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Columbia International in
the NAIA opening round
to advance to pool play at
the NAIA Championships
in Sioux City, Iowa.
Scott was effec-
tive both on offense and
defense this year, leading
the team with 156 total
blocks, 419.5 points and
330 kills. She ranked 10th
in the NAIA with 1.26
blocks per set and secured
the program record for
career blocks earlier this
season. Scott averaged
2.66 kills per set and
averaged a .285 hitting
percentage on the year.
Scott’s season-high in
kills was 16 against Dordt
on Aug. 27, while her top
marks in blocks came
with eight against Grand-
view, Warner Pacific,
Corban and Oregon Tech.
“Because of the tradi-
tion of success we have
built, it is crucial that our
upperclassmen lead the
way, both in the pillars of
our program as well as on
the court with statistics,”
McLean-Morehead said.
At outside hitter,
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• I think a lot of
coaches would be suc-
cessful with the resources
at Oregon. I believed
Mullens last week when
he said his phone was
ringing “off the hook”
about the job. Kelly was
a relative unknown from
New Hampshire when
he arrived in Eugene as
a coordinator. Helfrich
Shaffer was another
essential piece on East-
ern’s front line. Shaffer
was right behind Scott
with 319 kills and was an
all-around player for the
Mountaineers. She fin-
ished the year with 359.5
points, 322 digs and
added 46 blocks. Shaffer
averaged 2.57 kills per
set and averaged a hitting
percentage of .203.
Shaffer had several
standout performances
this season, including a
game against Northwest
(Washington) on Oct. 2
in which she recorded
season highs with 19.5
points and three aces. She
tallied a season-best 16
kills against Corban on
Oct. 8.
The Mountaineers fin-
ished the season as the
runners-up in the Cas-
cade Collegiate Confer-
ence and lost consecutive
matches to Northwestern
(Iowa) and College of
Saint Mary at the national
tournament.
According to
McLean-Morehead, Scott
will be using her eligi-
bility to return next year
as an anchor to Eastern’s
roster. Shaffer and seniors
was just a kid from Coos
Bay. Willie Taggart didn’t
have Power Five univer-
sities lined up to hire him
prior to being at Oregon,
and Cristobal was 27-47
as a head coach before
he was promoted. The
resources in Eugene
helped all them succeed.
If I’m Lanning I show up
with a surf board and ride
the same wave.
I reached out to
Jimmy Stanton, UO’s
Senior Associate Athletic
TuESday, dEcEmBER 14, 2021
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Eastern Oregon’s Cambree Scott (12) and Breanna Shaffer (14) attempt to block a spike from Warner
Pacific’s Grace Buchanan (20). Scott and Shaffer both earned selections on the 2021 NAIA All-American
teams.
Jet Taylor, Kaci Cox and
Tausha Cummins have
played their last games for
the Mountaineers.
“There is definitely a
level of expectation for
sure, but more than that it
is to come in, work hard
every day, grow every day
and be present and be the
best players you can pos-
sibly be,” she said. “Espe-
cially this year with it not
ending the way we wanted
in any way, our returners
are ready to get back at
it, to be better and be the
best team we can.”
Director for Communi-
cations, on Dec. 12 for
comment on the Wilcox
news. It ends up a deli-
cate dance for the Ducks.
Stanton checked with
Mullens and offered, “We
will pass.”
Not a denial.
UO would just prefer
not to talk about it, and I
don’t blame them.
Nothing really to be
gained by commenting
but I find the whole thing
interesting and maybe
you do, too. Wilcox is
26-28 in Berkeley. His
program has been ham-
strung by strict local
health and safety proto-
cols in the last two sea-
sons. Cal is a tough place
to win. But he’s appar-
ently happy there and if
you’re a Bears fan you
should celebrate it.
Lanning?
He’s taking over an
operation that is armed
with three Top-10
recruiting classes still on
the roster. Cristobal left
loads of young talent and
some good momentum
behind. Lanning will
need to hire a star offen-
sive coordinator, quickly
learn how to manage
being the CEO of a pro-
gram and ultimately
deliver Knight a national
title.
That’s the job. And he
took it.
———
John Canzano is a col-
umnist for The Oregonian.
gests otherwise.
With a quick turnaround
from Powder Valley’s
46-38 loss in the 1A foot-
ball state championship on
Nov. 27, many of the stand-
outs from the football team
have helped lead the Bad-
gers get off to a 5-0 start to
the season.
Powder Valley defended
its home court during the
three-day Calvin Hiatt
Memorial Tournament,
defeating Echo, Prairie
City and Union on consec-
utive days. In a showdown
of Union County schools in
the tournament’s finale, the
Badgers came away with a
thrilling come-from-behind
54-50 victory over the Bob-
cats on Dec. 11.
Similar to La Grande’s
hot start to the season,
a large cluster of upper-
classmen is proving to be
a reliable way to kick off a
season with minimal hur-
dles. Senior Reece Dixon
controls the tempo at the
point guard position, which
showed in his 14-point per-
formance against Union.
With the Badgers trailing
for most of the game, Dixon
helped keep the Badgers in
the game with a constant
attack toward the basket.
The senior group of
Kaden Krieger, Kaiden
Dalke, Case Olson and
Clay Martin have been con-
sistent so far this year in
Powder’s undefeated start
to the year.
Ranked No. 1 in the
early OSAA 1A rankings,
the Badgers will be looking
to continue relying on its
pillars as non-league action
continues through the end
of 2021.
LOCAL STANDINGS
College men’s basketball
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
LC State
3-0
9-1
Oregon Tech
3-0
6-5
College of Idaho 2-1
8-3
Northwest
2-1
5-3
Warner Pacific
2-1
6-4
Multnomah
2-1
6-5
Corban
1-2
6-5
Bushnell
1-2
3-5
Southern Oregon 1-2
4-7
Evergreen
1-2
1-6
Eastern Oregon
0-3
5-5
Walla Walla
0-3
1-8
College women’s basketball
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
LC State
3-0
9-0
Southern Oregon 3-0
9-1
Warner Pacific
3-0
4-3
Northwest
2-1
8-2
Bushnell
2-1
4-4
Eastern Oregon
2-1
5-6
College of Idaho 1-2
7-4
Evergreen
1-2
2-4
Multnomah
1-2
1-8
Oregon Tech
0-3
7-3
Walla Walla
0-3
1-8
Corban
0-3
1-9
Prep boys basketball
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League Overall
La Grande
0-0
4-0
Baker
0-0
4-2
McLoughlin
0-0
1-2
Ontario
0-0
0-3
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
League Overall
Heppner
0-0
5-1
Union
0-0
4-2
Weston-McEwen 0-0
3-3
COVID-19
Vaccine
Stanfield
0-0
3-3
Enterprise
0-0
1-4
Grant Union
0-0
1-4
Pilot Rock
0-0
1-4
1A Old Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Powder Valley
0-0
5-0
Nixyaawii
0-0
3-2
Cove
0-0
1-3
Pine Eagle
0-0
1-3
Joseph
0-0
1-4
Griswold
0-0
0-4
Elgin
0-0
0-4
Imbler
0-0
0-5
Wallowa
0-0
0-5
Prep girls basketball
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Baker
0-0
4-1
McLoughlin
0-0
3-0
La Grande
0-0
1-3
Ontario
0-0
0-3
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
League Overall
Union
0-0
6-0
Stanfield
0-0
4-2
Enterprise
0-0
3-3
Pilot Rock
0-0
3-3
Weston-McEwen 0-0
3-3
Grant Union
0-0
2-3
Heppner
0-0
2-3
1A Old Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Nixyaawii
0-0
5-0
Wallowa
0-0
2-3
Griswold
0-0
1-3
Pine Eagle
0-0
1-3
Joseph
0-0
1-3
Elgin
0-0
1-4
Cove
0-0
0-3
Powder Valley
0-0
0-5
Imbler
0-0
0-5
NOTICE
Other vaccine events offered in December:
To the residence of Union
County. This notice is meant
only to teach, inform,
and educated purpose only.
Location: Center for Human Development
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm every Friday with the exception of New Year’s Eve
in addition to Christmas Eve.
Additional options: Scheduled appointments available throughout the week.
Vaccines offered: 1st dose, 2nd dose, 3rd doses and booster vaccines. All
Covid vaccine configurations will be available including pediatric vaccination.
Other pediatric and adult immunizations also available at CHD.
CDC General Vaccine Info:
COVID-19 vaccines are effective
COVID 19-vaccines are effective and can reduce the risk of getting and
spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more about the different
COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccines also help children and adults from getting seriously ill
even if they do get COVID-19.
While COVID-19 tends to be milder in children than adults, it can make
children very sick, require hospitalization, and some children have even died.
Children with underlying medical conditions are more at risk for severe illness
compared to children without underlying medical conditions.
Getting children ages 5 years and older vaccinated can help protect them
from serious short- and long-term complications.
Getting everyone ages 5 years and older vaccinated can protect families and
communities, including friends and family who are not eligible for vaccination
and people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
Booster Information from CDC:
Fast Facts Everyone age 18 and older is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster beginning Nov. 20,
2021. Some people are strongly advised get a booster dose to protect themselves and others. You
can choose which vaccine to get. The COVID-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective at preventing
serious illness, hospitalization and death. That said, we are seeing immunity drop over time, espe-
cially in people over age 50 and those with compromised immune systems who are more likely to
experience severe disease, hospitalization and death. For these people, another dose boosts their
immunity, sometimes greater than what was achieved after the primary, two-dose series. Health
experts strongly recommend people over age 50, people over 18 who live in long-term care facil-
ities, and anyone who received one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine get a booster dose.
Younger, healthy people may also get a booster dose to protect themselves and others. A booster
will re-build neutralizing antibodies that strengthen the body’s ability to fight getting a breakthrough
case. Even if you’re not at high risk, you could be infected and then pass it on to others, such as
children too young to be vaccinated, the elderly, or people who are immunocompromised. Booster
doses help people maintain strong immunity to disease longer. The first vaccine series built up
the immune system to make the antibodies needed to fight the disease. Over time, the immune
response weakens. A booster dose stimulates the initial response and tends to result in higher
antibody levels that help people maintain their immunity longer. Boosters take about two weeks to
bring up the immune response. This continues to be studied, but we can reliably say it takes two
weeks to bring the immune response up to or better than that after the primary series.
Did you know that the State of Oregon has no laws to protect your
animals on your property. Your dogs and cats have no rights on their
property. Even the owners of dogs and cats have no help from the state.
Our neighbors (renters) 30 feet away from my dogs decided upon
themselves to place many frequency devices next to our home. They stop
the dogs barking and keep them away from their yard. The whole
surrounding area is affected. All of our neighbors who have one or more
dogs are affected by these devices.
It is probably not known by many that these frequency devices cause
a great deal of pain, illness and stress. Our dogs would cry and mourn for
hours before we knew what was happening. Because of our dog’s pain they
just added more devices. Keep in mind that our neighbors recorded our
dogs (3) on 3 separate occasions. Union County Animal Control advised us
there was nothing they could do. Our dogs were not considered nuisance
barkers on any of the 3 recordings. If they were nuisance barkers the fine
is 150.00 dollars. Union County Sheriff ’s office also advised us there was
nothing they could do. Both officials advised us to hire an attorney and let
them know the outcome.
We said we will do just that.
We hired an attorney. His name is Geordie Duckler. He can be reached
at 503-546-8052.
If anyone has any problems with neighbors hurting their animals this is
the best person to hire.
He is very knowledgeable and very helpful.
If there is any attorney that would be interested in taking on this
company that sells and builds these devices let me know. They express how
they don’t hurt animals, that is a false statement in my opinion. Just ask
my dogs, they will show you because they are smart. I have recordings and
documents freely given if someone desires to protect our animals.
My address: PO BOX 2995,
www.chdinc.org
541-962-8800
La Grande OR 97850.
Teresa McLucas
Cove OR.