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Pendleton boys, girls soccer claim IMC honors, break school records
Jaime Rico-Mendoza scored a
team-high 13 goals this season
By BRETT KANE
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — To
end their second year in the
5A Intermountain Confer-
ence, the Pendleton boys
soccer team placed four in
the league’s all-star selec-
tions, and broke some school
records along the way.
Senior
goalkeeper
Andrew
Wolotira
was
selected as a fi rst-team goalie.
Wolotira allowed 22 goals on
the season, breaking the pre-
vious record of 27 that was
set in 2010.
“I would
credit a lot
of our suc-
cess
to
him,” Pend-
leton head
coach Alex
Little Sky
Erazo said
of Wolotira.
“He was huge in the leader-
ship department. He brings
that level of experience and
knowledge that other guys
R. Lovercheck
K. Lovercheck
don’t have. He’s a beast of a
keeper.”
Senior defender Michael
Rodriguez was Pendle-
ton’s second and fi nal
fi rst-team selection.
“He may not have scored
the most goals, but he defi -
nitely was a huge part of our
offense,” Erazo said. “We
wouldn’t have scored as many
goals without him in the mid-
dle. He got the ball going for-
ward and kept it going for us.
Defensively, he helped keep
our midfi elders in check.”
Junior midfi elder Juan
Ortega was Pendleton’s lone
second-team selection. Ortega
broke the school record for
most assists in a season, post-
ing seven by the year’s end.
“It was great coaching
him,” Erazo said. “He’s a
great, well-rounded player.
The stats show his ability to
contribute to the team’s scor-
ing and putting others in suc-
cessful positions. He was
See Bucks, Page B2
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Irrigon’s
Collins earns
EOL MVP
honor
DAWGS PLACE 4
ON MCC FOOTBALL TEAM
Bradshaw
Coughlin
Wagner
Walchli
Knights White
and Mueller named
to fi rst team
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
IRRIGON — Irri-
gon libero Makenna
Collins shared Eastern
Oregon League Player
of the Year honors
with Vale setter May-
cee DeLong and Burns
Collins
outside hitter Allie
Hueckman.
Vale’s
Shannon
Steele was named
Coach of the Year.
Collins, who also
was the Player of the
Year last year as a
Mueller
sophomore, was joined
on the fi rst team by
teammates
Emma
Mueller (setter) and
Haley White (outside
hitter).
The Knights (15-
13 overall, 5-5 EOL)
White
fi nished third in EOL
play, and just missed
out on a second trip to state.
The second team features Riverside
libero Lily Rockwell, Umatilla outside
hitter Chantal Lemus, and Irrigon mid-
dle Alyssa Luna.
Defensive specialist Clarissa Delo-
era of Irrigon, and Delmy Barerra (out-
side hitter) were selected to the honor-
able mention team.
See Volleyball, Page B2
EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE
Players of the Year: Makenna Collins, jr., Irri-
gon; Maycee DeLong, sr., Vale; Allie Hueck-
man, jr., Burns.
Coach of the year: Shannon Steele, Vale.
FIRST TEAM
Makenna Collins, jr., Irrigon; Maycee DeLong, sr.,
Vale; Allie Hueckman, jr., Burns; Kaiden Raif, jr.,
Burns; Kaitlyn Wright, so., Burns; Emmy Johnson,
jr., Vale; Tyanna Norton, jr., Vale; Jaymeson Jen-
son, so., Vale; Emma Mueller, jr., Irrigon; Haley
White, sr., Irrigon.
SECOND TEAM
Sierra Cleaver, sr., Vale; Syriah Trujillo, sr., Nyssa;
Hailey Castro, jr., Nyssa; Lily Rockwell, sr., Riverside;
Chantal Lemus, jr., Umatilla; Alyssa Luna, jr., Irrigon.
HONORABLE MENTION
Mariah Atencio, jr., Burns; Demia Hardin, sr., Vale;
Lexi Cleaver, so., Vale; Clarissa Deloera, jr., Irrigon;
Delmy Barerra, sr., Riverside; Lea Garner, so. Nyssa.
Off ensive lineman
Chase Bradshaw earns
fi rst-team honors
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan, File
Hermiston lineman Dustyn Coughlin (77) lifts wide receiver Garrett Walchli (5) into the air following a 63-yard touchdown run against
North Central on Nov. 8, 2019, at Kennison Field in Hermiston. Walchli earned Mid-Columbia Conference second-team honors as a wide
receiver, while Coughlin was an honorable mention off ensive lineman.
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
H
ERMISTON — Hermiston offen-
sive lineman Chase Bradshaw
earned fi rst-team Mid-Columbia
Conference football honors for
the second year in a row.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound senior, had a grade
of 92 percent on the season for his blocking
execution.
“It’s always a good feeling when oppos-
ing coaches recognize your play, and you as a
player,” Bradshaw said.
Bulldogs wide receiver Garrett Walchli and
punter Trevor Wagner were named to the sec-
ond team, while senior offensive lineman Dus-
tyn Coughlin earned honorable mention honors.
Walchli, a senior, had 49 catches for 634
yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games. He fi n-
ished the season with 1,099 all-purpose yards,
and was sixth in MCC scoring with 72 points.
“I’m excited and humbled,” Wal-
chli said. “The MCC is one of the hardest
leagues in the state. I am grateful, but I am
MID-COLUMBIA CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
SECOND TEAM
HONORABLE MENTION
Defensive back — Kelen Rutz,
sr., Kamiakin; Des Licon, jr., Pasco;
Aiden Mason, jr., Chiawana; Dion
Lee, sr., Chiawana.
Linebacker — Riley Cissne, sr., Chi-
awana; Cameron Breier, jr., Chi-
awana; Roy Colvin, sr., Chiawana;
Luis Salgado, so., Kamiakin.
Defensive line — Jagger Childs,
sr., Kennewick; Bridger Feldman,
sr., Chiawana; Tanner Sullins, sr.,
Kamiakin; Isaiah Anderson, so.,
Chiawana.
Off ensive line — Baylor McEl-
roy, sr., Kennewick; Baiden McEl-
roy, sr., Kennewick; Casey Mod-
drell, sr., Hanford; Tanner Sullins,
sr., Kamiakin; Chase Bradshaw, sr.,
Hermiston.
Wide receiver — Woodley
Downard, jr., Kamiakin; Ben Fewel,
jr., Richland; Des Licon, jr., Pasco;
Kelen Rutz, sr., Kamiakin.
Quarterback — Easton Wise-Hyde,
jr., Hanford.
Running back — Myles Mayovsky,
so., Kennewick; Tuna Altahir, jr.,
Kamiakin.
Punter — Seamus Hall, jr., Walla
Walla.
Kicker — Xavier Uvalle, jr., Hanford.
Returner — Des Licon, jr., Pasco.
Defensive back — Arnaldo
Cabrera, sr., Kennewick; Aarloh Val-
dovinos, jr., Chiawana; Elijah Rodri-
guez, so., Richland; Simeon Howard,
so., Kennewick.
Linebacker — Konner Oberman,
sr., Hanford; Cody LaFontaine, sr.,
Kennewick; Kaleb Stevenson, sr.,
Kennewick; Nathan Torres, jr., Pasco.
Defensive line — Sam Stanfi eld,
sr., Richland; Cole Schmidt, sr., Walla
Walla; Bryson Knapik, sr., Kenne-
wick; Isaiah Arline, jr., Pasco.
Off ensive line — Cole Schmidt, sr.,
Walla Walla; Michael Chvedov, sr.,
Hanford; Austin Schoff stall, sr., Ken-
newick; Nic Gutierrez, sr., Pasco;
Payten Collins, sr., Hanford.
Wide receiver — Dion Lee, sr., Chi-
awana; Dylan Ashbeck, sr., Walla
Walla; Jaxon Farrah, jr., Hanford;
Garett Walchli, sr., Hermiston.
Quarterback — Henry Mercado,
so., Kamiakin.
Running back — Kamari Durmas,
sr., Hanford; Gabe Schilz, sr.,
Chiawana.
Punter — Trevor Wagner, jr.,
Hermiston.
Kicker — Francisco Valle, jr., Pasco.
Returner — Simeon Howard, so.,
Kennewick.
Defensive back — Hunter Polley,
sr., Walla Walla; Kamari Durmas, sr.,
Hanford; Tuna Altahir, jr., Kamiakin;
Aidan Leonard, sr., Kamiakin; Gabe
Martinez, sr., Hanford.
Linebacker — Gerardo Alonso, so.,
Chiawana; Camron Ball, jr., Richland
Gilbert Marquez, jr., Kamiakin.
Defensive line — Josh White, sr.,
Richland; Omar Cruz, jr., Walla Walla;
Lucas Martin, jr., Southridge.
Off ensive line — Wyatt Eller, sr.,
Hanford; Dustyn Coughlin, sr.,
Hermiston; Jackson Owen, sr., Walla
Walla; Jaiden Anderson, sr., Chi-
awana; Aaron Tano, so., Kamiakin.
Wide receiver — Simeon Howard,
so., Kennewick; Gabe Martinez, sr.,
Hanford; Messiah Jones, jr., Kami-
akin; Caleb Harvey, jr., Hanford.
Quarterback — JP Zamora, so.,
Chiawana; Blaine Chavez, sr.,
Kennewick.
Running back — Jakob Humphrey,
so., Walla Walla.
Punter — Simeon Howard, so.,
Kennewick.
Kicker — Evan Dawes, sr.,
Chiawana.
Returner — Josiah Wik, sr., Walla
Walla.
See Football, Page B2
SPORTS SHORTS
Gasol waived by Blazers but may have new role with team
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
PORTLAND — The Portland
Trail Blazers have waived center
Pau Gasol but his career with the
team may not be over.
Gasol, who never played in a
game with the Blazers, announced
on social media Wednesday that
the team had released him. In a
video he posted, Gasol said he is
still recovering from surgery on
his left foot in May.
“I underwent surgery in hopes
that it would expedite my return,
but unfortunately in the last few
days we have assessed that my
recovery is going to take longer
than we had originally hoped for,”
he said.
Gasol said he plans to remain
in Portland to continue his reha-
bilitation, and he is discussing a
new role with the Trail Blazers.
“I have the same excitement
and passion for the game of basket-
ball that I had when I fi rst started
playing, and I will work as hard as
I can on my recovery with a clear
goal in mind: To get healthy in
order to continue to play the game
that I love,” Gasol said.
Gasol signed with the Blazers
in the offseason as a free agent.
He played in three games for
the Milwaukee Bucks last sea-
son before undergoing surgery
for the stress fracture. The Bucks
had signed him in March after he
reached a buyout agreement with
the San Antonio Spurs. In total,
he played in just 30 games last
season, averaging 3.8 points and
4.6 rebounds.
In this Sept. 30, 2019, file
photo, Portland Trail Blaz-
ers’ Pau Gasol poses during
the NBA basketball team’s
media day in Portland.
AP Photo/Sam Ortega, File