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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 19, 2017 11A WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP Baseball takes three of four from Montana State Billings Itemizer-Observer staff report BILLINGS, Mont. — West- ern Oregon’s baseball team won three of four games against Montana State Billings. WOU won 14-7 and 8-7 on Friday before split- ting the final two games, los- ing 18-2 and winning 8-3 on Saturday. Torreahno Sweet had a team-high four hits during the first game on Friday. Nyles Nygaard recorded three hits and four RBIs. The Wolves trailed 7-6 in the eighth inning before scoring the final eight runs. The Wolves rallied from a 6-2 deficit in the second game on Friday. WOU pitch- ers combined to throw 11 strikeouts during the game. Sweet drove in the game- winning run with a high- bouncing ball in the top of the seventh inning that al- lowed Cody Dykstra to score from third. After losing 18-2, WOU re- covered to win the final game of the series, thanks in part to Sweet, who had three hits, and Jay Leverett who had two hits and four RBIs. Pitcher Trey Smith threw four strikeouts over seven innings to earn the win on the pitcher’s mound. The Wolves played at Saint Martin’s Tuesday after press time. WOU hosts Con- cordia for a pair of double- headers Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. SOFTBALL WINS THREE: Western Oregon’s softball team took three of four games against Concordia. The Wolves split a doubleheader on Thurs- day, losing 3-1 and wining 6-4 before winning two games on Friday 6-1 and 10-1. Destiny Kuehl and Zoe Clark each hit a home run during the ﬁrst game on Friday. Kuehl hit a three-run homer in the third inning, while Clark hit a two- run home run in the sixth in- ning. Kuehl added two more home runs in the ﬁnal game of the series. WOU plays at Western Wash- ington for a pair of double- headers on Friday and Satur- day and at Simon Fraser for a doubleheader on Sunday. Western Oregon will play at Saint Martin’s on April 26. GRAY LEADS TRACK AND FIELD IN CALIF.: Competing against a mix of Division I and II programs, Western Oregon’s track and ﬁeld team took part in the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on Friday. Wesley Gray won the men’s triple jump with a mark of 14.85 meters. David Ribich posted the fastest Division II time in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3 minutes, 42.21 seconds, breaking his own school and conference records. Rachel Huﬀman took 13th in the women’s shot put with a throw of 12.62 meters. WOU also sent athletes to the Beach Invitational on Satur- day in Long Beach, Calif. Alani Troutman ﬁnished 15th in the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.28 meters. WOU is oﬀ until April 28-29 when the Wolves will compete in the Oregon State High Per- formance meet in Corvallis. DALLAS ROUNDUP Prowl: Central defeats Softball extends win streak Dallas and Silverton Itemizer-Observer staff report LEBANON — Dallas’ soft- ball team extended its win streak to five games as the Dragons defeated South Al- bany 10-0 on April 11 and Lebanon 15-8 on Thursday. Pitchers Kaelynn Sim- mons and Emma Classen combined to throw nine strikeouts against South Al- bany. Lauren Wallace had two hits and four RBIs. Dallas racked up 15 hits against Lebanon and scored nine runs in the top of the fourth. Ashlee Lichtenberger and Emily May each drove in two runs. Simmons threw eight strikeouts over five and a third innings of work. The Dragons entered the week 7-4 overall and 6-0 in Mid-Willamette Conference play. Dallas was scheduled to play Corvallis Tuesday after press time. The Dragons play at Silverton, which en- tered the week in second place in the MWC, Wednes- day (Today) before hosting Central Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Woodburn Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. DEMING, CROSS LEAD TRACK TEAM AT VIKING RE- LAYS: Dallas’ track and ﬁeld teams competed at the Viking Relays at North Salem High School on Friday. Jacob Deming ﬁnished sec- ond in the boys 300-meter hurdles in 41.15 seconds. Trevor Cross took second in the 3,000 (8:58.72). Cody Webb placed third in the 100 (11.27). Jenifer Webb, Stefani Tallon and Kayley Sayer led the girls team. Webb took third in the 100 hurdles (16.45), Tallon placed third in the 300 hurdles (49.95) and Sayer ﬁnished third in the triple jump (32 feet, 5 inches). Dallas will compete at Lebanon Wednesday (today) at 3:45 p.m.before traveling to the Central Coast Invitational at Siuslaw High School Friday at 4 p.m. and the Centennial Invitational at Centennial High School Saturday at 11 a.m. The Dragons will travel to Central on April 26. BASEBALL SPLITS WITH CENTRAL: Dallas’ baseball team split two games against Central last week. The Dragons lost 5-3 on April 11 before earning a 5-4 win on Saturday. “They were two good games and each one came down to which team got the big play,” Dallas coach Scot McDonald said. “(Jaret) Stewart pitched awesome all week and so did Clay Coxen. The kids are get- ting better and love to com- pete. Central is a good team with veteran players.” Dallas was scheduled to play South Albany Tuesday after press time. The Dragons host the Rebels Wednesday (today) at 4:30 p.m. before playing at South Albany on Friday. The Dragons play at Sil- verton on Tuesday. GIRLS TENNIS DEFEATS WOODBURN: Dallas’ girls ten- nis team defeated Woodburn 6-2 on Thursday. Addie Gillette and Kenzi Boer earned singles victories. Lynn Gumpinger and Julia Del Olmo, Amanda Schafer and Megan Ronco, Kloe Tot- ten and Makayli Laizure and Morgan Bateman and Peyton Fa s t s we p t t h e d o u b l e s matches. The Dragons’ match against Lebanon on April 11 was post- poned due to weather. Dallas played Central Tues- day after press time. The Drag- ons will play at Crescent Valley Thursday at 4 p.m. before hosting Corvallis Tuesday at 4 p.m. The boys tennis team will host Crescent Valley Thursday at 4 p.m. and travel to Corvallis Tuesday at 4 p.m. B OYS G O L F F I N I S H E S FOURTH: Dallas’ boys golf team placed fourth at Tukwila on Monday. David Jones and Xavier White each shot a 96 to lead the Dragons. Dallas is within half a point from qualifying for the region- al tournament. The Dragons will close the regular season at Mallard Creek in Lebanon Monday at 4 p.m. Continued from Page 10A “There were a bunch of nerves when I was a fresh- man,” Amador said. “As my confidence built up, I don’t worry about nerves any- more. I learned not to try and force things or rush things.” That confidence is preva- lent throughout the team. Against Dallas on April 11, Central rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the sixth inning. “We were able to get a couple hits and score when we needed to,” Amador said. “We stuck with our game plan and didn’t give up.” The rain did its best to dampen the games between the two rivals. The teams started a sec- ond game on April 11, but postponed the completion of the game until Saturday due to weather. A third game was cancelled on Monday due to weather conditions. Changing schedules on the fly is par for the course so far this spring, but it can wreak havoc on players who are never quite sure if a game will actually happen. “The weather can be tough because it interferes with your rhythm,” Amador said. “It’s hard when you’re expecting to play and then you find out you’re not. When the weather is bad, we try and get on the turf when track’s not there, and we spend lots of time in the bat- ting cages.” De s p i t e b a t t l i n g t h e weather, the Panthers (8-3 overall, 5-3 MWC) entered the week in a tie for third place in the league standings behind Crescent Valley and Corvallis. Central is in a prime spot to compete for a league title, but Amador knows the Pan- thers can’t be passive letting this chance go by. “We have to see how much potential we have to make it far,” Amador said. “Sometimes, when we’re up, we can kind of take our foot off the gas when we should keep going. Against teams we know we can beat, we sometimes put it on cruise control. We need to go all out every inning.” Dallas: Dragons place fourth at Cross Creek Continued from Page 10A Each golfer has worked hard to improve and, each time out on the course, Landis can see their games come together a little bet- ter. “I have seen a lot of growth in general,” Lan- dis said. “The short game has been one of the biggest things we have tried to improve. We also have seen some signifi- cant improvement with our ball striking, so that is exciting to compare from where they were a year ago.” The biggest thing hold- ing them back may not have anything to do with how their swings look — it’s battling the mental stress that a round of golf can bring and, instead, trusting everything they’ve practiced and learned. “(We need them) to stay out of their own minds and not overthink things,” Landis said. “Golf is very mental, and so if they con- tinue to trust their swings and decisions, they will overcome the challenges they will face.” If they can do that, a lot can happen between now and the end of the season — and Landis said her golfers will be ready to try and pounce at every oppor- tunity. “I just want us to be able to compete at our best,” Landis said. “We have a c o u p l e o f c o n f e re n c e matches left, and one thing about golf, you never know what could happen.” Dallas will compete at Tukwila in Woodburn Mon- day at 10 a.m. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central’s Joshua Rodriguez delivers a pitch against Dallas on April 11. CENTRAL ROUNDUP Softball rolls to victories Itemizer-Observer staff report ALBANY — Central’s soft- ball team earned a trio of victories. The Panthers de- feated Woodburn 19-3 on April 11 before beating South Albany 6-2 and 17-4 on Thursday. The Panthers entered the week with a 7-5 record over- all and a 3-3 mark in Mid- Willamette Conference play, good for fourth place. Central has scored 125 runs, the most in the MWC. The Panthers played Crescent Valley Tuesday after press time. Central hosts Lebanon on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and Silverton Thursday at 4 p.m. before playing at Dallas Fri- day at 4:30 p.m. The Panthers return home to host Corvallis Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS DEFEATS LEBANON: Central’s girls ten- nis team defeated Lebanon 5- 2 on Thursday. Diana Huerta earned a vic- tory in singles play. Olivia Teague and Lauran Martinez, Annika Riddell and Katelyn Trevino, Lexy Barba and Dalila Negrete, and Reann Kelley and Mattie Barry swept the dou- bles matches. Kylie Smith was leading her singles match 6-0, 1-0 before being rained out. The boys tennis team lost to Lebanon 6-2. Zach Stone earned a three-set victory in singles play. Cade Magill and Antonio Marinez earned a win in doubles play for the Pan- thers. Central’s boys and girls ten- nis teams played Dallas Tues- day after press time. The boys host Woodburn Thursday at 4 p.m. before play- ing at South Albany on Tues- day. The girls travel to Wood- burn on Thursday before host- ing South Albany Tuesday at 4 p.m. LOV R I E N L E A D S G I R L S GOLF TEAM: Abby Lovrien led Central’s girls golf team at Cross Creek Golf Course on Monday. Lovrien shot a team- low 150 over 18 holes. Patty Torres recorded a 177, and Michelle Morris fin- ished with a 185. The Pan- thers did not have enough golfers for a team score. Central will compete at Tuk- wila in Woodburn Monday at 10 a.m. The boys golf team ﬁnished sixth at Tukwila. Andrew Love led the Panthers with an 89. BURGETT TAKES FIRST AT RELAYS: Central’s track and ﬁeld teams traveled to the Viking Relays at North Salem on Thursday. Isaac Burgett won the boys 400-meter run in 51.33 sec- onds. The 4 x 400 relay team of Burgett, Sterling Hutchin- son, Jose Herrera and Zachary Meyer also took first in 3:28.44. Isseah Kamis took third in the high jump (6 feet). The girls 4 x 400 relay team of Naomi Vega, Sophia Henke, Beatriz Trujillo and Bethanie Altamirano placed third in 4:17.97. Bailie Hartford ﬁn- ished ﬁfth in the girls 3,000 with a time of 11:36.74. Central will compete at Cor- vallis Wednesday (today) at 3:30 p.m. before hosting the John Oliver Invitational Friday at 3:30 p.m. The Panthers will also host Dallas on April 26. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas and Central split two games last week. A third game was postponed due to weather. The Dragons and Panthers entered the week with 5-3 records in league play. PREP TRACK AND FIELD Houghtaling leads Mountaineers Itemizer-Observer staff report AURORA — Falls City’s track and field team com- peted at the North Marion JV Invite on Thursday. Amara Houghtaling won the girls 100-meter run in 14.36 seconds. Brittney Potts took first in the high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 6 inches, and Madelyn Hendrickson took second in the long jump (13-9) and the 100 hurdles (18.74). Austin Burgess placed second in the boys 400 (56.01), and Jeremy Labrado finished second in the long jump (17-10). The Mountaineers will compete at Sheridan Thurs- day at 3:30 p.m. before trav- eling to the Tiger Invitational at Taft High School on April 26 at 3:30 p.m. Kimberly (Green) Thayer of Meridian, ID and a Kindergarten teacher, formerly of Independence and a 1990 graduate of Central High School has been training hard for the last few years to qualify for the 2017 Boston Marathon which was held Monday, April 17th. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Green of Independence.