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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 28, 2015 11A Polk County Sports WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP COLLEGE ATHLETICS Wolves upset Falcons WOU to induct six into Hall of Fame Women’s basketball hangs on for big victory Itemizer-Observer staff report MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s women’s basket- ball squad experienced tri- umph and heartbreak dur- ing a pair of home games last week. Freshman Sami Osborne scored a team-high 16 points as the Wolves upset No. 8 Seattle Pacific 67-62. Katie Goddard added 11 points, including a 3-point- er that gave WOU a five- point lead with two minutes left in the game. Dana Goularte returned from an ankle injury to score 10 points, grab six rebounds and dish out six assists. “From start to finish, we played like we were going to win the game,” Western Ore- gon coach Holli Howard- Carpenter said. “We played with poise and toughness (the entire game).” Playing in the ROOT Sports Great Northwest Ath- letic Conference Game of the Week on Saturday, the Wolves found themselves in a close battle with Montana State Billings. Jordan Mot- AARON YOST/for the Itemizer-Observer WOU senior Dana Goularte scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds against Seattle Pacific. tershaw scored 18 points, but the Wolves (5-12 overall, 2-7 GNAC) fell 59-57. The Yellow Jackets hit a layup at the buzzer to win. “Credit to (Montana State) Billings, they played extremely hard to the very end,” Howard-Carpenter said. “We really showed some heart and fought back from a 10-point deficit mid- way through the second half, but it was really Billings’ run late in the first half that hurt us.” Western Oregon hits the road to face Saint Martin’s on Saturday. MEN’S BASKETBALL REACHES MILESTONE: West- ern Oregon’s men’s basketball team had an offensive explo- sion, but it was its defense that starred last week. The Wolves held Simon Fraser to 41.7 points below its season aver- age during a 114-75 win on Thursday. Jordan Wiley scored a career-high 26, while Andy Avgi (23 points) and Marwan Sarhan (20 points) also reached the 20-point mark. The Wolves also earned a 90-87 win over Western Washington on Satur- day. Junior Julian Nichols hit one of two free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining and Avgi grabbed the rebound to pre- serve the win. Avgi scored 21 points, giving him more than 1,000 career points. WOU im- proved to 16-3 overall and 8-1 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play to remain in first place, the team’s best start since it joined the conference in 2001. WOU hosts Montana State Billings on Thursday and Seattle Pacific on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Dragons face critical stretch Dallas falls short against Mid-Willamette Conference’s top team Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — The Dallas girls basketball team is looking to prove it belongs in the discussion to be among the Mid-Willamette Conference’s top teams after splitting a pair of league contests. The Dragons opened the week with a 65-47 win over South Albany on Jan. 20. Taylor Fennel scored a game-high 22 points. Dallas outscored South Albany 23- 9 in the third quarter, ex- tending its lead to 22 enter- ing the final period. The Dragons kept within striking distance against Corvallis during the first half, but lost 49-37 on Fri- day. Sarah Mitchell led Dal- las with 14 points. “I think (Corvallis was) a little more aggressive and played with a little more sense of urgency,” Dragons coach David Brautigam said. Dallas played Crescent Valley Tuesday after press time and faces Lebanon Fri- day at 7:15 p.m. “This is a big week for us. We need to beat the teams we should be able to beat and handle our business,” Brautigam said. CENTRAL REMAINS UN- BEATEN IN LEAGUE PLAY: Junior Kylie Nash came up big as Central’s girls basketball team remained unbeaten in Mid-Willamette Conference play ahead of a showdown with Corvallis. The Panthers defeated Crescent Valley 48-36 on Jan. 20 and Lebanon 46-42 on Friday. Nash scored 17 points and had seven assists against the Raiders, while Sai Tapasa added eight points. Nash recorded a game-high 23 points against Lebanon. Cen- tral (9-4 overall, 4-0 MWC) hosted Silverton Tuesday after press time and plays at Corval- lis on Friday. The Spartans en- tered the week undefeated in league play. “We haven't played great the last two games, but have been able to pull out wins,” Central coach Julie McDonald said. “Hopeful- ly this week we come pre- pared and ready.” FA L L S C I T Y E X T E N D S STREAK: Falls City’s girls bas- ketball team continued to roll, extending its win streak to five games last week . Tierra Reynolds scored 20 points and Allison Kidd added nine points as the Mountaineers defeated Jewell 38-20 on Jan. 20. Falls City defeated Willamette Val- ley Christian 36-32 on Friday as Brittany Varney scored a game-high 16 points. The Mountaineers played Country Christian, the Casco League’s top team, Tuesday after press time. Falls City travels to play C.S. Lewis’s junior varsity squad on Friday. PERRYDALE HANGS ON: Holding a 31-21 lead over rival St. Paul entering the fourth, Perrydale coach Terry Newton expected a close bat- tle. Newton was right, as the Pirates held on for a 39-37 win on Friday. “St. Paul and Perry- dale have been major rivals for years,” Newton said. “We were able to make some plays at the end.” Cheyenne Locke scored 13 points, while Telaney Newton added 10 points. The Pirates (9-6 over- all, 4-3 Tri-River Conference) defeated Santiam 51-28 on Jan. 20. Locke and Hannah Mitchell scored 13 points each. The Pirates played Kennedy Tuesday after press time. Perrydale hosts Central Linn Friday at 5:30 p.m. before playing at Regis on Monday. Hofenbredl wins big title Dallas places sixth at Reser’s Tournament of Champions season.” Hofenbredl went 5-0 over the two-day tournament, beating Crook County’s Brent Bannon in the cham- pionship match. Noah Sickles (113) fin- i s h e d s e c o n d , Ta n n e r Earhart (138) took fourth and Nolan Miller (120) fin- ished fifth to help lead the Dragons, who placed sixth out of 24 teams. “I was really impressed with an emerging Noah Sickles,” Olliff said. “He was unseeded in the tour- nament and he showed up. Mo re i m p o r t a n t l y, h e showed up both days.” Dallas opened the week with a 41-28 win over Cres- cent Valley on Jan. 21. The Dragons travel to South Albany for a Mid- Willamette Conference dual Wednesday (today) before hosting Silverton on Feb. 4. C E N T R A L E XC E L S AT H O M E D UA L S : Ce n t r a l ’s wrestling team went 4-1 at its home duals on Saturday. The Panthers defeated Putnam 39- 36, Gladstone 48-31, Jefferson 48-17 and Sheldon 54-24, and lost to Elmira 44-23. Tanner Swinehart (170 pounds) and David Negrete (182) went un- defeated at the duals to lead Central. The Panthers began their week with a win over Sil- verton on Jan. 21. Central and the Silver Foxes were tied at 39, but the Panthers won on a tiebreaker as Collin Swinehart (145), John Lippsmeyer (152), Gabriel Arreguin (160), Tanner Swinehart (170) Negrete (182), Alberto Meza (195) and Mar- lon Tuipulotu (285) earned vic- tories for Central. The Panthers host Woodburn for a league dual Wednesday (today) at 6 p.m. before competing at the Monroe Tournament on Satur- day. PREP SWIMMING ROUNDUP Dressel excels at invitational Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — With the regu- lar season winding down, Dallas’ swim team is looking ahead toward districts after competing in three meets. South Albany swept the Dragons on Jan. 20, winning 116-47 on the boys side and 114-51 on the girls. At the Dallas/Central In- vitational on Thursday, the girls took third out of six teams, while the boys placed fifth. Junior Elizabeth Dressel won the 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 6.44 seconds and 100 butterfly (1:08.74), LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas junior Elizabeth Dressel won the 100 butterfly at the Dallas/Central Invitational on Thursday. while sophomore Jolie-Rae Ford won the 200- (2:06.09) and 500-freestyle (5:35.87) to lead the girls. Jesse Genualdi placed second in the boys 200 freestyle (2:04.24) for the boys. Silverton swept the Drag- ons on Monday. “We have to get a lot of people’s times down over the Itemizer-Observer staff report MONMOUTH — It’s a moment athletes dream about. For six former WOU athletes, it’s a dream that’s about to become reality. Western Oregon Universi- ty will recognize its 2014 Hall of Fame inductees Friday at 5:30 p.m. Nominations for the Hall of Fame are accepted from the public. Inductees are: • Jim Luke played baseball for the Wolves from 1960-63. He was a three-time all-con- ference selection and was the team batting leader for three seasons, hitting .375, .367 and .338. Luke played on the 1960 squad that won the NAIA na- tional title. • Darrell Brandt played both men’s basketball and baseball in 1964. He received Oregon College of Educa- tion’s Outstanding Athlete award in 1964 and was in- ducted into the NAIA District II Hall of Fame in 1981. • Bruce Bradshaw was a guard on the men’s basketball team from 1965-68. Brad- shaw died Jan. 20, 1968, after suffering a head injury during a road game against Eastern Oregon University. • Bridget Cooke was a track and field and cross-country standout from 1979-83. She holds the school record in the 10,000-meter run (36 min- utes, 16.95 seconds) and ranks second in the 5,000 (17:28.82). • Jim McCann was a six- time all-American in the long jump and triple jump from 1994-97. He went un- Induction Time What: 2014 Western Oregon University Athletic Hall of Fame. When: Friday, 5:30 p.m. reception; 6 p.m. dinner and induction ceremony. Where: Columbia Room (reception) and Pacific Room (dinner and induc- tion), Werner University Center, Western Oregon University, Monmouth. Admission: $40 in ad- vance, $50 at the door, $220 for a table of six. For more information: 503-838-8449. defeated in District 2 in the triple jump and was the NAIA national champion in 1995. McCann holds the school record in the triple jump (51 feet, 6½ inches). • Greg McCarthy was a catcher for the baseball team from 2002-05. He earned Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence Player of the Year honors in 2005. He left as the school’s all-time single-season leader in batting average (.442), hits (91) and doubles (23). Ceremonies begin in the Columbia Room of the Werner University Center at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at 6 p.m. in the WUC Pacific Room. Tickets cost $40 per per- son or $220 for a table of six in advance. A limited number of tick- ets will be available at the door for $50. For more information: 503-838-8449. SPORTS BRIEFS Sign-ups open for golf tournament DALLAS — Cross Creek Golf Course will host the 13th Annual Brockway Memorial Golf Tournament on Feb. 7. The two-person scramble will begin at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $45 and includes green fees, hole prizes and tee prizes. Players do not need a handicap to compete, and the field is open to men, women and mixed teams. The tournament is dedicated to Marius “Brock” Brockway who died in 2013. A portion of each entry fee will be dedicated to the OGA Junior Tournaments held each year at Cross Creek. Brockway helped start the tournaments. To sign up or for more information: Cross Creek Golf Course, 503-623-6666; online at: http://www.crosscreekgc.com/tourna- ment.html. Registration must be completed and received by Feb. 5. WOU baseball picked eighth in west PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP Itemizer-Observer staff report HILLSBORO — Dallas senior Matt Hofenbredl has- n’t seen the wrestling season he planned, missing several tournaments. But Hofenbredl made a big statement at the Reser’s Tournament of Champions on Saturday, placing first in the 132- pound division. “Matt took a hiatus dur- ing the season to rest his knee,” Dragons coach Tony Olliff said. “But one of his goals was to win the Tour- nament of Champions this Tickets still available for ceremony next couple weeks,” Dallas coach Jeff Bemrose said. The Dragons host Central for their final dual meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. PA N T H E R S C O - H O S T MEET: Central’s boys swim team placed fourth out of six teams at the Dallas/Central In- vitational on Thursday. Senior Nathan Glade won the 100- yard backstroke in 1 minute, 5.9 seconds, while freshmen Daniel Glade placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:43.33) to lead the boys. The girls finished fifth out of six teams. The relay team of Annie Taylor, Caitie Miller, Sara Wright and Kate Taylor won the 200 medley relay in 2:15.99. MONMOUTH — The National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America picked Western Oregon’s baseball squad as the eighth best team in the West Region Preseason Poll on Friday. WOU received 18 points. Chico State was selected to finish first. Two Western Oregon players received preseason recognition. Senior infielder Garret Harpole and senior pitcher Eric Huson were named to the NCAA Division II NCBWA Preseason All-West Region Second Team. The Wolves are coming off their 13th straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular season title. WOU went 30-21 overall and 22-10 in league play during the 2014 season. Western Oregon opens its 2015 campaign Sunday through Tuesday against the University of California, San Diego. Itemizer-Observer Athlete of the Week Kylie Nash Central High Nash, a junior, played a big role during the Central girls basketball team’s recent victories over Crescent Valley and Lebanon. Nash scored 17 points and dished out seven assists during a 48-36 victory over the Raiders on Jan. 20. She followed that per- formance with a game-high 23 points as the Panthers de- feated the Warriors 46-42. Nash has played a key role in Cen- tral entering the week on an eight-game win streak. Andy Avgi Western Oregon Avgi, a redshirt junior, helped Western Oregon’s men’s basketball squad extend its win streak to six last week. Avgi scored 23 points against Simon Fraser on Thurs- day. He also grabbed eight rebounds and had one block. Avgi scored a team-high 21 points during WOU’s 90-87 victory over Western Washington. Avgi sur- passed 1,000 career points during the win as the Wolves im- proved to 8-1 in league play. To submit nominations for the Itemizer-Observer Athlete of the Week, contact Sports Editor Lukas Eggen at 503-623-2373 or leggen@polkio.com by 9 a.m. on Monday.