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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 19, 2017 12A Speeding ahead QUICK HITS Basketball tourney returns to Dallas Summerfest Cross Creek women’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek Women’s Club results for July 10. Nine holes: 1, Suzy De- schler; 2, Loretta Bishop; 3 (tie), Darlene Powers, Dar- lene McKee and Barb Largent; 6, Carolyn Wall. Eighteen holes: 1, Dar- lene Powers; 2 (tie), Shirley Watson and Laurilee Hatch- er. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for July 11: Low gross/low net Gross: 1, Roy Speelman- Lee Gamaney, 35; 2, Glen White-Wayne Weathers, 36; 3, Ed Johnson-Dave Day, 37. Net: 1, Pat Farrell-Al Fahlman; 2 (tie), Allan Hadley-Bill Karjala and Chuck Woodbeck-Jack Dun- can, 30; 4 (tie), Don Seth- Doyle Cornman and Bob Sprinkle-Eldon Rivers, 30. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer A camper tries to complete a drill as fast as possible during Western Oregon’s speed and agility camp on Friday. The camp helps athletes increase vertical jump, flexibil- ity, and overall speed and agility. For more information: www.wouwolves.com. DALLAS — Have a score to settle or want to show off your skills? Want to prove you’re the next LeBron James or Candace Parker? Summerfest has the event for you. This year marks the re- turn of a three-on-three basketball tournament at Summerfest. “I think we just realized there are a lot of kids here that needed something to do,” organizer Ashley Kahl said. “We wanted to offer something special during Summerfest for the kids in fifth grade and up. It’s something fun to do and, selfishly, I love basketball.” There will be age divisions for males and females rang- ing from fifth- and sixth- Basketball What: Three-on-three basketball tournament. When: July 29, 8:30 a.m. Where: A cademy Building parking lot. Cost: $40 per team. Registration: www.facebook.com/dal- lassummerfest/. graders to 35 and older. Each team must have four players. Registration is due by July 27. The cost is $40 per team. Registration forms can be found online at www.face- book.com/dallassummer- fest/. The tournament will begin on July 29 at 8:30 a.m. in the Academy Building parking lot. See TOURNEY, Page 13A Tennis results MONMOUTH/INDEPEN- DENCE — Monmouth-Inde- pendence Fourth of July re- sults. 4.5 singles (men): Chris McBride, of Dallas; 4.0 sin- gles (men): Venson Deng, of Utah; 3.0 singles (men): Grant Vlahandreas, of Salem. 4.5 doubles ( men ): Cameron McBride-Chris McBride, of Dallas; 3.5 dou- bles (men): Robert Sanchez- Vennie Matveev, of Wood- burn. Father and son: Marcelo Peralta-Joaquin Peralta; ladies doubles: Renne Mc- Dougal-Claudia Hamilton, of Corvallis; mixed doubles (parent and child): Jillan Studer-Mike Studer, of Salem; mixed doubles (adults): Renee McDougal- Mike McDougal, of Corval- lis. Finding his zone Registration for kids triathlon open By Lukas Eggen DALLAS — Registration for the 11th annual Sum- merfest Kids Triathlon at the Dallas Aquatic Center is open. The event is open to kids ages 5 to 12 and will be held on July 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check-in be- gins at 9:45 a.m. Cost is $20 for Dallas Aquatic Center members and $25 for nonmem- bers. Day of registration will also be available prior to the start of the event. Age groups and dis- tances are as follows: 5-6 (25-yard swim, 165-yard bike, 75-yard run); 7-8 (25- yard swim, 280-yard bike ride, 175-yard run); 9-10 (50-yard swim, 545-yard bike ride, 300-yard run); 11-12 (100-yard swim, 1,090-yard bike ride, 600- yard run). For more information: www.ci.dallas.or.us/83/Dal las-Aquatic-Center. See next week’s issue of the Itemizer-Observer for more Summerfest. MONMOUTH — There’s usually one thought going through pitcher Jaret Stew- art’s mind during a game: Location, location, location. “Batters have trouble hit- ting my pitches,” Stewart said. “I love when I’m able to be in that zone when I know I can get a batter out.” Stewart’s location wasn’t at its absolute best on Sun- day — but it was more than enough to help the Post 20 Dirtbags defeat the Withnell Dodgers 5-4 in the first game of a three-game series. For Stewart, an incoming senior at Dallas High School, pitching is what he’s always known as a baseball player — and it gives him a sense of control that he craves. — Stewart keeps himself busy throughout the school year, playing football in the fall and basketball in the winter. But baseball has always had a special place in his heart. “I just love it,” he said. “I was decent as a kid, and, as I got older, I fell in love with it, and it’s my favorite thing to do now.” Since he started playing around the third grade, pitching has always attract- ed him. He made varsity his freshman year with the Dragons and has thrived under pressure. “I love having the ball in my hand, having those game moments in my hand,” he said. “I feel like I can control WOU announces softball camp MONMOUTH — The Western Oregon softball team will hold a softball camp Aug. 7-8 at the WOU softball field. There will be two ses- sions. The first will be open to students in eighth through 12 th grades, and the second session is open to stu- dents in second through seventh grades. Session one will run from 1 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 7 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 8. Session two will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 7. Cost is $150 for session one and $50 for session two. For more information: www.wouwolves.com. www.polkio.com The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Pitcher Jaret Stewart helped the Post 20 Dirtbags defeat the Withnell Dodgers 5-4 on Sunday evening. the game. In other positions, you can’t control the game as much.” Pitching allows Stewart to be involved in every play on defense. And while he has power and speed with his pitches, it’s his location that has proven to be his greatest strength. See ZONE, Page 13A Golf course to gauge interest in eclipse tournament Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — If you haven’t made plans for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, Cross Creek Golf Course may have the event for you. Cross Creek will host a Solar Eclipse Tournament Aug. 21. Two-person teams will begin with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The 18-hole tournament will cost $70 per person, which includes green fees, a golf cart, snacks, solar glass- es, lunch, a goodie bag and prizes. Deadline for entries is Aug. 14. Golfers will play through the first nine holes before breaking to watch the eclipse. The second nine will be a scramble format. Cross Creek is also offer- www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 ing camping on Aug. 20. Cross Creek is gauging the amount of potential interest in a tournament. If interest- ed in participating, call 503- 623-6666. www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
