Thursday, December 20, 2007

Happy Holidays!

WE NEED YOUR HELP !!!!!!!!!!!
As boosters we are always looking for ways to help fund many of the items that are needed by the various sports teams and groups at West Salem High School. Over the past couple of years we have been getting approvals in place to build softball and baseball dugouts and equipment storage facilities for the softball and baseball teams at the high school. Our teams have been without any real dugouts or storage since the school opened.

The diamonds are located on city property that is shared with the school so the approvals had to not only come from the school district, but also the city of Salem. Those approvals have now been obtained and we are ready to pull permits to begin construction.

Our goal is to have the dugouts completed in time for the spring baseball and softball seasons. In order to do that we need to start construction right away.

We need money and volunteers to do this.

We currently have two projects going that will give us a big boost toward that goal.

The “Trip Raffle” and the “Concrete Block Sales”. Both are described in more detail later on in this newsletter.

The raffle ticket sales are off to a slow start. To date we have sold less than 200 tickets of the 4,000 that need to be sold by February 4th, 2008.

So what we are asking is if you would buy some tickets and, just as important, if you know of others who would be willing to purchase tickets. An order form for the tickets is available on the website or you can have them contact me. This project alone will net over $20,000 toward the dugouts.

You can designate $3 from each ticket you sell or purchase toward a specific team at West Salem or you can designate the entire amount toward the dugout project.

We are also “selling” concrete blocks for $25 each to be donated toward the dugouts.

The order forms are on our website at www.titanathleticboosters.org .

We have a very short time to get the money in and so really need your help now.

Thank you for all of your support.

Terry Morrison, President WSHS Athletic Booster Club

SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

Girls Water Polo- CVC All League Selections

Second Team: Kristie Beavert, Breann Kinsey, and Jennifer Rodgers


Statesman Journal athlete of the week 12-18-07:

Mitch McClain-swimming


Titan Football Awarded Six Team Player Awards and a Star Award.

Cody Peterman was selected as Offensive Lineman of the Year
Tyler Steele (Defensive Lineman of the Year)
Matt Alto & Landon Kuenzi (Most Improved Team Player)
John Gallagher (Defensive Team Player of the Year)
Jordan Jenkins (Offensive Team Player of the Year)
Landon Kuenzi – (Star)

All State Football Selections

First Team Selections:
Jordan Bishop – Wide Receiver
Kekai Walker – Offensive Guard
Ryan Allen – Punter

Second Team Selections:
John Gallagher – Linebacker
John Gallagher – Tight End
Alex Fox – Defensive Back

Honorable Mention:
Cody Peterman – Center
Tyler Steele – Defensive Lineman
Jordan Jenkins – Running Back


STATESMAN JOURNAL ALL REGION TEAM SELECTIONS

Cross Country:
Boys –
JJ Campbell – placed 2nd in CVC and 19th in State Class 6A
Tyler Dudley – placed 4th in CVC and 59th in State Class 6A

Girls –
Maren Westby – placed 2nd in CVC and 24th in State Class 6A

Volleyball:
Player of the Year –
Kyley Sexton – (second time)
Camille Trueblood


Football:
Offensive player of the year-
Jordan Jenkins

Offensive Line –
Kekai Walker

Receivers:
Jordan Bishop

Defensive Line:
Alex Fox

Linebacker:
John Gallagher

Defensive Back –
Steven Ellis

Special Teams –
Ryan Allen

Boys Soccer:

Nicholas Kilfoil

Girls Soccer:

Nicole Marsaglia


For those we have missed we are sorry. Please let us know of any others so we can give them all some recognition.

Thank YouCHEER-

Coach Aarika is the head coach and Faryn is helping coach the Varsity girls.

JV is getting ready for competitions (Varsity at this time is not scheduled for any competitions)

The girls are looking forward to basketball season and being a little warmer, but they will continue the spirit they showed us at football games!

Ashley Albers should be recognized for her leadership on and off the field, she is a team leader and always a role model for the other cheerleaders!

Judi Kihs

FOOTBALL- www.wshsfootball.net

What a fantastic season. Top 4 in the state. Lost two games all season by a total of 2 points.
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BOY’S BASKETBALL - "West is...Back on Track!"

We are 1-3 in non-conference games so far. We have now had 3 practices
with our football/basketball players.

Jordan Bishop will practice for the first time today. He had fluid drained from a back injury he suffered in the semi-final game.

It will take us awhile to round into shape but when everything is said and done I think we have a good chance to challenge for a league title.

We have a two game tournament at West Linn this Friday and Saturday- December 14 & 15. We play Aloha Friday and Southridge on Saturday night.

We play Sunset at home next Tuesday, December 18 and go down to Medford for a holiday tournament Dec. 27-29th.

Coach Cross
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AQUATICS - http://home.comcast.net/~titanaquatics/site

Boys: So far the boys are doing really good. The boys lost to Southridge HS by 6 points but swam really well. Then went to Springfield for a relay meet where again they swam really well. Then against Sprague the boys won by 14 points. Then over last weekend the team went to Dallas and got 2nd out of 6 teams. Next we swim against South Salem and South Eugene.
Key swimmers are Evan Folz, Mitch McClain, Victor Bogkato, Alex Edison, Daniel Morgan, and Jamie Edison.

Girls: The girls lost to Southridge but set 3 school records in the process. At Springfield we learned a lot about the team and got a lot better. Then against Sprague they won by 20 points and set 3 records. This is the first time we have beaten the Sprague girls team. Then over the weekend they won at Dallas against 6 other teams. This is the first time the girls have won the meet. They set 4 more records and got a lot better. They are doing really well.

The girls are Courtney Klosterman, Jennifer Rodgers, Michelle Jasmer, Breann Kinsey, Emma Kraft, Kristin Bronson, Jacqueline Tran. Ellen Bentson, Ellen Sveldanak, MacKenzie Green, Nicole Green, Megan Chong, and Allison Culver.

Coach Evans
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GIRL’S BASKETBALL

This year's West Salem Girls Basketball team has high hopes to again contend for a league title and continue the tradition of success that has become expected of Titan Girls Basketball. Although off to a slow start record wise, the Titans are currently 2-5, they have shown steady progress as they grind through a tough pre-season schedule.

Kira Lyon has been the most consistent scorer thus far for West Salem and all of her off-season work to improve her game is paying great dividends. Claire Coba, Rachel Fischer, Kristen Connolly, Kylie Morin, Tracy Kumm, and Katelyn Davis have all had some very good games and will be key contributors in the Titans quest for a 3rd league title in the last 4 years.

Overall, this is a tremendous group of young ladies that are eager to prove that they are the best team in the Central Valley Conference.

Coach Unruh
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Christmas break

OTHER STUFF

Christmas Tree Sales – Final tally on the Christmas tree sales – 52 trees sold and picked up. Thanks to all who helped. Average income per tree was $16.05.


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If any of you have news, events, fundraisers, or would like to share something for the newsletter please e-mail it to one of these e-mail addresses morrisontr@wcb.com or morrisontr1@msn.com .

We really want anything involving special recognition for athletes, coaches, or fans. We like that sort of stuff and want to brag on them a bit.

Check out the West Salem High School Athletic Booster web page www.titanathleticboosters.org .

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS:

Cheer is selling lime green "Super Fan" shirts during basketball season for $12 each!

Swim team will be holding their annual rummage sale in the commons on Saturday, Jan. 5th from 8am – 4pm. If people have items they would like to donate, they can contact Coach Dan Evans at the high school or Vickie McClain @ 503-391-6700.

This is the big fundraiser to help pay for suits, awards, pool equipment, and meet fees. Please come and buy everything!!! Thank you!

SPORTS TRIP RAFFLE – sponsored by the WSHS Education Foundation on behalf of the Athletic Booster Club for the dugout project. Tickets are $10 each for a chance to win a trip for two to a national sporting event (Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Indy 500, Daytona 500, Kentucky Derby, MLB All-Star Game, World Series, NBA All-Star Game, NBA Finals, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stanley Cup, US Open Tennis or Golf, NCAA Final Four, BCS Championship Bowl Game,) or even a vacation trip to Walt Disney World, St. Thomas Virgin Islands, or a Cruise to the Caribbean or Alaska. Total value of package is $6500 and includes transportation to the event, hotel, rental car, and other items. Contact one of the athletic booster members to purchase tickets or order via the website at www.titanathleticboosters.org . An order form for the tickets is available on the website.
Drawing will be held on February 4th at 7:15 PM during the monthly booster club meeting. Need not be present to win.
100% of the net ticket sales go to the athletic teams and the dugout project.
CONCRETE BLOCKS. Check it out at www.titanathleticboosters.org . An order form for the blocks is available on the website.

For photos of current games/matches/events go to www.westsidephoto.smugmug.com

TITAN ATHLETIC CLUB
If you know someone who is not a member of the Titan Athletic Club please have them contact us for membership information. All of the funds raised through the TAC help support the teams that are part of the Athletic Boosters.
We have both business and individual/family memberships available for a very reasonable cost.
CURRENT TAC BUSINESS MEMBERS
GOLD:
West Coast Bank – West Salem Branch – Denise Holmstrom
Capital Manor Retirement Community – Scott Ferguson
Valley Recycling and Disposal – Mike Willis or Greg Dittman
The West Side Newspaper- Chris McCartney
Dallas Glass – Darand Davies
KBZY Radio – Mike Mason or Roy Dittman
SILVER:
Dalke Construction, Inc. – Ken and Larry Dalke
Les Schwab Tire Center – Lyle Mordhurst
Salem Electric – Terry Kelly

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
Girls Soccer – All League selections

CVC Coach of the Year: Tom Jaeger

First Team:
Nicole Marsaglia, Junior, Britta Berg-Johansen

Second Team: Erika Oliva

Honorable-Mention:
AliRae Aguirre, Kristen Connolly


Water Polo- CVC All League Selections

CVC Player of The Year: Evan Folz

First team: Alex Edison

Second team: Patrick DeJarnatt

Honorable mention: Jamie Edison


Boys Soccer – CVC All League Selections

1st Team
Nic Kilfoil , Nicholas Von Forester

2nd Team
Andrew Baum, Arial Vega, Giacomo Grassotti

Honorable Mention
Zack Chong, Mike Kueler


Football- CVC All League Selections

Coach of the Year: Shawn Stanley

Assistant Coach of the Year: Damien Ramirez

First Team Offense:
Kekai Walker, Cody Peterman, John Gallagher, Jordan Bishop, Jordan Jenkins

Kicker: Ryan Allen

Special Teams Returner: Jordan Bishop

Offensive Player of the year: Jordan Jenkins

Second Team Offense:
Aaron Hire, Chase Sexton

Honorable Mention:
Ricky Martinez, Derrick Lent, Tyler Steele, Jake Simpson, Brett Weisbrodt, Thomas Hoover

First Team Defense:
Tyler Steele, Alex Fox, John Gallagher, Jordan Bishop, Steven Ellis

Punter: Ryan Allen

Second Team Defense:
Jordan Vanderwyden, Jordan Jenkins, Jake Simpson, Brett Weisbrodt

Honorable Mention:
Kekai Walker, Chase Sexton, Landon Kuenzi, Ricky Martinez, Bret Gilbert, Tyler Scheller,

For those we have missed we are sorry. Please let us know of any others so we can give them all some recognition.

Thank YouFOOTBALL
The Titans are still in the hunt for the state title.
Next playoff game Saturday November 24, at 1 PM in West Salem against Lincoln.
Check out the Football website for a complete update of the season and what is coming down the road www.wshsfootball.net .
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GIRL’S SOCCER
The Titan girl's soccer team made it to the playoffs for the second consecutive year, and for the third time in the school's short history. The Titans were eliminated in the first round by 5th ranked Lake Oswego by a score of 0-3.

The team finished with an overall record of 5-6-4, and a league record of 4-4-4 which was enough to earn the 4th playoff spot from the Central Valley Conference.

Senior, AliRae Aguirre led the team in scoring with 6 goals, including 4 header goals. Junior, Nicole Marsaglia led the team with 5 assists.

Coach Jaeger

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BOY’S SOCCER
It was a really good and fun year. The boys ended up finishing second in the Central Valley league and hosted a home playoff game. We were ranked as high as 10th in the state .We lost to Southridge 2-1 in a very hard fought emotional game. We hit the post a couple times and really were unlucky not to score a couple more goals. We had a very talented and seasoned team. We had ten seniors that comprised of 6 of our starters. I really appreciated how hard the boys worked this year. They not only were teammates but friends on and off the field. You could tell by how they treated each other that they really cared about each other. I am hoping that the team next year can have as much fun and team work as hard as this group did. Every game we played I think the boys gave me 100% to the end.

Coach Iverson
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WATER POLO
Boys:Finished 16 wins and 11 losses. They got second at the district tournament. Evan Folz was Central Valley Player of The Year. Alex Edison was first team. Patrick DeJarnatt was second team. Jamie Edison was honorable mention. At the state tournament they lost to Sam Barlow in the first round 12-6.
Girls:Finished 4 wins and 21 losses. They lost in the first round of the district tournament. The team is getting better and with only one senior they will do really well next season.
Coach Evans
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WINTER SPORTS

SWIMMING

Boys:
We will have a bit smaller team this year but a very strong one! Evan Folz and Mitch McClain lead a very hard working team. For years other teams and coaches look at West and think we are out of control but when we are in the water we train harder than another team. I am very proud of them. Evan and Mitch will be the captains and have good skills in leading. The team is looking forward to rebounding from finishing 4th last year to winning this season and send several kids to state. Juniors who are very strong include Alex Edison, Patrick DeJarnatt, and Daniel Morgan. Sophomores Jamie Edison and Marshall Wells will add depth and will improve very much!

Girls:This years squad is going to be very strong and young. Michelle Jasmer is from North Bend and is the 5A state champ and now she is ours! She is a sophomore and very good. We also have several new freshman that could be district champs this year. Senior Courtney Klosterman brings a lot of leadership. She was team captain last year for swimming and a starter on the girls varsity soccer team this year.

Coach Evans
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BOYS BASKETBALL

We just finished our 2nd practice of our basketball season. We have somewhere between 9-11 boys out preparing for the football playoffs.

Several of these players are returning or projected varsity players for our upcoming season. We are hoping that these players go deep into the football playoffs. In the meantime we will be sharing about 14 players between our JV and varsity teams. It will be tough for awhile but in the long run it is a great experience for the football kids and gives our younger kids an opportunity to play while we are waiting. I think most CVC coaches will pick the Titans to be a playoff team this season.

If all our players stay healthy, there is no reason we should not challenge for another league championship. We have 4 out of 5 starters back from last season with 4 or 5 players ready to step in and play some quality minutes. It should be an exciting season.

Our motto this season is: "West is...Back on Track!"

Check out the showcase in the upstairs hall next to the concession stand.

Coach Cross
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Football state playoff game – Saturday November 24, 1 PM at West Salem vs Lincoln.

OTHER STUFF

Christmas Tree Sales – Remember that the tree pick up is December 1ST in the gravel parking lot on Titan Drive. Time will be from 10 AM to Noon.


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If any of you have news, events, fundraisers, or would like to share something for the newsletter please e-mail it to one of these e-mail addresses morrisontr@wcb.com or morrisontr1@msn.com .

We really want anything involving special recognition for athletes, coaches, or fans. We like that sort of stuff and want to brag on them a bit.

Check out the West Salem High School Athletic Booster web page www.titanathleticboosters.org .

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS:
Titan Baseballs Second Annual Orange Sales has begun once again! The baseball program is selling 20 pound cases of Sunkist Oranges for $20.00. New this year and by request, they are also selling 20 pound cases of Rio Star Grapefruit for $22.00. Your fruit will be delivered to your door on December 8th. Contact a Titan Baseball Player or Coach Tiffin at 503-399-5533 or email him at tiffin_micah@salkeiz.k12.or.us.

Cheer will be selling lime green "Super Fan" shirts during basketball season for $12 each!

Swim team will be holding their annual rummage sale in the commons on Saturday, Jan. 5th from 9am – 2pm. If people have items they would like to donate, they can contact Coach Dan Evans at the high school or Vickie McClain @ 503-391-6700.

Sports trip raffle – sponsored by the WSHS Education Foundation on behalf of the Athletic Booster Club for the dugout project. Tickets are $10 each for a chance to win a trip for two to a national sporting event (Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Indy 500, Daytona 500, Kentucky Derby, MLB All-Star Game, World Series, NBA All-Star Game, NBA Finals, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stanley Cup, US Open Tennis or Golf, NCAA Final Four, BCS Championship Bowl Game,) or even a vacation trip to Walt Disney World, St. Thomas Virgin Islands, or a Cruise to the Caribbean or Alaska. Total value of package is $6500 and includes transportation to the event, hotel, rental car, and other items. Contact one of the athletic booster members to purchase tickets or order via the website at www.titanathleticboosters.com .
Drawing will be held on February 4th at 7:15 PM during the monthly booster club meeting. Need not be present to win.
Dugout project – currently selling concrete blocks and tiles. Check it out at www.titanathleticboosters.com .

For photos of current games/matches/events go to www.westsidephoto.smugmug.com

TITAN ATHLETIC CLUB
If you know someone who is not a member of the Titan Athletic Club please have them contact us for membership information. All of the funds raised through the TAC help support the teams that are part of the Athletic Boosters.
We have both business and individual/family memberships available for a very reasonable cost.
CURRENT TAC BUSINESS MEMBERS
GOLD:
West Coast Bank – West Salem Branch – Denise Holmstrom
Capital Manor Retirement Community – Scott Ferguson
Valley Recycling and Disposal – Mike Willis or Greg Dittman
The West Side Newspaper- Chris McCartney
Dallas Glass – Darand Davies
KBZY Radio – Mike Mason or Roy Dittman
SILVER:
Dalke Construction, Inc. – Ken and Larry Dalke
Les Schwab Tire Center – Lyle Mordhurst
Salem Electric – Terry Kelly

Friday, October 26, 2007

What a Fall

Our Titan football, volleyball, and boys cross country have all won Central Valley Conference titles. Both football and volleyball are undefeated in league, with one more contest to go for each. Our soccer teams also will both be in the playoffs.

Our girl’s soccer team has won the Dairy Farmers award for having the highest team G.P.A. amongst all size classifications in Oregon at 3.98 out of a perfect 4.00. Holy smokes!!

Additionally, Chas Malatesta has been named CVC boys cross country coach of the year.

The playoff schedule looks like this:

Football: November 16th (Round 1 bye) at West Salem
Volleyball: November 3rd (Round 1 bye) at West Salem
Boys Soccer: November 2nd or 3rd (Round 1)
Girls Soccer: November 2nd or 3rd (Round 1)
Cross Country: November 3rd (State)

Go Titans!

Bryan Sutherland
Assistant Principal - Athletics
West Salem High School

SOME SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
Jordan Jenkins – Salem Sports and Breakfast Club athlete of the week – September 17.
“I would like to give a shout out to a few of the Varsity football players who took time out of their Saturday to go to a Boys and Girls football game @ Judson (Steelers).
Jake Simpson
Chase Sexton
Cory Evans
The boys gave the team a pep talk and encouraged them to be role models on the field and off the field.

Very impressive! “
Judi Kihs

Chas Malatesta – CVC Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year!!

Girls Soccer Team – Dairy Farmers award for highest GPA – 3.98 out of a 4.0 possible. Great job ladies.

For those we have missed we are sorry. Please let us know of any others so we can give them all some recognition.

Thank YouFOOTBALL
The Titans have won the Central Valley Conference title. Undefeated in league play so far with one game left, November 2nd. Beat McNary!!!!!!!!!!
First state playoff game for West Salem will be November 16th at West Salem High School.
Check out the Football website for a complete update of the season and what is coming down the road www.wshsfootball.net .
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VOLLEY BALL
The Titan volleyball team finished the regular season undefeated with a 12-0 record. The earned the first conference volleyball title for the Titans.

Leading the way were seniors Kyley Sexton, Kylie Morin, Camille Trueblood and Alyssa Molina. Captains

Trueblood (setter) and Sexton (outside hitter) have teamed up for a deadly offensive combination.

Trueblood leads the team in assists, while Sexton has become the career kills leader, with over 1275 kills. Currently this season she is approaching the 400 kills mark.

Morin and Molina lead a consistent passing back row, playing great defense and setting the offense up.

West will host a second round state play-off game on Saturday November 3rd. They will play the winner of the first round match up of Gresham and Grants Pass.

Coach Armstrong
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GIRL’S SOCCER
Varsity Girl's Soccer
In addition to their great soccer skills, the West Salem High School girl’s soccer team posted a GPA of 3.97, which is the highest in the State. Great soccer and great academics is a great combination.

The West Salem HS varsity girl's soccer team has advanced to the State playoffs for the 2nd consecutive year. With one regular season match remaining, the Titan's came off their biggest game of the year with a 0-0 draw at Sprague, knocking Sprague out of 1st place in the Central Valley Conference, and clinching the 4th playoff spot. Goal keeper Kristen Connolly recorded 9 saves in the game to preserve the clean sheet against the undefeated Olys.

The Titans have an overall record of 5-5-3, and a league record of 4-4-3. Senior forwards AliRae Aguirre (6 goals, 4 assists) and Mary Patzel (4 goals), along with junior midfielder Nicole Marsagia (4 goals, 5 assists) lead the Titans in scoring. The defense is anchored by seniors Britta Berg-Johansen and Mara Schradle, and freshman Erika Oliva. The Other team members are Libby Baum, Courtney Klosterman, Malia Kawamura, Zoe Smith, Oda Westli, Gabby Nevell and Marina Watson. Liz Rodgers has filled in nicely at goalkeeper as an injury replacement.
The Titans will travel to the #2 team from Three Rivers Conference for their first playoff game on November 3.

Results:
West Salem 0-1 Oregon City
West Salem 9-0 David Douglas
West Salem 2-1 McNary
West Salem 0-0 McKay
West Salem 6-1 North Salem
West Salem 2-3 South Salem
West Salem 1-1 Redmond
West Salem 0-1 Sprague
West Salem 2-1 McKay
West Salem 4-0 North Salem
West Salem 1-3 South Salem
West Salem 2-5 Redmond
West Salem 0-0 Sprague
West Salem @ McNary Friday 10/26/07
JV Girl's Soccer
The Titan JV girl’s soccer team, coached by Megan Moore, have allowed goals in just 4 games. The JV girls have outscored their opponents 51-7 on their way to a very impressive 12-2-0 record, 11-1-0 in league action.

JV2 Girl's Soccer
The Titan JV2 girls have had a very fun season, and have been quite successful, too. The Titan's, coached by Mariah Jaeger, have compiled a 9-3-0 record, and outscored their opponents 42-22.

Coach Jaeger

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BOY’S SOCCER
We are currently tied for second place and were ranked 10th in the state rankings this week. Our record is 10-2-1. We have only given up 5 goals in all of our 11 league games. We have given up a total of only 7 goals all season. We have been playing really well as of late. We beat Sprague 6-0 on Tuesday. We are looking to have a good post season and win West Salem's first post season boy’s soccer game. If we win on the 26th against McNary we will be hosting a home playoff game. The boys have been working really hard this season and I am proud of their achievements individually and as a team.

Coach Iverson
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CROSS COUNTRY
Boys Cross Country Varsity

Boys team - wins CVC title and onto state!!!

West Salem which was ranked #1 all season pulled of another CVC District Title performance October 24th at Bush Park. Led by underclassmen JJ Campbell & (2), Tyler Dudley (4th) who celebrated his 18th birthday the day of district. Myles Wittman (5), Jon Snyder (8th), Trent Dusley (13), Guthrie Straw and Trevor Carey. Total Points 31. The next closest team scored 59 points which was McKay.

JV Boys
West Salem 1st place!! Samual Nadarajan, (2), Joeseph Cagle, Craig Hooper, Nathan Scherr Kelby Evans, Ilya Kleboyo, Alex Elder, Blake Borsberry, Morgan Folz, Ben Eckstein

Girls Cross Country

Maren Westby - second overall for girls and onto state taking a 4th place finish, Maren Westby who battled all the way up to that last 200 meters sprint. It was an awesome race; Maren captured her P.R. against a girl who ran out of her brains!!! Even the Redmond Coach had no idea that his athlete could step up at District. Maren was followed by Emily Meltzer, Grace Lin, Alex Walker, Erin Apodaca, Rachael Elmer and Bree Whitehad

JV Girls
West Salem JV GIrls
Led by Amie Apoca the West Salem Girls take 3rd place. Followed by Chelsea Sullivent, Victoria Reis, Rachael FInley, Karen Wynkoop, Emily Litke, Kendra Hodson
Coach Malatesta
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WATER POLO
So far the Boys Water Polo team are the regular season champions with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses. They play in the district tournament this weekend (10-27) and then are off to state the first weekend of November.
Evan Folz should be the player of the year with a season record for most goals.
The Girls must win their first round game of the district tournament then they too would be off to state.
They are very young still but they are getting better. Coach Evans
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CHEER
Cheerleaders look amazing and have done a great job showing school spirit and getting the crowd involved at the games. The students & cheerleaders would like to do a shout out to the drum line for the "mortal combat" piece. It is always fun to watch the students and cheerleaders dance to the music!! (I have even noticed a few parents dancing along also)

The cheerleaders will be coordinating the kid’s camp fundraiser for the basketball season, along with a cheer competition in January 2008.


Judi Kihs
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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 1st - Meet the coaches and parents for swim team, will be in the commons West Salem High, at 6:30pm. All parents and kids interested in swim team should attend to get information on this season. Any questions, parents can call Coach Evans at 503-569-7956 or 503-399-5533. Thank you!

November 6th at 7 PM in the Titan Room – Athletic Booster Club monthly meeting

November 19th at 7 PM in the Commons - Boys and Girls Lacrosse Information Night-Contact Randy Lewis at timrandy01@msn.com for more information

OTHER STUFF

Christmas Tree Sales – This year a total of 42 trees were sold. The groups selling the trees averaged a net return of $16.24 per tree sold. Softball sold a total of 12 trees and earned $197 for their efforts. Coming in second was Aquatics with 9 trees and $143. Third was Volleyball with 7 trees and $113.

Remember that the tree pick up is December 1in the gravel parking lot on Titan Drive. Time will be from 10 AM to Noon.

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If any of you have news, events, fundraisers, or would like to share something for the newsletter please e-mail it to one of these e-mail addresses morrisontr@wcb.com or morrisontr1@msn.com .

We really want anything involving special recognition for athletes, coaches, or fans. We like that sort of stuff and want to brag on them a bit.

Check out the West Salem High School Athletic Booster web page http://home.comcast.net/~wshsathleticboosters/home.htm or go to the West Salem High School web page and click on Athletics. The first link will take you to the Booster page. http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/index.htm

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS:
Remember the Titan Auction on November 17th. Teams/groups can purchase a table and put a “basket/item” in the silent auction. Each table purchased entitles you to put one “basket/item” in the silent auction and receive 100% of the proceeds from that sale. You need to contact Denise Holmstrom at holmstromd@wcb.com to reserve your table. They are going fast.
Teams/groups can also submit items for the auction and will receive 50% of the proceeds from the sale of that item. This is a great way to earn some good money. Items need to be in by November 2ND for the oral auction and November 14TH for the silent auction. Items are to be turned in to Denise Holmstrom at the West Coast Bank branch on Wallace Road in West Salem. She also has the donation forms.
Titan Baseballs Second Annual Orange Sales has begun once again! The baseball program is selling 20 pound cases of Sunkist Oranges for $20.00. New this year and by request, they are also selling 20 pound cases of Rio Star Grapefruit for $22.00. Your fruit will be delivered to your door on December 8th. Contact a Titan Baseball Player or Coach Tiffin at 503-399-5533 or email him at tiffin_micah@salkeiz.k12.or.us.

Cheer will be selling lime green "Super Fan" shirts during basketball season for $12 each!

Dugout project – currently selling concrete blocks and tiles. Check it out on the Athletic Booster Club web page.
COMING SOON:
Bowl–a-thon sponsored by the softball and baseball teams for the dugout project. Contact Coach Micah Tiffin for more information.
Sports trip raffle – sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club for the dugout project.
For photos of current games/matches/events go to www.westsidephoto.smugmug.com

TITAN ATHLETIC CLUB
If you know someone who is not a member of the Titan Athletic Club please have them contact us for membership information. All of the funds raised through the TAC help support the teams that are part of the Athletic Boosters.
We have both business and individual/family memberships available for a very reasonable cost.
CURRENT TAC BUSINESS MEMBERS
GOLD:
West Coast Bank – West Salem Branch – Denise Holmstrom
Capital Manor Retirement Community – Scott Ferguson
Valley Recycling and Disposal – Mike Willis or Greg Dittman
The West Side Newspaper- Chris McCartney
Dallas Glass – Darand Davies
KBZY Radio – Mike Mason or Roy Dittman
SILVER:
Dalke Construction, Inc. – Ken and Larry Dalke
Les Schwab Tire Center – Lyle Mordhurst
Salem Electric – Terry Kelly

Thursday, September 20, 2007

TITAN ATHLETICS OFF TO A GREAT START

TITAN ATHLETICS OFF TO A GREAT START FOR THE
2007-2008 YEAR

As most of you know, Ken Phillips our prior Athletic Director took on new responsibilities this year as the Academic Vice-Principal. (I saw Ken the other day and he was actually wearing a tie. Ken said he had an agreement of only having to wear it three days a week and was working to get that modified.)
Our new Athletic Director is Bryan Sutherland. Bryan comes to the athletic department with a huge amount of experience not only in athletics, but in the Central Valley. He has been at West Salem since the start so he already has much of the battle won. He is a great resource and we look forward to a great working relationship with him.
So on to the teams for the fall season.
FOOTBALL
After dropping a heart breaker to Lake Oswego 28 to 29; the Titans rebounded with a resounding win over Barlow and then followed up with a pounding of perennial power Roseburg from the SOC. The Titans are currently ranked 6th in the State 6 A classification, but are number 1 in West Salem without a doubt.
Comments from Coach Stanley:

“As far as the season goes....

I can't tell you enough how lucky I am to have not only great athletes but great young men to work with.

We have high expectations but realize we need to take it one week at a time.......sounds like a generic head coach doesn't it?”

Check out the Football Web page for more details and photos at www.wshsfootball.net
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VOLLEY BALL
On September 8 the ladies opened their season with a first place finish at the Roseburg tournament by defeating the host Roseburg Indians in the finals.
On September 11th they took on the McNary Celtics at McNary. After correcting a line up error in the first game the Titans went on to win the next two games and defeated the Celtics in 3 straight games showing they can overcome some adversity.
September 13 saw the lady Titans put away McKay in 3 games.
The Titan’s faced North Salem at West Salem on the 18th and polished them off in 3 straight games to remain undefeated in the Central Valley Conference.
September 20 at South Salem the Titans defeated the Saxons in three straight games to maintain the first place slot in the Central Valley Conference. Thus far the Titan’s have not lost a single conference game.
The West Salem team is making a run for their 4th straight appearance in the state tournament and hope to better last year’s 5th place finish. They are currently ranked 6th in the State 6 A classification.
Head Coach Susi Armstrong is in her 6th year at the helm of the Titan volley ball team.
Coach Armstrong’s comments follow:
“Titan Volleyball is off to another successful season. Using the motto "Titan Attack", all three teams are competing and representing West Salem High School well.

Varsity, led by seniors Kyley Sexton, Camille Trueblood, Kylie Morin and Alyssa Molina are undefeated in conference play. The team opened their season by winning the Roseburg Volleyball Tournament. They defeated Roseburg in the finals 2-0.

Both the junior varsity and freshmen teams are also undefeated. The freshmen placed second at the Forest Grove tournament.”
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GIRL’S SOCCER
The Titans started off the season with a jamboree on August 31.
Next up was Oregon City on September 4. The Titans fell in a very close game 0-1.
The Titans then met David Douglas at David Douglas HS in Portland on September 6 and showed up with a powerful offense and stifling defense defeating the Scots 9-0.
On September 11 they went head to head against McNary at West Salem and defeated the Celtics in a close 2-1 contest.
September 14 saw the Titans facing the Royal Scots of McKay on their home field. At the end of the game neither team would give and ended in a 0-0 tie.
On September 18 the girls soundly defeated the North Salem Vikings 6 to 1. The girls remain undefeated in the Central Valley Conference.
Coach Jaeger’s comments:
“The West Salem girl's soccer team has a new look this year after graduating nine seniors from last year's team. Returning varsity players include senior defenders Britta Berg-Johansen, Mara Schradle, and sophomore defender Janelle Weiss. Senior Courtney Klosterman, and junior all-league player Nicole Marsaglia return to the midfield. Senior Mary Patzel returns to head up the strikers. Also returning is senior goal keeper Kristen Connolly, who will begin the season on the injured list with a broken finger so junior Liz Rodgers will be filling in at goal keeper.

Last year's strong JV team has provided new talent to this year's varsity squad. Senior forward Ali Rae Aguirre started the season strong with three header goals against David Douglas, and was named Statesman Journal player of the week in the first week. Sophomores Libby Baum, Marina Watson, Zoe Smith and Malia Kawamura are all products of the JV program. Exchange student Oda Westli from Norway joins the varsity team, as well as two-year varsity transfer from South Salem, junior Gaby Nevell. Freshman Olympic Development Program player Erika Oliva brings talent and energy to the midfield and completes the Titan roster.

Early season projections have the Titan's finishing 4th in the Central Valley Conference, battling McNary for the final playoff spot. There appears to be more parity in the league this year so look for some surprise results.

The varsity team is coached by second year coach Tom Jaeger, with Megan Moore returning as JV coach and varsity assistant. The JV 2 team is coached by Mariah Jaeger.”
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BOY’S SOCCER
On September 4 the boys opened the season with Oregon City at West Salem and led off the year with a win at 3 to 1.
September 11 saw the Titans battling McNary on the Celtics home ground. A very tight contest ended up with the Titans on top 1 to 0 against a very good McNary team.
Next up for the Titans was McKay on the 14th at West Salem. The Titans showed how powerful they are on defense defeating the Royal Scots 3 to 0 and not giving up a single shot the entire contest.
The boys took on North Salem on the 18th and again exhibited the strength they have on both offense and defense by defeating the Vikings 4 to 1 to remain undefeated in the Central Valley Conference and on the year.
Comments from Coach Iverson:
“I am looking for really good things out of my guys this year. We have a really strong group of players on the Varsity team. We have 10 seniors with 5 returning all league players.
The leaders of our team are seniors Nic VonForester, Nic Kilfoil, Mike Kueler, Arial Vega, Zach Chong, and Junior Andrew Baum.
I have an Italian exchange student who is 6”3 that is our starting goalkeeper.
I have a freshman defender named Nic Vrontikos who is starting at right back.
I have brothers on my team who are very technical players, Julio and Marco Cuellar. Marco, a sophomore, is currently our leading scorer and had a hat trick in his first varsity game. He also had the game winner against McNary.
I expect the boys to make a good long run in the playoffs.”
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CROSS COUNTRY
Direct from coach Malatesta:
“The Varsity Boys Cross Country Team lead by Sr. Captain Tyler Dudley and co-captains Jon Snyder and Myles Wittman are pressing on toward a district champion repeat if all goes well.

The other varsity team members are JJ Campbell, Guthrie Straw, Trevor Carey, Joseph Campbell, and Seth Bybee.

The team, lead by Jon Snyder, earned a first place finish at the Newport Invitational running against a strong headwind. At the second meet of the season they took a 3rd place trophy home from the South Salem Invite where 24 teams battled it out at Bush Park.

The JV boy’s team were elated to get Kelby Evans, Blake Borsberry, Nathan Scherr, and Alex
Elder who have brought athletic depth to the team. The other team members are Craig
Hopper, Samual Nadarajan, George Berry, Ilya Kleboyo, Steve Tafolla, and Zach Steele.

The Varsity Girls team lead by senior Captain Maren Westby is holding there own. Newcomers Gracie Linn, Rachael Elmer and Emily Meltzer join team members, Alex Walker, Brie Whitehead, Stephanie Finely and Erin Apodaca to round out the team.

Maren finished 3rd at Newport and had a phenomenal 2nd place finish at the Saxon invite gaining a new P.R. of 19:06. The ladies team took a 5th and 6th place finish respectively at Newport and the Saxon invite.

The JV girls doubled in numbers giving us a depth and breadth of athletes. Team members are Emily Litke, Rachael Finley, Amie Apodaca, Karen Wynkoop, Victoria Reis, Kendra Hodges, and Natalie Yonkman.”

Check out www.athletic.net for more information and to see the stats.

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WATER POLO
Direct from Coach Evans
“Boys Water Polo:
Their record is now 4-0. Evan Folz is having an amazing year scoring at a pace of 10 goals per game. He might cool off from that pace but he is still on pace to break his own scoring record for the season. Every time he scores he is adding to his career goal record total.
Evan and Mitch McClain are the team captains.
One highlight so far is a big win against Redmond High School in overtime 13-12 on Sept 8th at Walker Pool. In that game Evan scored 10 goals. He followed that up with 14 goals against Woodburn High School.
The team is assured of going to state. They are playing every strong team in Oregon and are looking to improve on their record win total of 16 games last year. The overall goal is to improve on their performance at the state tournament last year by winning in the first round.
Girls Water Polo:
Their record so far is a 3-4-1. Their league record is 3-1. They finished in a tie with Park Rose High School at 8th at the Park Rose High School Varsity Girls Tournament this past weekend.
They had a big win against Redmond High School on Sept 8th at Walker Pool. The score was 7-3.
Captains Jennifer Rodgers and Allison Culver have been team leaders encouraging the team and creating team spirit.
Jennifer and Hayley Steele have been doing really good in the goal cage for the girl’s team stopping several attempts from the other teams.
Each game has seen several leading scorers but most importantly the team has had stellar defense by Breann Kinsey.
Kristin Bronson has shown a lot of speed sprinting for the ball and is an important part of the team by getting the ball to start the offense.
The team has grown over the last five years from 10 to 19 this year. New head Coach Mike Rodgers has done a great job of helping the kids have fun.”
9/20/07 Boys -WS 5 Sprague 7 Girls – WS 2 Sprague 8
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CHEER
The cheerleaders just joined the Athletic Booster Club this year and we are glad to have them. They are a very vital part of the Athletic Program at West Salem High School. . The cheerleaders have a new coach this year, Ashleigh Hansen, and are looking forward to a great season. They are already preparing for their competition on January 26th. We will have more information from them in the next issue of the Titan Athletic News
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Subject: The Coach
(You don't know anyone like this, do 'ya?)

At one point during a soccer game, the coach called one of his seven - year old soccer players aside and asked, "Do you understand what co-operation is? What a team is?"

The little boy nodded in the affirmative.

"Do you understand that what matters is not whether we win or lose, but how we play together as a team?"

Again the little boy nodded yes.

"So," the coach continued, "I'm sure you know, when a penalty is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the referee, or call him a ****-head. Do you understand all that?"

Again the little boy nodded.

The coach continued, "And when I call you off the field so that another boy gets a chance to play, it's not good sportsmanship to call your Coach a dumb ***, is it?''

Again the little boy nodded…


"Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that to your mother."

If any of you have news, articles, or would like to share something for the newsletter please e-mail it to one of these e-mail addresses morrisontr@wcb.com or morrisontr1@msn.com , especially if it involves any of the athletes receiving awards and or special recognition. We love that sort of stuff and want to brag on them a bit.

Check out the West Salem High School Athletic Booster web page http://home.comcast.net/~wshsathleticboosters/home.htm or go to the West Salem High School web page and click on Athletics. The first link will take you to the Booster page. http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/index.htm
The Athletic Booster Club meets the first Monday of every month in the Titan Room at West Salem High School. The meeting starts at 7 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. Next meeting is October 1.

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS:
Christmas Tree sales – if you need order forms let us know or go to the web page and print one off. All of the teams/groups can participate in this project. The trees sold by the teams/groups will be credited toward their team/group account.
Dugout project – currently selling concrete blocks and tiles. Check it out on the web page.
COMING SOON:
Bowl –a-thon sponsored by the softball and baseball teams for the dugout project.
Sports trip raffle – sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club for the dugout project.
For photos of current games/matches/events go to www.westsidephoto.smugmug.com
If you know someone who is not a member of the Titan Athletic Club please have them contact us for membership information. All of the funds raised through the TAC help support the teams that are part of the Athletic Boosters.
We have both business and individual/family memberships available for a very reasonable cost.
CURRENT TAC BUSINESS MEMBERS
GOLD:
West Coast Bank – West Salem Branch – Denise Holmstrom
Capital Manor Retirement Community – Scott Ferguson
Valley Recycling and Disposal – Mike Willis or Greg Dittman
The West Side Newspaper- Chris McCartney
Dallas Glass – Darand Davies
KBZY Radio – Mike Mason or Roy Dittman
Silver:
Dalke Construction, Inc. – Ken and Larry Dalke
Les Schwab Tire Center – Lyle Mordhurst