SPORTS
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Prep volleyball
Heppner at Weston-McEwen,
5 p.m.
Pendleton at The Dalles,
6:30 p.m.
Kennewick at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
La Grande at McLoughlin,
6:30 p.m.
River View at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Imbler at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m.
Bickleton at Echo, 5 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Mitchell/
Spray, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Kamiakin at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Portland Christian at Stanfi eld/
Echo, 4 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Grandview at Hermiston (2),
4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 12
By the numbers
Umatilla County as of Thurs-
day, Oct. 7, still had not reached its
desired 70% vaccination rate, but
two towns have. Helix and Herm-
iston are at 72%, while Pendleton
is at 64%.
Milton-Freewater lags behind
at 37%, and Umatilla (46%), Stan-
fi eld (44%) and Athena (49%) also
are behind what the county would
like to see.
Oct. 4 was the last day teach-
ers, coaches and staff could get
vaccinated with the second dose
of Pfi zer or Moderna vaccines, or
the single-dose Johnson & Johnson
vaccine, to be considered fully
vaccinated by Oct. 18, the dead-
line Gov. Kate Brown initially set
for state employees, health care
workers and K-12 educators to get
their vaccinations or face the loss
of their jobs.
While some numbers don’t
look particularly good, the high
schools in each community still
have their head coaches on the
sidelines and their teams have
been productive on the fi eld and
on the court.
“We want to make sure every-
body is safe and follow what we
can do to make sure we are safe,”
Weston-McEwen football coach
Kenzie Hansell said. “There is joy
in being a coach and having a team
that is excited to play. It’s a privi-
lege to play football and not right.
We do what we can to make sure
we can participate and continue our
season.”
While the personnel fi les, and
COVID-19 vaccinations, of teach-
ers and coaches are private, Faae-
teete said he rolled up his sleeve
and got the shot for the sake of his
students and players.
“We had a few of our coaches
on the fence,” Faaeteete said. “We
talked about what’s best for us,
what’s best for our family, and
the community we serve. It was a
no-brainer for us. If we can’t coach,
who are they going to get to coach
and teach these kids? I guarantee
you there is a new found respect for
what teachers do in the classroom.
“Rights and freedoms are good,
but working for the school, we have
the duty and commitment we gave
to our job and what’s best for the
kids,” Faaeteete continued. “I want
to make sure they are guided by
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Kenzie Hansell, head coach of the Weston-McEwen High School football team, talks with players Oct. 1, 2021,
ahead of a game against the Heppner Mustangs in Athena.
“RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ARE GOOD,
BUT WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL, WE
HAVE THE DUTY AND COMMITMENT WE
GAVE TO OUR JOB AND WHAT’S BEST
FOR THE KIDS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE GUIDED BY SOMEONE WHO
CARES. I JUST WANT TO COACH AND NOT
HAVE THAT BE A FACTOR AS TO WHY I
COULDN’T DO IT.”
— Hermiston football coach David Faaeteete
someone who cares. I just want to
coach and not have that be a factor
as to why I couldn’t do it.”
With the mental health of
student-athletes at risk, Faaeteete
said he wanted to be available for
those who are in need.
“The biggest reason I coach is
because a coach made a big diff er-
ence in my life,” he said. “Helped
me get to college and so many doors
have opened because of this game
of football. So many positives come
from this game. I feel obligated to
do the same for anyone. We do our
best to give kids an opportunity
to do something they need to do
for their mental health. Talking to
someone else is so needed. It’s so
big for kids.”
It hasn’t been easy
While schools and sports have
gone back to somewhat normal for
students this fall, the makeshift
seasons that happened in the spring
still leave a bad taste.
Volleyball and basketball play-
ers were required to play with
masks on. Volleyball teams had
to practice in small groups, which
made it hard to have an organized
and competitive practice.
For a time, teams could not have
fans in the gym. Not even parents.
Little by little, a few fans were
allowed, but not for the visiting
teams.
Contact tracing was a big part of
every event.
Outside, cross-country runners
were allowed to pull their masks
down only after they left the start-
ing line.
None of the coaches deny
COVID-19 is real, but even when
they followed the rules to the letter,
at times they could not catch a
break.
The Hermiston football team
was shut down for two weeks, even
though the one player who tested
positive hadn’t been to practice in
four days.
“We had to have them in pods
of 14,” said Faaeteete, who had
COVID-19 in November 2020.
“Even after doing everything we
were supposed to do, one kid tested
positive. He hadn’t been at work-
outs for 3-4 days. They still shut
us down. We were still trying to get
into the league. We kept accurate
attendance and temperatures. How
many other states let their kids play
and they were just fi ne? I feel like
our kids did their part.”
No end in sight
Ceanna Larson’s Blue Moun-
tain Community College volley-
ball team played in an empty
gym last week. This came after
the entire campus was shut down
because of rising COVID-19
numbers.
The Timberwolves can welcome
fans back Wednesday, Oct. 13,
when they host Walla Walla
Community College. As with
indoor high school sports, fans
must wear masks.
In some respects, it doesn’t seem
that much has changed. Schools
with COVID-19 outbreaks in their
programs have had to cancel on
other teams. The Pendleton and
Ione/Arlington football teams have
gotten those calls.
“When Imbler called, we
wondered if we were only going
to get to play two or three games,”
said Stefanie, who noted his entire
coaching staff has been vaccinated,
along with a few student-athletes.
“I give kudos to the administration.
They have thought out of the box
a little bit. This has been so tough
on the kids, but they have been so
good about everything. It’s some-
thing I want to see go away real
quick.”
So does everyone else.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Prep cross-country
Hermiston at MCC meet in
Kennewick, 3 p.m.
College volleyball
WWCC at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
College men’s soccer
Columbia Basin at Blue Moun-
tain, 4:15 p.m.
College women’s soccer
Columbia Basin at Blue Moun-
tain, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 14
Prep football
Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Imbler at Pilot Rock, 7 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Heppner at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Crook County,
6:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Chiawana, 7 p.m.
Union at Weston-McEwen,
5 p.m.
McLoughlin at Ontario,
5:30 p.m.
Enterprise at Stanfi eld, 5 p.m.
Echo at Sherman, 5 p.m.
Condon at Ione/Arlington,
5 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Hermiston at Davis (2), 4 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Pendleton at Redmond,
4:30 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Redmond at Pendleton,
4:30 p.m.
McLoughlin at Prescott, 4 p.m.
Prep cross-country
Pendleton, Heppner,
McLoughlin, Nixyaawii,
Pilot Rock, Stanfi eld/Echo,
Weston-McEwen, Umatilla at
Riverside Runoff Invitational, TBD
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