Emma Gates of Cascade won the 100 and the high jump, took second in the 200 and participated on a runner-up relay team to lead the Cougars to a third-place team finish in the Class 4A state track and field meet at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Cascade scored 57 points, trailing only Oregon West Conference rival Philomath (87) and Marist Catholic (69).
Gates ran 12.37 to win the 100, won the high jump by 9 inches with a clearance of 5-11 and ran 25.21 to take the runner-up position in the 200. Gates also ran the anchor leg on the 4×400 relay squad that took second in 4:07.63. Also running on the relay were Cami Oliva, Gabriella Floyd and Julia Duncan.
Anna Wilson also claimed an individual title for Cascade with 10-0 clearance in the pole vault. Others adding team points for the Cougars were the 4×100 relay squad of Oliva, Lillian Pickett, Floyd and Duncan (second, 51.53), Oliva (sixth in the 400 in 1:01.65) and Alexandra Newton (sixth in the 100 hurdles in 17.27).
Stayton’s boys totaled 13 points, led by Emmett Riedman (second in the shot put, 46-3.5) and sprinter Travis King, who took fifth in the 200 (22.97) and eighth in the 100 (11.32). Haley Butenschoen was third in the 800 for the Stayton girls in 2:23.07. Also scoring for the Eagles were Madelyn Mitzel (sixth in the 800, 2:24.90) and Alissa Humphreys (eighth in the 100, 14.42).
The Regis girls squad took 2nd in the Class 2A meet led by Whitley Stepp, whose performance matched that of Gates. Stepp won the long jump (16-0.75) and the triple jump (34-4.75), finished second in the high jump (5-1) and ran the anchor leg on the 4×100 relay squad that took fourth in 52.75. Also running on the relay were Lauren Crowell, Mac Parrish and Amia Rodriguez.
The Regis girls scored 51 points, trailing only champion Coquille (59). Other Rams scoring points were Parrish (fifth in the 200, 27.85 and fifth in the long jump, 15-0.25), Crowell (fourth in the 100 hurdles, 17.25), Daisy Hernandez (fifth in the 300 hurdles, 50.75) and the 4×400 relay squad of Rachel Koellman, Rodriguez, Parrish and Hernandez, which finished fifth in 4:26.52.
The Regis boys finished 9th with 29 points, all of them scored on field events. Cameron Diacetis won the shot put (50-0.75) and took 2nd in the discus (132-7), while Tim Crowell (11-0) and Aidan Klascius (10-6) were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the pole vault.
Tennis: Zach Moore of Cascade claimed the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A boys state singles title with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Tai Leong of Catlin Gabel. The Cougars took 4th as a team, with the doubles team of Austin Thatcher and Isaac Schnepp advancing to the consolation semifinals. Moore and the Thatcher/Schnepp duo advanced to state by winning Special District 2 titles.
Cascade also finished fourth in the girls state event, led by the doubles team of Ariel Tobiasson and Marilyn Suelzle. Tobiasson and Suelzle took third. Natalie Federico and Kenna Coleman also won a doubles match, as did singles player Laina Atiyeh of Stayton.
Golf: The Regis boys squad claimed first place in the Class 3A-2A-1A Special District 2 event at Aspen Lakes in Sisters, with Drew Dickey finishing second overall. The Rams finished seventh at state at Quail Valley in Banks, with Dickey earning a tie for 11th.
The Cascade boys finished 2nd in the Special District 2 event at Tokatee in McKenzie Bridge, led by runner-up Ramsey Gordon and fourth-place finisher Ky Hemelstrand. The Cougars finished fifth at state at Quail Valley, with Hemelstrand tying for ninth overall. Ai Kawamoto competed as an individual for Regis in the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A girls event at Eagle Crest in Redmond and finished 16th overall. Kawamoto was fourth in the District 2 event at Santiam Golf Club.
Equestrian: Stayton-area squads turned in strong performances at the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championships at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. Stayton finished second in the small team division with 136 points, 24 behind champion Valor Christian of Beaverton. Cascade was seventh with 72 points.
Top individual finishers for Stayton included Tori Turner (second in dressage, third in saddle seat equitation, fifth in reining, sixth in steer daubing), Lauren Nagle (10th in hunt seat over fences) and Gwen Cronin (eighth in driving). The Stayton team of Nagle, Ainsley Sauvageau, Tori Turner, Morgan Brownell and Toni Turner was fourth in freestyle fours.
For Cascade, Grace McNichols took second in driving, Shayli Bruce was fifth in driving, Ellie McNichols was 10th in hand trail and Tayler Kamm was 10th in trail equitation.
The top 5 individuals and teams advance to the June 16-19 Pacific Northwest regionals in Moses Lake, Washington.
Academics: Regis led the way with 3 top rankings for winter sports teams in the OSAA’s academic ratings. Regis ranked No. 1 among Class 2A girls basketball teams with a 3.92 grade-point average, while the Rams’ boys squad was tied for first with Kennedy at 3.89 and the first-year Regis wrestling squad came in first at 3.62. Here is how other schools fared:
• Cascade was 4th in Class 4A girls basketball (3.78), sixth in boys swimming (3.62), ninth in girls swimming (3.78), ninth in boys basketball (3.47), 11th in wrestling (3.08) and 30th in the all-class cheerleading rankings (3.36).
• Stayton was seventh in Class 4A girls basketball (3.73), ninth in wrestling (3.15), 13th in boys basketball (3.42) and 20th in dance and drill (3.61).
Running: Santiam Hospital is hosting its fun run and health walk on Saturday, June 4. The 10K run, the 5K run, the 5K walk and the 3K all start at 9 a.m., with the hospital at 1401 N. Tenth serving as the start and finish line. Fees are $15 per race, with a $40 special price for a family of four, which includes T-shirts. Music, food and beverages and a beer garden all will be part of the experience. Sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/Stayton/SantiamHospitalFunRun.
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