Polk County Sports
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 26, 2017 13A
Fallon: Had nine RBIs on July 16 Tri: Event begins
at 10 a.m. Friday
Continued from Page 12A
Fallon said it took him a
few weeks to find a happy
medium between rest and
pushing himself to his
limits, while still being
able to perform at a high
level.
Once the summer sea-
son is over, Fallon is head-
ed home to Arizona to
workout and get ready for
the 2018 season at WOU.
Fallon’s path to Mon-
mouth may not have
seemed likely at first. Fal-
lon had never been this
part of the state, and he
d i d n’t k n ow a n y t h i n g
about the area.
“I knew I wanted to get
out of Arizona,” he said.
“Western came down and
saw me in a tournament
and offered me a scholar-
ship. I didn’t know any-
thing about Monmouth. I
could tell it was a smaller
city when I visited, but I
didn’t know what Mon-
mouth was all about, but I
went with my gut, took a
shot in the dark and said
yes.”
He hasn’t regretted the
decision, even falling in
love with the rain — for
the most part.
“People here know your
name because you’re on
the baseball team,” Fallon
said. “That’s awesome.
The biggest difference is
the rain. Coming from
where it’s sunny every sin-
gle day, besides August
when we have monsoons,
I used to always love when
it rains in Arizona. I got
here and when the winter
comes and it rains all the
time, I just thought it was
amazing. Although, some-
times it gets hard when it
rains every single day.”
Fallon is eager to show
his coaches and team-
m a t e s h o w h e’s p r o -
gressed as a player. He
g i ve s WO U ve r s a t i l i t y
with experience playing
first base, third base and
catcher. And a change in
approach at the plate has
made him a more dan-
gerous batter than ever
before, he said.
“I’ve learned so many
different swing mechanics
growing up, but no one
taught me the mental side
of hitting,” Fallon said.
“Not until this summer
did I start picking that up.
I’ve been asking team-
mates how they approach
hitting, what pitches they
sit on, etc. Hopefully, I’ll
be able to turn that into
having the same success
they do.”
His experience playing
multiple positions means
Fallon provides the Wolves
with a versatile player
who can fill in a number
of different roles.
“I want coach to put the
best lineup out there so
we can win,” Fallon said.
“Anywhere he needs me to
go, I’ll play.”
Fallon knows each step
he takes forward is one
step closer to his ultimate
goal: playing in the major
leagues.
It will take time, dedica-
tion and overcoming more
than a few setbacks, but
it’s a dream he’s not will-
ing to let go.
“My dad is a scout; I’ve
played baseball and my
younger brothers both
p l a y b a s e b a l l ,” Fa l l o n
said. “Baseball has always
been the one for me.”
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“I think it’s a different
sport that kids don’t always
get the chance to participate
in,” Noll said. “Combining
the three sports is always
fun. We have a lot of kids
who come to swim lessons
who like to do (the triathlon)
and show their love of biking
and running as well. It’s a
great chance for the kids to
see the pool and experience
what it’s like.”
The triathlon is just as en-
tertaining for those watch-
ing. Parents can cheer their
kids on and help them go
from the swimming portion
to the biking portion of the
triathlon – a portion of the
event that can be tricky as
kids try and put shoes and
helmets on while wet.
“We love having parents
cheer them on, and usually
they help the kids transition
from swimming to the bike,”
Noll said. “We all love hand-
ing out medals at the end
and seeing the kids finish.”
Every kid receives a medal
for finishing, ensuring that
every participant feels ac-
complished.
The cost is $20 for mem-
bers of the aquatic center
and $25 for nonmembers.
“It’s a fun, once-a-year
thing that I think everyone
loves doing,” Noll said.
“We hope to have a good
turnout this year. The staff
is very excited, and this is
one of their favorite times
of the year.”
State: Dirtbags open tournament Wednesday (today)
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Players hope for a differ-
ent ending this time around.
“I don’t think we’ve
peaked yet,” Holstad said.
“Early on, we were doing re-
ally well, then we hit a little
slump. Not necessarily in
losses, but in productive-
ness as a team. I think we’re
ready to hit our peak at
state.”
The Dirtbags know that
being at their best will be
necessary in order to bring
home a state title.
“We have to come togeth-
er, give it our all and play as
a team,” Dallas junior Eric
Kessler said.
The team, which draws
from a number of area high
schools, brings together
players who may not be
used to playing together.
That hasn’t stopped them
from establishing relation-
ships on and off the field
and quickly finding the
chemistry necessary for suc-
cess.
“We all come from the
same area and we all have
the same want on what we
want to do out here,” Kessler
said.
T h e
Dirtbags
(27-7 over-
all) will
open the
double-
elimina-
tion tour-
nament
Amador
against the
Willamette Valley Titans (17-
18 overall) Wednesday
(today) at 4 p.m.
“Our pitching staff will
have to be at its best,” Hol-
stad said. “But I think we
have one of the best staffs in
our league and I think in the
state. They’ll have to be di-
aled in.”
Facing some of the best
players in the state, there is
little room for error, Holstad
said. The added intensity
begins far before they take
the field.
“The level of baseball is
way higher (than the
spring),” Holstad said. “The
coaching staff is a little more
intense, but I like it. (Coach-
es) Scot McDonald and
Miles Kizer will really get on
you if you mess up. It wasn’t
really like that for me or Luis
(Amador) and Humberto
(Alarcon) during the spring.
Being seniors, we were kind
of left to correct our own
mistakes. Now, I’m really
aware when I mess up.”
But that added focus has
led the Dirtbags to a first-
place finish in its league and
a chance to take home a
state title.
“We definitely feel like we
have the tools,” Holstad said.
“We like to score runs early
and like to score runs late.
Some teams are just like that,
but we’re really fully capable
of pulling a game out late. It’s
really fun, and all the guys
are super awesome.”
The Dirtbags know in
order to achieve their ulti-
mate goal, they can’t over-
look anyone and can’t afford
to make many errors. If they
can avoid that, players are
confident about their
chances.
“We have to play clean
baseball, play Dirtbag base-
ball and take it one game at
a time,” 2017 Central High
graduate Luis Amador said.
“We have to grind it out
every pitch, give 100 percent
every pitch and stay locked
in the whole game.”
Dallas’ Division II baseball team wins state title
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — Dallas’ Divi-
sion II baseball team took
home a state title, defeating
Roseburg 3-2 in the champi-
onship game on July 16.
Dallas earned a spot in the
state finals by defeating
Crook County 8-2 in the
quarterfinals and Thurston
14-4 in the semifinals.
Starting pitcher Thomas
Rocha got injured during the
game against Roseburg when
sliding into home plate.
Jared Coxen stepped up in
a big way, coach Keeton
Luther said.
Against Roseburg, the
game was close throughout,
Keeton said. Roseburg had
lost just one game the previ-
ous two seasons entering the
matchup.
Roseburg loaded the bases
in the second inning with no
outs. Thanks to strong defen-
sive efforts from Wyatt Bate-
man and Brody Cain, Dallas
escaped the inning giving up
only one run. Dallas tied the
game at one in the third.
With the game tied at two
in the seventh inning, a bunt
from Tommy Freeman and an
overthrow from the Roseburg
third baseman allowed Bate-
man to score the winning run
to give Dallas the title.
“It was an unbelievable
feeling,” Luther said. “I am so
proud of all the hard work
and determination this
group had.”
Dallas’ Division I team
also advanced to state, but
lost its first two games of the
tournament.
Beneficiary Advances:
$1,059.04
Total Required to Reinstate:
$9,468.56
TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF:
$104,066.84
By reason of the default, the
beneficiary has declared all
obligations secured by the
Deed of Trust immediately due
and payable, including: the
principal sum of $98,578.29 to-
gether with interest thereon at
the rate of 3.75 % per annum,
from 7/1/2016 until paid, plus
all accrued late charges, and
all trustee’s fees, foreclosure
costs, and any sums advanced
by the beneficiary pursuant to
the terms and conditions of
the Deed of Trust Whereof, no-
tice hereby is given that the
undersigned trustee, CLEAR
RECON CORP., whose address
is 111 SW Columbia Street
#950, Portland, OR 97201, will
on 11/6/2017, at the hour of
9:00 AM, standard time, as es-
tablished by ORS 187.110, AT
THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO
THE POLK COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 850 MAIN STREET,
DALLAS, OR 97338, sell at
public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the interest in
the above-described real prop-
erty which the grantor had or
had power to convey at the
time it executed the Deed of
Trust, together with any inter-
est which the grantor or his
successors in interest ac-
quired after the execution of
the Deed of Trust, to satisfy the
foregoing obligations thereby
secured and the costs and ex-
penses of sale, including a rea-
sonable charge by the trustee.
Notice is further given that any
person named in ORS 86.778
has the right to have the fore-
closure proceeding dismissed
and the Deed of Trust reinstat-
ed by payment to the benefici-
ary of the entire amount then
due (other than the portion of
principal that would not then
be due had no default oc-
curred), together with the
costs, trustee’s and attorneys’
fees, and curing any other de-
fault complained of in the No-
tice of Default by tendering the
performance required under
the Deed of Trust at any time
not later than five days before
the date last set for sale. With-
out limiting the trustee's dis-
claimer of representations or
warranties, Oregon law re-
quires the trustee to state in
this notice that some residen-
tial property sold at a trustee's
sale may have been used in
manufacturing methampheta-
mines, the chemical compo-
nents of which are known to
be toxic. Prospective pur-
chasers of residential property
should be aware of this poten-
tial danger before deciding to
place a bid for this property at
the trustee's sale. In constru-
ing this notice, the masculine
gender includes the feminine
and the neuter, the singular in-
cl u d e s p l u r a l , t h e wo rd
“grantor” includes any succes-
sor in interest to the grantor as
well as any other persons
owing an obligation, the per-
formance of which is secured
by the Deed of Trust, the words
“trustee” and ‘beneficiary” in-
clude their respective succes-
sors in interest, if any. Dated:
6/29/2017 CLEAR RECON
CORP 111 SW Columbia Street
#950
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 858-750-7600 866-931-
0036 Shella Domilos, Author-
ized Signatory of Trustee
PUBLIC NOTICES
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
TS No.: 056923-OR Loan No.:
******7034 Reference is made
to that certain trust deed (the
“Deed of Trust”) executed by
G R E G O V E R H O LT, A N D
HEATHER OVERHOLT, as
Grantor, to FIDELITY NATION-
AL TITLE, as Trustee, in favor
of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC. ("MERS"), AS DESIGNAT-
ED NOMINEE FOR COUNTRY-
WIDE MORTGAGE VENTURES,
LLC DBA ONPOINT MORT-
GAGE, BENEFICIARY OF THE
SECURITY INSTRUMENT, ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.,
as Beneficiary, dated 1/2/2008,
recorded 1/9/2008, as Instru-
ment No. 2008-000345, in the
Official Records of Polk Coun-
ty, Oregon, which covers the
following described real prop-
erty situated in Polk County,
Oregon: LOT 4, BLOCK "M",
WATER'S ADDITION TO THE
WEST SALEM, SALEM, POLK
COUNTY, OREGON
APN:
07321-DB-11900 Commonly
known as: 1126 6TH ST NW
SALEM, OR 97304 The current
beneficiary is: DITECH FINAN-
CIAL LLC Both the beneficiary
and the trustee have elected to
sell the above-described real
property to satisfy the obliga-
tions secured by the Deed of
Trust and notice has been
recorded pursuant to ORS
86.752(3). The default for which
the foreclosure is made is the
grantor’s failure to pay when
due, the following sums:
Delinquent Payments:
Dates:
No.
Amount
Total:
08/01/16 thru 12/01/16
5
$764.54
$3,822.70
01/01/17 thru 06/01/17
6
$722.23
$4,333.38
Late Charges:
$253.44
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