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2018 City of Lincoln City Mayor and Council Election

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May 30, 2018

2018 CITY OF LINCOLN CITY

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ELECTION

The Mayor’s position on Council as well as three council seats in wards 1, 2 and 3, have terms that will expire on December 31, 2018. An election for these positions will be on the General Election Ballot for November 6, 2018.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR HOLDING OFFICE

To be eligible to run for Mayor, a person must be 18 years of age, a registered voter, and must have resided in the City as of February 23, 2018.

To be eligible to run for a City Council seat, a person must be 18 years of age, a registered voter, and must have resided within the ward he or she seeks to represent as of February 23, 2018.

HOW TO GET STARTED

For candidates interested in running for a Mayor or Council position must:

First submit the “Filing of Candidacy For Nonpartisan Nomination“(SEL 101) with the City Elections Official, and the official “Petition For Nonpartisan Nomination Signature Sheet” (SEL 121), with top portion completed.

City Elections Official will review and approve the Petition for circulation, and will add the official city identification on both the Petition and signature sheets. You will receive a written approval to circulate the prospective nominating petition.

The candidate then circulates the Petition with signature sheets to obtain a minimum of 25 elector’s signatures from active registered voters in the Ward that he/she is seeking a position in. (You should obtain extra signatures should some signatures be declared invalid.)

The signature sheets then need to be submitted to the City Elections Official by August 21, 2018, 5:00 pm for the signature verification process. You will be notified of the results of the verification of signatures.

The City Elections Official will submit the Declaration of Candidacy to the Lincoln County Clerk prior to 5:00 pm, August 28, 2018.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION

Contribution and Expenditure filings (if required) must be made with the Secretary of State using their ORESTAR electronic filing system. The Secretary of State’s office is now the filing officer for all local campaign committees.

This requirement does not apply if you are a candidate who:

serves as their own treasurer
does not have an existing candidate committee;

and

does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year. (The $750 includes personal funds spent for any campaign-related costs, such as the candidate filing fee.)

Once you receive or spend money toward your campaign, you have three (3) business days to form a Principal Campaign Committee. You must file with the State of Oregon Secretary of State’s Office a completed:

SEL 220 Candidate’s Statement of Organization

and

SEL 223 Campaign Account Information. (This filing must be done with the Secretary of State using their electronic filing system called ORESTAR.)

If at any time during a calendar year a candidate exceeds $750 in either contributions or expenditures, the candidate must establish a campaign account and file a candidate committee not later than three business days after exceeding the $750 threshold and either file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditure (if eligible) or file all transactions not later than seven calendar days after the threshold has been exceeded. Please refer to the “County, City, and District Candidate Manual” for additional information.

THE FORMS YOU MAY NEED ARE

2018 Candidate Elections Calendar

SEL101: Candidate Filing – Major Political Party or Nonpartisan

SEL102: Candidate Signature Sheet – Major Party (must be approved before circulating)

SEL150: Candidate Filing – Withdrawal

SEL220: Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee

SEL221: Statement of Organization for Political Action Committee

SEL222: Statement of Organization for Petition Committee

SEL223: Campaign Account Information

SEL338: Petition Submission – Candidate, Voters’ Pamphlet

County, City and District Candidate’s Manual

Candidate “Quick Guide” on Campaign Finance Reporting in Oregon

Campaign Finance Manual

PC3: Cash Expenditures and Loan Payments

PC7: Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures

SEL220: Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee

SEL221: Statement of Organization for Political Action Committee

SEL222: Statement of Organization for Petition Committee

SEL223: Campaign Account Information

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL Cathy Steere, City Elections Official at 541-996-1203.

Hawks end Tigers’ dream season with State semifinal victory

Jim Fossum

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May 29, 2018

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The Taft High baseball team turned the page Tuesday to find that not every story comes with a fairy-tale ending.

From left, Josh Salsbery, Caleb King and Jack Stempel

In a season of pioneering achievements at the plate, on the mound and in the record book, the Tigers’ gripping scripture of small-school baseball lore came to a tumultuous conclusion in an 8-6 home defeat to La Pine in the semifinals of the OSAA State Baseball Championships.

Just a victory away from an appearance Friday in the State title game in Keizer, the top-seeded Tigers surrendered three runs in the first inning and couldn’t recover in a showdown of the two most dominant teams in the Class 3A ranks.

“It sucks that it had to end this way, but it is what it is,” senior starter Jack Stempel said. “We are the first team in Taft baseball history to do a lot of things we accomplished this year, and that is very memorable. I love all of this team like my family.”

Fourth-seeded La Pine (23-4, 11-1 Mountain Valley) will play 10th-seeded Horizon Christian, Tualatin (20-7, 7-5 West Valley), a 5-1 winner over third-seeded Santiam Christian (20-9, 9-3 West Valley) for the title Friday afternoon at Volcanoes Stadium.

Undefeated West Valley regular-season champion Taft (12-0) concluded its season 24-4, with two of the losses coming to the Hawks, winners of the Mountain Valley regular-season title. La Pine defeated Taft 8-5 on March 27.

“I felt like we did a good job of battling them,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said. “We didn’t have our best stuff today, and made some mistakes we don’t normally make that cost us some runs. It’s the game of baseball, and momentum can change with one pitch. We saw it go back and forth today, and we were two hits away from tying the game. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.”

The Hawks jumped on top with three runs in the first off Stempel before the Tigers went quietly in their half of the inning.

After silencing La Pine in the top of the second, junior third baseman Kam Kessler scored Stempel with the Tigers’ first run before scoring on a passed ball to make it 3-2.

After the Hawks went up 5-2 with runs in the third and fourth innings, sophomore designated hitter Caleb Jones walked to lead off the fifth, moved to second on a sacrifice, and came around to score to trim the lead to 5-3. However, La Pine scored three times in the seventh to build an 8-3 advantage.

After Jones and senior shortstop Josh Salsbery reached with base hits in the bottom half of the inning, sophomore catcher Eli DeMello bunted to score two runs on a throwing error at first. Down 8-5, junior second baseman Cody Knott cut the margin to two by driving in DeMello, but that was all the scoring the Tigers could muster.

Eli DeMello applies the tag for an out at home

Senior left-hander Jake Farnsworth struck out nine in going the distance for the win for the Hawks. Farnsworth and his younger brother, freshman Alex, had two hits each and scored twice apiece for La Pine.

Salsbery and Knott had two hits each for Taft, while Jones scored two runs.

“Everybody wants to win their last game of the year,” Hilgers said. “We were close to giving ourselves a chance to do that, but didn’t make it over the hump today.”

The game pitted the two most dominant teams in small-school Oregon baseball. Taft, ranked first virtually the entire season, entered the game with a 284-76 scoring advantage over the opposition, with the Hawks not far behind at 259-99.

Tyee Fisher made a great run-saving catch

“We had an amazing season that these kids should be proud of,” Hilgers said. “I know the two coaches [Hilgers and assistant Jason King] are proud of the season that these gentlemen put together. We had a season that no other baseball team at Taft has had – 24 wins and the No. 1 team in the state for most of the year is something to be proud of. I’m proud and happy to have been given the opportunity to coach each and every one of these kids.”

The Tigers, behind senior tri-captains Caleb King, Salsbery and Stempel — reached the semifinals with 9-2 and 5-1 home victories over Clatskanie and Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa. La Pine defeated 13th-seeded Vale 18-4 and fifth-seeded Pleasant Hill 5-4 to advance.

“The seniors — Josh, Jack and Caleb — had a great year, and carried our team to this game today,” Hilgers said. “I expect to see great things from all three of them.”

Taft’s semifinal appearance was its best in school history, according to OSAA record books. The Tigers made the State playoffs six times prior to this season, losing in sub-round play in 2010, in the first round in 1979 and 2004, and in the quarterfinals in 1968, 1978 and 2017.

“It’s been a hell of a season,” Stempel said. “We all became brothers this year — brothers that we will never forget.”

“It was a great year, but sure not how I imagined it ending,” Salsbery said. “Not everything is picture-perfect, but I’m excited to see where these guys go in the future. It’s time for me to look forward to new things. I’ll always remember this team when I tell my kids about what I was able to be a part of.”

King rattled off the accomplishments:

“24-4; league champs for the first time since 1984; No. 1 seed in the bracket for the first time in program history; semifinalists for the first time in program history – it’s something to be proud of,” he said. “We didn’t deserve to go out that way, but we did. We were a part of something special and I’ll always love each and every one of these guys.”

PHOTOS BY ERIC DEMELLO

La Pine 8, Taft 6

LA PINE              AB R H BI
Adam Plant            3 1 1 0
Alex Farnsworth       4 2 2 0
Jake Farnsworth       3 2 2 0
Wyatt DeForest        2 2 1 1
Angelo Roes           4 0 1 1
Eddie Price           2 0 1 1
Riley Pinckney        3 1 0 0
Austin McKittrick     3 0 1 1
Ben Plant             3 0 0 0
TOTALS               27 8 9 4

TAFT                 AB R H BI
Josh Salsbery         3 1 2 0
Eli DeMello           3 1 1 0
Caleb King            4 0 0 0
Jack Stempel          2 1 1 0
Cody Knott            4 0 2 1
Kam Kessler           4 1 0 0
Tyee Fisher           3 0 0 0
Caleb Jones           2 2 1 0
Trenton Fisher        2 0 0 0
TOTALS               27 6 7 1

LA PINE 301 100 3 — 8

TAFT 020 010 3 — 6

LOB–LA PINE 5, TAFT 6. ERR–Jake Farnsworth (2), Wyatt DeForest, Riley Pinckney, Tyee Fisher, Eli DeMello. 2B–Alex Farnsworth, Wyatt DeForest. HBP–Eddie Price (2), Adam Plant, Wyatt DeForest, Jack Stempel, Caleb Jones. SACB–Riley Pinckney, Trenton Fisher. SB–Alex Farnsworth, Jake Farnsworth (2), Riley Pinckney, Austin McKittrick.

LA PINE IP H R ER BB SO HR

Jake Farnsworth (W) 7.00 7 6 4 3 9 0

TAFT

Jack Stempel (L) 5.00 6 5 3 1 4 0

Bleiz Kimbrough 2.00 3 3 0 1 0 0

PB–Wyatt DeForest. BB–Jake Farnsworth, Wyatt DeForest, Josh Salsbery, Eli

DeMello, Jack Stempel.

Memorial Day Drive in Lincoln City

Justin Werner

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May 28, 2018

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Taft to Safeway hood-mounted footage sped up 500%. It was a beautiful Memorial Day in Lincoln City. Traffic was heavy but that was to be expected.

New-look Tigers, Hawks set for semifinal State baseball matchup

Jim Fossum

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May 28, 2018

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A familiar foe in name only will take the field at the Pit Tuesday when the Taft High baseball team plays La Pine to advance to Friday’s Class 3A State championship game.

“We are not the same team that played them back in March, and I don’t expect them to be the same team either,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said of the Hawks, one of just three teams to defeat the Tigers this season. “We have come a long way since then, and I am guessing they have as well.”

No arguing that.

La Pine went on to complete a 22-4 season as once-beaten Mountain Valley Conference regular-season champions before losing a home league playoff game 4-3 to Pleasant Hill.

Taft went on to complete a 24-3 season as undefeated West Valley League regular-season champions before losing a home league playoff game 9-8 to Santiam Christian.

The fourth-seeded Hawks avenged the defeat to Pleasant Hill on Saturday with a 5-4 home win over the Billies.

The top-seeded Tigers could get a chance at redemption against the third-seeded Eagles in a State title matchup Friday at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer.

But winning Tuesday is all that matters.

Tigers vs. Hawks – OSAA Baseball Semifinals

The Taft Tigers host the La Pine Hawks, 4 p.m. at The Pit today. It’s history in the making as the Tigers have never made it this far. Jason King Matt Hilgers Melissa A. Griffin-Jones Taft High 7-12 Athletics

Posted by Lincoln City Homepage on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

“We have taken the same approach in every game, and we need to stay with what is working,” Hilgers said. “This game is no bigger than any previous game. If we didn’t win the last two games, we wouldn’t be playing on Tuesday at home. That can be said about every game we have played this year, and that is how we have approached every game. We just need to focus on the task at hand and stay within ourselves and be successful.”

When the respective league champions take the field at 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Tigers and Hawks are expected to unmask mirror images of each other. In other words, expect solid pitching, sound hitting and steady defense from both dugouts.

“They are very similar to us,” Hilgers said. “They have quite a bit of pitching depth that will help them. They put the ball in play and force the other team to make plays on defense.”

La Pine is the only semifinal team left in the 16-team tournament that isn’t from the West Valley League, a seven-school conference Taft dominated by outscoring its opponents 156-8 in the regular season. While the No. 1-ranked Tigers’ supremacy over their opponents is evident in its 284-76 overall scoring margin, the Hawks’ were nearly as dominant, outscoring the opposition 259-99 — easily the two largest run differentials in the Class 3A ranks.

“Having three teams in the final four shows you how good our league was this year,” Hilgers said. “I know there is one or two other leagues that could have maybe had two make it had they not played each other, but that’s not how it worked out. We have had to bring our best game every game this year and we are looking to continue that on Tuesday and play our best seven innings of baseball.”

That, Hilgers said, was not the case on March 27, when the Tigers fell 8-5 at La Pine just prior to spring break.

“We struggled in that game to make plays on defense and we left a few guys on base that resulted in the final score not being in our favor,” he said, “They are a tough ball club, but we have played tough ball clubs throughout the season.”

Aggressiveness at the plate could be a key in Tuesday’s outcome, Hilgers said.

“We will continue to do what we have done — throw strikes, make plays on defense and put good swings on pitches,” he said.

Numbers aside, anything the 2018 Tigers accomplish establishes precedent for the program.

According to the OSAA, Taft has made the State playoffs six times prior to this season, losing in sub-round play in 2010, in the first round in 1979 and 2004, and in the quarterfinals in 1968, 1978 and 2017.

Friday’s 5-1 home quarterfinal victory over Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa set a standard for future Taft teams to surpass.

The only two words that matter now are “Play ball!”

Honor the fallen on Memorial Day

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Justin Werner

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May 28, 2018

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There’s a reason why you don’t speak Chinese, Korean or Russian in America (unless, of course, you are from one of those countries and are in America reading this).

Memorial Day isn’t about sales or events. It’s about people fighting and dying so you can be free. People choose to join the military and put their lives on the line so you can enjoy freedom. Sometimes they don’t come back alive and we honor them with Memorial Day.

I used to work as the general manager of Putt N Bat here in Lincoln City. Putt N Bat was known for allowing all military, including their entire families, to play a round of mini-golf for free. When lifetime Lincoln City resident and Putt N Bat owner Dick Davis told me the policy applied to all military personnel past and present, I was overwhelmed with emotion. What a good feeling it was to be able to tell the servicemen and women, “This one is on the house, thank you for your service.” More than a few times there was a battle fought where the Veteran wanted to pay “no matter what.” That’s when I would accept their money and then give the kids or whoever was with them free ice cream or batting tokens covertly.

Many times, I would listen to stories from military personnel about how they served with someone who “didn’t make it.” It was sad to hear and obviously shook the storyteller to their core. Some of the stories were intense and hard to listen to. I realized how hard it was for the survivor in front of me to tell it. I learned a lot of military jargon, made some great friends and gained a deep respect for people who lost someone close. That’s why on Memorial Day my family and I visit monuments to the fallen and pay our respects.

Then you have the Pack 47 Cub Scouts. These kids went to Pacific View Memorial Cemetery and planted flags on Veterans’ graves and found a couple that were not marked. We covered that story in detail earlier. On May 25, the Cub Scouts went back and planted more flags and two active military played Taps to honor the fallen. It’s no wonder why Pacific View Memorial was recognized as Business of the Year by the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce.

Don’t take your freedom for granted. Someone paid for it with blood. Visit a memorial and say thank you. Remember them.

Vacancies on the Lincoln City Public Art Committee

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May 26, 2018

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LINCOLN CITY – The Lincoln City Public Art Committee, the appointed advisory body that works to enliven and beautify our coastal town with art installations, is looking for two new members. Applications are available at Lincoln City City Hall, 801 SW Hwy. 101, or at lincolncity.org (“Boards and Committees”).

The Public Art Committee was formed in 2005, to improve the quality of life in the city by allowing residents and visitors to view and interact with art in public places. The committee makes recommendation on the acquisition, installation and maintenance of publicly-owned art in city buildings and properties, using the city’s innovative Percent for Art Program.

Through this program the city sets aside ½ of one percent of the total cost of qualifying capital improvement projects for the design, purchase, and siting of public art projects within city limits. In addition, the Public Art Committee may receive allocations from the General Fund and may also apply for outside grant funding to accomplish its goals.

The list of public art works created through the Percent for Art program is long, and includes the whimsical creatures in front of the Lincoln City Community Center, Sparky the Wish Dragon at Regatta Park, the Cascade Head Sculpture at NW 18^th St., “Dancing Water” at Hostetler Park and Joe the Sea Lion on SW 35^th St. The program also installed colorful mosaic murals at the Jennifer Sears Glass Studio, the Community Center and on public restrooms in the Wecoma neighborhood.

Currently, the committee is completing an update to a Lincoln City Public Art Master Plan, led by consultants Bill Flood and Valerie Otani. Among the goals of the plan is the commission of a major artwork, with high visibility and scale, and with a budget of $70,000-$120,000.

The Public Arts Committee typically meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 4:15 pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City. Committee members are appointed by the City Council, and serve three-year terms.

There is one position available for a citizen who lives within the city limits. The other position can be filled by a resident who lives in the city, or within the area served by Taft 7-12, including Gleneden Beach, Coronado Shores, Otis and Rose Lodge.

To apply, pick up a Committee Volunteer Application Packet at City Hall, or download the form from lincolncity.org, or call 541-996-2151. Applicants must agree to a background check, and complete interviews with members of the Lincoln City City Council.

Lincoln City Cultural Center

Pirates put end to Taft’s State softball run with 4-2 home win

Jim Fossum

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May 25, 2018

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Pirates put end to Taft’s State softball run with 4-2 home win

If you’re going to bow out, why not do it against the No. 1 team in the state?

Top-seeded Dayton High continued its perennial postseason presence by stifling a late Taft rally for a 4-2 victory Friday that propelled it into the semifinals of the Class 3A State Softball Championships.

The ninth-seeded Tigers, who made immense strides this season in closing the gap on the Pirates as a West Valley League power, concluded its season 18-11 after finishing in second place behind conference champion Dayton in the regular-season standings.

“It was a tough game,” Taft coach Sandy Stuart said. “We played very solid the first half. We had one inning with a couple of mental errors, and they got a few solid hits and were able to put runs on the board.”

Taft displayed its fortitude by rallying for two runs in the sixth inning to trim a 4-0 lead in half, but couldn’t overcome the pitching of senior starter Ani Heidt, who surrendered just two hits and helped herself at the plate with a key triple in a pivotal fifth inning.

No. 1-ranked Dayton (21-8, 9-1) took advantage of three Taft errors and seven strikeouts for the win. The Pirates tallied a run for a 1-0 advantage in the fourth when senior third baseman Kalina Rojas walked and came around to score, then used Heidt’s triple, a three-base error and an infield single by Rojas to go up 4-0 in the fifth.

Taft freshman shortstop Claira Tolan and sophomore catcher Hailee Danneker scored on sophomore starting pitcher Emma Coulter’s blooper in the sixth to trim the margin to 4-2.

“We managed to come back late in the game and manufactured some runs, but it wasn’t enough to win,” Stuart said. “That’s the game of softball. There are so many different scenarios that can happen and you can’t plan for all of them.”

The West Valley rivals split two-run games in the regular season, with Taft wining 4-2 at home on April 20 and the Pirates prevailing 9-7 at home on May 9.

“Emma pitched an awesome game,” Stuart said. “She did her job on the field and at the plate. We just fell a little short.”

Dayton will play the winner of Friday’s game between Clatskanie (21-3, 7-3 Lewis & Clark) and Grant Union/Dayville/Prairie City (22-2, 8-0 Wapiti) Tuesday at home. The winner will play Friday, June 1, for the State championship at the Oregon State University Softball Complex.

“This was a fantastic season for us,” Stuart said. “We took a young team [five freshmen and two sophomores] into the second round of the postseason, and they played hard all season. We have a bright future ahead for this team and this program.”

Stuart’s seniors — Rini, Tanksley, McKenzie Evenson and Madison Clanton — concurred.

“It was a heartbreaker, but the tenacity of the younger players gives me hope for the future,” Rini said. “They’re going to do great things in the next couple of years.”

“It is a bittersweet thing to pass on the baton, so to speak,” said Tanksley, who joined Tolan with Taft’s only hits. “It’s such a young team that I have no doubt they will do better things in the years to come.”

“There’s a lot of upcoming talent coming from the younger classes, and I can’t wait to watch them compete,” Evenson said.

“Confidence is the key these next couple of years,’ Clanton said. “They have the talent to win a championship.”

Dayton 4, Taft 2

TAFT AB R H BI

Kyla Knott 3 0 0 0

Claira Tolan 3 1 1 0

Hailee Danneker 2 1 0 0

Emma Coulter 3 0 0 2

Alyssa Tanksley 3 0 1 0

Naomi Rini 2 0 0 0

Madison Clanton 2 0 0 0

Corey VanDamme 2 0 0 0

McKenzie Evenson 1 0 0 0

Kayla Lininger 3 0 0 0

TOTALS 24 2 2 2

DAYTON AB R H BI

Malina Ray 4 1 2 0

Ani Heidt 3 1 1 1

Catie Jacks 3 1 1 1

Kalina Rojas 2 1 1 1

Sofia Cicirone 3 0 0 0

Maddie Fluke 3 0 1 0

Emily Elliot 3 0 1 1

Jodi Desmet 3 0 0 0

Gabby Shadden 3 0 1 0

TOTALS 27 4 8 4

TAFT TIGERS 000 002 0 — 2

DAYTON 000 130 x — 4

LOB–TAFT 4, DAYTON 7. ERR–Madison Clanton, Corey VanDamme, Emma Coulter, Gabby Shadden. 2B–Emily Elliot. 3B–Ani Heidt. HBP–Madison Clanton. SB–Kalina Rojas.

TAFT IP H R ER BB SO HR

Emma Coulter 6.00 8 4 3 2 0 0

DAYTON

Ani Heidt 7.00 2 2 0 2 7 0

PB–Hailee Danneker, Sofia Cicirone. BB–Naomi Rini, Hailee Danneker, Ani Heidt, Kalina Rojas.

PHOTOS BY ERIC DEMELLO

King crowns Tigers State baseball semifinalists with complete-game win

Jim Fossum

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May 25, 2018

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One win . . .

That’s all that stands between the Taft High baseball team and the Class 3A State title game.

Senior right-hander Caleb King shut down Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa with a three-hit, 10-strikeout performance Friday to help lead the Tigers into the semifinals of the Class 3A OSAA State Baseball Championships.

Haaaa — Strike three – Photo by Justin Werner

“We had a fairly solid game all around,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said. “We stayed mentally in the game for seven innings, which, at this point, can win or lose a game.”

All Hail the Caleb King – OSAA Baseball Quaterfinals

Caleb King commanded from the hill with a three-hit, 10-strikeout performance Friday, leading the Tigers into the semifinals of the Class 3A OSAA State Baseball Championships.

Posted by Lincoln City Homepage on Saturday, May 26, 2018

Top-seeded Taft (24-4, 12-0 West Valley) will play at home Tuesday against the winner of Saturday’s Pleasant Hill (16-7, 10-2 Mountain View) at La Pine (21-4, 11-1 Mountain Valley) quarterfinal game. The victor will play Friday, June 1, for the State championship at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer.

Playing an early afternoon game necessitated by the Eagles’ 420-mile, seven-hour drive home to the upper northeast reaches of the state, Taft used two runs from senior shortstop Josh Salsbery and sophomore designated hitter Caleb Jones and a team-leading two hits from Salsbery to advance.

“We came a lot more mentally prepared than we were against Clatskanie [Wednesday in a 9-2 first-round victory],” King said. “Our offense did just enough to scatter some runs across, but our defense was outstanding.”

The ninth-seeded Eagles (20-7, 11-3 Old Oregon) took advantage of some brief early wildness by King to take a 1-0 lead in the first, but the Tigers answered when sophomore catcher Eli DeMello’s sacrifice fly scored Salsbery, who doubled down the left-field line to lead off the bottom half of the inning and advanced to third on a passed ball.

“Other than the one run they scored, not one runner got to third base,” King said. “As a pitcher, it’s such a relief knowing how great of a defense I have behind me.”

Taft, ranked No. 1 in the state virtually the entire season, took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second and never looked back behind King, who shut out the Eagles the rest of the way.

“Tough defensive play makes it tough on an offense to get a rally going,” Salsbery said. “Caleb did a great job of keeping guys guessing at the plate and our defense did its thing when it need to.”

Taft scored a run in the fourth inning and another in the sixth to culminate the scoring behind King, a first-team All-State pitcher last season who came on to finish off the Eagles by striking out the side in the seventh for the complete-game win.

Junior catcher Coy Aschenbrenner had two of the Eagles’ three hits off of King. Senior right-hander Chris Bathke suffered the loss despite striking out 11 in 5 2/3 innings.

“Caleb threw outstanding and our defense was awesome,” senior first baseman Jack Stempel said. “Eli was a wall behind the plate.”

The regular-season conference champion Tigers stole five bases and got doubles from Stempel, Salsbery and Jones. Salsbery and DeMello had one RBI each, while sophomore right fielder Trenton Fisher also scored a run for the Tigers.

“We have been able to make plays when we needed to and got some timely hits,” Hilgers said. “We still have some work to do at the plate with our approach.”

Taft, seeded ninth last season, defeated Rainer 8-1 on the road to reach the State tournament quarterfinals, but lost 23-11 at top-seeded Stanfield/Echo in its quest to secure a semifinal matchup with eventual State champion St. Mary’s, Medford.

“This win definitely feels good, but we’re far from done,” Salsbery said. “There’s a lot of business to take care of.”

“We can let the win sink in over the weekend, but we have more work to do come Tuesday,” King said.

This year’s Tigers have assumed the favorite’s role for the State title by going 12-0 in the regular season and outscoring their 28 opponents 284-76 and league foes 156-8.

“We’re pretty happy with the win, but we can’t be satisfied,” Hilgers said. “Someone is going to be coming to our yard Tuesday looking to beat us.”

Taft 5, Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa 1

JOSEPH               AB R H BI
Chris Bathke          3 1 0 0
Gus Ramsden           2 0 0 0
Zeb Ramsden           3 0 1 1
Rylie Hayward         3 0 0 0
Christopher Nobles    2 0 0 0
Flynn Nave            3 0 0 0
Dylan Staigle         2 0 0 0
Daniel Delancy       0 0 0 0
Coy Aschenbrenner     3 0 2 0
David Salim           3 0 0 0
TOTALS               24 1 3 1

TAFT AB R H BI
Josh Salsbery         2 2 2 1
Eli DeMello           2 0 0 1
Caleb King            3 0 0 0
Jack Stempel          2 0 1 0
Cody Knott            4 0 1 0
Kam Kessler           3 0 0 0
Tyee Fisher           3 0 1 0
Caleb Jones           3 2 1 0
Trenton Fisher        3 1 1 0
TOTALS               25 5 7 2

JOSEPH 100 000 0 — 1
TAFT 120 101 x — 5

LOB–JOSEPH 6, TAFT 9. ERR–Chris Bathke (2). 2B—Coy Aschenbrenner, Josh Salsbery, Jack Stempel, Caleb Jones. SACF–Eli DeMello. SB–Josh Salsbery, Caleb King, Eli DeMello, Cody Knott, Jack Stempel.

JOSEPH                          IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Chris Bathke (L)               5.67    7    5    3    3   11    0
Gus Ramsden                    0.00    0    0    0    3    0    0
Trace Evans                    0.33    0    0    0    0    0    0

TAFT
Caleb King (W) 7.00 3 1 1 4 10 0

PB–Zeb Ramsden (5). BB–Gus Ramsden, Daniel Delancy, Christopher Nobles, Chris Bathke, Josh Salsbery (2), Caleb King, Eli DeMello, Jack Stempel (2).

West Valley League flexes muscle in State baseball, softball quarterfinals

Jim Fossum

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May 24, 2018

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West Valley League flexes muscle in State baseball, softball quarterfinals

The West Valley League will step to the plate wielding a big bat Friday with three quarterfinalists in both baseball and softball representing the conference at OSAA tournaments to determine the best Class 3A team in each sport.

In baseball, No. 1-seeded Taft High (23-4, 12-0) will host ninth-seeded Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa (20-6, 11-3 Old Oregon) at 1:30 p.m.

The West Valley League regular-season champion Tigers defeated Clatskanie 9-2 Wednesday in first-round action, while the Eagles defeated Salem Academy (11-6, 7-1 PacWest) 6-3 on the road to advance.

Also Friday, third-seeded Santiam Christian and 10th-seeded Horizon Christian-Tualatin, will also represent the West Valley League in quarterfinal action. Santiam Christian will host Cascade Christian, while Horizon Christian is at Stanfield/Echo.

In softball, top-seeded and West Valley League champion Dayton (20-8, 9-1) will host ninth-seeded Taft (18-10, 8-2) at 5 p.m. The Tigers were a 10-0 winner Wednesday at Stanfield/Echo, while the Pirates defeated Lakeview 10-0 at home.

A third West Valley softball team, 10th-seeded Amity, will meet second-seeded Scio after defeating Cascade Christian 8-1 Wednesday. Scio downed Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa 23-0 to reach the final eight in the 16-team tournament.

Friday’s winners will advance to Tuesday’s semifinals at the home of the highest seeded team. The State championship games will be contested Friday, June 1, with baseball at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer and softball at the Oregon State University Softball Complex.

Both Taft quarterfinal games can be heard live on KBCH-AM (1400).

Knott, Stempel help propel Tigers into State baseball quarterfinals

Jim Fossum

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May 23, 2018

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And now that world order has been restored . . .

Junior second baseman Cody Knott homered and drove in three runs in support of senior starter Jack Stempel to lead top-seeded Taft High to a 9-2 home victory over Clatskanie and into the quarterfinals of the Class 3A OSAA State Baseball Championships.

Taft Tigers win round one – OSAA State Championship

Jack Stempel pitched a gem, Cody Knott went yard and Trenton Fisher made a diving catch in a team effort to win round one of the 2018 Oregon School Activities Association U.S. Bank / Les Schwab Tires / 3A Baseball State Championship.

Posted by Lincoln City Homepage on Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The victory got the No. 1-ranked Tigers refocused in their quest to be crowned Oregon small-school baseball champions after a dominating season of unprecedented proportions was sideswiped last week in a 9-8 league playoff defeat to Santiam Christian.

“We were glad to get the win and get back on track,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said. “It took us awhile to get going tonight. Having a week off didn’t do us any favors. We need to get back to having a good approach at the plate as soon as we step into the box. We will get better tomorrow and be ready to play Friday.”

West Valley regular-season champion Taft (23-4, 12-0) will host Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa (20-6, 11-3 Old Oregon), at 1:30 p.m. Friday. The Eagles defeated Salem Academy (11-6, 7-1 PacWest) 6-3 Wednesday on the road.

“It was a great team effort all around,” Taft senior shortstop Josh Salsbery said. “Everybody contributed in their own way. When that happens, there’s not much to complain about. Other than the mindset to carry this into the next game, there’s nothing else to look forward to other than Friday’s matchup.”

Knott knocked in the game’s last two runs by clearing the left-field fence in the sixth behind Stempel, who struck out seven in six innings before giving way to junior Bleiz Kimbrough in the seventh.

“Offensively, we didn’t step in the box with a very good approach,” Hilgers said. “We battled through and had some really good at-bats and managed to score every inning but one. Defensively, we were solid and made the plays we needed to in order to win.”

After Clatskanie scored one run in the top of the first, senior centerfielder Caleb King and Stempel walked before an error in right scored both for a 2-1 Taft lead.

Clatskanie, also nicknamed the Tigers, tied the game 2-2 in the top of the second, but the hometown Tigers answered with a run of their own when King scored from second on a throwing error on a grounder by Stempel.

After Clatskanie, which lost 14-3 to Taft in the regular season, left the bases loaded in the top of the third, Salsbery singled to score junior left fielder Tyee Fisher for a 4-2 advantage.

Taft scored three more times in the last of the fifth to lead 7-2 before Knott hit his second home run of the season with a runner aboard in the bottom of the sixth to culminate the scoring behind Stempel.

“It took me awhile on the mound to find the zone, but my team was backing me up in the field and at the plate” Stempel said. “Josh and Cody rolled a double play that swung the momentum our way.”

Kimbrough came on in relief of the ace right-hander to get the final three outs in the seventh for the save.

King, Stempel and sophomore designated hitter Caleb Jones all doubled for Taft, while King stole two bases and Knott and Fisher one each, Sophomore outfielder Trenton Fisher had two hits and two RBIs.

“Trenton had an amazing game today — two RBI singles and a diving catch in right that saved a couple of runs,” King said. “He amazes me every time he steps between those lines.”

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Clatskanie, which defeated Lewis & Clark regular-season champion Warrenton (17-4, 10-2) 2-1 in a league playoff game just to gain a spot in the 16-team tournament, finished its season 8-15 overall.

The Tigers will be out to establish a new standard for its baseball program Friday by advancing past the quarterfinals. Taft defeated Rainer 8-1 on the road in first-round play last season to advance to the second round of the State tournament for the first time in 49 years. The team’s regular-season league title this year is the Tigers’ first in 34 seasons.

“This win feels great, but it was expected,” King said. “Last year’s first-round win was an upset, so we were a little more pumped up. This year’s first–round win was more of an expectation. We did what we needed to do and took care of business. We’re excited to advance.”

The State title game will be contested Friday, June 1, at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer. Should it win Friday, Taft will host a semifinal game Tuesday at the Pit.

PHOTOS BY ERIC DEMELLO

Taft 9, Clatskanie 2

CLATSKANIE AB R H BI
James Helmen          3 1 2 1
Cade Warren 3 0 0 0
Dawson Evenson 3 0 0 0
Michael Sterba 2 0 0 0
Chase Baker 0 0 0 0
Foster Evenson        4 0 1 1
Ryan Bochner          3 0 1 0
Noah Patterson        3 0 0 0
Jack Boothe 3 0 1 0
Sam Shockley          2 1 0 0
TOTALS               26 2 5 2

TAFT AB R H BI
Josh Salsbery         4 0 1 0
Eli DeMello 4 0 0 0
Caleb King 3 3 1 0
Jack Stempel          3 2 1 0
Cody Knott 4 2 2 3
Kam Kessler           4 0 0 0
Tyee Fisher 0 1 0 1
Caleb Jones           3 1 1 0
Trenton Fisher        3 0 2 2
TOTALS               28 9 8 6

CLATSKANIE 110 000 0 — 2

TAFT 201 132 x — 9

LOB–CLATSKANIE 9, TAFT 6. ERR–Nic George, James Helmen, Sam Shockley, Jack Stempel. 2B–Ryan Bochner, James Helmen, Caleb King, Jack Stempel, Caleb Jones. HR–Cody Knott. HBP–Michael Sterba, Cade Warren, Sam Shockley. SACF–Tyee Fisher. SB–Caleb King (2), Tyee Fisher, Cody Knott

CLATSKANIE IP H R ER BB SO HR

Dawson Evenson (L) 3.33 2 4 1 4 3 0

James Helmen 2.67 6 5 3 0 2 1

TAFT

Jack Stempel (W) 6.00 5 2 2 2 7 0

Bleiz Kimbrough 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0

PB–Cade Warren (2). BALK–Jack Stempel. BB–Chase Baker, James Helmen, Dawson Evenson, Caleb King, Tyee Fisher (2), Jack Stempel.

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