As the school year closes, many local high school teams are opening annual summer camps, local clinics and training opportunities for the summer.
Cottage Grove boys and girls soccer will be hosting its Nine to Five Soccer Camp June 16-19, led by Cottage Grove boys coach Jaime Urenda and girls coach Sarah Leonard, among others. The high school players from both teams will serve as camp counselors. Registration after May 16 for kindergarten to 5th grade will be $100, and 6th to 12th grade is $110. Kindergarten to 5th grade will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Grades 6th to 12th will be noon to 3 p.m. The camp is in memory of Brian Ray Walker, who played No. 9 on the boys team and Sumer Danielle Solesbee, who played No. 5 on the girls. Both players were killed in car crashes in the early 2000s. For more information, contact Urenda. There is a registration link on the Cottage Grove boys’ team website, cghsboyssoccer.
The Cottage Grove volleyball team will also be hosting its annual summer camp from July 23-25 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Boys and girls from 3rd to 9th grade are invited, and the cost is $35. Get registered at the team’s website, cghsvolleyball.com.
Creswell Middle School will host a two-day youth cheer clinic June 23-24 from 4-6 p.m. for local students aged 5-12. The cost is $35 per participant, and the participants will learn “cheer motions, jumps, chants, a dance, and basic tumbling and stunting” with a performance on the final day of camp. Registration is available online and any questions can be directed to cheer coach Bethany Scovil.
Creswell High School will be opening a summer running club from June 16 to August 29. Under the direction of distance coach Lonn Robertson, the program will focus on endurance and running strength. It’s open to incoming freshmen to outgoing senior boys and girls. Practice will start at 5:30 p.m. at the CHS track Monday through Thursday, up to 3-4 times a week. For more information, contact Robertson.
The volleyball team at CHS will host a volleyball camp July 7-9. It will be separated into two divisions. The “Kids Camp” is from 9 a.m. to noon for incoming 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. The “Junior Camp” is for the incoming 7th, 8th, and 9th graders from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program will foster basic skills, positions, teamwork, and provide the opportunity to play in a tournament. Cost is $45 per camper. All proceeds will go to the high school volleyball team. Contact coach Anna Baltrusch for more information.
Pleasant Hill opens a youth wrestling camp June 16-19. The camp will take ages 5-14 at $40 per participant. The program aims to “learn the fundamentals of wrestling, enhance skills, and create good memories with friends.”
Outside of the High School Sports Zone, The Challengers opens the Eugene Challengers Baseball Camp June 25-27. It will be 9:30 a.m. to noon for ages 6-14. Registration is on www.niles108.com. The Drifters will also be hosting another summer camp this year for ages 8-14 on June 7. The cost will be $50 per camper and will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a 9:30 a.m. check-in. This camp session will be focused on hitting and fielding.
Commitments
Many of our athletes are signing off on their future athletic careers as the school year wraps up. From Creswell, Brooke Moehlmann committed to Olympic College. Chantell Noffsinger signed with Southwestern Oregon Community College. Kaylee Waller signed with Umpqua Community College. Vika Gabrio committed to Bushnell for track and field.
From Pleasant Hill, all-state basketball player Gavin Inglish has committed to Lane Community College. Volleyball star Emily Krauss committed to Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
From Springfield, Elidia Cervantes-Carlos signed for Bushnell for soccer. Audrey Sommerville also signed for Bushnell for the cross country and track and field program. Clay Rhoades committed to the College of Siskiyous for football. Along with him, Chloe Sankey is at the College of Siskiyous for softball. Basketball player Ikunaday Filipe committed to Tacoma Community College. Kira Balcom committed to Clackamas Community College as a goalkeeper in soccer. Kailie Hill committed to Clackamas Community College for soccer.
Representing Cottage Grove, Clayton Dewitt signed for Bushnell as a thrower and sprinter for the track and field program. Rogelio Soto-Cruz committed to Bushnell as a thrower in the track and field program. And Addison Hitt for softball has committed to Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay.
McKenzie Days covers sports for The Chronicle.
