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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 21, 2015 11A
WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP
Wolves hold on to beat Central Washington
Western Oregon downs Wildcats during the Homecoming game on Saturday afternoon
Itemizer-Observer staff report
MONMOUTH — Fresh-
man running back Malik
Braxton ran for 131 yards to
help lead Western Oregon to
a 31-25 Homecoming win
over Central Washington on
Saturday.
The Wolves (4-3 overall,
2-1 Great
Northwest
Athletic
Confer-
ence) had
a 31-18
lead enter-
ing the
f o u r t h
quarter
Fenumiai
after a
t o u c h d ow n p a s s f r o m
Phillip Fenumiai to Andy
Avgi and a 32-yard field goal
from Jesse Correa.
Trailing by six with less
than 90 seconds left, CWU
faced a 4th and 1 from West-
ern Oregon’s 20-yard line.
The Wolves’ defense held the
Cross-country
• Western Oregon’s
men’s and women’s cross-
country teams will com-
pete
at
the
Great
Northwest Athletic Confer-
ence Championship Satur-
day at 10 a.m. in
Bellingham, Wash.
• Western Oregon will
host the NCAA West Re-
gion Championship on
Nov. 7.
Wildcats to no gain to pre-
serve the victory.
Western Oregon plays at
Simon Fraser on Saturday
before returning home for
the final three games of the
season.
SOCCER SPLITS MATCHES:
Western Oregon’s soccer team
split a pair of conference
matches. The Wolves defeated
Saint Martin’s 2-0 on Thursday
before falling to Concordia 2-0
on Saturday. Vicky Cruz Ros-
ales and Machaela Rapozo
scored for WOU against the
Saints. Goalkeeper Nicole Te-
jada recorded 10 saves during
the match, including blocking
a penalty kick in the first half.
Western Oregon (6-6-1 overall,
2-5-1 GNAC) hosts Northwest
Nazarene at 2:30 p.m. on
Thursday and Montana State,
Billings at noon on Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS
MSUB: Redshir t freshman
Amanda Short recorded 14 kills
to lead Western Oregon’s vol-
leyball team to a 25-15, 26-24,
26-24 victory over Montana
State, Billings on Thursday. The
Wolves (5-14 overall, 2-8 GNAC)
earned its irst true road win of
the season. WOU opened the
week with a 25-19, 25-22, 21-
25, 25-20 loss to Concordia on
Oct. 13. The Wolves return
home to host Central Washing-
ton on Thursday and North-
west Nazarene on Saturday.
Both matches are scheduled to
start at 7 p.m.
LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Western Oregon receiver Paul Revis, left, goes up for a catch against Central Washing-
ton on Saturday afternoon. The Wolves defeated the Wildcats 31-25.
FALLS CITY ROUNDUP
Mountaineers hold on to beat Triangle Lake
Itemizer-Observer staff report
B L A C H LY — Je r e m y
Labrado hit Dylan Young for
a 54-yard touchdown pass in
the fourth quarter to help
give the Falls City football
team a 24-21 win over Trian-
gle Lake on Friday. Labrado
threw for two touchdowns,
while Zach Weems rushed
for 161 yards and a touch-
down to lead the Moun-
taineers.
Falls City (2-5 overall, 2-1
Special District 3) hosts
Alsea Friday at 7 p.m. in the
team’s regular season fi-
nale.
The Mountaineers are
looking to clinch a spot in
the league tournament for
Dragons: Team
faces must win
Continued from Page 10A
After being shutout by
Corvallis the previous
week, Friday’s victory al-
lowed the Dragons to enjoy
their final home game of
the season.
“It feels awesome,” Hof-
ferber said. “To come out
and get this win on Home-
coming and senior night, it
feels so good. After Corval-
lis, we were really emotion-
al and said we’re never let-
ting that happen again.
We’re going to play balls to
the wall the rest of the way
out.”
That they earned the vic-
tory through stout defense
and a punishing run game
made the victory even
sweeter.
“That’s our identity,”
Hofferber said. “It always
has been. It’s great to get
back to that.”
The Dragons play at
Lebanon on Friday.
Dallas enters the week
with a 2-5 record overall
and 2-3 mark in Mid-
Willamette Conference
play.
The Dragons enter tied
for sixth in the league
standings, one game be-
hind a quartet of teams at
3-2 in MWC play. The top
four teams from the MWC
advance to the state play-
offs.
Players are eager to avoid
a letdown against a difficult
opponent.
“You have to come into
practice like this win never
happened,” Hofferber said.
As Dallas fights to keep
its postseason hopes
alive, Jackson said after
much of the season spent
tr ying to redefine its
image, the Dragons of old
are back.
“I apologized to them
for getting crazy and get-
ting away from our base
values to play physical
football,” Jackson said.
“Somebody quits before
somebody wins and
tonight, we just kept
pounding it.”
Itemizer-Observer
Athlete of the Week
Tanner Earhart
Dallas High
Earhart, a junior, helped Dallas’ foot-
ball team break a three game losing
streak against Crescent Valley on Friday
night. Earhart paved the way on the
ground, rushing for 117 yards and all
three of the Dragons’ touchdowns during Dallas’ 20-0 vic-
tory over the Raiders. In total, the Dragons had 307 yards
on the ground as Dallas returned to a ground and pound
game plan.
Malik Braxton
Western Oregon
Braxton, a freshman, came up big for
Western Oregon’s football team against
Central Washington on Saturday after-
noon. Braxton made the most of his
first start of the season. He rushed for
131 yards and a touchdown as the Wolves earned a 31-25
victory over the Wildcats. Braxton’s score came on a 44-
yard run in the first quarter, helping the Wolves jump out
to a 7-0 lead.
To submit nominations for the Itemizer-Observer Athlete of
the Week, contact Sports Editor Lukas Eggen at 503-623-
2373 or leggen@polkio.com by 9 a.m. on Monday.
a chance to go to state.
V O L L E YB A L L FA L L S TO
COUNTRY CHRISTIAN: Falls
City’s volleyball squad lost to
Country Christian 25-22, 25-
20, 25-20 on Thursday. “The
girls played their hearts out,”
Mountaineers coach Roxi
Barnhart said. “We are very
happy about the effort they
continue to play with. It was a
very competitive and intense
game from start to finish.”
Falls City closed out its regu-
lar season Tuesday after press
time. The Mountaineers will
compete in the Casco League
playoff on Saturday. Three
teams will advance to the
Class 1A state tournament,
which begins Oct. 28.
SCOREBOARD
FOOTBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
South Albany
4-1
Lebanon
3-2
Central
3-2
Crescent Valley
3-2
Corvallis
3-2
Silverton
2-3
Dallas
2-3
Woodburn
0-5
Friday, Oct. 16 Results
Central 35, Silverton 21
Dallas 20, Crescent Valley 0
All
5-2
5-2
4-3
4-3
3-4
3-4
2-5
0-7
Crescent Valley 0
0 0 0 — 0
Dallas
0 14 6 0 — 0
Second Quarter
D—Ta. Earhart 3 run (Guffey kick)
D—Ta. Earhart 4 run (Guffey kick)
Third Quarter
D—Ta. Earhart 7 run (Guffey kick
failed)
Friday, Oct. 23 Games
Corvallis at Central
Dallas at Lebanon
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CLASS 1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT 3
All
5-2
7-0
5-2
4-3
3-4
2-5
3-3
1-6
1-6
0-7
FALLS CITY 24, TRIANGLE LAKE 21
Falls City
0
8 8 8— 24
Triangle Lake
0 21 0 0— 21
Second Quarter
T—Richardson 41 pass from P. Wynn
(Wynn run)
T—P. Wynn 23 run (Malsten kick)
FC—R. Kempfer 68 pass from J.
Labrado (J. Labrado run)
T—Drago 68 pass from C. Wynn (run
failed)
Third Quarter
FC—Z. Weems 47 run (J. Labrado
run)
Fourth Quarter
FC—Young 54 pass from J. Labrado
(J. Labrado run)
Friday, Oct. 23 Game
Alsea at Falls City
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SPECIAL DISTRICT 4
Team
League
Sherman
5-0
Perrydale
4-0
Arlington/Condon
3-2
Dufur
2-2
Ione
1-3
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler
0-4
South Wasco County
0-4
Friday, Oct. 23 Game
Sherman at Perrydale
—
All
5-2
6-0
4-2
4-2
2-4
2-5
0-6
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
Humboldt State
3-0
South Dakota Mines
2-1
Western Oregon
2-1
Azusa Pacific
1-2
Central Washington
1-2
Dixie State
1-2
Simon Fraser
0-2
Saturday, Oct. 17 Result
WOU 31, CWU 25
All
5-1
5-2
4-3
4-3
3-4
2-5
0-5
WOU 31, CWU 25
CWU
WOU
Saturday, Oct. 24 Game
Western Oregon at Simon Fraser
BOYS SOCCER
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
DALLAS 20, CRESCENT VALLEY 0
Team
League
Lowell
4-1
Yoncalla
3-0
North Douglas
3-1
Siletz Valley
3-1
Triangle Lake
3-2
Falls City
2-1
Mapleton
2-3
Mohawk
1-4
Alsea
1-4
McKenzie
0-5
Friday, Oct. 16 Result
Falls City 24, Triangle Lake 21
Third Quarter
C—McDonald 25 field goal
W—Avgi 17 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick)
W—Correa 32 field goal
Fourth Quarter
C—Gasca 22 pass from Lane (Mc-
Donald kick)
8 7
3 7—25
7 14 10 0—31
First Quarter
W—Braxton 44 run (Correa kick)
C—Burns 10 pass from Lane (Huerta
rush)
Second Quarter
W—Fenumiai 4 run (Correa kick)
C—Zalk 34 pass from Lane (McDon-
ald kick)
W—Avgi 22 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick)
Team
League
Woodburn
3-0-1
Crescent Valley
2-1-1
Silverton
2-2-0
South Albany
2-2-0
Central
2-2-0
Lebanon
2-2-0
Corvallis
1-1-2
Dallas
0-4-0
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Results
Silverton 2, Central 1
Crescent Valley 4, Dallas 1
Thursday, Oct. 15 Results
Central 1, Corvallis 0
Lebanon 5, Dallas 2
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Matches
Lebanon at Central
Silverton at Dallas
Thursday, Oct. 22 Matches
Central at Crescent Valley
Dallas at Corvallis
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Central at Woodburn
Dallas at South Albany
End of regular season
All
6-2-3
3-4-2
4-4-3
4-5-1
3-6-2
3-8-0
4-5-2
1-8-2
GIRLS SOCCER
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Western Washington
8-0-0 13-1-0
Concordia
6-1-1 9-2-2
Seattle Pacific
5-3-1 9-3-1
Simon Fraser
4-3-1 6-3-2
Montana State Billings
4-4-1 6-5-2
Central Washington
3-5-0 5-8-0
Western Oregon
2-5-1 6-6-1
Northwest Nazarene
2-5-1 5-7-1
Saint Martin’s
0-8-0 1-11-0
Thursday, Oct. 15 Result
Western Oregon 2, Saint Martin’s 0
Saturday, Oct. 17 Result
Concordia 2, Western Oregon 0
Thursday, Oct. 22 Match
Northwest Nazarene at Western Oregon
Saturday, Oct. 24 Match
Montana State at Western Oregon
VOLLEYBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
League
12-0
Fuhrman, Silverton, 19:30.2.
CENTRAL (27) — 2, Bailie Hartford,
19:46.4; 3, Abby McBeth, 20:43.0; 4,
Jamie Smith. 20:51.2; 7, Beatriz Trujillo,
21:50.6; 12, Annie Taylor, 22:21.1; 12,
Bethanie Altamirano, 22:29.3; 19, Diana
Nye, 23:23.4.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Play-in round, TBA
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GIRLS
Team scores — Crescent Valley 26,
Corvallis 34, Dallas 64, South Albany
112.
Individual winner — 1, Geneva
Wolfe, Corvallis, 19:38.1.
DALLAS (64) — 10, Angie Sletten,
21:29.5; 11, Elizabeth Sutton, 21:30.2;
12, Alyssa Miller, 21:33.6; 13, Anneka
Bloomstrom, 21:53.2; 18, Peyton Fast,
22:49.2; 19, Bekah Rocak, 23:14.3; 23,
Elizabeth Dressel, 24:06.9.
CLASS 1A
CASCO LEAGUE
Team
League
All
Country Christian
13-0
18-3
Perrydale
11-2
15-6
Crosshill Christian
10-3
15-5
Willamette Valley Christian 7-6 10-10
Falls City
5-8
5-9
Jewell
4-9 5-12
Livingstone Adventist
2-11
5-14
C.S. Lewis
0-13 0-17
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Results
Willamette Valley Christian def. Falls City
25-13, 25-21, 25-22
Country Christian def. Perrydale 25-10,
25-23, 25-16
Thursday, Oct. 15 Results
Crosshill Christian def. Falls City 25-22,
25-20, 25-20
Perrydale def. Jewell 25-12, 25-9, 25-12
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Matches
Livingstone Adventist at Falls City
C.S. Lewis at Perrydale
End of regular season
Team
League
All
Silverton
4-0-0 8-1-2
Corvallis
4-0-0 8-2-1
Dallas
2-1-1 3-7-1
Crescent Valley
2-2-0 5-5-1
South Albany
2-2-0 5-5-0
Woodburn
1-2-1 2-6-2
Central
0-4-0 0-9-0
Lebanon
0-4-0 0-10-1
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Results
Silverton 5, Central 0
Crescent Valley 7, Dallas 3
Thursday, Oct. 15 Results
Corvallis 5, Central 0
Dallas 3, Lebanon 2
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Match
Central at Lebanon
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Match
Dallas at Silverton
Thursday, Oct. 22 Matches
Crescent Valley at Central
Corvallis at Dallas
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Woodburn at Central
South Albany at Dallas
End of regular season
—
Team
Lebanon
Silverton
9-3
13-7
Corvallis
7-5
10-9
Crescent Valley
6-6
9-9
Dallas
5-7 10-10
Central
5-7
6-10
South Albany
4-8
5-12
Woodburn
0-12 1-15
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Results
Lebanon def. Central 25-22, 25-16, 25-10
Corvallis def. Dallas 25-17, 20-25, 25-19,
25-22
Thursday, Oct. 15 Results
Silverton def. Central 20-25, 25-23, 25-
15, 25-20
Crescent Valley def. Dallas (scores not
available)
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Matches
Central at Corvallis
Lebanon at Dallas
Thursday, Oct. 22 Matches
Central at Woodburn
Silverton at Dallas
End of regular season
All
16-2
Saturday, Oct. 24 Matches
League tournament, TBA.
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COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Western Washington
10-0
16-2
Alaska Anchorage
8-2
16-2
Northwest Nazarene
8-2
11-7
Central Washington
8-2
12-5
Concordia
5-5
13-5
Simon Fraser
5-5
9-9
Seattle Pacific
4-6
6-12
Western Oregon
2-8
5-14
Montana State Billings
2-8
3-15
Alaska Fairbanks
2-8
2-15
Saint Martin’s
1-9
2-15
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Result
Concordia def. Western Oregon 25-19,
25-22, 21-25, 25-20
Thursday, Oct. 15 Result
Western Oregon def. MSU Billings 25-15,
26-24, 26-24
Thursday, Oct. 22 Match
Seattle Pacific at Western Oregon
Saturday, Oct. 24 Match
Saint Martin’s at Western Oregon
CROSS
COUNTRY
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
MWC 4-WAY
At Silverton High School
Wednesday, Oct. 14 Results
BOYS
Team scores — Silverton 26, Cen-
tral 56, Lebanon 56, Woodburn 91.
Individual winner — 1, Marcus Cor-
bett, Lebanon, 16:41.1.
CENTRAL (56) — 6, Aaron Padilla,
17.44.0; 11, Darien Hume, 18:02.7; 12,
Jaydon Aydelotte, 18:03.0; 13, Ammon
Jeffries, 18:06.6; 14, Josh Peterson,
18:07.7; 17, Tucker Engle, 18:23.2; 18,
Zachary Meyer, 18:24.0.
GIRLS
Te a m s c o r e s — C e n t r a l 2 7 ,
Lebanon 38, Silverton 59.
Individual winner — 1, Maddie
MWC 4-WAY
At Dallas City Park
Wednesday, Oct. 14 Results
BOYS
Team scores — Corvallis 41, South
Albany 52, Crescent Valley 59, Dallas
64.
Individual winner — 1, Theodore
Gorchels, Corvallis, 16:36.3.
DALLAS (64) — 6, Trevor Cross,
17:06.5; 8, Jesse Stuhr 17:11.8; 15, T.J.
Cross, 17:44.5; 16, Isaiah Letney,
17:49.3; 19, Kenney Sutton, 17:52.7; 27,
Justin Huxel, 18:16.7; 29, Tylor Vanden-
broek, 19:05.0.
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Meet
Central, Dallas at MWC Championships
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COLLEGE
Saturday, Oct. 24 Meet
WOU at GNAC Championships
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
GNAC MEN
2015-16 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(predicted order of finish)
MEN
School
Points
1. Western Washington (5)
114
2. Western Oregon (4)
106
3. Seattle Pacific (2)
100
4. Alaska Anchorage
92
5. Central Washington
80
6. Alaska Fairbanks
63
7. Saint Martin’s
41
7. Montana State Billings
41
9. Northwest Nazarene
37
10. Concordia
32
11. Simon Fraser
20
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GNAC WOMEN
2015-16 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(predicted order of finish)
WOMEN
School
Points
1. Alaska Anchorage (10)
120
2. Western Washington
104
3. Seattle Pacific
86
4. Central Washington
83
5. Simon Fraser
69
6. Northwest Nazarene (1)
68
7. Saint Martin’s
55
7. Montana State Billings
55
9. Alaska Fairbanks
40
10. Western Oregon
31
11. Concordia
15
(first-place votes in parentheses; points
awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)
CLUB GOLF
CROSS CREEK GOLF
COURSE
CROSS CREEK MEN’S CLUB
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Results
Low gross/low net
Low gross: 1 (tie), Jim Schroeder, Lee
Taylor and Ben Talon-Kayne, 38.
Low net: 1 (tie), Jack Duncan and
David Karr; 3, Dennis Bergman 32; 4 (tie),
Eldon Rivers and Lynn Hurt, 34.
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