Here is a look at how area athletes performed for local colleges during the spring season.
Nathan Martin (Cascade), a freshman at Corban University, placed in a pair of events at the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships, taking third in the 200 at 21.99 and fourth in the 100 (11.00).
In addition Martin ran a leg on the Warriors’ first-place 4×100 relay squad, which won in 41.43. The squad broke that mark, running 41.11 at NAIA nationals but did not qualify for the finals.
Kristen LaChapelle (Cascade), a freshman at Corban, took 13th in the 10,000 at the CCC championships in 44:18.02.
Coby Proctor (Stayton), a junior at Pacific University, was the third-highest ranked individual golfer for the Boxers, averaging an 85.94 in nine events.
Proctor, who also started 25 games at point guard for the Boxers’ basketball team, had a low round of 78 at the Culturame Classic during the fall campaign.
A.J. Holmberg (Scio), a freshman, ran legs on Western Oregon’s second-place 4×100 relay team and the Wolves’ third-place 4×400 relay team at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships.
Holly Steele (Stayton), a freshman golfer, participated in seven events for Willamette University. Her best two-round performance was a 222 at the April 19 Willamette Spring Thaw.
Lindsay Hill (Stayton), a freshman pitcher for Chemeketa Community College, started 14 games and completed eight. She posted a 6-8 record and led the pitching staff with 78 strikeouts.
All-sports success: Regis finished sixth in the Oregonian Cup for Class 2A. The annual competition awards schools points for achievement in athletics, academics and sportsmanship. Scio, meanwhile, finished 12th in Class 3A.
Academic all-state: Stayton High had four spring teams finish with cumulative grade-point averages above 3.0, including its girls golf squad, which finished second in the state with a 3.81 mark. Scappoose led the way in the 4A-3A-2A-1A group with a 3.82. Other Stayton teams to finish above 3.0 were band (14th at 3.12), girls tennis (20th, 3.15) and softball (18th, 3.30)
New post for Welter: Tom Welter, a Regis High School graduate and long-time executive director of the Oregon Schools Activities Association, is the president of the National Federation of State High School Associations for the 2015-16 school year. Welter started his one-year term July 3.
Fall is almost here: Yes, it’s Aug. 1, the notorious dog days of summer, but fall high school sports are just about to start heating up. Teams can start formal conditioning Monday, Aug. 10, with the first practices starting Aug. 17. The first contest date for soccer, cross country and volleyball is Aug. 27, and football teams can participate in jamborees starting that date. Sept. 3 is the first contest date for football.
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