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L
ast year was rough
for Molalla’s girls
basketball team.
They only won one league
game. While they had trou-
ble finding wins, they did
show talent on the court,
especially in preseason
games. With a new head
coach this year, that talent
could go far.
Coach Phil Wiesner is
focusing on where the team
is going, not where they’ve
been.
“I want them to learn the
system and think positive
about the program,”
Wiesner said. “They’ve had
a couple down seasons, and
that can’t be their focus.”
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LUMBER
C
C
olton’s girls basket-
ball team has a new
coach this year.
Kyle Gilstad took over earli-
er this month.
“We have a talented group
of underclassmen and a hard-
working group of upperclass-
men that push each other and
feed off each other’s energy
at practice,” Gilstad said.
The Vikings were fourth in
the West Valley League last
season, having picked up
only three league wins. The
girls aren’t focusing on previ-
ous records though.
“Attitudes are positive and
excited for this season to get
underway,” Gilstad said. “We
have players that really want
to do well and put a lot of
work in over the summer to
help make that possible.
Practices have been hard and
fast paced and that is the way
we're going to play.”
With several talented
young women returning to
play, the Vikings could climb
up the league rankings.
“We're going to push the
ball hard on offense and pres-
sure the ball on defense,”
Gilstad said. “The team is
focused and determined to
not only be successful in
league but to also compete in
the state tournament. We've
set high goals for ourselves
and will work hard to accom-
plish them.”
Colton Vikings
Coach Kyle Gilstad
Key losses:
Elisha Poet
and Sara Baurer.
Key returners:
Jessica
Parker, Savannah Tackett,
Madison Davis and Kailee
White.
Last year:
Fourth in
league. 3-11 in league, 6-
17 overall.
Gilstad at the Vikings’ helm
L
ast year, Country
Christian’s girls
basketball team
made it to the first round of
playoffs, where they lost 43-
36 to City Christian. This
year, Coach Russ Halverson
anticipates pushing past
round one.
“We’re going to have
very competitive league and
non league games,”
Halverson said. “It’ll be
good for them. It will pre-
pare them for the playoffs
… The preseason schedule
is rough. We’ll know early
where we’re at.”
The Cougars had two key
losses: HaiLee Richardson
and Melanie Bicket both
graduated.
Talented Cougars
eye state early
Wrestling
T
wo talented
wrestlers graduated
from Colton High
School last season. Calvin
Hayes and Brennan Olsen
both will be missed on the
team, but the Vikings return
to the mats with a strong core
of wrestlers this season.
The Vikings still have
plenty of talent left over, said
Coach Kerry Benthin, who
moves into his 19th year of
coaching.
“Charlie [Gilpin] looks
really solid,” Benthin said.
“He’s a good leader. He
works hard and is positive.”
Tony Hayes also returns
this year. Last year, he didn’t
quite reach his full potential,
Benthin said. “I’m hoping
this year he breaks through.”
Scott-Michael Germany
and Nick Finch also return.
“Both played football and are
now trying to get into
wrestling shape,” Benthin
said.
Overall, the Vikings are
looking at another solid year.
Their district meet is at home
as well, which may help
them reach state.
W
ith only one key
loss and several
key returners,
the Indians could have an
excellent season on the mats.
“I have great expecta-
tions,” Coach Anthony Keller
said. There’s a good possibil-
ity that Molalla will be com-
petitive at the district level,
as the Indians only graduated
a single wrestler last season:
Duke Hebdon, who wrestled
at 126 pounds.
Several key returners will
help them through the season,
along with two new coaches
who add to Keller’s expert-
ise and will help Molalla be a
definite force on the mats.
However, the bulk of the
Indians’ talent is in the mid-
dle weight classes, while the
team is thin on the lower
weight and upper weight
divisions.
“We’re stacked in most
weights from 120 through
182,” Keller said. “We’re
looking for lower weights
and upper weights, but we’re
loaded in the middle of the
road.”
Colton Vikings
Coach Kerry Benthin
Key losses:
Calvin Hayes
and Brennan Oslen.
Key returners:
Charlie
Gilpin, Tony Hayes, Scott-
Michael Germany and
Nick Finch.
Molalla Indians
Coach Anthony Keller
Key losses:
Duke Hebdon.
Key returners:
Adam
Keller, Austin Keller,
Jacob Wittrock, Woodrow
Myers and Brennan Gago.
Indians stacked in the middle
Girls basketball
Photo by Cory Mimms
Colton’s girls basketball team practicing for what could be a good season ahead.
Vikings prep for solid season
Photo by Cory Mimms
Austin Keller, in red, breaks free of his opponent’s hold during practice.
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