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SPORTS THE DAILY NEWS LONGVIEW WASH TUESDAY MAY 31 2005 C3 COMMENTARY Pitching key to LCC title run NWAACC Baseball Championships All-Tournament Team Coach of the Year: Kelly Smith (Lower Columbia) Most Valuable Player: Ryan Shaver (Lower Columbia) Catcher: Ivan Munoz (Lower Columbia Infield: Josh McGowan (Mount Hood) Infield: James Allan (Mount Hood) Infield: Paul Gran (Edmonds) Infield: Bryan Winston (Spokane) Infield: Ryan Stieby (Edmonds) Outfield: Ryan Krauser (Lower Columbia) Outfield: Jonah Hobson (Lower Columbia) Outfield: Scott Santschi (Spokane) Outfield: Jesse Roehl (Columbia Basin) Designated hitter Mike Gilbert (Edmonds) Utility: Josh Waite (Edmonds) Pitcher: Broc Coffman (Lower Columbia) Pitcher: DJ Lidyard (Lower Columbia) Pitcher: Zach Bird (Mount Hood) Relief pitcher: Jared Joaquin (Lower Columbia) COMMUNITY SCOREBOARD Prep report Southwest Washington 1A I eague SOITBAI Al L-ACAD1 MIC TEAM llwaco Emily Leonard (4 0) Anna Kttzman (3 83) Heather Bartlett (3 77) Lame Kary (3 77) Tara Hankins (3 67) Courtney Gilgore (3 61) Kim Kubisiak (3 55) Carly Taylor (3-5) Kalama Stephanie Kilkelly (3 83) Dam Nelson (3 83) Rachel Haseman (3 76) Kayla Fleck (3 74) Teresa White (3 73) KatHyn Pierce (3 71) Toledo Shelby Anderson (4 0) Bethany Holmes (4 0) Ton Reisbeck (4 0) Tausba Martin (3 9) Mansela Alcala (3 7) Candice Bodine (3 7) Meggte Abplanalp (3 5) Kassi Reisbeck (3 5) Winlock Dellia Capps (3 6) Alicia Spaulding (354) RA Long High Spring Sports Awards Baseball Varsity Karfrs Liepa (Most Valuable) Matt Mattson (Inspirational) Carl Ostergren (Most Improved) Nic Williams (Coach award) Matt EJlis Enc Hofmann (Scholar Athlete and Greater St Helens AN-Academic Team) JV Kramer Street (Most Valuable) Justin Marshall (Inspirational) Scott Pisapia (Most Improved) Kyle Wika (Coach award) Travis Coalman (Scholar-Athlete) Golf Varsity Laura Jensen (Most Valuable Four Year Senior) Rachel Lassen (InsptrabonaL Putting Champion) Kan Sarysz (Most Improved) Rachel Irwin and Annie Forman (Coach award) Forman and Ken Hermanson (Father Daughter Champions) Irwin Jensen Lassen (Scholar Athlete and Greater St Helens All Academic Team) JV Suzanne Murray (Most Valuable Scholar Athlete) Katie Gosdi (Coach award Scholar Athlete) Soccer Varsity Jenny Gordian (Most Valuable) Chnstoph Berger Schauer and Leo Castro (Inspirational) Nick Gilbert (Most improved) Jonathan Bates John McDonald Chns Hoiway Ulises Nieto Ricardo Nieto Jordan Williams (Coach award) Gordian Castro Williams (Four Year Seniors) JV Josh Miranda (Most Valuable) Enc Gilbert (Inspirational) Ruben Camba (Most Improved) Milo Sperling (Coach award) Adalberto Avelar and Rigoberto Muro (Scholar Athlete award) Softball Varsity Whitney Street (Most Valuable) Allyse Dtre-Day and Hillary Mussman (inspirational and Team Captains) Kaylee Johnson (Most Improved) Street Melissa Wilson (Coach award Best Hitter award) Mussman (Team Spmt award) Knsta Lovgren (Tough Luck award) Mallory Gffin Kayla Helem Kayla McCoy Dire-Day (Best Defense) Dire-Day Giffin Helem Chelsie Kennedy Lovgren Mussman Street (Four-Year Seniors) Helem Mira Hobson Mussman Sara Oliva Wilson (Scholar Athlete and Greater St Helens All Academic Team) JV: Mira Hobson (Most Valuable) Jordan Stroud (Inspirational) Alex Moses (Most Improved) Rachelle Gomez (Coach award) Courtney Calhoun Caitim Earnest Gomez Bethanie Valpiani (Scholar Athlete award) Tennis Varsity Megan Moms and Amy Higgmson (Most Valuable) Alex Akhavan (Inspirational) Libby Harvey and Rady Keo (Most Improved) Ashley Danielson (Coach award) Moms (Whiffer award) Danielson Leslie Jensen Keov Moms (Four Year Seniors) Akhavan Harvey Higginson Jensen Madeline Moms Megan Moms (Scholar-Athlete and Greater St Helens All Academic Team) JV: Madeline Moms (Most Valuable) Marganta Castro (Inspirational) Alyson Memll and Stefam Webb (Most Improved) Libby Harvey (Coach award) Webb (Whiffer award) Memll and Amber Michels (Scholar Athlete) C-squad Kaisha Martin (Most Valuable) Megan Galbraith (Inspirational) Gabnelle Graves (Most Improved) Katie Madison and Brooke Aston (Coach award) Savannah Miranda (Whiffer award) Aston Bntta Berendonk Christina Bienapfi Jessica Bin Kristine Darby Galbraith Graves and Tia Womick (Scholar-Athlete award) Track Will Hillebrand Alyse Newby Stefa Chow Knsta Bartell (Most Valuable) Hillebrand and Jenny Snyder (Most Improved Runners) Newby and Brad Lengyel (Most Improved Field Events) Amanda Gunnells and Louie Huntley (Inspirational) Jenny Snyder Luis Garcia Jake Hillebrand (Coach award) Newby and Austin Carey (Captain awards) Carey Lengyel Brian Henley Sasser Michaelyn Chess Mallory Reagor Newby Allison Si Jean (Four Year Senior award) Bartell Kyle Bradley Drew Brock Carey Chess Chow Edwin Frauenfeld Jake Hillebrand Will Hillebrand Huntley Kara Karboski Daniel Kruse Lengyel Sean MiHer Newby Jordan Petersen Reagor Snyder St Jean and Michael Tran (Scholar Athletes and Greater St Helens All Academic Team) JV DeAnne Chambers and Camille Word (Scholar Athlete award) After acting as the proverbial bridesmaid in four of the past five Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges baseball tournaments Lower Columbia College pitching coach Rob Hippi had gotten sick of watching others toss the bouquet He lose his composure as the Devils played sec- ond fiddle to Edmonds Lane Columbia Basin and Mount Hood in recent years He simply bided his time then soaked the Red pitching staff with all the top-notch hurlers he could find The result: Guess wearing the white dress now? pitching staff led the NWAACC with a 149 earned run average through the championship tournament and featured three nearly unstoppable starters second-place finishes really motivated me to recruit harder so I worked my butt off to get the right guys in Hippi said believe winning the NWAACC title will help in getting the next group of recruits in Sophomore hurler Broc Coffman believes beating the bushes for pitchers made the difference in LCC winning NWAACC championship year we were a little short on Coffman said year we had a closer middle relievers and three good starters Any of those starters could be the top starter on any other team in the Coffman and Ryan Shaver turned down professional baseball contracts to return for their sophomore seasons and talented freshman DJ Lidyard joined the starting rotation after a successful prep career at obscure Cascade Christian High in Buckley The trio were backed by all-league closer Jared Joaquin who established a school record with 13 saves Shaver went 10-2 (including postseason starts) with a 134 ERA while Coffman was 9-0 and 101 Lidyard was 10-2 and 094 and Joaquin was 3-0 and 052 here was the smartest decision Eve ever said Shaver who was drafted in the 29th round by San Francisco in the 2004 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft (Kelly) Smith and Coach Hip helped me through so many situations All of the coaches and players made it a great Shaver who graduated from Lathrop High in Fairbanks Alaska is thinking about signing with the Giants before the next draft on June 7 the contract depends on a few he said seriously leaning in that direction but Em going into it with my eyes Wheldon English driver earns winner's share after victory in Indy 500 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS Dan Wheldon has four victories this year including a win in the Indianapolis 500 that earned him the share of $153 million still the junior member of his team however and that point was made quite clearly Monday night that won the Indy Andretti-Green teammate Biyan Herta said nothing is going to Wheldon took a pie in the face from teammate Tony Kanaan after collecting his portion of the $103 million purse which broke last record of $1025 million a real privilege driving for Andretti-Green with the team I Wheldon LCC starting pitcher Ryan Shaver pitched seven shutout innings before allowing a pair of runs in the eighth to notch the victory in the Red Devils' title-clinching win over Mount Hood on Monday Shaver who won two of LCC's four games was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player goal is to be drafted in the first 10 rounds but it also has to be for the right he said I go I will be looking forward to coming back Em very happy with my decision to come here and to see all of my hard work and dreams of winning a championship fulfilled I knew we would be good but I think we would win it Despite losing Shaver Coffman Joaquin and sophomore middle reliever Craig Marshall cupboard will be far from bare with Lidyard and freshmen Kyle Foster (3-2 210) Kyle Beitey Heath Goin Billy Jones Danny Dickson Colby Wark and redshirt non-participants Mac Pietsch and Stefan Sele Foster was a 29th-round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies in last draft and Lidyard is a possible draft-and-follow player this year have an excellent group of pitchers coming Hippi said already signed Jordan Merry from Pasco who throws in the 90s and a kid from Boise who has touched 92 is coming in next week and will probably In addition Mark Morris pitcher Mickey Polis and Tri-Cities star Jordan Esparza of South Ridge High will join staff this fall program has an excellent reputation which makes recruiting really Hippi added wants to win And now we can tell our recruits to come here and play for a Rick McCorkle is a sportswnter for The Daily News He can be reached at 577-2529 or nckmctdn com late Scott Brayton Brack made his first Indy 500 start since 2003 completing a comeback from serious injuries suffered in an accident at an October 2003 race in Texas One ankle was crushed the other broken He also broke his thigh back and ribs He was hospitalized for three months while doctors pieced him back together The 39-year-old Swede was called on short notice to replace last winner Buddy Rice who was injured in a crash He put up a faster qualifying speed (227598 mph) than anyone in the 33-car field Because Brack qualify until the second weekend he had to settle for the 23rd starting position instead of the pole Just being back was satisfaction enough been a dream of mine ever since I had the he said soon so Em keeping my hopes up If nothing happens Em probably going to play at Lewis-Clark State (in Lewiston Idaho) but if I get drafted I will definitely Lidyard is looking forward to being the on next LCC staff unless he receives an offer good to from a pro team Coffman who graduated from Rainier High has a similar decision to make in the coming days because he was drafted in the 35th round by Oakland last year recently signed a letter of intent with the University of Kentucky but I will also talk with the Oakland scout and see what he has to collects $153 million Patrick is top rookie Junior high report Track Coweeman La Center at Wastvxrgal Boys' eighth-grade Coweeman 55 Washougal 47 La Center 35 Coweeman winners Bryce Davis (1600 5 01) Riley Davts (100 hurdles 158 high jump 5 10) Demck Talley (100 12 3 200 25 4 long jump 17-4) Thomas Gusbn (discus 109 2) 400 relay (49 7) 800 relay (1 472) Boys' seventh-grade Washougal 85 Coweeman 50 La Center 1 Coweeman was-nets: Tim Wilson (1600 5 301) Adam Scalesse (100 13 2 long tump 15-1 12 high lump 5-2) 800 relay (2 01 03) Girls eighth-grade Coweeman 565 Washougal 53 La Center 23 Coweeman winners Andrea DeRosrer (1600 6 15 2) Chelsey Smith (26-11) Kan Bonds (discus 98-9) Girts seventh-grade Coweeman 77 Washougal 47 La Center 12 Coweeman wav ners: Kate Wood (1600 6231) JiH Raddiffe (100 hurdles 1738) Jena BJoomfektt (100 13 4 200 29 5) Jessica Umiker (800 2 465) 800 relay (2 461) 400 relay (570) Youth baseball Longview Babe Ruth 14- 15-year-olds The Nickel 10 Kelly 6 For JHK Cart Ostergren (three hits two RBIs) Tyler Hudson (three hits with a double two runs RBI) Matt Wikox (two hits RBI) Ostergren struck out 10 four innings Ketty 10 RSG Forest Products 6 For JHK Dane Cheatley (two hits three RBIs) Jon Davidson (two tats with a double RBD Tyler Hudson (double three RBIs) Scott Pisapia (two RBIs) and Carl Ostergren (double) For RSG Edwin Frauenfeld (two fats one nm) Matt Minium (double RBI) and Trevor Sweet (single two runs) Golf Three Rivers 18-holers Team putts: I Dame Wrrtz Melody Ott Gladys Johnson Vtrgmu Palmer 9-holcrs Least putts Right fc Darlene Goodman Fhght II Carta Norman Ffcght III: Darlene Kofler Mint Valley 18-holers Odd holes I Betty Rush 2 Louise CommerfordL Least putts Rush 9 -holers First on green: 1 Virginia Wechner 2 (be) Fae Baker Kay Green Most 5s: 1 Brenda Nanney 2 (be) Green and Wechner Longview Country Club 18-holers Low net Division 1 1 Chns StucRey (72) 2 Dorma Thomas (76) Diwaon 2 Mtcbelyn Lund (73) 2 Date Bartolome (75) Drvtsmn 3 I Mary feast (68) Jm Moksness (76) Spnng Best Bat 1 Donna Thomas-Lsa 2 Chns Studky-Cekce Cartough (135) 3 (be) Lots Brudr-Mary feast and Jeane Moksness-Lynne Sathe (both 137) Ts and Fs: A dwtsion: I Chns Studky G25) Teresa Maror 07) 1 Eartene McLean 085) dwaon: Mwbetyn Umd (375) 2- Gladys Carter (405) Jor Hofcroofc (41L w-aorv 1 1 be) Jeane Mofcgiess and Lynne Sathe (both 35 5) 1 Maty feast 065L Coffman said might also get drafted But the 25-year-old Joaquin been as lucky with the pro scouts despite having a fastball clocked in the mid-90s talk to any pro scouts at the tournament and Em a little he said draft is coming League has seen in years ABC generated the best TV ratings for the Indy 500 in nearly a decade Patrick received a $25000 bonus for the Rookie of the Year award as part of her overall winnings of $378855 Wheldon who lives in St Petersburg Fla averaged 157603 mph and covered the 500 miles in just over 3 hours 10 minutes He was the first driver to win from the 16th starting position and the first victor from England since Graham Hill in 1966 is definitely the proudest moment in my career and the best race in the Wheldon said at the victory celebration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway teammates are truly great and helped me get to this Wheldon also helped break a 35-j ear drought for the Andrettis who were plagued by bad luck at Indy since father Mario won in 1969 been a long Michael Andretti said has always been special and maybe a bit cruel at Michael started 14 races and led more laps than all but 10 drivers all of whom won Indy titles His last race in 2003 ended in typical fashion with him riding on a golf cart to the garage after an obscure engine part broke very special to finally come up here and be considered part of a winning he said Vitor Meira earned $656955 for finishing an Indy career-best second for the Rahal Letterman team Herta earned $457505 for finishing third also a career best Kenny Brack won the Scott Brayton Trophy presented since 1997 to the driver who best exemplifies the character and racing spirit of the said as whipped cream covered his face The 26-year-old native of England captured his first 500 victory in three starts at the 2 12-mile oval Sunday He overtook Danica Patrick on lap 194 after her team told her to slow down because she began running out of fuel like to think that I held them Patrick said I ended up coming in with one gallon of Patrick who drives for Rahal Letterman Racing was chosen as Rookie of the Year She came in fourth the best finish by a woman in the 89-year history of the race Patrick also was the first woman to lead a lap of the race and she was in front for 19 of the 200 Patrick brought tremendous attention to this race and is being credited for creating the most excitement the open-wheel Indy Racing.