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Lady Loggers basketball team still struggling with consistency
The Lady Logger varsity
basketball team posted a big
loss Jan. 7 at Warrenton, 54-
24.
“The girls weren't really
there mentally,” said head
coach Vince Baker. “It may
have been that they figured this
game would be in the bag, tu t
no one can be expected to be
handed the game without a lit-
Logger varsity still
seeking better play
Portland Christian defeated
the Vernonia High School boys
varsity basketball team, Jan.
15. The final score was 33-81.
Kelly Baska contributed 13
points to the game; Travis
Hightower added 11 more.
Jason Busch was the lead-
mg scorer with 19 points
against the Knappa Loggers,
Jan. 14. Unfortunately, that
wasn’t nearly enough, as Ver-
nonia lost to Knappa 52-90.
These losses brought the
Loggers’ season record to 4-9.
tie work.”
Alexis Posley slammed in
ten points for the Loggers, and
Kirsten Hyde scored four. Hyde
also had six blocked shots.
“We came out flat in the first,
and ended flat in the fourth
quarter,” Baker said, “No team
likes to be a physically aggres
sive team, but that probably
Patterson leading junior varsity
Vernonia High School’s jun-
ior varsity boys basketball
team lost to Portland Christian
on Jan. 15, 72-50. The 22 point
loss brought the team’s league
record to 1 -3.
Johnson, Vandehey
lead VHS wrestlers
Three Loggers placed in the
tournament. Justin Johnson
was in top form once again as
he wrestled his way to first
place in the 119 pound class.
Blaine Vandehey was third at
160 and Jared McWhirter
placed sixth at 125.
The Vernonia High School
wrestling team placed 11th out
°f 16 teams at the Seaside Pa-
cific Rim Tournament Jan. 15.
ANNUAL
9ers had let Neah-Kah-Nie into
the game, and had only a two
point lead, at 18-20.
“At the beginning of the sec-
ond half, we came out of the
locker room ready to get ahead
and stay focused,” said Baker,
Posley netted 12 points for
the team, while Erica Hobart
had two assissts in the game,
“A key spot is the point guard,
and as point guard, Erica is do-
¡ng very well,” said Baker.
Lack of play slows girls jayvees
The Vernonia High School
girls junior varsity basketball
team has had a slow start this
year. League play stands at 1 -
2, with an overall record of 1-
6. “We expect to do well and
improve our record throughout
the season,” said coach Jeff
Cheney.
At Warner Pacific College,
Jan. 15, the Lady Loggers
were defeated by Portland
Christian, 70-18. Freshman
Kim Normand led the team with
nine points.
Portland Christian
also
brought the Lady Loggers
down Jan. 14, with a closer fin
ish, 41-34.
Freshman
Trisha
Titus
bucketed nine of the team’s
thirty4our points
The team’s second league
game didn’t go as they’d
hoped, with the Loggers losing
to Warrenton, 52-28, Jan. 6.
“We worked very hard and
hustled throughout the game,
but we were over-matched as
Warrenton played with many
players down from the varsity
is based on four guidelines: 1) team," said Cheney.
Limit one certificate per family
Normand was once again
or household, 2) An adult pho- the team’s top shooter, with
tographed must view their own sixteen points. She also led in
portrait, 3) Children cannot be rebounding with 10. Freshman
photographed alone for the Jessica Allison had four steals.
$5.00 special, and 4) must be
The girls started league play
18 (and self-supporting) to be
with a 29-20 victory over
photgraphed alone.
Neah-Kah-Nie, at home.
‘The girls hustled together
Portraits will be taken the and made very few mistakes,”
weekend of Saturday, February
said Cheney.
5, at Vernonia High School and
Titus was the leading scorer
of
the game, bringing in 10
will be returned February 16.
Certificate sales will continue points for the team. Normand
captured seven rebounds, and
through January 31 For addi-
freshman Sommer Van Meter
tional information, call Julie
had six steals to help the Log
Snyder, 429-2201
gers to victory.
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High scorers were Eric Pat
terson with thirteen points and
Eric Weller with eight.
The Loggers met Knappa
Jan. 14, for a 53-17 loss. Dar
cy Kunkel and David Koch
each had five points.
The Loggers had a hard
time scoring against a tough
defense by Warrenton on Jan.
7, according to coach Bob
Bruce. The final score was
Warrenton 34 - Vernonia 9.
League play started with a
win Jan. 4 against Neah-Kah-
Nie. The final score was a
close 41 -38.
“The Loggers played well at
times to beat the Pirates in the
first league game,” said Bruce.
Patterson was on fire, con
tributing fifteen of the team’s
forty-one points. Paul Orlando
followed with eight points.
contributed to our downfall in
this game. The lack of outside
shooting may have been an-
other reason.”
The start of league play was
a different story for the Lady
Loggers, however, as they
came out on top against Neah-
Kah-Nie Jan. 4. Final score 45-
36.
“The team executed proper-
ly and came out hard in the first
quarter.” said Baker.
By halftime, the Lady Log-
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VERNONIA
Al-Anon
Mondays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mondays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Boosters
2nd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., VHS Library
Boy Scout Troop 201
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Boy Scout Troop 860
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Chamber of Commerce
2nd Wed.
Noon, Lew’s Place
Doll Club
4th Tuesday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
Friends of the Scout Cabin
4th Monday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Girl Scouts
Thursdays
6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church
Izaak Walton League
3rd Thursday
For location call 429-7193
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
6:30 p.m., Lew's Place
Nehalem Valley Car Club
For Info Call 429-4074
Preschool Story Hour
Wednesdays
10:30 a.m., City Library
Senior Center Directors
1st Friday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
TOPS
Thursdays
6:30 p.m., 1st Baptist Church
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday
For location call 429-2401
Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Vernonia Cares Directors
1st Thursday
For location call 429-1414
Vernonia City Council
1 st & 3rd Mondays
6:30 p.m., City Library
Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp.
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Vernonia Grange
2nd Friday
7:00 ft.m., Grange Hall
Vernonia Health Center
2nd Wednesday
6:00 p.m.^854 Grant Ave.
Vernonia Planning Comm.
1st Thursday
7:<KAr.m., C'ty Library
Vernonia Pride
For-Jflte^-311’ 429-1204
Vernonia Ridge Riders
Last Thursday
7:0<X pUn., VHS, Rm. 6
Vernonia RFPD Board
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia School Board
2nd Thursday
8:00 p.m., District Office
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
WOEC Directors
3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., WOEC
MIST-BIRKENFELD
M-BRFPD Board
M-B Ambulance Assoc
M-B Firefighters Assoc.
M-B Rescue
M-B Helping Circle
Natal Grange
2nd & 4th Tuesday
1st & 2nd Thurs.
1st & 2nd Wed.
3rd Wednesday
2nd Wednesday
2nd Wednesday
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10 11
17 18
24 25
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12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29
7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
10:00 am, 755-2346 for info.
7:30 p.m., Grange Hall
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays
8:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Banks City Council
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., City Hall
Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks School Board
2nd Monday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
Banks Youth Group
Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Chamber of Commerce
1st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Brown Derby
Citizen Participation Org
3rd Monday, odd months
7:15 p.m., City Hall
Friends of the Library
1st Saturday
10:00 a.m., City Library
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Sunset Park Assoc.
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
TOPS
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library
Tri-City RFPD Board
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
Board of Commissioners
Wednesdays
10 a.m., Courthouse
Citizens for Senior Justice
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
COLCO Transportation
2nd Friday
10:30 a.m., Courthouse
County Council of Seniors
2nd Friday
1:00 p.m., Courthouse
County Fair Board
2nd & 4th Mondays
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds
County Parks Commission
3rd Thursday
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Courthouse
Historical Society
4th Wednesday
Noon, location call 429-3713
Traffic Safety Commission 1st Wednesday
7:00 a.m., Village Inn
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or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.