SPORTS Tuesday, March 15, 2022 East Oregonian A11 Kathy Aney/East Oregonian A lifter grimaces as he competes Saturday, March 12, 2022, during the Iron Tiger Weightlifting Competition at Stanfi eld Secondary School, Stanfi eld. Power: Continued from Page A10 freshman Aylin Gomez, who won the 180-plus class with a total of 520. She squatted 260 pounds. There was also camara- derie among the lifters. “A kid from Scappoose had 475 (pounds) on the squat rack and everyone stopped to watch him and cheer him on,” Reeser said. “It was a great day. So many great things happened.” Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian Brooks Hubel steers the puck up the ice Friday, March 11, 2022, during hockey practice for the Pendleton Rough Riders at the Hapo Ice Arena in Pasco. ON THE SLATE TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Prep baseball Pendleton at Walla Walla (2), 2 p.m. La Grande at McLoughlin, 2 p.m. Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4 p.m. Stanfi eld/Echo at Riverside, 4 p.m. Prep softball Eisenhower at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Walla Walla at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. Echo/Stanfi eld at Riverside, 4 p.m. Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. S Boys soccer Hermiston at Hanford, 7 p.m. Prep tennis Weston-McEwen, McLoughlin at College Place Invite, 3:30 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Sherman at Riverside, 4 p.m. Umatilla at Stanfi eld/Echo, mily 4:30 p.m. ough WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 from Prep softball La Grande at Hermiston, 4 p.m. play- Prep golf aid it Hermiston at MCC pod, Zintel Can- other yon, 9 a.m. e up. Prep tennis lay.” Weston-McEwen at Arlington, ying 3:30 p.m. as 5 THURSDAY, MARCH 17 ward Prep baseball Baker at Heppner (2), noon Kay La Grande at Hermiston (2), 4 p.m. Prep softball 11 Baker at Heppner/Ione (2), noon Prep golf Pendleton girls at Hermiston, 11 a.m. Prep tennis Irrigon at Sherman, 3 p.m. Pasco at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Track and fi eld McLoughlin, Riverside, Stanfi eld/ Echo, Weston-McEwen at Ontario Ice Breaker, 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Prep baseball Columbia-Burbank (WA) at River- side (2), 2 p.m. Pendleton at Hanford, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen at McLough- lin, 4 p.m. Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 4 p.m. Prep softball Echo/Stanfi eld at Umatilla, 1 p.m. Columbia-Burbank (WA) at River- side (2), 2 p.m. Enterprise at Weston-McEwen (2), 2 p.m. Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 4 p.m. Boys soccer Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m. Prep golf Heppner at Echo Hills Golf Club, 10 a.m. Track and Field Ione, Umatilla at Mullen Leavitt Invite, The Dalles, 2 p.m. College baseball Clackamas at Blue Mountain (2), noon College softball Spokane at Blue Mountain (2), 2 p.m Hockey: PENDLETON ROUGH RIDERS 10U Continued from Page A10 Creek Elementary School fourth grader said. “It’s not something our small town gets to do. Playing in a diff er- ent area, diff erent conditions (indoor) and against some- one other than our team members.” The players will also have locker rooms to change in, there will be a scoreboard and the sights and sounds of a regular indoor hockey game. A standard sheet of hockey ice is 200 feet long and 85 feet wide. While 10U teams typi- cally play on a half sheet of ice, the width will be diff erent for the Pendleton team, which is used to playing on a sheet of ice that is 96 feet long and 56 feet wide. It also will be the fi rst time for some of the Rough Riders to play in an indoor rink. “I asked the kids a couple of days ago how many have played on an indoor sheet of ice,” Kelty said. “Half of them raised their hands. For our kids to play in an actual arena, with a scoreboard Luke Kelty, G/F Keaton Alexander, F Kevin Gregg, F Murray Alexander, G/F Brooks Hubel, F Ryan Farber, D/F Sam Lieuallen, D/F Jack Gregg, D Grady Endicott, F Wyatt Marquez, D Olivia Jones, F Keaton Hubel, F Coaches — Silas Kelty, Jean-Luke Alexander Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian Ryan Farber, of the Pendleton Rough Riders, hits the puck Friday, March 11, 2022, during hockey practice at the Hapo Ice Arena in Pasco. and fans, the kids are beside themselves. The parents have jumped on board. They are excited for them to play in a real arena and against a real team.” The Rough Riders will take 12 players to Kent — one goalie and three lines. They will play against the Kent Valley Hurricanes and the Kent Valley Tornadoes. To prepare for their games in Kent, the Rough Riders have made two trips to the Hapo Ice Arena in Pasco for practice. “Old West Federal Credit Union (Pendleton) sponsored us, and helped pay for the ice in Pasco,” Kelty said. “We couldn’t have done it without Old West. We are very grate- ful to them.” The Rough Riders are part of Pendleton Ice Sports, which is a nonprofi t orga- nization. The players’ fees ($125) are kept to a minimum — just enough to pay for the ice in the park and equip- ment, which is provided. They even have a Zamboni. “We started in 2007,” Pendleton Ice Sports presi- dent John Bieker said. “The first year we had maybe eight players, now we have 62. We run four different levels. In 2014-15, we added a high school level. We used to play in Walla Walla once a year, but the last year we were able to go over there was 2014. It has been a really good program. 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