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Entering the season, the
Canby girls basketball team
is weak in the knees.
Literally.
Two players whom coach
Brooke Cates expected to
make key contributions are
out for the year with anteri-
or
cruciate
ligament
injuries, and one of the pro-
gram’s most skilled scorers
will start the 2013-14 cam-
paign on the sideline as she
recovers from a sprain.
Obviously, Cates said, it’s
not how she was hoping to
start her second season at
the helm.
“The other end of that is
you go with what you have,
and we have a good core of
seniors,” Cates said. “We
are way, way, way further
ahead than we were at this
point last year. Just getting
that first year under our belt
was huge.”
Despite their injuries, the
Cougars will attempt to
build on a first year under
Cates in which they finished
with a 12-11 overall record,
a 5-5 mark in conference
play and a tie for third place
in the Three Rivers League
standings.
Canby will also try to
extend its streak of seven-
consecutive playoff appear-
ances. But the program has
not won a playoff game
since 2007, falling to
Roseburg in the first round
of the Class 6A bracket last
season.
Cates hopes her six sen-
iors can do something to
change that. Ashley Evans,
Bailey Raines and Morgan
Meisenheimer provide var-
sity experience at the wing
positions, while fellow
returners Taylor Lee, Rachel
Erbe and Neila Kuznetsov
bolster the team’s front line.
Lee tore her ACL as a
freshman and will miss the
beginning of the season —
which arrives Dec. 6 with a
tournament in South Eugene
— to recover from a knee
sprain.
But Lee and her team-
mates are now accustomed
to the changes they went
through last year with Cates,
who replaced Heather
Roberts.
“They’ve played a lot of
year-round basketball, but
there’s something that hap-
pens between junior year
and senior year,” Cates said.
“There’s a maturity that
happens. That’s going to
really benefit us.”
Sophomore point guard
Skylee Doman, who will
also play a key role, is
primed for another strong
season after showcasing her
potential as a freshman last
year. She scored a team-
high 15 points in the
Cougars’ play-in win over
Salem-McKay.
Cates said she’s also
looking forward to a solid
year for Raines, a talented
shooter and defender whose
time on the court took a hit
last year due to issues with
asthma.
“She has come back much
healthier,” Cates said. “She
seems like she’s in a good
place right now. She’s
tremendously athletic.”
Canby junior Taylor
Jorgensen could also make
her way into the rotation.
The Cougars lost just two
players to graduation —
guard Madison Lear and
forward
Madison
Westerberg — but they
come into the season with
other voids.
Cates’ daughter, freshman
Cianne Cates, tore her ACL
during the fall soccer sea-
son.
“She probably would’ve
been a starter,” the coach
said. “That was a huge hit.
That was a little bit of a
gulp.”
Another potential contrib-
utor, sophomore wing
Lindsey Wujek, sustained
an ACL injury during the
team’s summer-league sea-
son.
“She definitely would’ve
been in the mix,” Cates said.
Standout soccer players
Olivia Baggerly and Chloe
Bell, whose athleticism
helped the Cougars last
year, did not return to the
hardwood this season.
Still, Cates is eager to see
how her team fares during in
a challenging preseason
slate that includes a rematch
against Roseburg at home
Dec. 13. League play will
start Jan. 17 at Lake
Oswego.
Last year, the TRL pro-
duced two state quarterfi-
nals in Oregon City and
Clackamas.
“We play in 6A in the best
league in the state, and
that’s exactly where we
want to be,” Cates said. “We
want to play the best of the
best.
“We have a tough presea-
son, too. And we may take a
few bumps along the way,
but I think in the long run
that’s going to help us.”
File photo by Jeff Goodman
Taylor Lee, shown during a home game last season, will be a major contributor for the Canby girls basketball team once she
recovers from a knee sprain. Two other players, Cianne Cates and Lindsey Wujek, are out for the year due to knee injuries.
IT’LL TAKE A JOINT EFFORT
CANBY GIRLS BASKETBALL
With injured knees making several key players unavailable, the Cougars will rely on a strong returning
class of seniors and a skilled sophomore point guard as they vie for an eighth-straight playoff appearance
AT A GLANCE
Canby girls basketball
Coach
: Brooke Cates (second year)
Last year
: 12-11 (5-5 in the TRL); lost to
Roseburg in the first round of the playoffs
Key players
: Ashley Evans, Skylee Doman,
Bailey Raines, Taylor Lee
Key losses
: Madison Lear, Madison
Westerberg
First home game
: 7 p.m. Dec. 13 vs.
Roseburg
Outlook
: In the face of several key knee
injuries, Canby will rely on returning seniors
and sophomore point guard Skylee Doman
as it seeks the program's eight-straight play-
off appearance and first playoff win since
2007.
Schedule
12/4 Wilsonville jamboree 6 p.m.
12/6 So. Eugene tournament 6 p.m.
12/7 So. Eugene tournament 1 p.m.
12/10 St. Mary’s Academy 7 p.m.
12/13 ROSEBURG 7 p.m.
12/20 South Salem tournament TBD
12/21 South Salem tournament TBD
1/3 SILVERTON 7 p.m.
1/7 Westview 7:15 p.m.
1/10 MILWAUKIE 7 p.m.
1/14 Grant 7:30 p.m.
1/17 Lake Oswego * 6 p.m.
1/24 Oregon City * 6 p.m.
1/28 LAKERIDGE * 6 p.m.
1/31 WEST LINN * 6 p.m.
2/4 Clackamas * 6 p.m.
2/11 LAKE OSWEGO * 6 p.m.
2/14 OREGON CITY * 6 p.m.
2/18 Lakeridge * 6 p.m.
2/21 West Linn * 6 p.m.
2/25 CLACKAMAS * 6 p.m.
* Three Rivers League game
NORTH MARION HUSKIES | WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW 2013-14
BOYS BASKETBALL
Coach
: Chris Parkinson (third year)
Last year
: 7-17 (2-8 in the Tri-Valley
Conference); no playoffs
Key player
: Kyle Williamson
Key loss
: Kelln Pippert
First home game
: 7 p.m. Dec. 10
Outlook
: Led by senior guard Kyle
Williamson, who earned second-team all-
league honors last year, North Marion will
strive for its first playoff appearance since
2010-11 and its first playoff win since 2009-
10. The Huskies lost five seniors, but they
return with a roster that includes juniors
Cuautli Verastegui and Kerry Cook.
Schedule
12/6 Elmira 7:30 p.m.
12/10 COTTAGE GROVE
7 p.m.
12/13 RIDGEVIEW 7 p.m.
12/19-21 TOURNAMENT TBA
12/26-28 Astoria tourney TBA
1/3 La Pine 6 p.m.
1/7 Junction City 7:15 p.m.
1/10 Stayton 7 p.m.
1/14 CENTRAL 7 p.m.
1/17 SEASIDE 7 p.m.
1/21 MADRAS * 5:30 p.m.
1/24 LA SALLE PREP * 7 p.m.
1/28 Estacada * 5:30 p.m.
1/31 MOLALLA 5:30 p.m.
2/4 Gladstone * 5:30 p.m.
2/11 Madras * 7 p.m.
2/14 La Salle Prep * 7 p.m.
2/18 ESTACADA * 7 p.m.
2/20 Molalla * 7 p.m.
2/25 GLADSTONE * 7 p.m.
* Tri-Valley Conference game
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Coach
: Dennis Melcher
Last year
: 11-14 (4-6 in the Tri-Valley
Conference); no playoffs
Key player
: Michaela Meeuwsen
Key loss
: Jasmine Florez
First home game
: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10
Outlook
: Despite losing graduated guard
Jasmine Florez, a first-team all-league hon-
oree last year, North Marion will attempt to
reach the state playoffs for the first time
since 2008. The Huskies came heartbreak-
ingly close last season, falling to league
opponent Gladstone by four points in the
Class 4A play-in round.
Schedule
12/6 Elmira 5:45 p.m.
12/10 COTTAGE GROVE 5:30 p.m.
12/13 RIDGEVIEW 5:30 p.m.
12/19-21 TOURNAMENT TBA
12/26-28 Astoria tourney TBA
1/3 La Pine 4:30 p.m.
1/7 Junction City 5:45 p.m.
1/10 Stayton 5:30 p.m.
1/14 CENTRAL 5:30 p.m.
1/17 SEASIDE 5:30 p.m.
1/21 MADRAS * 7 p.m.
1/24 La Salle Prep * 7 p.m.
1/28 Estacada * 7 p.m.
1/31 MOLALLA * 7 p.m.
2/4 Gladstone * 7 p.m.
2/11 Madras * 5:30 p.m.
2/14 LA SALLE PREP * 7 p.m.
2/18 ESTACADA * 5:30 p.m.
2/21 Molalla * 5:30 p.m.
2/25 GLADSTONE * 5:30 p.m.
* Tri-Valley Conference game
WRESTLING
Coach
: Jared Wilson (first year)
Last year:
Won a team district title with five
individual champions; qualified 19 wrestlers
for the regional tournament and earned
seven bids to the state meet, where it
placed 10th overall
Key athletes
: Brennan Patterson, Tyler
Saucedo, Adam Vega
Key losses
: Lucas Randall, Keltin Boykin
(transferred to Canby), Orion Walters, Zac
Sisson
First home meet
: Jan. 11
Outlook
: Even without four-time state cham-
pion Lucas Randall, North Marion appears to
have the talent to contend for district titles
and state bids. Three of the team’s seven
state-qualifying wrestlers from last year
return. Jared Wilson has taken the helm in
place of Ford Stigall, who remains on the
Huskies’ staff as an assistant.
Schedule
12/7 Cascade invitational 10 a.m.
12/11 Sweet Home 4 p.m.
12/17 Scappoose TBA
12/21 Liberty invitational TBA
1/3 West Albany invite 9 a.m.
1/11 INVITATIONAL TBA
1/17 Oregon Classic TBA
1/18 Oregon Classic TBA
1/22 NEWPORT/GLAD 6 p.m.
1/25 Central invitational TBA
2/1 South Albany invite TBA
2/12 Estacada (TVC meet) 5 p.m.
2/14 Regional tournament TBA
2/15 Regional tournament TBA
2/21 State meet TBA
2/22 State meet TBA
SWIMMING
Coach
: Chere Moore
Last year
: Qualified for the state champi-
onships in four boys events and three girls
events, the largest combined total since
2010
Key athletes
: Noah Norris, Andy Pine,
Austin Dobaj, Kyle Torian, Nathan Jones,
Veronica Norris, Katie Palmer
First meet
: 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at Canby Swim
Center
Outlook
: None of the program’s seven
state-qualifying swimmers was a senior last
year, so postseason prospects appear bright
for North Marion. Last season, then-fresh-
man Noah Norris roared onto the scene by
setting school records and winning state
medals in the 100-yard backstroke and 200
individual medley races while leading the
Huskies’ 400 free relay to fourth place at the
Class 4A championships. Veronica Norris
(50 free and 100 back), Noah’s older sister,
and Katie Palmer (100 breaststroke) pace
the girls. Both qualified for the state meet
last season.
Schedule
12/9 Canby invitational 4 p.m.
12/12 Philomath Relays 4:30 p.m.
12/19 Hood River 4 p.m.
1/8 Molalla invitational 4 p.m.
1/16 La Salle Prep 4 p.m.
1/18 Hood River invite 9:30 a.m.
1/29 Molalla invitational 4 p.m.
2/6 Sweet Home 4 p.m.
2/14 Districts at MHCC TBA
2/15 Districts at MHCC TBA
2/21 State meet at MHCC TBA
2/22 State meet at MHCC TBA
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