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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2000 Wrestling club will teach basics Proud team m em bers shown with the trophy they won at the Banks Invitational Tournam ent are, front row from left, Ben Schorzman, Cody Gwin, Paul Ogden and Jeff Paleck; rear from left are Coach Dave Rice, Luke Johnston, Blu Garrymore, Tim Hein, Brent Thom pson and Colton DeWitt. Not pictured are Cody Davis, Corey Hooker, Dustin Smith, Jacob Rice, Bran don McMahon and Assistant Coach Jerry DeWitt. V ern o n ia team b rin g s hom e tro p h y added, but “they play as a unit, have great sportsmanship and, when not in the field, cheer for their teammates.” A trio of pitchers contributed to each of Final the wins for Vernonia. 9 Pitchers in Game 1 6 were Blu Garrymore, Tim Hein and Cody Final Davis; Game 2, Davis, 5 Cody Gwin and Garry 10 more; Game 3, Hein, Final Davis and Garrymore. 7 In addition to Ver 5 nonia and two teams from Banks, other tournament teams came from Aloha, Westview, Canby, Bea verton and Farmington View. A happy team of Vernonia have been in some games this baseball players brought home year, but they got on base and a trophy they earned by taking ran the bases very well.” first place in the Banks Game Scores by Innings Invitational Tournament for Junior National Division 1 2 3 4 5 Game 1 teams (11-12 year-olds). 1 1 2 2 Vernonia 3 In spite of record-break 1 0 1 2 2 Beaverton ing heat during the tourna ment on June 24-25, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 Game 2 team played well. Two Banks/Vreden 0 2 1 1 1 0 - wins on Saturday were 3 3 0 4 0 Vernonia against Banks and Bea 1 2 2 4 5 ê verton; Sunday after Game 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 Vernonia noon’s scorcher was a win 0 3 2 0 0 0 Farm’ton View from Farmington View. “They made the plays The Vernonia Youth Sum when they needed to,” said mer Baseball team does not Coach Dave Rice. “Their bats were not as productive as they have a “super star,” Rice 3.50 and higher GPA: Stephanie Hein, Michael Jenk ins, Jaki King, Lacey Schilling, Jesse Borst, Sommer Van Meter, Eric Weller, Heather Forster, Stacy Lennen, Holly MurDhy, Shawn Robertson, Kc Jennifer tJemarui, James, Edith Nelson, Brass Sears, Melissa Templin, Katie Prpich, Megan Peura, Blaine Vandehey, Meghan Dougherty, Robert Smith, Woody Buxton. Abby Pond, Amy Spry, Doug Hillyer, Jessica Soder- back.Erica Hobart, Anja Mil- itzer, Matt Brookins, Casey Weller, Narisara Satrulee, Kelly Baska, Travis Hightower, Kirsten Hyde, Brian Collins, Jo hanna Seidel, Jessica Weller, Lola Muminova. give kids something to do this summer, “ says Parker. “The school district is just being great helping us get this rolling.” Parents will need to accom pany their children to their first session and sign a permission slip. “If you can’t make it to all the sessions, come when you can. It’s an open gym type situ ation,” said Parker. The sessions will be struc tured, and kids are expected to participate according to the di rection of the coaches. There will be seating and parents are welcome to come observe. According to Parker, “Wrestling is like a family. I’m sure down the line we’ll need help with transportation and the like. I’m excited about the opportunity this provides for our wrestling programs." PCC placement tests scheduled Placement testing for class es at Portland Community Col lege will take place at Vernonia High School, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 503-978-5303. Run with Extra Confidence with Chevron DELO 400™ PLUS MOTOR OIL The name you trust for: • G asoline • Diesel Fuel • O ils • S olvents Final q u arter VHS Honor Roll The following Vernonia High School students earned recog nition on the 4th quarter aca demic Honor Roll. 4.00 GPA: Shawn Hillyer, Nicole Swayze, Elizabeth James, Megan Pattison, Rose Peets, Alex Hayes, Elisabeth Brookins, Myriam Gendron, Beth Green, Kayla Hennessey, Randee Parker, Elena Majbova Vernonia Youth Wrestling is back! With new direction and long term plans, a develop mental wrestling program is back in Vernonia. Under the di rection of coach Chris Barnes, practices will be held Wednes days and Thursdays in July, and Mondays and Tuesdays in August from 6-7:30 P.M. in the VHS gym for any interested student in 6th through 12th grades. Everyone is welcome. Sessions will cover the ba sics of takedowns, defense, and pinning, as well as stretch ing and conditioning. Live wrestling will be held to a mini mum until a wrestler shows proficiency, according to Barnes. “When I coached the high school team this year, I saw a real need to get a youth pro gram established so our varsity could be even better. We rely on our freshman and sopho mores. We will likely become USA wrestling affiliated and the kids will have a chance to com pete in league matches this fall,” Barnes said. Barnes will be assisted by high school coaches Jeff Park er and James Brookins, as well as by members of the high school team. “This is a great chance to I Friskies Buffet I Cat Food I I I I I • A dditives « G re a s e s 5.5 oz. 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