Austin Winters won the 1,500-meter run, MaKaden Melton the 100-meter hurdles and sprinter Aubrey Sciarrotta was second in two events Monday in a Coast Valley League middle school track and field meet at Voris Field.
The Tigers placed second to Nestucca Valley 86-75 in the boys competition, and runner-up to Amity 130-39 in the girls. Toledo and Gaston also competed in the five-team event.
Brayan Mateo was second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes for Taft, while Sciarrotta paced the girls by finishing second in the same events.
Mario Frias Cortes was third in the 800-meter run, Jayden Howland third in the 1,500 and Nasj Kehr third in the 100-meter hurdles.
Sammy Vasquez was fourth in the 100 and third in the 200.
Gavin Koceja, Riley Ellis, Eston Whisler and Cortes finished third in the 4X100-meter relay.
In boys field events, Joshua Ruiz was second in the shot put and J.J. Lupercio second in the long jump.
Makaia Kessinger was second in the 1,500 and third in the 800 for the girls.
Shelline Nerup finished third in the shot put, Aleah Bailey third in the javelin and Kadence James fourth in the high jump.
Lincoln City Council accepts Tree City USA 2017 award
Lincoln City, OR – Monday’s Lincoln City Council meeting was a three hour affair that dealt with the questions of municipal internet, who would be appointed to the Budget Committee, and how to prioritize efforts to address our affordable housing needs.
Kaety Jacobson running for Lincoln County Commissioner Position 3
Kaety Jacobson
Born and raised in Lincoln County, Kaety Jacobson has a Bachelor’s Degree in natural resources and a Master’s Degree in Coastal Zone Management. She has spent the last 15 years working for OSU on issues relating to coastal communities. She wants to run for commissioner as she claims it’s time for a fresh perspective on county leadership. Kaety Jacobson is a foster parent and because of that she deals with a lot of social services. She wants to build a strong relationship with Lincoln City and the citizens here. Her website is: ElectKaetyJacobson.com.
Russ Baldwin running for Circuit Court Judge
55 year old Russ Baldwin seeks to get elected as judge and is running against the incumbent, Thomas Branford. Baldwin said “we need to address people’s problems in the civil arena in a timely manner, and we need to do it in a way that people understand what has happened, and that should also reduce appeals.”
Awarded – Tree City USA 2017
A special award given to Lincoln City on behalf of the Arbor Day Foundation and Oregon Department of Forestry: Tree City Oregon USA for 2017.
Budget Committee Applicants Interviewed for three openings
Lincoln City Budget Committee interview
Counselors asked a series of questions to potential budget committee members and voted for three applicants out of five.
Larry Armstrong, Rick Mark, Nancy Oksenholt were appointed to the budget committee.
Municipal Broadband
City Manager Ron Chandler said “the city is not considered to be underserved.”
The FCC says Lincoln City is getting enough internet and is not rural. FCC defines underserved as a download speed under 25 MB/s and an upload speed as under 3 MB/s. Chandler said there would be a heavy taxpayer cost to have municipal broadband. Mayor Don Williams thanked Councilor Judy Casper for taking the time to do the research.
The city’s IT Director Tony LeSoya said the city should go to internet service providers (ISPs) and ask for more bandwidth. “The bandwidth is there,” said LeSoya.
Cutler SW Jetty Realignment vacation process
Urban Renewal’s Allison Robertson said a project would make it safer and more visible. A land swap would give a private property owner better access to his property.
Passed by unanimous decision.
Dick Anderson: “All hands on deck” for housing crisis
Dick Anderson said Lincoln City is losing money because of housing and we need to address affordable housing as the top priority. Casper also supported making affordable housing a top priority. Anderson wants the council to be able to focus and get things done. Big picture items will be focused as agenda items. A motion to shorten a memo to prioritize police services, economic development, infrastructure, and housingfailed 3-3 with Anderson, Casper, and Williamsvoting “nay.” After discussion, an amended version passed 4-2 with Hinton and Hoagland voting “nay.”
Michelle Gaylor from My Sister’s Place on Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Gaylor, shelter advocate for My Sister’s Place, wanted to point out that the Lincoln City community has been “very generous” with donations. Gaylor is a certified sexual assault victims advocate. She wants to alert the public that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. One in five women have been or will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
Gorgeous weather greeted the Taft High girls golf team Monday at Creekside Golf Course in Salem, but the scores weren’t nearly as favorable in an eight-team event hosted by Blanchet High School.
“We had a high team score, but many of our girls are working on fine-tuning their swings getting ready for the District tournament in a few weeks,” Taft coach Heather Hatton said. “I don’t say this often, but I’m really disappointed in their play today.”
Sophomore Sammy Halferty was an exception, however, carding a career-low 114 on the most difficult layout Taft plays on the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 circuit.
“We have been working hard on her tempo,” Hatton said. “She is a very powerful player. Her swing is so fast, but her tempo creates a situation where she has a tough time squaring up at impact. With a more controlled swing, and her focusing now on scoring better, she is putting herself in a position to post more competitive scores. “
Senior Maya Hatton, the team’s No. 1 player who is headed to the College of Idaho on a golf scholarship, shot 90, three shots behind Blanchet Catholic’s Katie Goodwin on her home course.
“ I’m proud of how she handled her struggles,” Maya’s coach and mother said. “It’s tough when you play at such a high level and you have a bad day, but she handled it very well. She came away with an attitude of perseverance.”
Juniors Olivia Baker and Violet Palermini both posted season-high scores, Hatton said.
“They are key players and have been working on different parts of their game in the past few weeks,” she said. “Today, I saw moments of hard work coming together.
“There is always a period of time when athletes are working on different aspects of their game and struggle, but they keep their eye on the ultimate goal of getting better. They will come through with lower scores next week.”
Hatton said sophomore Noa Stoll showed great improvement by posting a 140 in her first 18-hole varsity match in her two years with the Lady Tigers.
Noa Stoll
Freshman Grace Cawley, sophomore Hannah Weaver and senior twin sisters Jocelyn and Jorja Aguello participated Monday at the junior varsity level.
“They are showing the progress we need to see,” said Hatton, whose team returns to play Monday, April 16, at North Marion, and Thursday, April 19, when it hosts a tournament at Chinook Winds Golf Resort.
“We need to focus on scoring and positive attitudes,” Hatton said. “A few good shots here and there aren’t good enough. We need to put 18-hole rounds together.”
Junior Logan Merry placed fourth with an 11-over-par 82 Monday to help lead the Taft High boys golf team to a third-place finish in the Trysting Tree Open in Corvallis.
“Our short game is improving, reflected by the scores,” first-year Taft coach Andy Morgan said after the Tigers shaved 23 strokes from their team score from a week ago, when they finished third in the Amity Invite at Cross Creek Golf Course.
Blanchet Catholic won Monday’s tournament at par-71 Trysting Tree Golf Club with a 342, followed by Regis, 361; Taft, 378; East Linn Christian, 407; and Santiam Christian, 409.
Merry’s season-best 41-41—82 paced the way for Taft, which got a 45-48—93 from senior Bonny Patel; a 49-50—99 from junior William Brooks, a 52-52—104 from junior Devon Lindquist and a 52-58—110 from senior Dawson Wood.
Brooks, Lindquist and Wood all posted personal-best rounds, while Patel closed with back-to-back birdies. The top four scores contribute to the team scoring.
Morgan said the Tigers would continue to benefit from competition between players vying for the fourth and fifth spots in tournament play. The top three finishers automatically represent the team in the following week’s competition, while the other two slots are contested in a Friday practice round.
“Devon Lindquist is a first-year golfer, challenging each week for a spot to prove himself, as he did today with a contributing score of 104,” Morgan said.
Not competing, but adding to the intrasquad competition, were senior Ean Wood and junior Jonathan Freilinger.
Taft travels to Mallard Creek for more District competition in the East Linn Open on Monday, April 16.
The Tigers will compete Monday, April 23, at Emerald Valley Golf Club near Eugene before finishing the regular season Monday, April 30, with a match at Quail Run Golf Course, hosted by La Pine.
Taft will host the Special District 2 Championships May 7-8 at Salishan Spa & Golf Resort in Gleneden Beach.
The largest one-day food drive in Oregon and the nation is Saturday, May 12, 2018 and Oregon Food Bank needs your help. Volunteers will collect food on behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Shifts are available between 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in locations around the metro area.
More than 4,000 letter carriers in Oregon and Clark County, Washington will be collecting canned and shelf stable foods set out at mailboxes of postal customers. Last year, they collected one million pounds. While this is a national campaign, donated food stays in the community where it is collected.
Here’s how you can help:
Adopt-A-Route. Donate your time and vehicle by following letter carrier routes, picking up food set out by postal customers and delivering to the local post office.
Pack boxes at a post office. Greet letter carriers and Adopt-A-Route volunteers as they return with non-perishable food. Help unload the food from their vehicles and prepare it for delivery to Oregon Food Bank.
Oregon Food Bank works to eliminate hunger and its root causes… because no one should be hungry. Oregon Food Bank believes that hunger starves the human spirit, that communities thrive when people are nourished, and that everyone deserves healthy and fresh food. Oregon Food Bank helps feed the human spirit of 740,000 people through a food distribution network of 21 regional food banks serving Oregon and Clark County, Washington. Oregon Food Bank also leads statewide efforts to increase resources for hungry families and to eliminate the root causes of hunger through public policy, local food systems work, nutrition and garden education, health care screening and innovative programming. Find out how to feed the human spirit at oregonfoodbank.org.
In what amounts to a three-ring sports circus of sorts, Taft High athletes will dominate the local entertainment landscape Tuesday afternoon when the Tigers baseball, softball and track and field teams compete in home competition in Lincoln City.
As if that weren’t enough, the boys and girls golf teams are scheduled to compete this morning in road matches at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis and Creekside Golf Course in Salem.
Lady Tigers GolfPhoto by Cohen & Park
In the center ring – under the big tent at Voris Field, if you will – will be a rare home meet for the Tigers track and field team.
The Taft boys and girls are coming off a sweep of several league opponents Thursday at Dayton, where they captured seven events, including both boys sprints by senior star Gabe Arce-Torres, new Coach Joey Arce-Torres son.
Tuesday’s competition against Amity, Dayton and Horizon Christian is scheduled to begin with field events at 3:30 p.m., and running events at 4 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to do everything from rake sand pits in the jumping competition to run tape for the throwing events. Contact Arce-Torres at 541-992-2483 or [email protected] to assist.
For further information on the Taft track meet, click here
The Taft track team is scheduled to compete again Saturday in the Prefontaine Rotary Invitational at Marshfield High School.
Meanwhile, the Tigers baseball and softball teams are scheduled to face Santiam Christian in key Class 3A West Valley League games on their respective home fields Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Coach Matt Hilgers’ second-ranked Tigers baseball team will seek to improve its 10-2 season mark with its fourth straight league victory without a loss against the 12th-rated Eagles (8-4), who share first place with Taft in the West Valley race at 3-0.
The Tigers are scheduled to compete again at 4:30 p.m. Friday in a league game at Willamina (0-3, 2-9) and Saturday in a non-league contest at Pleasant Hill (5-3, 2-0 Mountain Valley).
Coach Sandy Stuart’s third-ranked Lady Tigers softball team (7-5, 1-0) will host the 25th-rated Lady Eagles (3-3, 2-1) Tuesday, before also facing Willamina (2-11, 0-2) and Pleasant Hill (2-8, 0-1) Friday and Saturday on the road.
Having read many articles, editorials and having listened to radio interviews of both Judge Branford and Attorney Russ Baldwin, I feel it’s my civic responsibility to candidly express my support of Russ Baldwin for the position of Judge in Lincoln County.
In the radio interview I heard Judge Branford mentioned that he fully supported and voted for the state age caps on when Judges in Oregon must retire from their position. Judge Branford stated that he turns 72 in January, and that he’s running again even though he realizes he will only be able to serve 3 years of his 6 year term. He stated emphatically that he supports this age-related limitation.
When he must relinquish the bench when he turns 75 ( if re-elected), he stated that he is “concerned” that the last 3 years of his term will NOT go to an elected judge but will instead be given to an appointee of whoever is Governor at that time. I am also very concerned.
Yet my main reasons for supporting Russ Baldwin is the content of his character and his unshakable regard for the legal rights of all citizens of Lincoln County. He’s practiced law here for 30 years as a civil litigation trial attorney. He’s provided legal representation in both simple and complex cases, and is admitted to practice law before the US Supreme Court bar and all Oregon courts.
Judge Branford has had 30 years to be a sitting judge. In the interview he said the main reason he is running yet again is because he “…loves the job of being a Judge”. That’s nice, but I am one of many citizens who knows that after 30 years he can not bring a fresh perspective to the work of being a Judge who both upholds the law and strongly desires the legal process to be as fair, timely, and unprejudiced as possible.
Sincerely Yours in Support of Russ Baldwin’s Candidacy,
Marc A. Courtenay, Lincoln County Homeowner-Resident
Take Taft senior third baseman Naomi Rini’s word for it:
“Definitely clutch offense,” she said.
The host Lady Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak to bigger out-of-state schools in a spring-break tournament in California with a 4-3 home softball victory Friday over Amity in their West Valley League opener.
“Emma [Coulter] pitched amazing and we finally pulled it together,” Rini said. “We have always been a late-hitting team, but it was awesome to see us answer Amity’s three runs.”
Claira Tolan drove home two runs and fellow freshman Kyla Knott another for Taft in a four-run fifth. Coulter collected two hits for Taft.
Claira Tolan
“Tonight’s game was a big win for us,” Taft Coach Sandy Stuart said. “We have set a goal to be at the top of the West Valley League this season and tonight was a big step in the right direction.”
Rated No. 1 in the state’s Class 3A ranks after opening the season with six straight wins, the Lady Tigers (7-5, 1-0) handed eighth-rated Amity (6-4, 2-1) its first league defeat. The Lady Warriors entered play having defeated Willamina and Sheridan by 10 runs each.
“Amity is always a tough team,” Stuart said. “They swing the bat hard and they are aggressive. They scored first and got up, but we were able to get our own momentum going to make things happen.”
Taft’s scheduled home doubleheader Saturday against Colton was canceled due to severe weather warnings. The Lady Tigers return to action at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against Santiam Christian.
“I was proud of the girls for working hard through the seventh inning,” Stuart said. “I was also proud of Emma for pushing past the tough inning and small strike zone, and working hard all the way to the end.”
Taft 4, Amity 3
AMITY AB R H BI
Keeley Graham 4 1 2 0
Brennae Huskey 4 0 0 0
Gabby Rolston 2 0 1 1
Morgan Croxford 3 0 1 2
Callee Roberts 3 0 0 0
Brittnie Brown 4 0 0 0
Breaha Wright 2 0 2 0
Gracee Wright 3 1 1 0
Dany Hammitt 3 0 0 0
*Kiah Stalker 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 28 3 7 3
TAFT TIGERS AB R H BI
Kyla Knott 2 0 0 1
Naomi Rini 3 0 0 0
Hailee Dannecker 3 0 0 0
Emma Coulter 3 0 2 0
Alyssa Tanksley 3 0 0 0
Kayla Lininger 3 1 0 0
Makena Cole 2 1 0 0
Claira Tolan 2 1 1 2
Madison Clanton 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 21 4 3 3
AMITY 000 030 0 — 3
TAFT TIGERS 000 040 x — 4
LOB–AMITY 9, TAFT 3. ERR–Gabby Rolston, Callee Roberts, Emma Coulter. SACB--Callee Roberts, Kyla Knott, Madison Clanton.
AMITY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Brittnie Brown 6.00 3 4 2 2 11 0
TAFT
Emma Coulter 7.00 7 3 3 4 8 0
PB–Breaha Wright (3). WP–Brittnie Brown (3). BALK—Emma Coulter. BB–Breaha Wright, Morgan Croxford, Gabby Rolston (2),Madison Clanton, Makena Cole.
Jack Stempel and Cody Knott hit three-run home runs in support of a one-hit, nine-strikeout pitching performance from senior right-hander Caleb King as host Taft High defeated Amity 10-0 in five innings Friday in West Valley League baseball action.
Cody Knott hits a three-run home runCaleb King struck out nine and had a one-hitter
Stempel, hitting cleanup, had three hits and scored three runs as the top-ranked Tigers (10-2, 3-0) scored three times in the first, third and fourth innings against the sixth-rated Warriors (4-3, 2-1).
“I’ve been in a little bit of a slump lately, so that was a nice way to pull myself out of it,” Stempel, a senior first baseman, said. “Caleb threw an outstanding game and our hitters were there to back him up.”
Amity sophomore leadoff hitter Luke Johnston had the only hit off King, who walked none in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run mercy rule.
Senior Josh Salsbery and juniors Kam Kessler and Tyee Fisher also drove in runs for Taft, winners of four straight. Sophomore Caleb Jones joined second baseman Knott with two hits apiece for the Tigers, while Knott and King scored two runs each.
Sophomore Brody Roberts, who surrendered 12 hits, took the loss for the Warriors.
Taft, which hosts Santiam Christian at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, had its game Saturday against Wahkiakum, Wash., canceled due to severe weather warnings.
Taft 10, Amity 0
AMITY AB R H BI
Luke Johnston 2 0 1 0
Alex Nyseth 1 0 0 0
Brody Roberts 2 0 0 0
West Streeter 1 0 0 0
Russel Brown 2 0 0 0
Nate Clark 2 0 0 0
Brian Hatch 2 0 0 0
Dylan Nyseth 1 0 0 0
Keenum Grahm 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 14 0 1 0
TAFT 2018 AB R H BI
Josh Salsbery 3 0 1 1
Eli DeMello 3 1 1 0
Eli DeMello 3 1 1 0
Caleb King 2 2 1 0
Jack Stempel 3 3 3 3
Cody Knott 3 2 2 3
Kam Kessler 3 0 0 1
Tyee Fisher 3 1 1 1
Caleb Jones 3 1 2 0
Trenton Fisher 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 26 10 12 9
