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GOLF/LACROSSE/TRACK Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Hermiston Girls HEAD COACH Josh Browning, 2nd year RETURNING STARTERS: Sydney Adams, sr; Lexi Lambert, sr.; Makenzie Lind, sr.; Sonja Peterson, jr.; Grace Blackhurst, jr. 2017 Schedule at The Dalles C.C. at Big River G.C. at Wildhorse G.C. at Eagle Crest at Indian Creek G.C. at Pendleton C.C. at Wandemere G.C. at Districts (Eagle Crest) 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 9 a.m. 8 a.m. Nixyaawii Golden Eagles The Golden Eagles boys return a two-time district champion (Riley Lankford) and three starters from their fourth-place finish at state in 2016. HEAD COACH: Ryan Heinrich, 3rd year ASSISTANT COACH: Chris Stoops, 3rd year RETURNING STARTERS: Riley Lankford, jr.; Wilbur Oatman, jr.; Justin Wells, so. OTHER RETURNERS: Austin Ancheta, so.; James Penney, so. OTHER SENIORS: Anthony Matamoros IMPACT NEWCOMERS: Deven Barkley, so. SEASON GOALS: Putting in the hard work it will take each week to reach a third-straight state tourna- ment is the goal for the boys. The girls will be focused on fundamentals. HEINRICH’S KEY TO THE SEASON: “We need any combination of three boys to shoot in the 90’s to go along with our No. 1 player Riley and they have a good shot at going to Trysting Tree, home of OSU golf, (for state) in mid-May.” Nixyaawii’s Riley Lank- ford watch- es his ball after teeing off on the eleventh hole at Pendleton County Club. EO file photo Heppner Mustangs The Buckaroos lost a lot to graduation, but return a lot as well and is looking to reload more than rebuild in 2017. HEAD COACH: Larry Brizendine (pole vault), 2nd year ASSISTANT COACHES: Jason Campbell (high jump), 16th year; Nicole Stewart (distance), 19th year; Chris Thatcher (sprint), 7th year; Eric Oja (sprints), 2nd year; Ben Bradley (hurdles), 5th year; Bill Aney (jumps), 12th year; Madi Naughton (distance), 12th year; Chance McGirr (javelin), 3rd year; Nicole Bowden (throws), 5th year. RETURNING STATE QUALIFIERS: (Girls) Kiara Glover, sr., hurdles/jumps; Hailey Kendrick, sr., pole vault (Boys) Johnny Stuvland, sr., jumps; Soren Wolf de Gavia, sr., sprints/relays; Gabe Walker, sr., jumps/sprints/ relays OTHER RETURNERS: (Girls) Jaiden Lemberger, sr., sprints/ hurdles; Oceane Schreier, sr., long jump; Lilly Oja, so., sprints; Taylor Baum, so., sprints; Hunter Kiele, so., throws; Megan Burchard, so., high jump/pole vault (Boys) Chris Newman, sr., distance; Cade Anderson, sr., sprints/ jumps/javelin; River Engum, sr., throws; Hagen Shelden, sr., jumps; Grant Kennedy, sr., javelin; Syler Rimbach, jr., pole vault; Patrick Hendren, so., hurdles/jumps OTHER SENIORS: (Girls) Haley Bradley, hurdles; Hailey Burchard, throws IMPACT NEWCOMERS: (Girls) EO file photo Pendleton’s Kiara Glover competes in the long jump at the 2016 OSAA state championships in Eugene. Elizabeth House, so., sprints (Boys) Jeff Kovach, sr., distance; Jon Jennings, sr., sprints/relays SEASON GOALS: Brizendine said he wants as many district champions and state qualifiers as possible, but did not specify a number he expects to make it. BRIZENDINE’S KEY TO THE SEASON: “We graduated 36 seniors last year, so there are a lot of holes to fill. It really depends on how kids that move into varsity roles perform. So far in practice this season, there are a lot of kids working hard. If you go by that we should be fairly competitive.” BUCKAROOS’ BIGGEST STRENGTHS: There is strength 10 a.m. Noon Noon 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 11 a..m 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 a..m March 23 April 8 April 14 April 14-15 April 18 April 22 April 27 April 28 May 2 May 2 May 10-11 2017 Schedule at Pendleton at AC Davis (WA) at Umatilla at Oregon Relays at The Dalles Kiwanis Invite at Riverside Relays at Gresham at Jesuit Relays Bulldog Invite Districts (at Hermiston) *-at Hermiston High School Noon 10 a.m. Noon TBD 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4 p.m. TBD EO file photo Tyler Rohrman, of Hermiston (middle), races to sec- ond in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles at the 2016 Oregon State OSAA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene. Rohrman is one of many qualifiers coming back for Hermiston in 2017. Mac-Hi Pioneers EO file photo Scout Reagan, of Hermiston, passes the baton to her teammate Elsa Torres during the 4x100-me- ter dash at the 2016 Columbia River Conference Track and Field Championships in Hermiston. Torres and Reagan are two of numerous return- ing state qualifiers for Hermiston in 2017. Hermiston Bulldogs Lacrosse Hermiston finished 6-10 one season ago, but with seven returning starters and Jacob Arnold’s first full season as head coach, the Bulldogs are dreaming of bigger and better things. HEAD COACH: Jacob Arnold, 2nd year ASSISTANT COACHES: Carter Christiansen, 2nd year; Jeff Collins (JV), 1st year. RETURNING STARTERS: Bradlee Guisti, sr., A/M; Brady Christiansen, sr., A/M; Chris Jones, sr., A; Tucker Salinas, sr., M; Luke Walchli, jr., A/M; Tayer Arnold, jr., D; Jake Palmer, jr., D. OTHER RETURNERS: Mark Mejia, jr., D; Tyler Hunter, jr., D; Josh Simpson, soph., D; Beau Blake, jr., G. IMPACT NEWCOMERS: John-Henry Line, sr., G; Tysen Salinas, fr., M; Calvin Giesen, jr., A. SEASON GOALS: To win the state championship. ARNOLD’S KEY TO THE SEASON: “Play as a team, work hard every day and finish games.” BIGGEST STRENGTHS: Hermiston returns seven starters to the field that have a lot of game experience playing together, which means the teammates have a great trust in eachother Hermistons’ Luke Walchli attempts to get around Lincoln de- fender Zenzo Beresfordlast season in Hermiston. 2017 Schedule Mar. 23 Buck Classic Noon Apr. 7 at Mac-Hi 11 a.m. Apr. 8 at Stanfield 10 a.m. Apr. 14 at Umatilla Noon Apr. 15 at Pasco (WA) 9:30 a.m. Apr. 15 at Willamette Falls 10 a.m. Apr. 22 at Hermiston 10 a.m. Apr. 29 at Ontario TBD May 10-11 at Districts* TBD RETURNING STATE QUALIFIERS: (Boys) Alexis Mercado, sr., sprints; Isaac Sanchez, jr., distance; Tyler Rohrman, sr., hurdles; Hiram Maciel, sr., high jump; Vaemu Ena, sr., triple jump. (Girls) Scout Reagan, soph., sprints; Audrey Lincoln, sr., sprints; Elsa Torres, soph., sprints; Melany Solorio, jr., distance; Madison Wilson, soph., hurdles; Maddy Juul, jr., throws. 2017 Schedule at Echo Hills G.C. at Wildhorse G.C. at Pumpkin Ridge G. C. at Pendleton C.C. at La Grande C.C. at John Day G.C. at Willow Creek C.C. at Alpine Meadows G.C. at Buffalo Peak G.C. at Districts (Pendleton C.C.) in numbers with 85 athletes out for the team and Brizendine said they’re all showing up to practice ready to go to work for the large and knowledgeable coaching staff. Brizendine said he’s seen great senior leadership as well, both verbally and by example. Hermiston Bulldogs HEAD COACH: Greg Grant, 27th year RETURNING STARTERS: (Boys) Logan Grieb, sr.; Daniel Bretsch, so.; Reno Ferguson, so.; Logan Burright, so. (Girls) Sophie Grant, jr.; Madison Combe, so.; Claire Grieb, so. IMPACT NEWCOMERS: (Boys) Kellen Grant, fr.; Jake Lindsay, fr. (GIRLS) Caitlyn Scrivner, so.; Nicole Propheter, fr. March 17 March 23 April 3 April 7 April 11 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 8-9 HEAD COACHES: Devin Holmes, Tim Hutchinson, 1st years ASSISTANT COACH: John Milleson (Boys), Chloe Rowe (Girls) RETURNING STATE QUALIFIERS: Landon Warne, sr., throws; Donnie Clark, sr., throws; (Girls) Bianca Garcia, soph., throws; Delaney Karrels, sr., high jump. 2017 Schedule Mar. 23 at Pendleton Noon Mar. 25 at Colfax (WA) Noon Apr. 1 at Riverside 11:30 a.m. Apr. 7 at Mac-Hi 11 a.m. Apr. 14 at Umatilla Noon Apr. 22 at Union 11 a.m. Apr. 29 at Ontario TBA May 5 at Baker 10 a.m. May 13 GOL Districts* TBA *-at Baker High School GOOD LUCK TO UMATILLA VIKINGS! Best of Luck Vikings! JOHN L. BALLARD Good Luck ! Vikings 125 SW 3rd St. • Hermiston 541-564-2574 1411 6th St • Umatilla, OR 541-922-3001 GOOD LUCK TO Nixyaawii! 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