SPORTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021
Adrian at Union, 7 p.m.
Imbler at Dufur, 7 p.m.
Crane at Powder Valley, 7 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Cove, 7 p.m.
Elgin at Wallowa, 7 p.m.
Enterprise at Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat, 7 p.m.
Elgin at 1A Old Oregon League District
Tournament at Baker, TBA
ON THE SLATE
Friday, Oct. 22
Thursday, Oct. 21
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
PREP FOOTBALL
Warner Pacifi c at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
Ontario at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Joseph at Prairie City/Burnt River, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Carroll College at Eastern Oregon, 4 p.m.
PREP CROSS-COUNTRY
Ontario at La Grande, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Imbler, Elgin, Union/Cove at Gold Rush Run-
Grant Union, TBA
Saturday, Oct. 23
Carroll College at Eastern Oregon, 6:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Eastern Oregon at MSU-Northern, noon
Eastern Oregon at UC Merced, 5 p.m.
Ontario at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Powder Valley, Cove, Imbler, Joseph, Wallowa,
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PREP FOOTBALL
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Montana Tech, 2 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Simpson (California), 5 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 5 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Union, Enterprise at 2A Blue Mountain
Conference District Tournament, Enterprise, TBA
Powder Valley, Cove, Imbler, Joseph, Wallowa,
Elgin at 1A Old Oregon League District
Tournament at Old Oregon League District
Tournament, Baker, TBA
LOCAL STANDINGS
Powder Valley
4-1
Crane
4-1
Elgin
2-3
Cove
2-4
Wallowa
1-4
Union
0-5
1A Special District 2 West
Team
League
Dufur
4-1
Ione/Arlington
4-2
Imbler
3-2
Enterprise
3-2
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat
3-2
Pilot Rock
1-4
Sherman/Condon
0-5
1A Special District 4
Team
League
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler
7-0
Prairie City/Burnt River
5-1
Joseph
4-2
Echo
4-3
Pine Eagle
3-4
S. Wasco County
3-4
Huntington
1-6
Dayville/Monument
0-7
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Frontier Conference
Team
Rocky Mountain
Montana Western
College of Idaho
Eastern Oregon
Southern Oregon
Carroll College
Montana Tech
MSU-Northern
League
5-1
4-2
4-2
3-3
3-3
3-3
2-4
0-6
Overall
5-1
5-2
4-2
3-3
3-3
3-3
2-4
0-6
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League
Corban
15-1
Eastern Oregon
14-2
Bushnell
13-3
Oregon Tech
13-3
Northwest
9-7
Evergreen
8-8
LC State
7-9
College of Idaho
7-9
Southern Oregon
6-10
Multnomah
3-13
Warner Pacifi c
1-15
Walla Walla
0-16
Overall
21-1
19-5
17-3
17-4
10-11
8-9
12-12
10-14
11-10
4-13
1-18
0-16
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League
Oregon Tech
8-1-0
Corban
8-2-0
Warner Pacifi c
7-1-1
Southern Oregon
7-2-0
Northwest
4-4-2
Evergreen
4-4-2
Carroll
4-3-2
College of Idaho
4-4-1
Eastern Oregon
4-5-0
Rocky Mountain
3-4-2
Providence
2-6-1
Multnomah
2-6-1
Bushnell
1-9-0
Walla Walla
0-9-0
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League
Baker
5-0
La Grande
3-2
McLoughlin
2-3
Ontario
0-5
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
League
Stanfi eld
11-1
Grant Union
10-2
Union
7-5
Weston-McEwen
7-5
Heppner
4-8
Enterprise
3-9
Pilot Rock
0-12
1A Old Oregon League
Team
League
Joseph
11-0
Powder Valley
10-2
Imbler
10-2
Cove
7-5
Nixyaawii
4-7
Wallowa
4-7
Elgin
4-8
Griswold
2-9
Pine Eagle
0-12
Overall
12-1-0
9-4-0
10-2-1
11-2-0
8-5-2
4-7-2
4-5-2
6-4-1
4-8-0
6-4-3
2-8-1
2-11-1
1-12-0
0-10-1
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League
Oregon Tech
7-1-0
Corban
7-2-0
College of Idaho
7-2-0
Southern Oregon
6-2-0
Eastern Oregon
6-3-0
Northwest
5-2-2
Carroll
4-3-1
Rocky Mountain
4-4-1
Evergreen
3-6-0
Warner Pacifi c
2-6-0
Bushnell
2-7-0
Providence
1-8-0
Multnomah
0-8-0
Overall
10-2-0
11-2-0
10-4-0
8-4-1
9-4-0
6-6-3
5-5-1
7-5-2
3-8-1
3-8-0
4-10-0
1-11-0
1-9-0
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Overall
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-3
2-4
0-6
Overall
7-0
5-1
4-2
4-3
3-4
3-4
1-6
0-7
Overall
14-5
5-6
6-5
0-12
Overall
19-3
18-10
15-14
13-9
7-13
10-11
1-18
Overall
20-3
22-8
12-4
7-11
7-7
6-14
4-12
5-11
1-14
PREP BOYS SOCCER
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League
McLoughlin
3-0-0
Ontario
2-1-1
La Grande
1-1-2
Baker/Powder Valley
0-4-1
PREP FOOTBALL
4A Special District 6
Team
League
Baker
1-0
La Grande
0-0
Ontario
0-1
1A Special District 2 East
Team
League
Adrian
5-0
6-1
6-1
2-4
2-5
1-4
1-6
Overall
8-2-0
5-3-3
3-2-2
1-8-1
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PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Overall
3-4
4-1
1-5
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League
La Grande
5-0-0
Ontario
3-1-0
McLoughlin
0-3-1
Baker/Powder Valley
0-4-1
Overall
7-0
Overall
8-2-1
3-7-0
6-4-1
2-9-1
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