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Photo by Sean C. Morgan
Drayson Scott turns at third while keeping an eye on first.
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walking three, and Scott pitched
two innings, striking out three and
walking two.
S. Christian 002 012 2 - 7 9 1
Sweet Home 001 020 0- 3 5 4
pitched 3 1/3 innings, giving up
two hits. striking out five batters
and walkihg three, while Hanks
pitched three innings, giving up
two hits. striking out three and
walking two.
Newport 200 100 0-3 5 1
Sweet Home 000 200 0 - 2 3 3
Sweet Home 6, Cascade 2
The Huskies defeated Cascade
6-2 at home in their baseball seasorr
Newport 3, Sweet Home 2
The Huskies lost a close one to
Newport 3-2 at home on Friday.. opener.
"A couple of close plays that Hanks got the win on the
could have gone either way seemed mound, going three strong. Scott
to be the story of the game." said threw three innings in relief, and
Coach Matt Matuszak. J. Rice threw the final inning in a
Winning pitcher for Newport combined one-hit game.
was Zach Bearden with Cory Hanks The pitchers struck out 13
getting the lo s on the mound, while walking three and gave up
J. Rice. going 2-3, had the no earned runs.
Photos by Scott Swanson
Jackson Royer of the Sweet Home Mat Club puts the squeeze on Nash Singleton of Glide during a Greco-Roman
and freestyle wrestling tournament held Saturday, March 17, at Sweet Home High School.
Tyler Fincher. above, takes an opponent down, while, at left. Austin
Harvey, right, scrambles for advantage during a match. For more
photos from the event, visit the Sweet Home Mat Club photo #alleey
at sweethomenews.com.
onl~ two hits of the game for Sweet Scott had the only two hits for l
Home. the Huskies, ~hile Bid~ell had a
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put together two runs, White and Cascade scored two runs in the son at Tokatee. shooting 426 to tie for fourth with 121.
Hanks. in the bottom of the fourth, next. while the Huskies closed Cottage Grove. Host Stayton won the match but Sweet Home hosted a girls matCh at Mallard Creek
On the mound, J. Rice pitched out scoring with three runs in the the Eagles' score was not available. Tuesday, March 20, and the boys varsity and JV teams will
one-third of an inning, striking out fourth. Sten Weld was low scorer for the Huskies, play at home at Mallard Creek beginning at noon Wedne-
one batter and walking one. Scott Cascade 002 OOO O - 2 1 5 Shooting 102. Casey Homer finished with 103,day, March 21.
Sweet Home 030 300 x - 6 2 5
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as Russia and Iran.
"This isn't just a vaca-
tion they're going on." he said.
"They're not giving up three weeks
of their stimmer to go play on vaca-
tion. This is what they are going to
benefit from."
Thorpe noted that his first
Sweet Home team as head coach,
in 1997, placed 10th in state, with
Clmt 5mmlnskl the hone state title
winner.
"That summer I sent seven
kids to South Africa. They came
back from that experience and the
next year they won the state title.
When you get the opportunity for
an experience like this; it's not only
a cultural experience but it's an op-
portunity for growth."
For Thorpe, the trip repre-
sents a chance to take advantage
of an opportunity he missed when
he wag gelected to e0mpete on an
Oregon college exchange team that
Wrestlers and coacheswho are planning to travel to South Africa as part of the Oregon cUltural exchange team
thia summer are, from left, Coach Steve Thorpe, Tyler Schillin& Wade Paulus, Colton Schillin& Tyler Cowser
and Coach Steve Schillin8.
was going to take a six-week trip,
It was a great trip, wrestling-wise
led by ttien-Sweet Home Coach
and socially."
Norm Davis. He turned down the
chance. The cost of the trip is $2,800
per wrestler. Thorpe said the boys
"I have regretted for 24 years
that I did not go," he said. are willing to work and if anyone
Schilling said of his last trip to has jobs for them, to call him at
South Africa was "an amazing ex- (541) 401-1154 or e-mail him at
perience. I made a lot of friends, steve.thorpe@sweethome.kl2.
or.tts. Those who are interested He said an auction is being
in sponsoring a wrestler should planned forApri128 to-raise money
contact Thorpe, or Steve Schilling for the wrestling program.
at (541) 979-3327 or at steve@ad- Thorpe said he has had other
vanccdmcchanicalinc.com, opportunities to coach exchange
He asks those who can't do- teams, but has declined - until
nate "to pray for our success and now.
safety on this trip." "I'm excited about this trip,
that I get to go on it." Thorpe said.
"I think this is very important ""
Cowger said he's eager to meet
the quality wrestlers he expects
to find at national tournaments in
South Africa.
"'I'm anxious to get over there
and experience how good they
are." he said. "The goal is to win
but it's going to be a learning ex-
perience. Since we're going to the
two biggest tournaments, I expect
the best of the best."
Kauffman named
1st team all-league
in hoops after
Chemeketa takes 2nd
Dominique Williams put up
36 points to help the Tacoma Titans
defeat Chemeketa 110-98 to win
the 2012 NWAACC championship
on March 6, their first champion-
ship since 2002.
Sweet Home alum Gavin
Kauffman led Chemeketa with 32
points in the loss, which earned
them the second place trophy.
Kauffman, a freshman, was named
to the NWAACC tournament first
team.
Kauffma~n was also named to
the NWAACC Southern Region
First Team and was named Fresh-
man of the Year.
