WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
PILOT ROCK ROCKETS
PILOT ROCK GIRLS BASKETBALL
Head coach: Amylee Perrine, 1st season.
East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald | E7
STANFIELD TIGERS
STANFIELD GIRLS BASKETBALL
Coach: Daniel Sharp, 6th season.
2019-20 SCHEDULE
Assistant coach: Derrick Metcalf.
2018-19 season: The Rockets went 8-14
overall and 2-10 in the Blue Mountain
Conference to finish sixth in the league
standings.
Returning starter: Lillie Brewer, jr., G.
Other key returners: Mady Moffit, so., G;
Sarah Lambert, sr., P; Emily Lambert, so., P;
Rylee Bray, jr., G; Whisper Waite, sr., G; Brooke-
lynne Basye, jr., P.
Impact newcomers: Madison Lunzmann, so.,
P; Aiva Ellis, fr., G; Montana Hamilton, fr., G.
Coach’s outlook: “This season, we will have
a fairly young team with a lot of girls coming
off the bench, but our expectations are set
high,” Perrine said. “We are determined and
dedicated to becoming a better team, and
we’re looking to be highly competitive within
our conference. We are getting better every
day, and are extremely excited to get this
season.”
2019-20 schedule:
Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 at Imbler (at Joseph) 3 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Joseph 3 p.m.
Dec. 13 vs. Elgin 6 p.m.
Dec. 14 at Cove 4 p.m.
Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheeler 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 20-21 at 2A Preview (Pendleton
Convention Center)
Dec. 27-28 at Bouncin’ Cancer
Tournament (at Echo)
Jan. 3 at Enterprise 6 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Stanfield 4 p.m.
Jan. 10 vs. Union 6 p.m.
Jan. 11 vs. Heppner 4 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. Ione/Arlington 6 p.m.
Jan. 17 vs. Grant Union 6 p.m.
Jan. 24 at Stanfield 6 p.m.
Jan. 25 vs. Weston-McEwen 4 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Heppner 6 p.m.
Feb. 1 at Union 4 p.m.
Feb. 4 at Echo 6 p.m.
Feb. 7 at Grant Union 6 p.m.
Feb. 11 at Weston-McEwen 6 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. Enterprise 6 p.m.
2019-20 SCHEDULE
Assistant coach: Jessenia Carrillo.
2018-19 season: Finished 12-13. That is the
second highest win total for Stanfield in
15-plus years. “It was a step in the right
direction after a few years of winning a few
games a year,” Sharp said.
Returning starters: Kendra Hart, sr.; Savannah
Sharp, sr.; Nyah Tejeda, sr.; Alexis Shelby, so.
Other key returners: Kylee McClure, sr.; Jenn
Flores, so.; Courtney Gregerson, so.
Key newcomers: Hoping that some of the
younger kids from last year come in improved
and ready to make more of an impact.
Coach Sharp’s outlook: We have a good core
coming back that stepped up and improved
over the season last year. The seniors are
anxious to take the next step in improving
the program. As long as we stay healthy, play
together, play smarter, and go hard, we should
be able to give the tough teams in our league
some competitive games.
Hugo Hernandez, of Stanfield,
chases down a loose ball as
Pilot Rock’s Logan Weinke
looks to steal during a January
2019 Blue Mountain Conference
game at Stanfield.
Pilot Rock’s Grace
Austin (33) puts up a
shot during a January
2019 league matchup
in Stanfield despite the
efforts of two Tigers.
EO file photo
STANFIELD BOYS BASKETBALL
EO file photo
PILOT ROCK BOYS BASKETBALL
Head coach: Tyler Zyph, 1st season.
2019-20 SCHEDULE
Assistant coaches: Bill Zyph, Cody Thacker.
2018-19 season: The Rockets finished with a
3-19 overall record and went 2-10 in the Blue
Mountain Conference. Their season ended
with a 64-50 home loss to Union.
Returning starters: Logan Weinke, sr., G;
Tanner Corwin, jr., F; Riley Waggoner, jr., G.
Other key returners: Payton Thurmond, sr.,
F; Austin Drake, sr., G; Tel Thacker, jr., G; Caden
Thorton, jr., F; Wyatt Stillman, so., G.
Impact newcomers: Paxton Ellis, jr., F; Jimmy
Jones, jr., G.
Coach’s outlook: “We are looking to build the
Pilot Rock basketball program back up,” Zyph
said. “We’ve added a lot more structure and
accountability back into the program. We have
a very athletic junior and senior class that is
going to be responsible for most of what we
do this season. Our athletes have matured a
lot over the past year, and we’re going to take
this season one game at a time. Our goal is
to get better each week and put ourselves in
a position to be successful at the end of the
season.”
Dec. 4 vs. Irrigon 6 p.m.
Dec. 6-7 at Sherman Invitational TBD
Dec. 12 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 13 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 14 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 17 at Umatilla 6 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Echo 6 p.m.
Dec. 20 at Riverside 6 p.m.
Dec. 27 at Mac-Hi Tournament TBD
Dec. 28 at Mac-Hi Tournament TBD
*Jan. 3 vs. Grant Union 6 p.m.
*Jan. 4 at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m.
*Jan. 11 at Weston-McEwen 4 p.m.
*Jan. 17 at Union 6 p.m.
*Jan. 18 vs. Enterprise 4 p.m.
*Jan. 24 vs. Pilot Rock 6 p.m.
*Jan. 25 vs. Heppner 4 p.m.
*Jan. 31 vs. Weston-McEwen 6 p.m.
*Feb. 7 vs. Union 6 p.m.
*Feb. 8 vs. Enterprise 4 p.m.
*Feb. 11 at Heppner 6 p.m.
*Feb. 14 at Grant Union 6 p.m.
*Conference game
Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah 6 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. Imbler (at Joseph) 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Joseph 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 vs. Elgin 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 at Cove 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheeler 6 p.m.
Dec 20-21 at 2A Preview
(Pendleton Convention Center)
Dec. 27-28 at Bouncin’ Cancer
Tournament (at Echo)
Jan. 3 at Enterprise 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Stanfield 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 vs. Union 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 vs. Heppner 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. Ione/Arlington 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 vs. Grant Union 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 at Stanfield 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 vs. Weston-McEwen 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Heppner 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 at Union 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 at Echo 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 at Grant Union 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11 at Weston-McEwen 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. Enterprise 7:30 p.m.
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Coach: Devin Bailey, 3rd season.
2019-20 SCHEDULE
Assistant coach: Eddy Ramos.
2018-19 season: “Last year, we fell a game
short of qualifying for state when we lost
a tough one to a solid Grant Union team
in districts,” Bailey said. “With that said, we
did claw our way back from dropping a few
league games early that we should not have.”
Returning starters: Rene Sanchez, P, sr.; Mario
Sanchez, G, sr.; Rafael Orozco, G, sr.
Other key returners: Tanner Carver, P, jr.;
Keagan Brown, G, jr.; Uriel Carrillo, G, jr.
Key newcomers: Ricky Carrillo, G, jr.; Sam
Kerns, P, jr.; Josue Hernandez, G, jr.; Keith
Burke, G, jr.
Coach Bailey’s outlook: This season will be
whatever my guys make of it. We lost seven
seniors last year and it is up in the air as to
what our lineup will look like come Dec. 4 for
our first game against Irrigon. The competition
amongst the team will help drive us forward
to hopefully competing at the league level as
well as the state level. We have a combination
of size, skill and leaders that I believe could be
dangerous this year.
Dec. 4 vs. Irrigon 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 6-7 at Sherman Invitational TBD
Dec. 12 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 13 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 14 at Columbia River Clash,
Umatilla TBD
Dec. 17 at Umatilla 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Echo 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 20 at Riverside 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 at Mac-Hi Tournament TBD
Dec. 28 at Mac-Hi Tournament TBD
*Jan. 3 vs. Grant Union 7:30 p.m.
*Jan. 4 at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m.
*Jan. 11 at Weston-McEwen 5:30 p.m.
*Jan. 17 at Union 7:30 p.m.
*Jan. 18 vs. Enterprise 5:30 p.m.
*Jan. 24 vs. Pilot Rock 7:30 p.m.
*Jan. 25 vs. Heppner 5:30 p.m.
*Jan. 31 vs. Weston-McEwen 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 at Vernonia 2:30 p.m.
*Feb. 7 vs. Union 7:30 p.m.
*Feb. 8 vs. Enterprise 5:30 p.m.
*Feb. 11 at Heppner 7:30 p.m.
*Feb. 14 at Grant Union 7:30 p.m.
*Conference game
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