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Competitiveness and selflessness key for Lions football BY CLAUDE AKINS

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An experienced and seasoned St. Helens Lions football team has set their sights high for the upcoming year, but head coach Cory Young knows that without hard work and good practices expectations can fall apart quickly. “The kids know what they want. But we talk a lot about it – talking about what you want to do means nothing unless you’re going to follow through with those actions to get you there,” Young said. “We talked about being at practice every day, working hard, focusing one week at a time, not looking past a guy. Those are the things that are really, really important to get

us to where we want to be at the end of the season.” Big offensive players last year, quarterback Levi Norton and running back Myles Terry, are returning as seniors, but the whole roster is saturated with hard-working players. This offensive depth allowed for a variety of game plans last season, and Young expects to have the same wealth of options at his disposal this year. “Last year when the matchup was really good for us to run the ball, we ran the ball. When we had better matchups on the outside and we could spread out, and use some of our spread concepts, we were going to do that,” Young said.

“We still have this senior class – it’s been two years running the spread offense. We still have some of that philosophy within our Wing T based offense. So the great news is we can do both depending on what the best matchup is for us versus the team that we’re playing.” That depth is a product of hard work, competitiveness, and a high collective football IQ. Coach Young began to run down a list of names of seniors who he expects to have good years: Jax Ogles Haidon Allen, Dylan Brady, Colton Biesly, Austin Dragoo. The common denominator for all these players is their com

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Coach Cory Young enters his second year as the Lions head coach.

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petitiveness – which leads to hard work. “This senior class, when they were freshmen, that was one of the things I saw from them in the weight room,”

and that competition within the team has made them that much stronger. “We have smart kids who work hard – it makes you look really smart as a coach because they can do a lot of stuff for you.” The NWOC is a tough division to play in and that spirit of focus and competitiveness will be needed if team wants to reach the heights they expect.

Young said. “They were pretty hard workers and very competitive with each other.” “Those guys – Jacks and Haidon and Beasley and Myles - they all hate to lose to each other in the weight room. They hate to lose on the football field as much as they hate to lose to somebody outlifting them in the weight room. So that really pushes them to lift harder and work harder

One of the ways in which St. Helens grapples with playing in a tough conference is to put the team above the individual. And the competitive nature of the team actually contributes to an ethos of selflessness. They compete with each other because they want to make each other better – they want to make the team better. “We talk a lot about creating

depth, and guys moving around, and guys filling whatever position the team needs,” Young said. “And so we’re a smaller school, but when you have a lot of selfless guys on the football team that will do whatever the team needs, it makes you a lot stronger, it makes your depth a lot better because guys aren’t hung up on playing one position. They’ll just go wherever you need them.”

Lions Football: Hard work and hope for Haidon Allen BY CLAUDE AKINS

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If the Lions want to reach their goal this season of advancing in the NWOC playoffs, they will need players to step up – especially to fill the offensive void left by wide receiver Bryce Bumgardner. This year the Lions have a dearth of talent coming out of the backfield. The twoheaded running attack of Tyler Rea and Myles Terry will return, and their presence represents a formidable attack. But creativity and depth are crucial for any lasting success, especially against dangerous teams like Wilsonville and Hillsboro.

Enter Haidon Allen. He was the kick returner last year, and as a slotback he paced Terry and Rea in the backfield along with fellow senior Austin Dragoo – who will be another X-factor this season. When playing against dynamic offenses – Hillsboro and Wilsonville combined for a devastating 99 points against St. Helens last year – a team simply needs playmakers. Allen has the tools to make big plays on the offensive end. That’s why he was returning kicks last season. He’s fast, too - .01 seconds faster in the 40 than Terry (not that anyone’s counting). And after an injury-plagued

season in which his rushing productivity declined – his total yardage dropped by 141 yards and he scored zero touchdowns, compared to five the year before – Allen has come back stronger than ever. “Me and Myles worked out everyday,” Allen said. “We didn’t miss a workout for football, and then after football workouts we’d go to the gym right after.” “I decided I want to make senior year the best I could,” Allen said. “I want to see what I can do.” THE CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO

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From PAGE B3 In the eighth game of last season against Milwaukie, Allen broke his fibula. He didn’t know it at the time and played through the injury. He played the next game at Sandy, too, where he rushed for 39 yards on seven carries. The next game, however, he injured it further. But by this summer he was ready to go again and felt he had something to prove. “I felt like I was weak because I broke my leg and I wanted to get stronger,” Allen said. “And I’ve always been smaller than everyone else. My goal this year is not to be small or act small – I don’t know how to explain it.” He might not have to explain it. When he wrestled last spring his weight was 126 pounds, now he’s up to 151 – an increase of 21 pounds. Some colleges, Allen said, have shown interest in him, and he’s still deciding what sport – wrestling or football – will offer him the most opportunity. Right now he’s focused on his senior football season and playing with the same group that went undefeated, way back in the day, when the group was in middle school. And for that success to be replicated, Allen will have to have his best year yet.

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‘I got you’: Communication and mental toughness key for this year’s Lions BY CLAUDE AKINS

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At the second practice of the year, the gym at St. Helens was filled with the sound of ricocheting volleyballs. Voices, however, were harder to hear. During a drill, senior team captains Mercedes Massey and Brianna Cathers were pulled aside by assistant coaches. After a short meeting they returned to the drill – and then their voices rose throughout the gymnasium. “Today our goal was communication because we’re kind of a quieter team,” Cathers said. “Our goal is to be the loud team - the smaller team that puts balls away even though we’re only five foot.” That’s why head coach

Tom Ray has them writing in what he calls powerbooks. In these books they have to record what they have observed and learned, set goals, and come up with a quote each practice. Ray also gives them a focus. And the focus in the early practices was– you guessed it - communication. But this comprehensive approach to the game – where the mental side of the game is just as crucial as the physical – has always been a part of Ray’s coaching philosophy. M.C.C. – Motivate, Congratulate, Celebrate. That’s been the coach’s mantra ever since he started at St. Helens in 2001. “They have to do that on every drill. And so they’re always actively involved,” Ray said. “Even if they’re out of the line, waiting to come

in, they need to be actively involved. If not – they’ll be out. They know that because that’s the program that I’ve built.” This year the Lions lost four seniors, all of whom were excellent players, including player of the year, Logan Kalauli –and with them went the advantages of height. They lost two setters and outside players, which will impact the way they score. Even though the team has eight seniors this season, it will be a rebuilding year, coach Ray said. Now they will have to rely on defense to win matches. This means outlasting and outhustling the competition, which requires St. Helens to not only be in better shape

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Volleyball From PAGE B5 than their opponents, but to also be more mentally focused. But mental toughness is something this team has had to learn the hard way. After winning state in 2014, the Lions fell in the first round last year to Churchill. “[We] kind of just collapsed. We self-imploded a little bit,” Massey said. “We didn’t work together like we had been practicing. It just wasn’t our day.” “We lost confidence a little bit, [there was a] lack of communication – it kind of brought us down,” she said. But it’s that kind of hardship that motivates a team. A09-07-11 chip on3x5D the shoulder is Garrison:Layout often a good thing in sports,

and its especially good for a team that is self-described as “scrappy.” “They looked past that match,” Ray said. “They know now that they got to look at every match as a state championship match.” “It definitely helped the program. Definitely. It hurt for a while but that’s normal. With the good comes the bad. You have to learn from the bad,” Ray said. The general strategy this year is to out-work and out-finesse teams. This means hard work, communication, defense, and digging and reading the volleyball. “We really have to work hard on defense,” Cathers said. “That’s going to be a main focus for us: defense, defense, defense.” Lydia Rose, who is a sophomore and did not play volleyball last year for St. Helens but does play club ball, believes the team will score through strong serving 8/10/11 9:07 AM Page 1 and team defense.

“We can be scrappy and get the balls because we have a lot of good passers and defenders,” Rose said. “We have teams that are going to hit against us and we don’t have a big block against them like we had in the past,” Ray said. “So we’re going to have to be able to dig and read where those hits are going to go. Then we can just outlast the other teams. The rallies might be longer, but we got to win those long rallies.” But in the beginning of the season, the Lions will take it one game at a time (albeit with the La Salle match circled on their calendars) and focus on speaking up. Senior Abby Russell said that it’s important for the team to have each other’s backs if they’re going to outlast teams into the playoffs and beyond. “We tell each other ‘we got it, we got it. I got you.’”

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Volleyball: Lions will rely on the libero BY CLAUDE AKINS

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The libero position in volleyball was added to the game internationally in 1998, and adopted in 2002 by the NCAA. The reason the position was introduced is simple: the sport wanted to add more excitement to the game. The libero adds a degree

of drama to the sport because of its nature and function. The word, libero, means free in Italian, and the position is significantly less structured than the other positions, with the exception of one major caveat: they cannot attack or block the ball when it is above the height of the net. But in other ways it is the ‘free’ position. They do not

have to inform the referees if they substitute another place in the rotation, nor do libero substitutions count against the allotted substitutions a team is allowed. This position is optional – but don’t expect a lot of St. Helens rotations to be without it. Senior team captain Mercedes Massey will be spending

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St. Helens record against rival La Salle since 2014. For the last two seasons they split the series – the tiebreaker being the 2014 state title match. This year, La Salle returns with 2015 first team all-conference outside hitter Emmerson Smith and second team all-conference outside hitter Sophie Grease. Both will be seniors this year. Cathers was second team all-conference setter and Massey received an honorable mention as libero.

her time playing the position this year. And due to the lack of height on the team, the Lions will try to win matches through ball control – and that requires great play from the libero. Massey will receive serves; make passes to the setter, her co-captain Brianna Cathers; and dive and chase at the ball on the defensive end where she is expected to cover the

most ground. It is a highly skilled position. It requires extremely quick reactions and an intuitive knowledge of where to be on the court. If this year’s iteration of the Lions wants to repeat the magic they found in 2014, they will need consistent and powerful libero play. The design of the team depends on it.

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The Lions look to build on last season’s growth BY CLAUDE AKINS

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Consider this: The St. Helens boys soccer team hadn’t won a game in two years. And then, at an away game in Dallas in 2014, the Lions won TO with a score of 2-1. “When we won our game in Dallas – you would have thought we won state,” head coach Bob Opperman said. The Lions would go on to win another game that season, finishing with a 2-12 record. But the minor success of that season would be eclipsed the next year, in the 2015-16 season, when the Lions went 7-8, producing the best season record of the last 17 years. “I didn’t know it,” Opperman said. “I didn’t look back – you don’t look back to see what you’re getting into; you just go.” Opperman, who is entering his third year as the Lions head coach, understands that this season is going to be an uphill battle – as in girls soccer, the NWOC is consistently a tough place to play. Both Wilsonville and Hillsboro made the semi-finals last season, and Wilsonville eventually lost in the finals to Hood River Valley. But despite the tough opposition, the Lions competed. They beat Sprague, a 6A team, in Salem, tied with Century, another 6A school,

and thumped The Dalles to the tune of 6-0. That beat down of The Dalles was the second win of a five game streak. Spirits were high, Opperman said, but then the team fell back to the mean after the streak, finishing the season 2-8. “Then we lost and they got mad,” Opperman said. “I said, ‘Guys, you hadn’t won any for two years, and then you won two, and now you’re mad because we’re not undefeated?’” As the program matures and continues to compete in a tough conference, the focus for this year continues to be a team-style of play that gets everyone involved. The Lions run a 4-4-2, a beautifully simplistic style of play and English mainstay that allows for easy adjustments and for players to get comfortable in their positions and roles. Senior sweeper Jacob Olson believes that the teamstyle of play is their best avenue for success this season. “The dynamic of the team, how everybody works together as the team,” Olson said. “We’re hoping to show that on the field as well as off the field.” “We’ve gotten to know each other over the years and now finally we’re all on the same team together,” Olson said. “Getting on the same page

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about what we’re going to do on the field and then actually doing it,” said senior Greg Maywald, who plays up front. “Last year was a good year for us, I guess – but we’re hoping to aim high again,” Maywald said. “We’re trying to get stuff from practice onto the field. Working together is what we’re going to try hard to do, to keep that good streak going.”

So, for the Lions, it’s not only about the continuing maturation of the program, but about coming together and playing as a team. Team play, besides being a prettier brand of soccer, raises the spirits of the players. “Everybody says it but I do want them to have a lot of fun and enjoy it. If it becomes a job or work, it’s not as much fun. They do it to themselves

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Secret to success: a team oriented game BY CLAUDE AKINS

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The statement “we put a lot more emphasis on playing soccer this year” might seem paradoxical coming from a soccer head coach, but that’s exactly what St. Helens girls soccer coach, Simon Date, said in anticipation of the upcoming year. “Playing soccer,” in this case, is analogous to playing a more team-focused style of play. The new squad underwent a face change this offseason, losing five seniors, four of whom had started since their freshmen year. This year, the team will be lead by the junior class – especially the team captains, Sophia Estep and Braya Hutton. Hutton spends most of her time playing the six, or the holding midfielder, and Estep plays primarily on the outside wings but will play some minutes as an attacking midfielder. Team chemistry, in the eyes of Estep, Hutton and Date, is a crucial factor to this unit’s success. That’s why this offseason the team captains committed themselves to being off-thefield leaders. “I think we have a much bet-

ter attitude than last year,” said Estep. “Each class had to do their own team-bonding event,” said Hutton. “It’s actually been a lot of fun, because in years past we hadn’t really done a lot of that. I got to know the players I have been playing with for years a lot more and I think it’s helping a lot.” Hiking, swimming and movie nights contributed to the new groove the team has found – and as with nearly all St. Helens athletics, years of playing together create a natural dynamism on the field. Estep and Hutton, for instance, have been playing together since kindergarten. Date, who in the course of the last year has had to coach a new style of soccer, believes equally in the importance of chemistry. “This year they’ll be a lot more inclusive with everybody. Our seniors last year, not in a negative way, but they had a super tight bond. So it was hard to crack into,” said Date. Much like this group of players, last year’s seniors had played together since they were children. But Date notices that this iteration of upper-

classmen is more leadership focused than prior classes. “I think personality-wise they are just more into it. I think they understand what it felt like to be shut out last year. So I think they want to be more proactive about getting [all players] in.” The question remains, however: will the offseason positivity translate to productivity on the pitch? Speaking of movie

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nals last year came from the conference – Hillsboro and La Salle played in the semis and La Salle played in the championship game, losing to the dominant Summit. “It’s tough to get out when you know that four or five of the teams in your league could actually win it at any given year,”

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3honorable All-conference players returning. Sophia Estep, second team all-conference midfielder; Kennedy Brown, honorable mention midfielder; and Braya Hutton, mention defender. All these players are relatively young: Hutton and Estep will be juniors and Brown will be a sophomore. This combination of youth

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Date said. In addition, the team is traveling 1169 miles via bus this year, a greater distance than the majority of 5A teams. Still Date is optimistic – the chemistry, youth and leadership may be enough to take this team to surprising heights. “I’m always excited at the start of the summer,” Date said. “But I really feel good this year, about this team, how we put it together…I’m genuinely excited.” The loss of scoring seniors,

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Cross Country: Lions boys ready to make the leap The Lions cross country squad is set to begin their season at the Nike Bill Champion Invitational, 4 p.m. on Sept. 1 at Rood Bridge Park in Hillsboro. At the NWOC championship meet last year, the boys placed fifth, but by a sig-

nificant margin, losing by 30 points to conference rival La Salle. This year, however, the Lions look ready to make a leap. Four of last year’s runners are returning and five new freshmen have joined the squad.

“Our boys team, last year, they were a younger group, and they finished in the bottom half of the league,” said coach Naomi Reedi. “But they had a huge amount of improvement throughout the season - they finished better at district than at the pre-

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view.” A large part of that late season success was due to the emergence of Ben Johnstun, who will be a senior this year. Johnstun ran long-distance for the track and field team before joining the cross country team last season. And it was a good first year: he finished third at the district meet. “I’m hoping to at least break 16 in the 5k,” Johnstun said, who ran the 5,000 meters in 16:31.4 last season at the NWOC championships. Johnstun, however, is recovering from a stress fracture – his fourth. He broke it running at the championships. “Last year at state,” Johnstun said, “I was running and got a stress fracture then, and then it was almost healed but then I re-broke it, so it’s just taken me this long to get back in.” The doctors, incidentally, do not know the cause of Johnstun’s injury-prone foot. When asked if the fear of yet another stress factor caused him any concern, he said, “Yes, but it’s my senior year – oh well.”

Along with the returning runners, the boys team has added five freshmen. For a program that is generally small – roughly ten runners per team – five new pairs of legs are a welcome addition. “The other exciting thing is we have five freshmen boys,” Reedi said. “To have that many new bodies is really great, you’re looking at maybe 10 to 12 guys on the team collectively, to have a class of five show up is really good for our numbers. And they will need some strong performances if they want to be successful in the NWOC. “They have a pretty strong collection of schools there,” Reedit said. “Wilsonville has been a tough competitor, La Salle has been a recent addition to the league but also has had some very strong cross country teams in the past.” As part of their summer training, the boys – along with the girls – participated in the Portland to Coast High School Challenge.

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For the love of the run “I just think it’s a unique group to work with. You have to be a little different to go out and run all the mileage that we do and have the discipline that it takes to be successful. I think it’s a great job.” – Naomi Reedi

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Girls CC: Lions poised for another excellent year The Northwest Oregon Conference Champion Lions will bring back six runners this season. Josie Hanna, Genny Luttrell, Krista LaMunnion, Alyssa Fite, and Mackenzie and Cheyenne Trainer will return. Last year’s championship season was the first since 1998. “It was a really big deal because not only did they win the district but, of course, they qualified for state, which the girls team hasn’t done for quite some time,” coach Naomi Reedi said. “To finally have the girls team break through and do that was really exciting.” Head coach Gerry Tinkle, however, isn’t focused on last season. The team has the talent and experience to succeed, but will need to be focused and healthy to repeat last year’s triumph. “We are the defending

the league champions,” Tinkle said. “Most of our runners are back, we have a big target on our back. We just want to ignore everybody’s expectations and we want to run to what we’re capable of doing and let everything else take care of itself.” “We’re hoping for {a repeat championship},” Reedi said. “Of course it’s always keeping people healthy and what kind of new talent do we have coming to the team, and what your competitors have coming to their teams. There’s always surprises.” “I’m hoping I’m still going to be on the varsity team this year because it’s so fast,” Luttreell laughed. “When I was a freshmen, the fastest senior only ran a 21 and that’s what I’m running right now.” That means a lot coming from a runner

from the most successful SHHS cross country team in history with an average team time of 20:42, which surpassed the 1997 team time of 21:36. But it is an understandable thought: Cheyenne and Mackenzie Trainer are sophomores and recent addition, Luttrell’s sister, Anna, is only a freshman but projects to be a fast runner as well. Josie Hanna, who was an individual champion at the NWOC, joined Terri Voss, Tiffany Swan, and Alicia Haresnape as the only individual champions for SHHS. This year the conference meet is at Blue Lake Park in Gresham and the state meet is at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Lions have never won a state trophy - but if all goes right this year, 2016 may be the first.

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St. Helens Varsity Schedules Football 9.2 at Hood River Valley 6:00 p.m. 9.9 vs. Scappoose 7:00 p.m. 9.16 vs. Milwaukie 7:00 p.m. 9.23 at Wilsonville 7:00 p.m. 9.30 vs. Hillsboro 7:00 p.m. 10.7 vs. Parkrose 7:00 p.m. 10.13 at La Salle 7:00 p.m. 10.21 vs. Rex Putnam 7:00 p.m. 10.28 at Sandy 7:00 p.m.

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Volleyball 8.30 vs. Lincoln 6:45 p.m. 9.1 vs. La Salle 6:45 p.m. 9.6 vs. Rex Putnam 6:45 p.m. 9.8 at. Parkrose 6:45 p.m. 9.13 at Milwaukie 6:45 p.m. 9.15 vs. Hillsboro 6:45 p.m. 9.17 at Lakeridge 8:00 a.m. 9.20 vs. Sandy 6:45 p.m.

Girls Soccer 9.6 at Dallas 4:00 p.m. 9.8 vs. Astoria 7:00 p.m. 9.13 vs. Madison 7:00 p.m. 9.15 at Hermiston 4:00 p.m. 9.22 vs. The Dalles 7:00 p.m. 9.27 at South Albany 6:00 p.m. 9.29 vs. Sandy 7:00 p.m. 10.4 at Parkrose 4:00 p.m.

10.6 vs. Milwaukie 7:00 p.m. 10.11 at Wilsonville 7:00 p.m. 10.18 vs. Hillsboro 7:00 p.m. 10.20 at Putnam 7:30 p.m. 10.25 at La Salle 6:30 p.m. Boys Soccer 9.6 vs. Dallas 7:00 p.m. 9.8 at Astoria 6:00 p.m. 9.13 at Centennial 6:00 p.m. 9.15 vs. Hermiston 4:00 p.m. 9.22 at The Dalles 4:00 p.m. 9.27 vs. South Albany7:00 p.m. 9.29 at Sandy 7:00 p.m. 10.4 vs. Parkrose 7:00 p.m. 10.6 at Milwaukie 7:00 p.m. 10.11 vs. Wilsonville 7:00 p.m. 10.18 at Hillsboro 4:00 p.m. 10.20 vs. Putnam 7:00 p.m. 10.25 vs. La Salle 7:00 p.m.

Cross Country (Boys and Girls) 9.1 at Bill Chapman Inv. 4:30 p.m. 9.3 at Ultimook Inv. TBA 9.7 at NWOC District Preview (Wilsonville HS) 4:00 p.m. 9.17 at Seaside Inv. 9:15 a.m. 9.21 at Hillsboro Inv. 4:00 p.m. 9.23 at Meriweather Classic 4:00 p.m. 9.29 vs. St. Helens Relays (Trojan Park) 4:00 p.m. 10.12 vs. McCormick Inv. 4:00 p.m. 10.14 at Sandelie Inv. 4:00 p.m. 10.18 at Valliant Inv. 4:00 p.m. 10.26 at NWOC Championship (Blue Lake Park) 3:00 p.m. 11.5 at State Championships (Lane Community College) 10:00 a.m.

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Rainier football From PAGE B17 offers the program longterm. Joey Tripp, who was a first team all-league quarterback as a freshman last season, will get a year to learn under Ware before taking over for his final two years. It also gives the team depth at the quarterback position, and a great insurance policy in case Ware gets injured. Tripp will do a little bit of everything on offense, running the ball and coming out of the slot position. “He’s a kid that’s got to be on the field,” King said.

For King, that kind of depth is a major asset for the Columbians. “We have a lot of depth. With small school football, teams tend to play players both ways and guys get tired. We got enough guys where we can get rotations going. The depth of this team is pretty special,” King said. And with a higher team stamina comes more speed on the field. Rainier has always been a smash mouth offensive team, and though King doesn’t want to abandon that philosophy, he sees opportunities for a more flashy style of play. “We’ve always been a grind-it-out, pound it down your throat team,

and we’re not going to go away from that, but we might do some other things,” King said. He pointed to the up-tempo passing drills he had his team practice in the August heat. Goals are understandably high. The farthest a team has gone under King’s coaching is the quarterfinals, but the possibility of a deeper state run is real. “Our goals are always win league, beat our rival, and we want to go deep in the playoffs,” King said. The season kicks off Sept. 2 against Willamina followed by a trip to the North Pole High School. They face off against Clatskanie Oct. 14.

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Breaking down the Rainier Columbians’ playoff prospects One glance at last year’s 3A state football playoff bracket and a fact becomes clear: the gap between the top teams and the mid-level teams is enormous. In the first round five of the six games were complete blowouts, including Rainier’s game, which they lost 6-35. Those five teams all scored more than 35 points, and all won by comfortable margins. This trend more or less continued in the quarterfinals, and even the semifinals saw a relatively uneven distribution of points. Vale, out of eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, emerged as the champions, and look poised

for another excellent season. Last year the team scored more than 42 points all the way up the championship game, where they scored a comparatively meager 27 points. Much of that scoring was thanks to then-sophomores Zac Jacobs and Cade Perry. In Vale’s semifinal match-up against Scio, Jacobs broke off four touchdown runs greater than 29 yards – two of which were 60 plus yards. In the championship bout against Santiam Christian, Jacobs scored all four touchdowns for the Vikings, one of which was a 55 yard pass from Perry. Vale will come into this season

as the favorites to win the championship, but if Rainier can avoid them until the later stages of the playoffs, the semi’s are within reach. Home field will be a huge advantage for the Columbians, which requires playing well outside of the Lewis and Clark league. They avoid both Scio and Santiam in the regular season, but will have to play against larger schools such as The Dalles and Corbett high. An upset over one of these teams is possible – and necessary – if they expect to advance to the semifinals in 2016.

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Experienced duo faces tough challenge this season The pair has played together istry on the court: Gray sets up the since middle school. 6-foot Edwards to deliver devastatThe defending league champion ing strikes. Rainier volleyball team expects After Edwards, however, the to come back strong this year, team is lacking in height. despite the loss of three seniors. “We’re a pretty small team this They lost outside hitter, Makenzie year, but I don’t think it’s going to Jahn, setter, Makayla Clark, and affect us. We’re still strong,” Gray right side hitter, Allison Hisey. said. “The team’s really focused.” This year the team will be lead “All we have to do is focus on by senior Kami Gray and junior our side, and whoever is on the Breana Edwards. Gray plays other side of the net doesn’t matoutside hitter and Edwards plays ter so much as long as we do our middle blocker and outside hitter. part,” Edwards said. Without the advantage of height, The duo has been playing the team will rely on passing and together for years – they played beach volleyball together in middle school - and have a natural chem- See RAINIER VOLLEYBALL, Page B21

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From PAGE B20 he at- serving to score points. Gray, who has played nearly all positions on the court at one point or another, excels at passing and defense, which o complements the attack-game y of Edwards. .” Edwards has committed to play for the Indiana Hoosiers in college. She started the recruiting process last season, and since then has grown four inches and started striking at ht, a higher point. “It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, “she said. “I’m a little nervous but I’m excited.” “She plays for a club team out in Beaverton,” Edwards’ father and coach, Mike, said. “And their coach [Susan Denham] is probably the best coach to get her kids exposed

to college. She has three kids on her team that’s committed. She does a great job.” “I wouldn’t be committed without her,” Breana said. College coaches often run the practice for the club team, including such luminaries as Hugh McCutcheon, who recently coached the men’s national team. The volleyball environment surrounding Edwards has played a major role in her success. This might be the last year of playing volleyball for Gray, however, though some college softball programs have shown interest in her. And though the seniors would like to end their high school careers on a high note, they face an uphill battle. “This will be the year that it’s going to be taxing,” coach Edwards said. “We don’t have as much talent. I have young talent, but we’re not as deep. I have a brand new setter – she’s never set before.” “I don’t even have enough kids to have a libero. I don’t

have enough kids to have a right side, so my libero from last year is playing right side.” The team, who finished fifth in the state last year, will still be able to pull out matches, and will likely remain in the upper echelon of the Lewis and Clark league simply due to the talent of Edwards and Gray. “Both of these guys are great leaders,” coach Edwards said. “With these two we can cruise. She [Gray] passes money. She [Edwards] bocks, hits, and passes. All we have to do is get them the ball.” They will need other players to emerge for the team to repeat last year’s performance. Kyla Howell, a sophomore this year, has improved her game, and is setting well for the Columbians. The duo and coach Edwards expect a good year from her. The team squares off against rival Clatskanie Sept. 8.

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Off to the Big Ten Breana Edwards tough playing schedule has just begun. She’ll be joining the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten conference – the toughest conference in NCAA women’s volleyball. The conference was so strong, in fact, that not only did the nine teams who finished better than Indiana in the conference make the final 64-team championship bracket, but the eventual national champion, Nebraska, finished in second in the Big Ten behind Minnesota. Edwards hopes to help a team that finished .500 overall in 2016, but a poor 6-14 in conference play. She says the university wants her to improve on her serve game in preparation for her college career.

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Rainier Varsity Schedules Football 9.2 vs. Willamina 7:00 p.m. 9.9 at North Pole 7:00 p.m. 9.16 vs. Sequoia (CA) 7:00 p.m. 9.23 at Corbett 7:00 p.m. 10.7 vs. The Dalles 7:00 p.m. 10.14 at Clatskanie 7:00 p.m.

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A young Tigers team is ready to prove themselves The Clatskanie Tigers offseason didn’t go as expected. First team all-league lineman Job Karber transferred to Highway 30 rival Rainier along with wide receiver Cooper Blodgett, and second team receiver Phoenix Johnson transferred out of Clatskanie as well. This year’s roster has only nine seniors - but the ranks are filled out by 20 incoming freshmen. “It’s actually kind of a gift to have this many gifted players come up from eighth grade,” middle linebacker Dawson Howard said. “They’re already playing at a varsity level and I know they

can.” “We’ll have a pretty steep learning curve here out of the gate,” head coach Tim Warren said. “We had some kids that transferred and we’re trying to fill some holes.” Filling holes in the offensive line is something Howard specializes in. The returning Lewis and Clark league Defensive Player of the Year lead the team in tackles and finished second league-wide in the same category. He, along with all-league defensive end Issac Points and honorable mention defensive lineman Caleb Warren fill the box for a tough 4-3 defense.

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Tigers football From PAGE B24 In the defensive backfield, the safety pairing of Kees Tjaarda and Travis Puckett will round out a physical defense, Warren said. On the offensive end, Tjaarda, along with freshmen James Helmen and senior Ian Griffith, will work together to fill the void left by running back Wyatt McKay, who graduated last year. “For a little while it will be the three-headed monster

there,” Warren said. “Until we solidify it. I think all of them will get snaps, eventually one of them will get the majority.” In the beginning it will depend on match-ups, as each offer different strengths in the running game. Tjaarda is the fastest player on the team and Griffith has the best feet and is the best in traffic. In an effort to decrease that traffic, though, the Tigers will utilize plenty of playaction. Their short-passing game is strong, but to stretch the field and force defenders out of the box to open up the running game, the Tigers will need to connect on some deeper routes. Sophomore Bryce Puckett will be slinging the ball

this year. Last season was a missed opportunity for the underclassman, as he sprained his ankle. But he’s 6-foot-2 with a strong arm, and has all the tools to run the offense. “I’m shocked that I got the chance [to start],” Puckett said. “I’m speechless.” Despite his lack of experience, he’s optimistic about the upcoming season. “I feel like we might be a little shaky at first but we’ll come back at the end of the season. I’m excited to see how the young players are going to play out, and see how the seniors will finish out their careers in high school.” The season kicks off at Kennedy High School Sept. 2. PHOTO BY CLAUDE AKINS

Returning Defensive Player of the Year Dawson Howard

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20 freshmen on the roster this year. It’s the most coach Warren has ever had, and though it may hurt their chances this year, it bodes well for the

program’s development. In addition, this year’s eighth grade class projects to have a lot of football players as well – and if the development goes well we could see a restructuring of power within the Lewis and Clark league in a few years. Dawson Howard, though realistic about his team’s chances this year, is excited to help coach and instruct the young Tiger footballers.

2015 Lewis and Clark Standings Rainier Clatskanie Warrenton Portland Christian

League Overall 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3

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Tigers expect a bounce back season League play was not kind to the Clatskanie Tigers in 2015. The team ultimately didn’t win a league match, going 0-11, but they were able to win six non-league matches. “We struggled a bit in league, but we play in a tough league. So we’re looking to improve on that this year,” head coach Heather Strong said. The team returns mostly intact from last season, with four seniors returning. Most of these players have three years of experience on varsity, and several of them have been playing at that level for the entirety of their high school careers. Three such players are Mazie Martin, Hallie Blodgett and Sage Miller. “Mazie Martin–she’s phenomenal,” Strong said. “She’s done a really great job the last few years. And Sage Miller, she’ll move from outside to middle. I’m excited to see what she’s going to be able to do from that spot.”

“All the girls that returning I think are going to do exceptional this year,” Strong said. Junior Madeline Moravec, who plays middle, brings some height to the team, and should be one of the main attack options for the Tigers. She had a strong second half last season and if she continues to improve she may end up being an x-factor for a team that needs a scoring punch. Blodgett, however, is not fazed by the team’s lack of height. Though length can’t be replicated, fluid play and pure leaping ability go a long way. “I don’t think height stops us exactly because we all have hops,” Blodgett said. “I think we all have a good connection together because we all know each other really well.” The team only won 15 sets last season, the second worst showing in the Lewis and Clark League. If the team expects to put more balls away they will need to rely on

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Senior Hallie Blodgett will use her hops to help put the ball away for the Tigers.

good serving and working the middle and outside. “I fell like we’re pretty scrappy,” Martin said. “We dive for a lot of things.” “I think we’re going to be

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able to compete with the teams in our league,” Strong said. “I think we’re going to be able to compete and do well, and improve on last year’s record.”

For the seniors this will likely be their last opportunity to play competitive volleyball. “I think our goal this year is to just have fun and make it the best,” Blodgett said.

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2015 Lewis and Clark Standings Rainier Oregon Episcopal Caitlin Gabel Portland Adventist Portland Christian Warrenton De La Salle Riverdale Clatskanie

League Overall 11-0 10-2 10-2 6-6 5-6 5-6 4-8 1-11 0-11

19-5 16-7 15-5 9-8 12-10 11-11 7-13 1-15 6-12

Returning Seniors. Mazie Martin, Sage Miller, Hallie Blodgett, Makenzie Mitchell

Clatskanie Varsity Schedules Football 9.2 at Kennedy 7:00 p.m. 9.9 at Seaside 7:00 p.m. 9.16 vs. Corbett 7:00 p.m. 9.23 vs. Neah-Kie-Nie 7:00 p.m. 9.30 at Illinois Valley 7:00 p.m. 10.7 vs. St. Mary’s 7:00 p.m.

10.14 vs. Rainier 7:00p.m. 10.21 vs. Warrenton 7:00p.m. 10.28 at Portland Christian 7:00p.m. Volleyball 9.1 at Knappa 6:00 p.m. 9.3 at Neah-Kah-Nie Tournament 9:00 a.m.

9.6 vs. Portland Christian 6:00 p.m. 9.8 at Rainier 6:00 p.m. 9.13 at Warrenton 6:00 p.m. 9.15 vs. De La Salle 6:00 p.m. 9.17 at Vernonia Tournament 9:00 a.m. 9.20 at Riverdale 6:00 p.m. 9.22 vs. Caitlin Gable 6:00 p.m.

9.24 at Western Mennonite Tournament 9:00 a.m. 9.27 at Oregon Episcopal 6:00 p.m. 9.29 at Portland Adventist 6:00 p.m.

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ST. HELENS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW TEACHER BIOS Alexis Barker My name is Alexis Barker. In the classroom I am known as Ms. Alexis. I live in St. Helens. I was a speech language pathologist for the past three years in the Hillsboro and Rainier School Districts. I am also a licensed music therapist, working in private practice for the past 15 years. I hope to provide fun and

effective speech and language services to our students at Lewis and Clark. I love to find each child’s strengths and use those to work towards their successes. I’m looking forward to connecting with the school district and community in which I enjoyed growing up (Class of ’93). I’m looking forward to teaming with my col-

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My name is Kari Gainer school program for PCLC I am most looking forward Stewart. Students call me in Portland, and substitute to teaching and inspiring my Mrs. Stewart. I will be the teaching in Portland Public students in the same school second Mrs. Stewart at Mc- Schools, Hillsboro School I was inspired to become a Bride. I predict I will be Mrs. District, and St Helens teacher in. I’m also lookK. Stewart or Mrs. “Stew” School District. ing forward to seeing my to differentiate. My MotherMy ultimate goal for my new stepson, Carter, more, who in-law has taught 5th grade position in St. Helens School will also be a third grader at here for three or so years. District is to educate and McBride this year. My hometown is Warren. help my students to do their My previous experience best, work collaboratively includes teaching swim with my already amazing lessons, lifeguarding (from team & staff, and to make pools all over the world, to learning and going to school here at Eisenschmidt Pool), fun all year long. I hope teaching half-day preschool to be as eager to come to at Peninsula Children’s school and teach as many of Learning Center (PCLS), comy educators in St. Helens 03-14-12 3x3D Willemse:Layout 1 3/9/12 10:23 AM Page 1 director of before and after were to me.

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My name is Chelsa Jayne Anderson-Wies. Students may call me Ms. A or Ms. Anderson. I come from Mountain View, California. I spent the last 10 years teaching English, English Language Development, serving as EL Coordinator, and running the Link Crew program at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. Some of my hopes and goals for my new position are to help students find

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ST. HELENS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW TEACHER BIOS Kelli Warren

My name is Kelli Warren. In . the classroom I am called Ms. Warren. I come from nd Sioux Center, Iowa. I taught for 14 years at Casa Grande Middle School in Casa Grande, AZ. In those years, I taught 6th and 7th grade Language Arts and Social Studies. I hope to do a good job. I am a professional learner, so I plan to soak up any and all knowledge that my new colleagues and administration share with me. I am not a perfect teacher and am always looking for ways to improve my teaching for the benefit of the student. I look forward to embracing change. Elementary is a big change from Middle School.

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I will be teaching some new subjects. I am not someone who normally likes change, but I am very excited about working at McBride Elementary and look forward to these changes and the challenges and excitement that come with them.

My name is Mark Collins, known as Mr. Collins or Mr. C in the classroom. I am originally from Seattle, but have lived in Oregon for over 35 years. My teaching experience began in 2008 in the Beaverton school district where I taught Algebra I & II. I have also taught Algebra and Computer Science in the Hillsboro school district. My career prior to teaching was in the high technology industry, where I worked in a variety of areas. I have done production testing of supercomputers, designed

computer hardware and developed software models for computer hardware engineers to use while testing their designs. I am now returning to teaching after almost five years back in the high technology industry with Intel. At Intel I was part of a very large team of engineers collaborating to develop state-of-the-art computer chips. I validated semiconductor designs prior to the manufacture of the silicon chip. The most recent chip I helped produce contains over 8 billion circuits and

is less than 1 square inch in size. I hope to instill in my students the importance of collaboration. Complex problems can best be solved by sharing ideas and knowledge while working together. Learning and practicing this skill in high school will help prepare students for success after high school. I am excited to be able to bring my passion for thinking mathematically to my students so that they will know that the answer to the question: When are we ever going to use Algebra in real life? is:

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Conductor Eric Stearns is thrilled to be at SHHS and SHMS. A graduate of PSU, and WOU, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance, a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting, and is almost done with a Masters of Education in music ed. from George Fox University, where he will begin his doctoral studies next year. In addition to his duties at SHHS, Mr. Stearns is the choral and orchestral conductor at Sunset Presbyterian in Portland,

in eastern Oregon where I was the principal at Stanfield Elementary for 12 years and then at Desert View Elementary in Hermiston for 8 years. In 2013 we moved out to the coast to be closer to family and I became the principal at the Jewell School. My wife Diane and I have three children and four grandchildren who live in Boise, Idaho and Olympia, Washington. In our spare time we enjoy traveling, being with family, and spending time on the beach. Music has always been a big part of my life. Some of my best memories revolve around being part of the music and drama programs at school and throughout my college years. I still play the drums and guitar whenever I get

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