Scorecard: La Grande 2, Sky-Em 0.Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Aaron Mills Aaron Scott Mills (born July 8 1972) is an American former Arena Football League (AFL) kicker who, in a career lasting two years, played for the San Jose SaberCats. He holds the AFL league record for the longest field goal, with a 63-yard field goal in a 1996 game. slowly made his way down to the Gill Coliseum Groundbreaking for the Gill Coliseum Annex project is scheduled for March, with a completion date of early 2008. The Annex will be located between Gill Coliseum and the Tommy Prothro Football Complex. basement Friday afternoon, strolled through a dark hallway and opened the door to a buzzing locker room. The La Grande coach didn't waste any time joining in on the celebration. "The Sky-Em ain't got nothin' on us, baby!" Mills bellowed, his voice echoing throughout the basement. No. 3 La Grande qualified for its first OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 3A boys basketball championship game with its second win over a Sky-Em co-champion in as many days, a 53-44 semifinal victory over No. 10 Marist. The Tigers (23-3) beat Pleasant Hill, the Sky-Em's top seed, in Thursday's quarterfinals, and had defeated Siuslaw in the quarterfinals here last year. "In my opinion, the Sky-Em's the best league in the state, top to bottom," Mills said. "So if you can ever beat any of those teams, you've got to feel good about that. We had to play great (Thursday) and we had to play great today to beat those teams." The Sky-Em teams weren't alone. Nobody else in the state has had much of a chance against La Grande either. The Tigers, the Greater Oregon League champion, have won 19 consecutive games and are undefeated against Oregon competition this season. They'll try for their first state title against No. 1 Hidden Valley at 8:15 p.m. today. "It's going to be crazy," said La Grande senior Christian Siltanen, who had a game-high 17 points. "We've never been in this situation before. ... For us to be recognized like this and represent our community is great." Marist (21-9), which finished in a three-way tie with Pleasant Hill and Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, for the Sky-Em crown, will play No. 2 Central for third place at 3:15 p.m. The Spartans shot 61.9 percent in the first half to take a 29-20 lead, but they were a woeful woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: 19.2 percent (5-for-26) in the second half. Tyler Sears had nine points to lead the Spartans. Nate Waldron and Erik Quick-Warner each added eight. Siltanen had nine points in the third quarter to bring La Grande within two entering the fourth, and his layup with 6:48 to go tied it at 38. Troy Stebbins followed with a fast-break bucket, giving La Grande its first lead since the first quarter. "They didn't panic," Mills said. "I'm just so proud of these guys. They've worked so hard and they love each other." Much like his block of a Pleasant Hill three-point attempt in the closing seconds on Thursday, Siltanen came up with another key defensive play late against Marist. With La Grande clinging to a 49-44 lead, Siltanen blocked Sears' jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. near the top of the key with less than 30 seconds to go. "I call it the Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7,1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. factor," Mills said. "It's when you see things three or four seconds before they happen, and Christian has that. If he doesn't make that play (against Pleasant Hill), we're not here." CAPTION(S): Marist's Tyler Sears is swamped "Swamped" is the seventeenth episode of The Batman's second season. It originally aired in North America on June 11, 2005. Plot Synopsis Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city. by La Grande defenders under the basket during their semifinal Friday. La Grande won 53-44 to reach the state final. Kevin Clark Kevin Clark is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island. He is probably most well-known for his stint as the head coach at St. John's during the 2003–2004 season. / The Register-Guard INSIDE Douglas falls Douglas Falls is a 60 foot waterfall located in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is on a tributary of Waterfall Creek which flows into the Ivy River, and it is within the Big Ivy section of the Pisgah National Forest. : Philomath moves into the 3A girls title game with a 51-48 win / B2 Sutherlin survives: The Bulldogs rally past Pleasant Hill to reach the 3A boys fourth-place game / B2 Kevin Clark / The Register-Guard La Grande's Tyler Warner (right) hoists teammate Landon Weaver in the locker room as they celebrate the Tigers' semifinal victory over Marist on Friday. |
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