The East Linn Loggers nine-man football team opened its season Saturday with a 42-20 loss to the defending national champions Polk Pioneers at Husky Stadium.
But Coach Jesse Garcia Sr., in his third season with the team, was encouraged.
“Yeah, we lost,” he said. “But I am happy with what I saw, especially on defense.”
The Loggers stayed relatively even with the visitors in the first half, though their offense was sputtering a bit in…