Photo by Sean Patterson
Canby's Stevie Smith finds herself in a battle for the ball during Thursday's match with Woodburn. The Bulldogs ended up pulling out a 1-0 victory. The loss comes as the Cougars gear up for games against Forest Grove and Silverton this week. Wednesday's game with the Foxes will be at home and begin under the lights at CHS at 7 p.m.
By Sean Patterson
for the Herald
Even with a shorthanded lineup, the Canby High
School girls soccer team gave longtime Class 3A power Woodburn all it could handle in a
Pacific-9 Conference girls soccer match in Canby Thursday afternoon.
The Cougars, with sweeper Stephanie Stockwell and midfielder Maria Jost playing limited
minutes because of sickness or injury, still played the Bulldogs close in a 1-0 defeat.
In fact, the match remained scoreless until the 22nd minute of the second half, when the
Bulldogs' Veronica Mendoza scored to give Woodburn the only goal it would need.
Unfortunately, the wind proved to be a big factor, as it was with the Cougars in the first
half and blowing in the Bulldogs' favor in the second.
"It played a big role and may have even prevented one of our shots from going
in," Canby head coach Greg Hess said of the windy conditions. "One of our shots
late in the game looked as though it might get in before the wind caught it."
Canby had its best chances to score in the opening stanza, putting the ball in the goal
box on several occasions, only to come away empty-handed. On defense, the Cougars got
solid games from Kim Calcagno on the outside and Jenn Tyhurst at stopper, limiting the
Bulldogs to only a handful of quality shot attempts.
"We played right with them," Hess said. "We just didn't get the
breaks." Earlier in the week, Canby (2-4-2, 1-1) picked up a 2-1 road victory over
Newberg in its Pac-9 opener.
A Tyhurst header just seconds into the second half put the Cougars ahead 1-0, and moments
later Stevie Smith scored to give CHS a commanding lead.
As it turned out, Canby needed the goal, as Newberg capitalized on a long, 30-yard shot
over the keeper's head late in the match.
Jost and Helen Philpot, playing center mid, did a solid job of keeping the ball in
Newberg's end of the field, Hess said.
Canby, with three points, is alone in fifth place with six league matches to play.
Tualatin leads the league at 3-0, and Tigard (2-0), Forest Grove (2-1) and Woodburn (2-1)
are close behind.
The girls were at Forest Grove Monday and host Silverton today (Wednesday) at 7 p.m.
Tualatin's
size wins out
in shutout of CHS
By Sean Patterson
of the Herald
Canby stayed close for three
quarters, but in the end, Tualatin was simply too big and too physical for the Cougars in
their 21-0 football loss to the Timberwolves Friday night at Tualatin High School.
A Tualatin front loaded with 6-foot-4, 240-pound types opened the door for a running game
that amassed 283 yards and, on the other side of the ball, kept Canby from generating much
of any offense.
The loss was the Cougars' second straight after a 3-0 start to the season. The team now
stands at 1-2 in Pacific-9 Conference play heading into a Thursday night home game with
Dallas.
"We actually played a cleaner game, a better game, than we did the week before
(against Tigard)," Canby head coach Mike Doty said of Friday. "They are just a
bigger, better team. That was probably the biggest defensive front we will see this
year."
The game got off to a sloppy start, as both teams struggled to do anything with the ball.
The first four possessions of the game included three punts and an interception.
Finally, Tualatin broke the deadlock with 5:18 to play in the second quarter. Gianncarlo
Cargni, who gained 178 yards of Tualatin's rushing total, capped a seven-play drive with a
9-yard touchdown run up the middle.
For Canby, meanwhile, the story of the game was missed opportunities. Four times the
Cougars saw drives end because of miscommunication or mistakes - and three of them came on
Tualatin's end of the field.
In one instance, an interception cost Canby the ball. Later, a missed block on
third-and-one from the Tualatin 15 resulted in a loss of five yards. Still, Doty's team
hung around because of its defense.
"I was happy with our defense and our overall competitiveness," the coach said.
"Tualatin is a very good football team, and if not for a few mistakes and bad breaks,
we're right there with them."
In fact, the Cougars shut down the Timberwolves' passing game, allowing just two
completions for 66 yards. One of those connections, though, was good for a touchdown.
With just over two minutes to go in the third quarter, Tualatin quarterback Justin
McKillip found Alex Pintos for 21 yards and a score. The extra point made it 14-0.
Moments later, the Timberwolves added insurance when Cargni broke loose for a 71-yard
touchdown run early in the final period.
Canby wound up hitting on 6 of 18 passes for 84 yards while rushing 32 times for 144
yards. Marc Koch led the ground attack with 11 carries for 50 yards, while Brian Stuhr was
close behind with 48 yards. Stuhr also caught a pass for 40 yards.
Eddie Brown also had a decent night as a receiver, hauling in two catches for 28 yards.
This week doesn't get any easier for the Cougars, who face a Dallas team that is unbeaten
(5-0, 3-0) and ranked 10th in the latest Class 4A poll.
Thursday's game is set for a 7:30 p.m. start at CHS. It is taking place a day earlier
because of a teachers in-service day Friday.
Canby teams go 4 for 5
in football play
It was a week to remember in Canby youth football
play, as four of the city's five teams posted victories Saturday. Following is a recap.
TEAM BAIR: Team Bair moved to 4-1 on the season by defeating Sherwood 12-0. The offense
struggled in the opening quarter before Creed Brattain broke the scoreless tie with a
touchdown run in the second period.
Moments later, Matt Schmader connected with Devin Herigstad for a 65-yard touchdown
reception that made it 12-0 before halftime.
Sufian Kerkour, Cody Morgan, Jamie McCaffrey, Richard Stoller, Josh Wonsley and Alan Wynne
contributed in the win, as did Brandt Sievers.
Defensively, Kyle Richardson, Herigstad, Ricky Nanez, Grant Preuitt, James Dean, Josh
Roth, Joe Culver and Tim Peterson helped hold Sherwood scoreless. TEAM WICKAM: Team
Wickam's 21-0 domination of Woodburn lifted the squad to 3-2 on the season.
Chris Roth's touchdown run started the rout, and Skyler Hager's two-point kick made it
8-0. The team's second score came when Jordan May put out a key block for Derek Johnson,
whose scamper made it 14-0 at the break.
In the third quarter, the defense, led by Teddy Cook and Jeff Winn, came up big by
stuffing Woodburn's offense and frustrating their opponent. Roth then punctuated the rout
with another touchdown run up the middle.
Johnson then pulled off a little trickery, as he picked up the snap for the extra point
kick and threw to Ryan Koch for the final point of the day.
Taylor Hensley and Jeff Miller also played well for Canby on special teams.
TEAM KASTER: Team Kaster played Tigard-Green this week at home and came away with a 6-0
shutout in a matchup dominated by defense.
In fact, Canby's defense allowed Tigard only one first down all day. Laurence Calcagno had
a quarterback sack, and teammates D.J. Dominguez and Trevor Tatone also sacked the QB.
Later in the game, cousins Blake Sprague and Sid Sprague combined to sack the quarterback
in the second half. Other defensive tackles by Tony Alvarez, Alex McInnis, Dustin Bishop,
Eric Montgomery, Travis Hedrick and Dalton Justice were key.
On offense, Calcagno was the leading ball carrier with 74 yards, including a 30-yard
touchdown run. Other rushers included Nick Casciato, Steven Kaster, Tyler Hart, Dustin
Bishop, Craig Singleton and Dylan Madsen.
Captains for the game were Eric Aleksich, Gavin Osterberg, Brock Piert and Dustin Bishop.
TEAM MANGAN: Team Mangan brought home another victory over the David Douglas Scots last
Saturday. The Cougars scored early and often, with EJ Manley scoring three touchdowns and
an extra point while also dishing out six tackles and rushing for 217 yards on 10 carries.
Contributing to the 34-24 win were Shane Fife and Ben Schaub, who each scored a touchdown
and extra point when Schaub completed a pass to Fife.
Justin Hanson also gave the Cougars an extra point after several penalties were called.
Andy Loscutoff led the team with 10 tackles and 16 carries, and Issiah Crittendon had nine
tackles and four carries. Adam Angstadt, Mike Resch, Tim Lowell, Jared Waite, Chase
Zollman, Jordan Martinez and Travis Savain all helped to bring home victory for the team.
TEAM WARREN: Canby's Team Warren lost a heartbreaker to Milwaukie on Saturday.
Nick Morgan had two sacks and created problems for the Mustangs all day long, and Cody
Jones also had his best game yet with one sack and two 30-plus-yard punts. John Summerlin,
Levi Cooper and David Seifert all had strong blocking games on the line.
Overall, Canby's offensive game was clicking but just couldn't get it into the end zone.
Stone, Peterson run to
victory in a CHS sweep
By Sean Patterson
for the Herald
A top-six sweep for the Canby High School cross country team made for an
easy day for the Cougars in a three-way Pacific-9 Conference cross country dual Wednesday
at Molalla River State Park.
Led by Aaron Stone's winning time in 16 minutes, 53 seconds, the hosts easily beat
Woodburn 15-49 while also posting an almost identical 15-47 count on Dallas, lifting CHS
to 3-1 in league heading into another home meet with Tualatin Wednesday.
Stone's time was his fastest ever on the course and headed up an impressive contingent.
Trailing him were teammates Jeremy Greatreaks (17:36), Dennis Brands (17:41), Ben Dowdy
(17:46), Jason Parker (17:53) and Matt Zwicker (18:19), who occupied the No. 2 through No.
6 spots.
"Whenever you have the top six boys and top four girls, you're putting out a solid
effort," Canby head coach Tom Millbrooke said. "Probably the biggest story for
us was Jean-Marie Peterson. With her 19:55, she became the first Canby girl to run the
course in under 20 minutes."
Peterson's effort headlined a quality effort by the Canby girls, who landed the top four
runners en route to beating Woodburn 15-49 and Dallas 15-47. Like their boy counterparts,
they too are 3-1 in league so far.
In the boys' race, Woodburn's Richard Keymolen finally ended Canby's string when he
crossed seventh in 18:28 - 11 seconds behind Canby's sixth runner.
By then, however, the meet was well in hand, as the Cougars, with five runners in the
17-minute range, showed they may very well successfully defend their Pac-9 district title.
But the boys' domination was only the beginning. In the varsity girls race, Peterson put
her name in the CHS history books and her time was easily good enough to topple the field.
She crossed nearly a minute ahead of her runner-up teammate, Zoe Anton (20:51).
Shortly thereafter, Canby's Lexi Newman finished the 5,000-meter course in 21 minutes and
Jessica Johnston crossed in 21:13 for fourth. Canby's fifth runner, Pamela Wingate, was in
the middle of the pack in 13th (23:16), but the Cougars still had enough to easily win the
meet.
"Things are really starting to get interesting as we approach district,"
Millbrooke said. "Newberg is 4-0, but the interesting thing about that is they have
beaten three teams by just a few points each."
In junior varsity action, Canby's girls beat Dallas 24-31 and the CHS boys beat the
Dragons 26-31. Woodburn did not field complete jayvee teams.
Wednesday's meet with Tualatin is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. It is the final home meet of the
season.
