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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28 Volleyball: OSAA Class 1A State Tournament, irst round: North Clackamas Christian at Perrydale, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 29 Girls soccer: Western Oregon at Seattle Paciic, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Western O re g o n a t N o r t hwe s t Nazarene, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 30 Football: Central at Woodburn, 7 p.m. Dallas at Silverton, 7 p.m. Falls City at North Douglas, 7 p.m. Ar- lington at Perrydale, 5 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 31 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A play-in round: TBA. Cross-country: Central OSAA Class 5A State Cross- Country meet at Lane Com- munity College, 1:15 p.m. Football: Azusa Paciic at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Girls soccer: OSAA Class 5A play-in round: TBA. Western Oregon at Simon Fraser, 5 p.m. Volleyball: OSAA Class 5A State Tournament, irst round: TBA. OSAA Class 1A State Tournament, second round: TBA. Western Ore- gon at Central Washington, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 3 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A State playofs, irst round: TBA. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 Girls soccer: OSAA Class 5A State playofs, irst round: TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Cross Creek to host fundraiser DALLAS — Cross Creek Golf Course is accepting applications for its 17th Annual Turkey Shoot Golf Tournament on Nov. 14. The two-person scram- ble will begin at 9 a.m. All players will win a turkey and compete for net, gross and hole prizes. Cost is $55 per player and one can of food. Entry includes green fees, snacks and tee prizes. Space is limited to the irst 110 players to pay fees. Players may sign up as a team or as individuals. Registration deadline is Nov. 10. All food and a por- tion of the proceeds will go toward providing Thanksgiving dinners to families in Polk County through the Dallas Food Bank. Applications can be f o u n d a t w w w. c r o s s - creekgc.com/tournament- events.html. For more information: 503-623-6666. Winter sports registration DALLAS — Winter sports registration begins Nov. 4 at Dallas High. Ath- letes must be registered by Nov. 10 to be able to prac- tice on Nov. 16, the irst of- icial practice. Cost is $150 for all sports. Those qualifying for free lunch must provide the let- ter received from the dis- trict oice. The cost will then be reduced to $35. There is no reduction for the swim team. Paperwork is available online at w w w.sites.- google.com/a/dsd2.org/da llas-high-school-athlet- ics/winter-sports. www.polkio.com Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 28, 2015 10A PERRYDALE VOLLEYBALL Pirates to host state playoff game By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer SALEM — The Pirates are playoff bound. Perrydale hosts North Clackamas Christian Wednesday (today) at 6:30 p.m. in the first round of the OSAA Class 1A State Volley- ball Championships after taking second in the Casco League Tournament on Sat- urday. The Pirates defeated Crosshill Christian 25-14, All-league • Seniors Taylor Price and Kolbie Calonder earned first team all-Casco League honors on Saturday. • Seniors Anna McGill and Telaney Newton received second team all-league recognition. • Senior Hannah Hallock earned an honorable mention. 25-18, 25-21 in its opening match, clinching the team’s spot at state. “ We k n e w C r o s s h i l l (Christian) was a really im- portant match for us to w i n ,” Pe r r y d a l e c o a c h Denise Dickey said. “We fo- cused on the fundamentals and what we needed to do to beat them. I don’t think we played to our full poten- tial during the first two times we played. We really focused on not letting down at any point during the match.” The Pi- rates lost to Country Price Christian in straight sets in the tourna- ment title game. “We only had a three-hour lapse between matches,” Dickey said. “We just went out and played to the best of our ability against t h e m . They’re a well-round- ed team. T h e re’s a r e a s o n they’re the Calonder top-ranked team in the state.” Seniors Taylor Price and Anna McGill were named to the all-tournament team for their performances. See PIRATES, Page 11A CENTRAL CROSS-COUNTRY Central duo off to state Hartford, McBeth earn spots at the state cross-country meet Saturday By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer CORVALLIS — For the third year in a row, Central’s Abby McBeth is headed to the state cross-country meet, and the junior has a new perspective on the ex- perience. “Honest- ly, for me it’s such a blessing,” McBeth said. Mc B e t h and sopho- more Bailie Hartford Hartford ear ned spots at state by finishing in the top seven. Hartford took third in 19 minutes, 25.19 seconds, while McBeth placed fifth in 20:13.68. McBeth’s time wasn’t as fast as she hoped, but she’s thankful to be headed to state after where she’s been. “It’s taken so much for me to get where I am,” McBeth said. “I’m excited for a break- through track season be- cause I’m not even close to where I want to be in-shape- wise.” McBeth’s path to the state meet has been her most difficult yet. Health issues from over training last year caused her doc- tors to require a mandato- ry three-month break from running. “I’ve never taken that much time off since middle school,” McBeth said. She entered this season completely healthy, but after missing crucial months of offseason workouts. “Ever yone’s on three months of training and, day one, I’m just starting out,” McBeth said. “It was discour- aging. It still is sometimes. I try to stay as positive as I can.” See STATE, Page 12A State What: OSAA State Cross- Country Meet. When: Saturday, 1:15 p.m. Where: Lane Community College, Eugene. Of note: Central sophomore Bailie Hartford and junior Abby McBeth qualiied for the state meet by inishing in the top seven at the Mid-Willamette Conference Championships on Oct. 21. Hartford inished third overall, while McBeth placed ifth. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central junior Abby McBeth runs during the Mid-Willamette Conference Champi- onships on Oct. 21 at Crystal Lake Sports Park in Corvallis. CENTRAL FOOTBALL Panthers move into tie for MWC lead By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central’s Alvin Berroa dives for a touchdown on Friday. INDEPENDENCE — The Central Panthers are grow- ing up at the right time. Just weeks after losing back-to-back games by a combined four points, the Panthers defeated Corvallis 36-30 on Friday — a win that moved Central into a three-way tie for first place in the Mid-Willamette Con- ference and moved the Panthers (5-3 overall, 4-2 MWC) within a win of clinching a spot in the state playoffs. “I thought our players battled hard all night in what might arguably be the best Playoffs • Central needs a win over Woodburn to clinch a playoff spot. • Woodburn is 0-8 over- all this season and has given up 52 or more points in seven of its eight games. team we’ve faced all year,” Central coach Shane Hedrick said. The Spartans had two drives in the Panthers’ red zone in the fourth quarter, but an interception in the end zone and a fumble re- covery on the 14-yard line helped Central hold off the www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Mon -Fri 8am - 6pm • Sat 8am - 5pm DALLAS 121 Main St • 503-623-8155 • www.LesSchwab.com INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St • 503-838-6340 Spartans. A 28-yard pass from Men- dazona to Jarrett Landers with 4:50 left in the game put the Panthers back on top for good. Mendazona, a sopho- more, ended the game with 254 passing yards and three touchdowns — a far cry from his first start, a 10-0 loss to Bend on Sept. 4 when he threw for 51 yards and two interceptions. “I was ver y ner vous (against Bend),” Mendazona said. “It didn’t feel good after, but I stuck in there.” Mendazona has helped the Panthers’ offense begin to click in recent weeks. See LEAD, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports