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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, March 15, 2000 VHS boys seek top golf season with seven veterans The Vernonia High School boys golf team began their season in early March. The nine-member team in cludes seven returning golfers. Seniors Matt Brookins, Steven Potter, Bryan Dinger and Brian Robertson are back for another season, as are junior Brass Sears, and sophomore Joey Strand. Sears and Strand have both made improvements in their golf game over the winter, according to head coach James Brookins. “For the past two years, we have placed 10th in the state 2A invitational. This year we hope to move up," said Brook ins. Team goals for the season include shooting ten strokes better than they did last year (as a team), improving their consistency, improving short Loggers field a big track team The Vernonia High School track team is bigger than ever this year, according to veteran coach Mel Nice. “I started coaching track at Vernonia in 1970. We had a turnout of about twenty mem bers, and the average for the past thirty years has been in the mid-twenties,” he said. “This year, we have 46 stu dents out for track. If we do nothing more, we have already broken a school record.” Among the 46 track and field team members are seven re turning, including three state performers. Senior Stephen Serafin in the high jump, Colin Plews in the long jump, and Maryann Miller, state champion in last year’s 1500 meter race. The season begins April 6, at the Catlin Gabel Relays. “I am excited that we may score high as a team,” Nice said. “Also that we may fill a pizza parlor after a meet.” Student visitors From page 9 with his parents, Masami and Reiko Nagashio. Masami works in the office for the Japan train company, and Reiko is a social worker. He also has two sisters, 19 and 22 years old. “Omiya is the largest city in the Saitama prefecture, but it is not the capitol,” he said. When it comes to school, he said, they don’t have to change classrooms for each class, and “We don’t have homework,” he said with a smile. After he returns to Japan, June 17, Nagashio says he will regain the weight he lost during his time wrestling, and he will have another year of high school before he is done. “I have enjoyed living with a family that I have never had a relationship with before,” he said. One of his favorite experi ences during his time here has been making weight for wrestling. “I didn’t know that losing weight was going to be such a fun thing to do," he said. game skills, and finishing the seven years at Vernonia.” season as one of the top two in Due to financial problems in the district. the district, the team will hold a “Our district has four of the fund-raiser tournament in May. top 10 teams in the state. We Anyone interested in contribut finished fourth in district last ing or playing can contact ei year,” said Brookins. “I think ther Brookins or Athletic Direc there is a good chance. This is tor Jane McClellan at Vernonia possibly the best team in my High School, 429-3521. Logger baseball team very young Vernonia High School’s baseball season began with practice on March 6, and their first game is March 16 against Gervais. With 16 team members, senior Arron Forster is the lone returning player. “We have a young team,” commented head coach Dave Doubrava. “Of our 16 players, 10 are freshmen or sophomores.” Four g irls hit the links for VHS golf In spite of confusion earlier in the year as to whether Ver nonia High School would have a girls golf team or not, the is sues have been resolved anc the team has been practicing since March 6. There are four girls on the Lady Loggers golf team, and coach Joe Strand is confident their season will go well. “This season will be great. The girls will do super,” he said. There is no season sched ule at present, but a match is set for April 7, against Tillam ook at Tillamook Golf Course. Joining the Vernonia team are three students from Jewell High School - Eddie Olstead, Jon Luttrell, and Mitch Wood. At present, the 20 games scheduled include 18 league games but, Doubrava said, they are trying to schedule more non-league games. League play begins March 30 at home against Corbett. “I think we have a long way to go,” Doubrava said, “but I am optimistic that we’ll get tougher as the season goes on.” Doubrava anticipates that the Warrenton Warriors will be the Loggers toughest oppo nent. VHS softball team eager to start As the Vernonia High School softball season begins, there are seven returning players and ten new, as well as a new coach, Dana Hyde. “Being a new coach, I can only go on past records, but I anticipate a successful season with self-improvement and Vernonia Christian Academy Honor Roll The following students were named to the Vernonia Christ ian Academy academic Honor Roll for first quarter of the 1999-2000 school year: Highest Honors, 95-100% - Jesse Mack, 8th Grade; Tiffanie Murray, 7th Grade; Ashley Murray, 10th Grade. Honors, 90-94.9% - Joel Mack, 9th Grade, Christie Brown, 12th Grade, Jennifer Price, 11th Grade. Second Quarter Honor Roll: Highest Honors - Tiffanie Murray, Jesse Mack. Honors - Ashley Murrav. Vernonia High School stu dents named to the academic Honor Roll for the 1999-2000 second quarter include the fol lowing: 4.00 GPA - Elisabeth Broo kins, Alexandria Hayes, Shawn Hillyer, Elizabeth James, Elena Majbova, Lacey Schilling, Brass Sears and Casey Weller. 3.50-3.99 - GPA Linda tion night. One of the goals is to provide each student with a souvenir in hopes that it will serve as a reminder of a mem orable evening. The parents are asking for donations of any kind: mer chandise, service coupons, gift certificates, T-shirts, sweat- Becker, Rachael Bentsen, Jen nifer Bernardi, Jesse Borst, Woody Buxton, Myriam Gen- dron, Beth Green, Jake Hart man, Stephanie Hein, Kayla Hennessey; Erica Hobart, Janet James, Michael Jenkins, Tegan Jones, Jaki King, Jennifer Kinney, Tabetha Kintz, Stacy Lennen, Lola Muminova, Holly Murphy; shirts, hats, or cash. Cash do nations will be used to pur chase additional prizes and to off-set the cost of the party. All donations are welcome and are much appreciated. Donations may be sent to: Teri Baska c/o Vernonia High School, 299 Bridge St., Ver nonia; phone 429-4532 or 429- 3521. Please direct all other in Tickets are 50 cents each, quiries to the Prize and Dona or three for $1.00. The drawing tion Committee: Susan Robert will be held at the baseball as son, 429-4901 or Pat Stacklie, sociation meeting scheduled 429-7563. for Tuesday, April 4 at 7:00 pm at the City Library; you need not be present to win. For more information call Linda Garrymore at 429-3134. Raffle will help summer baseball A table will be set up Thurs day and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Vernonia Sentry to sell raffle tickets for the benefit of Vernonia Youth Baseball. Items to be raffled are Pokémon promo cards of Mew and Pikachu. Sarah Luttrell, a student from Jewell High School is playing this year, and has been welcomed by her teammates, according to Hyde. Four of the team’s pitchers are attending a three week pitching clinic to improve their skills. “I told the girls to work on team and individual goals, and the girls who are pitching, obvi ously are working on their goals,” Hyde said. Vernonia High School second quarter Honor Roll Parents seeking donations for VHS Grad Night party Parents of Vernonia seniors are gearing up for the Drug- and Alcohol-Free All-Night Par ty for graduates to be held after the graduation ceremony, June 11. The tradition began to pro vide a fun and safe environ ment to celebrate on gradua- strong teamwork,” said Hyde. With 23 girls at try-outs this season, Hyde had to make cuts. “That was the hardest thing I had to do,” she said. “Kathi Fetch, Dawn Titus and Debbie Johnston helped me with the selection process, but it was still tough." The Lady Loggers are scheduled to play 14 games this season, including five dou ble-headers against Portland Lutheran, Warrenton, Neah- Kah-Nie, Knappa and Corbett. 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