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Amity 48, Taft 7

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September 28, 2018

JJ French — Taft’s Logan Gilleo runs against top-ranked Amity Friday night at Voris Field (Photo by Lon French)

Warriors start fast, roll to league win

Amity High proved there’s nothing phony about its No. 1 ranking in small-school Oregon football Friday, rolling to a 48-0 halftime lead before a running second-half mercy clock expired on a 48-7 Special District 1 West Conference victory over Taft at Voris Field.

The Warriors scored on a 74-yard run on the game’s first play to improve to 5-0 with its fifth straight dominating victory, while the Tigers fell to 1-4.

Taft wide receiver Fco Ramos scored Taft’s only touchdown on a short pass from fellow sophomore Antonio Saurez as the clock wound down on the game.

The Tigers return to action in another Class 3A SD1 West Division league game at 7 p.m. Friday at Clatskanie.

This post will be updated with Taft Coach Jake Tolan’s comments

Senior quarterback David Jin looks for an open receiver Friday night against Amity (Photo by Lon French)

First Quarter

Amity scored on a 74-yard run by senior running back West Streeter on the game’s first play and converted the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead.

Taft punted the ball back to Amity after going nowhere on its first possession. Amity took possession on its 36, but was forced into a fourth down, where Streeter gained 13 yards to the Taft 30. Senior running back Brian Hatch broke up the middle for a first-and-goal at the 5, where he scored on the next play to make it 14-0 following a failed two-point conversion pass.

Taft took possession at its own 29 on the ensuing possession and converted a first down on a 10-yard pass from senior quarterback David Jin to sophomore wideout JJ French. French gained 19 yards on another reception from Jin inside of Amity territory.

Jin hit senior wide receiver Tyee Fisher to the Warriors’ 30 yard-line. Fisher made it back-to-back receptions to the 20, where French hauled in a pass from Jin for first-and-goal at the 3. After a run went nowhere and two passes fell incomplete, the Tigers went for the touchdown rather than attempt a field goal and turned over possession on another incompletion.

Streeter ran for 40 yards from his own 3 to move the ball to near midfield. Hatch then ran to the Taft 30, and again for a score from the 19 and a 22-0 lead after the two-point conversion pass culminated a 97-yard drive.

Taft failed to move the ball and punted to the Warriors, who fumbled the return and the Tigers took possession on Jin’s recovery at the Amity 29.

The first-quarter clock expired two plays later.

Taft prepares to take the field Friday against the No.1-ranked Class 3A team in the state (Photo by Justin Werner).

Second Quarter

Taft again surrendered possession after failing to convert on fourth down on the first play of the second period. Amity assumed possession at its own 20. Streeter then ran 58 yards for a score to make it 28-0 after the conversion attempt failed.

Amity recovered a Taft fumble on the ensuing kick at the Tigers’ 25, where the Tigers forced a fourth-and-long situation before Streeter managed to gain just enough for the first down at the 15. Junior running back Cody Dyche scored a couple of plays later to make it 35-0 after the point-after midway through the quarter.

Taft took possession following the kick at its own 34 with about seven minutes to play in the opening half. A reception by senior receiver Logan McLendon left Taft a yard short for fourth down before the Tigers gave the ball back to the Warriors at their own 43 with 6:34 left before intermission.

Streeter ran through the Taft interior into Tiger territory and Amity powered its way inside the red zone, before Streeter walked in for his third touchdown from the 10 and a 42-0 lead after a successful PAT.

An interception set Amity up deep in Taft territory moments later before the Warriors bullied their way to the 1 inside of two minutes. Dyche scored his second touchdown of the game from there to make it 48-0 just before half after the Warriors took a knee in a show of sportsmanship.

Halftime

Third Quarter

Oregon’s 45-point “mercy” rule brought on a running clock for the remainder of the game.

Taft took possession of the second half kick behind backup sophomore quarterback Antonio Suarez, making his first varsity experience following an injury to Jin late in the second quarter.

The Tigers failed to move the ball but regained possession on a recovered fumble moments later. Taft again went three-and-out as the running clock breezed to the midway point of the quarter. Another fumble recovery by Taft gave the Tigers possession on the ensuing series.

The Tigers went nowhere from there and turned the ball over on downs near midfield. Amity took possession inside of three minutes as both teams underwent some personnel changes with the game out of hand.

Two running plays gave the Warriors a first down before the clock expired on a scoreless third quarter.

Taft lines up against Amity (Photo by Justin Werner)

Fourth Quarter

Taft held Amity on downs on the period’s first possession before French ran for 11 yards to his own 15 for a first down with 7:23 remaining. French caught a 13-yard pass from Saurez for another first down to the 26.

A roughing the passer call following a 17-yard reception by sophomore Fco Ramos moved the ball up field before the Tigers advanced the ball inside the Amity 30. Taft junior running back Logan Gilleo gained another first down on a pass from Saurez for a first down.

Ramos then caught a 12-yard pass from Saurez for first-and-goal inside the 5 with two minutes left. Saurez then hit Ramos in the end zone on the next play to make it 48-7 with 1:17 to play.

Amity recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock from there.

This post was updated after every quarter and periodically in between

Taft Roster

Coach: Jake Tolan

No.	Name	Position	Grade	Height
2	Logan McLendon	WR/DB	Sr.	5-8
3	Kaden Hindman	WR/S	Fr.	5-9
4	Devon Lindquist	WR/S	Sr.	5-10
6	Zane Rowley	WR/DB	So.	5-4
7	Chris Lopez	WR/DB	Sr.	5-9
8	David Jin	QB/DB	Sr.	5-10
9	Kameron Kessler	WR/S	Sr.	6-1
11	Fco Ramos	WR/DB	So.	5-7
14	Tristan Beach	WR/DB	Jr.	5-10
15	Connor Bailey	WR/DB	Jr.	5-10
16	Darius Smith	WR/DB	So.	5-9
19	Antonio Suarez	QB/LB	So.	5-10
20	JJ French	RB/LB	So.	5-10
22	Tyee Fisher	WR/S	Sr.	6-5
23	Clay Nelson	WR/LB	Sr.	6-0
24	Trenton Hall	WR/LB	Jr.	5-9
25	Kaden White	WR/DB	Fr.	5-7
28	Logan Gilleo	RB/LB	Jr.	6-0
50	Dylan Rodriguez	OL/DL	Fr.	5-8
53	Micah Davis	OL/DE	Jr.	5-10
54	Eriq Aquino	OL/DL	Sr.	6-1
55	Elin Fitch	OL/DE	Jr.	6-3
56	Malachi LaFrenz	OL/DL	Sr.	6-2
57	Jace Phippen	OL/DL	Jr.	5-10
60	Chris Byrum	OL/DL	Sr.	5-8
61	Victor Carrasco	C/DE	Sr.	6-2
62	Brendan Welch	OL/DL	So.	5-9
66	Tyrese Hellman	OL/DL	Jr.	6-1
70	Josiah LaFrenz	OL/DL	So.	6-3
74	Sebastian Welch	OL/DL	So.	5-9
75	Dakota Steen	OL/DL	Fr.	6-0

Amity Roster

Coach: Joel Magill

No.	Name	Position	Grade	Height	Weight
1	Payton Richardson	WR/CB	11	6-4	170
4	Tyler Parr	QB/LB	12	6-1	200
7	Eli Jackson	WR/CB	12	6-4	170
8	Harvey Hoff	RB/LB	12	5-6	155
10	Noah Groom	QB/DB	9	5-7	130
11	Dylan Nyseth	TE/LB	11	5-9	155
12	Keenan Graham	QB/DB	10	6-1	150
14	Michael Duncan	WR/K	12	5-9	150
16	Roberto Olague	RB/LB	10	5-8	150
17	Cody Dyche	RB/LB	11	6-1	191
18	Alrik Moore	WR/DB	9	5-8	140
20	West Streeter	RB/LB	12	5-7	200
21	Braxton Morgan	RB/LB	9	5-8	155
22	Wyatt Hatch	RB/LB	9	5-9	155
23	Cameron Weigart	WR/CB	11	5-9	145
24	Brian Hatch	RB/LB	12	5-7	150
25	Seth Valencia	RB/NG	12	5-6	155
30	Nas Abzakh	RB/LB	11	5-9	150
32	Enrique Martinez	RB/LB	9	5-10	168
33	Jonathan Mather	RB/LB	12	6-0	190
36	George Hatch	QB/DB	10	5-11	146
40	Logan Grove	RB/LB	9	5-9	155
42	Sergio Alba	TE/LB	9	5-7	160
44	Russel Brown	RB/LB	11	5-11	175
50	Nick McMullen	OG/DL	10	5-10	230
51	Hunter Barber	C/DL	9	5-6	170
52	Jordan Dyche	OT/NG	12	5-6	250
54	Kyle Rice	OT/DT	9	6-0	185
55	Jeffrey Coleman	OG/DT	12	6-0	255
56	Christian Wald	OG/LB	12	5-9	190
57	Blake Wilson	OG/LB	10	5-11	165
58	Wyett Yocum	OL/DL	9	5-10	200
60	Robby Scharf	OG/DT	12	6-0	260
62	Phillip West	OL/LB	10	6-1	195
64	Ashton Pappas	OL/RB	10	5-7	175
65	Khaled Aydallad	OG/LB	11	5-10	165
73	Justin Vido	C/DT	12	5-9	295
75	Jacob Bernards	OT/DE	11	6-3	273
76	Lucas May	OL/DL	11	6-3	289
77	Federico Donati	K	11	5-9	165
78	Andrew Paine	OL/DL	12	6-2	300
80	Hayden Reeves	WR/DB	10	5-9	135
81	Trevor Smith	WR/LB	12	6-1	195
85	Brady Hall	WR/DE	9	5-8	165
87	Josh Wart	TE/LB	10	6-5	200
88	Diego Briones	TE/LB	9	5-9	185

Great Oregon ShakeOut welcomes community participation.

Local News

Homepage Staff

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September 28, 2018

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Lincoln County Emergency Management is urging citizens and businesses to register and participate in the 2018 Great Oregon ShakeOut.

While the potential earthquake hazard depends upon your location, you could be anywhere when an earthquake strikes — at home, at work, at school or even on vacation. What we do now will determine our quality of life after an earthquake occurs.

There are two more opportunities to learn about our local earthquake risks by attending the Cascadia Subduction Zone Presentations on October 18 at 02:00 pm or 06:00 pm, in Newport at the Oregon Coast Community College. This will be the final round of these presentations for the fall season.

If you, your family, your business/employer, or community group plan to practice your “drop, cover and hold on” response, we would appreciate you registering at http://shakeout.org/oregon/ . By registering you will assist your Lincoln County Public Safety agencies with documenting the progressive nature of our community and demonstrating we are working to strengthen our community resiliency.

The Great Oregon ShakeOut is an annual opportunity to practice “Drop, Cover and Hold On” for sixty seconds. The ShakeOut has also been organized to encourage you, your community, your school, or your organization to review and update emergency preparedness plans and supplies, and to secure your space in order to prevent damage and injuries. Registration totals from Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills across the U.S. are also included in America’s PrepareAthon! participation totals. The Great Oregon ShakeOut website has several tools and information sheets for your community group, family or business that you can use to create a drill or take preparedness steps. To register or learn more go to www.shakeout.org/oregon

Oregon ShakeOut Statistics – https://www.shakeout.org/statistics/

If you are new to our coastal communities or unfamiliar with our earthquake hazards then you need to know that Oregon lies at a convergent continental boundary where two tectonic plates are colliding. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is actually a 600 mile long earthquake fault stretching from offshore northern California to southern British Columbia. This fault builds up stress for hundreds of years as the Juan de Fuca and North America Plates push against each other. Eventually, the two plates rip apart, creating some of the largest earthquakes and tsunamis on earth. Where the Juan de Fuca oceanic plate and the North American continental plate meet is called a subduction zone, because the denser Juan de Fuca Plate is being pulled under North America. The Juan de Fuca Plate is moving to the northeast at about an inch a year as the North American Plate moves west. The Oregon coastline is actually bulging upward from the two plates pushing against each other.

There are over 1000 earthquakes over magnitude 1.0 in Washington and Oregon every year, with at least two dozen being large enough to be felt. Approximately 17 people have lost their lives due to earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest. Since 1872, there have been 20 damaging earthquakes in Washington and Oregon. The Pacific coast poses special risk from tsunamis associated with a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. In addition to subduction zone earthquakes, Oregon is also susceptible to crustal earthquakes. The two largest earthquakes in recent years in Oregon, Scotts Mills, (magnitude 5.6) and the Klamath Falls, main shocks (magnitude 5.9 and magnitude 6.0) of 1993 were crustal earthquakes.

The following are helpful links to earthquake and tsunami information that may benefit you or someone you know.

Great Oregon Shakeout – Register & information: http://shakeout.org/oregon/

Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions
Earthquake Guide for People with Disabilities

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – Emergency Management

http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/emergencymanagement

Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse – www.oregontsunami.org

Media Resources: https://www.shakeout.org/oregon/resources/

Constitutional issues over political signs force special Council meeting

Justin Werner

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September 28, 2018

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The Lincoln City City Council will hold a special meeting Monday, Oct. 1, to vote on a staff recommendation to add a new signage chapter to the municipal code and declare an emergency to enforce immediate implementation.

The Ordinance proposes removing some content-based labels on types of temporary signs. The Council has received threats that certain content labels render the ordinance unconstitutional as it relates to political signs. Removal of such labels should clarify content neutrality.

An election is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2018. Challenges to City regulations concerning signage can be costly and unnecessarily distract from important city business.

The City Manager has been warned of possible sign litigation. To avoid unnecessary litigation the Council desires to clarify the content neutrality of sign regulations during election periods.

The Lincoln City Charter Chapter IX, Section 9.3, expressly authorizes the City Council to adopt an emergency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety upon making a statement declaring the basis of the emergency.

Council finds and determines that conditions in the City of Lincoln City are such that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; an emergency is declared to exist, specifically because the impending election has resulted in threats of litigation over signage regulations. The immediate effectiveness of this ordinance will clarify content neutrality as regards election time signage. Therefore, pursuant to the City Charter, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage and signature.

This post will be updated with comments, clarification

City of Lincoln City – Special Meeting

Lincoln City Police Crime Log Sept. 21-27

Justin Werner

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September 28, 2018

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The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. Homepage will run the log every Friday. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Friday, Sept. 21

Disturbance – 12:24 a.m. – 4659 SW Highway 101. Caller reports yelling and screaming in the woods at end of SW 48th. Richard Bergan (01/21/59) arrested on detainer from probation officer. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Theft – 3:43 – 3780 SE Spyglass Ridge DR. Report of $125 stolen from men’s locker room during 7th period.

Burglary – 4:48 p.m. – 6235 NE Mast AVE. Meredith Lodging reports a vacation rental was broken into. Lock box broken off.

Theft – 7:39 p.m. – Victim reported phone was stolen.

Saturday, Sept. 22

Hit and Run – 8:48 a.m. – Best Western, 4430 SE Highway 101. Caller reported a guest driving a Ford truck hit another guest’s vehicle at about 10:30 p.m.

Car Clout – 11:07 a.m. – 3226 NE Quay DR. Caller reported vehicle broken into while parked in driveway. Vehicle left unlocked. Personal checkbook and hiking poles reported missing.

Crash – 3:32 p.m. – NW 13th Street & N Highway 101. Five car crash blocking traffic. Lincoln City Towing towed two vehicles. Patients transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital.

Car Clout – 4:07 p.m. – 323 NW Oar DR. Caller reported vehicle broken into while parked in driveway. Vehicle left unlocked. Tools and miscellaneous property missing.

Hit and Run – 5:57 p.m. – 1450 NE Highway 101. Caller reported vehicle was struck while making a left turn onto NE 15th Street. Suspect vehicle did not stop.

Burglary – 6:45 p.m. – Caller reported a suspicious male on the corner property at SW 52nd CT. Misdemeanor warrant confirmed for Tony Lee Ray (08/10/77) out of Lincoln County for failure to appear. Misdemeanor warrant confirmed for Marylin Ann Childs (07/01/86) out of Polk County for failure to appear. Ray cited and released for warrant and trespass II. Childs taken into custody and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Crash – 7:32 p.m. – NW 15th Street & N Highway 101. Two car crash. Car Care Specialists towed one car.

Found Property – 5:54 p.m. – Starbucks. Found Texas drivers license. Retained at LCPD for safekeeping.

Sunday, Sept. 23

Domestic – 1:54 a.m. – Surftides, 3945 NW Jetty AVE. Report of domestic disturbance in parking lot. Antonio A. Zavala (02/14/96) taken into custody for domestic assault IV and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Detainer – 10:53 a.m. – 2300 NE Highway 101. Alvin Frear (09/22/84) was arrested on detainer by Krause and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Theft – 5:23 p.m. – 4031 NW Highway 101. Bejamin Pasciyo (01/25/90) was arrested for theft after driving off with gas pump still in vehicle. Did not pay for the $8 in gas.

Animal – 5:33 p.m. – 4502 SW Coast AVE. Caller found two lab mix dogs with collars and no tags. Dogs brought to LCPD kennel. ACO notified.

Follow Up – 7:46 p.m. – Dog owner came into the LCPD and picked up the dogs.

Trespass – 7:17 p.m. – North Shell, 4031 NW Highway 101. Caller reported Benjamin Pasciyo returned to property after advised by officer not to return. Pasciyo located by casino and taken into custody for trespass. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Theft – 8:56 p.m. – 2316 NE 34th Street, Apartment 59. Theft of a laptop.

Monday, Sept. 24

Found Property – 7:11 a.m. – Found debit card. Contacted owner who informed lost card in May. Wants card destroyed.

Theft – 12:25 p.m. – Ashley Inn & Suites, 3430 NE Highway 101. Caller reported theft of $6,000 by hotel employee. Amber Irene Lambert (04/04/97) taken into custody for Theft I and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Theft – 7:54 p.m. – Asics Outlet, 1500 SE East Devils Lake Road. Hispanic male and female stole a pair of shoes. Female distracted employee while male put shoes in a baby stroller.

Burglary – 9:53 p.m. – 2480 SW Anchor AVE. Caller reported their vacation home was burglarized.

Tuesday, Sept. 25

Warrant Arrest – 1:48 a.m. – Dorchester House, 2701 NW Highway 101. Solinna M. Butler (4/23/91) taken into custody for two felony warrants. One out of Marion County and one out of Clackamas County. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Theft – Fabian Elizondo (07/28/82) taken into custody for theft II. Transported to LCPD. Cited and released.

Drugs – Chinook Winds Casino, 1777 NW 44th Street. Casino security reported drug paraphernalia found in buffet area.

Found Property – 1503 SE East Devils Lake Road. Wallet found on the beach. Owner contacted and property returned.

Shoplift – 4:10 p.m. – Zumiez, 1500 East Devils Lake Road. Called reported a previously trespassed male with female companion shoplifted and left store.

AOA – 5:38 p.m. – Lees Restaurant, 144 SE Highway 101. Marissa A. Baker (08/20/78) attempted to flee on foot and resisted officer. Taken into custody for outstanding state parole board and Lincoln County warrants, possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Suspicious Activity – 7:58 p.m. – 1712 NE 17th Street. 9-1-1 report of physical domestic at location. No medical needed. Courtesy transport given to Snug Harbor.

Wednesday, Sept. 26

Crash – 8:17 a.m. – SW 32nd Street & SW Highway 101. Two vehicle crash with no injuries.

Theft – 10:34 a.m. – 4101 NW Logan Road. Caller reported a lost/stolen iPhone.

Crash – 4:28 p.m. – 4300 NW Highway 101. Two car crash. No injuries.

Thursday Sept. 27

Runaway – Caller reported her juvenile son hadn’t come home from school. Officer located subject at NW 26th Street beach access. Juvenile cited for minor in possession and released to mother.

Crash – 10:38 a.m. – 2845 NW Highway 101. Three car crash with no injuries.

Restraining Order Violation – 2:38 p.m. – 2438 NE Holmes Road #39. Caller reported a verbal argument after subject refused to leave apartment after child exchange. Jamie Brink (01/30/87) was located at her home and taken into custody. Brink was evaluated by medics at LCPD after complaining of shortness of breath and then transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Crash – 6:08 p.m. – NW Highway 101 & NW 15th Street. Two vehicle crash with no injuries.

Theft – 12:25 p.m. – Chinook Winds Golf Casino, 1777 NW 44th Street. Caller reported theft of golf clubs, backpack and miscellaneous items from Casino Sunday.

Injury-depleted Tigers host No. 1 Amity in season’s toughest test yet

Jim Fossum

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September 28, 2018

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Taft might need more trickery, such as this pass from senior receiver Kam Kessler last week, tonight against Amity (File photo by Lon French)

Tune in tonight for Homepage’s live, breaking, play-by-play coverage of the Tigers’ league-opening game

Just when you thought things couldn’t get much tougher for the Taft High football team, enter the No. 1 team in the state for a league opener against an injury-depleted lineup looking to turn its fortunes around.

The 1-3 Tigers, who have already played two perennial State playoff powers and a couple who competed in bigger conferences until recently, are well aware of the mighty Warriors, having shared conference affiliation with them throughout the years in all sports and both genders.

“We know a lot about Amity,” said Taft Coach Jake Tolan, whose Tigers host the Warriors at 7 p.m. at Voris Field. “We know what they will run both offensively and defensively.”

So what is it that has allowed the Warriors to amass a 206-34 (51.5 to 8.5 points per game) scoring advantage over four outclassed opponents this season?

“What they do is actually very simple, but they do it very well,” Tolan said. “They are No. 1 for a reason and haven’t really been tested yet this year. We hope to go out and just compete.”

“Unlike last year where we gave up a bunch of rushing yards to them, this week we’ve worked a lot on assignment football — making sure all 11 guys are focused on individual assignments on each play in hope to be able to at least slow them down,” Tolan said.

Amity has rolled past St. Mary’s Medford, 51-7; Neah-Kah-Nie, 60-20; Salem Academy, 47-7; and Coquille, 48-0, with three of the games on the road. Playing its fourth game of the year away from home, Coach Joel Magill’s squad has just three games scheduled this season in its friendly confines – until the playoffs, that is.

As if the presence of the state’s top-ranked Class 3A team wasn’t enough, the Tigers will be missing four starters due to injuries incurred in previous games. Missing in the Special District 1 West Conference opener will be defensive lineman Tyrese Hellman and defensive back Darius Smith, who are out on concussion protocol; lineman Jace Fostveit with a wrist sprain; and defensive end Micah Davis, who has been lost for the season with a leg injury.

“So a lot of this week has also been focused on getting replacement players in the right spots so they can be successful,” Tolan said.

Things don’t get any easier foe the Tigers after Friday either. Taft hits the road for two league games (Clatskanie and Willamina) before returning home to close out the regular season with two more (Dayton and Rainier), including matchups against the second- and third-ranked teams in the state.

Class 3A Special District 1 West Standings

	League	Overall	Points Scored	Allowed	OSAA Rank
Amity	0-0	4-0	206	34	1
Rainier	0-0	4-0	173	12	2
Willamina	0-0	3-1	108	55	3
Clatskanie	0-0	3-1	179	20	10
Dayton	0-0	2-2	111	89	14
Taft	0-0	1-3	100	153	15

Taft Roster

Coach: Jake Tolan

No.	Name	Position	Grade	Height
2	Logan McLendon	WR/DB	Sr.	5-8
3	Kaden Hindman	WR/S	Fr.	5-9
4	Devon Lindquist	WR/S	Sr.	5-10
6	Zane Rowley	WR/DB	So.	5-4
7	Chris Lopez	WR/DB	Sr.	5-9
8	David Jin	QB/DB	Sr.	5-10
9	Kameron Kessler	WR/S	Sr.	6-1
11	Fco Ramos	WR/DB	So.	5-7
14	Tristan Beach	WR/DB	Jr.	5-10
15	Connor Bailey	WR/DB	Jr.	5-10
16	Darius Smith	WR/DB	So.	5-9
19	Antonio Suarez	QB/LB	So.	5-10
20	JJ French	RB/LB	So.	5-10
22	Tyee Fisher	WR/S	Sr.	6-5
23	Clay Nelson	WR/LB	Sr.	6-0
24	Trenton Hall	WR/LB	Jr.	5-9
25	Kaden White	WR/DB	Fr.	5-7
28	Logan Gilleo	RB/LB	Jr.	6-0
50	Dylan Rodriguez	OL/DL	Fr.	5-8
53	Micah Davis	OL/DE	Jr.	5-10
54	Eriq Aquino	OL/DL	Sr.	6-1
55	Elin Fitch	OL/DE	Jr.	6-3
56	Malachi LaFrenz	OL/DL	Sr.	6-2
57	Jace Phippen	OL/DL	Jr.	5-10
60	Chris Byrum	OL/DL	Sr.	5-8
61	Victor Carrasco	C/DE	Sr.	6-2
62	Brendan Welch	OL/DL	So.	5-9
66	Tyrese Hellman	OL/DL	Jr.	6-1
70	Josiah LaFrenz	OL/DL	So.	6-3
74	Sebastian Welch	OL/DL	So.	5-9
75	Dakota Steen	OL/DL	Fr.	6-0

Amity Roster

Coach: Joel Magill

No.	Name	Position	Grade	Height	Weight
1	Payton Richardson	WR/CB	11	6-4	170
4	Tyler Parr	QB/LB	12	6-1	200
7	Eli Jackson	WR/CB	12	6-4	170
8	Harvey Hoff	RB/LB	12	5-6	155
10	Noah Groom	QB/DB	9	5-7	130
11	Dylan Nyseth	TE/LB	11	5-9	155
12	Keenan Graham	QB/DB	10	6-1	150
14	Michael Duncan	WR/K	12	5-9	150
16	Roberto Olague	RB/LB	10	5-8	150
17	Cody Dyche	RB/LB	11	6-1	191
18	Alrik Moore	WR/DB	9	5-8	140
20	West Streeter	RB/LB	12	5-7	200
21	Braxton Morgan	RB/LB	9	5-8	155
22	Wyatt Hatch	RB/LB	9	5-9	155
23	Cameron Weigart	WR/CB	11	5-9	145
24	Brian Hatch	RB/LB	12	5-7	150
25	Seth Valencia	RB/NG	12	5-6	155
30	Nas Abzakh	RB/LB	11	5-9	150
32	Enrique Martinez	RB/LB	9	5-10	168
33	Jonathan Mather	RB/LB	12	6-0	190
36	George Hatch	QB/DB	10	5-11	146
40	Logan Grove	RB/LB	9	5-9	155
42	Sergio Alba	TE/LB	9	5-7	160
44	Russel Brown	RB/LB	11	5-11	175
50	Nick McMullen	OG/DL	10	5-10	230
51	Hunter Barber	C/DL	9	5-6	170
52	Jordan Dyche	OT/NG	12	5-6	250
54	Kyle Rice	OT/DT	9	6-0	185
55	Jeffrey Coleman	OG/DT	12	6-0	255
56	Christian Wald	OG/LB	12	5-9	190
57	Blake Wilson	OG/LB	10	5-11	165
58	Wyett Yocum	OL/DL	9	5-10	200
60	Robby Scharf	OG/DT	12	6-0	260
62	Phillip West	OL/LB	10	6-1	195
64	Ashton Pappas	OL/RB	10	5-7	175
65	Khaled Aydallad	OG/LB	11	5-10	165
73	Justin Vido	C/DT	12	5-9	295
75	Jacob Bernards	OT/DE	11	6-3	273
76	Lucas May	OL/DL	11	6-3	289
77	Federico Donati	K	11	5-9	165
78	Andrew Paine	OL/DL	12	6-2	300
80	Hayden Reeves	WR/DB	10	5-9	135
81	Trevor Smith	WR/LB	12	6-1	195
85	Brady Hall	WR/DE	9	5-8	165
87	Josh Wart	TE/LB	10	6-5	200
88	Diego Briones	TE/LB	9	5-9	185

Tigers start strong, show progress despite volleyball loss at Warrenton

Jim Fossum

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September 28, 2018

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Tigers start strong, show progress despite volleyball loss at Warrenton

Taft senior Charlotte Huppert in a home game last week against Willamina (File photo by Lon French)

The Taft High volleyball team claimed one set but fell to Warrenton 3-1 Thursday behind a revamped lineup that showed signs of progress as the Tigers continue in search of their first match-win of the season.

“The girls played really well last night,” Taft Coach Kelsey Hart said following a 25-23, 25-17. 21-25, 25-8 Coastal Range League defeat that left the squad 0-11. “They are still working to find their rhythm with the new grouping we have after losing several players. Last night they came the closest I have seen them to playing like the team I know they really are.”

Hart said Taft opened with its best start of the season with a first-set rally despite falling, 25-23.

“We came out strong, and after getting into a bit of a hole, the girls fought their way back,” she said.

If the opening set was good, the third game (25-21 Taft) was better – “the best I have seen this group play – ever,” Hart said.

“We had a powerful offense, with four kills and five aces,” she said. “Players complemented each other on their increased hustle after balls and willingness to save balls and hit the floor. We were much scrappier than we have been in other games this season.”

Hart said the Tigers experienced some tension in the fourth set, “which caused us to have some unforced errors and skill breakdowns.”

Taft returns to the court Tuesday for a league match at Rainier.

“We will be working the next few practices on our ability to push through the stress and pressure to overcome this challenge,” she said. “I am very proud of the girls and how they played last night. They are a very young team, and the upperclassmen have really stepped up as leaders, while the underclassmen have stepped up to fill the roles we need them to. I look forward to the rest of our season, and expect us to keep growing and chasing the ‘W’ we want so bad.”

Taft boys put clamps on Salem Academy in shutout league soccer win

Jim Fossum

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September 27, 2018

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William Calderon (File photo Lon French)

The Taft High boys soccer team used goals from Alex Del Valle and William Calderon and shutout goalkeeping for a 2-0 victory Thursday over Salem Academy at Voris Field.

“We played an excellent game against Salem tonight,” Taft coach Ryan Ulicni said. “With our boys having to play two games back to back [Taft tied Delphian 2-2 at home Wednesday], I was able to pull up some JV players to give some of my players some much-needed and much-deserved rest.”

The Tigers improved to 5-2-2 overall and 4-2-2 in Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 play with the win, while Salem Academy fell to 1-6.

“It was very nice to be able to play some younger kids to give them the experience at the varsity level,” Ulicni said. “It is a faster pace and a more physical game that they responded well to. I couldn’t be more proud of all of our players.”

The Tigers return to action for a 6 p.m. league home match Monday against Yamhill-Carlton.

Tigers net girls soccer win, remain intent on earning playoff bid

Jim Fossum

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September 27, 2018

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Tigers net girls soccer win, remain intent on earning playoff bid

Playing in control from start to finish, the Taft High girls soccer team snapped a six-match winless streak Thursday with a 3-0 home league victory over Salem Academy/Crosshill Christian.

“Finally, a breakthrough victory,” Taft coach Joey Arce-Torres exclaimed after his team improved to 2-6-1 overall and 2-5-1 in Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 play with its first victory since Sept. 4.

“We controlled the match the entire 80 minutes,” he said. “We dominated play at every position. The strikers were flying past their defenders and the midfielders were winning loose balls all afternoon. Our back-line communication was audible and they smothered all threats by Salem Academy with tenacious intensity.”

Junior co-captain Sammy Halferty scored two second-half goals and freshman Aubrey Sciarrotta one in the opening half as Salem Academy fell to 2-6. Nicole Reyes assisted on two of Taft’s goals.

“Nicole’s passes were beautiful and well-paced,” Arce-Torres said. “Ana Ortiz and Lydia Prins played superior defense and kept their attacker’s away from the box.”

The third-year Taft coach said the key word for the Tigers was “intention.”

“Pass with intent and shoot with intention,” he said. “Every athlete made it on the pitch today, and the girls played with confidence and high energy.”

Taft returns to action to host Yamhill-Carlton in another league match at 4 p.m. Monday at Voris Field with a major boost in confidence, Arce-Torres said.

“We needed this match to keep the opportunity to participate in the conference playoffs alive,” he said. “We are still in a learning phase, but we are athletic enough to compete and challenge. Like I have said from the beginning — stay healthy and peak at the right time.”

Arce-Torres thanked his assistants, Joshua Vredburg and Kate Quinn, for their contributions and support

“They are not only solid coaches, but great humans.” he said. “The kids look up to them and glean great fundamentals.

“As for myself, matches like today remind me why I coach, love competition, love kids and love seeing parents attend matches but release their kids to the program and coaching staff. I feel blessed and privileged to be a part of the Taft family.”

Department of Forestry controlled burn today at Cascade Head

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Justin Werner

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September 27, 2018

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Oregon Department of Forestry will execute a controlled natural habitat burn starting at 10 a.m. today at the top of Cascade Head. Lincoln City residents may see smoke today and possibly tomorrow.

The Nature Conservatory has been plagued by two invasive species of plant life: Orchardgrass and Coyote Brush.

Orchardgrass

Dactylis glomerata, also known as cock’s-foot, orchard grass, or cat grass (due to its popularity for use with domestic cats) is a common species of grass in the genus Dactylis. It is a cool-season perennial C₃ bunchgrass native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.

Cock’s-foot is widely used as a hay grass and for pastures because of its high yields and sugar content, which makes it sweeter than most other temperate grasses. In dry areas as in much of Australia, Mediterranean subspecies such as subsp. hispanica are preferred for their greater drought tolerance.

In some areas to which it has been introduced, cock’s-foot has become an invasive weed, notably some areas of the eastern United States.

As with other grasses, the pollen can cause allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in some people.

The grass is popularly grown to satisfy the craving of domestic cats to chew grass, hence its colloquial name cat grass.

The seeds were first collected by Rogers Parker in Hertfordshire; this was then developed by the agricultural reformer Coke of Norfolk. Parker’s estate, Munden, near Bricket Wood, was inherited by the botanist George Hibbert.

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis, called coyote brush (or bush), chaparral broom, and bush baccharis, is a shrub in the daisy family native to California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California. There are reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, most likely introduced.

The plants are found in a variety of habitats, from coastal bluffs, oak woodlands, and grasslands, including on hillsides and in canyons, below 2,000 feet (610 m).

Coyote brush is known as a secondary pioneer plant in communities such as coastal sage scrub and chaparral. It does not regenerate under a closed shrub canopy because seedling growth is poor in the shade. Coast live oak, California bay, Rhus integrifolia, and other shade producing species replace coastal sage scrub and other coyote bush-dominated areas, particularly when there hasn’t been a wildfire or heavy grazing.

In California grasslands, it comes in late and invades and increases in the absence of fire or grazing. Coyote bush invasion of grasslands is important because it helps the establishment of other coastal sage species.

Tigers, Delphian play to league boys soccer tie at Voris Field

Jim Fossum

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September 26, 2018

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Tigers, Delphian play to league boys soccer tie at Voris Field

Photos by Lonnie French

There were winners on both ends of the pitch, in Taft coach Ryan Ulini’s estimation, Wednesday as his Tigers and Delphian played to a 2-2 tie in boys league soccer action at Voris Field.

“Tonight’s game was a fantastic game all the way around,” the first-year Taft coach said after watching his team move to 4-2-2 overall and 3-2-2 in Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 play.

Sophomore Alex Del Valle opened the scoring for the Tigers, who kept up the pace for most of the first half. But Delphian (2-2-1 overall, 2-1-1 SD2) fired back and with some good offensive play to even the score by halftime.

Delphian took the lead in the second half before the Tigers rallied with an attacking barrage of passes and shots — 30 for the game — and some “fantastic defensive work from our goalie,” senior tri-captain William Brooks, who amassed eight saves.

Fellow captain Edson Fuentes, a junior midfielder, scored on a solo run–and-finish to level the score.

“With that swing of momentum, our boys wouldn’t settle for a tie and still pushed towards a win, only to be stopped by the clock,” Ulicni said. “The entire team was proud of everyone’s effort, and they made sure to acknowledge each others’ game. I can’t wait to see how they take on the rest of the season.”

Taft returns to action at 6 p.m. Thursday at home against Salem Academy.