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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, October 9, 2015 College Football EOU hoping to turn things around on Saturday +LVFDUHHUUHFHLYLQJ\DUGV -- an EOU record -- 1,420 rushing yards and 1,315 kickoff return \DUGVDQGFRPELQHGWRXFKGRZQV would suggest he made the right EOU Carroll Mounties Saints choice. (1-4) (3-1) %XW WKH ÀHHWIRRWHG %LOOLQJVOH\ By RYAN COLLINGWOOD whose stout 5-foot-9, 190-pound • Saturday, 1 p.m. Helena Independent Record • at Nelson Stadium frame helps him power through defenders when he isn’t beating Eastern Oregon coach Tim Camp fancies him the best football idea what kind of college football WKHP LQ D IRRW UDFH ZLOO ¿QLVK KLV SOD\HU WR KDYH HYHU FRPH WKURXJK player he’d be when opted to take decorated college career without WKH1$,$IRRWEDOOURXWHLQVWHDGRI HYHUH[SHULHQFLQJSRVWVHDVRQEHUWK the program. (28ZDVVQXEEHGE\WKH1$,$ Statistically, he’s been one of the 1&$$'LYLVLRQ,ZUHVWOLQJ “I just didn’t really know what ODVW VHDVRQ DIWHU ¿QLVKLQJ LQ PRVW SUROL¿F RIIHQVLYH SOD\HUV LQ the country since setting his foot on to expect,” said Billingsley, whose the brawny Frontier Conference in 0RXQWDLQHHUV WUDYHO WR 1R D VHDVRQ LW EHDW HYHQWXDO QDWLRQDO the La Grande campus in 2012. But senior running back Jace Carroll on Saturday in a 1 p.m. tilt champion Southern Oregon on the Billingsley, a four-year starter and at Nelson Stadium. “No big schools road. This season, the Mountain- $OO$PHULFDQ KDG DEVROXWHO\ QR recruited me, so I thought I’d try to HHUV UDQNHG 1R LQ WKH 1$,$ see what happens.” preseason poll, started off 0-3 with FOOTBALL Mountaineers face tough test in No. 4 ranked Fighting Saints road losses to College of Idaho, Sacramento State and and Southern Oregon. The Mountaineers were able to beat No. 17 Montana Tech 33-21, EXW IDOOLQJ WR 5RFN\ LQ D RYHUWLPHGHFLVLRQXOWLPDWHO\GDVKHG their playoff hopes. %LOOLQJVOH\ VWLOO EHOLHYHV KLV WHDPLVLQSRVLWLRQWRKDYHDGHFHQW season, though. Two years ago, EOU started out 0-4 before upset- WLQJ &DUUROO DQG ZHQW RQ WR ¿QLVK ZLWKDQDWLRQDOUDQNLQJRI1R 25. EOU (1-4) is hoping to mimic that run. ³:HVWLOOKDYHDORWRIJRRGWHDPV to play,” Billingsley said. “ In the HQGZHFDQVWLOOKDYHDJRRGVHDVRQ There’s a lot of great opportunities ahead of us.” He’s faced Carroll (3-1) enough to know what to expect. “They’re always going to be solid,” Billingsley said. “Just a team that’s sound all-around and waiting for us to make a mistake. We need to be on point for what they do. We FDQ¶W EH LQWLPLGDWHG:H MXVW KDYH WRVWHSXS\RXUJDPHHYHQPRUH´ %LOOLQJVOH\ SOD\HG UHFHLYHU KLV ¿UVW WZR VHDVRQV DQG PRVW RI KLV junior year before injuries prompted KLVPRYHWRWKHEDFN¿HOGLQD game against Montana Western. “He came in and rushed for DERXW \DUGV DQG ZH¶YH HYHU KLP EDFN WKHUH HYHU VLQFH´ &DPS VDLG³,SUREDEO\VKRXOGKDYHPDGH that change earlier in the season and ran the ball more.“ PREPS: 6WDQ¿HOGFRPSOHWHVELJFRPHEDFNDW,UULJRQ0DF+LUROOVRYHU%XFNV Continued from 1B Pendleton Bucks continued their VHDVRQ VOLGH IDOOLQJ LQ ¿YH VHWV WR the La Grande Tigers 3-2. The Tigers (9-7, 3-0) won the ¿UVW VHW WKH WKLUG VHW DQGWKH¿IWKVHW7KH%XFNV (4-9, 1-5) won the second set 25-17 and the fourth set 25-18. “We played a quick paced game and it was fun to watch, just came up a little short,” said Bucks coach $PDQGD/DSS³7KHWKVHWDVXVXDO was really intense. Small errors were the deciding factor.” Haley Greb led Pendleton’s offense with 10 kills, while Lauren 5REHUWV OHG WKH GHIHQVH ZLWK digs. “I was proud to watch the DPRXQW RI HIIRUW WKH JLUOV KDYH RQ the court tonight,” said Lapp. “They ZRUNHGZHOODVDWHDPDQGJDYHD lot of heart.” ,W ZDV D ELW RI UHYHQJH IRU WKH Tigers, who fell to the Bucks 3-2 on Sept. 8 in Pendleton. Pendleton will look to rebound RQ 7XHVGD\ ZKHQ WKH\ WUDYHO WR +RRG5LYHUDWSP GH¿FLW WR GHIHDW 3LORW 5RFN RQ Thursday. 7KH 5RFNHWV GRPL- QDWHG WKH ¿UVW WZR VHWV ZLQQLQJ DQG %XW WKHQ WKH Mustangs (10-10, 3-3) stormed EDFN WR WDNH WKH ¿QDO WKUHH VHWV DQG ³, ORYH WKHLU UHVLOLHQF\ ULJKW now,” said Heppner coach Deiter Waite. “We just stayed focused on what we needed to do and fought for the win.” Jessica Kempken led the 0XVWDQJV RIIHQVLYH DWWDFN ZLWK NLOOV ZKLOH 6\GQH\ 0DEHQ 5LDQH Dompier, and Kaelyn Lindsay each added two kills. Heppner next plays Saturday ZKHQ WKH\ KRVW &XOYHU DW QRRQ DQG ,UULJRQ DW SP 3LORW 5RFN QH[W SOD\V ,UULJRQ DQG &XOYHU RQ Saturday at Heppner High School DV ZHOO ZLWK WKHLU ¿UVW PDWFK starting at 2 p.m. STANFIELD 3, IRRIGON 2 —$W,UULJRQWKH6WDQ¿HOG7LJHUV came from behind to take a 3-2 ZLQ RYHU WKH ,UULJRQ .QLJKWV RQ Thursday. 6WDQ¿HOGZRQWKH¿QDO HEPPNER 3, PILOT ROCK WKUHHVHWVDQGWR 2 — $W 3LORW 5RFN WKH +HSSQHU win the match. Irrigon (3-11, 0-4) Mustangs fought back from a 2-0 ZRQ WKH ¿UVW WZR VHWV DQG 25-20. In the third set the Tigers were two points from a loss as Irrigon KHOG D OHDG %XW 6WDQ¿HOG IRXJKW EDFN DQG ¿QLVKHG RII D match — which is something that has plagued them this season. ³:H XVXDOO\ VWUXJJOH WR ¿QLVK JDPHV´VDLG6WDQ¿HOGFRDFK$QJLH Connell. “We had a few girls looking like they were done when we trailed, but they dug down deep DQG¿QLVKHGLW,ZDVSURXGRIWKHLU effort.” 6WDQ¿HOG QH[W SOD\V DW KRPH against Heppner next Thursday at 5 SP ,UULJRQ QH[W SOD\V 3LORW 5RFN and Heppner on Saturday, with both matches taking place in Heppner at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. In the second half, Flynn hooked up with Jason Zuarez on a 44-yard touchdown pass for the Cardinals only score of that half. $FFRUGLQJ WR ,RQH FRDFK 6WDQ Weiper, his Cardinals team was VLPSO\RYHUPDWFKHG “Perrydale was just bigger, faster, and stronger than us,” he said. ³7KH\KDYHDJRRGVKRWDWZLQQLQJ the whole thing in the end.” %XWHYHQZLWKWKHVL]HDEOHORVV Weiper was still pleased with the effort he got from his team. “I felt they played as hard as they could in this one,” he said. “But we just got beat by the better team.” Ione will look to rebound QH[W )ULGD\ ZKHQ WKH\ WUDYHO WR Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler for a 1 p.m. matchup. Football Boys Soccer PERRYDALE 62, IONE 22 — $W,RQHWKH&DUGLQDOVZHUHVLPSO\ outmatched in the game, falling WR WKH 3HUU\GDOH 3LUDWHV RQ Thursday night. The Cardinals (1-4, 0-3) got on WKH ERDUG WZLFH LQ WKH ¿UVW KDOI ¿UVW RQ D WZR\DUG WRXFKGRZQ UXQ by Cord Flynn and then a 58-yard touchdown run from Henry Padberg. MAC-HI 9, PENDLETON 1 — $W 3HQGOHWRQ WKH 0DF+L Pioneers dominated the game with WKH %XFNDURRV IURP VWDUW WR ¿QLVK OHDYLQJZLWKWKHYLFWRU\ Senior Braidon Wood scored WKHRQO\JRDOIRU3HQGOHWRQ 0-2) and was assisted by senior Jose 5RGULJXH] The Buckaroos were also without starting senior goalkeeper Grant Banister, who was out after injuring his shoulder during the Bucks game against The Dalles on Tuesday. ³7KDWGH¿QLWHO\WKUHZDZUHQFK into things from the start,” said Bucks coach Jeremy Talbot. In Banister’s absence, senior $OH[*HDUPDGHWKHVWDUWLQJRDOIRU Pendleton. The game featured some slug- gish play from the Bucks, but the team picked up the pace following Wood’s goal. “It was nice to seem them bounce back after our goal,” said Talbot. “It’s just about playing and competing. We’re almost there.” Mac-Hi (3-3-1, 0-1) next plays at Ontario on Saturday at 3 p.m., while Pendleton next hosts Herm- iston on Monday at 4 p.m. Girls Soccer UMATILLA 2, HORIZON CHRISTIAN 0 — $W7XDODWLQWKH Umatilla Vikings picked up their third win of the season and second- straight shutout win with the 2-0 YLFWRU\RYHU+RUL]RQ&KULVWLDQ No other details were reported. Next up for Umatilla (3-3-2, LVDKRPHJDPHZLWK5LYHU- VLGHQH[W:HGQHVGD\DWSP HONKERS: )LQDOGULYHDQGFKDQFHWRWLH¿]]OHVRXWEHIRUHPLG¿HOGWRVHDOORVV Continued from 1B napping on third-and-eight and (YDQV IRXQG SOHQW\ RI RSHQ VSDFH as he cut across the middle of the ¿HOGIRUD\DUGWRXFKGRZQSDVV IURP VRSKRPRUH 7KRPDV (YDQV (YDQVFDXJKWWKHEDOODWWKHDQG trotted into the end zone from there. 7KH WZRSRLQW FRQYHUVLRQ IDLOHG EXWWKH+RQNHUVKDGOLIHDWZLWK OHIWLQWKHJDPH The Honkers could get nothing going on their subsequent three SRVVHVVLRQV WKRXJK DQG ¿QDOO\ put the defense in a spot it couldn’t get out of when a fake punt failed PLVHUDEO\DQGJDYHWKH5DQJHUVWKH EDOODW$UOLQJWRQ¶VZLWKOHIW in the game. Pence barreled his way into the HQG]RQHRQ'XIXU¶V¿UVWSOD\DQG DIDLOHGWZRSRLQWFRQYHUVLRQPDGH LW $UOLQJWRQ¶V ¿QDO GULYH QHYHU JRW SDVW PLG¿HOG DQG 'XIXU ZDV DEOH WR ¿QLVK WKH JDPH LQ YLFWRU\ formation. Hunting said although the offense didn’t run a single red zone play on Thursday, and couldn’t complete a pass at the end of the game when it needed to score, it’s not time to hit the panic button. ³,WKLQNZHDOZD\VKDYHURRPIRU LPSURYHPHQW DQG WRQLJKW VKRZHG us some areas we need to work on,” said Hunking. “We don’t like to be pressured a the end of the game to KDYHWRSDVVVRZH¶OOWU\QRWWREH LQWKDWVLWXDWLRQDJDLQ,WKLQNZH¶YH got a pretty good offense so we’ll see how it goes.” 'DYLV OHG $UOLQJWRQ ZLWK UXVKLQJ \DUGV DQG 7KRPDV (YDQV FRPSOHWHG¿YHSDVVHVIRU\DUGV Pence led Dufur with 101 yards rushing and Derek Frakes completed six passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. 'XIXU WRRN WKH OHDG ZLWK left in the second quarter when Frakes found Curtis Crawford running unchecked behind the $UOLQJWRQVHFRQGDU\DQGFRQQHFWHG IRUD\DUGERPE 7KH5DQJHUVKDGDQRWKHUFKDQFH to score just before halftime when $UOLQJWRQ IXPEOHG RQ LWV RZQ but Frakes was run out of bounds as he tried to scramble for the end zone as time expired. 'XIXUFDPHLQWR$UOLQJWRQZLWK more than double the amount of players and a winning tradition WRIDOOEDFNRQEXW(YDQVVDLGWKH Honker aren’t making any excuses. ³:H¶YH MXVW JRW WR JHW EHWWHU next week, there’s nothing else to VD\ DERXW LW 7KH\¶YH JRW VSHHG WKH\¶YHJRWVL]HDQGZH¶YHMXVWJRW to respond,” he said, adding there’s QR PRUDO YLFWRULHV WR JDLQ IURP Thursday’s outcome. “It’s just how ZH SOD\ RQ WKH ¿HOG 7KHUH¶V QR mentality that gets you ready for a game, you work hard all week and then you see it out there on the ¿HOG´ $UOLQJWRQ QH[W SOD\V ¿UVWSODFH Sherman (4-2, 4-0) next Friday. ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0838. HAUSCHKA: 6HDWWOHNLFNHUWLHGIRU1)/OHDGLQPDGH¿HOGJRDOV FRQ¿GHQWO\<RXFDQWHOORQ¿OP´ Back in 2009, Hauschka was struggling to 50-yard kicks in the same game since Josh ¿QGDVSRWODVWLQJQLQHJDPHVZLWKWKH5DYHQV Brown in 2007. EHIRUHJHWWLQJZDLYHG$IWHUERXQFLQJDURXQG Hauschka is tied for the NFL lead in made practice squads, Hauschka kicked four games ¿HOGJRDOVDQGVRIDUKDVEHHQXQDIIHFWHGE\ DWWKHHQGRIWKHVHDVRQLQ'HQYHUWKHQ the changes in extra points. found a home in Seattle at the start of the “I don’t know. I just like to swing away at 2011 season. those,” Hauschka said of his success at longer ³2QFH \RX KDYH WKDW PRPHQW RI MXVW kicks. “There are a lot of guys that are good IDLOXUH RI OHWGRZQ \RX¶YH DOUHDG\ H[SHUL- at that. You look at the guys in this league enced that. It can’t get much worse than that, good at those, they’re the ones that swing so you lose that fear aspect of it and you swing Continued from 1B FRQ¿GHQWO\DQG\RXGRZKDW\RXQHHGWRGR to make kicks in this league,” Hauschka said. 6LQFH DUULYLQJ LQ 6HDWWOH +DXVFKND KDV made nearly 89 percent of his attempts. His top season was 2013 when Seattle won the Super Bowl and Hauschka was 33 of 35 during the regular season; his only two misses were a blocked kick and a 24-yard attempt that hit an upright. Where Hauschka has been solid is the ORQJHU NLFNV +DXVFKND LV RI RQ ¿HOG goals of 50 or more yards the SCOREBOARD Local Slate PREP FOOTBALL Today Umatilla at King’s Way Christian (WA), 6 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 7 p.m. Stanfield at Irrigon, 7 p.m. Culver at Heppner, 7 p.m. Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 7 p.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande, 7 p.m. Sandy at Hermiston, 7 p.m. PREP BOYS SOCCER Saturday Irrigon at Culver, 1 p.m. Umatilla at Riverside, 1 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 3 p.m. (MT) PREP GIRLS SOCCER Saturday Mac-Hi at Ontario, 1 p.m. (MT) Hermiston at La Grande, 2 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Today Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 1 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 4 p.m. Helix at Wallowa, 4 p.m. Saturday Hermiston vs. TBD (at Glencoe Tourna- ment), 8 a.m. Condon/Wheeler vs. Sherman (at Maupin), 10 a.m. Condon/Wheeler at South Wasco, 10 a.m. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 10 a.m. Riverside at Nyssa, Noon (MT) Umatilla at Vale, Noon Culver at Heppner, Noon Arlington vs. Dufur (at Hood River), Noon Joseph at Helix, Noon Echo at Powder Valley, 1 p.m. Pilot Rock vs. Irrigon (at Heppner), 2 p.m. Arlington at Horizon Christian, 2 p.m. Ione vs. Dufur (at Hood River), 2 p.m. Ontario at Mac-Hi, 2:30 p.m. Umatilla at Nyssa, 4 p.m. (MT) Pilot Rock vs. Culver (at Heppner), 3:30 p.m. Riverside at Vale, 4 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner, 4 p.m. Ione at Horizon Christian, 4 p.m. PREP CROSS COUNTRY Saturday Mac-Hi, Nixyaawii, Stanfield, Weston-McEwen, Condon/Wheeler at Dry Side Shootout, TBA Hermiston, Pendleton at Richland Invita- tional, 1:55 p.m. Umatilla, Weston-McEwen at George Fox Classic, 4 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday Eastern Oregon at Carroll, 1:05 p.m. (MT) COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER Saturday Eastern Oregon at Multnomah, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla, 6 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Today Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m. Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m. Saturday Corban at Eastern Oregon, 5 p.m. Baseball MLB Playoffs DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Kansas City vs. Houston (Houston leads 1-0) Thursday: Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Friday: Houston at Kansas City (FOX, FS1 or MLBN), 12:30 p.m. Sunday: Kansas City at Houston (FOX, FS1 or MLBN), 1 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City at Hous- ton (FOX or FS1), TBD x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Houston at Kansas City (FOX or FS1), TBD Toronto vs. Texas (Texas leads 1-0) Thursday: Texas 5, Toronto 3 Friday: Texas at Toronto (FOX, FS1 or MLBN), 9:30 a.m. Sunday: Toronto at Texas (FOX, FS1 or MLBN), 5 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas (FOX or FS1), TBD x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1), TBD National League (All games televised by TBS) St. Louis vs. Chicago Friday: Chicago at St. Louis, 3:30 p.m. Saturday: Chicago at St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Chicago, TBD x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: St. Louis at Chicago, TBD x-Thursday, Oct. 15: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD Los Angeles vs. New York Friday: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Saturday: New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8), TBD x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at New York, TBD x-Thursday, Oct. 15: New York at Los Angeles, TBD Football NFL Regular Season AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct PF New England 3 0 0 1.000 119 N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 SOUTH W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 99 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 Houston 1 4 0 .200 97 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 NORTH W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 121 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 WEST W L T Pct PF Denver 4 0 0 1.000 97 Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100 NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct PF Dallas 2 2 0 .500 95 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 SOUTH W L T Pct PF Carolina 4 0 0 1.000 108 Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 137 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 NORTH W L T Pct PF Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 113 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 WEST W L T Pct PF Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48 ——— Thursday’s Game Indianapolis 27, Houston 20 Sunday’s Games Chicago at Kansas City, 10 a.m. St. Louis at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Seattle at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. PA 70 55 92 101 PA 113 77 135 107 PA 77 75 104 102 PA 69 108 110 125 PA 101 82 79 86 PA 93 117 104 PA 71 73 125 96 PA 73 89 71 110 Washington at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Arizona at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. New England at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at San Diego, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NBA Preaseason Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 115, Cleveland 114 Indiana 97, Orlando 92 Brooklyn 93, Detroit 83Denver 112, Chicago 94 Portland 118, Golden State 101 Sacramento 95, San Antonio 92 Toronto 105, L.A. Lakers 97 Today’s Games New York at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta vs. New Orleans at Jacksonville, FL, 4 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts x-New York 16 9 6 54 x-D.C. United 14 12 6 48 New England 13 11 8 47 Columbus 13 11 8 47 Toronto FC 14 13 4 46 Montreal 12 13 6 42 Orlando City 11 13 8 41 New York City FC 10 15 7 Philadelphia 9 16 7 34 Chicago 8 18 6 30 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts x-FC Dallas 15 10 6 51 x-Los Angeles 14 9 9 51 Vancouver 15 12 4 49 Sporting K.C. 13 9 9 48 Seattle 14 13 5 47 San Jose 12 12 8 44 Portland 12 11 8 44 Houston 11 13 8 41 Real Salt Lake 11 12 8 41 Colorado 8 13 10 34 x- clinched playoff berth ——— Saturday’s Games Montreal at Colorado, 3 p.m. GF 55 39 45 51 55 44 44 37 40 42 GA 39 40 45 53 53 43 54 47 53 51 52 GF 47 53 42 46 40 39 31 41 37 30 GA 38 39 34 41 34 37 36 45 43 38 past three seasons. Hauschka last missed an extra point LQ EXW VDLG WKH FKDQJH LV VLJQL¿FDQW EHFDXVHLW¶VRQHPRUHNLFNWKH\KDYHWRWKLQN about. “It just requires more focus. Instead of KDYLQJNLFNVD\HDU\RXKDYHWREHIRFXVHG IRUQRZ\RXKDYHRULI\RXLQFOXGHWKH H[WUDSRLQWV´+DXVFKNDVDLG³<RXKDYHWREH ready for those.” ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FREDDY VERA Senior Irrigon Football Vera rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns as Irrigon outlasted Culver 60-54 in their Columbia Basin Conference opener. The win improved Irrigon to 5-0 and guaranteed them their first winning season in program history. P ROUDLY S PONSORED B Y : • General Orthopedics • Sports Medicine • Arthroscopy • Foot & Ankle • Hand Surgery • Joint Replacement • Workman’s Comp Injuries Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute 620 NW 11th St., Ste. 201, Hermiston www.hermistonortho.com 541-289-7075