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THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
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PREP TENNIS
CYCLING Gesink goes in front in California
A lot of state champions
MOUNT BALDY, Calif. — Dutchman Robert Gesink won the difficult seventh stage of the Tour of California on Saturday to take a 46-second lead in the overall standings into the largely ceremonial final leg. Gesink, the Rabobank rider who broke his right leg in a training accident last fall, pulled away from Colombia’s Jhon Atapuma in the final-half mile to win the 78.3mile leg from Ontario to Mount Baldy in 3 hours, 37 minutes, 8 seconds. Gesink was fifth in the 2010 Tour de France. “This is amazing,” Gesink said. “At the end of last season I crashed and broke my leg. In January, I still had to learn how to walk. Now I’m back.” Atapuma, riding for Colombia-Coldeportes, was second in the same time. Colombia teammate Fabio Duarte was third, 14 seconds back in the stage. Atapuma and defending race winner Chris Horner, the Radio-Shack Nissan rider from Bend, emerged from a lead pack of 17 riders after about 50 miles. The duo built about a 4-minute lead, putting Horner, who began the day trailing by 2:50, in the virtual race lead. But Horner, who won the race last year with his second-place finish in the same stage, faded in the waning miles, placed sixth and improved from 22nd to eighth overall. Dave Zabriskie, the Garmin-Barracuda rider from Salt Lake City, was second in the overall standings entering the final 46.2-mile stage from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles. A former Tour de France leader who assumed the race lead after a dominating fifth stage time trial, Zabriskie will likely finish second in the race for the fourth time.
Central Oregon crowned five different champions in tennis on Saturday. The Summit boys and girls teams won Class 5A state titles (see team pictures, B8), while the Storm’s Paxton Deuel (pictured below) won the 5A boys individual title. Also, Mountain View boys doubles and Crook County girls doubles teams won titles (pictured at right).
— The Associated Press
SOFTBALL Oregon defeats BYU to advance EUGENE — Kaylan Howard hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Oregon went on to defeat BYU 4-1 in the NCAA softball Eugene Regional final on Saturday. The 11th-seeded Ducks (42-15) advance to face the winner of the Austin Regional. Oregon won three straight in the first regional held in Eugene. Samantha Pappas added a two-run double in the four-run fifth for the Ducks. Jessica Moore allowed just one run on six hits with seven strikeouts. Tori Almond allowed four runs on five hits with eight strikeouts for the Cougars (45-15). J.C. Clayton hit a runscoring double in the bottom of the fifth. The Ducks advance to the Super Regional round for the third straight season. For information on Oregon State softball, see Briefs, B3.
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Crook County’s Catie Brown, left, and Kayla Morgan won the 4A/3A/2A/1A girls doubles title (see story, B7).
At state, it’s a Storm stampede • Summit takes 5A boys and girls titles; Deuel wins in singles Bulletin staff report BEAVERTON — Paxton Deuel will not be missed by the rest of the state. The Summit senior capped a stellar four-year prep tennis career Saturday, winning his second consecutive Class 5A boys singles championship without dropping a set. Deuel, who will play for the University of Portland next year, also won the 5A doubles title as a freshman in 2009 with then partner Adam Krull. On Saturday, Deuel defeated Crescent Valley’s Jamie Fisher 6-4, 6-1 in the singles title match. “We’ve been really fortunate with reclassification in that Cleveland’s Alex Rovello (a four-time state champion) and Paxton have been the top singles players in the state and they’ve been playing in 5A,” said Storm coach Josh Cordell, whose team set a new 5A-state record for points this week. “A lot of people are going to be glad to see (Deuel) go. He’s just been really dominant.” Summit, which clinched its third title in four years on Friday, overwhelmed the competition at this year’s state tournament, scoring 27 points. (The old state record was 14 1⁄2 points.) Runner-up Crescent Valley finished the threeday event with 12 1⁄2 points and Mountain View, whose doubles team of Matt Larraneta and Matt Van Hemelryck knocked off the Storm’s Scott Parr and Lionel Hess 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the 5A championship final, scored eight points to place third overall. See Tennis / B8
Hot local golfers have one thing in common ZACK HALL
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oodie Thomas’ chest puffs out just a little bit when one of his golfers — past or present — does well. “To me, the progress they make by getting the experience and the opportunity, I have a little pride in that, sure,” says Thomas, who is gearing up for his 13th season as tournament director for the Central Oregon Junior Golf Association. “I love to see how they’re doing.” Some of them have been doing quite well. By just about any measure, this has been a good month for Central Oregon amateur golfers. College players Andrew Vijarro, Alex Fitch and Jesse Heinly reached the highest level of their respective divisions. And Summit High School standouts Madison Odiorne and Dylan Cramer both made show-stopping performances in their respective district championship events, then Odiorne won the Class 5A individual title at state. See Golfers / B6
COJGA, at a glance The Central Oregon Junior Golf Association has divisions for players ages 6 through 18. Starting small in its first year in 1995, COJGA now has more than 300 members.
ON THE WEB For more information about COJGA, visit www.cojga.com
HORSE RACING
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Summit’s Paxton Deuel hits a forehand on his way to defeating Crescent Valley’s Jamie Fisher in the Class 5A singles final at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton on Saturday.
Derby winner grabs victory at Preakness By Richard Rosenblatt The Associated Press
PREP TRACK & FIELD
Summit rolls to district titles
NBA
San Antonio uses 24-0 run to beat L.A., B3
COMMENTARY Mountain View’s Matt Van Hemelryck, foreground, and Matt Larraneta won the 5A boys doubles title.
— The Associated Press
Spurs take 3-0 lead over Clips
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Mountain View’s Krysta Kroeger, left, and Bend’s Amanda Pease, right, trail Summit’s Sarah Frazier on Saturday in the girls 100-meter final during the second day of the Class 5A Special District 1 track and field meet at Bend High School. Frazier won the event.
Bulletin staff report How high can Bradley Laubacher go? Summit’s senior high jumper set another personal best Saturday, clearing 6 feet, 10 inches to win the Class 5A Special District 1 state-qualifying meet at Bend High. The Storm rolled to victory in both the boys and girls team standings at the two-day meet. Inside The Summit boys scored 152 • More prep points to runner-up Bend’s 99. coverage and Mountain View’s boys team prep results, placed third (97 points) and B7 was followed by Eagle Point (76) and Ashland (36). The Storm girls, who are the five-time defending Class 5A state champions, doubled up second-place Mountain View, 220108. Bend High was third with 50 points, Ashland ended the day in fourth with 37 points, and Eagle Point scored 24 points to place fifth. “This sets us up well for a title run,” said Summit coach Dave Turnbull, whose program pulled off the boys and girls state track and field title sweep in 2011. The 5A state championships are at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene on Friday and Saturday. See Track / B7
BALTIMORE — I’ll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance. Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to win the Preakness. Jockey Mario Gutierrez asked for more at the top of the stretch, and I’ll Have Another closed the gap with each stride, finally surging past Bodemeister a few yards from the wire. Next up: New York and the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and a chance to join the company of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, the last to win thoroughbred racing’s most coveted prize in 1978. See Preakness / B8 Jockey Mario Gutierrez reacts aboard I’ll Have Another. Patrick Semansky / The Associated Press