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Netters finish 3-1 at 4A Sky-Em Jamboree
The Jamboree, said Creswell head coach Anna Baltrusch, "Was a really good learning experience" for the Lady Dawgs, who this year added four new players to their roster, including two freshmen.
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Win over N. Douglas opens gridiron season
"Our challenge as coaches is how our kids are going to respond—how the group personality is going to respond—to adversity, and I was very impressed with how aggressive our kids were for the first game of the season," Goldspink said.
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‘Dawg days' trial underway for CHS athletes
Traditionally, these hot, dry days of late summer are known as "dog days," an especially fitting moniker for CHS Bulldog athletes who endure their own grueling "Dawg days" with two weeks of twice-daily practices before the beginning of the new school year and preseason games.
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Register now for Pop Warner football
"Hopefully we can get the word out so we can get some more players," Callahan said, noting that registration for the Creswell Cardinals began in May and has an initial target deadline of Aug. 6, although interested potential players are still welcome to contact him "as soon as possible after that date."
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Soccer camp boosts skills, love of game
With only about 20 to 25 campers, the turnout was "the smallest we've ever had," reported Creswell High School girls' soccer head coach Brandi Wittenborn, who conducted the camp with assistance from new CHS boys' head soccer coach Thomas Carroll and former CHS boys' head coach Kieran Walsh.
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Lady Dawgs enjoy bonding, success at Gonzaga
"It was amazing to see the continued growth at camp after just coming off of [playing in] the LCC [summer] league," Apo added. "This was a huge opportunity to actually instruct and teach the younger group, since that opportunity did not exist in June."
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Spirited camp kids cheer on July 4
Cheer kid campers will also be invited to attend a one-day clinic later in the summer. That clinic will prepare the young cheerleaders-in-training to perform during halftime at a high school football game in the fall, alongside the CHS cheer squad.
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Top-notch camp draws young wrestlers
Young wrestlers also learned from coaches Josh Yates, Josh Rice and Andy Wilson some strategies for taking down a standing opponent, breaking down an opponent from the bottom position of the Referee's Position, and escaping from the bottom position.
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First girls-only basketball camp a slam dunk
An inspiring turnout of about 65 girls who will be entering grades two through nine in the fall competed in free throw-shooting, speed dribbling and leg weave contests and participated in skill drills and scrimmages during Creswell's first girls-only summer basketball camp, held at Creswell Middle School from June 21 to 24.
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Low turnout, big fun at basketball camp
Only 13 boys attended, down 20 to 30 players from previous summers, but the low turnout didn't diminish the learning and fun as Creswell High School boys' basketball head coach Rich Milne hosted a boys' basketball camp from June 23 through June 25 at Creswell High School.
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‘Faith and Futbol' combine at Christian soccer camp
An innovative soccer-oriented version of Vacation Bible School drew nearly 100 children to a Faith and Futbol Camp hosted by Creswell Church of the Nazarene and held at Creswell Faith Center every evening from June 14 through June 18.
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Warriors claim second at Bobby Doerr Classic
The Creswell Wildish Warriors took second place in the silver bracket at the Bobby Doerr Classic in Junction City last weekend. The Creslane youngsters dropped the championship game to the Willamette AAA Babe Ruth team, 12-9.
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Kids gain court skills with Creswell Zags
Three girls' and five boys' teams participated in the 2010 season of the Creswell Zags, a successful youth basketball program begun in 1999 with a single fourth-grade boys' team.
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Wildish Warriors win Oregon City Tournament
The Warriors won the Championship game against the West Albany Bulldogs in dramatic fashion when Cade Apo's walk off single drove in Trey Magnuson in the bottom of the fifth inning.
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Bulldog boys third at JC 6-on-6 tourney
Despite competing against 4A and 5A schools, both Creswell's boys' and girls' teams made it to the semifinals and ultimately placed third during the well-respected annual tournament, held on June 5 and 6.
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Heater flies high as champion gymnast
Heater, a 17-year-old junior, is a competitive gymnast now in his 10th year of training at the U.S. Gymnastics Academy in Eugene, where he is coached by former Bulgarian National Team coach Rosen Manolov.
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Five named PacWest softball All-Stars
When the 2010 PacWest All-Conference softball selections were announced recently, the Creswell Lady Bulldogs had placed three players on the all-star First Team and one on the Second Team, while another received Honorable Mention.
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Young JV softball team ends season with wins
With several inexperienced players and only a few who didn't swing in at least some games playing both varsity and junior varsity, Creswell High School's JV softball season started out with a scramble to master the fundamentals of the game.
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Four of five Dawgs place at track state
"He ran a perfect race where he stayed in second place for the first lap, and when he made his move for the lead, Austin Collins from Colton was able to hold him off for the final 300 meters," Nickelson said, adding of the pair of top finishers, "They were side by side for almost the entire lap."
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JV Dawgs more competitive later in season
"I told the guys, I'm as competitive a person as you're going to find, but I'm realistic too," said Jones. "I made up my mind early on that I was not going to stress about wins and losses; the goal this year was to get better at baseball, and I felt like we did that."
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Bulldogs qualify five for state track championships
Five Creswell High School track athletes qualified for state after placing first or second in their events during the OSAA 3A District 3/PacWest District Championships, held under sunny skies with temperatures in the 70s on May 14 and 15 at Sprague High School in Salem.
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Creswell Soccer Club celebrates its season
The Creswell Soccer Club's three teams — Tiger Black, Tiger Gold and Tiger Green — wrapped up their spring season on Saturday with a celebration that included games, a barbecue and awards.
Tiger Black ended the season with a record of 7-2-0 (wins, losses, ties). Tiger Green and Gold both finished at 4-4-1.
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Dawgs finish shy of winning season, playoffs
The Creswell Bulldogs baseball team split with Jefferson and Santiam Christian to end their season in fifth-place (at 5-7) in PacWest Conference standings, one slot too low to qualify for league playoffs, which get underway this week.
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Equestrians falter but have fun at state
The Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) South Valley District in which the Creswell High School equestrian team competes performed well overall during the 2010 OHSET State Championships, held May 12 through May 16 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Central Point, but Creswell athletes did not fare as well, according to Creswell head coach Lisa Hurlburt.
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Lady Dawgs miss playoffs but finish strong
Creswell bested Jefferson (who finished 3-9) at home, 3-2, on May 11, and capped that with an exciting road win over Santiam Christian, 6-2, on May 14. "That was the first time we've ever beaten SC in four years in the PacWest," reported Creswell head coach David Taylor.
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State proves out of reach for CHS golfers
After finishing third at state as a team and having their top individual golfer, Aleks Gabrio, finish second in the individual standings in 2009, the Creswell Bulldogs boys' golf team ended their 2010 season without earning berths to state as a team or for any of their individual golfers.
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At 4-6, Dawgs face uphill battle to playoffs
"It was a really competitive ballgame; I don't think them coming into our league is going to be a big scare for us, but they're still going to be a tough battle," Worsham said.
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Lady Dawgs eye outside shot at playoffs
If the Creswell High School Lady Dawgs are to make league playoffs for the second consecutive year, it will be an uphill scramble during the final week of PacWest regular season softball play. For the second time this season, on May 7 the Harrisburg Eagles shut out with a score of 0-10 the Lady Dawgs, who are now 4-6 and drop into fifth place in PacWest Conference standings.
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Shepler, Hurlburt golf well at Sisters
Raleigh Shepler golfed a 121 to tie for 13th place and Shelley Hurlburt golfed a 125 to tie for 15th as Creswell High School's two individual girls' varsity golfers competed in the Sisters High Girls' Invitational Tournament.
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Dawgs tied for third, big games loom
The Creswell Bulldogs team improved their PacWest Conference baseball record to 4-5 and boosted their chances of earning a league playoff spot after a 6-1 road victory over Toledo on April 30. "That was a big win," said Creswell head coach Scott Worsham.
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O'Connell, Powell fifth at Oregon Relays
Creswell's Nick O'Connell and Larry Powell each placed fifth in their events during the elite Oregon Relays track and field event, held at Eugene's Hayward Field on April 30 and May 1.
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Boys' golf team struggles, Hurlburt 14th for girls
Down three regular team members, it proved an off week for the Creswell boys' varsity golf team, which placed last of 10 teams during the McKenzie Invitational, held at Tokatee Golf Course in Blue River on April 22.
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Schmidt's four wins paces Dawgs at SC
"With the PacWest District Championships only a month away, we had some tough workouts for the team before [that] meet," said Creswell head coach David Nickelson.
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Meet of Champs, two meets pack track week
Five competed for Creswell High School during the annual Meet of Champions, held under pleasant, sunny conditions at Willamette University on April 17, while their teammates competed that day under sunny and mild conditions at the La Pine Invitational.
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Mr. Bulldog basketball, zany contests net $368.50
Clad in colorful tights, numbered team tanks and too-short shorts, Mr. Bulldog contestants Zach Maillard, Robert Shepler, Chris Kounovsky, Paco Rodriguez and Cody Klohn battled district staffers Stan Mercer, Rich Milne, Monty Hull, Scott Worsham, Aaron Keo, Sean Ferrarese and Todd Grassman for all-in-good-fun and for-a-good-cause bragging rights.
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Rain, wind hinder golfers at coast tourney
Bad weather, rules and scoring difficulties, the challenges of playing on a links-style golf course, and the absence of two of Creswell's regular varsity players all hampered the Bulldogs, Newell indicated. "The weather turned very windy and wet, and it was the most difficult course the kids could play under poor weather conditions," Newell said. "It was actually bad for all the teams, especially those not used to playing on links-style golf course.
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Baseball for good cause eases rough week
"Defensively, the kids came back and played really well; all 10 of Pleasant Hill's runs were earned," Worsham praised, noting that the Dawgs committed just one error. "It's too bad we couldn't get our bats going on offense; that's one thing we're going to keep working on this week.
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Boys' teams, girls score well in tourney play
The varsity girls competed at the Marist Girls' Invitational, held at Tokatee Golf Club in Blue River on April 5, and again during the nine-hole Cottage Grove Girls' Invitational at Middlefield Golf Course in Cottage Grove on April 7.
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Dawgs improve, qualify 5 for Meet of Champs
Despite windy and cold conditions and the loss of about 10 team members to a school trip, Creswell athletes tallied wins in seven events and 20 improved their performances over previous meets when the Bulldogs hosted Harrisburg for a PacWest track and field meet on April 8.
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Four CHS equestrians going to state
The all-senior team penning team of Shelley Hurlburt, Samantha Pifferini and Rebecca Hober qualified for state as the OHSET South Valley District gold medalists.
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Softball team 2-1 in early PacWest play
"I told the girls before the game, we could either go into it thinking we didn't have a chance or we could say, okay, nobody expects us to win; let's go out there and do something," said Creswell head coach David Taylor.
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Dawgs pick up first league baseball win
"It was nice to get that first league win, to get that taken care of early in the season," said head coach Scott Worsham, adding, "It seems like it took us forever last year."
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Dawgs pick up first league baseball win
"It was nice to get that first league win, to get that taken care of early in the season," said head coach Scott Worsham, adding, "It seems like it took us forever last year."
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League win energizes Lady Dawgs, now 1-1
"This group of girls are hanging in there; they will not give up," Taylor said. "They're putting in the time, they're making the effort. I just hope it pays off down the road."
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Leiken medals, golfers fourth at 4A tourney
A fourth-place team finish and Christopher Leiken's tie for first place during the Elmira Invitational highlighted a rainy week for the CHS boys' golf team, after the Creswell Invitational tournament they were to host at Emerald Valley Golf Course on March 29 was rained out.
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Dawgs 2-2 after busy preseason week
Overall, "I was pretty pleased with how we played this week," said Worsham, whose team will play South Eugene's JV at Civic Stadium at noon on March 27 for their only game this week.
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Defense key as Lady Dawgs earn first win
Aside from a few dropped balls in the outfield, the Lady Dawgs also played efficient defense. "We were making the plays and made good throws," Coach Taylor said.
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First-meet finishes bode well for track team
"If this is an indication of things [to come], we could be in for a real good season," Nickelson said.
Highlighting the meet for Creswell were wins by Breanna Schmidt in the long jump, with a leap of 15'9.25", and Corbin Helt in the 3000 meters, with a time of 9:59.49.
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Golfers open season at Tokatee, Oakway
The Dawgs, who won the tournament last year, shot a combined 423 to finish fourth, behind tournament winner McKenzie, which shot a 350, Glide, which shot a 384, and Oakridge, which shot a 388.
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Cow events kind to CHS equestrian team
The CHS team penning team of Shelley Hurlburt, Becca Hober and Samantha Pifferini placed second in that event after successfully penning cows during all three of their runs.
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CMS boys build for future on-court success
"What we really worked on was transition offense, and that worked really well; the kids ran it really well without turnovers," Apo said, adding that readiness for high school ball is "kind of what the whole thing is about" at the middle school level.
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CMS girls learn basics, transition basketball
"One of my big things was getting [my players] into transition basketball: getting up the floor as quick as possible and getting easy baskets and, if that doesn't work, then setting up your half-court offense," reported Ron Connelly, the girls' eighth-grade coach.
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JV boys' success bodes well for future
"This was a really high-energy group of guys, good at pushing the ball up the floor and also playing smart basketball," said JV coach Joey Jackson, a 2004 CHS graduate who was a member of that year's state championship Bulldog team.
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Nelson wrestles tough at state
Creswell junior Cole Nelson competed well as Creswell High School wrestling team's only representative at the 3A State Wrestling Championships, which were held on Feb. 26-28 at Portland's Memorial Coliseum.
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Lady Dawgs place three on All-League teams
When the 2009-2010 girls' basketball PacWest All-League teams were announced last week, three Creswell Lady Dawgs had been tapped to receive All-League honors. Chandler Gabrio, a junior post, was named to the First Team. Junior point guard Jamie McMahon was named to the Second Team, while junior guard/wing Breanna Schmidt received Honorable Mention.
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Toledo dashes state hopes for Lady Dawgs
"The kids carried out the game plan to perfection," said Creswell head coach Makana Apo, noting that the goal was to focus on defense and limit outside shooting opportunities for the Eagles' guards and wings.
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Two Bulldogs receive All-League honors
Zach Maillard and Robert Shepler were the two Creswell Bulldogs tapped when PacWest All-League teams for the 2009-2010 boys' basketball season were announced last week.
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CHS cheerleaders place 3rd at state
"We honestly peaked early in the season," Clark observed. And after losing Olson and Delaplain and adding Baguio, "we were needing to again redo the routine to suit a new stunting style," the coach added.
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Dawgs bid farewell to seniors, season
"This is a phenomenal group of guys," Milne said of his seniors. "They did a great job and worked really hard keeping us together as a team and encouraging guys to work hard and enjoy doing it. Getting to coach them this year was pretty special."
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League playoffs beckon for Lady Dawgs
It's on to postseason play for the Creswell Lady Bulldogs (9-5), who wrapped PacWest play by earning a third-place tie with Toledo and a berth in this week's league playoffs, which will determine the PacWest's first, second and third seeds to state.
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Wrestlers dual, prepare for Districts
"We are hoping to get our two injured wrestlers healthy enough to wrestle," said Hanson. Creswell has three wrestlers seeded for the district tournament.
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Bulldog mat team pins down some wins
At Gold Beach, where Creswell wrestled against Bandon as well as host Gold Beach, "The boys did really well in their [individual] matchups and as a team," reported a very pleased Stacey Hanson, head coach of the Bulldogs.
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Lady Dawgs draw bead on playoff target
"They never gave up; they battled, they kept pushing," said Apo, who along with his team viewed the challenge of playing against a top team as "a definite plus, regardless of what the score was."
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Must-wins loom for playoff-hopeful Dawgs
"I'm proud of how our guys played," Milne said. "There was no quit in the kids; they played tough and understood the opportunity to learn from playing against a team that's where we would like to be at some point."
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Rebuilding equestrian team competes well
"Our senior team penning team is working very hard to make it to state this year, [and] placing fifth out of 30 teams is a really good start," Coach Hurlburt said, adding, "The nice part about this team is that they tend to be very consistent."
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Big Dawgs end season at District
The inaugural season for local middle-school-age wrestlers competing in the South Valley League wrapped up when fifth- through eighth-graders who are members of Creswell's Big Dawg youth wrestling club competed at the District Tournament, held on Jan. 30.
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Dawgs down, not out after loss to Lions
The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 3-6 in league play. But with six of eight teams in the PacWest this season (excepting undefeated Santiam Christian and winless Waldport) "pretty evenly matched, athletically," Milne cautioned not to count his team out of the playoff hunt.
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Lady Dawgs tame Lions, improve to 6-3
"After the first quarter we talked about a couple of things we needed to do to stop dribble penetration," said Creswell head coach Makana Apo. "Once we did that, we had what was probably our biggest quarter; a lot of transition buckets, so that was definitely fun."
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Toledo lowers boom on Bulldog wrestlers
Creswell High School wrestlers had just one competition last week after a scheduled dual meet with Reedsport and Bandon, to be held in North Bend on Jan. 28, fell through. "Both of those teams canceled on us," said Stacey Hanson, head coach of the Bulldogs.
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Lady Dawgs tied for third after 2-1 week
"I don't know that we necessarily had the type of game I was expecting, but defensively we did hold them to a very low PPP (points per possession): .35 in first half, .50 in second half," Apo reported.
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With two wins, Dawgs improve to 3-5
Point guard Nikah Fisher scored 27 points, going seven-of-10 from three-point range, to lead Creswell past the visiting Chemawa Braves, 73-62, on Jan. 19 as the Bulldogs pulled out their first of two wins in three games last week.
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Big Dawgs host Lowell for dual meet
All but one match was decided by pin, but unfortunately most of those did not go in Creswell's favor when Creswell's Big Dawg youth wrestling club hosted Lowell for a South Valley League dual meet at Creswell Middle School on Jan. 14.
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Competition Cheer team wins at Springfield
"I am very proud of my team because judges want to see a flawless routine, so we go over the routine over and over, which is very taxing on the body because of all the stunting, tumbling and jumping," noted Creswell head cheerleading coach Tangie Clark.
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Lady Dawgs 3-2 after two league losses
"Player for player I thought Regis was a better team than Santiam Christian, and I actually thought we played better than we did against Santiam Christian," Apo said, citing the press break his team "executed to perfection" and their offensive patience.
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Now 1-4, Dawgs look ahead for wins
Four quarters of pressure defense helped the Creswell Bulldogs make things exciting as they kept pace all game long with the Regis Rams before losing by a single point in a home-court heartbreaker on Jan. 15.
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Wrestlers down Coquille, fall to Sutherlin
Bulldog wrestlers battled to a 36-24 league win over Coquille before dropping a close non-league match to Sutherlin during a dual meet hosted by North Bend on Jan. 16.
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Cheer team first at South Umpqua
"Even though we didn't have anyone to compete against my team did very well considering we re-tweaked everything after losing our main flyer, Amanda Olson," Clark said.
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Lady Dawgs clip Eagles' wings, 52-24
"I've got to credit the girls for executing the game plan," Apo said, praising his players' response to team goals that included extending the defense to guard the Eagles' outside shooters and improving rebounding.
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Rodolf places at Classic, mat club hosts tourney
"Since you have to wrestle [in] a qualifier to make it to the tournament, these are the best wrestlers in the northwest," noted Big Dawgs head coach Brian Dunn. "To place at that tournament is a very big deal."
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Senior wrestlers honored at home dual meet
"Our boys did really well and it was a good tournament for us," Hanson said, noting that six of Creswell's eight wrestlers placed in the top six in their respective weight classes.
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Big Dawgs qualify four for Oregon Classic
Four Big Dawg youth wrestlers have succeeded in qualifying for the upcoming Oregon Wrestling Classic, which is one of the largest high school and youth wrestling tournaments in the Northwest, reported Big Dawgs head coach Brian Dunn.
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Dawgs best future rival Salem Academy
"It was a pretty good game. They're a really good basketball team, really athletic," Creswell head coach Rich Milne observed of Salem Academy. "Which was great, because we got a chance to see them before they come into our league next year."
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Maillard receives All-State football honors
Senior Bulldog running back Zach Maillard joined nine other PacWest Conference football players in receiving all-state honors when the OSAA 3A 2009 All-State Football teams were announced recently.
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Reedsport tourney challenges CHS wrestlers
With two strong 4A schools and several good 3A schools competing, Creswell Bulldog wrestlers had a tough time of it during the Reedsport Tournament, held on Jan. 2, reported Creswell head wrestling coach Stacey Hanson.
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Big Dawgs dominate first home dual of season
"All wrestlers looked great and totally dominated our first home meet of the season," Dunn said. "The kids were very aggressive and never gave in. I was extremely proud of all of them."
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Sanders takes first at North Eugene tourney
Next up for the Bulldog mat squad will be a trip to the Reedsport tournament on Jan. 2.
The Bulldogs will also host their first home dual meet of the season on Jan. 5, when Glide and Reedsport, "two of our toughest opponents in the district," Hanson said, come to town.
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Versatile Lady Dawgs start league at 2-0
Junior post Chandler Gabrio had 13 points and 14 rebounds and Breanna Schmidt added 10 points to lead Creswell past the host Toledo Boomers, 44-41, in a nailbiter on Dec. 15.
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Dawgs 2-2 after splitting second week
"We put together two quarters of fantastic basketball," Milne said. "If we can execute for four quarters like we did the first two against Junction City, we could beat [projected PacWest Conference leader] Santiam Christian."
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Two big wins boost Lady Dawgs to 4-1
Creswell got 25 points from Chandler Gabrio and 14 from point guard Jamie McMahon in defeating host Sweet Home, 61-41, on Dec. 8, and on Dec. 10 the Lady Dawgs posted a 40-30 win over the host Junction City Tigers.
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Dawgs off to 1-1 start in preseason
"Zach [Mallard] had a great game," said first-year head coach Rich Milne who, after three years as an assistant coach, recorded his first varsity win along with his young squad. "He was just a phenomenal leader; he kind of took the game over and the guys rallied around that."
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Lady Dawgs off and running at 2-1
First-year head coach Makana Apo praised his team's execution of their new offense, which netted Creswell a number of uncontested lay-ins against both teams.
"We're pushing the transition game really hard, and I was extremely pleased with our transition game," Apo said, while noting that he and his players were "not as comfortable" with their defense during those first two games.
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Three place at first wrestling tourney
A young Creswell Bulldogs wrestling team placed three team members, including two first-year wrestlers, during their first wrestling tournament of the season, hosted by the Harrisburg Eagles on Dec. 4.
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Cheer stunt team takes fifth at All-State
The CHS stunt group, comprised of flyer Amanda Olson and bases Drew Ralston, Kayla Stram, Ashley Milenewicz and Camille Heltman, placed fifth out of 10 teams in their division at All-State.
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JV football gains skills, varsity readiness
Despite finishing with a 2-7 record, Creswell High School's junior varsity football team made offensive and defensive strides and gained skills that will benefit them next year, said JV football coach Scott Worsham.
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JV volleyball teams build skills, success
"This group of girls has been together for a while; they work well together and get along as a team, and that makes it a lot more fun and they do better," said JV1 coach Alicia Robbs, who also coached four of this season's JV1 players when they were on JV2.
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Tigers wrap winning football season
"It was our best season so far out of the three years that Robert [Bolanos] and I have coached, said CMS head coach Joe Orick. Orick acts as offensive coordinator for both the seventh- and the eighth-grade teams, while Bolanos serves as defensive coordinator.
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Dawgs bring home state's sixth-place trophy
After dropping their quarterfinals match the Lady Dawgs rebounded to win their consolation semifinals game before falling to Sheridan in the consolation finals to take sixth place during the OSAA 3A State Volleyball Championships, held Nov. 13 and 14 at Lane Community College.
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Helt all-state, three runners all-district
Creswell placed three cross country runners on the All-District Team for Special District 3, and one of those runners, sophomore Corbin Helt, made the 2009 3A/2A/1A boys' All-State Team as well.
Helt, who repeated as individual District 3 champion on Oct. 30 and placed second at state on Nov. 7, was also named the District 3 boys' Runner of the Year.
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Six Dawgs named boys' soccer all-stars
Johnny Morales, the sophomore goalkeeper for the Creswell boys' soccer team, received Goalkeeper of the Year honors and five of his teammates were also recently named to Special District 3 All-League teams for 2009.
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Six named to girls' soccer all-league teams
Creswell's sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Moore was named Goalkeeper of the Year and six of her teammates were also named to girls' soccer All-League teams when the 2009 all-stars for Special District 5 were announced recently.
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Soccer season ends with state playoff loss
For the third consecutive year, the Creswell boys' soccer team's OSAA 3A/2A/1A state playoff run ended in the first round after a heartbreaking 0-1 home loss to Delphian on Nov. 10.
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Sun sets on best gridiron season in decades
Coaches, players and fans knew going in that the Creswell football team faced an uphill battle in their OSAA 3A state playoff game against defending state champion Grant Union.
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Creswell Soccer Club completes season
Creswell Soccer Club wrapped up its fall season Nov. 1 with a hometown Tiger Green vs. Tiger Gold match-up that, perhaps for some players, provided the opportunity to score bragging rights.
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Dawgs down Vale, advance to state quarterfinals
For their quarterfinals match, fifth-ranked Creswell will take on third-ranked Valley Catholic, with whom the Bulldogs earned a split during a tournament earlier this season, at 8 a.m. on Nov. 13 at LCC.
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It's on to state playoffs for third-seeded Dawgs
"Everybody's pretty excited, I'm not gonna lie," said a jubilant Paul Goldspink, the Bulldogs' head coach. "And the kids should be excited; they deserve to be. They've worked extremely hard and been extremely coachable."
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Boys on to state after taking second at districts
The Bulldog boys will now turn their attention toward preparing for this Saturday's OSAA State 3A/2A/1A championships, to be held at Lane Community College beginning at 10 a.m.
The Bulldogs will run at 10:35 a.m. Admission to the meet is $8 for adults and $5 for students.
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Dawgs earn first state berth in half-century
"Obviously we're pretty excited," said Creswell head coach Paul Goldspink. "The kids have worked so hard and been so team-driven, and they haven't gotten down on each other or themselves when we've had setbacks."
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Girls honor seniors, wrap soccer season
"Each year we get tougher and tougher," Wittenborn said, her sights already set on next season, when incoming freshmen with several years' youth soccer experience will join her solid core of veterans. "Some wins are definitely in our future," she predicted.
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Lady Dawgs (12-2) look to league playoffs
After downing Waldport in three straight games on Oct. 27 and Toledo in three straight games on Oct. 29, the Creswell volleyball team wrapped its end-of-season coastal road trip and its conference season with a 12-2 record, good enough for second place in PacWest league standings.
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Dawgs celebrate homecoming, senior night
Sarah Ellison was crowned homecoming queen during a halftime ceremony that saw members of the homecoming court, escorted by their fathers or other male relatives or family friends, arrive in a procession of vintage cars. Senior Matt Billings had been named homecoming king earlier in the day.
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Lady Dawgs honor seniors, improve to 10-2
The fourth-ranked Lady Dawgs improved their PacWest conference record to 10-2 with their senior night victory over the visiting Chemawa Lady Braves in three straight games, 25-5, 25-8, 25-14.
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Three voided goals deny girls win at La Pine
"We almost had it; I could taste it," lamented Creswell head coach Brandi Wittenborn, describing the loss as "absolutely heartbreaking, devastating," for herself and her players.
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UVC loss ends Dawgs' win streak at 11
"It was a great game; it was just head-to-head, a tough battle," said Creswell head coach Kieran Walsh.
"It's quite possible that third game in five days hurt us; we were not rested," Walsh observed before adding philosophically, "The bottom line is that on any given day, any given team can be beaten. Better it happen now than in the first games of the state playoffs."
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9-0 Dawgs hand St. Mary's first-ever home loss
"It's the first time anybody's ever beaten them at their house, and we were the team to do it," related a jubilant Thomas Carroll, Creswell's assistant coach under head coach Kieran Walsh.
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Lady Dawgs split week with second loss to SC
"We played them better than we played them the first time, but we missed a lot of key serves and they're a really strong serving team; it's hard to get much offense going when you're having trouble passing their serves," said Creswell head coach Anna Baltrusch.
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Dawgs record PRs at Regis, host Fun Run
"It was a great day with plenty of sun and temperatures in the mid-60s," said Creswell head coach David Nickelson, who described the flat course with two short uphill portions as "generally a fast course with plenty of room to pass."
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Dawgs rescue win, remain undefeated
The Pilots, a team that Creswell head coach Kieran Walsh described as "much improved; the best team they've had in the past several years," battled the sixth-ranked Bulldogs to a 1-1 first-half stalemate, and with time running out it seemed the game might end in a tie.
But then Olvera, a senior midfielder, found an opening and scored on a kick from about 20 yards out to snatch victory for his team.
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Dawgs win JC tourney, two league games
Claiming the championship during the Junction City Tournament on Oct. 10 iced a week that included league victories over Toledo and Regis that kept the Creswell Lady Dawgs in sole possession of second place in the PacWest volleyball standings, a game behind league leader Santiam Christian.
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Girls' soccer team battles Elmira to stalemate
Beswick was named Creswell's player of the game, but Wittenborn noted that "all of the girls, as a team, rose to the occasion. They outplayed and outhustled their opponent; unfortunately it just didn't work out for us [to get the win]."
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Dawgs running well after second grueling week
Under sunny skies and with temperatures in the mid-60s Helt completed the 5K course, which takes runners on two big loops—one flat and one up the face of Dorena Dam and winding through forested trails—in 16:55.
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Dawgs stun Rams with first-ever PacWest loss
Making the decisive 33-12 victory over the also young and rebuilding Rams even sweeter was that it was the Bulldogs' first win of the season. "Obviously the kids were happy," said Creswell head coach Paul Goldspink.
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Despite loss, hopes high for girls' first win
Despite the shutout at Sisters, the Lady Dawgs were able to attack the Outlaws' goal, with Kelsey Hanson and Chantelle Giles each attempting two goal shots and Hayley Demanett and Sierra Matthiesen each taking one.
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Sixth-ranked Dawgs put two more in win column
"Our defense was absolutely solid," said Creswell head coach Kieran Walsh. "I think UVC had four chances at net the whole game, and nothing threatening. They had one breakaway that Johnny stopped."
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Top-ranked teams test Dawgs at SC tourney
"The girls had played so hard all day, and they were getting tired," Baltrusch said. "It was a good match, but we could have played much better in that game than we did."
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Bautista hat trick helps Dawgs take district lead
Carlos Bautista scored a hat trick to lift Creswell past Rogue River on the road, 4-1, on Sept. 22 and added another goal as the Bulldogs downed Hosanna Christian Academy, 3-1, at home on Sept. 26.
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Lady Bulldog soccer still seeking first win
Despite suffering shutouts to Cottage Grove, 0-8, on Sept. 22 and Junction City, 0-9, on Sept. 24, Creswell head coach Brandi Wittenborn encouraged her girls' soccer team to take pride in their defensive efforts during both games.
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Rams roll over Bulldogs, 48-13
After a hard-fought first half against the Toledo Boomers, the Creswell Bulldogs were down by just a touchdown, 0-8, at halftime, but Toledo took control in the third quarter as the visiting Boomers muscled out a 48-13 victory over the Bulldogs on Sept. 25.
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Tough week gives trial run of state, district courses
"It was beneficial for the team to compete at a meet of this magnitude and to be able to compete at the state championship site," Nickelson said. "We try to go to meets that have challenging courses and top competition."
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Volleyball team splits week with Regis, SC
In addition to this week's regular season games, the Lady Dawgs are working hard to prepare for the Oct. 3 Santiam Christian Tournament, at which almost all of the top 10 3A teams in the state are expected to compete.
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CMS gym impresses during ‘maiden voyage'
"The girls are all just so proud of the facility that we have now; it's really as nice as what a lot of college teams practice in," Riddle said after the inaugural game.
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Dawgs down #8 St. Mary's in home soccer opener
"We did what we needed to do, which was beat them at home; but the toughest challenge is yet to come: we have to play them at their house," cautioned Creswell assistant coach Thomas Carroll as the team celebrated their big win and accepted congratulations from several recent alumni who'd come out to support their former teammates' first home game of the season.
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Dawgs fall in home opener to Sheridan
"We scored in every quarter, and that's enough if you can stop the other team, but we couldn't," observed Creswell head coach Paul Goldspink following the loss that left the Bulldogs 0-3 at the end of preseason play.
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Lady Dawgs score in close loss to La Pine
"I was pleasantly surprised," said Creswell head coach Brandi Wittenborn of her team's performance during their first outing of the season. "We came out and played a lot tougher and stronger than I expected with some of our top players out."
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Dawgs take consolation title, host alumni game
The volleyball team also hosted a fundraising all-alumni match at CHS on Sept. 10, with 15 alumni players ranging from recent graduates to some who had been out of high school for 30 or 40 years paying $5 each to play.
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Gridiron Dawgs fall to Red Devils on the road
"For the second week in a row we've been able to make some adjustments at the half and the kids have come out and applied them," Goldspink said, citing much-improved second-half defense against a "very physical" opponent that fielded a stronger team than in 2008.
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Tigers topple Dawgs in preseason football opener
A young, rebuilding Creswell High School football team battled hard, out-gaining their bigger, stronger opponents 396 yards to 355 yards before dropping their preseason opener, 22-33, at Taft High School on Sept. 4.
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‘Dawg Days of Summer' test CHS athletes
For two weeks each year in late August, prospective and returning Creswell Bulldog football, volleyball and boys' and girls' soccer athletes, along with cross country runners and cheerleaders. endure their own "Dawg" days of summer, with some teams hosting "daily doubles" practices that test and condition athletes competing for varsity and JV team slots.
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South Valley Little League® elects 2010 season officers
South Valley Little League® held its annual general membership meeting and elections on Aug. 25 and, per the organization's constitution, held a follow-up meeting of those elected to finalize positions for the 2010 baseball and softball season.
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Big Dawg Tournament nets $2,391 for CHS golf team
Carrying the momentum forward from their highly successful 2009 season, Creswell High School boys' and girls' golf teams hosted their annual Big Dawg Golf Tournament at Emerald Valley Golf Course on Saturday, August 1.
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East-West Shrine Game a great experience
Kyle Kuhnhausen, a 2009 Creswell High School graduate, slapped on his football pads for one last time to play with and against 60 of the best high school football players in the state during the 57th Annual East-West Shrine Game, held in Bulldog Memorial Stadium in Baker City, Oregon on Saturday, August 1.
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Young bulldogs qualify for State Tournament
The Creswell (A Street Automotive) third- and fourth-grade baseball team took first place in the Kidsports league tournament with an exciting 8-3 win in extra innings over regular season champion Edgewood on Saturday.
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Grant-funded soccer goals assembled
Last week, Creswell High School girls' soccer head coach Brandi Wittenborn and her husband James assembled portable soccer goals purchased with grant funds from the U.S. Soccer Foundation on the CHS football field.
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Soccer camp drills improve youth skills
Whether practicing their dribbling, passing and trapping skills through fun drills, scrimmaging or enjoying a picnic lunch under the outdoor play structure, a good time was had by all as the Creswell High School boys' and girls' soccer programs held their annual youth soccer camp last week.
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Kidsports Bulldogs move to 4-1
The Creswell third- and fourth-grade baseball team traveled to Oakridge to play last week, resulting in a 15-1 win for the Bulldogs.
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Kid volleyball camp builds program's future
The annual Creswell Kids' Volleyball Camp, held this year on June 11-13, is one way for youngsters to learn, develop and practice skills in a positive, fun and supportive setting.
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Young Bulldogs start Kidsports season 2-0
"Our pitching is the key right now," said coach Pete Apo. "At this level it's hard to find kids that can throw strikes. We have used six pitchers in two games and walked only two batters. That's pretty amazing for this age group."
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Youth campers practice basketball fundamentals
Approximately 50 incoming third- through ninth-grade boys and girls benefited from Mercer's knowledge of, and passion for, the game when they attended the annual CHS summer basketball youth camp, held this year on June 11-13 in the new Creswell Middle School gym.
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Dawgs take championship at 6-on-6 tourney
The Six-on-Six Showcase Tournament, held at Junction City on May 30-31, kicked off the summer in a way that bodes well for a successful Bulldog boys' soccer season next fall, with Creswell claiming the tournament championship despite competing against 4A and 5A schools.
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Lady Dawgs make final four at soccer tourney
"It was awesome," enthused Creswell head coach Brandi Wittenborn, noting that the Lady Dawgs fielded a 10-member team comprised of three sophomores, four freshmen and three eighth-graders.
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Talented, freshmen-led JV builds strong future
With six seniors graduating from this year's varsity, the quality of his junior varsity players' late-season play "puts a smile on my face," Worsham said, as "four or five of them will have to step up to the varsity level next year, and I feel good about their ability to do that."
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Softball team earns first state trip in 30 years
Just days after the Creswell High School baseball team secured a state playoffs spot with a come-from-behind victory, the softball team produced a stunner of their own, rallying from a 0-5 deficit to down Harrisburg, 9-5, during their league playoff game to advance to state for the first time in 30 years.
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Golfers take third at state; Gabrio second
"We've got a unique opportunity with the seniors we have," Newell said in March, looking ahead to a season for which the Bulldogs set a goal of bettering their fifth-place state finish in 2008.
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McVea medals, equestrian team competitive at state
Shawna McVea medaled in two events and other riders also made a strong showing as members of the Creswell High School equestrian team competed during the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) State Championships.
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‘Amazing' win catapults Dawgs to state playoffs
With his team now assured of league and state playoff games, Worsham noted, "We couldn't have put more pressure on ourselves. We really did it the hard way this year; but the great thing was it was a team effort that got us here."
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Lady Dawgs honor seniors, look to playoffs
"Now we've got to win one more game to be guaranteed a game at state, and that experience would be huge for the girls," Taylor said. "They'd get to see what that's like, and then decide if it's what they want from now on."
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Dawgs scramble to stay in playoff hunt
"It's kind of a do-or-die situation for us; we pretty much have to win these games this week to give ourselves a chance at a tie or sole possession of fourth," said Creswell head coach Scott Worsham.
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Dawgs win 10 events, boys just miss district track title
"Between the boys and the girls, a Creswell athlete won 10 of the 34 events," Nickelson noted. We could not have done any better than what we did. [Assistant] coach [Bill] Martin and I were very proud of the effort from all of our athletes."
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Nine track athletes earn trip to state in 12 events
Each athlete qualified for state by either winning or placing second in their events during the PacWest District Championships, held May 8-9 at WOU.
Athletes may also qualify for state by meeting a qualifying mark based on the fifth-place state finishers in their event over the past five years.
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Twenty CMS staffers take on Eugene Marathon
"We're going to do [the Eugene Marathon] again next year—and we'll have even more [staff members] participating next year," Burrus predicted. "Everybody's really excited about it."
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Win over Toledo buoys softball playoff chances
"That game should put us in the playoffs; we just need to win one game this week to guarantee ourselves a playoff spot," said Creswell head coach David Taylor, noting that if the Lady Dawgs do make the league playoffs it will be "the first time in a long time" that a Creswell softball team has done so.
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Fourth-place Dawgs look toward playoffs
With the PacWest sending four teams into 3A state baseball playoffs this season and just three regular season games remaining, the Creswell Bulldogs are poised to battle for one of those slots.
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Lady Dawgs win one of three PacWest contests
Currently fifth in PacWest softball standings after going 1-for-3 last week, the Lady Dawgs' season "pretty much comes down to whether we beat Toledo this week," said Creswell head coach David Taylor.
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Twilight Meet gives Dawgs pre-Districts test
"We are looking forward to [Districts] next week," Nickelson said, noting that placements at District will determine which athletes will advance to compete in the OSAA State Championships on May 15 and May 16.
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Dawgs win 1 of 3, in fourth place in PacWest
Creswell and Jefferson are currently tied for fourth place in the PacWest behind league leaders Harrisburg, Santiam Christian and Regis, "but we have the tiebreaker, so you could say we're in fourth by ourselves," coach Scott Worsham noted.
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Golfers win District Warm-up, second at Tokatee
At Tokatee, the Bulldogs shot a combined 346 to trail host McKenzie's 343 by three strokes in the team standings. Oakridge took fourth with 369, Lakeview placed fifth with 381 and Glide was sixth with 415. Myrtle Point fielded an incomplete team.
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Track Dawgs take second, log 19 personal bests at SC
The Creswell Bulldogs placed second to the host Eagles in both the boys' and the girls' team competition and logged 19 personal or seasonal bests during a four-way track and field meet hosted by Santiam Christian on April 22.
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Golfers swing to victory at Bandon
The Bulldogs' team score of 346 strokes topped a competitive 10-team field during the Bandon Dunes Invitational golf tournament, held in Bandon on April 12-13.
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Lady Dawgs never say die in 10-inning loss to Regis
In what Creswell head softball coach David Taylor termed "the toughest game I've had yet coaching here, 'cause we had 'em," the Lady Dawgs battled the visiting Regis Rams to the bitter end of an exciting, three-plus hour, 10-inning game before falling, 12-8, on April 16.
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Eagles squeak past Dawgs in PacWest softball opener
"We played good and we only got beat by a run, but the bottom line is we need to win," Taylor said. "We can be happy we played 'em close, but we should've beat 'em; but we're getting closer all the time."
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Girls, boys' JV tee off with season's first golf matches
"It was pretty good for both girls to be breaking 144, double-par," said Creswell girls' coach Leif Place, noting that an excellent score for girls is "to break the 100 mark; and they both do that in practice consistently."
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Eyes on prize, golf boys stroke toward state
Despite the absence of one of their usual four scoring players, the Bulldogs placed second to 4A Brookings during the Bandon Crossings Invitational, held in Bandon on March 26 under pleasant weather conditions with little wind.
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Shorthanded track team logs eight rainy-day wins
Bulldog track athletes turned in solid performances, including eight individual wins, while hosting Jefferson and Toledo on April 2, despite rainy, cold, blustery conditions that had many competitors hopping in place to keep warm and some competing in sweats instead of jerseys.
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Softball team earns split with Warriors
Solid hitting helped the Creswell Bulldogs earn a split with host North Douglas during a double-header on April 4, with the Lady Dawgs logging eight hits in the first game and six in the second.
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Equestrians to send five to state in six events
Creswell drill team members Angela Hurlburt, riding Cody; Shawna McVea, riding Shadow; Shelley Hurlburt, riding Honey; and Lexi Stoops, riding Remi, topped their class during all three of their OHSET district meets this season.
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Baseball team 3-2 after big five-game week
"We played pretty good baseball [against Sheridan]," Worsham said. "It was frustrating in that first game to only get three hits, but nice to see the guys battle and find a way to win."
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Equestrians honor seniors, enjoy successes
Seniors Shawna McVea, Angela Hurlburt, Josie Hubbard and Haley Flansberg were honored, along with other district seniors, during a ceremony held Friday evening and with a farewell dance held Saturday night.
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Girls put it all together for double-header win
The Lady Dawgs are idle this week for spring break and then play four games—including their PacWest season opener on April 7—before hosting Regis on April 9. "I'm going to give them a break for most of this week, and then we're going to hit it hard and get ready for those games," Coach Taylor said.
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Track Dawgs show chops with Invitational win
"It was a good first meet for the season," said Creswell head coach David Nickelson.
Under a cold, steady drizzle and after only one day of rest, the Bulldogs "came back and competed very well" at the Siuslaw Icebreaker on March 19, Nickelson reported.
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Painter, golf team win at Creswell Invitational
"Twenty strokes is huge," exulted Creswell head coach Herb Newell. "Whenever you can knock 20 points off your team's total score [from the previous year] at state, that's an excellent start to your season."
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Boys' JV teams lock up winning season
Offensively, "We're not a high-scoring team, but we're fairly balanced," Milne explained. "Occasionally a guy would have a big game; but we had to do a lot as a team, helping each other get shots."
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Fourth-grade girls play YMCA basketball
Playing on the team were Mystika Abbott, Karlei Blatch, Kaitlin Burkhouse, Emma Connelly, Lauren Heater, Brooklyn Jones, Delaney Pietsch, Tiffanie Pilon, Rachel Stauffer and Courtney Ficek.
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JV girls wrap winning round ball season
The team, comprised of some girls who played at Creswell Middle School and others with no previous experience, "made some pretty good strides and improvements over the course of the year," Jones said, citing better defense, rebounding and free throw shooting as the season went on.
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Middle School girls' basketball season closes
CORRECTION: 03-12-09
A story about Creswell Middle School girls' basketball that ran in last week's issue of The Creswell Chronicle incorrectly identified the start and stop times for the girls' season, which differed from the CMS boys' season that recently concluded.
The combined seventh- and eighth-grade girls' team began playing in October and wrapped up their season in December.
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Sixth-grade girls are South Valley champs
A group of nine sixth-grade girls, playing basketball as the "Lady Dawgs," won the championship trophy for the South Valley League on Feb. 28 after defeating both Cottage Grove teams during the league's end-of-season tournament.
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State hoops dream ends for Lady Dawgs
The Creswell girls' basketball team overcame an inconsistent season that saw them finishing fifth in PacWest standings to down fourth-place Regis during league playoffs, earning the PacWest's fourth seed and advancing by the skin of their teeth to the state playoffs for the third straight year.
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Beltran, Gabrio receive all-league nods
Creswell's AJ Beltran, a senior wing, was one of just four players unanimously selected to the PacWest First Team when boys' basketball all-league teams for 2008-2009 were announced last week.
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Boys' season ends just shy of state playoffs
The Creswell Bulldogs secured just one of two needed PacWest Conference playoff victories last week, ending their season one game short of making the OSAA 3A state playoffs for what would have been the third consecutive year.
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Wrestlers' season ends as none qualify for state
Although the Bulldogs finished eighth of nine participating teams at district, "As a team we did score more points than we have the past two years, and my top wrestlers did well overall," Hanson said.
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CHS cheer squad places fourth at state
Creswell head cheerleading coach Tangie Clark said she was extremely proud of the effort and skills her team exhibited during their three state-qualifying tournaments, during which they placed second, third and then first, and especially during the state championships.
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Dawgs finish fourth, to host playoff game
After winding up regular season play with a fourth-place PacWest finish, the Creswell Bulldogs (7-7) host the Chemawa Braves (6-8) — making their first PacWest post-season appearance after finishing fifth — this week for their first league playoff game.
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Gabrio is all-state, Kuhnhausen an all-star
Senior Aleks Gabrio received Honorable Mention as a punter when the 2008 OSAA 3A All-State Football teams were announced recently. While Gabrio was Creswell's only representative on this year's all-state roster, senior Kyle Kuhnhausen, the PacWest Conference's Offensive Lineman of the Year, has been invited to play in Oregon's annual Shriners' East-West All-Star football game.
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CHS drill team wins, riders shine at first meet
The Creswell High School equestrian team's Working 4 Drill Team, which went to state in 2008, continued their winning ways, scoring 530 points to capture first place over four other drill teams during the first Oregon High School Equestrian Team (OHSET) meet of the season.
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Dawgs aim to finish fourth as season wraps
After suffering losses last week to Harrisburg and Santiam Christian, the Creswell Bulldogs look set to finish in fourth place as the PacWest Conference season ends this week.
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Boys continue climb in PacWest's second half
The Creswell Bulldogs are sitting right where they wanted to be entering the second half of the PacWest Conference season after defeating Jefferson and Chemawa at home last week to improve their league record to 6-3.
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Lady Dawgs in fifth as rematches begin
After earning a 4-5 record during the first half of league play, the Creswell Lady Dawgs sit in fifth place, half a game behind fourth-place Regis, as the PacWest Conference season begins its second round.
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Wrestlers to honor seniors at home
The Creswell Bulldog wrestling team will honor its seniors during a home match on Monday, Feb. 9, reported Creswell wrestling head coach Stacey Hanson.
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Cheerleaders bring home first place trophy
It's on to state for the Creswell High School cheerleaders, who brought home the first place trophy after their final state-qualifying competition, the Sheldon High School Invitational, held on Jan. 24.
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Dawgs at 4-3 after three-game sweep
"We came out and just dominated the second half," Mercer said. "It was really nice to see us play both ends of the floor the way we can, executing the way we should have done from the beginning."
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"Super-sophs" named to all-state volleyball teams
Setter Jamie McMahon was named to the Second Team All-State and middle blocker Chandler Gabrio received Honorable Mention when Oregon's 2008 3A All-State Volleyball teams were announced recently.
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Cheer team places third at Springfield
"I believe that we will be a lot tougher next week because we will have had more time to learn all the changes made to our routine."-Coach Tangie Clark
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Dawgs 1-3 after posting first league win
The 47-46 loss to visiting Santiam Christian on Jan. 13 "was a heartbreaker," acknowledged Creswell head coach Stan Mercer, particularly because the Bulldogs led the entire game before falling behind during the final minute.
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Rough week ends with Lady Dawgs 0-4
"We played extremely well against Santiam Christian; they're 13-0 and hadn't had a close game yet, but we played them tight all the way." -Coach Gary Jones
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Big Dawgs end season, give awards, look ahead
The Big Dawg award is given "to those kids the best exemplify Big DAWG Wrestling: being Dedicated, Aggressive, having a Winning attitude, and Gracious in winning or losing," Dunn explained.
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Cheerleaders place second at South Umpqua
"It was a tough competition and it appears that our competition will be a lot tighter [this year] because all of the teams were really good," said Creswell head cheerleading coach Tangie Clark.
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Dawgs drop one-point heartbreaker to Harrisburg
They played the visiting Eagles fast and tough, but it wasn't quite enough as the Creswell Bulldogs fell to Harrisburg in their PacWest Conference opener by a single point, 43-42, on Jan. 9.
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Illness hampers CHS wrestlers at Cottage Grove
With their teammates laid low because of illness, just five Creswell High School wrestlers competed during the second Cottage Grove Rookie Tournament of the season, held Jan. 7 at Cottage Grove High School, reported Creswell head coach Stacey Hanson.
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Third-ranked Eagles hold off Lady Dawgs
"When we really buckled down we got some really good stops on them and they basically stopped scoring like they had been.
"If we could've had a couple more minutes we might have been able to win it," Jones added.
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Dawgs look to build momentum in PacWest play
"I don't think there will be any ‘easy' wins in league for us this year, but I also believe that we're capable of beating any team in the league," he added. "Should make for exciting basketball."
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Dawgs suffer losses in two wrestling tourneys
Harsh weather that played havoc with practice schedules combined with inexperience and the holidays to cost Creswell High School wrestlers most of their matches at two tournaments played over the winter break, according to head coach Stacey Hanson.
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