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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 | OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE PAGE B1

Expanded league to challenge inexperienced Hornet squadBY BRENT [email protected]

OROVILLE - Oroville football coach Tam Hutchinson admits that past couple of seasons have left him a bit spoiled.

Now that Luke Kindred, a three-year starter at quarterback, has graduated, Hutchinson jokes, “Now I’ll have to start coaching again.”

The Hornets lost far more than just their quarterback to graduation, though. Most of their skill posi-tion players on offense, as well as their defen-sive backfield, have moved on to their post-high school lives, leaving H u t c h i n s o n with some big shoes to fill.

The offen-sive and defen-sive lines, however, bring back quite a bit of experience, giving the Hornets some blocks to build around.

“We’ve got some guys that played a lot for us last year,” Hutchinson says. “Lane Tietje,

Blake Rise, Mick Fulmer, Charlie Arrigoni all played either on one side or the other or both. Brian Wise at tight end played a lot, too. Logan Mills ran the ball some, but he’s our nose guard and that’s where we really need him. EZ Delgado at linebacker played

some, too.”The offensive backfield

isn’t completely devoid of experience. Dustin Nigg, who rushed for just over 200 yards and four touchdowns last year, and 550 yards and nine touchdowns as a sopho-more, will be the primary running back.

He also serves as the team’s placekicker, as he ably demonstrated with his game-win-ning 41-yard field goal that was the difference between Oroville and

Liberty Bell heading to the state playoffs.

Hutchinson will be groom-ing another potential three-year starter at quarterback in sopho-

more Nathan Hugus.“That’s our biggest adjust-

ment,” Hutchinson says. “I haven’t had to do much coach-ing at that position the last couple of years, so it will take some time. Things don’t look as smooth offensively, but you wouldn’t expect that yet.”

That’s one reason why Hutchinson isn’t too concerned about what happens, win and loss wise, in the Hornets’ first two non-league games.

A road trip to defending league champion White Swan, along with a home game scheduled at the last minute against defend-ing state runner-up Mt. Baker, will give the Hornets the kind of education they’ll need to know what it takes to compete in the revamped Central Washington 2B League.

WIAA reclassification doubled the size of the league, breaking it into north and south divi-sions. The Hornets and hold-overs Liberty Bell, Bridgeport and Manson will be joined by former Caribou Trail League

members Tonasket, Brewster and Okanogan, who dropped down from Class 1A.

“I’ve been telling the kids, don’t worry so much about the score, just go out and play some foot-ball,” Hutchinson says. “Whatever happens, happens. Of course we’re disappointed if we lose, but the point is to improve and be competitive.”

Hutchinson says he feels the Hornets match up well against

the other teams from the old league - Liberty Bell, Bridgeport and Manson - and figures the other games will be more of a wait-and-see proposition.

“Liberty Bell will be tough again - their quarterback is back, and he’s a good one,” he says. “We should do OK with Bridgeport and Manson.

“With as much learning as we have to do this year, we’re just looking to be competitive.”

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OROVILLE FOOTBALLSCHEDULE

Sep 5 at White Swan 16-28 LSep 12 Mt. Baker 6:00 pmSep 19 * Manson 7:00 pmSep 26 * at Okanogan 7:00 pmOct 3 Chelan 7:00 pmOct 10 * at Tonasket 7:00 pmOct 17 * Brewster 7:00 pmOct 24 * at Bridgeport 7:00 pmOct 31 * at Liberty Bell 7:00 pmNov 7 # League playoff

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# Name Pos. Gr7 Dustin Nigg RB/FS 1210 Joseph Sarmiento WR/CB 1234 Cody Tibbs FB/LB 1245 EZ Delgado WB/LB 1250 Steven Maupin OL/DL 1251 Leo Curiel OL/DL 1254 Lane Tietje OL/DE 1262 Mick Fulmer OL/DL 1285 Brian Wise TE/DE 1244 Logan Mills FB/NG 1166 Charlie Arrigoni OL/DL 1176 Blake Rise OL/DL 1179 Brandon Watkins OL/DL 11

11 Nathan Hugus QB/CB 1025 Connor Godwin WR/CB 1038 Stetson Spears RB/SS 1048 Robbie Dudley RB/LB 1060 Paiton Johnson OL/DE 1075 Jaxon Blackler OL/DL 1082 Andrew Mieirs WR/CB 1012 Seth Miller RB/OLB 920 Caleb Mills RB/OLB 932 Maxwell Turner WR/CB 933 Ryan Scott WR/CB 955 Adolfo Delgado OL/DL 964 Zane Scott C/DL 970 David Iniguez OL/DL 9 Head Coach: Tam HutchinsonAssistant Coaches: Justin Helm,

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The Oroville football team includes (front row, l-r) Stetson Spears, Zane Scott, Andrew Mieirs, Logan Mills, Ezequiel Delgado, Max Turner, Adolfo Delgado, Seth Miller, (2nd row) Brandon Watkins, David Iniguez, Caleb Mills, Connor Godwin, Robbie Dudley, Ryan Scott, (3rd row) Paiton Johnson, Cody Tibbs, Lane Tietje Mick Fulmer, Blake Rise, Charlie Arrigoni, (back row) Nathan Hugus, Jaxon Blackler, Brian Wise, Joseph Sarmiento, Dustin Nigg and Steven Maupin. Not pictured is Leo Curiel.

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Tigers hoping new league gives chance to rebuildBY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - Jay Hawkins has experienced both the feast and the famine of Tonasket football, at least as far as wins and losses go.

His run of coaching the Tigers has included playoff teams (including a state runner-up fin-ish in 2005) and the struggles of playing while overmatched as one of the smallest Class 1A schools in the state the last few years.

For the next two years, at least, Tonasket will be one of the larger

schools in its classification after dropping to Class 2B in the lat-est Washington Interscholastic Activities Association round of reclassification. It’s likely to be just a two-year stay, but it’s a chance for the Tigers to put the difficulties of recent seasons behind them.

“I truly believe this, and I’ve thought this all through our first two and a half weeks of prac-tice, we’ve just got to get some confi-dence,” Hawkins says. “From the neck up, gaining some momentum and gaining confidence would mean a lot for this team.”

The Tigers’ roster boasts 19 seniors, but last year’s graduating class was about as large and kept many of this year’s upperclass-men from seeing significant play-ing time.

The exception is along the offensive and defensive lines, which the Tigers will build around.

Chad Edwards and Frank Holfeltz both were two-way starters on the line last year. Seniors Dallas Tyus (offense) and Austin Knowlton (defense)

are also returning starters in the trenches, while Devyn Catone, Isaiah Yaussy-Albright, Jesse Manring and David Moreno

were also part-time starters.

In other words, Hawkins says, many of the Tigers will play their first meaningful minutes of varsity football this season.

Senior Colton Leep steps in at quarterback. Behind him at running back is a bevy of play-ers with a variety of strengths.

“We really have a nice stable of running backs,” Hawkins says.

Though include Albright, Knowlton, Manring, Jesse Ramon and Jorge Juarez.

The Tigers don’t figure to throw the ball much in their ball con-trol offense, but tight end Brock Henneman and receivers David Moreno and Devyn Catone will be likely targets.

Defensively, Hawkins says his aim this year is for an approach that will allow his players to react more quickly, rather than think about what they should be doing mid-play.

How this all will play out in the

revamped Central Washington 2B League, which is split into North and South divisions, remains to be seen.

Brewster and Okanogan moved into the 2B ranks with the Tigers, joining holdovers Oroville, Manson, Liberty Bell and Bridgeport in the north.

It’s unknown at this point how many state playoff berths will be available for the taking (the WIAA won’t make that deci-sion until Sept. 21-22), but Week 10 will feature both playoff and non-playoff crossover games with the south, which includes White Swan, Kittitas, Lake Roosevelt, Soap Lake (moving up from 1B)

and Mabton (moving down from 1A).

“It will be interesting to see how things unfold,” Hawkins

says. “Fundamentally, we’ll strike to get better on a daily basis. But more than anything, we just need to gain some confidence.”


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# Name Pos. Gr7 Austin Knowlton RB/DL 1210 Colton Leep QB/DL 1223 David Moreno WR/DB 1224 Isaiah Yaussy-Albright RB/DB 1230 Esgar Mendez WR/DL 1241 Jesse Manring RB/LB 1242 Jesus Garcia RB/LB 1255 Manuel Puente OL/DL 1257 Eithan Knowlton OL/DL 1258 Dallas Tyus OL/DL 1263 Frank Holfeltz OL/DL 1267 Morgan O’Brien OL/DL 1268 Christian Garcia OL/DL 1273 Jimmy Coleman OL/DL 1277 Chad Edwards OL/DL 1280 Devyn Catone WR/DB 1281 Blake Ash WR/DB 12

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60 Seth Smith OL/DL 1088 Sesar Saldana TE/DL 102 Alex Palomares WR/DB 914 Rycki Cruz QB/DB 929 Sergy Salas RB/DB 935 Riley Morris TE/DL 943 Jesse Ramon RB/LB 950 Chad Bretz OL/DL 958 Joe Ogborn OL/DL 963 Jacob Wilson OL/DL 964 Jason Whiteaker OL/DL 971 Jonathan Hempel OL/DL 978 Spencer Gariano OL/DL 984 Jordan Sackman WR/DL 989 Elijah Harris TE/DL 9

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Hornets to follow up playoff run with new coachBY BRENT [email protected]

OROVILLE - The Oroville girls soccer team qualified for a district tournament playoff spot for the first time in team history last year.

Now they’ll move forward with a youthful squad and a new coach.

Tony Kindred, a first-time var-sity head coach but a longtime assistant in multiple sports a the high school level, takes over the team.

Improving on last year’s fin-ish won’t be easy, what with for-mer Class 1A squads Okanogan, Brewster and Tonasket (all playoff qualifiers at that level) dropping into the Central Washington 1B/2B League for the next two years.

“The girls have agreed that they must expect more of them-selves individually and from one another,” Kindred says. “They agree that they want to ‘see the

field’ and communicate better as a team. They’ve set the goal to work together as a unit and want to work on their passing game.”

The Hornets return seven play-ers from last year’s squad, includ-ing three freshmen that were key to last season’s run to the playoffs.

Kali Peters is the lone senior.Blending the new with the old

into a cohesive unit is Kindred’s goal.

“All but just a few have played soccer since they were young and playing AAU,” he says. “The fresh-men are entering their second year of varsity soccer, so they have that experience and should work well with the upperclassmen.

“They work very hard on the field and in the classroom. They are a class act and have worked hard in practice, including a core building circuit in the weight

room.”To compete in the upgraded

league, Kindred says they’ll need to be at their best.

“They can’t stand alone, but must rely on each other,” he says. “They are working to encourage each other, as well as push each other. They are checking to see if their best really is the best and each is working to give more to the team.”

Young squad hopes to make noise in new leagueBY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - Despite graduat-ing a talented class of 10 seniors off last year’s district tournament qualifying team, Tonasket girls soccer coach Darren Collins holds high hopes for a promising 2014 season.

“We have a small team,” Collins says, with just 17 girls on the ros-ter. “We’re really young. But I still think we’re going to be good.”

Collins is optimistic despite bringing back just seven players from last year.

Hilda Celestino is the only senior who played last year. Jordan Sackman also returns after missing all of last season due to injury.

Juniors Myra Gaytan, Jaden Vugteveen and Rose Walts played key roles last year, and speedy sopho-more twins Kayla and Ashlynn Willis proved to be danger-ous.

Two new seniors, a pair of first-time juniors, four freshmen and three eighth grad-

ers fill out the Tigers’ roster. It’s the first year for eighth

graders to be eligi-ble for varsity play at Tonasket, thanks to the Tigers mov-ing to the smaller 2B school classification.

Along with Okanogan and Brewster, the Tigers will join Oroville, Liberty Bell, Manson, Entiat and Bridgeport in an eight-team league that suddenly moves up a couple of notches in terms of

competition.That means state-ranked 1A

teams like Cascade and Cashmere are no longer on the schedule.

“We’d like to make the playoffs, even as a young team,” Collins says. “It’s a little tough when we won’t even know for a few week how many (playoff) allocations our league even gets.

“Okanogan and Brewster for certain will be challenges. We haven’t lost to Liberty Bell since I’ve been here but they finished third at state last year, so they should be tough, too.”

Collins says that the teams’ youth was in evidence at the Tigers’ jamboree with Omak and Liberty Bell, but that he saw his young squad beginning to find its footing.

“I think at first we were a little nervous,” he says. “We started four freshmen and an eighth grader. It took awhile to get into

the flow of the game. But after awhile you could see them get used to the pace, the speed of

the game, and got used to how good everyone on the field is at this level.

“There’s lots of room for growth. But I think over the next

couple of years, we should devel-op into an outstanding team.”


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# Name Pos. Gr14 Kali Peters M 127 Keyla Layata M/D 1124 Perla Salazar D/GK 114 Yessica Nemecio F/M 108 Itzel Castillo-Diaz D 109 Xochil Rangel GK/D 1025 Areli Ocampo D 10 Lillian Nava D 103 Kambe Ripley M/F 95 Tylynne Watkins D/M 910 Marissa Varney D/M 911 Tori Kindred M/F 915 Katie Egerton D/M 920 Tamera VerellEn D/M 923 Paz Lopez D 96 Lindsay Koepke F/M 8

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TONASKET GIRLS SOCCER ROSTER

Name GrMaria Abrego 12Hilda Celestino 12Jordan Sackman 12Esmeralda Flores 11Myra Gaytan 11Kasey Silverthorn 11Jaden Vugteveen 11Rose Walts 11Ashlynn Willis 10Kayla Willis 10Megan Bolich 9Madison Gariano 9Morgan Hjaltason 9Mandi Wilson 9Cassidy Caddy 8Laura Escatel 8Madilynn Larson 8

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New era begins for Oroville cross countryBY BRENT [email protected]

OROVILLE - Cross coun-try will look a bit different at Oroville High School this year.

Sierra Speiker - who won three state titles and was state runner-up once in her four years - has taken her considerable talents to the University of Idaho.

And longtime coach Doug Kee, who retired at the end of last year, no longer heads the program.

Billy Monroe, one-time holder of the Tonasket course record and a state qualifier in his high school days, takes over a small roster that includes five returners: senior Nahum Garfias, juniors Dakota Haney, and Daniel and Emmanuel Castrejon, and sophomore Phoebe Poynter.

Our goal as a team is to push ourselves in everything we do, whether it be practice or races,” Monroe says. “There are other people out there running, but for the most part you are competing

against yourself. I want my ath-letes to improve their times each week and each race.”

Part of that, Monroe says, is for his athletes to control what they can. What they can’t con-trol is how fast anyone else runs; their own effort is what they can manage.

“I tell my athletes, if it hurts when you’re training and it hurts when you’re racing, then you’re doing it right.”

Though the Hornets’ first

competition wasn’t until Tuesday at Tonasket, Monroe says he’s already seen improvement in the pre-season.

“In one week of training we had a few athletes drop 15-20 seconds,” he says. “I expect them to be much faster at the end of the season than they are now.

“I want them to try their hardest and to put through their minds telling them to stop,” Monroe adds. “Improve every day.”

Tiger runners to focus on team aspects of sportBY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - Cross country is often an individual sport at small schools. But longtime Tonasket coach Bob Thornton is hoping to turn this year’s solid turnout of athletes into a lesson of the team aspects of the sport.

“We’re trying to get the whole team to run in a pack,” Thornton says, “so that our top five or seven runners will finish within a min-ute to a minute and a half of each other. If we can do that we can beat teams that have just one or two good runners.

“The team aspect of cross country is something that is not always understood well. A team running together, helping and pushing each other, cannot only make themselves better but beat teams with a couple of better runners.”

In cross country, a team is scored based upon the place fin-ish of its top five runners (one point for first place, two for sec-ond, etc.), with low scores beat-ing high ones. Sixth and seventh place finishers serve as tiebreak-ers.

With six girls and 12 boys turn-ing out for the teams, the team scoring opportunities that haven’t been there in the past will add a new dimension to competi-tion this year. Plus, the move out of the Caribou Trail League into the Central Washington B League means that, for a change, the Tigers will have more runners than most other league teams, rather than competing as the smallest cross country running school in the CTL (Okanogan has

not had a cross country team). Returning to lead a young girls squad are junior Jenna Valentine and sophomore Johnna Terris.

For the boys, seniors Smith Condon and Abe Podkranic, juniors Bryden Hires and Adrian McCarthy, and sophomore Hunter Swanson return from last season.

Thornton is also looking to make this season a fun one.

“We want to eat lots of ice cream and enjoy running,” he says. “Running is a lifetime sport. We have at least two Tiger alumni running half marathons this fall. It doesn’t end with high school, or even college.”


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The Tonasket cross country teams include (front row, l-r) Hayley Larson, Jenna Valentine, Baillie Hirst, Johnna Terris, (middle) Teran Rollins, Bryden Hires, Rade Pilkinton, Luis Casarrubias, Justin McDonald, Samuel Strandberg, (back) Adrian McCarthy, Abe Podkranic, Adam Halvorsen and Smith Condon. Not pictured is Keeton Hoines.

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Name GrSmith Condon 12Adam Halvorsen 12Keeton Hoines 12Abe Podkranic 12Luis Casarrubias 11Bryden Hires 11Adrian McCarthy 11Rade Pilkinton 11Teran Rollins 10Hunter Swanson 10Justin McDonald 9Samuel Strandberg 9

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Name GrBaillie Hirst 11Jenna Valentine 11Johnna Terris 10Camille Wilson 9Katie Henneman 9Haley Larson 9

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ley (Plantes Ferry Park) 12:30 pmSep 27 at Manson Invitational 11:15 amOct 4 at Can-Am Invitational, Colville 11:15 am

Oct 7 at Omak Invitational 4:30 pmOct 11 at Cascade Invitational 12:00 pmOct 18 at Oroville Invitational TBAOct 25 at CWB League Meet (site TBA) TBANov 1 at Regional Meet (site TBA) TBANov 8 # at State Finals (Pasco) TBA

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Sep 9 at Tonasket Invitational 4:30 pmSep 16 at Bridgeport Invitational TBASep 20 at Erik Andersen/Runner’s Soul, Spokane Valley 12:30 pmOct 4 at Can-Am Invitational, Colville 11:15 amOct 7 at Omak Invitational 4:30 pmOct 11 at Cascade Invitational 12:00 pmOct 18 at Oroville Invitational TBAOct 25 at CWB League Meet (site TBA) TBANov 1 at Regional Meet (site TBA) TBANov 8 # at State Finals (Pasco) TBA# If qualify

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Name GrPhoebe Poynter 10

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Name GrNahum Garfi as 12Daniel Castrejon 11Emmanuel Castrejon 11Dakota Haney 11Ryan Marcolin 10Luis Vazquez 9

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New faces, new league for Tiger volleyball squadBY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - It’s hard to know what to expect from the Tonasket volleyball team this season.

The Tigers have a new var-sity head coach in Pam Leslie. They move out of the ultra-competitive Caribou Trail League, which had the top two 1A teams in the state last year, into the Central Washington 2B North Division.

Finally, they have only two players who started the season on last year’s varsity squad.

“We have only a few seniors and a large number of freshmen (in the program),” Leslie says. “This is going to be a learning and building year.

“My focus will be simple: serv-ing and serve receive. If we can be successful at those two things, we should be OK this season.”

Seniors Rachael Sawyer and Alissa Young are the two return-ing seniors, and are joined by senior Allison Glanzer.

Juniors Kasey Nelson and Vanessa Pershing are the only upperclassmen on the varsity ros-ter.

Leslie says that in order to meet their goals, the team needs to work on becoming stronger and faster, focus on being effective, smart servers, and spend plenty of practice time working on fun-damentals and defense.

The level of competition should also be better-suited to a young squad. State cham-pion Cascade and state run-ner-up Chelan are no longer on the schedule (along with Omak and Quincy. Brewster

and Okanogan move into the CWL with the Tigers, but other foes will include Manson, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty Bell, Bridgeport and Oroville, none of which escaped the 2B district

tournament last season.Leslie adds that plenty of con-

ditioning work will be on the

practice menu.“We will likely be the most-

conditioned team in the league,”

she says. “If we can’t out-play, we will at least be able to outlast other teams.”

Hornets look to continue riseBY BRENT [email protected]

OROVILLE - Oroville’s volley-ball team turned in its best season in 18 years in 2013 with an 8-8 record (5-3 Central Washington League) and qualifying for its first district tournament since 1996.

The Hornets return five of the eight regulars from that squad. But it will be a more difficult road to hoe for the Hornets as Okanogan, Brewster and Tonasket join the Hornets’ league (Okanogan and Brewster both enjoying playoff success at the 1A level).

New head coach Nicole Hugus, who assisted last season, will lean heavily on seniors Rachelle Nutt, Jessica Galvan, Andrea Perez and Monica Herrrera, along with junior Mikayla Scott.

“I expect a lot,” Hugus says. “We had a good season last year and have five players returning. The challenges we face are that we have two new setters to the team this year. Communication

is going to be very important.”Scott developed into one of the

league’s better hitters last year, and Nutt cements the defense

along the net with her blocking. Freshman Hannah Hilderbrand adds some height to the front line that last season’s squad lacked.

Perez, Galvan and Herrera also bring back the experience of last year’s run to the playoffs.

With 26 players turning out,

the Hornets are also developing depth in the program that they hope will sustain the success they had last year.

Hugus says she has been impressed by the dedication of her upperclassmen, who will play under their third head coach in three years. Before last season, the Hornet varsity had one just won match in three years before turning things around.

“I want to emphasize team-work and leadership,” she says. “They have shown a lot of commitment and love for the game.”


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The Oroville volleyball team includes (front row, l-r) Jessica Galvan, Coutrnee Kallstrom, Sydney Egerton, (back) Hannah Hilderbrand, Mikayla Scott, Monica Herrera, Andrea Perez and Rachelle Nutt.

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TONASKET VOLLEYBALLSCHEDULE

Sep 11 * at Manson 7:00 pmSep 16 * Liberty Bell 7:00 pmSep 18 * Brewster 7:00 pmSep 23 * at Okanogan 7:00 pmSep 25 * Lk Roosevelt 7:00 pmSep 30 * at Oroville 7:00 pmOct 2 * Bridgeport 7:00 pmOct 4 at Quincy Tourn 9:00 amOct 7 * Manson 7:00 pmOct 9 * at Liberty Bell 7:00 pmOct 14 * at Brewster 7:00 pmOct 16 * Okanogan 7:00 pmOct 21 * at Lk Roosevelt 7:00 pmOct 23 * Oroville 7:00 pmOct 28 * at Bridgeport 7:00 pm



The Tonasket volleyball team includes (front row, l-r) Chelsea Vasquez, Faith Lofthus, Taylon Pilkinton, Alissa Young, (back) Vanessa Pershing, Alexa Sutton, Kasey Nelson, Allison Glanzer and Rachael Sawyer.

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SENIORS TONASKET VOLLEYBALL VARSITY ROSTER

Name GrAllison Glanzer 12Rachael Sawyer 12Alissa Young 12Kasey Nelson 11Vanessa Pershing 11Alexa Sutton 10Chelsea Vasquez 10Faith Lofthus 9Taylon Pilkinton 9

JV/C SquadsEllie Burse, Alexia Gavin, Nicole

Juarez, Samantha Keller, Shy-ane Lewis, Serenity Poletti, Rachel Silverthorn, Olivia Sut-ton, Kyra Whiting, Myhe Wil-liams, Trinity DeJong, Melanie Gronlund, Meri Hirst, Dayzie Keller, Sandra Magdaleno, Alyssa Montenegro, Kally Ray, Zoe Rodriquez, Carmela Salazar, Alycia Tibbs, Cynthia Calderone

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OROVILLE VOLLEYBALLSCHEDULE

Sep 9 * Okanogan 7:00 pmSep 16 * at Lk Roos. 6:30 pmSep 18 * at Liberty Bell 6:30 pmSep 23 * Bridgeport 6:30 pmSep 25 * at Manson 6:30 pmSep 30 * Tonasket 7:00 pmOct 2 * at Brewster 6:30 pmOct 7 * at Okanogan 7:00 pmOct 9 * Lk Roosevelt 6:30 pmOct 14 * Liberty Bell 6:30 pmOct 16 * at Bridgeport 6:30 pmOct 21 * Manson 6:30 pmOct 23 * at Tonasket 7:00 pmOct 28 * Brewster 6:30 pm*League match

# Playoff schedule TBA, if qualify(preceded by JV)

OROVILLE VOLLEYBALL VARSITY ROSTER

# Name Gr4 Rachelle Nutt 129 Jessica Galvan 1210 Monica Herrera 1215 Andrea Perez 1213 Mikayla Scott 1112 Courtnee Kallstrom 106 Hannah Hilderbrand 98 Sydney Egerton 9

JV/C SquadsBeth Vernon, Brittaney Minarcin,

Callie Krupkat, Early-Dawn Cantrell, Ellamae Burnell, Estifenny Carrillo, Hannah McCoy, Havannah Worrell, Heidi Gronlund, Jennifer Vazquez, Lena Fuchs, Mar-cela Ocampo, Narya Naillon, Sarai Camacho, Stephanie Ruvalcaba, Vanessa Velasco, Veronica Iniguez, Victoria Holcomb.

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FOOTBALL STANDINGS

CARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team W L PF PA W L PF PA* Cashmere 7 0 47.1 17.9 11 2 41.5 18.2* Okanogan 6 1 32.0 20.6 10 2 31.3 19.3* Chelan 5 2 31.7 15.3 6 4 30.0 16.3* Cascade 4 3 35.9 22.7 5 5 31.8 23.2Quincy 3 4 24.3 21.0 4 6 24.3 20.4Brewster 2 5 23.1 36.4 3 7 23.5 30.1Tonasket 1 6 12.3 39.0 3 7 17.0 32.8Omak 0 7 8.0 41.9 0 9 7.2 41.0* Post-season qualifierState qualifiers: Cashmere (3rd place); Okanogan

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION (1B/2B)Team W L RS RA W L RS RA* White Swan 6 0 40.5 20.7 9 2 35.7 20.3* Oroville 4 2 37.7 20.5 7 3 37.4 20.7Liberty Bell 4 2 43.0 15.8 4 2 43.0 15.8Kittitas 3 3 23.7 30.2 3 5 19.3 31.9Manson 2 4 23.8 44.8 2 7 21.2 45.4Bridgeport 1 5 23.5 42.8 1 9 20.7 40.3Lake Roosevelt 1 5 15.5 32.8 4 6 18.8 30.2* State qualifiers

VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS

CARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team W L GW GL W L GW GL* Cascade 14 0 42 3 28 4 76 18* Chelan 12 2 39 6 29 4 81 12* Brewster 9 5 29 18 16 6 47 26* Omak 9 5 29 19 9 6 31 22* Quincy 6 8 21 26 8 12 28 36Okanogan 4 10 14 34 4 10 14 34Cashmere 2 12 9 36 2 13 10 39Tonasket 0 14 1 42 0 16 3 48* Post-season qualifierState qualifiers: Cascade (state champ); Chelan (2nd place)

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION (1B/2B)Team W L RS RA W L RS RA* Bridgeport 7 1 21 11 10 10 30 39* Liberty Bell 6 2 22 10 10 6 38 22* Oroville 5 3 19 16 8 8 34 33Lake Roosevelt 1 7 8 22 2 15 14 44Manson 1 7 12 23 3 11 22 36* Post-season qualifierState qualifiers: None

GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS

CARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team Pts. W L GF GA W L T GF GA* Cashmere 42 14 0 102 5 17 2 0 119 9* Cascade 36 12 2 76 8 13 5 0 82 16* Okanogan 30 10 4 45 22 11 6 0 50 29* Tonasket 22 7 7 38 24 9 8 0 55 34* Brewster 20 7 7 15 40 9 9 0 23 56* Omak 7 2 12 11 64 3 14 0 19 70Chelan 6 2 12 15 80 3 13 0 20 86Quincy 5 2 12 11 70 2 14 0 12 86 * Post-season qualifierState Qualifiers: Cashmere, Cascade

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE (B)Team Pts. W L GF GA W L T GF GA* Bridgeport 22 8 0 21 3 15 2 0 49 14* Liberty Bell 19 6 2 30 7 12 8 0 56 41* Entiat 12 4 4 13 18 6 11 0 20 42* Oroville 6 2 6 7 29 3 13 0 14 64Manson 1 0 8 2 16 0 12 0 2 29* Post-season qualifierState Qualifiers: Liberty Bell (3rd place)

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY STANDINGS / STATE QUALIFIERS

Caribou Trail League FinalsTEAM1. Cashmere 42; 2. Quincy 63; 3. Cascade 79; 4. Chelan 83; 5. Omak 87; 6. Tonasket 185; 7. Brewster 201.INDIVIDUAL (TOP 15 AND TONASKET) - 2.8 MI.1. Spencer Elmore, Quincy, 15:23.2; 2. Daniel Olmstead, Cascade, 15:35.7; 3. Jonathan Mangas, Cashmere, 15:43.5; 4. Ivan Reyes, Chelan, 15:47.3; 5. Victor Salgado, Quincy, 15:50.6; 6. Morgan O’Dell, Omak, 15:51.3; 7. Samuel Goble, Omak, 16:03.9; 8. Drew Van Polen, Cashmere, 16:07.1; 9. Eli Phillips, Cashmere, 16:10.8; 10. Ricardo Naranjo, Cashmere, 16:11.3; 11. Jimmy Garcia, Quincy, 16:11.9; 12. Oliver Fernandez, Cashmere, 16:23.6; 13. Cole Paton, Cashmere, 16:24.4; 14. Ian Allen, Chelan, 16:26.0; 15. Nathan Wells, Cascade, 16:29.8; 31. Adrian McCarthy, Tonasket, 17:46.0; 35. Tim Jackson, Tonasket, 18:18.1; 36. Bryden Hires, Tonasket, 18:23.1; 41. Smith Condon, Tonasket, 19:08.7; 42. Abe Podkranic, Tonasket, 19:11.7; 44. Hunter Swanson, Tonasket, 19:53.3; 46. Keeton Hoines, Tonasket, 21:25.8.CTL 1A State MedalistsSpencer Elmore, Quincy (10th, 16:36.66).

Central Washington League North FinalsTEAM1. Liberty Bell 18, 2. Lake Roosevelt 62, 3. Bridgeport 73, 4. Oroville 85.

INDIVIDUAL (TOP 15 AND OROVILLE RESULTS) - 5K1. Ben Klemmeck, Liberty Bell, 17:52; 2. Liam Daily, Liberty Bell, 17:55; 3. Oren Cox, Bridgeport, 18:18; 4. Morgan Ott, Liberty Bell, 18:20; 5. Josiah Klemmeck, Liberty Bell, 18:24; 6. Willy Duguay, Liberty Bell, 18:26; 7. Ryan Widhalm, Riverside Christian, 18:54; 8. Miguel Leyva, Manson, 19:12; 9. Ray Yazzie, Lake Roosevelt, 19:28; 10. Sam Thomas, Manson, 20:21; 11. Logan Szafas, Liberty Bell, 20:24; 12. Marc Martinez, Bridgeport, 20:49; 13. Carter Dornfeld, Liberty Bell, 20:50; 14. Robert George, Lake Roosevelt, 20:58; 15. Brandon Desautel, Lake Roosevelt, 21:06; 16. Diego Santana, Oroville, 21:25; 20. Javier Castillo, Oroville, 22:01; 22. Nahum Garfias, Oroville, 22:40; 26. Emmanuel Castrejon, Oroville, 23:29; 29. Daniel Castrejon, Oroville, 24:19; 32. Dakota Haney, Oroville, 27:05.

CWL 2B North State Medalists - 5kLiam Daily, Liberty Bell (6th, 16:44.74); Ben Klemmeck, Liberty Bell (7th, 16:50.01).

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STANDINGS / STATE QUALIFIERS

Caribou Trail League FinalsTEAM1. Cascade 52; 2. Chelan 56; 3. Omak 77; 4. Cashmere 80; 5. Tonasket 117; 6. Quincy 121, Brewster NS.

INDIVIDUAL (TOP 15 AND TONASKET) - 2.8 MI.1. Erin Mullins, Cascade, 17:14.9; 2. Jennifer Novikoff, Cascade, 19:14.7; 3. Addison Ivory, Chelan, 19:16.1; 4. Sarah O’Dell, Omak, 19:38.7; 5. Lydia Youkey, Cascade, 19:39.1; 6. Breanna Knishka, Cashmere, 19:43.2; 7. Amber Monroe, Tonasket, 19:48.0; 8. Jesica Bauer, Cashmere, 19:49.9; 9. Jessica Oules, Chelan, 19:53.4; 10. Jasmine Gonzalez, Cashmere, 20:07.0; 11. Alexandra O’Dell, Omak, 20:08.7; 12. Abigail Early, Omak, 20:22.2; 13. Daisy Campos, Chelan, 20:23.5; 14. Jessica Galvan, Chelan, 20:24.2; 15. Johnna Terris, Tonasket, 20:38.2; 25. Lea Berger, Tonasket, 22:43.7; 30. Jenna Valentine, Tonasket, 23:12.3; 40. Kallie Mirick, Tonasket, 28:08.7.

CTL 1A State MedalistsErin Mullins, Cascade (State Champion, 18:32.76).

Central Washington League North Finals

NO TEAM SCORING

INDIVIDUAL (ALL FINISHERS) - 5K1. Sierra Speiker, Oroville, 18:26; 2. Ashley Palmer, Lake Roosevelt, 22:09; 3. Alexia Hanway, Lake Roosevelt, 24:39; 4. Rhiannon Easter, Pateros, 24:48; 5. Letty Trejo, Bridgeport, 25:25; 6. Lilly Schlotzhauer, Liberty Bell, 25:34; 7. Melissa Gray, Pateros, 27:07; 8. Elsie Valdovinos, Bridgeport, 27:56; 9. Clare Castrodale, Lake Roosevelt, 28:27; 10. Anai Palacios, Bridgeport, 29:03; 11. Annie Miller, Riverside Christian, 29:04; 12. Phoebe Poynter, Oroville, 30:32; 13. Maddy Varrelman, Bridgeport, 31:24. CWL 2B North MedalistsSierra Speiker, Oroville (State Champion, 18:20.41).

2013 SEASON IN REVIEW

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FALL SPORTS SEASON!

Washington state high school modifications to FIFA soccer rulesAs much as any game, soc-

cer rules often differ from those seen in the major professional leagues, especially in regards to substitutions. The following is a summary of the modifications made at the high school level to FIFA laws that govern the sport worldwide.

LAW 1: THE FIELD OF PLAY

FIELD CONDITIONS

Up until the moment the game begins, it is the responsibility of the host institution or game man-agement to judge whether or not the condition of the field, the elements and other conditions affecting the safety of the field of play allow for a safe game to begin. Once the game begins, and until it ends, the determination of whether or not a game may be safely continued shall be made by the referee.

LIGHTNING GUIDELINES

When thunder is heard, or a cloud-to-ground lightning bolt is seen, the thunderstorm is close

enough to strike your location with lightning. Suspend play and take shelter immediately. Once play has been suspended, wait at least 30 minutes after the last thunder is heard or flash of light-ning is witnessed prior to resum-ing play. Any subsequent thunder or lightning after the beginning of the 30-minute count reset the clock and another 30-minute count should begin.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES

The use of electronic commu-nication devices is allowed in the bench area. These devices, how-ever, cannot be used to commu-nicate with athletes on the field during the game.

LAW 3: THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS

SUBSTITUTIONS

With the permission of the ref-eree, either team may substitute an unlimited number of players at any stoppage.

CONCUSSION RULE

Coaches:• Shall educate their athletes

on the signs and symptoms of concussion and encourage ath-letes to notify a coach if they or a teammate exhibits those signs or symptoms.

• Shall immediately remove from participation/competition any athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury.

• Shall not allow an athlete who has been removed from play because of a suspected concus-sion/brain injury to return to play until the athlete has received written clearance from a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of brain injuries.

BLOOD RULE

An athlete who is bleeding, has an open wound, has any amount of blood on his/her uniform, or has blood on his/her person, shall be directed to leave the field until the bleeding has stopped, the wound is covered, the uniform and/or body is appropriately

cleaned, and/or the uniform is changed before returning to com-petition. That player shall leave the field but may be replaced.

LAW 4: THE PLAYERS’ EQUIPMENT

COACHES’ RESPONSIBILITY

Each head coach shall be responsible for ensuring that each of his/her players is properly and legally equipped. The head coach shall receive the first caution issued for an illegally equipped player. All subsequent cautions for illegally equipped player(s) shall be issued directly to the player(s) and not the head coach.

LAW 7: THE DURATION OF THE MATCH

LENGTH OF PERIODS

The match lasts two equal peri-ods of 40 minutes. The WIAA recommends that middle level schools play two equal periods of 30 minute halves or four equal quarters of 15 minutes.

Periods may be shortened

if mutually agreed upon or in any emergency, by agreement of coaches or ordered by the ref-eree, provided it is determined to shorten the periods before the game or before the second period.

The referee is responsible for keeping the time of the game. If the field site has a clock, it shall be run to 2:00 then official time will be utilized which includes stop-page time kept on field. The ref-eree will indicate to both coaches as to how much time remains.

In the event a game must be suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to con-tinue play, the referee shall declare it an official game if one complete half or more of the game has been played. If less than one-half of the game has been played, the game may be rescheduled from the start, or restarted from the suspension of play.

INTERVALS BETWEEN PERIODS

The halftime interval shall be 10 minutes unless opposing coaches mutually agree to a dif-ferent length.

TIE GAMES

State Tournament Games: Two (2) golden goal five (5) minute overtimes. If still tied, kicks from the mark will decide the results.

LAW 12: FOULS AND MISCONDUCT

PLAYER SEND OFF

A player, substitute or substi-tuted player who has been shown a red card may remain in the team area.

COACH / ADULT BENCH PERSONNEL

A coach or other adult bench personnel, who has been cau-tioned, should be shown a yel-low card. A coach or other adult bench personnel who has been shown a red card must leave the vicinity of the playing area imme-diately and may not have con-tact, direct or indirect, with the team during the remainder of the game. Failure to comply shall result in termination of the game.

Source: Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

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