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NHS stumbles in playoffs,
falls 23-7 to Jesuit to end season
If wrestling is selling, then
Newberg youth are buying
Tigers
open tourney
with routs |
Both the boys and girls waterpolo teams begin state
tournament play with two wins Friday |
By B. Scott Anderson, Newberg
Graphic sports editor
E-mail Scott at banderson@eaglenewspapers.com
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 The Newberg High School boys and girls water polo teams picked up
identical 15-3 victories Friday in the opening round of the state water polo tournament at
Tualatin Hills.
The girls team notched its win over Sunset. Newberg senior Bethany Joyce got
the Tigers on the board early. After her penalty shot went off the cross bar, the ball
came back to her before she put it in the back of the net with 6:32 remaining in the
period. After another goal by Joyce with 5:04 on a backhanded shot, she threw an assist to
teammate Sasha Globig, who put the Tigers up 3-0 with 4:23 left.
Joyce scored twice more in the period, alongside another goal by Globig as
the Tigers held a 6-0 lead after the first quarter.
After a Sunset score to open the second quarter, Joyce recorded a goal with 5:35 left in
the first half before freshman Roxanne Dinger launched a long shot that found the back of
the net.
Newberg held a 9-1 halftime advantage and continued to pour it on in the
second half. Joyce scored three more goals in the second half to end up with seven goals.
Jane Wilson added a pair of goals and senior Paloma Frutos added one with 3:22 left in the
game.
The win put the Tigers into the semifinals against Beaverton, a team that
narrowly escaped from North Eugene, 8-7. The Tigers took on the Beavers Friday night but
results were unavailable as of press time.
If Newberg won it would play in the finals at 5:45 p.m. today (Saturday); if
the Tigers fell to Beaverton they would play at 3:15 p.m. for third place.
On the boys side, Newberg got off to a slow start in its 15-3 triumph over
Beaverton. Senior Dan Larkin scored the match’s first goal with 6:14 left only to see
Beaverton tie the game moments later. But goals by seniors Jake Kinne and Matt McCreith
gave the Tigers a narrow 3-1 lead after the first quarter.
 Newberg
added to its lead in the second period with goals by senior Kael Schlactus and an assist
from freshman Keary Schlactus to Kinne. Newberg held a slim 5-2 advantage, but turned it
up in the second half.
With 21 seconds gone in the third quarter, McCreith’s goal put the
Tigers up 6-2. Later senior Mitch Boysen scored and sophomore Ricky Rogers added a pair of
goals before the end of the period to put the Tigers up 9-2.
Larkin scored two quick goals to open the final quarter and Beaverton was
never able to recover. Aylor notched a goal before Kinne added his fourth goal of the game
with 4:29 left. With 2:00 left, the Newberg substitutes came in and added to the NHS lead
as senior Aaron Lewis and junior Harry Hatcher each scored a goal to preserve the NHS
victory.
The Tigers took on the winner of the Ashland vs. Aloha game Friday night, but
results were unavailable as of press time.
If the Tigers were to win, they would play for the state championship at 7
p.m. today; if they fell they would play for third place in a 4:30 p.m. contest. |
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From Nov. 8,
2003, Newberg Graphic
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