dec. 13, while the girls fell 127-36. The boys saw first-place fin- ishes from Tyler Boggs in the 50- yard freestyle (28.57 seconds), the 200 freestyle relay team of Boggs, Christopher Campione, Wesley Tornow and Joseph Name C o o k (2:07.71) and the 400 freestyle relay team of R y a n Kennedy, Boggs, Gabe Applegate and Isaiah Dressel (4:22.16). Jolie-Rae Ford led the girls, finishing first in the 200 freestyle in 2:05.83 and the 500 freestyle (5:38.10). The Paul Mannen Invitational was canceled on Thursday due to weather conditions. WRESTLING TOURNAMENT CANCELLED: Dallas’ wrestling team saw a scheduled tourna- ment at Liberty High School on Saturday canceled due to weather conditions. The Dragons will compete at the Northwest Duals Dec. 29-30. PE: Elementary schools face large PE increase Boys defeat Cascade CENTRAL ROUNDUP Continued from Page 10A “We’ve been working this for more than a year and a half on systems to imple- ment,” Martinelli said. Creativity may be the key as it would be difficult to squeeze into the sched- ules the necessary addi- tional PE class time, Mar- tinelli said. “A t W h i t w o r t h , o u r (fourth- and fifth-grade) P.E. teacher, his entire day is full five days a week. We can only get 80 minutes because there’s 16 classrooms,” he said. “We might be able to do 90 minutes per week. For him to teach 150 minutes per week, the only way we could do that is to double and triple up classes.” Martinelli said some ideas include using the school’s once-a-week “team time” session as an opportunity to include more activity. “There are ways to be cre- ative,” he said. “Maybe a morning warm-up session, which isn’t a terrible thing for kids anyway.” He said there has been a suggestion that the legisla- ture review the requirements in the context of cost for hir- ing more staff and facility limitations at some schools, but isn’t sure that will hap- pen. While the minimum min- utes are mandatory, there is flexibility in who can provide the instruction. Any activi- ties during “team time” or in-class must be designed by a PE teacher, but can be led by other staff members. “They are going to find a way,” Martinelli said. Falls City: School missed date to appeal decision Continued from Page 10A Sickles said Falls City/Kings Valley may not be able to make its case after missing the deadline to appeal at the OSAA’s board meeting in Decem- ber. He said the schools will try to get on the agenda in February, the next time the group meets. Sickles said if the board won’t hear the appeal or if it’s denied, the two schools will reconvene to discuss a “plan B.” He said the options are keeping the co-op and playing at 2A on inde- Itemizer-Observer staff report INDEPENDENCE — Central’s boys basketball team defeated Cascade 57- 46 on Monday night. A l e c B a r b a scored 16 points to lead the Panthers. Andrew B a r r y added 15 Barba points. P e t e r Mendazona, Peter Mason, Ivan Carter and Will Cable each scored 16 points. “We did a much better job with our energy on Monday,” coach Tim Kreta said. “Andrew Barry, Peter Mendazona and Alec Barba Cable all hit early 3- p o i n t shots, and Will Cable did a great job on the defensive side of the ball down low.” Central’s game against Stayton on Friday was can- celed due to weather condi- tions. The Panthers play at C h u r c h i l l We d n e s d a y (today) at 7 p.m. Central will open the Century/Hills- boro Tournament on Dec. 28 against Tigard at Century High School. GIRLS BASKETBALL LOSES TO CASCADE: Central’s girls basketball team lost to Cas- cade 48-39 on Monday. Stats were not available as of press time. The Panthers’ game against Stayton was canceled on Friday due to weather con- ditions. Central hosts Churchill Wednesday (today) at 5 p.m. and Summit Thursday at 7 p.m. CENTRAL INVITATIONAL CANCELLED: The Central Invi- tational wrestling tournament was canceled on Friday due to weather conditions. The Pan- thers will compete at the Northwest Duals Dec. 29-30. SWIM MEET CANCELLED Central was set to compete at the Paul Mannen Invitational on Thursday, but the meet was canceled due to weather con- ditions. The Panthers competed at South Albany on Dec. 13. Re- sults were not reported as of press time. Taking it to the hoop pendent schedules, dis- solving the co-op, or dis- solving it just for football and play a 2A independ- ent schedule for the rest of the sports. “Once we get past the ap- peal, we will meet again and decide where to go from there,” Sickles said. 2017 WHO’S WHO IN POLK COUNTY A FULL COLOR GUIDE to businesses serving Polk County! 132 RESERVE BEFORE Dec. 30 for only $ Take this opportunity to tell Polk County your story! Publishes January 18, 2017 147 SE Court St., Dallas PO Box 108, Dallas, OR 97338 Visit our website to see last year’s issue of Who’s Who: www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Andrew Barry looks to drive to the hoop on Monday. Barry scored 15 points during Central’s 57-46 victory.
