VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
3A EASTERN
OREGON LEAGUE
Conf.
Vale*
10-0
Burns*
8-2
Nyssa
6-4
Irrigon
4-6
Riverside 1-9
Riverside 1-9
B
Projected Finish
(Rankings based on coaches and media votes)
2016 Final Standings
1. Baker
Returning All-League
Ovr.
27-4
21-11
12-11
15-14
3-18
2-22
Vale — Presley Jensen, MB, sr.;
Tesse McFetridge, OH, sr.; Dally
Johnson, MB, sr.; Sable Kelso, DS,
sr.
Burns — Rachel Dunn, MB, sr.
Nyssa — Syriah Trujillo, DS, soph.
Irrigon — Mya Chapman, S, sr.;
Taylor Davis, MB, sr.
Riverside — Masie Hancock, S, sr.
Umatilla — Nancy Ortiz, OH, sr.
*-made postseason
vs. Ione
at Helix
at Irrigon
vs. Con/Wheeler
vs. Elgin
at Union
vs. Mac-Hi
vs. Stanfi eld
at Helix Tourn.
at Elgin
vs. Riverside*
at Con/Wheeler
at Irrigon*
at Salem Acad.
vs. Nyssa*
vs. Burns*
vs. Vale*
at Riverside*
vs. Irrigon*
at Vale*
at Nyssa*
at Burns*
W 3-2
L 3-0
L 3-0
L 3-0
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
10 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
10 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
11 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
5 p.m.
1 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
Aug. 25
vs. Umatilla
W 3-0
Aug. 25 vs. Condon/Wheeler W 3-0
Aug. 26
vs. Enterprise
W 2-0
Aug. 26
at Stanfi eld
W 2-0
Aug. 26
vs. Echo
T 1-1
Aug. 31
vs. Hermiston JV
7 p.m.
Sept. 5
at Heppner
TBD
Sept. 8
at Ione
1 p.m.
Sept. 8
vs. Echo#
3 p.m.
Sept. 9 at Waitsburg (WA) Tourn. 8 a.m.
Sept. 19
at Riverside*
6 p.m.
Sept. 21
Sept. 29
Sept. 30
Sept. 30
Oct. 5
Oct. 7
Oct. 10
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
vs. Umatilla*
vs. Burns*
vs. Vale*
vs. Nyssa*
vs. Riverside*
at Stanfi eld
at Umatilla*
at Burns*
at Vale*
at Nyssa*
Districts
*-league game
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 7
Sept. 7
Sept. 14
Sept. 16
Sept. 16
Sept. 16
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Sept. 23
Sept. 29
vs. Condon/Wheeler
vs. Tri-Cities Prep (WA)
at Helix
vs. Pilot Rock#
at Umatilla*
vs. Stanfi eld
vs. South Wasco
vs. Elgin
vs. Irrigon*
at Stevenson (WA)
vs. South Wasco%
vs. Vale*
Head coach: Marie Cain,
3rd year
Assistant coach: Gina
Patterson, 2nd year
Returning starters: Ashley
Price, OH, jr.; Zulema
Gaytan, M, jr.; Maria
Gonzalez, S, so.; Lilyann
Rockwell, L, so.
Team’s primary goals:
“Be competitive, play our
games, make post season
ranking.”
Cain’s key to the
season: “Teamwork,
communication, heart.”
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
TBD
3 p.m.
5 p.m.
4 p.m.
10 a.m.
2 p.m.
6 p.m.
Noon
5 p.m.
1 p.m.
11 a.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
#-at Ione
Sept. 30
Sept. 30
Oct. 3
Oct. 5
Oct. 10
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
Oct. 14
8 a.m.
7 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 a.m.
TBD
TBD
8 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
*-denotes league game
play under its belt the Knights want
to become a big-time player in the
EOL under fi rst-year head coach Lisa
Connell.
Pioneers
vs. Nyssa*
vs. Burns*
vs. Umatilla*
at Irrigon*
at Waitsburg (WA)
at Burns*
at Nyssa*
at Vale*
11 a.m.
3 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
5 p.m.
Noon
3 p.m.
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4. Mac-Hi
2017 Schedule
Head coach: Lisa Connell, 1st year
(2nd with team)
Assistant coach: Minerva DeLoera,
1st year
2016 season: 15-14 overall, 4-6 EOL
(4th); Lost to Nyssa in league playoff.
Key returners: Mya Chapman,
S/OH, sr.; Taylor Davis, MB/RS, sr.;
Brianna Rice, MB/OH, jr.; McKenzee
Wilson, S/OP, sr.; Karlee
Gale, S/DS,sr.; Bailey
Botefuhr, S/OH, fr.; Brooke
Tolar, DS, jr.
Season outlook: Irrigon
returns some key pieces
to a team that fi nished
middle of the pack in 2016,
but with a year of solid
Riverside Pirates
2017 Schedule
3. Ontario
2. La Grande
Irrigon Knights
*-league game
2017 Schedule
(Rankings based on coaches and media votes)
Head coach: Amanda Nelson,
4th year
Assistant coaches: Jenny
Camarena, 2nd year; Beck Jo
Gifford (JV coach), 1st year.
Returning starters: Jadie
Jackson, OH, jr.; Anney Bannock,
S, jr.; Brittany Wells, L, jr.
Other seniors: Jacquelyn
Wagner.
2016 season: 1-12 overall, 0-6
Greater Oregon League (4th).
2017 season outlook: Mac-Hi
will spend 2017 developing its
core and building team trust as
the Pioneers will be comprised of
mostly sophomores and juniors.
Coach Nelson believes the team
has a dedication and drive to
improve from a one-win season
in 2016.
Nelson’s key to the season:
“Communication is key. We will
really be pumping up the talk
this year.”
2017 Schedule
Aug. 24
Aug. 24
Aug. 25
Aug. 25
Aug. 29
Sept. 1
Sept. 5
Sept. 7
Sept. 9
Sept. 12
Sept. 14
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Sept. 23
Sept. 29
Sept. 30
Sept. 30
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 13
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
*-made postseason
McLoughlin Pioneers
Umatilla Vikings
Head coach: Sonia Ego, 3rd year
Assistant coach: Rylee
Christianson, 1st year
Returning starters: Guadalupe
Flores, DS/S, sr.; Sonia Coria, RH,
sr.; Nancy Ortiz, OH, sr.
Impact newcomers: Charlene
Alvarez, so.; Yarectzy Carrillo, so.
Primary goals for the season:
Ego emphasizes the most
important thing for the team is
to continue learning new skills,
which in turn will allow them to
compete at their best ability.
Biggest strengths: “We have fun,
we support one another, and we
never give up.”
Ego’s key to the season:
“Communication and team work.”
Conf. Ovr.
Baker*
6-0 21-5
La Grande* 4-2 12-11
Ontario
2-4 8-12
Mac-Hi
0-6 1-12
aker ran away with the GOL
championship a year ago and are
poised to do so again having only lost
three seniors. La Grande and Ontario have
both improved as well, though, and Mac-Hi
is looking to continue building its program.
Top team gets automatic playoff berth.
Vale Vikings
Burns Hilanders
Irrigon Knights
Nyssa Bulldogs
Riverside Pirates
Umatilla Vikings
T
2016 Final Standings
4A GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Projected Finish
he Eastern Oregon League
was ruled by the teams from
the far east once again, with
Vale putting together a perfect
EOL slate. Irrigon returns some
important pieces at it will try to
jump into the top two this year to
earn one of the two playoff spots.
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