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S p o r t s P o l k C oun t y Po l k Coun t y I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r • Sep t embe r 16 , 2015 1 0A PR EP VO L L E YBA L L SCHEDU LE W a l k i n g t a l l WEDNESDAY , SEPT . 16 C ro s s - coun t ry : Cen t r a l a t S i l v e r F a l l s O k tobe r f e s t In v i t a t ion a l , 4 p .m . THURSDAY , SEPT . 17 Boy s So c ce r :D a l l a s a t S t . He len s , 7 p .m . G i r l s So c ce r :C en t r a l a t No r th S a lem , 4 p .m . L ibe r t y a t D a l l a s , 5 :30 p .m . Vo l leyba l l : Cen t ra l a t Lebanon , 6 p .m . Da l la s a t Corvallis , 6 p . m. W i l lame t te V a l ley Ch r i s - t ian a t F a l l s C i ty , 5 :30 p .m . Pe r ryda le a t Coun t ry Ch r i s t ian , 5 :30 p .m . A la s ka Ancho rage a t We s te rn O regon , 7 p .m . Sophomo r e tow e r s o v e r comp e t i t ion tow e r ing o v e r he r compe - t i t i o n . The I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r — E x c lud ing S a vage , Da l - DALLAS — The Da l la s s ’ ta l le s t p la y e r mea su r e s vo l le yba l l team ha s man y la 5 - foo t -8 . s t r eng th s . Savage s tand s ta l le r H e igh t i s no t than he r teamma te s a t 6 - one o f them . foo t -5 . “W e ’ re no t a “W e te l l peop le b ig team ,” she ’ s 5 - foo t -17 , ” Dragons La v ie r sa id , sm i l - coach Sha - ing . na Lav ier Savage is sa id . “We no s t range r p la y ed N ao - to s tand ing m i (Howe ) ou t among on the ou t - he r pee r s . side and “ ( I ’ve been she ’ s 5 - foo t - ta l l ) m y who le 2 . ” l i fe ,” Savage The r e i s one sa id . “When I wa s excep t ion — in s i x th g rade , I sopho more wa s 6 fee t ta l l . ” T r i s t in Savage Vo l leyba l l and — who , de - ba ske tba l l be - sp i te p la y ing on came na tu ra l va r s i ty fo r the spor ts for f i r s t t ime , i s By Luka s Eggen FR IDAY , SEPT . 18 Boy s So c ce r :C en t r a l a t W e s t A lb an y , 4 p .m . C ro s s - coun t ry :W e s t e rn O r egon a t A sh C r ee k In v i t a - t ion a l (A sh C r ee k P r e se rv e ) , 5 p .m . Foo tba l l :Sou th A lb an y a t C en t r a l , 7 p .m . D a l l a s a t Woodbu rn , 7 p .m . Y on c a l l a a t F a l l s C i t y , 7 p .m . P e r r y - d a le a t M i t che l l , 4 p .m . SA TURDAY , SEPT . 19 C ro s s - coun t ry :D a l l a s a t Th ree Cou r se Cha l lenge (C amp R i le a , Se a s ide ) , 10 a .m . W e s te rn O regon a t Sundodge r Inv i ta t iona l ( Se a t t le ) , 9 a .m . Foo tba l l :W e s t e rn O r e - gon a t C en t r a l W a sh ing ton , 1 p .m . G i r l s So c ce r :W e s te rn Wa sh ing ton a t We s te rn O r egon , 3 :30 p .m . Vo l leyba l l :Cen t r a l , D a l - l a s a t D a l l a s T ou rn amen t , 8 a .m . P e r ryd a le a t S t . P au l 3 - W ay Tou rnamen t , 12 :30 p .m . A l a s ka F a i rb an k s a t W e s te rn O regon , 7 p .m . MONDAY , SEPT . 21 en t r a l a t G i r l s So c ce r :C G r e sh am , 4 :30 p .m . TUESDAY , SEPT . 22 Boy s So c ce r :Ben son a t D a l l a s , 4 p .m . G i r l s So c ce r :D a l l a s a t C en tu r y , 7 p .m . Vo l leyba l l :C en t r a l a t S i l - v e r ton , 6 p .m . C r e s c en t V a l - le y a t D a l l a s , 6 p .m . F a l l s C i t y a t C ro s sh i l l Ch r i s t i an , 5 :30 p .m . Jew e l l a t P e r r y - d a le , 5 :30 p .m . WEDNESDAY , SEPT . 23 a l l s C i t y a t Vo l leyba l l :F L i v ing s tone A c adem y , 5 :30 p .m . C ro s s - coun t ry :C en t r a l , Da l la s a t M id -W i l lame t te Con f e r en c e P r e v iew Mee t (C r y s t a l Spo r t s P a r k , Co rv a l - l i s ) , 2 :30 p .m . — S chedu le s Sub je c t to Change QU ICK H I TS S i g n - u p s o p e n f o r r u n/w a l k DA L LA S — R eg i s t r a t ion i s op en fo r th e Run fo r On e 10K /5K run and w a l k on S ep t . 26 . Th e e v en t b eg in s a t 9 :30 a .m . Co s t i s $25 b e - fo r e Sund a y and $30 a f t e r . Mon e y r a i s ed f rom th e e v en t w i l l suppo r t th e H a l l i - g an f am i l y in th e i r jou rn e y to adop t a ch i ld f rom A f r i c a . R eg i s t r a t ion i s a v a i l ab l e on l in e a t : www . run s ignup . com /Ra ce /OR /Da l la s / run - fo rON E c au s e . U p n e x t • D a l l a s de f e a t ed C en - t r a l 24 -26 , 20 -25 , 25 -21 , 25 -17 , 15 -5 on Thu r sd a y . • Th e D r agon s en t e r ed the w ee k 2 -1 o v e r a l l and 2 -0 in M id -W i l l ame t te Con f e r en c e p l a y . • D a l l a s ho s ted Sou th A lb an y Tue sd a y a f te r p r e s s t ime . The D r agon s p l a y a t Co rv a l l i s on Thu r sd a y and w i l l ho s t the D a l l a s T ou rn amen t S a tu rd a y a t 8 a .m . he r to t ry . I t ha sn ’ t taken long fo r Savage to e x ce l a t bo th , bu t i t ’ s vo l leyba l l tha t ha s l i t a compe t i t ive f i re . “ I l ike how fa s t i t i s , ” S a vage sa id . “ I l ike h i t t ing the ba l l . I t ’ s ju s t aw e some . I l ike to see peop le ’ s fa ce s when you ge t a k i l l . ” See TALL , Page 12A LUKA S EGG EN / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r A t 6 - foo t -5 , Da l la s sophomo re T r i s t in Savage s tand s nea r ly a foo t ta l le r than he r teamma te s on va r s i ty , in c lud ing Cou r tney Heggs t rom . PR EP FOO TBA L L T a k i n g i t t o t h e h o u s e Jun io r h e lp s Pan th e r s c ru i s e to a 42 -21 v i c to r y o v e r Moun ta in V i ew By Luka s Eggen The I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r INDEPENDENCE — C en t ra l jun io r P e te r Ma son knew one p la y e r s tood be tw een h im and the end zone . S e cond s a f te r r e ce i v ing a pa s s f rom qua r te rba ck P e te M enda zona on F r ida y n igh t , Ma son saw a su rg ing Moun ta in V iew de fende r ben t on b r ing ing h im down . A l l he had to do wa s shake o f f one la s t de - fende r and i t wa s c lea r sa i l ing fo r a tou ch - down . Ma son u sed h i s f r ee hand to s t i f f a rm and , w i th a l l h i s m igh t , b roke f r ee o f the ta ck le and sp r in ted in to the end zone , s t r i v - ing fo r a momen t mo r e than s i x y ea r s in the mak ing . “ I t ’ s been m y d r eam to s co r e on va r s i t y , ” Ma son sa id . “When you run in to the end zone , no th ing can ma t ch tha t fee l ing o r make you fee l a s e x c i ted a s tha t . ” — Ma son began h i s ta ck le foo tba l l jou rne y i f th g rade . I t be came appa r en t h i s po s i - LUKA S EGG EN / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r in f ion cho i ce wa s go ing to be l im i ted . Cen t ra l jun io r Pe te r Ma son b reak s f ree o f a Moun ta in t “ I wa s the sma l l , sk inn y k id , ” he sa id . “ I V iew de fende r wh i le s co r ing h i s f i r s t va r s i ty tou chdown . B a c k o n t u r f • C en t r a l de f e a t ed Moun t a in V iew 42 -21 on F r id a y n igh t . • Runn ing b a c k A l v in Be r ro a ru shed fo r 202 y a rd s and two tou chdown s . • Qu a r t e rb a c k P e t e r M end a zon a th r ew fo r 156 y a rd s and th r ee tou chdown s . • I s a i ah Ab r ah am re tu rned a fumb le 95 y a rd s fo r a tou chdown . wa s fa s t , bu t no t b ig enough to be a runn ing ba ck . ” M a son wa s enamo r ed w i th foo tba l l — and i f r e c e i v e r wa s go ing to b e h i s po s i t ion o f cho i c e , M a son wa s go ing to do e v e ry th ing h e cou ld to b e th e b e s t h e cou ld b e . “M y b ro the r th r ew me ba l l s da y a f te r da y , ” Ma son sa id . “H e wou ld come home f rom foo tba l l p ra c t i ce and I wou ld a sk h im to th row to me . W e wou ld wo rk on some o f the same rou te s tha t I run ou t he r e and I ’ v e been runn ing them s in ce I wa s in f i f th g rade . ” See HOUSE , Page 12A PR EP BO YS SOCC ER T h e t h r i l l o f v i c t o r y Da l la s ea rn s f i r s t w in in fou r y ea r s CHS t o h o n o r N a t i o n a l G u a r d IND EP END ENC E — C en - t r a l ’ s foo tb a l l t e am w i l l hono r th e O r egon N a t ion a l Gu a rd du r ing i t s game aga in s t Sou th A lb an y on F r id a y a t 7 p .m . Th e P an th e r s w i l l w e a r a sp e c i a l N a t ion a l Gu a rd un i - fo rm . A l l m i l i t a r y m emb e r s w i l l g e t f r e e en t r y w i th m i l i - t a r y ID . www . p o l k i o . c om By Luka s Eggen S in ce a 2010 w in , the D ragon s w en t th r ee sea son s w i thou t a v i c - to ry . DALLAS — The la s t t ime Da l - “The y had a monke y on the i r la s ’ bo y s so c ce r team won a ba ck , ” Da l la s coa ch Jon Jone s ma t ch , the o lde s t D ragon p la y e r s sa id . w e r e in m idd le s choo l . See THR ILL , Page 11A The I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r www . f a c e b o o k . c om/ p a g e s/P o l k -C o u n t y - I t em i z e r -O b s e r v e r/205062686252209 DALLAS 121 Ma in S t 503 -623 -8155 INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmou th S t 503 -838 -6340 www . Le sSchwab .com M o n - F r i 8 am - 6 pm S a t 8 am - 5 pm www . tw i t t e r . c om/P o l k IOS p o r t s