HS State Tournament: Oregon - FINAL

The tournament is now over and the verdict is in for who is on top in Oregon.

OPEN DIVISION RESULTS:
1. Churchill HS
2. Crescent Vally Tribe
3. South Eugene
4. Sheldon
5. SST
6. Summit

GIRLS DIVISION RESULTS:
1. Churchill HS
2. South Eugene
3. Sheldon
4. Summit

Tournament Photographs:
-Open Division
-Girls Division
-Highlights

Tournament Site

OPEN:
1. South Eugene HS (Eugene)
Seeded one, and at this point the top team in the state. The only regular season game they were able to have was against Sheldon HS earlier this week in a game that went to South 15-9. The team is led by Jacob Janin (sophomore) & John Bloch (junior) who both tried out for the Junior World's team. Highly competitive and completely student run, South is going to be a huge contender this year as the team contains two superstars and 5 others to back them up with both speed and throws.

2. Churchill HS (Eugene)
Seeded second, Churchill also was only able to get one regular season game in before this weekend against Sheldon HS that went to CHS 15-6. Their last tournament (Spring Reign) ended in a disappointment as CHS was eliminated in the first round Sunday against South in a hard-capped game that went to South 12-8. The game was mixed format and CHS was missing enough players to become a huge factor. CHS immediately took the switch to open format in early April as a chance to redeem themselves and prove they are the best in Oregon. Led by juniors Daniel Force, Andrew Sheridan, and Collin Smith, the team is entirely junior based with the lone senior being Ethan Smith-Gillespie.

3. Crescent Valley HS aka Tribe (Corvallis)
Potentially just awarded an alternate spot at Westerns, Tribe will bring some seriously under-rated talent to the weekends tournament. The team with the best chance for upsetting everyone, Tribe is led by seniors Marty Freeman and Tim Steiner, both 6'3" and incredibly fast. Seniors Jordan May, Alex Renn, and Isaac Otto fill in the ranks below with skilled handling and disturbingly good D. A very quiet and highly spirited team, Tribe will be making a mark this weekend.

4. Sheldon HS (Eugene)
This is the program with the most history in Eugene, but has since struggled the last few years with the dominate CHS and SEHS programs. To date, Sheldon has not won a game against either schools A team in over 2 years. Their B team beat up on the CHS & SEHS B teams earlier this last fall though. This is the first year Sheldon has formed an open team and it is led by junior Thad Arnold who is actually home schooled. The only other dominate upper classmen, senior Hunter Alexander, has been too busy with school things and thus has left the rest of the spots on the line to younger and less experienced players. Sheldon is the only team in Eugene that plays better zone than man defense so if the wind is blowing this Sunday, Sheldon could make an upset happen.

5. Summit HS (Bend)
A relatively new team coached by a former Seattle Sockeye player, Luke Smith, Summit is extremely big and fast. Recruiting mostly cross-country players, Summit is very athletic, fast, and keep going and going and going... They lack throwing skills and one of the few players who can throw is sophomore Nate Benson. The team is very aggressive and can pull the disc out of the air with the 3 or 4 guys that are 6'+. They like to huck and run and could do this successfully against the top seeds if the weather is right.

6. SST HS (Portland)
Never having formed an open team, SST is the most unknown of the six teams in the group. Containing the TD out of the blue, they could be awesome or could be very green. Only Sunday will tell.


WOMENs:
1. South Eugene HS (Eugene)
Led by seniors Julia Sherwood and Chris Norton, South has a completely upperclassmen team. With soccer converts, the South squad is fast and very aggressive. Known for dicey calls and tough play, the South women will be a force to be reconed with. With regular season wins over Sheldon 11-6 and Churchill 11-4, they will be the dominate team for Sunday.

2. Sheldon HS (Eugene)
Led by senior Caitlin McKimmy, the Sheldon womens team is a mixture of old and new talent. A scrappy group of women coached by Jen & Jermey Washburn, the girls are the best chance at upsetting the South crew.

3. Churchill HS (Eugene)
Led by juniors Aubri Bishop and Autumn Tocchi (who is on the junior world's team), the CHS women are completely green with most of the girls having played no more than a couple months of disc. Highly excited for a chance at going to Westerns, the CHS womens team is in its' first building year as Aubri & Autumn are the only upperclassmen and still have another year after this. Coached by Nina Herbst, the CHS women will be a fun team to watch with great spirit.

4. Summit HS (Bend)
The unknown of the group is Summit. The mixed programs at Summit have traditionally kept their women from any substantial roles, making it hard for the women to excel in the game. This somehow has not stopped at least one of their women from becoming a serious handler. Though her name is unknown, she will be leading her team with very physical play and strategies similar to the guys (huck and run). Like their male counter-parts, the Summit women are fast, athletic, and fairly tall. Summit is the best team to upset the top seeds.