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East Oregonian
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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play, and 8-1 overall. They
are on an eight-match win
streak after dropping their
season opener to Irrigon.
Because of COVID, there
will not be any state champi-
onships this year.
“They don’t get anything
out of it,” Mindy Wilson said.
“We worked so hard for this
year. This group of seniors
has been playing together
since the sixth grade. I’m not
saying we’d win state, but
we’d be at the tournament.”
Heppner will finish its
season on Tuesday, April 6,
at Stanfi eld. Wilson said it
will be harder on her mom
than her.
“We don’t talk about it,”
Wilson said. “She’s been
crying for a couple of weeks.
It will be tough. I liked play-
ing for my mom. She’s a great
coach, and she’s tough on me,
which is a good thing.”
Coach Wilson doesn’t
deny the match on April 6
will be a tough night.
“It will be my last match
with her,” she said. “I will
continue to coach, but it will
be diff erent. It’s hard to be
her coach and her mom.”
Wilson has had a stel-
lar career for the Mustangs.
The 5-foot-8 outside hitter/
defensive specialist, who
has started since she was a
freshman, has 594 kills, 32
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
Heppner’s Sydney Wilson (12) hits a ball during the fi rst set
against the Stanfi eld Tigers during a game in Stanfi eld on
Oct. 22, 2019.
blocks and 1,594 digs to her
credit. Her serve, which has
a touch of the devil on it, has
produced 240 aces.
“I can always count on
her, not just hitting or digging
the ball,” Mindy Wilson
said. “She will get the ball.
If it’s a crappy set, she will
make sure it gets over the
net. There is reliability and
accountability — if it has to
be done, she will get it done.
She’s all about the team.”
Wilson is just as talented
on the basketball court.
She was a key component
when the Mustangs won the
2018 2A state title her sopho-
more year. That year, she was
runner-up for 2A state Player
of the Year.
In three seasons, Wilson
has scored 1,305 points. She
has scored in every high
school game she has played.
Her senior year of basket-
ball is still is up in the air, as
indoor contact sports have
not yet been approved by the
state.
The recruiting process
Because of the COVID
pandemic, campus visits
are limited, as are in-person
tryouts.
Before she visited
WWCC, Wilson made the
trip to Pasco, Washington,
to check out Columbia Basin
College.
When she arrived, Hawks
coach DiShondra Goree
had Wilson on the court by
herself. The tryout didn’t last
long.
“I thought it was weird,”
Wilson said. “She had me in
for a tryout, but it was just
me. She didn’t get to see how
I would play with other girls
and fi ght for a spot. She has
never seen me play, but when
she saw I was left-handed,
she said she didn’t want me
because I was left-handed. I
thought the whole thing was
unprofessional.”
A few weeks later, Wilson
went to WWCC, and the
experience was at the other
end of the spectrum.
“Coach Speer introduced
me to the coaches and play-
ers,” said Wilson, who wants
to major in nursing. “I felt
really comfortable and the
girls welcomed me. It was
a tryout I was hoping for. I
did all the things you would
do to earn a spot. I thought
I actually did really well. I
was nervous, but the more I
was out there, I became more
comfortable.”
Wilson said Speer has her
tabbed as a libero, which is
fi ne.
“She said she would
work with me on my hitting
from the right side to make
me better in the front row,”
Wilson said. “I’ll play where
they need me to.”
SPORTS BRIEFING
Two Mountaineers
earn player of the
week honors
LA GRANDE — Eastern
Oregon University had a pair
of athletes — Beverly Slater
and Olivia Lane — earn
Cascade Collegiate Confer-
ence Embrace Health-San-
tiam Hospital Player of the
Week honors, the league
announced on Monday,
Lane
Slater
April 5.
Slater, a 5-foot-11 junior
basketball guard from Boise,
Idaho, posted a double-dou-
ble in back-to-back wins
against Warner Pacific
University. She shot over
50% from the fl oor in both
wins and led the way in scor-
ing for EOU both games.
Slater also had six assists,
two blocks and three steals
on the weekend.
Slater’s honor is the
fourth time this spring she’s
earned the player of the week
nod.
Lane, a senior from
Clarkston, Washington, hit
the “A” qualifying standard
in EOU’s home meet and
was the overall winner in
the heptathlon to earn the
women’s track honor.
Lane fi nished with a score
of 4,099 after running the
100-meter hurdles in 17.07
seconds, the 200-meter
race in 27.55 seconds, and
the 800-meter distance in
2:31.85. She also posted
marks of 1.48 meters in the
high jump, 10.29 meters in
PREP STANDINGS
Through games played April 4
Umatilla
Riverside
Nyssa
PREP FOOTBALL
5A SPECIAL DISTRICT 1
Team
League
Pendleton
3-1
Redmond
4-1
Hood River Valley
3-2
Ridgeview
2-2
The Dalles
1-1
LaSalle Prep
1-2
Parkrose
0-1
Putnam
0-3
Overall
4-1
4-1
3-2
2-3
2-2
3-2
1-4
1-4
MID-COLUMBIA CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Chiawana
6-0
6-0
Kamiakin
5-1
5-1
Kennewick
5-1
5-1
Richland
3-3
3-3
Walla Walla
2-2
2-2
Hermiston
1-3
1-3
Pasco
1-4
2-4
Hanford
0-4
1-4
Southridge
0-5
0-6
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Heppner
4-0
5-0
Weston-McEwen
2-1
4-1
Stanfi eld
2-2
3-2
Umatilla
2-3
2-3
Grant Union
1-2
2-2
Irrigon
0-1
0-3-1
Riverside
0-2
0-3-1
1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 2
Team
League
Dufur
3-0
Wallowa
3-1
Pilot Rock
3-1
Imbler
2-1
Crane
2-2
Powder Valley
1-1
Enterprise
1-1
Elgin
0-0
Union
0-2
Cove
0-3
Ione/Arlington
0-3
Overall
5-0
3-1
3-2
2-2
2-3
3-2
1-1
0-1
0-2
0-3
0-4
1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 4 (6-MAN)
Team
League Overall
South Wasco County 5-0
5-0
Joseph
3-1
4-1
Dayville/Monument
2-0
2-2
Sherman/Condon
2-1
3-1
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler 1-3
1-3
Harper Charter
0-1
0-1
Prairie City
0-2
0-2
Echo
0-5
0-5
PREP VOLLEYBALL
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Ridgeview
9-1
12-4
Crook County
8-1
11-2
Pendleton
6-4
9-5
Hood River Valley
3-6
3-8
The Dalles
2-8
2-9
Redmond
1-9
2-12
3A EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League Overall
Burns
4-0
12-1
Vale
2-2
5-7
Irrigon
0-0
6-4
0-0
0-0
0-4
2-6
2-8
3-8
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Heppner
5-0
8-1
Grant Union
3-2
4-5
Union
1-0
11-1
Weston-McEwen
0-1
7-4
Enterprise
0-1
2-6
Pilot Rock
0-2
5-5
Stanfi eld
0-3
2-8
1A BIG SKY LEAGUE
Team
League
Echo
8-1
Condon
7-1
Sherman
5-3
South Wasco County 4-1
Dufur
3-1
Ione/Arlington
3-5
Lyle/Wishram
2-1
Trout Lake
1-3
Mitchell/Spray
1-6
Glenwood/Klickitat
0-4
Bickleton
0-8
Overall
8-2
7-2
5-4
5-5
6-4
3-5
2-1
1-4
1-7
0-4
0-8
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League
Imbler
4-1
Cove
2-3
Joseph
1-0
Wallowa
1-1
Powder Valley
0-0
Nixyaawii
0-0
Griswold
0-0
Elgin
0-0
Pine Eagle
0-3
Overall
5-3
3-5
7-4
5-5
11-0
7-4
2-8
1-2
0-8
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Redmond
3-0-2
6-1-2
Ridgeview
2-1-2
5-5-2
The Dalles/Dufur
2-1-1
4-3-1
Hood River Valley
1-0-3
2-4-3
Pendleton
1-4-0
1-8-0
Crook County
0-3-0
0-5-0
3A/2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
League Overall
Riverside
2-0-0
6-2-0
Nyssa
2-0-0
5-2-0
Umatilla
0-1-0
1-2-3
Stanfi eld/Echo
0-1-0
0-4-2
Four Rivers
0-2-0
0-8-0
PREP BOYS SOCCER
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Hood River Valley
5-0-1
5-2-1
Ridgeview
4-1-0
6-3-0
The Dalles/Dufur
3-2-1
4-3-1
Pendleton
1-3-1
1-4-1
Crook County
1-3-1
1-6-1
Redmond
0-5-0
1-8-0
3A/2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
League Overall
Nyssa
1-0-1
3-4-1
Riverside
0-0-0
5-2-1
Umatilla
0-0-0
3-3-0
Irrigon
0-0-0
0-7-0
Four Rivers
0-1-1
0-6-2
ON THE SLATE
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
Prep volleyball
Sherman at Echo, 5:30 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Griswold, 5 p.m.
Heppner at Stanfi eld, 5 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Grant Union, 4 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Umatilla at Riverside, 3 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Hermiston at Richland, 7 p.m.
Umatilla at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Prep baseball
Chiawana at Hermiston (2), 4 p.m.
Prep boys tennis
Hanford at Hermiston, 4 p.m.
Prep girls tennis
Hanford at Hermiston, 4 p.m.
College men’s basketball
Wenatchee Valley at Blue Mountain,
7:30 p.m.
College women’s basketball
Wenatchee Valley at Blue Mountain,
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