Willamette adds Guldager.Byline: Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Mims The Register-Guard Jon Guldager, who led Elmira to the playoffs seven times in 15 seasons, has been named baseball coach at Willamette. Guldager takes over a program that reached the playoffs last spring for the first time since 1998. "I looked into it when the job opened four or five years ago and I live in the Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. area and I know there is excitement there in the Babe Babe Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270] See : Strength Ruth programs," Guldager said. "I never would have thought I'd leave Elmira, but it was the right time to put some energy into Willamette and there are people there who want to help out and keep it going. It is the right fit at the right time." PREPS Willamette went 8-7 to finish tied for third place in the Midwestern League during the spring. The Wolverines are expected to lose only two starters and return three all-league players. Guldager, 38, graduated from Elmira in 1987 and was hired as head coach in 1993. He won 254 games and had only one losing season in 15 years. "People thought I was too young, and I stepped into a program that was depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d and then we missed the playoffs by a game and the next year we made the league playoffs and then in 1995 we got the first playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. win in school history, so that was exciting to turn things around," Guldager said. "We put lights out there, and the field is in better shape than most we play at, so it is nice knowing that the program is in better shape than when we started." Elmira won the Sky-Em League title in 1995 and advanced to the state quarterfinals. Elmira reached the second round of the playoffs in 2000 after beating Siuslaw in the first round. The Falcons finished fourth in the league at 6-6 last spring and lost to McLoughlin in the first round of the state playoffs. Willamette also has hired Brian Wodke as its new volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. coach. |
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