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Polk County Sports QUICK HITS Registration open for eclipse disc golf Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 16, 2017 12A Rough Stock Rodeo DALLAS — Registration is open for a disc golf tour- nament at Dallas City Park on Friday. The 18-hole tournament will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $10, and the first 25 players receive a free gift bag. There will also be family activities, including corn hole, jenga and volleyball. Concessions will be avail- able. Online registration is available at www.dallasor- rec.com. For more information: dallasorrec@gmail.com. The Hell on H o ov e s R o u g h Stock Rodeo re- turned to the Polk County Fair on T h u r s d a y. T h e rodeo featured bareback riding, saddle bronc bar- rel racing, bull rid- ing and mutton busting. Results weren’t available as of press time. Polk Pedalers to hold eclipse ride DALLAS — The Polk Ped- alers Bicycle Club will meet at Courtyard Coffee House, 156 SE Mill St., Dallas on Monday at 7 a.m. The group will go on a 30-mile ride and stop in Independence to view the eclipse. Children must be accom- panied by an adult. Carpooling available. For more information: 503-623- 6533. WOU softball to hold tryouts LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Bill Peterson hangs on during a bull ride at the Rough Stock Rodeo on Thursday evening. MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s softball program will hold open tryouts Sept. 25 at 4:30 p.m. Tryouts are limited to ath- letes who already graduated from high school. Medical paperwork must be turned in by Sept. 15 and all other paperwork is due at least six days prior to the try- out to be eligible. Forms are available on- line at www.wouwolves .com. Contact assistant coach Mariah Jimenez at ji- menzm@wou.edu if inter- ested. Athletes must com- municate with coaching staff to be considered for tryouts. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Aug. 7: Low gross/low net Gross: 1 (tie), Kevin O’Brien-Wayne Weathers- Steve Albin and Glen White- Ed Johnson-Kevin Moen, 33. Net: 1 (tie), Don Seth-Lee Gamaney-Vern Smith and Bob Bennett-Jason Fahlman-Pat Farrell, 28; 3, Wayne Baughman-Eldon Rivers-Bill Hansen, 29. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer From bull riding to barrel racing, the Rough Stock Rodeo provided a variety of thrills. Orrin Ouska competes in bareback riding on Thursday. Rolling down the river Great Willamette River Raft Race attracts teams for relaxing, fun day on the water By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Waves collided against the shore. Sailors held on for dear life. No, this wasn’t quite the open seas. It was the Great Willamette River Raft Race. The annual event, which took off from Riverview Park in Independence on Saturday morning, attract- ed sailors on inflatable rafts, homemade ships and rowers looking for a work- out. — Six years ago, Joel Robin- son and a group of friends were ready to tackle a new challenge. “It looked like something fun to do,” Robinson said. “We had floated the river quite a bit and looked for- ward to trying something different.” The group had canoed down parts of the river be- fore, but they decided to build their own craft. “That first year, we had a three-person raft,” Robinson said. “It was cross-shaped and very rudimentary.” They were prepared for the fun — they weren’t pre- pared for the length. “We had canoed the river in the past and taken about two and a half hours,” Robinson said. “The first year we did this, it took us about seven hours.” See RIVER, Page 13A Great Willamette River Raft Race • The Great Willamette Raft Race began at Riverview Park in Independence and traveled almost 12 miles to West Salem. • The annual event featured hand-built boats to inflatables. Different boats began at different times depending on esti- mated speeds. • Awards were given for different categories. • Results were not available as of press time. www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Crew members embark on the Great Willamette River Race on the Philip Rivers boat on Saturday morning. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
