Tornado boys top Pels in tennis
In the final Southern Oregon Conference boys tennis dual match of the season, North Medford coach Chad Empee went with an all-senior singles lineup.
The Black Tornado upperclassmen responded by sweeping the five singles matches without losing a set in an 8-1 win over visiting Klamath Union at District Courts.
The victory, which took just about one hour, improves North to 8-1 in the SOC.
"I didn't expect that strong of a showing because most of them are doubles players," Empee said. "We gave them a chance and they responded well."
SINGLES - Jeremy Leever, NM, d. Shawn Nelson, 6-0, 6-1; Kelly Brown, NM, d. Nick Amstutz, 6-1, 6-1; Colin Olson, NM, d. Matt Ryder, 6-0, 6-1; Colin McNamara, NM, d. Jack Chan, 6-0, 6-1; Zack Geroux, NM, d. Mike Alter, 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES - Reid Arthur-Tyler Casey, KU, d. Andre Nilsson-Aaryn Abbott, 6-1, 6-3; Tyler Wilson-Marco Martin, NM, d. Jim Zaiger-Nick Penka, 6-1, 6-1; Thiago Rocha-Justin Devine, NM, d. Nate Ganog-Chris Mattenberger, 6-1, 6-2; Mateo Mengis-David Heyerman, NM, d. B.J. Morgan-Collier Ehlers, 6-0, 6-0.
Girls Tennis
NORTH MEDFORD 6, KLAMATH UNION 3- At Klamath Falls, junior Ira Kendra's three-set win in No. 2 singles helped North Medford extend its dual winning streak to 42 straight.
The Black Tornado improved to 10-0 overall and 8-0 in the SOC. North completes its regular season at Roseburg Monday.
North seniors Vanessa Barrus and Rebekah Murphy played a solid match in No. — doubles.
SINGLES - Kristina Boss, KU, d. Tabitha Grytness, 6-2, 6-1; Kendra Ira, NM, d. Andrea Pinkston, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-4; Kelsey Thornton, NM, d. Kelli Garbutt, 6-2, 6-1; Valerie Iverson, NM, d. Amanda Amstutz, 6-4, 7-5; Jocelyn Milsap, KU, d. Meaghan Mayeda, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES - Shannon Leever-Melissa Witten, NM, d. Jill Leonard-Carrie Rappe, 6-3, 6-4; Lorie Brown-Christine Spencer, NM, d. Stephanie Ruhl-Gina Galis, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Vanessa Barrus-Rebekah Murphy, NM, d. Charissa Howard-Shannon Davison, 6-1, 6-3; Lilee Chan-Megan Leppart, KU, d. Leslie Parkes-Kyla Garfield, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4).
Boys Golf
HIDDEN VALLEY TAKES FIRST- The Hidden Valley boys golf team placed first in the final District 6 match of the regular season with a low score of 337 at The Running Y Ranch Resort Golf Course. Medalist honors went to Marcus Omdahl of Hidden Valley with a low score of 78.
HIDDEN VALLEY (337) - Marcus Omdahl 38-40-78, Steve Ewan 44-42-86, Travis Biller 48-46-94, Billy Muir 44-39-83, Jared Delay 46-44-90.
HENLEY (354) - Justin Riach 45-46-91, Dale Verbarendse 40-42-82, Kyle Stanfield 45-47-92, Marcus McDonald 47-43-90, Jason Cantrell 47-44-91
NORTH VALLEY (359) - Sam Kane 43-40-83, Miles Hohnstien 43-40-83, Brodie Phillips 48-45-93, Matt Price 52-53-105, Derek Kruiswyck 54-46-100.
ILLINOIS VALLEY (360) - Ryan Defenbach 42-38- 80, Dennis Parker 47-41-88, Gabe Kaminsky 45-41- 86, Geoff Parker 51-55-106, Beau Brown DQ.
MAZAMA (365) - Brant Kendall 49-46-95, Joe Hardin 42-44-86, Lee Tran 45-43-88, Chad Clement 50-46-96, Travis Huck 53-53-106.
PHOENIX (367) - Travis Brink 47-44-91, Sean Murphy 42-40-82, Jesse Holcomb 49-49-98, Travis Kane 47-49-96, Nick Grimes 50-50-100.
LAKEVIEW (450) - Michael Cooler 64 50 114, Brandon Stribling 57 51 108, Taylor Kerr 52 43 95, Pete Heryford 67 66 133.
ROGUE RIVER (Incomplete) - Sol Torrel 42-39-81, Aaron Hanley 47-45-92.
Girls Golf
CRUSADERS PLACE FIRST- The St. Mary's girls golf team took first place with a low score of 392 at a Skyline Conference match at Shield Crest Golf Course in Klamath Falls.
Katie Mania took home medalist honors for the Crusaders with a low score of 90.
ST. MARY'S (392) - Katie Mania 47-43-90, Jodi Luce 47-44-91, Karey Sullivan 50-52-102, Anna Harris 55-54-109; Chrissy Seus 66-56-122.
HENLEY (456) - Alesia McElfresh 51-49-100; Tracy Michel 63-67-130; Eliea Allen 55-50-105; Hannah King 61-60-121.
ILLINOIS VALLEY - Jessica McMahan 49-56-105; Carol Chan 57-58-115; Carly Tucker 65-na; Alyson Healing 65-na.
NORTH VALLEY (489) - Carly Burns 56-50-106; Alex Blix 54-51-105; Haili Ford-Harris 69-61-130; Kate McNeil 73-75-148; Liz Seybold 78-na.
MAZAMA - Jessica Hubble 69-63-132; Henricke Stein 92-na.
HIDDEN VALLEY (434) - Amanda Tate 58-54-112; LuEmma Tate 53-49-102; Gina Anderson 57-59-116; Meghan Tate 59-60-119; Lindsey Haines 51-53-104.
PHOENIX (424) - Caroline Keating 49-51-100; Amber George 47-56-103; Erin Toews 55-59-114; Whitney Ferguson 59-60-119; Maddie Holcomb 54-53-107.
ROGUE RIVER - Courtney Alexander 59-54-113; Teresa Wardle 75-69-144; Misti Powell 61-55-116; Katy Lundberg 78-na.