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October 21, 2011 [15]
Tanner preps for NASCAR Truck Series REPORTER STAFF
Quick on the track, Tyler Tanner has proven to be a quick study in the seat for MB Motorsports as the young Auburn driver gets up to speed for his Oct. 29 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series premiere at Martinsville, Va. After a recent test session at I-44 Speedway at Lebanon, Mo., team owner Mike Mittler came away impressed with the 20-year-old driver. “The session went very well. We were focused on getting Tyler acclimated to the truck and the difference between it and the other cars he has driven,� Mittler said. “Tyler came up to speed very quickly and gave us great feedback on how the truck handled.� Tanner, an Auburn High graduate and engineering student at Arizona State
University, is the son of Northwest circuit standout Kelly Tanner. The younger Tanner delivered a strong season in regional stock car racing, scoring seven pole positions, three victories and eight topthree finishes in his EF-65 Hand Cleaner-sponsored late model Chevrolet at Rochester’s South Sound Speedway. Mittler and Tanner Motorsports are preparing Tanner for the NASCAR Truck Series. Mittler has served NASCAR as a perpetual driver development program, having helped launch the careers of Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski, Regan Smith, Justin Algaier and others. Tanner welcomes the opportunity. “What a great learning experience,� Tanner said of his first time in the Ford F-150.
[ VOLLEYBALL from page 14] possible outside of our league,� Fausko said. “We really just try to get a good mixture of competition, so we’re not totally freaked out by the postseason competition when we face those higher level teams at district and state.� According to Bowles, a big part of the team’s success has been the play of the Western Washington University-bound Fausko, who along with fellow senior Caitlin Carr (6-0) lead the team in kills. “(Fausko) has been with our program three years. She knows what the program is about,� Bowles said. “When you have that type of experience in the program, it’s something you can count on.� The Lions also have counted on the services of
junior setter Sam Odren (5-11) – a returning SPSL 3A first-team performer – as well as sophomores Molly Cichosz (6-1) and Maya Williamson (6-0). “With Molly and Maya, I feel like when the other team can key on Kelsey and Caitlin, we have two other players who can step up and have a good night,â€? Bowles said. “That’s going to help us down the stretch. ‌ On any given night, Maya and Molly can step up and rack up some kills.â€? The Lions are confident as they prepare for the Oct. 29 sub-district tournament. “We’ve built on our success each game,â€? Fausko said. “We’ve definitely where we need to be coming into the postseason, as
“Some things carry over from one kind of race car to another, and you can apply that knowledge when you get behind the wheel of something new. Beyond those things, though, it is a whole new experience, and I tried to absorb as much as I could in the time we had available. “Being able to work with Mike and learn from him is great,� Tanner added. “Not only is he, obviously, extremely knowledgeable, but he has a great way of explaining things so you understand the concepts and how to apply them on the track.� Tanner is a prodigy. “We have known Tyler for many years and have watched him progress,� Mittler said. “We feel now is the right time for him to start in the truck, so keep your eye on this young man.� we step up to a higher level of teams.� ELSEWHERE: Next Tuesday’s Auburn-vs.-Auburn Riverside volleyball grudge match could have a little more than just district bragging rights riding on it. With the Ravens (3-3 SPSL North 4A, 5-6 overall) holding down a slim lead over the Trojans (2-3, 4-8) in the battle for the final playoff spot into next week’s SPSL tournament, a trip to the postseason could be on the line. The match is 7:15 p.m. at Auburn Riverside. In the teams’ first meeting, visiting Auburn Riverside defeated Auburn 3-1. The Trojans traveled to Jefferson (0-5, 0-6) on Thursday, while the Ravens visited Kentridge (4-2, 5-5). Scores from those matches were unavailable at press time.
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Ravens on the verge
Auburn Riverside keeper Kayla Clarke and the Ravens (6-6-1) will look to secure the fifth and final playoff spot out of the SPSL North 4A next week. The Ravens will host Kentridge (8-2-2) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and travel to Mount Rainier (4-7-2) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. FILE PHOTO
Local doubles teams qualify for districts Auburn Riverside’s doubles teams of Jarad Schraeder and Dylan
Vickers (No. 5 seed) and Blake Casad and Connor Heilborn (No.10), as well as Auburn’s Cole Jeter and JJ Ruffin (No. 8), snagged berths into next spring’s West Central District III boys tennis
tournament with placings at the South Puget Sound League tourney. The district tourney gets under way May 12 and May 19 at the Tacoma Bally’s Fitness and Bellarmine Prep.
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