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Prep Recap for Oct. 24: Bulldogs top Bruins in soccer
By Staff Reports
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 | No comments posted.
North Bend’s boys soccer team beat visiting Brookings-Harbor 2-1 on Tuesday, at least temporarily denying the Bruins the league title.
Steffen Drucks had an unassisted goal in the 20th minute and Alex Clark added an unassisted goal in the 45th for the Bulldogs, who improved to 5-5-1 and will finish fifth in the final league standings after third-place squads Douglas and South Umpqua tied on Monday.
Brookings-Harbor, which fell to 8-2-1, scored in the 77th minute.
“After playing equal with many teams this season, it was good to come out on top,”said North Bend coach Blaine Deming, who followed his traditional trend of using bulldog references when discussing the victory.
“We bit the Bruins in the nose early in the battle and held on to out-hustle them as a team for the rest of the game,”Deming said. “We ran as a pack. We played great team ball. We played like dogs.”
Deming said North Bend “had 14 heroes, but Travis Perez made a great save with one minute left to secure the game.”
“Our defense, led by Taylor Strand, repulsed attack after attack, while Sean Jany and Alex Clark did an outstanding job forcing the Bruins to play stellar defense,”Deming said.
The Bruins still will clinch the league title with a win over visiting South Umpqua on Thursday. But if the Bruins lose and Pacific beats Douglas, the Pirates and Brookings-Harbor would share the crown.
North Bend finishes the season with a home match against Coquille on Thursday.
Sutherlin tops Devils
Sutherlin beat visiting Coquille 3-1 on Tuesday.
The Red Devils had a 1-0 halftime lead, getting the goal on a penalty kick by Shane Coleman in the 37th minute.
But Sutherlin bounced back after halftime. Tim Mahoney scored off an assis by Krisk Arnet in the 52nd minute to tie the score, and the Bulldogs took the lead when Mahoney fed Greg Mock for a goal in the 55th minute. Josh Beattie added a penalty kick in the 61st minute.
Trojans, Lancers tie
Douglas and South Umpqua played to a scoreless draw on Monday, remaining deadlocked in third place in the league standings.
The teams are 6-3-2 with one match remaining.
Class 3A-2A-1A District 4
Creswell edges Panthers
Gold Beach had one of its best matches of the season, but came up just short against visiting Creswell, falling 2-1 on Tuesday.
“For the first time this season, we had more shots on goal the first half than our opponent, and Gold Beach was playing hard and with heart,” said coach Tamara Snook.
Gold Beach got its goal when Brodey Carpenter knocked in a corssing pass from Andrew Martinez.
Martinez had six shots on goal, while Matt Anderson, Miles Bernadett-Peters and Hunter Golay also had shots. Aaron Eells, known now in Gold Beach for his flipping throw-ins, played tough in defense with Brett Martin and Leland Snook, while Jake Hatten had 12 saves in goal.
GIRLS SOCCER
Far West League
Red Devils win
Coquille overcame a 2-1 halftime deficit to beat visiting Sutherlin 3-2 and secure fifth place in the league standings.
The Bulldogs got a pair of first-half goals — both by Sierra Terrel-Perez — in the seventh and 22nd minutes.
Coquille’s Iris Kuit scored with an assist by Katlyn Shaw in the 20th minute.
Coquille turned up the intensity after halftime.
Shaw and Lea Price worked the ball down the field, with Price feeding Shaw for the goal in the 48th minute to knot the score. Kuit had the game-winner in the 67th minute, when she scored unassisted by flicking the ball past Sutherlin’s goalkeeper.
“She’s done that for us all year,” Coquille coach Mark Usselman said of Kuit, an exchange student from Holland. “She handles the ball well.”
Kuit was one of two exchange students who had big matches for the Red Devils, the other being defender Frauke Fuchs from Germany.
“Frauke played a great game,” Usselman said. “She was all over the place.”
The Red Devils limited Sutherlin to a couple of shots in the final 40 minutes.
“It was a nice defensive effort in the second half,” Usselman said. “It’s a nice win for us.”
The Red Devils, who improved to 4-6-3, finish the season at home Thursday against North Bend. A win would give Coquille its best finish, in terms of points, since the program was started. Fifth place also will be the school’s best finish.
Bruins still perfect
Brookings-Harbor shut out visiting North Bend 8-0 to keep its perfect record intact in league play.
The Bruins improved to 13-0-0 heading into Thursday’s finale at South Umpqua.
Brookings-Harbor coach Paul Angove said the players want to win that game.
“It’s really important for the kids,” he said. “And for a momentum thing going into the playoffs, it’s huge.”
Kayla Hamm and Ashley Juarez each had three goals for the Bruins and Kara Miller scored twice. Jessie Goergen had six assists.
Goalie Ellen Stadelman posted her ninth straight shutout for the Bruins.
Trojans tie Lancers
Douglas and South Umpqua played to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday.
Stacy Shellard scored the goal for the Lancers in the 20th minute.
Douglas answered with a goal by Paige Morgan right before halftime.
South Umpqua, which will play the rest of the season without Chelsea Duffy, the league’s leading scorer, who was injured last week, out-shot the Trojans 26-3.
Wildcats top UVC
Glide beat visiting Umpqua Valley Christian 1-0 on Monday.
Shelby Heidrick scored off an assist from Kayla Schiermeister in the 52nd minute for the only goal of the match.
The Wildcats improved to 10-2-1, while UVC fell to 6-5-2.
VOLLEYBALL
Far West League
Trojans top Bulldogs
Douglas beat host North Bend, 21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-20, to remain in first place in the league standings.
Katy King had 26 digs and 17 kills for the Trojans. Alaina Findlay had 27 assists and three aces. Libero Jenny McClelland had 23 digs, Courtney Bush had 11 kills and three aces, and Stacia Blankenship had nine kills.
Alexandra Mateski had 12 kills and 11 digs for the Bulldogs. Kelly Coolen added 15 digs.
“We played real well in the first game,” said North Bend coach Les Willett. “We were in the games, we just had a tough time putting them away.”
The Bulldogs, who finish the regular season at Siuslaw on Thursday, are in fourth place and will reach the league playoffs unless there is a three-way tie for first or a tie for second following Thursday’s matches.
“We’ll be ready,” Willett said. “They all look good at times. They’re certainly playing hard. We’re young. We’ll keep getting better.”
Vikings beat Sutherlin
Siuslaw beat visiting Sutherlin, 25-15, 25-21, 25-21 to stay tied with South Umpqua for second place with one match remaining.
Jessica Dodson had 16 kills and Tammy Flood had six digs and four aces for the Vikings.
Amanda Hutchings had seven kills, two stuff blocks and seven digs for the Bulldogs. Rebecca Pederson had nine assists and 13 digs, and Alexa Blanchfill added six kills, 17 digs and three aces.
“They played well,” said Siuslaw coach Amy Peterson. “We struggle with consistency, but I was pleased tonight.”
As an added bonus, Peterson was able to clear the bench.
“It’s always nice to get everyone in,” she said.
Lancers beat Bruins
South Umpqua edged host Brookings-Harbor, 22-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Taylor Whitmore had 13 kills and two blocks for the Lancers. Katie Bumgarner had 32 assists, six digs and five kills, and Amanda McCarley had six kills and seven blocks.
Stephanie Kerr had 31 kills and seven stuff blocks for the Bruins. Dani Olson had 16 blocks, Molly Vance had 21 assists and Danielle Ambrose added 17. Breanne Manley had 15 digs.
Brookings-Harbor coach Lori Cooper was thrilled with the play of her team.
“My girls played well,” she said. “They played hard. They had their chances.”
The Bruins led 23-20 in the fourth game before South Umpqua rallied to win that game and then the match.
Sunset Conference
Bobcats beat Devils
Myrtle Point beat visiting Coquille 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19 to wrap up third place in the Sunset Conference.
The teams could meet again next week in the league playoffs to determine the third seed for the Class 3A state playoffs.
Sam Sanders had 33 digs, three kills and two aces for the Bobcats. Krissy Johnston added 10 kills and 19 digs; Megan Ross had nine kills; and Kylee Fischer had 28 assists, six kills, three blocks and three aces.
Mary Jo Pflaum had seven kills for Coquille, while Laurie Breuer had 23 digs. Kalei Libby had four blocks and Karli Libby had four aces.
“Coquille looked really good,” said Myrtle Point coach Kami Hixson. “Our girls did really good.
“Volleyball goes in spurts. The girls worked hard and pulled it out each time. You want to see them all get there and pull it out.”
Myrtle Point improved to 7-3 in league play, while Coquille fell to 4-6, tied with Gold Beach for fourth place. Coquille visits Gold Beach on Thursday before finishing with Bandon next Tuesday. Gold Beach hosts the Bobcats next Tuesday.
Challengers clinch title
Cascade Chrsitian beat visiting Reedsport 25-8, 25-16, 25-18 to clinch the league crown.
Amanda Beers had four blocks and five kills for the Challengers. Rachelle Buck added 10 kills and Becca Sellers had seven kills and two blocks. Erika Thorpe had 26 assists.
Cascade Christian remained perfect at 11-0 in league play. Reedsport fell to 9-2.
Gold Beach tops Glide
Gold Beach edged host Glide in a five-game match Tuesday to keep its playoff hopes alive.
The Panthers won 19-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Molly Hockema had three aces, nine kills and four digs for the Panthers, and Miranda Hunnicutt had three aces, nine kills and two digs.
Kortney Loosli had six kills for the Wildcats. Angela Bryant and Brittany Eifert each had five kills, four aces and 19 digs.
Skyline League
Pacific falls in finale
Elkton beat visiting Pacific, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
The match ended the season for the Pirates, who improved dramatically under first-year coach Tiffany Freitag.
“It was a very fun game to be a part of,” Freitag said. “It was a good way to go out.”
The Pirates had a better night passing, setting and hitting the ball, Freitag said.
Devon Ashdown had three aces and six assists for the Pirates. Natalie Manning had two blocks and two kills, Eva Digby had two blocks and two aces, and Jesse Culley had three blocks and four kills.
“They felt very happy with the way they played today, and they should,” Freitag said. “I was very proud of them. They really made Elkton work hard.
“You can definitely see the improvements the girls have made.”
Pacific finished 2-8 in league play, while Elkton shared the league title with Days Creek at 9-1.
That tie will be broken for state playoff seeding purposes during the Skyline League tournament on Saturday, when third-place Powers faces fourth-place Camas Valley for the league’s third seed to the state playoffs.
Steffen Drucks had an unassisted goal in the 20th minute and Alex Clark added an unassisted goal in the 45th for the Bulldogs, who improved to 5-5-1 and will finish fifth in the final league standings after third-place squads Douglas and South Umpqua tied on Monday.
Brookings-Harbor, which fell to 8-2-1, scored in the 77th minute.
“After playing equal with many teams this season, it was good to come out on top,”said North Bend coach Blaine Deming, who followed his traditional trend of using bulldog references when discussing the victory.
“We bit the Bruins in the nose early in the battle and held on to out-hustle them as a team for the rest of the game,”Deming said. “We ran as a pack. We played great team ball. We played like dogs.”
Deming said North Bend “had 14 heroes, but Travis Perez made a great save with one minute left to secure the game.”
“Our defense, led by Taylor Strand, repulsed attack after attack, while Sean Jany and Alex Clark did an outstanding job forcing the Bruins to play stellar defense,”Deming said.
The Bruins still will clinch the league title with a win over visiting South Umpqua on Thursday. But if the Bruins lose and Pacific beats Douglas, the Pirates and Brookings-Harbor would share the crown.
North Bend finishes the season with a home match against Coquille on Thursday.
Sutherlin tops Devils
Sutherlin beat visiting Coquille 3-1 on Tuesday.
The Red Devils had a 1-0 halftime lead, getting the goal on a penalty kick by Shane Coleman in the 37th minute.
But Sutherlin bounced back after halftime. Tim Mahoney scored off an assis by Krisk Arnet in the 52nd minute to tie the score, and the Bulldogs took the lead when Mahoney fed Greg Mock for a goal in the 55th minute. Josh Beattie added a penalty kick in the 61st minute.
Trojans, Lancers tie
Douglas and South Umpqua played to a scoreless draw on Monday, remaining deadlocked in third place in the league standings.
The teams are 6-3-2 with one match remaining.
Class 3A-2A-1A District 4
Creswell edges Panthers
Gold Beach had one of its best matches of the season, but came up just short against visiting Creswell, falling 2-1 on Tuesday.
“For the first time this season, we had more shots on goal the first half than our opponent, and Gold Beach was playing hard and with heart,” said coach Tamara Snook.
Gold Beach got its goal when Brodey Carpenter knocked in a corssing pass from Andrew Martinez.
Martinez had six shots on goal, while Matt Anderson, Miles Bernadett-Peters and Hunter Golay also had shots. Aaron Eells, known now in Gold Beach for his flipping throw-ins, played tough in defense with Brett Martin and Leland Snook, while Jake Hatten had 12 saves in goal.
GIRLS SOCCER
Far West League
Red Devils win
Coquille overcame a 2-1 halftime deficit to beat visiting Sutherlin 3-2 and secure fifth place in the league standings.
The Bulldogs got a pair of first-half goals — both by Sierra Terrel-Perez — in the seventh and 22nd minutes.
Coquille’s Iris Kuit scored with an assist by Katlyn Shaw in the 20th minute.
Coquille turned up the intensity after halftime.
Shaw and Lea Price worked the ball down the field, with Price feeding Shaw for the goal in the 48th minute to knot the score. Kuit had the game-winner in the 67th minute, when she scored unassisted by flicking the ball past Sutherlin’s goalkeeper.
“She’s done that for us all year,” Coquille coach Mark Usselman said of Kuit, an exchange student from Holland. “She handles the ball well.”
Kuit was one of two exchange students who had big matches for the Red Devils, the other being defender Frauke Fuchs from Germany.
“Frauke played a great game,” Usselman said. “She was all over the place.”
The Red Devils limited Sutherlin to a couple of shots in the final 40 minutes.
“It was a nice defensive effort in the second half,” Usselman said. “It’s a nice win for us.”
The Red Devils, who improved to 4-6-3, finish the season at home Thursday against North Bend. A win would give Coquille its best finish, in terms of points, since the program was started. Fifth place also will be the school’s best finish.
Bruins still perfect
Brookings-Harbor shut out visiting North Bend 8-0 to keep its perfect record intact in league play.
The Bruins improved to 13-0-0 heading into Thursday’s finale at South Umpqua.
Brookings-Harbor coach Paul Angove said the players want to win that game.
“It’s really important for the kids,” he said. “And for a momentum thing going into the playoffs, it’s huge.”
Kayla Hamm and Ashley Juarez each had three goals for the Bruins and Kara Miller scored twice. Jessie Goergen had six assists.
Goalie Ellen Stadelman posted her ninth straight shutout for the Bruins.
Trojans tie Lancers
Douglas and South Umpqua played to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday.
Stacy Shellard scored the goal for the Lancers in the 20th minute.
Douglas answered with a goal by Paige Morgan right before halftime.
South Umpqua, which will play the rest of the season without Chelsea Duffy, the league’s leading scorer, who was injured last week, out-shot the Trojans 26-3.
Wildcats top UVC
Glide beat visiting Umpqua Valley Christian 1-0 on Monday.
Shelby Heidrick scored off an assist from Kayla Schiermeister in the 52nd minute for the only goal of the match.
The Wildcats improved to 10-2-1, while UVC fell to 6-5-2.
VOLLEYBALL
Far West League
Trojans top Bulldogs
Douglas beat host North Bend, 21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-20, to remain in first place in the league standings.
Katy King had 26 digs and 17 kills for the Trojans. Alaina Findlay had 27 assists and three aces. Libero Jenny McClelland had 23 digs, Courtney Bush had 11 kills and three aces, and Stacia Blankenship had nine kills.
Alexandra Mateski had 12 kills and 11 digs for the Bulldogs. Kelly Coolen added 15 digs.
“We played real well in the first game,” said North Bend coach Les Willett. “We were in the games, we just had a tough time putting them away.”
The Bulldogs, who finish the regular season at Siuslaw on Thursday, are in fourth place and will reach the league playoffs unless there is a three-way tie for first or a tie for second following Thursday’s matches.
“We’ll be ready,” Willett said. “They all look good at times. They’re certainly playing hard. We’re young. We’ll keep getting better.”
Vikings beat Sutherlin
Siuslaw beat visiting Sutherlin, 25-15, 25-21, 25-21 to stay tied with South Umpqua for second place with one match remaining.
Jessica Dodson had 16 kills and Tammy Flood had six digs and four aces for the Vikings.
Amanda Hutchings had seven kills, two stuff blocks and seven digs for the Bulldogs. Rebecca Pederson had nine assists and 13 digs, and Alexa Blanchfill added six kills, 17 digs and three aces.
“They played well,” said Siuslaw coach Amy Peterson. “We struggle with consistency, but I was pleased tonight.”
As an added bonus, Peterson was able to clear the bench.
“It’s always nice to get everyone in,” she said.
Lancers beat Bruins
South Umpqua edged host Brookings-Harbor, 22-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Taylor Whitmore had 13 kills and two blocks for the Lancers. Katie Bumgarner had 32 assists, six digs and five kills, and Amanda McCarley had six kills and seven blocks.
Stephanie Kerr had 31 kills and seven stuff blocks for the Bruins. Dani Olson had 16 blocks, Molly Vance had 21 assists and Danielle Ambrose added 17. Breanne Manley had 15 digs.
Brookings-Harbor coach Lori Cooper was thrilled with the play of her team.
“My girls played well,” she said. “They played hard. They had their chances.”
The Bruins led 23-20 in the fourth game before South Umpqua rallied to win that game and then the match.
Sunset Conference
Bobcats beat Devils
Myrtle Point beat visiting Coquille 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19 to wrap up third place in the Sunset Conference.
The teams could meet again next week in the league playoffs to determine the third seed for the Class 3A state playoffs.
Sam Sanders had 33 digs, three kills and two aces for the Bobcats. Krissy Johnston added 10 kills and 19 digs; Megan Ross had nine kills; and Kylee Fischer had 28 assists, six kills, three blocks and three aces.
Mary Jo Pflaum had seven kills for Coquille, while Laurie Breuer had 23 digs. Kalei Libby had four blocks and Karli Libby had four aces.
“Coquille looked really good,” said Myrtle Point coach Kami Hixson. “Our girls did really good.
“Volleyball goes in spurts. The girls worked hard and pulled it out each time. You want to see them all get there and pull it out.”
Myrtle Point improved to 7-3 in league play, while Coquille fell to 4-6, tied with Gold Beach for fourth place. Coquille visits Gold Beach on Thursday before finishing with Bandon next Tuesday. Gold Beach hosts the Bobcats next Tuesday.
Challengers clinch title
Cascade Chrsitian beat visiting Reedsport 25-8, 25-16, 25-18 to clinch the league crown.
Amanda Beers had four blocks and five kills for the Challengers. Rachelle Buck added 10 kills and Becca Sellers had seven kills and two blocks. Erika Thorpe had 26 assists.
Cascade Christian remained perfect at 11-0 in league play. Reedsport fell to 9-2.
Gold Beach tops Glide
Gold Beach edged host Glide in a five-game match Tuesday to keep its playoff hopes alive.
The Panthers won 19-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Molly Hockema had three aces, nine kills and four digs for the Panthers, and Miranda Hunnicutt had three aces, nine kills and two digs.
Kortney Loosli had six kills for the Wildcats. Angela Bryant and Brittany Eifert each had five kills, four aces and 19 digs.
Skyline League
Pacific falls in finale
Elkton beat visiting Pacific, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
The match ended the season for the Pirates, who improved dramatically under first-year coach Tiffany Freitag.
“It was a very fun game to be a part of,” Freitag said. “It was a good way to go out.”
The Pirates had a better night passing, setting and hitting the ball, Freitag said.
Devon Ashdown had three aces and six assists for the Pirates. Natalie Manning had two blocks and two kills, Eva Digby had two blocks and two aces, and Jesse Culley had three blocks and four kills.
“They felt very happy with the way they played today, and they should,” Freitag said. “I was very proud of them. They really made Elkton work hard.
“You can definitely see the improvements the girls have made.”
Pacific finished 2-8 in league play, while Elkton shared the league title with Days Creek at 9-1.
That tie will be broken for state playoff seeding purposes during the Skyline League tournament on Saturday, when third-place Powers faces fourth-place Camas Valley for the league’s third seed to the state playoffs.
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