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East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Pendle-
ton’s Haley
Greb tees
off in the
85th Bob
Norquist
Oregon
Junior
Amateur
Champi-
onships in
Redmond.
Pendleton Girls
Three-time state placer Haley
Greb is back for her senior year to
lead a team returning three starters
and hopeful for a fifth-straight berth
in the state championships. Greb tied
for second last year for her highest
placing at state, and the
Bucks were also second as
a team but did lose two of
their top four scorers to
graduation.
HEAD COACH:
Terry Prouse, 11th year
RETURNING STARTERS: Haley
Greb, sr.; Megan George, so.; Rylee
Harris, so.
OTHER RETURNERS: Miah
Rueber, sr.; Kendall Blair, sr.; Trinity
Treloar, jr.; MaKenzie McLeod, so.
OTHER SENIORS: LaRiah Alex-
ander
IMPACT NEWCOMERS: Lauren
Galloway, fr.
SEASON GOALS: Lower scores each
match and a season that ends with a
berth in the state tournament berth.
PROUSE’S KEY TO THE SEASON:
“A lot of hard work, and work on our
weakness to make it our strength.”
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: Greb’s
consistently low scores and experi-
ence at the state level give the Bucks
a steady leader, and the rest of the
team has shown great work ethic and
a positive attitude on the links.
EO file photo
2017 Schedule
March 18
at AC Davis
TBD
March 23 at Big River G.C. 10 a.m.
April 3
at Wildhorse G.C.
Noon
April 5
at Indian Creek G.C. 10 a.m.
April 13
at Pendleton C.C.
Noon
May 4-6 at Districts (Eagle Crest) TBD
Pendelton’s
Nathan
Som
watches
his tee
shot hit
the fairway
at a tour-
nament
at Wild-
horse Golf
Course last
season.
Pendleton Boys
The Buckaroos bring back their
lowest scorer (Nathan Som) from last
season’s third-place finish at state and
will look to extend their run of seven-
straight years qualifying for
state as a team. Som tied for
fifth in 2016.
HEAD COACH:
Nels Nelson, 35th year
ASSISTANT COACH: Paul Richards
(volunteer), 2nd year
RETURNING STARTERS: Nathan Som,
sr.; Brayden Pulver, sr.; Jared Geier, jr.
OTHER RETURNERS: Trevor Reyes, jr.
OTHER SENIORS: Avery Madril,
Brandon Cox, Jonathan Wolotira
IMPACT NEWCOMERS: Seth Wood,
jr.; Sawyer Powell, jr.
SEASON GOALS: Improve overall as a
team and qualify the team, or at least an
individual, for the state championships.
EO file photo
NELSON’S KEY TO THE SEASON:
“We need to be one of the five teams
qualifying for state out of 17 teams,
or one of 10 individuals of maybe 85
players.”
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: Three
returning starters that have competed
at state gives the Bucks the experience
needed to make another run.
2017 Schedule
March 16 at Walla Walla C.C.
1 p.m.
March 17
at The Dalles C.C.
10 a.m.
March 18 at AC Davids Invite
TBD
March 23
at Big River G.C.
10 a.m.
April 3
at Wildhorse G.C.
Noon
April 5
at Indian Creek G.C. 10 a.m.
April 13
at Pendleton C.C.
Noon
April 21
at Eagle Crest
TBD
April 24
at Teharow G.C.
TBD
April 26
at Quail Valley G.C.
TBD
May 1
at Meadow Lakes G.C.
TBD
May 4-6 at District (Eagle Crest)
TBD
Herm-
iston’s
Anders
Lind tees
off on the
6th hole
during the
Hermis-
ton Invita-
tional last
season at
the Big
River Golf
Course in
Umatilla.
Hermiston Boys
Led by a pair of four-year varsity
players, the Bulldogs are hoping to bring
home a little more hardware
than they did in 2016.
HEAD COACH:
Aaron Lind, 2nd year
ASSISTANT COACHES:
Juan Rodriguez (JV head coach), 2nd
year
RETURNING STARTERS: Anders
Lind, sr.; Jared Thacker, sr.; Kaden
Mecham, sr.
OTHER RETURNERS: Tyler Cameron,
sr.; Connor Scott, jr.; Ty Knutz, sr.
IMPACT NEWCOMERS: Blue
Blackhurst, so.; Garrett McClannahan, so.;
Cody Thacker, fr.; Kaleb Crafton, fr.
SEASON GOALS: The Bulldogs didn’t
feel the thrill of the chase too often last
season, and are looking to compete for
tournament titles in 2017.
LIND’S KEY TO THE SEASON: “Our
veterans with Anders and Jared are
going to have play solid all year. Both
players are capable of playing par golf or
better. Our three, four, and five need to
continue to bring scores down. We need
to post counting scores that are well
below 90.”
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: Hermiston’s
upperclassmen bring valuable experi-
ence on a variety of courses, but will be
pushed from behind by some talented
newcomers that have the potential to
play their way into varsity scoring spots.
Lind said he sees the evidence of lots of
hard work in the offseason.
2017 Schedule
March 17 at The Dalles C.C.
March 20 at Blackrock G.C.
March 23
at Big River G.C.
April 3
at Wildhorse G.C.
April 10
at Bend C.C.
April 13
at Pendleton C.C.
April 21
at Eagle Crest
April 24
at Tetherow G.C.
April 26
at Quail Valley G.C.
May 5 at Districts (Eagle Crest)
May 6 at Districts (Eagle Crest)
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Noon
11 a.m.
Noon
TBD
10 a.m.
TBD
8 a.m.
11 a.m.
Mac-Hi Pioneers
With five returning starters, the Mac-Hi boys are looking for a big season and a
state trophy.
HEAD COACH: Barry Wofford, 6th year
ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeff Bishop, 1st year
RETURNING STARTERS: (Boys) Riley Chester, sr.;
Evan Kain, sr.; Noah Wilson, jr.; Kodi Leidenfrost, so.;
Kaden Kilburg, sr. (Girls) Megan Norton, so.
OTHER SENIORS: (Boys) Gage Harwood
SEASON GOALS: The boys are intent on a district
title and top-four finish at state this season, while the
girls are going to focus on improving their game and
having fun.
WOFFORD’S KEY TO THE SEASON: “Getting the
kids to play up to their abilities.”
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: The camaraderie and trust
in teammates is a guiding force for the Pioneers, and
Wofford said this group never seems to have trouble
having fun on the course.
EO file photo
GOOD LUCK TO
STANFIELD TIGERS!
M AIN S TREE
M ARKET
2017 Schedule
at Milton-Freewater G.C.
2:30 p.m.
at Wine Valley G.C.
2 p.m.
at Veteran’s G.C.
2:30 p.m.
at Big River G.C.
10 a.m.
at Walla Walla C.C.
2:30 p.m.
at Wildhorse G.C.
Noon
at Milton-Freewater G.C.
Noon
at La Grande C.C. (Girls)
1 p.m.
at Pendleton C.C. (Boys)
Noon
at La Grande C.C. (Boys)
1 p.m.
at Quail Ridge G.C. (Girls)
Noon
at Quail Ridge G.C. (Boys)
1 p.m.
at Wine Valley G.C.
12:30 p.m.
at Veteran’s G.C.
2 p.m.
Districts at Buffalo Peak G.C. (Boys)
TBA
Districts at Pendleton C.C. (Girls
TBA
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