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PAGE B2 OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE | MARCH 15, 2012

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TONASKET - Tonasket track and field coach Bob Thornton got his first pleasant surprise of the spring when nearly 60 ath-letes showed up for early-season practices.

Other than running out of warm-ups, it bodes well for a Tiger squad that already was returning several athletes with state finals aspirations. He’s hop-ing that other surprises turn up from amongst his large number of untested athletes.

“With 57 athletes we can cover all the events,” Thornton says. “As the ones that are new to track this year get experience, we hope to have people place in all the events.

“We have a lot of new athletes so we have a lot of potential as the season goes on to do well as a team.”

Of course, the highest hopes are many of the returners.

On the boys side, John Stedtfeld (100 and 200-meter dashes) ran at state in the 4x100 relay and looks to return both in that event and in his individual races.

Jake Hickman -- also part of that relay, and a solid cross coun-try runner in the fall -- looks to

split the difference and use that mix of speed and endurance in the 800.

Damon Halvorsen will try to capitalize on his state cross coun-try experience to crack into the state track finals in the 1600 and 3200, while sophomore Collin

Aitcheson looks to build on early success in the 300 hurdles.

For the girls, Kylie Dellinger will push for a state spot in the

1600, while hurdlers Kathryn Cleman (300) and Devan Utt (100) should also be a threat.

Sophomore Cassie Spear should also be strong in the 400.

The Tigers also have high hopes for sophomore transfer Emily Mills, who was a multiple state qualifier for Oroville in the sprints. Pending eligibility trans-fer approval, she could add to the girls team what the boys lost when state qualifier Kris Marthini transferred to Oroville.

“There is always someone new that steps up and finishes the season strong,” Thornton says. “We always emphasize personal records with the goal of having everyone set new PRs at the end of the season. If they can do that we should do well as a team, too.

“We have good leadership,” he added. “So as we combine hard work with having fun it should be another great season. Our goal is always to end the season at the state meet in Cheney. Everyone from the newcomers to the “old-timers” are working hard and are focused on getting better, so I believe we we’ll get better as the season goes on.”

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The Tonasket track and field teams include (front row, l-r) Johnathon Tellez, Jessica Puente, Norma Ornelas, Yazmin Cervantes, Jenny Bello, Vanessa Aguayo, Austin Knowlton, Adam Halvorsen, Ethan Knowlton, Zach Collins, Kelly Cruz, Cassie Spear, Alicia Edwards (second row) Kathryn Cleman, Devan Utt, Collin Aitcheson, Braxton Wilson, Smith Condon, Alissa Young, Kallie Mirick, Chista McCormick, Savannah Clinedinst, Kyle Dellinger, Mary Naylor, Allison Glanzer, Rosemary Luna, Dalton Smith, (third row) Michael Biernacki, Zach Villalva, Jake Hickman, John Stedtfeld, David Williams, Karlie Henneman, Roberto Juarez, Shea Smith, Lucas Vugteveen, Kyndra Dellinger, Amber Kilpatrick, Emily Mills, Jonalynn Glover, Yessica Gomez, Timmerica Spellman, (back) Joaquin Polito, Dallas Tyus, Chad Edwards, Damon Halvorsen, Dakota Bogart, Dillon Zemtseff, David Moreno, Ethan Bensing, Devyn Catone, Jenna Davisson, Jose Hernandez, Tashia West, head coach Bob Thornton and assistant coach Dewie Edwards.

Tigers hope big numbers equal success

1A StandardsIn 1A, top 3 athletes in each

event at at Distrct 6/7 regional meet qualify for state. Additional athletes may qualify if they meet the additional qualifying stan-dards listed below.

1A BOYSEvent FAT Hand100 11.46 11.3200 22.92 22.7400 50.68 50.5800 1:58.46 1:58.31600 4:24.98 4:24.83200 9:49.91 9:49.7

110H 15.67 15.5300H 40.44 40.24x100 44.26 44.14x400 3:30.93 3:38.7

Shot Put 50-9.25Discus 156-7Javelin 176-6Long Jump 21-10Triple Jump 43-3.5High Jump 6-1.75Pole Vault 13-1

1A GIRLSEvent FAT Hand100 13.13 12.9200 26.58 26.4

400 1:00.00 59.8800 2:25.20 2:25.01600 5:19.89 5:19.73200 11:38.80 11:38.6100H 16.21 16.0300H 47.06 46.94x100 51.16 51.04x200 1:47.21 1:46.84x400 4:08.72 4:08.5

Shot Put 37-7.75Discus 121-8Javelin 129-2.75Long Jump 16-11.25Triple Jump 34-10.25High Jump 5-2.5Pole Vault 9-8

TONASKET TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

Mar 17 at Riverside Christian Papa Wells Invitational 11:00 amMar 24 at Ephrata Invitational 11:00 amMar 27 at Eastmont JV 3:30 pmMar 31 at Oroville Eagle Home Mortgage Invitational 11:30 amApr 10 at Bridgeport (Brewster Co-ed) 4:00 pmApr 13 Tonasket Invitational 3:30 pmApr 17 at Okanogan Real Dirt / Real Track 3:30 pmApr 28 at Riverside Invitational 10:00 amMay 1 at Bridgeport Invitational 4:00 pmMay 4 at Caribou Trail League Finals (Cashmere) 3:30 pmMay 11 District 6 Meet (home) 3:30 pmMay 18 at Regional (District 6/7) Meet (Cashmere) 3:30 pmMay 25-6 at State Meet (Eastern Washington University) 10:00 am

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GIRLSName GrKyndra Dellinger Sr.Amber Kilpatrick Sr.Ali Hill Sr.Kelly Cruz Jr.Alicia Edwards Jr.Karlie Henneman Jr.Jessica Puente Jr.Shea Smith Jr.Devan Utt Jr.Tashia West Jr.Vanessa Aguayo So.Jenny Bello So.Yazmin Cervantes So.Kathryn Cleman So.Savannah Clinedinst So.Jenna Davisson So.Kylie Dellinger So.Jonalynn Glover So.Christa McCormick So.Emily Mills So.Norma Ornelas So.Cassie Spear So.Daniela Bravo Fr.Allison Glanzer Fr.Jessica Gomez Fr.Rosemary Luna Fr.Kallie Mirick Fr.Mary Naylor Fr.Timmerica Spellman Fr.Alissa Young Fr.

BOYSName GrDakota Bogart Sr.Damon Halvorsen Sr.Jake Hickman Sr.John Stedtfeld Sr.Dillon Zemtse� Sr.Jose Hernandez Jr.Zach Villalva Jr.David Williams Jr.Collin Aitcheson So.Cameron Baller So.Zach Collins So.Roberto Juarez So.Ethan Bensing Fr.Michael Biernacki Fr.Devyn Catone Fr.Smith Condon Fr.Chad Edwards Fr.Adam Halvorsen Fr.Austin Knowlton Fr.Ethan Knowlton Fr.David Moreno Fr.Joaquin Polito Fr.Dalton Smith Fr.Jonathan Tellez Fr.Dallas Tyus Fr.Lucas Vugteveen Fr.Braxton Wilson Fr.

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OROVILLE - If the Oroville track teams can get and stay healthy, the sky would seem to be the limit for the Hornets.

The Oroville girls finished ninth at the 2B state meet last season and the boys didn’t score, but Hornets coach Harold Jensen looks at his collection of talent and sees the potential for a big jump this season.

“We’re deep with talent, if we can stay healthy,” Jensen says. “We’ve got quite a few kids who went to state last year coming back, and the teams that were ahead of us don’t seem to have a lot of fabulous freshmen com-ing up.

“These are fun times.”On the girls side, four state

placers return. And those four were all multiple-event state qual-ifiers.

Leading the way are Callie Barker, who took second in the pole vault as well as running a state-qualifying 4x400 relay;

Sierra Speiker, who placed in the 1600 (3rd) and 3200 (8th) as well as qualifying for the 800 and running the 4x400 relay; Kaitlyn Grunst, a medalist in the high jump (7th) and 4x200 relay qual-ifier; and Kelsey Hughes, who took fourth in the discus, eighth in the javelin and 10th in the shot put.

Hughes, of course, missed most of the girls basketball season with a knee injury, but is hoping to be back to make a late run at state to finish off her senior season.

“But even without her,” Jensen says, “we have the potential to be a top-four team.”

That’s in no small part because he expects several state qualfiers

from last year to break into the medals, including Brittany Jewitt (javelin), Naomi Peters (relays and hurdles) and Madison Hatch (pole vault). Breanne Dodd also ran at state as part of the 4x100 relay. Both the Hornets’ state-qualifying 4x100 and 4x400 relays return three of their four legs.

The Hornets did lose two-time

medalist Emily Mills (transfer to Tonasket), but picked up Kris Marthini (transfer from Tonasket, pending an eligibility hearing).

If he’s able to run, Marthini should bolster a boys squad that already looked much stronger than it did a year ago. Marthini took third at the state 1A finals in the 200 for the Tigers last year.

Caleb Haney finished ninth at state in the discus last year and looks to improve that per-formance, as well as qualify in the shot put. C.J. Mathews should be a state contender in multiple events, including sprints, hurdles and pole vault. Zack Speiker, who played baseball last year, should make a big impact in the distance events after finishing third at the state cross country finals last fall.

“I really think this could be a top four team, too,” Jensen says. “Winning districts and finishing well at state, they’re things that on paper we should be able to do.”

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OROVILLE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

Mar 24 at Ephrata Ray Cross Invite 11:00 amMar 31 Oroville Invite 11:30 amApr 10 at Bridgeport (Brewster Co-Ed) 4:00 pmApr 13 at Tonasket Invite 3:30 pmApr 21 at Quincy Invite 10:00 amApr 24 at Mansfi eld Invite 4:00 pmApr 27 at Cascade Invite 4:00 pmMay 1 at Bridgeport Invite 4:00 pmMay 4 at Liberty Bell Invite 4:00 pmMay 10 at CWL Sub-district TBAMay 19 at Regionals (Cashmere) 11:00 amMay 25-6 at State Finals (EWU) 10:00 am

2B StandardsIn 2B, top 4 boys and top 3

girls in each event at District 5/6 regional meet qualify for state. Additional athletes may qualify if they meet the additional quali-fying standards listed below.

2B BOYSEvent FAT Hand100 11.76 11.6

200 23.40 23.2400 51.89 51.7800 2:01.00 2:00.81600 4:33.78 4:33.63200 10:05.90 10:05.7110H 16.04 15.8300H 41.24 41.04x100 44.94 44.74x400 3:33.37 3:33.2

Shot Put 48-1.5Discus 147-3.5Javelin 177-11

Long Jump 21-10.25Triple Jump 43-0High Jump 6-1Pole Vault 12-6

2B GIRLSEvent FAT Hand100 13.3 13.1200 26.86 26.7400 1:00.66 1:00.5800 2:24.84 2:24.61600 5:21.04 5:20.83200 11:47.97 11:47.8

100H 16.78 16.6300H 47.65 47.54x100 52.45 52.34x200 1:49.75 1:49.64x400 4:15.46 4:15.3

Shot Put 36-3.5Discus 115-6Javelin 117-5.5Long Jump 16-7.5Triple Jump 33-5High Jump 5-1Pole Vault 8-11

OROVILLETRACK AND FIELD

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GIRLSName GrBreanna Dodd Sr.Madison Hatch Sr.Kelsey Hughes Sr.Naomi Peters Sr.Callie Barker Jr.Breanna Ervin Jr.Lisa Hartvig Jr.Katie Tietje Jr.Alexa Werner Jr.Kaitlyn Grunst So.Brittany Jewett So.Sierra Speiker So.Kylee Davis Fr.Andrea Perez Fr.Kali Peters Fr.Bethany Roley Fr.

BOYSName GrCaleb Haney Sr.Kris Marthini Sr.C.J. Mathews Sr.Zack Speiker Sr.Tyler Vanderhaar Jr.Sean DeWitte So.Luke Kindred So.Connelly Quick So.Ruben Renfro So.Diego Santana So.Tanner Smith So.

Head coach: Harold JensenAssistant coach: Tony Kindred


The Oroville track teams include (front row, l-r) Bethany Roley, Callie Barker, Kaitlyn Grunst, Kali Peters, Madison Hatch, Naomi Peters, Brittany Jewett, Breanna Dodd, (middle) Katie Tietje, Alexa Werner, C.J. Mathews, Sierra Speiker, Kylee Davis, Kris Marthini, Lisa Hartvig, Breana Ervin, Andrea Perez, (back) Caleb Haney, head coach Harold Jensen, Diego Santana, Luke Kindred, Tanner Smith, Zack Speiker, Tyler Vanderhaar, Ruben B. Renfro, Sean DeWitte, assistant coach Tony Kindred and Connelly Quick.

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High hopes for Oroville track and field

Multiple state qualifiers return to bolster Hornets’ state finals hopes

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The Hornets hope that senior Kelsey Hughes, recovering from a knee injury, is back in top form by the time district and state meets roll around in May. Hughes was a three-event state qualifier in 2011.


OROVILLE - New Oroville boys soccer coach Mike Pitts has high aspi-rations for the Hornets, both on and off the field.

The good news is that he’ll have a good portion of last year’s team to work with.

Unfortunately, last year’s seniors accounted for much of the the Hornets’ scoring during a 3-12 season that featured victo-ries only over Liberty Bell (twice) and Tonasket.

Pitts said the team’s top two goals were to win the Central Washington B League title and improve each player’s academic Grade Point Average compared to last year.

Reaching the league champi-onship goal will require meet-ing Pitts’ third goal for the team: reducing its goals allowed from

2011.The Hornets gave up 75 goals

in 10 league contests last year while finishing fifth out of six teams.

Only Liberty Bell (79) allowed more. More to the point, fourth-place Bridgeport allowed 36 and the league’s top three teams allowed a total of 33 between them.

Pitts will have plenty of expe-rienced players to work with, though, as 11 Hornets return to the pitch this spring.

Those include seniors Cruz Viveros, Jose Viveros, Raul Rodriguez, Levi Werner, Alex Alvarez and key underclassmen Michael Ripley, Angel Camacho and Connelly Quick.

Quick and Ripley give the Hornets experiene on the back end in front of goalkeeper

Werner. Rodriguez, Camacho and

Alvarez provide key experience up front.

Pitts hasn’t coached before but is very familiar with the game.

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mission from 1996-8,” he says.Pitts made the Utah Valley State

practice squad in 1999 and played competitively in Salt Lake City and Brigham Young University leagues for six years as a for-ward, striker and fullback. He also played recreationally with the El Centro (California) Border Patrol team in 2003-5.


TONASKET - Only time will tell if a big turnout for the Tonasket boys soccer team will result in more victories for the Tigers, but it does give new coach Jack Goyette plenty of options in terms of evaluating the talent on hand.

Goyette, the Tigers’ third coach since the beginning of last season, had 36 players turn out for the team, up from the 17 that popu-lated Tonasket’s roster a year ago.

And since 27 of those 36 are new, as well as the coach, the Tigers aren’t likely to bear much resemblance to the 2011 squad that didn’t win a Caribou Trail League game and finished 2-13-1 overall.

Of the returners, goalkeeper Lazaro Ortega was a second-team all-CTL selection last year despite giving up five goals a game as he faced a stunning number of shots.

Senior defender Adrian Ramos and junior midfielder Jesus Alverez were honorable men-tion all-league-selections, giving the Tigers three players to build around.

Senior Kevin Aitcheson and sophomore Michael Orozco also proved to be goal-scoring threats a year ago.

Junior Joel Cosino, sopho-more Matilde Pacheco, junior Wyatt O’Brien and sophomore Marcelino Ruiz-Martell also return.

With a new coach and a rela-tively inexperienced squad, the

Tigers may take their lumps early. But as the player learn a new system and unproven tal-

ent is uncovered, Tonasket hopes to move its way up in the CTL standings in the near future.

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Mar 20 at Okanogan 4:30 pmMar 22 at Tonasket 4:30 pmMar 27 *Liberty Bell 4:30 pmMar 29 Tonasket 4:30 pmMar 31 *Warden 11:00 amApr 10 *at Manson 4:30 pmApr 12 at Omak 4:30 pmApr 14 *at Bridgeport 11:00 amApr 17 *Brewster 4:00 pm

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TONASKET BOYS SOCCER SCHEDULE

Mar 17 Manson 11:00 amMar 20 Liberty Bell 4:30 pmMar 22 Oroville 4:30 pmMar 24 Bridgeport 11:00 amMar 27 *at Cascade 4:30 pmMar 29 at Oroville 4:30 pmMar 31 *at Chelan 11:00 amApr 10 *at Okanogan 4:30 pmApr 12 at Bridgeport 4:30 pmApr 14 *Omak 11:00 amApr 17 *Chelan 4:30 pmApr 21 *Cashmere 11:00 amApr 24 *at Omak 4:30 pmApr 28 *Cascade 11:00 amMay 1 *at Cashmere 4:30 pmMay 3 *Okanogan 4:30 pmMay 7 # at District TBAMay 12 # at Bi-District TBAMay 16 # at State TBA


TONASKET BOYS SOCCERROSTER

# Name GrKevin Aitcheson Sr.Gustavo Camacho Sr.Pedro Suazo Gomez Sr.Daniel Martinez Sr.Daniel Ortega Sr.Lazaro Ortega Sr.Jon Pantaleon Sr.Adrian Ramos Sr.Luis Rivera Sr.Jared Stedtfeld Sr.Jesus Alvarez Jr.Joel Cosino Jr.Brayson Hires Jr.Tim Jackson Jr.Jose Lopez Jr.Wyatt O’Brien Jr.Matilde Pacheco Jr.Ivan Rios Jr.Jesus Alvarez So.Oscar Avilez So.Marwin Baron So.Cody Burse So.Tim Jackson So.Michael Orozco So.Marcelino Ruiz-Martell So.Levan Sabahktorashvik So.Abran Alvarez Fr.Blake Ash Fr.Christian Diaz Fr.Cristian Garcia Fr.Johan Hjaltason Fr.Manuel Puente Fr.Cesar Reynoso Fr.Antonio Sanchez Fr.Noe Vazquez Fr.Head coach: Jack GoyetteAssistant coach: Todd Mathews

OROVILLE BOYS SOCCERROSTER

# Name Pos GrAlex Alvarez F Sr.Leonel Delgado F/M Sr.Raul Rodriguez F Sr.Cruz Viveros M Sr.Jose Viveros M Sr.Levi Werner GK Sr.Ray Arcniega D Jr.Angel Camacho M/F Jr.Ezequias Layata M/F Jr.Sebastian Lindner M/F Jr.Michael Ripley D Jr.Abraham Capote M So.Lukas Mieirs GK So.Connelly Quick D SoLeo Curiel F/D Fr.Cesar Lozano M Fr.Jose Ornelas D Fr.Brian Wise M Fr.

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The Tonasket boys soccer team includes (front row, l-r) Antonio Sanchez, Joel Cosino, Lazaro Ortega, Cristian Garcia, Marcelino Ruiz-Martell, Tim Jackson, (middle) Cesar Reynoso, Daniel Martinez, Abran Alvarez, Jon Pantaleon, Matilde Pacheco, Oscar Avilez, Noe Vazquez, Levan Sabahktorashvik, (back) head coach Jack Goyette, Pedro Suazo Gomez, Jesus Alvarez, Jose Lopez, Luis (Cristiano) Rivera, Michael Orozco, Kevin Aitcheson, Marwin Baron, Brayson Hires, Wyatt O’Brien and assistant coach Todd Mathews. At left, tonasket and Oroville will rejoin their soccer rivalry at Tonasket on March 22 and at Oroville on March 29.Photos by Brent Baker and Terry Mills


Oroville’s boys soccer team includes (front row, l-r) assistant coach Laura Kinman, Ray Arciniega, Michael Ripley, Leonardo Curiel, Brian Wise, Angel Camacho, Cesar Lozano, E.Z. Delgado, (back) Alex Alvarez, Raul Rodriguez, Sebastian Lindner, Abraham Capote, Lukas Mieirs, Levi Werner, Connelly Quick, Jose Viveros, Cruz Viveros and head coach Mike Pitts.

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Mar 17 at Esmt vs WS 1:00 pmMar 20 * Wilson Creek 4:00 pmMar 22 at Tonasket 4:00 pmMar 27 *at Lk Roosevelt 4:00 pmMar 28 at Okanogan 4:00 pmMar 29 *at Entiat 4:00 pmApr 10 *at Liberty Bell 4:00 pmApr 12 at Omak 4:30 pmApr 13 *at Pateros-Brw 4:00 pmApr 14 at Esmt vs WS 1:00 pmApr 17 *at Wilson Creek 3:00 pmApr 19 *Pateros-Brw 4:00 pmApr 24 *Lk Roosevelt 4:00 pmApr 26 *Entiat 4:00 pmMay 1 *Liberty Bell 4:00 pmMay 3 *Okanogan 4:00 pmMay 15 #District begins TBAMay 25 #State begins TBA


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Mar 17 at Lk Roosevelt 11:00 amMar 22 Oroville 4:30 pmMar 24 at Ephrata 11:00 amMar 27 *Cascade 4:30 pmMar 29 Omak 4:30 pmApr 10 *at Okanogan 4:30 pmApr 12 *at Chelan 4:30 pmApr 14 *Omak 4:30 am

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BOYSName GrLucas Detillian Sr.Caleb Knowlton Sr.Russell Perry Sr.David Standley Sr.Devin Taylor Sr.Anthony Verhasselt Sr.Hunter Timm Jr.Brian Hendrick So.Levi Schell So.Trevor Terris So.Colton Leep Fr.Morgan O’Brien Fr.Conner Williams Fr.

GIRLSName GrCayla Monroe Sr.Trista Romig Sr.Michelle Timmerman Sr.Cierra Williams Sr.Megan Beyers Jr.Claire Thornton Jr.Brisa Leep So.Michaela Newton So.Abby Gschiel So.Marchand Renald So.Madie Villalva So.Cassie Blaney Fr.Anna St. Martin Fr.Luca IzzyPim TEsmerelda CanoHead coach: Dave BuchheimAssistant coach: Billy Monroe

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GIRLSName GrJenavonne Glover Sr.Megan Mieirs Sr.Krysta VanWoert Sr.Becky Arrigoni Jr.Ali Miller Jr.Aya Cruspero So.Ashley Marcolin So.Angela Nelson So.Menze Pickering So.

Madeline Richardson So.Monica Herrera Fr.Lily Hilderbrand Fr.Victoria Holcomb Fr.Abigail Studard

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The Tonasket tennis teams include (front row, l-r) Anna St. Martin, Madie Villalva, Abby Gschiel, Marchand Renald, Izzy Luca, (middle) Cassie Blaney, Brisa Leep, Megan Beyers, Trista Romig, Cierra Williams, Cayla Monroe, Michelle Timmerman, Claire Thornton, (back) head coach Dave Buchheim, Anthony Verhasselt, Trevor Terris, Russell Perry, Conner Williams, Colton Leep, Brian Hendrick, Walker Marks, Morgan O’Brien, David Standley, Devin Taylor and assistant coach Billy Monroe.

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TONASKET - There’s plenty of top-end talent on the Tonasket boys and girls tennis teams.

At the very least, there are high expectations for deep post-sea-son runs for a number of the individuals on the Tigers’ squads. Whether there is the depth from

top to bottom for the boys to repeat as Caribou Trail League champions or for the girls to threaten the .500 mark in team league play, only time will tell.

On the girls side, state runner-up junior Megan Beyers returns, as do seniors Cayla Monroe and Michelle Timmerman, who in the early season actually rank above Beyers on coach Dave Buchheim’s ladder.

“With those three, if we play them all in singles, we’ll be pret-ty tough,” Buchheim says. “We could take two and end up play-ing doubles.

“With the girls, we have few more returning than we do with the boys. I think right now they’re a little bid ahead.”

Beyers, who moved to Tonasket from 3A Columbia River, isn’t taking a return trip for granted.

“Coming in (last year as a soph-omore) I didn’t expect to go that far,” says Beyers. “I was just going to play for fun. But I learned a lot from Dave.

“Its going to be hard to get back. We have a lot of good girls and some good seniors that really challenge me.”

Other key returners are junior Claire Thornton and sophomore Michaela Newton.

The boys took a bigger hit to graduation than did the girls, and repeating their CTL and district titles could be a challenge.

“We’re definitely in more of a rebuilding mode with the boys,” Buchheim says.

Making that rebuilding task a little more palatable will be returning state placer Anthony Verhasselt, who was the only Caribou Trail League singles

player to earn a medal at state (8th place).

“I’m hoping to get back to state and win a few more matches this

year,” Verhasselt said, adding he hopes an improved backhand and serve help him accomplish that.

“Forehand and speed are my strengths,” he says. “I’m able to run around and get to balls, but with a better backhand I can con-serve my energy for the longer matches that happen at state.”

Other top returners include Russell Perry, Trevor Terris and Brian Hendrick, as well as senior Caleb Knowlton, who last played in 2010.

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OROVILLE - The Oroville ten-nis team brings 18 athletes to the courts this spring, including seven girls returning from a year ago.

While the girls team lost several of its top players to graduation last year, there are seven returners for coaches Kristin Sarmiento and Walt Arnold.

Senior returners include Jenavonne Glover, Krysta VanWoert and Megan Mieirs. Also returning with experience are junior Ali Miller and sophomores Aya Cruspero, Ashley Marcolin and Menze Pickering.

Sarmiento said that the boys team, with four turning out, rated as the largest Hornet boys squad in recent memory. Junior Eric Herrera played a year ago, while junior Ronel Kee and freshmen Joe Sarmiento and Donny Wise will give it a go in their first sea-sons. It’s still not a full team on the boys side, meaning that from a team perspective most of their matches will be decided by for-feits.

The Hornets open their season Saturday, March 17, at Eastmont in East Wenatchee, where they will take on White Swan. Their first home match is Tuesday, March 20, against Wilson Creek.


OROVILLE - Oroville’s golf teams provide a study in contrast as the boys return an seasoned squad featuring four returning state qualifiers while the girls are all first-year golfers.

“We have a very experienced boys team this year,” says Oroville coach DeHaven Hill.

“Our four senior boys have played golf now for all four years. Three of our boys qualified for state last year.”

Junior Connor Hughes had the strongest finish last year with a 41st-place finish at state, one stroke short of making the cut for the second day of tournament action.

Caleb Whiteaker seeks to make it four-for-four as far as qualify-ing for state as he is a three-time qualifier, finishing 55th in 2011.

Senior Dylan Rise also quali-fied for state last year, finishing

79th. Senior Alex Kelly was a state qualifier as a freshman and sophomore and seeks to make a third career trip this year.

Cesar Santana, a fourth-year senior, and junior Marcus Rounds are the Hornets’ other returners.

The squad also welcomes five newcomers, including four fresh-men.

“Our goal as a team is to win the district championship,” Hill says, “and to qualify as many golfers (as possible) to the state tournament.”

The five-member girls team, on the other hand, brings no high school golf experience to the course.

“(They’re) all first-year golf-ers,” Hill says. “Our goals for them will be to improve their play throughout the year, enjoy the game of golf and see if there is enough improvement to have an opportunity to qualify for the state tournament.”

The Hornets open play at the Oroville Golf Club on March 27 against Manson and Okanogan.

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BASEBALL STANDINGSCARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team W L RS RA W L RS RACashmere 12 0 188 7 20 3 285 49Cascade 7 5 110 91 9 11 151 169Chelan 6 6 60 66 8 11 78 136Omak 5 7 95 93 7 10 120 151Tonasket 0 12 33 229 4 15 89 289Okanogan* 0 0 0 0 3 5 44 59*Suspended season in April; league games played counted as non-league

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION (2B)Team W L RS RA W L RS RABrewster 14 1 177 26 17 4 232 57Lk. Roosevelt 13 2 173 48 14 5 211 82Liberty Bell 9 6 128 90 9 8 133 103Pateros 6 9 95 146 6 13 98 206Waterville 3 12 60 149 3 12 60 149Oroville 0 15 38 212 0 19 51 271

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL STANDINGSCARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team W L RS RA W L RS RACascade 15 0 193 20 19 5 266 76Okanogan 10 5 120 101 16 7 218 142Chelan 9 6 96 85 14 13 173 176Omak 7 8 98 112 11 11 146 167Cashmere 4 11 54 94 7 13 74 123Tonasket 0 15 34 183 3 17 80 218

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION (2B)Team W L RS RA W L RS RABrewster 15 0 196 26 15 6 226 87Pateros 11 4 146 57 13 7 196 84Lk Roosevelt 8 7 188 105 11 11 219 150Liberty Bell 6 9 103 103 9 14 139 198Waterville 3 12 82 231 3 14 82 269Oroville 2 13 61 253 2 18 85 333

BOYS SOCCER STANDINGSCARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)Team Pts. W L GF GA W L T GF GAChelan 27 9 1 44 20 14 3 0 68 27Okanogan 23 8 2 32 16 14 6 0 59 30Cascade 21 7 3 32 18 13 7 0 56 35Cashmere 12 4 6 35 20 5 9 1 45 24Omak 7 2 8 17 38 7 8 1 47 47Tonasket 0 0 10 4 52 2 13 1 17 66

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LEAGUE (B)Team Pts. W L GF GA W L T GF GABrewster 28 9 1 63 4 16 3 1 91 16Manson 23 8 2 55 11 10 5 0 65 20Warden 21 7 3 54 18 10 10 0 65 41Bridgeport 12 4 6 22 36 5 9 2 31 51Oroville 6 2 8 24 75 3 12 0 32 96Liberty Bell 0 0 10 5 79 0 16 0 7 115

BOYS TRACK STANDINGS / STATE QUALIFIERS

CTL Track Finals: Cashmere 190, Tonasket 107, Chelan 81, Cascade 60, Omak 46, Okanogan 31.

CWL North Sub-District Track Finals: Liberty Bell 144, Bridgeport 126, Oroville 78, Lake Roosevelt 77, Brewster 43, Pateros 12, Waterville 12.

Tonasket 1A State Quali� ers: Kris Marthini (100, 200); Corbin Moser, Jake Hickman, John Stedtfeld, Marthini (4x100 relay).

Oroville 2B State Quali� ers: Preston Iverson (200, 400); Tanner Smith, Luke Kindred, Connelly Quick, Iverson (4x100 relay); Caleb Haney (discus).

Top Okanogan County Performances: 100 Dash - Kris Marthini, Tonasket, 11.27; 200 Dash - Kris Marthini, Tonasket, 22.53; 400 Dash - Corbin Moser, Tonasket, 52.70; 800 Run - Clay Divis, Brewster, 2:04.44; 1600 Run - Damon Halvorsen, Tonasket, 4:45.57; 3200 Run - Damon Halvorsen, Tonasket, 10:14.83; 110 Hurdles - Kip Craig, Bridgeport, 16.82; 300 Hurdles - Kip Craig, Bridgeport, 42.87; 4x100 Relay - Tonasket (Moser, Hickman, Stedtfeld, Marthini), 43.85; 4x400 Relay - Tonasket (Moser, Hickman, Stedtfeld, Marthini), 3:36.23; Discus - Caleb Haney, Oroville, 132-10; High Jump - Joseph LaGrou, Omak, 6-2; Javelin - Darwyn Zacherle, Okanogan, 169-2; Long Jump - Austin Watson, Liberty Bell, 21-0; Pole Vault - C.J. Mathews, Oroville, 11-6; Shot Put - Geo Campos, Bridgeport, 42-8.5; Triple Jump - C.J. Mathews, Oroville, 42-7.5

GIRLS TRACK STANDINGS / STATE QUALIFIERS

CTL Track Finals: Cashmere 147, Chelan 112, Okanogan 104, Cascade 71, Omak 71, Tonasket 47.

CWL North Sub-District Track Finals: Oroville 197, Brewster 91, Bridgeport 75, Lake Roosevelt 70, Liberty Bell 57, Pateros 44, Waterville 14.

Tonasket 1A State Quali� ers: None

Oroville 2B State Quali� ers: Emily Mills (100, 200 (6th place), 400 (4th place)); Sierra Speiker (800, 1600 (8th place), 3200 (3rd place); Catie Arrigoni (1600, 3200, High Jump (6th place)); Kelsey Hughes (Discus

(4th place), Javelin (8th place), Shot Put); Kaitlyn Grunst (High Jump (7th place)); Callie Barker (Pole Vault (2nd place)); Madison Hatch (Pole Vault); 4x200 Relay (Brittney Jewitt, Selina Bobadilla, Beanne Dodd, Grunst); 4x400 Relay (Naomi Peters, Mills, Speiker, Barker)

Top Okanogan County Performances: 100 Dash - Rachael Kraske, Omak, 12.98; 200 Dash - Rachael Kraske, Omak, 26.85; 400 Dash - Emily Mills, Oroville, 1:01.02; 800 Run - Kim Barry, Lake Roosevelt, 2:18.64; 1600 Run - Kim Barry, Lake Roosevelt, 5:14.98; 3200 Run - Kim Barry, Lake Roosevelt, 11:28.68; 100 Hurdles - Jamie Jo Bruno, Pateros, 16.85; 300 Hurdles - Jamie Jo Bruno, Pateros, 48.30; 4x100 Relay - Tonasket (Cleman, Kilpatrick, Cruz, Spear), 53.56; 4x200 Relay - Omak (Dykes, Renteria, Wildermuth, Kraske), 1:55.59; 4x400 Relay - Okanogan (Parks, Craig, Kraemer, Morelock), 4:22.89; Discus - Johanna Weber, Omak, 139-8; High Jump - Maddie Timm, Okanogan, 5-5; Javelin - Meka Townsend, Okanogan, 130-9; Long Jump - Ashlee Barker, Omak, 16-8.25; Pole Vault - Callie Barker, Oroville, 9-3; Shot Put - Amanda Youngers, Brewster, 39-7.25; Triple Jump - LeeAnn Fudge, Okanogan, 31-10.

BOYS TENNIS

Caribou Trail League Champion: Tonasket

Tonasket 1B/2B/1A State Quali� ers:Anthony Verhasselt (8th place, singles)Lee Leavell and Bret Hendrick (2nd place, doubles)

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Caribou Trail League Champion: Cashmere

Tonasket 1B/2B/1A State Quali� ers:Megan Beyers (2nd place, singles)

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TONASKET - While the Tonasket softball team didn’t have many victories to show for their trouble last year, the team did become more competitive as the season went on.

With 11 of their 16 players returning from a year ago, the Tigers hope that improvement can continue, albeit with a new coach after Tim Cork took over the Tonasket baseball program.

Emily Rimestad takes over the head position, with assistant coach Gene Jones holding over as an assistant.

Rimestad, who played three years of slow-pitch softball in high school, moved to Missouri her senior year and played on a fast-pitch team that finished third in t h e Show-me State that season.

She later played in the Omak league for a few years after that.

R imest ad’s priority is t o increase her girls’ understanding of t h e game.

“(They need to) have a foundation ... to know their positions and the rest of the positions so that they are confident in their

playing skills,” Rimestad says. “For it to come naturally, for them to be confident in their skills and new coach-ing staff.”

Rimestad will have some experience to work with as she begins her first year, including junior pitchers Rylee Fewkes and Sadie Long.

Returning seniors include catcher Mackenzie Wheeler, shortstop / outfielder Melody Wolen, sec-ond baseman Jessica Maier and outfielder Miranda Slagle.

Also return-

ing are junior third baseman Courtney Jones (not to be con-fused with senior Cortney Jones), junior third baseman Ahlia Young and sev-eral sophomores.

Rimestad’s goals for the team won’t be measured in wins and losses.

“I want them to have confidence in their abilities, to be competitive, to enjoy the game and to have a feeling of pride and passion for their playing,” she says.

Rimestad said her interest in the program began with the thought of developing a youth program to help develop their skills at an earlier age.

“Last year I started talking with Tom and Jenny Cory about get-ting a girls youth fastpitch going,”

she says. “Without some

sort of program for the girls we would never really be able to compete on the level of some of the other schools that have the

same programs. “I heard about (this) opening

and got excited and applied for the position.”

The Tigers open their season Saturday, March 17 with a non-league contest at Lake Roosevelt and face defending league cham-pion Cascade in their Caribou Trail League opener, March 27.


OROVILLE - Not much went right for the Oroville fastpitch softball team in 2011.

An inexperienced squad to start with, key injuries early in the year made the Hornets even younger and managed to scratch out just two wins.

One of those wins, though, was more than encouraging, as the Hornets edged Liberty Bell 6-5 on May 3.

The Mountain Lions later went on a surprising run to the state tourna-

ment, where they won a game and came within one victory of reaching the trophy rounds.

Oroville was able to score runs last year, but keeping them off the board was another matter.

The Hornets will have almost no depth this season as there were just 10 players on the roster as practice got under way.

The good news is that six of the 10 are returners from last year, includ-ing senior catcher Justyce Olson, senior infielders Kaylee Harris and Jessica Hutsell, junior infielder Tosca Pickering, senior Breanna Dodd and

sophomore Shelby Scott.The Hornets -- and everyone else --

will likely be battling it out for second place behind defending league champ and state qualifier Brewster.

But last year’s runner-up, Pateros, as well as Liberty Bell, are faced with replacing pitchers that they heavily relied upon.

So if coach Dane Forrester is able to develop his inexperienced pitching, as well as recruit a few more players to fill out the roster, the opportunity is there for improvement in what figures to be a hard-to-predict race for the league’s final three playoff spots.


Courtney Jones (not to be con-fused with senior Cortney Jones), junior third baseman Ahlia Young and sev-eral sophomores.

Rimestad’s goals for the team won’t be measured in wins

“I want them to have confidence in their

Tom and Jenny Cory about get-ting a girls youth fastpitch going,”

she says. “Without some


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she says.


same programs.

TONASKET FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

SCHEDULEMar 17 at Bridgeport 11:00 amMar 20 Liberty Bell 4:30 pmMar 22 Oroville 4:30 pmMar 24 Republic (2) 12:00 pmMar 27 *Cascade 4:30 pmMar 31 *at Chelan (2) 11:00 amApr 10 *at Okanogan 4:30 pmApr 14 *Omak (2) 11:00 amApr 17 *Chelan 4:30 pmApr 21 *Cashmere (2) 11:00 amApr 24 *at Omak 4:30 pmApr 28 *at Cascade (2) 11:00 amMay 1 *at Cashmere 4:30 pmMay 5 *Okanogan (2) 11:00 amMay 12 # at Districts TBAMay 19 # at Regionals TBAMay 25 #State begins TBA


OROVILLE FASTPITCH SOFTBALLSCHEDULE

Mar 22 at Tonasket 4:30 pmMar 24 at Manson 11:00 amApr 7 *Brewster (2) 11:00 amApr 10 *Waterville 4:30 pmApr 12 *at Brewster 4:30 pmApr 14 *at Wtrville (2) 11:00 amApr 17 *at Bridgeport 4:30 pm

Apr 21 *Bridgeport (2) 11:00 amApr 24 *Pateros 4:30 pmApr 30 *at Pateros (2) 4:30 pmMay 1 *at Liberty Bell 4:30 pmMay 5 *Liberty Bell (2) 11:00 amMay 8 *Lake Roosevelt 4:30 pmMay 11 *at Lk Rsvlt (2) 3:00 pmMay 17 # Districts begin TBAMay 25 # State begins TBA* League Contest# If Qualify

OROVILLE FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

ROSTER

Name GrBreanna Dodd Sr.Heather Galvan Sr.Kaylee Harris Sr.Jessica Hutsell Sr.Justyce Olson Sr.Fernanda Perez Sr.Jasmine Nutt Jr.Tosca Pickering Jr.Shelby Scott So.Rachelle Nutt Fr.

Head coach: Dane ForresterAssistant coach: Kelsey Cleveland

TONASKET FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

ROSTER

# Name Pos GrDakota Fry OF/2B Sr.Cortney Jones UT Sr.Jessica Maier 2B Sr.Miranda Slagle OF Sr.Mackenzie Wheeler C Sr.Melody Wolen SS/OF Sr.Amalie Andersen UT Jr.Rylee Mae Fewkes P Jr.Courtney Jones 3B Jr.Sadie Long 1B/P Jr.Ahlia Young 3B Jr.Selena Cosino UT So.Carrisa Frazier OF So.Amanda Jo Johnson C So.Amber Monroe OF/1B So.Baylie Tyus OF So.

Head coach: Emily RimestadAssistant coach: Gene Jones

Oroville softball hopes to bounce back

Tigers chart a new course


Tonasket’s fastpitch softball squad includes (front row, l-r) Miranda Slagle, Amalie Andersen, Selena Cosino, Amanda Jo Johnson, Dakota Fry, Carrisa Frazier, Jessica Maier, Mackenzie Wheeler, (back) assistant coach Gene Jones, Courtney Jones, Cortney Jones, Ahlia Young, Amber Monroe, Sadie Long,

Rylee Mae Fewkes, Baylie Tyus, Melody Wolen and head coach Emily Rimestad.


The Oroville fastpitch softball team includes (front row, l-r) Jasmine Nutt, Justyce Olson, Jessica Hutsell, Breanna Dodd, (back) assistant coach Kelsey Cleveland, Tosca Pickering, Rachelle Nutt, Kaylee Harris, Fernanda Perez, Heather Galvan, Shelby Scott and head coach Dane Forrester.

Dodd Galvan

Harris Hutsell

Olson Perez

Fry Cor. Jones

Maier Slagle

Wheeler Wolen

Emily Rimestad takes over softball squad that returns 11 players

Rimestad, who played three years of slow-pitch softball in high school, moved to Missouri her senior year and played on a fast-pitch team that finished third in t h e Show-me State that

She later played in the Omak league for a few years after that.

R imest ad’s priority is t o increase her girls’ understanding of t h e

“(They need to) have a foundation ... to know their positions and the rest of the positions so that they are confident in their

playing skills,” Rimestad says. “For it to come naturally, for them to be confident in their skills and new coach-ing staff.”

Rimestad will have some experience to work with as she begins her first year, including junior pitchers Rylee Fewkes and Sadie Long.

Returning seniors include catcher Mackenzie Wheeler, shortstop / outfielder Melody Wolen, sec-ond baseman Jessica Maier and outfielder Miranda Slagle.

Also return-

Frazier, Jessica Maier, Mackenzie Wheeler, (back) assistant coach Gene Jones, Courtney Jones, Cortney Jones, Ahlia Young, Amber Monroe, Sadie Long, Rylee Mae Fewkes, Baylie Tyus, Melody Wolen and head coach Emily Rimestad.Rylee Mae Fewkes, Baylie Tyus, Melody Wolen and head coach Emily Rimestad.

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TONASKET - First-year Tonasket baseball coach Tim Cork is no stranger to coaching, or to baseball.

Cork resigned as the Tigers’ softball coach last year to take on the Tonasket baseball program when the job opened up and in doing so returned to his roots.

“It’s good to get back to baseball,” Cork says. “I began playing baseball at age six and continued (through college) until I was 22.”

Cork began coaching as soon as he was

done with his playing days, beginning with the Alaska Road Warriors in 1999.

“From then on I have been involved with the game in one form or another ever since,” he says.

He takes over a program that was win-less in Caribou Trail League play last year. It figures to be a “building” season as just four returning upperclassmen - seniors

Dylan Fewkes and Patrick Young, and juniors Derek Rimestad and Ian Young -

bring much experience to the table.“We want to continue to get better all

season long,” Cork says. “We want to compete with every team, every inning, and earn respect in the CTL as a quality baseball program.”

Cork got started within days of accept-ing the job last fall, putting in hours of work on the Tigers’ home diamond. That involved shaving the mound down to regulation height, cutting grass out of the basepaths and infield and replanting

some of the sod in areas where it had worn thin.

He’s hoping that rubs off to a similar level of work that the players will put in to sharpening their skills.

“We want to be a fundamentally sound program,” Cork says. “(We’ll) attack the baseball on the field as well as on the bases.”

The Tigers will open up with a double-header at Lake Roosevelt on Saturday, March 17, and play their first home game against Oroville on March 22.

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OROVILLE - Most of Oroville’s baseball team returns to try to improve on last season’s frustrating campaign.

After nearly beating Liberty Bell - which went on to be a league contender - in their first league game, the wheels fell off the Hornets’ bandwagon as they suffered through an 0-19 season.

Eleven of the 15 Hornets on the season-opening roster return from that squad.

They’ll be led by seniors Nick Perez (shortstop), Matt Egerton (outfield), Josh Minarcin (infield / outfield / pitcher), Chad Tibbs (outfield) and Ned Mathis (first / pitcher) and juniors Chris Curdie (infield / pitcher), Scotty Frazier (outfield) and Brody Naysnerski (catcher / pitcher).

The biggest problem for the Hornets last year was keeping opponents off the scoreboard, giving up at least eight runs in every game. The hope is that an additional year of experience will give coach Tam Hutchinson a chance at seeing improvement on the pitching and defense end of

things.The Hornets did play a com-

petitive doubleheader last year with Pateros, which finished fourth to claim the CWL’s last playoff spot.

If the Hornets can keep the scores down, contending for a playoff spot isn’t out of the ques-tion.


OROVILLE BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Mar 16 Bridgeport 4:30 pmMar 20 Okanogan 4:30 pmMar 22 at Tonasket 4:30 pmMar 24 at Curlew (2) 12:00 pmMar 27 *Liberty Bell 4:30 pmApr 10 *at Brewster 4:30 pmApr 14 *Brewster (2) 11:00 amApr 17 *Waterville 4:30 pm

Apr 21 *at Wtrville (2) 11:00 amApr 24 *Pateros 4:30 pmApr 28 *at Pateros (2) 11:00 amMay 1 *at Lk Rsvelt 4:30 pmMay 4 *Lk Rsvelt (2) 3:00 pmMay 8 *at Lib Bell (2) 3:30 pmMay 12 # Districts begin TBAMay 19 # Regionals TBAMay 25 # State begins TBA


TONASKET BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Mar 17 at Lk Rsvelt (2) 11:00 amMar 22 Oroville 4:30 pmMar 24 Republic (2) 12:00 pmMar 27 *Cascade 4:30 pm

Mar 31 *at Chelan (2) 11:00 amApr 10 *Okanogan 4:30 pmApr 14 *Omak (2) 11:00 amApr 17 *Chelan 4:30 pmApr 21 *Cashmere (2) 11:00 amApr 24 *at Omak 4:30 pmApr 28 *at Cascade (2) 11:00 amMay 1 *at Cashmere 4:30 pm

May 5 *at Okan. (2) 11:00 amMay 8 # Districts TBAMay 12 # Bi-Districts TBAMay 19 # Regionals TBAMay 25 # State begins TBA


OROVILLE BASEBALLROSTER

Name Pos GrMatt Egerton OF Sr.Ned Mathis 1B/P Sr.Josh Minarcin 2B/OF/P Sr.Nick Perez SS Sr.Chad Tibbs OF Sr.Chris Curdie IF/P Jr.Scotty Frazier OF/P Jr.Brody Naysnerski C/P Jr.Robert Hankins OF So.Nathan McAllister OF So.Boone McKinney 3B/P/C So.Jake Scott 1B/OF So.Ricky Mathis OF/P Fr.Steven Maupin OF Fr.Trevor Shearer IF/C Fr.Head coach: Tam HutchinsonAssistant coach: Justin Helm

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Hornets look to put last year behind them

Top, the Oroville baseball team includes (front row, l-r) Chris Curdie, Brody Naysnerski, Boone McKinney, Steven Maupin, Ricky Mathis, Nathan McAllister, (back) Robert Hankins, Jake Scott, Edward Mathis, Chad Tibbs, Josh Minarcin, Scott Frazier, Matt Egerton and Nick Perez. Right, Perez and the Hornets hope for improved pitching and defense .Photos by Brent Baker and Terry Mills


The Tonasket baseball team includes (front row, l-r) Trent Turner, Parker Kenyon, Makalapua Goodness, Kjeld Williams, Patrick Young, Jesse Mansing, Isaac Bliss, Jake Cory, (back) assistant coach Kory Schertenleib, Ian Young, John Rawley, Pete Valentine, Chris Elliott, Derek Rimestad, Dylan Fewkes and head coach Tim Cork.

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OROVILLE - Most of Oroville’s baseball team returns to try to improve on last season’s frustrating

After nearly beating Liberty

behind them

After nearly beating Liberty

OROVILLE - Most of

Egerton

E. Mathis Minarcin

Perez Tibbs

TONASKET BASEBALLROSTER

Name GrDylan Fewkes Sr.Trent Turner Sr.Patrick Young Sr.Derek Rimestad Jr.Ian Young Jr.Isaac Bliss So.Jacob Cory So.Chris Elliott So.Makalapua Goodness So.John Rawley So.Pete Valentine So.Kjeld Williams So.Jesse Manring Fr.

Head coach: Tim CorkAssistant coach: Kory Schertenleib

Fewkes

Turner Young

Young team starts anew as new coach stresses basics, starting with the Tigers’ home field

“We want to compete with every team, every inning, and earn respect in the

CTL as a quality baseball program.”

Tim Cork, Tonasket Baseball Coach

Okanogan Valley G-T Spring Sports 2012

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