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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-
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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.
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