Congratulations: Volleyball

Congratulations to all-region volleyball selection Meredith Coba. Meredith was selected as the all-region setter.

Great job Meredith.

Congratulations: All-Region Football

Congratulations to the following all-region football players:

Offensive Linemen: Trent Gallegos and Connor Kyrskalla.
Running Back: Sal Herrera
Defensive Lineman: Lochlin Deeks
Linebacker: Shane Kuenzi
Cornerback: Phil Tolley

Great job guys. Great season.

Congratulations: All-region soccer

Congratulations to midfielder Malia Kawamura and defender Marina Watson who were selected to the all-region girls soccer team.

On the boys side, all-region honors go to forward Marcos Cuellar and defender Nicholas Vrontakis.

Congratulations to Malia, Marina, Marcos, and Nicholas.

CVC Invitational Swim Meet Canceled

The CVC Invitational Swim meet scheduled for the Kroc Center on 12/12/09 has been canceled.

Winter Postponements

Postponing things during the winter is always tough. In order our concerns are:

1. safety
2. safety
3. safety
4. chances of postponement once we get to our destination and the lost class time incurred with no contest taking place
5. chances of postponement once we get to our destination and the cost incurred as a result

Boys Basketball - 12/11/09

Tonight's games vs. Thurston have been postponed due to inclement weather and concern regarding driving conditions to Thurston. Check www.highschoolsports.net for reschedules.

Girls Games vs. Crescent Valley 12/11/09

Tonight's games vs. Crescent Valley have been postponed due to inclement weather and concern regarding driving conditions for Crescent Valley. Check www.highschoolsports.net for reschedules.

Congratulations to Marcos Cuellar

Congratulations to Marcos Cuellar. Marcos was voted 1st team all-state soccer by the coaches from around the state. Quite an honor for Marcos to be recognized by the coaches. This is a recognition of skill and talent as opposed to popularity.

Congratulations to Sal Herrera

Sal Herrera has been chosen by the Salem Sports and Breakfast Club as their Senior Athlete of the Year for football. Sal also, as you know, was the Central Valley Conference offensive player of the year. This is quite and honor for Sal. It reflects not only his performance on the field but his growth as a young man with the maturity, commitment, and leadership that accompanies such growth.

An honor well-deserved.

Congratulations to Football

Lots of tears running down the faces of some very big and tough kids. Obviously our football players are disappointed. Winners, when they don't win, usually are. However, to be one of the final four teams is a pretty impressive accomplishment in itself. That thought will grow on people with time. Beyond that, our coaches and kids, present themselves in a manner that can make all of us proud they are Titans. They are an easy group to root for.

10 and 2 on the season and two playoff victories? A job well done.

OSAA News Release - Video

The following is a news release from the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA).

OSAA Launches Website for Video Coverage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peter Weber, 503-703-7643 (cell) / peterw@osaa.org

WILSONVILLE (December 3, 2009) - The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), in partnership with When We Were Young Productions, has launched OSAA.tv. The website (http://osaa.tv/) will contain live game action, as well as archived events and highlight summaries at no cost to the viewer.
"We've been seeking the right partnership to expand the online presence of our state championship events for the past year or so," said OSAA Executive Director Tom Welter. "This new relationship with When We Were Young Productions provides us the opportunity to take the next step in the evolution of our internet coverage."
Fans will be able to watch their favorite teams compete during OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires State Championships, beginning with this Saturday's 3A, 2A, 1A Football Finals at Hillsboro Stadium. This tripleheader will be the first live content on the site.
OSAA.tv already contains archived broadcasts and event coverage for other Fall activities, including cross country, volleyball and soccer. Fans are also able to purchase DVDs of current year state championships and re-mastered videos of past events. Additional coverage and archived events of Winter and Spring activities will be added throughout this school year.



About OSAA

The Oregon School Activities Association is a private non-profit, board governed association comprised of 295 member high schools. The OSAA, sanctioned by the Oregon State Board of Education and a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, annually sponsors 118 state championships in 19 sports and activities.



About When We Were Young Productions

When We Were Young Productions is a leading provider of high school sports content and distribution platform development. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, WWWYP was founded in 2002 and has successfully partnered with a number of high school associations and cable providers.


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Peter Weber
Assistant Executive Director
Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA)
(503) 682-6722 x231 (office) | (503) 682-0960 (fax)
(503) 703-7643 (cell) | peterw@osaa.org

25200 SW Parkway Avenue, Suite 1
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

OSAA News Release - Basketball

The following is a news release from the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA).


OSAA Basketball tickets on sale at Rose Quarter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cindy Simmons, 503-682-6722 ext. 227 / cindys@osaa.org


WILSONVILLE (December 3, 2009) - Tickets for the OSAA / U.S. Bank / Les Schwab Tires 6A Basketball State Championships go on sale Monday, December 7 beginning at 10am.



For more information visit http://osaa.org/tickets.



The 6A boys and girls quarterfinals through finals are scheduled for March 10-13, 2010 at the Rose Garden in Portland.



OSAA State Championship information, schedules and brackets are available at http://osaa.org/basketball/.


Individual session tickets may be purchased at www.rosequarter.com, the Rose Quarter Box Office, at participating Safeway/TicketsWest locations, or by phone at 877.789.ROSE(7673). Season tickets, good for all 11 sessions/22 games, may be purchased through the Rose Quarter website, www.rosequarter.com , or at the Rose Quarter Box Office. Please contact the Rose Quarter Box Office at 1.877.789.7673 with questions.


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Peter Weber
Assistant Executive Director
Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA)
(503) 682-6722 x231 (office) | (503) 682-0960 (fax)
(503) 703-7643 (cell) | peterw@osaa.org

25200 SW Parkway Avenue, Suite 1
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

West Salem/Canby

Hi everyone!

The OSAA asked me to ask our fans a favor after we beat Jesuit (those are my words, not the OSAA's). I'm hoping you can spread the word for me.

West Salem and Canby are assigned the same seating sections. In the past there has been some conflict between the fans for the first game and the incoming fans for the second game. It results when fans from the first game desire to stay in the spectator section in which they have been seated (and they totally have that right, as all tickets are general admission) and that now is the cheering section for the incoming team. Understandably, the fans coming in would like to sit as a block, just as our fans would want to.

What I would ask of our fans is to be considerate of the Canby folks who love their team probably as much as we love ours. (Hard to imagine!) If Canby fans start to surround you, if you wouldn't mind moving so they could be together, it would be greatly appreciated. I'd hope they would do the same for us and am sure they would.

The chances of this being an issue for us are slim and none. However, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If we can avoid any conflict by just making folks aware, it would be awesome.

Go Titans!!

Rooter Bus/Tickets/Start Time

If you are interested in riding the rooter bus for parents and other adults, please contact Lori Norton or JoAnne Pfau at West.

The student rooter bus seats 56. With two chaperones, we have seating for 54 students. We need to have at least 30 to take the bus. The bus will leave West at 2:45 and return to West after the game - no muss, no fuss. Tickets for the student rooter bus can be purchased at the bookkeeper's window at West. We will make a "go/no go" determination by mid-day on Thursday. Come buy your tickets.

Pre-sale tickets will be on sale beginning Wednesday morning at the bookkeeper's window at West. These are OSAA ticket prices. Adults are $9.00. Students at $6.00.

Everyone knows by now but start time is 5:00 p.m. Our game will be followed by Sheldon/Canby.

Football

Congratulations to our football program. Great win - 40-21 - over West Linn on Friday. Next up - Jesuit this coming Friday. Game time is 5:00 p.m. Should be a lot of fun!

FYI: We will be looking into rooter buses first thing Monday morning. If you read this, should we be looking for a parent only bus? Parent/students together bus?

Thank you

Thank you to Lori Norton and all Titan fans. Last week I posted some concerns about noise makers. I also asked Lori to use her e-mail network to get word directly to our fans about both the noise makers and some concerns I had about "pop up" tents (hardly "four pages" of instructions"!!!). Lori helped tremendously.

The result: we had no problem with either issue. As an AD my worst fear is having to confront a loyal Titan supporter about an action at a game. Worse I don't want to referee disputes between loyal Titan supporters. With Lori's help we managed to avoid either of those.

Thanks again to Lori and to all loyal Titan fans for your understanding and willingness to help.

FB Playoffs

As a result of the the Titan's 42-7 win over Roseburg, the next football playoff game will be vs. West Linn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27th at West.

First, have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Second, we'll see you Friday!

Noise Makers

Throughout this past football season we have had issues with noisemakers at our games.

It is expressley against the rules of both the CVC and the OSAA to use noisemakers during contests in any sport. This includes air horns, cow bells, thundersticks, etc., etc. Two items are allowed: the large megaphones designed for and used by cheerleaders only and the small individual-sized megaphones for use by fans.

If these are used during a game, it is entirely within the judgment of the officials as to whether the offending side is penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Please don't take a chance and potentially cost our team 15 yards. It's not worth it.

Football Playoffs

The Titans will open the football playoffs against the Roseburg Indians on Friday, 11/20 at 7:00 p.m.

The Indians beat Barlow in the first round.

As usual, parking will be at a premium. No parking on Landigard (sp?) Drive, as that is a private drive. Parking and entry in the back of the building is recommended, much easier on all counts.

Finally, OSAA ticket policies are in effect. $6.00 for adults/$4.00 for students as defined by the OSAA. No passes are accepted other than OACA "Gold Cards" and OSAA-issued passes.

See you Friday.

My Apologies

I want to take a moment and publicly apologize for my omission of the volleyball program's season and all-CVC results from last night's Fall Sports Night. I have apologized to the coaches and folks who received awards last night but I also want to do so for those associated with our volleyball program but who weren't present.

There is no great explanation for my mistake. I have no idea why I didn't catch it. No excuses.

Here's what I would and should have said:

"The volleyball team completed another year in which they ended in the playoffs. This has become routine for the program under Coach Armstrong. We finished the CVC season with 7 wins and 5 losses and the #3 seed from the CVC. We eventually were eliminated by Gresham - the third year in a row - a perennial power in Oregon volleyball. Another great year for our volleyball program."

I also should have mentioned the following athletes who received all-CVC honors:

Meredith Coba 1st team setter
Sydney Smith 2nd team middle hitter
Delanie Amador honorable mention middle hitter

Again, the participants and followers of our volleyball teams have a right to feel slighted and angry. Obviously this was not my intention. If I could go back and have a redo I certainly would.

Bryan Sutherland

All-CVC Football

Congratulations to the following folks. The all-CVC teams definitely have a West Salem flavor. Holy cow!!

Player of the year on both offense and defense, Coach of the Year, and Assistant Coach of the Year!!

Offense

1st Team

Trent Gallegos - Tackle
Connor Kryskalla - Guard
Scott Kryskalla - Center
Cole Pittman - Receiver
Sal Herrera - Running Back and Kick Return Specialist

2nd Team

Brett Smith - Quarterback

Honorable Mention

Carl Kreitzburg - Tackle
Jacob Norton - Guard
Chase Fowler - Receiver
Phil Tolley - Receiver
Cole Pittman - Kick Return Specialist

Offensive Player of the Year

Sal Herrera


Defense

1st Team

Lochlin Deeks - Defensive Line
Shane Kuenzi - Linebacker
Phil Tolley - Cornerback
Chase Fowler - Safety

2nd Team

Neal Van Ness - Defensive Line
Kadin Rabago - Linebacker
Ricardo Caudillo - Linebacker

Honorable Mention

Jordan Powell - Defensive Line
Cory Ellison - Linebacker
Mike Faber - Cornerback
Josh Neal - Safety
Cole Pittman - Punter

Defensive Player of the Year

Shane Kuenzi

Coach of the Year

Shawn Stanley

Assistant Coach of the Year

Josh Beckett

West Salem Soccer

Congratulations to both Janelle Weiss and Marcos Cuellar.

Both Janelle and Marcos have been chosen as Salem Sports and Breakfast Club Athletes of the Week. They will both be honored at Willamette University's Goudy Hall at 7:00 a.m. on Friday.

Great job to Janelle and Marcos.

Boys Soccer

The boys soccer team continues its playoff run into the 3rd round of the OSAA tournament. They will play South Medford at 6:00 p.m. at West on Saturday.

The boys have beaten Canby 2-0 and Grant 1-0 so far.

See you at 6:00 on Saturday.

Remember: OSAA ticket prices are in effect.

Congratulations - Girls Soccer

Our girls lost 2-0 to West Linn on Tuesday, ending their playoff run.

The girls had a fantastic season. They qualified for the playoffs, once again, as the #3 seed from the CVC. They then won their first playoff game vs. Wilson - the first girls soccer playoff victory in school history - 2 - 0.

The program has reached a level of excellence under of Coach Jaeger and this team just further reinforced that excellence.

Winter Sports

Reminder:

Winter sports start on Monday, November 9th. In order to participate you must have your athletic packet complete. You may pick up a packet in the main office. If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact JoAnne Pfau - West Salem Athletic Secretary.

More Congratulations

On to Round Two for both our boys and girls soccer teams. In weather conditions that can only be described as "less than desirable" the:

Boys beat Canby 2-0 on Saturday and will play Grant at Delta Park on Tuesday.

Girls beat Wilson 4-0 on Saturday and will play West Linn at West Linn on Tuesday.

Check www.highschoolsports.net for times.

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And speaking of weather, both boys and girls cross country wrapped up their seasons at the state championships in Eugene on Saturday in miserable weather conditions.

Our girls finished 14th. Grace Lin was our number one finisher.

Our boys finished 13th. JJ Campbell was our number one finisher.

Grace comes back next year for her senior year. JJ graduates. He has been a great leader for our team and will be missed.

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Football wrapped up an undefeated league season with a dominating performance over McKay: 33-6 in the mud.

West has a bye in the first round of the state playoffs and will play at West on Friday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. against the winner of this week's game between Southwest Conference #2 Roseburg and Mt. Hood Conference #5 Barlow.

OSAA Playoffs

Please be aware that entry to playoff games is governed by OSAA policy.

No passes other than coaches' Gold Cards OSAA-issued passes are accepted.

Entry fees are charged for ALL events. Sports for which the CVC does not normally charge - soccer for example - will require an admission charge.

The OSAA puts on tournaments or championships for all OSAA sponsored sports at all classifications at venues such as Lane Community College, Autzen and Reeser Stadiums, etc. Quite an endeavor and quite expensive. Ticket prices and policies are designed to cover the costs.

Schools are only reimbursed for expenses as designated by the OSAA. All ticket revenues from playoff games or championships are sent directly to the OSAA.

All-CVC Girls Soccer

Congratulations to the following young women:

1st Team All-CVC

Malia Kawamura Midfielder
Marina Watson Defender

2nd Team All-CVC

Libby Baum Midfielder
Jordan McLaughlin Goalkeeper

Honorable Mention

Erika Oliva Midfielder
Janelle Weiss Forward

All-CVC Boys Soccer

Congratulations to the following young men:

Boys Soccer All-CVC

1st Team

Marcos Cuellar Striker
Nicholas Vrontakis Defender

2nd Team

Braulio Lopez Goalkeeper
Guillermo Moran Midfielder
Francisco Duenas Striker
Alberto Casas Midfielder

Honorable Mention

Dustin Haury Midfielder
Luis Salinas Defender

VB All-CVC

Congratulations to:

Meredith Coba, junior, a unanimous 1st team selection as setter;

Sydney Smith, senior, 2nd team selection at middle hitter;

Delanie Amador, junior, honorable mention selection at middle hitter.

Girls Soccer Playoff Game

This just in:

WSHS girls soccer team will play Wilson High School at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7th at West. The game will follow immediately after the boys playoff game which begins at 6:00 p.m.

Playoffs

Congratulations to:

Boys Soccer: CVC 2nd place/OSAA playoff game vs. Canby High School at West 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 11/7/09

Girls Soccer: CVC 3rd place/OSAA playoff game vs. TBD at West Date and Time: TBD

Cross Country: Boys CVC 1st place/OSAA State Championship Meet at Lane Community College 2:00 p.m. Saturday 11/7/09

Girls CVC 2nd place/OSAA State Championship Meet at Lane Community College 2:00 p.m. Saturday 11/7/09

Football: CVC 1st place/OSAA playoff game vs. TBD at West 7:00 p.m. Friday, 11/20/09

Reminder: OSAA playoffs and tournaments are no longer CVC events but OSAA events. As such, only OSAA passes and Oregon Athletic Coaches Association "Gold Cards" are accepted. No other passes, including ASB cards, are valid.

Winter Sports

First day of practice for boys and girls basketball, wrestling, and swimming is Monday, November 9th. Athletes may not practice without completing the proper paperwork. Basketball, both boys and girls, is a "cut" sport. Don't put yourself behind other athletes by not being eligible to participate on the first day of practice.

Open gyms for both boys and girls basketball are posted on www.highschoolsports.net.

Athletic Study Program

By Salem-Keizer School District policy, any currently participating athlete at an S-K high school who receives an "F" or a grade point average below 2.0 in the previous 6-week grading period must be placed in a study program. This program at West entails those athletes reporting to a predetermined room with their lunch, during their lunch period, every day until dismissed from the program. This program is monitored by Mr. Sutherland - Athletic Director.

The program for grades reported during the past 6-week grading period will begin on Monday, 10/26/09. Athletes have been notified.

Students have 12 minutes from the end of the period prior to their lunch to report to the designated room. Again, they may bring their lunch. If a student/athlete is late, they will not be allowed to attend. This will be counted as an unexcused absence from the study program.

If an athlete is either unexcused absent from the study program or absent due to sickness, they will not be allowed to participate in any athletic activity for that day - practice or contest.

This program is designed to ensure that West athletes are students first. Athletics teaches the "life lessons" that support academics, they are not our primary purpose.

Friday, October 30th

On Friday, October 30th we will honor our senior football players, band members, color guard, and cheer at the football game versus Redmond.

At our pep assembly for football earlier in the day on Friday we will take a moment to honor some of our athletes who perform in front of much smaller crowds but work just as hard and represent West just as well.

During the assembly we will honor seniors from our girls soccer, boys soccer, volleyball, and boys and girls cross country teams.

While parents won't be introduced at this event, they are welcome to attend.

Frosh Game - 10/29/09 (Redmond)

Just a "heads up" that the frosh game vs. Redmond for next Thursday the 29th will start at 5:00 p.m. rather than 6:00 p.m. This is to allow the Redmond football team to get home at an earlier time.

Salem Sports and Breakfast Club Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Meredith Coba (volleyball) Sal Herrera (football), and Brett Smith (football) for their being chosen as Salem Sports and Breakfast Club Athletes of the Week.

Also congratulations to Phil Tolley (football) for winning the Statesman-Journal Athlete of the Week as well as to Meredith Coba and Marco Cuellar for being nominated as S-J AOW.

Middle School Students

A reminder: middle and elementary school students must be accompanied by a supervising adult when attending athletic events at West Salem High School. If a middle or elementary school student is not accompanied by a supervising adult, they will not be admitted to the contest.

Fall Athletic Awards Night

Fall Athletic Awards Night is Thursday, November 12th.

All sub-varsity programs will use this night to honor the efforts of our younger programs. Some programs may decide to use this night for varsity awards as well. However, this is decision for the head coach of the different programs.

We will meet in the commons at 7:00 p.m. and move to different "break out" areas after some general comments.

Look forward to seeing you.

Latest Schedules for Athletic Events

Go to www.highschoolsports.net

All contests currently scheduled are posted. Make sure to sign up for notifications on your cell phone and/or e-mail if you'd like to know immediately of any changes.

Senior Nights

We will honor seniors in the following programs prior to the games listed below:

boys soccer vs. McKay at West 10/27 6:00 p.m.
volleyball vs. North at West 10/27 7:00 p.m.
girls soccer vs. North at West 10/30 3:30 p.m.
football vs. Redmond at West 10/30 7:00 p.m.

both cheer and band seniors will be honored prior to the Redmond football game as well.

Playoff Information

Playoff Brackets for Football, Volleyball, and Boys and Girls Soccer are available at the addresses below:

http://www.osaa.org/football
http://osaa.org/volleyball/2009/6avb.aspx
http://osaa.org/soccer/2009/6absc.aspx

State Meet Cross Country information is provided at:

http://www.osaa.org/crosscountry/