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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Baseball: Central at Lebanon (DH), 3 p.m. Cor- vallis at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championship (at Portland): Western Ore- gon vs. Montana State, Billings, 7 p.m. Boys tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis), 8 a.m. Girls tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis), 1 p.m. Softball: Central at Cor- vallis (DH), 3 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 11 Baseball: Perrydale at Central Linn, 4:30 p.m. Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championship (at Portland): Western Ore- gon vs. TBA, TBA. Boys tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis. Consolation matches at C r e s c e n t Va l l e y H i g h School), 8 a.m. Girls tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis. Con- solation matches at Cres- cent Valley High School), 1 p.m. Softball: Lebanon at Dal- las, 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 12 Baseball: Great North- west Athletic Conference Championship (at Port- land): TBA vs. TBA, noon. Boys tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis), 1 p.m. Girls tennis: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Cham- pionships (at Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis), 1 p.m. Softball: South Albany at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Track and field: Cen- tral, Dallas at Mid- Willamette Conference District Championships (at Lebanon High School), 3:30 p.m. Falls City, Perry- dale at Special District 1 Championships (at Port- land Christian), TBA. West- ern Oregon at Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence Outdoor Champi- onships (at Monmouth), TBA. SATURDAY, MAY 13 Baseball: Central at Scappoose, 1:30 p.m. Track and field: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Champi- onships (at Lebanon High School), 10 a.m. Falls City, Perrydale at Special District 1 Championships (at Port- land Christian), 11 a.m. West- ern Oregon at Great North- west Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships (at Monmouth), TBA. MONDAY, MAY 15 Girls golf: Central, Dallas at State Golf Championships (at Emerald Valley, Eugene), TBA. TUESDAY, MAY 16 Baseball: Regis at Perry- dale, 4:30 p.m. Girls golf: Central, Dallas at State Golf Championships (at Emerald Valley, Eugene), TBA. Softball: Gladstone at Central, 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Softball: Dallas at Tu- alatin, 5 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS District golf results Results from the dis- trict golf tournament, held Monday and Tuesday after press time, will be posted online at www.polkio.com as they become available. Follow the Itemizer-Ob- server on Twitter @PolkIOSports to stay up to date with scores. www.polkio.com Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 10, 2017 11A PREP TENNIS PREP TENNIS Finding a connection Panthers face tough draw Doubles pair picks up steam By Lukas Eggen By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — When Josh Dudley and Zac Price first started playing together this season, things were a bit rough around the edges. “We were disconnect- ed,” Dudley said. “We struggled with coordina- tion and when to switch. Sometimes the ball would go over one of our heads and we would both be in the same area.” Often times Price, who had tennis experience, but hadn’t played for the Drag- ons before this spring, would rely on Dudley. “I relied on Josh more in the beginning of the sea- son,” Price said. “But now, I can say to him, I got this one.” Things were a bit smoother on May 3. Price and Dudley defeated Silver- ton 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 and are seeded fifth entering the Mid-Willamette Conference district championships Wednesday (today) through Friday. “We worked on funda- mentals,” Price said. “We worked on placing our shots and to know that you don’t always have to go for the big shot.” In recent weeks, the two have seemingly found their stride. “Our play is totally differ- ent,” Dudley said. “We’re INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral boys tennis coach Patti Youngren knows each of her players has a tough road ahead at the Mid-Willamette Conference district champi- onships. But the Panthers are ready to come out swinging. There will be a f e w changes in Polanco C e n t r a l ’s lineup. C h r i s Polanco will switch from sin- gles to dou- bles and join forces with Justin Smith Landers. “Chris re- ally im- proved a lot this year, but under- stands he is no match for the club p l a y e r s ,” Yo u n g r e n Huerta s a i d . “He will step over to play doubles. It’s a different game, but Chris has acquired many shots this year, so Hamar he will do well.” Nathaniel Miller, Landers’ partner throughout much of the season, has chosen not to play, Youngren said. Youngren also hopes to see a strong tournament from Cade Magill and Jorge Her- nandez-Soto. “Cade has won more games than anyone on the team,” she said. “Jorge has played pretty scrappy and can stay in points.” Joel Robison may have the most difficult path, opening against Crescent Valley’s Bojan Soskic. Soskic is seeded second. The girls will face a tough road in districts. None of the singles or doubles players are seeded, but singles players like Diana Huerta, Julia Hamar and Kylie Smith or the dou- bles pairs like Annika Rid- dell and Katelyn Trevino could surprise. See TENNIS, Page 12A LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Josh Dudley and Zac Price are seeded fifth at the district tennis championships. Road To State Who: Dallas and Central boys and girls tennis. What: Mid-Willamette Conference championships. When: Wednesday, 8 a.m. (boys), 1 p.m. (girls); Thursday, 8 a.m. (boys), 1 p.m. (girls) and Friday, 1 p.m. Where: Timberhill Tennis Club, Corvallis. What’s at stake: The top four finishers in singles and dou- bles play advance to the state championship later this month. being more aggressive.” They will need that ag- gressiveness at districts. The top four pairs advance to state. Dudley and Price open the tournament against South Albany and a possible matchup with the first- and four th ranked doubles pairs later in the tourna- Blair ment. It will be a grueling few days, but Dudley and Price think they know what it will take to be successful. See DALLAS, Page 12A PREP TRACK AND FIELD Less is more as athletes sprint to districts By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral track and field coach Eli Cirino has a different mes- sage for his t e a m ahead of the Mid- Willamette Conference district track and field cham- pionships Meyer Friday and Saturday at Lebanon High School — it’s time to get self- ish. “We did- n’t feel like we had a g r e a t chance to win the meet, so w e’r e f o - cusing on Hartford getting our athletes the best possible chance to perform well in their top event,” Cirino said. “Hopefully we can ad- vance a few to state, and we felt like competing in too many events would dimin- ish their opportunity to get through.” See CENTRAL, Page 12A MWC Track and Field Championships What: Mid-Willamette Conference track and field cham- pionships. When: Friday, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Where: Lebanon High School. Admission: Adults, $6; students, $4. Who: Athletes from Central, Dallas, Corvallis, Crescent Valley, Lebanon, Silverton, South Albany and Woodburn high schools. What’s at stake: Winners and second-place finishers from each event at the district meet automatically qualify for the Class 5A state track and field championships, May 19-20 at Hayward Field in Eugene. Any athlete meeting a predetermined qualifying standard may also qualify for state, regardless of number. For results, follow the I-O on Twitter @PolkIOSports and visit www.polkio.com. SD1 PREP TRACK AND FIELD Deters, Lux eye state berths in field events By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY/ PERRYDALE — Falls City and Perrydale’s track and field teams are ready to invade Portland. The district meet could signal the emergence of a new force in 1A track and field. Freshman Amity Deters is ranked among the top four in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and the 300-meter hurdles. “She has a legitimate chance to go to state in four events,” Pirates coach Brian Evans said. “She’s ranked highest in the 300 hurdles and high jump, but if we can get her second phase down in the triple jump, she could do really well in that event. In the long jump, she’s sit- ting in fourth, but she’s ath- letic enough to pull out a big PR and make it to state.” The only thing holding SD1 Track and Field Championships What: Special District 1 track and field championships. When: Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. Where: Portland Christian. Who: Athletes from Falls City, Perrydale, C.S. Lewis, Crosshill Christian, Damascus Christian, Jewell, North Clackamas Chris- tian, Open Door Christian, Oregon School for the Deaf, Port- land Waldorf, Southwest Christian, St. Stephen’s Academy, Valor Christian School and Willamette Valley Christian. What’s at stake: Winners and second-place finishers from each event at the district meet automatically qualify for the Class 1A state track and field championships, May 18-19 at Hayward Field in Eugene. Any athlete meeting a predeter- mined qualifying standard may also qualify for state, regardless of number. her back in recent weeks has been shin splints, Evans said. Some of Deters’ stiffest competition in the jumps could come from teammate Alyssa Lux. “She has the potential to make it to state in all three jumps with the long and triple jumps being her best events,” Evans said. “Her fourth event is the javelin. She has improved her dis- tance in each meet. I can see her being the district cham- pion next year. I’m just not sure we have enough time to improve her technique, but she could be a dark horse in that event.” For the boys, Jacob Pope is ranked in the top five in the discus and javelin. Moving up the ranking and qualifying for state is well within r e a c h , Evans said. “We are fine tuning his tech- nique and w e re a l l y hope that Deters as a senior, he can pop off some b i g t h row s,” Evans said. Abigail Bibler also has a chance at Pope state in the shot put, but would require a personal record, Evans said. “Our focus now is repeti- tion and fine tuning, en- couraging the kids to believe in themselves and their training and not to worry about their opponent but to just focus on the task at www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 hand and have fun and make a memo- ry,” Evans said. — F a l l s City track Labrado and field c o a c h Ronnie Simmons wasn’t shy about ex- pectations coming into the 2017 sea- son. He’s Hendrickson excited about how the Mountaineers have devel- oped throughout the spring. Junior Jeremy Labrado may be primed for a big meet. Labrado is ranked second in the league in the high jump and triple jump. 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