Megan Rodgers

Tanner Robertson, who just concluded his senior year at Redmond High School, has been accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., where he plans to play soccer for the Army Black Knights.

Robertson will attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School in Fort Monmouth, N.J., for one year beginning this fall and play soccer for the school. He will then head to West Point with four years of eligibility remaining.

Army, coached by Kurt Swanbeck, is an NCAA Division I program that competes in the Patriot League in men’s soccer. The 2007 season marks the 87th year of Army soccer.

Robertson has received his official offer of admissions to the USMAPS and has received a nomination to West Point from U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, that he will use upon admission in 2008.

Robertson was a first-team all-Central Valley Conference midfielder during his senior season after scoring a team-high nine goals for the Panthers. Robertson also earned first-team all-Intermountain Conference honors during his junior year when he scored 18 goals.

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WARK IN SUPER REGIONALS: Colby Wark of Terrebonne is a member of the University of Louisville baseball team that is playing in the NCAA Division I Super Regionals. Wark, a 2004 graduate of Redmond High School, is a junior right-handed pitcher for the Cardinals from Kentucky who are currently battling Oklahoma State for a berth in the College World Series. Wark has appeared in 23 games this season and has a 3-3 record with a 3.53 ERA. His 58?226-130? innings pitched ranks third on the team.

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DENFELD EARNS RECOGNITION: Lauren Denfeld of Bend is one of nine Oregon State University women’s track and field athletes to be named to the 2007 Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Team. Denfeld, a 2004 graduate of Mountain View High, earned first-team honors thanks in part to her 3.90 grade-point average in business/marketing management. To be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be either a starter or significant contributor to their team. Denfeld is an OSU junior who specializes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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DUO EARNS NWAACC HONORS: Vaughn Prow of Madras has been named to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges 2007 All-NWAACC Baseball Team as a utility player. Prow, a 2006 graduate of Madras High School, recently completed his freshman season at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash., where the catcher/infielder batted .311 and helped lead the Hawks to a 34-16 record. Prow also earned first-team NWAACC Eastern Region all-league honors. Another Central Oregon product, 2005 Mountain View-graduate Cameron Childress, was named to the NWAACC Southern Region second team. Childress is a freshman outfielder at Clackamas Community College.

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SUMMIT GRAD GARNERS HONOR: Jessica Black of Bend is one of four women golfers from Washington State University selected to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Team. Black, a 2005 graduate of Summit High, received honorable mention recognition. To be eligible for all-academic selection, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be either a starter or significant contributor to their team.

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PAC-10 TABS TEAFORD: Megan Teaford of Prineville has been selected to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Rowing Team for 2007. The graduate of Crook County High School, a coxswain on the Oregon State University men’s crew team, was one of 18 OSU rowers honored. The junior history major received first-team honors. To be eligible for selection to the all-academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

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EX-COWGIRL AT NATIONALS: Megan Rodgers of Prineville competed with Linfield College doubles partner Becca Johnson at last month’s NCAA Division III national tennis championships. Rogers and Johnson were defeated in the first round by Lauren Hom and Sierra Kresbach of Gustavus Adolphus 6-2, 7-5. Rodgers, a 2003 graduate of Crook County High School, finished her final season with the Wildcats with an 18-3 record in doubles play and she was 15-6 in singles competition. Linfield as a team went 1-1 at this year’s NCAA Division III West Regionals.

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TRACKSTERS PLACE IN BIG SKY: Two former Central Oregon track standouts recently finished their senior seasons by placing at the Big Sky Conference Track and Field Championships. Amy Cretsinger of Weber State, a 2003 graduate of Sisters High School, finished fourth in the women’s long jump (18-11?223-179?) and 10th in the triple jump (36-11?223-179?). Ryan Flaherty of Montana, a 2002 graduate of Bend’s Mountain View High, placed fourth in the finals of the men’s 800 meters (1:52.99) and was part of Montana’s fifth-place 4-x-400 relay team (3:17.78).