Polk County Sports
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 28, 2015 11A
WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP
Ribich turns in personal best
Kicking away
Sophomore places fourth overall at GNAC Championships
Itemizer-Observer staff report
BELLINGHAM, Wash. —
Sophomore David Ribich led
Western Oregon’s men’s
cross-country team to a
fourth-place finish at the
G r e a t
Northwest
Athletic
Confer-
e n c e
Champi-
onships on
Saturday.
Ribich
p
l
a c e d
Ribich
f o u r t h
overall in the 8,000-meter
race, recording a time of 24
minutes, 59 seconds, setting
a new personal record in the
process.
Zach Holloway finished
15th overall in 25:45.
T h e w o m e n’s s q u a d
placed sixth. Senior
Stephanie Stuckey finished
the 6,000-meter course in
22:40, placing 13th overall.
Junior Nicole Maurmann
took 28th in 23:02.
“David and Stephanie had
star performances against
nationally ranked oppo-
nents in the GNAC,” Wolves
coach Mike Johnson said.
“Virtually every runner had
a personal best, highlighted
by David’s run against the
fastest runners in the re-
gion.”
WOU will host the NCAA
Division II West Regional on
Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.
FOOTBALL DOWNS SIMON
FRASER: Running back Malik
Braxton set a Great Northwest
Athletic Conference record,
helping Western Oregon’s foot-
ball team to a 37-26 win over
Simon Fraser on Saturday.
Leading 31-26 in the fourth
quarter, Braxton broke a 99-
yard touch-
down run to
put the
Wolves up
by
two
scores. The
run was the
longest in
conference
history.
Braxton
WOU’s Joe
Harris held the previous record
on a 90-yard score set in 2013.
Braxton rushed for 176 yards
and a pair of touchdowns. He
also threw a touchdown pass
in the irst quarter. The Wolves
(5-3 overall, 3-1 GNAC) won its
fourth-straight game. Western
Oregon hosts Azusa Paciic Sat-
urday at 1 p.m.
SOCCER SPLITS: Seniors
Dana Goularte and Makana
Pundyke, and junior Taylor
Higa scored as the Western
Oregon women’s soccer team
defeated Northwest Nazarene
3-1 on Thursday. Goularte and
Pundyke scored in the first
half, while Higa’s goal came
within the first 40 seconds of
the second half. WOU lost to
Montana State Billings 1-0 on
Saturday in its final home
match of the season. The
Wolves (7-7-1 overall, 3-6-1
GNAC) close out the season at
Seattle Pacific on Thursday
and at Simon Fraser on Satur-
day.
VOLLEYBALL EARNS
HOME WINS: Western Ore-
gon’s volleyball squad earned
a pair of conference victories,
defeating Seattle Pacific 25-23,
27-25, 25-16 on Thursday and
Saint Martin’s 25-19, 25-23, 21-
25, 29-27 on Saturday. Alisha
Bettinson had a game-high 14
k i l l s o n S a t u r d a y, w h i l e
Christie Colasurdo added 27
digs. WOU (7-14 overall, 4-8
GNAC) plays at Northwest
Nazarene on Thursday and at
Central Washington on Satur-
day.
LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Senior Vicky Cruz Rosales clears a ball a gainst Mon-
tana State Billings on Saturday. The Yellowjackets de-
feated the Wolves 1-0 in a Great Northwest Athletic
Conference matchup, dropping the Wolves to 7-7-1
overall and 3-6-1 in conference play.
Pirates: Perrydale looks to limit mistakes on Friday
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Perrydale now turns its at-
t e n t i o n t ow a r d No r t h
Clackamas Christian.
North Clackamas went
12-10 overall and 6-2 in Val-
ley 10 play, placing third out
of five teams.
“I know they finished
third in what I feel is a pretty
weak league,” Dickey said.
“We beat their top team
(Damascus Christian) and
we’re pretty confident going
into Wednesday.”
Dickey knows her team
can’t let confidence turn into
cockiness.
“A playoff situation can
see teams play hard,” Dickey
said. “They want to win. At
this point, it’s about who
wants it more.”
The winner advances to
Itemizer-Observer staff report
INDEPENDENCE — Cen-
tral’s boys soccer team de-
feated Lebanon 4-0 on Oct.
20 before falling to Crescent
Valley 1-0 on Thursday. The
Panthers played Woodburn
Tuesday after press time.
Central entered the
match in a tie with the Bull-
dogs for fourth place with a
3-3 mark in Mid-Willamette
Conference play. The top
six teams advance to post-
season play. The third and
fourth seeds will host a
play-in match, while the
fifth- and sixth-place teams
will travel on the road
a g a i n s t a Mi d we s t e r n
League opponent. Play-in
matches are scheduled for
Saturday. The winner ad-
vances to the state playoffs,
which begin Tuesday.
VOLLEYBALL WINS REGU-
LAR SEASON FINALE: Cen-
tral’s volleyball squad defeated
Woodburn 22-25, 25-14, 25-18,
25-14 on Thursday to close out
the regular season. With the
victory, the Panthers inished
in ifth in the MWC. Central
opened the week with a 25-15,
25-21, 27-25 loss to Corvallis
on Oct. 20. The Panthers
played at Crater Tuesday after
press time in the play-in round.
Crater inished 11-9 overall and
6-6 in Midwestern League play
during the regular season. The
winner advances to the state
tournament, which begins on
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BOYS XC TAKES SIX TH:
Central’s boys cross-country
placed sixth at the MWC
Championships on Oct. 21.
J u n i o r
Zachary
Meyer led
t h e Pa n -
thers, plac-
ing 15th
overall in
17 min-
utes, 21.92
seconds.
Ammon
Meyer
Jefries
(21st, 17:27.06), Darien Hume
(29th, 17:38.99), Aaron Padilla
(31st, 17:47.82) and Josh Pe-
terson (32nd, 17:48.07) round-
ed out Central’s scorers.
G I R L S S O CC E R D R O P S
TWO: Central’s girls soccer team
lost a pair of matches, falling to
Lebanon 5-0 on Oct. 20 before
losing to Crescent Valley 8-0 on
Thursday. The Panthers (0-11
overall, 0-6 MWC) hosted Wood-
burn Tuesday after press time in
the team’s inal match.
Itemizer-Observer
Athlete of the Week
Bailie Hartford
Central High
Hartford, a sophomore cross-country
runner, started out quickly at the Mid-
Willamette Conference Championships
and never let up. Hartford placed third
overall on Oct. 21 with a time of 19
minutes, 25.19 seconds. The mark set a new personal
record and also earned her a berth to the OSAA State
Cross-Country meet on Saturday at Lane Community Col-
lege in Eugene.
Keenan Bailey
Perrydale High
Bailey, a senior, helped Perrydale’s
football team dominate on the ground
against Sherman on Friday. Bailey ran
for 253 yards and three touchdowns,
scoring on runs of 11, 13 and 54 yards.
Bailey led the Pirates to 507 yards on the ground during
the team’s 52-20 victory. The win improved Perrydale’s
record to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in Special District 4, clinching
at least a share of the league title.
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.
perfect passing form and
perfect serving. We want to
do the little things right like
being in the right defensive
spots, getting our serves in
and communicating.”
SCOREBOARD
CENTRAL ROUNDUP
Boys soccer looks
for playoff berth
the second round on Satur-
day against a yet-to-be de-
termined opponent.
“We’re going back to the
basics to help them prepare,”
Dickey said. “We’ll work on
FOOTBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
South Albany
4-2
Lebanon
4-2
Central
4-2
Crescent Valley
3-3
Silverton
3-3
Dallas
3-3
Corvallis
3-3
Woodburn
0-6
Friday, Oct. 23 Results
Central 36, Corvallis 30
Dallas 35, Lebanon 7
All
5-3
5-3
5-3
5-3
4-4
3-5
3-5
0-8
CENTRAL 36, CORVALLIS 30
Corvallis
Central
8
8 14 0—30
15 15 0 6—36
First Quarter
C—Berroa 11 run (Hoffman kick)
C—Stepp 23 pass from Mendazona
(two-point conversion good)
Co.—Mattson 6 run (Peterson run)
Second Quarter
C—Mendazona 1 run (Hoffman kick)
Co.—Hankins 11 pass from Peterson
(Hankins pass from Peterson)
C—Abraham 8 pass from Menda-
zona (Landers pass from Mendazona)
Third Quarter
Co.—Johnson pass from Peterson
(two-point conversion failed)
Co.—Mattson 93 punt return (Peter-
son run)
Fourth Quarter
C—Landers 28 pass from Menda-
zona (two-point conversion failed)
DALLAS 35, LEBANON 7
Dallas
Lebanon
7 14 7 7 —35
0
0 0 7 — 7
First Quarter
D—Ta. Earhart 1 run (Guffey kick)
Second Quarter
D—Blair 21 run (Guffey kick)
D—Ta. Earhart 1 run (Guffey kick)
Third Quarter
D—Minahan 10 pass from Blair (Guf-
fey kick)
Fourth Quarter
D—Blair 1 run (Guffey kick)
L—Hargis 6 run (Studer kick)
Friday, Oct. 30 Games
Central at Woodburn
Dallas at Silverton
End of regular season
—
CLASS 1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT 3
Team
League
Yoncalla
4-0
North Douglas
4-1
Lowell
4-2
Triangle Lake
4-2
Falls City
3-1
Siletz Valley
3-2
Mapleton
2-4
Mohawk
2-4
Alsea
1-5
McKenzie
0-6
Friday, Oct. 23 Result
Falls City 62, Alsea 6
All
8-0
6-2
5-3
4-4
3-5
4-4
3-4
2-6
1-7
0-8
FALLS CITY 62, ALSEA 6
0
0 0 6 — 6
8 32 22 0 —61
First Quarter
FC—J. Labrado 1 run (J. Labrado run)
Second Quarter
FC—Z. Weems 5 run (J. Labrado run)
FC—J. Labrado 62 punt return (J.
Labrado run)
FC—Z. Weems 10 run (Kempfer run)
FC—Z. Weems 81 pass from J. Labra-
do (J. Labrado run)
Third Quarter
FC—J. Labrado 49 run (Z. Weems
run)
FC—Z. Weems 4 run (run failed)
FC—Z. Weems 34 run (Young run)
Fourth Quarter
A—Hendrix 15 pass from Frank (run
failed)
Friday, Oct. 30 Game
Falls City at North Douglas
—
All
7-0
5-3
6-2
4-2
3-5
2-5
0-7
PERRYDALE 52, SHERMAN 20
6
8
6
22
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
Humboldt State
4-0
Western Oregon
3-1
South Dakota Mines
2-2
Azusa Pacific
2-2
Dixie State
1-2
Central Washington
1-3
Simon Fraser
0-3
Saturday, Oct. 24 Result
WOU 37, Simon Fraser 26
All
6-1
5-3
5-3
5-3
2-5
3-5
0-6
WOU 37, SFU 26
WOU
SFU
14 3
7 13—37
10 10
0 6—26
First Quarter
S—Anderson 67 pass from Stanford
(Docherty kick)
W—Revis 23 pass from Braxton (Cor-
rea kick)
W—Braxton 75 run (Correa kick)
S—Docherty 48 field goal
Second Quarter
S—Buren 75 pass from Stanford
(Docherty kick)
W—Correa 32 field goal
S—Docherty 23 field goal
Third Quarter
W—Revis 56 pass from Shimabukuro
(Correa kick)
Fourth Quarter
W—Apelu 50 pass from
Shimabukuro (Correa kick)
S—Pauls 2 pass from Stanford
(Lagou rush failed)
W—Braxton 99 yard run
(Shimabukuro pass failed)
BOYS SOCCER
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
All
Woodburn
5-0-1 8-2-3
Silverton
4-2-0 6-4-3
Crescent Valley
3-2-1 5-5-2
South Albany
3-3-0 5-6-1
Central
3-3-0 4-7-2
Corvallis
2-2-2 5-6-2
Lebanon
2-4-0 3-10-0
Dallas
0-6-0 1-10-2
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Results
Central 4, Lebanon 0
Silverton 3, Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 22 Results
Crescent Valley 5, Central 1
Corvallis 7, Dallas 1
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Central at Woodburn
Dallas at South Albany
End of regular season
Saturday, Oct. 31 Match
OSAA Class 5A play-in
GIRLS SOCCER
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
SPECIAL DISTRICT 4
Sherman
Perrydale
Friday, Oct. 30 Game
Arlington at Perrydale
—
Saturday, Oct. 31 Game
Azusa Pacific at Western Oregon
Alsea
Falls City
Team
League
Perrydale
5-0
Sherman
5-1
Dufur
3-2
Arlington/Condon
3-2
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler
1-4
Ione
1-4
South Wasco County
0-5
Friday, Oct. 23 Result
Perrydale 52, Sherman 20
First Quarter
S—Justesen 98 interception (run
failed)
P—Bailey 11 run (Janesofsky pass
from Domes)
Second Quarter
P—Bailey 13 run (Bailey run)
P—Janesofsky 10 run (Janesofsky
run)
S—Winslow 39 pass from Justesen
(pass failed)
P—Janesofsky 3 run (pass failed)
Third Quarter
P—Janesofsky 39 pass from Domes
(Janesofsky run)
S—Safety
Fourth Quarter
S—Justesen 70 fumble recovery
(pass failed)
P—Bailey 54 run (Marsters run)
P—Marsters 9 run (run failed)
2 6 —20
8 14 —52
Team
League
All
Silverton
4-0-0 8-1-2
Corvallis
4-0-0 8-2-1
Crescent Valley
2-2-0 5-5-1
Dallas
2-1-1 3-7-1
South Albany
2-2-0 5-5-0
Woodburn
1-2-1 2-6-2
Lebanon
0-4-0 0-10-1
Central
0-4-0 0-9-0
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Result
Lebanon 5, Central 0
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Result
Silverton 6, Dallas 0
Thursday, Oct. 22 Results
Crescent Valley 8, Central 0
Corvallis 6, Dallas 0
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Woodburn at Central
South Albany at Dallas
End of regular season
Saturday, Oct. 31 Match
OSAA Class 5A play-in
—
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Western Washington
10-0-0 15-1-0
Concordia
8-1-1 11-2-2
Seattle Pacific
6-3-2 10-3-1
Montana State Billings
5-5-1 7-6-2
Simon Fraser
4-5-1 6-5-2
Central Washington
4-5-1 6-8-1
Western Oregon
3-6-1 7-7-1
Northwest Nazarene
2-7-1 5-9-1
Saint Martin’s
0-10-0 1-13-0
Thursday, Oct. 22 Result
Western Oregon 3, NW Nazarene 1
Saturday, Oct. 24 Result
MSUB 1, Western Oregon 0
Thursday, Oct. 29 Match
Western Oregon at Seattle Pacific
Saturday, Oct. 31 Match
Western Oregon at Simon Fraser
End of regular season
VOLLEYBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
All
Lebanon
14-0
18-2
Silverton
11-3
15-7
Corvallis
9-5
12-9
Crescent Valley
7-7
9-10
Central
6-8
7-11
Dallas
5-9 10-12
South Albany
4-10
5-14
Woodburn
0-14 1-17
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Results
Corvallis def. Central 25-15, 25-21, 27-25
Lebanon def. Dallas 24-26, 25-23, 25-10,
25-18
Thursday, Oct. 22 Results
Central def. Woodburn 22-25, 25-14, 25-
18, 25-14
Silverton def. Dallas 25-18, 25-14, 28-30,
25-18
End of regular season
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Matches
Central at Crater
Dallas at Churchill
Saturday, Oct. 31 Matches
OSAA 5A State, first round
—
CLASS 1A
CASCO LEAGUE
Team
League
All
Country Christian
14-0
22-3
Perrydale
12-2
17-7
Crosshill Christian
10-4
16-7
Willamette Valley Christian 8-6 12-11
Falls City
6-8
5-10
Jewell
4-10 5-13
Livingstone Adventist
2-12
5-15
C.S. Lewis
0-14 1-18
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Results
Falls City Def. Livingstone Adventist 25-
14, 25-11, 25-22
Perrydale def. C.S. Lewis 25-1, 25-4, 25-7
End of regular season
Saturday, Oct. 24 Matches
Willamette Valley Christian def. Falls City
25-16, 25-20, 25-10
Perrydale def. Crosshill Christian 25-14,
25-18, 25-21
Country Christian def. Perrydale 25-16,
25-16, 25-14
Wednesday, Oct. 28 Match
OSAA 1A State, first round: North
Clackamas Christian at Perrydale
Saturday, Oct. 31 Match
OSAA 1A State, second round
—
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Alaska Anchorage
10-2
18-2
Western Washington
10-2
16-4
Central Washington
10-2
14-5
Northwest Nazarene
10-2
13-7
Concordia
7-5
15-5
Simon Fraser
5-7
9-11
Western Oregon
4-8
7-14
Seattle Pacific
4-8
6-14
Montana State Billings
3-9
4-17
Alaska Fairbanks
2-10 2-17
Saint Martin’s
1-11 2-17
Thursday, Oct. 15 Result
Western Oregon def. Seattle Pacific 25-
23, 27-25
Saturday, Oct. 24 Result
Western Oregon def. Saint Martin’s 25-
19, 25-23, 21-25, 29-27
Thursday, Oct. 29 Match
Western Oregon at Northwest Nazarene
Saturday, Oct. 31 Match
Western Oregon at Central Washington
CROSS
COUNTRY
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
MWC CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Crystal Lake Sports Park, Corvallis
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Results
BOYS
Team scores — Corvallis 34, Silver-
ton 52, Crescent Valley 104, Dallas 109,
South Albany 121, Central 128,
Lebanon 147, Woodburn 175.
Individual winner — 1, Gavin
Bomber, Corvallis, 16:17.32.
CENTRAL (128) — 15, Zachary
Meyer, 17:21.92; 21, Ammon Jeffries,
17:27.06; 29, Darien Hume, 17:38.99;
31, Aaron Padilla, 17:47.82; 32, Josh Pe-
terson 17:48.07; 34, Jaydon Aydelotte,
17:50.26; 35, Josh Dickson, 17:50.54.
DALLAS (109) — 18, Trevor Cross,
17:26.68; 19, Justin Huxel, 17:26.69; 22,
Cody Tilgner, 17:27.65; 23, T.J. Cross,
17:27.98; 27, Isaiah Letney, 17:31.21; 41,
Jesse Stuhr, 18:00.74; 51, Kenny Sutton,
18:39.15.
GIRLS
Team scores — Cor vallis 56,
Lebanon 66, Crescent Valley 67, Central
71, Silverton 104, Dallas 139, South Al-
bany 185.
Individual winner — 1, Maddie
Fuhrman, Silverton, 18:38.14.
CENTRAL (71) — 3, Bailie Hartford,
19:25.19; 5, Abby McBeth, 20:13.68; 16,
Jamie Smith. 21:09.09; 23, Annie Taylor,
21:40.72; 24, Beatriz Trujillo, 21:41.68;
38, Diana Nye, 22:47.28; 39, Bethanie
Altamirano, 23:01.00.
DALLAS (139) — 14, Elizabeth Sut-
ton, 21:06.30; 27, Angie Sletten,
22:01.36; 29, Anneka Bloomstrom,
22:07.03; 32, Alyssa Miller, 22:09.92; 37,
Peyton Fast, 22:45.95; 41, Bekah Rocak,
23:15.33; 44, Elizabeth Dressel, 23:28.26.
Saturday, Oct. 31 Meet
OSAA State XC Meet at Lane Communi-
ty College
—
COLLEGE
GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Bellingham, Wash.
Saturday, Oct. 24 Results
MEN (8,000-meters)
Team scores — Alaska Anchorage
21, Simon Fraser 54, Western Washing-
ton 83, Western Oregon 122, Montana
State Billings 134, Central Washington
185, Northwest Nazarene 218, Alaska
Fairbanks 232, Seattle Pacific 258, Con-
cordia 302, Saint Martin’s 304.
Individual winner — 1, Henry
Cheseto, Alaska Anchorage, 24:22.70.
WOU (122) — 4, David Ribich,
24:59.6; 15, Zach Holloway, 25:45.7; 24,
Tyler Jones, 26:25.8; 33, Sam Naffziger,
26:37.0; 44, David Cornish, 26:56.6; 57,
Josh Dempsey, 27:13.5; 58, Riley An-
heluk, 27:13.8; 59, Joe Soik, 27:15.0; 66,
Josh Hanna, 27:35.0.
WOMEN (6,000-meters)
Team scores — Alaska Anchorage
39, Western Washington 71, Central
Washington 95, Simon Fraser 112, Seat-
tle Pacific 114, Western Oregon 183,
Northwest Nazarene 205, Concordia
216, Saint Martin’s 217, Alaska Fair-
banks 267, Montana State Billings 298.
Individual winner — 1, Joyce Che-
limo, Alaska Anchorage, 21:00.9.
WOU (183) — 13, Stephanie Stuck-
ey, 22:40.2; 28, Nicole Maurmann,
23:02.3; 45, Grace Knapp, 23:26.9; 55,
Suzie Van de Grift, 23:53.9; 56, Rachel
Crawford, 23:55.8; 65, Kiana Smith.
24:15.7; 66, Bailey Beeson, 24:16.7; 77,
Emily Cantrell, 25:06.0; 79, Amanda
Ditzhazy, 25:08.4; 82, Kendra Zimmer-
dahl, 25:39.3.
Saturday, Nov. 7 Meet
NCAA Div. II West Regional at WOU
CLUB GOLF
CROSS CREEK GOLF
COURSE
CROSS CREEK MEN’S CLUB
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Results
Low gross/low net
Low gross: 1, Lee Taylor, 35; 2, Lee
Gamaney, 37.
Low net: 1, Dave Day, 33; 2, Rocky
Kygar, 34; 3, Ken Dankenbring, 35.