SPORTS
8A — THE OBSERVER
8 EOU
players
make all-
American
teams
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021
La Grande High softball pummels Baker Bulldogs
The Observer
LA GRANDE —
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity on Wednesday, May
5, announced several of its
student athletes achieved
all-America honors.
Three made the National
Association of Intercolle-
giate Athletics all-America
team in volleyball, the
American Football Coaches
Association for the NAIA
named a trio of players for
recognition as well and two
received members of the
EOU women’s soccer team
received all-American hon-
orable mentions.
Cambree Scott, Kiley
McMurtrey and Breanna
Shaff er on EOU’s volley-
ball team made the cut
for the all-America team.
The three selections push
EOU’s total for volleyball
to 20 all-Americans under
head coach Kaki McLean
Morehead.
The Mountaineers fi n-
ished the 2020 season with
a 19-2 overall record and
went undefeated in confer-
ence play at 14-0, which
was a fi rst in program his-
tory. The Mountaineers
ranked in the top 10 all
season and made it to the
National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics
National Quarterfi nals.
Three members of
EOU’s football team
received all-American
honors from the American
Football Coaches Associ-
ation for the NAIA. Chase
Van Wyck made fi rst team
all-American at defensive
line. PJ Schubert made the
second team all-America
squad at off ensive line. And
quarterback Kai Quinn
received an honorable men-
tion. The Mountaineers fi n-
ished the season at 3-1
And EOU wom-
en’s soccer players Sarah
Mitchell and Cassidy Quick
received honorable mention
on the NAIA all-America
team. The two athletes
become the sixth and sev-
enth all-American selec-
tions under head coach
Jacob Plocher.
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Sophie Bell (8) of the La Grande High School Tigers softball team receives a heroine’s welcome at home plate
after hitting a home run and driving in three runs against the Baker High School Bulldogs at the Sam Marcum
Field in La Grande on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
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Harley Creech (13) of the La Grande High School Tigers celebrates with as-
sistant coach Cody Bowen after Creech hit a grand slam against the Baker
High School Bulldogs on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in La Grande. The Tigers
won 17-2 and improved to 7-0 on the season.
Alex Wittwer/The Observer
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Members of the La Grande softball teams embrace and say goodbyes to graduating players prior to their
match against the Baker High School Bulldogs on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
Kinzy Bowen (7) of the the La Grande High School Tigers softball team
sits in the dugout awaiting the fi rst inning against Baker High School Bull-
dogs on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in La Grande.
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Local sports
schedule
SATURDAY, MAY 8
PREP BASEBALL
Baker/Powder Valley at La
Grande, 11 a.m.
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/Ukiah
at Union/Cove, 11 a.m.
McLoughlin at Wallowa Valley,
1 p.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
La Grande at Pendleton, 11 a.m.
La Grande at Ridgeview
(Pendleton High School)
1:30 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK AND
FIELD
EOU at the Canis Latrans
Qualifi er and Multis in Caldwell,
Idaho
COLLEGE MEN’S
BASKETBALL
Southern Oregon at EOU, 3 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 9
COLLEGE TRACK AND
FIELD
EOU at the Canis Latrans
Qualifi er and Multis in Caldwell,
Idaho
MONDAY, MAY 10
PREP BASEBALL
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Trout
Lake at Union/Cove, 4 p.m.
PREP BOYS TENNIS
La Grande at Ontario, 3 p.m.
PREP GIRLS TENNIS
Vale at Baker/Powder Valley,
TBD
PREP BOYS AND GIRLS
GOLF
Greater Oregon League
Invitational, La Grande, TBD
TUESDAY, MAY 11
PREP BASEBALL
Ontario at La Grande, 3 p.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
La Grande at Ontario, 4 p.m.
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