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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 4, 2015 10A SCHEDULE DALLAS GIRLS SOCCER WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 Girls soccer: OSAA Class 5A State playofs, irst round: Dallas at Wilsonville, 7 p.m. Blazing a trail THURSDAY, NOV. 5 Volleyball: Western Washington at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 Football: Class 5A State playofs, irst round: No. 7 Hillsboro at No. 7 Central, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Class 1A State Tournament, quar- terfinals: No. 9 Perrydale vs. No. 1 Country Chris- tian at Ridgeview High School, 1:15 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 7 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A quarterinals: TBA. Cross-country: NCAA Division II West Region Championship at WOU, 10 a.m. Football: Class 1A State playofs, irst round: No. 11 Pine Eagle at No. 6 Perry- dale, noon. South Dakota School of Mines at Western Oregon, 3:30 p.m. Girls soccer: OSAA Class 5A quarterinals: TBA. Volleyball: OSAA Class 1A State Tournament, sec- ond round: semiinals/con- solation inals: TBA. Simon Fraser at Western Oregon, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 10 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A State playofs, semiinals: TBA. Girls soccer: OSAA Class 5A semiinals: TBA. Volleyball: Western Ore- gon at Concordia, 7 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS WOU to host region race MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon will host the NCAA Division II Cross- c o u n t r y We s t R e g i o n Championships Saturday morning. Western Oregon was chosen as one of eight Di- vision II region sites in 2013. “The NCAA holds the hosts of regional and na- tional competitions to a very high standard," WOU cross-country Mike John- son said at the time. "By hosting these events, we are pleased to continue the legacy of presenting major cross-country and track and field champi- onships on campus at Western Oregon.” WOU will also host the west region champi- onships in 2017. The races are expected to see more than a com- bined 400 athletes and coaches at Western Ore- gon. The women’s 6,000- meter race begins at 10 a.m., while the men’s 10,000-meter race begins at 11:15 a.m. For more information: www.wouwolves.com. STAT SHEET 55 The number of points per game the Per- rdale football averaged during the regu- lar season. The Pirates went 8-0 overall and 6-0 in Special District 4 play. Per- rydale hosts Pine Eagle in the first round of the 1A state playoffs on Saturday. www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas’ girls soccer team celebrates after its 3-0 victory over Springfield in a state play-in match on Thursday afternoon. Dragons advance to the state playoffs for the first time in school history By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — For the three seniors on Dallas’ girls soc- cer team, their high school careers have been defined by c h a n g e , f r o m n e w coaches every season to dealing with injuries this fall. After Thursday’s play-in match, the seniors can add another legacy. Dallas knew it couldn’t let up, despite holding a 3-0 lead late in the second half against Spr ingfield on Thursday. That didn’t stop players from knowing exactly how much time separated the Dragons from making history. Webb “I was watching the clock the whole time,” jun- ior goal- k e e p e r A s h l e e Lichten- b e r g e r said. When time ran out, it be- came official — for the first time in school history, Dal- las’ girls soccer team was headed to the playoffs. “It was probably the best moment that I’ve had ever playing soccer, honestly,” senior captain Sarah Ussery said. “Just knowing that my team worked so hard in that game and al- Class 5A Girls State Soccer Who: Dallas Dragons (5-9-1 overall, 3-3-1 Mid-Willamette Conference) vs. Wilsonville (12-1-1 overall, 8-0-0 Northwest Oregon Con- ference). What: Class 5A state soccer playofs, irst round. When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Where: Wilsonville High School. Admission: Adult, $6; students (ages 5 and up), $4. What’s at stake: The Dallas-Wilsonville winner advances to play the winner of Wednesday’s match between Silverton and La Salle Prep in the quarterinals on Saturday. lowed me to play at least one more match in my sen- ior year.” The victory was made even sweeter playing in front of a home crowd in the play-in round. “This is pretty special,” Dragons coach Kirk Myrold said. “For the seniors espe- cially, they have dedicated four years of their life, put- ting in hours and hours to practice and games. There’s not a much better feeling than this.” The Dragons entered the play-in match aware of Dal- las’ lack of playoff appear- ances — and were dead set on changing that. “We came in knowing that we were going to win, that we had to win,” senior Bran- di Wicks said. “This was something we really wanted and we showed that we wanted it.” See TRAIL, Page 12A CENTRAL FOOTBALL PERRYDALE VOLLEYBALL Pirates advance at state Central to host Hillsboro Friday Perrydale to face Country Christian in quarterfinals By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer TROUTDALE — Perrydale hopes the fourth time is the charm in the quarterfinals of the state volleyball playoffs. The Pirates defeated North Clackamas Christian 25-10, 25-16, 25-15 on Oct. 28 in the first round and Damascus Christian 25-21, 25-12, 25-13 on Satur- day in the s e c o n d round of the 1A state playoffs. Perrydale is set to play top Price s e e d e d Country Christian Friday at 1:15 p.m. at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. The squads met three times dur- ing the regular season. Coun- try Christian won each time. “We know they serve hard and we know they hit well,” Dickey said. “Every team has a weakness and makes mis- takes. We try to build on that philosophy and have to see them as just another team. I want our girls to play hard and do the best we can.” See STATE, Page 12A Panthers blow out Woodburn By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Anna McGill and Kolbie Calonder pause after a point during the Pirates’ win over North Clackamas Christian. Class 1A State Volleyball Who: Perrydale Pirates (19-7 overall, 12-2 Casco League) vs. Country Christian (23-3 overall, 14-0 Casco League) What: Class 5A state volleyball, quarterinals. When: Friday, 1:15 p.m. Where: Ridgeview High School, Redmond. Admission: Adult, $6; students (ages 5 and up), $4. What’s at stake: The winner ad- vances to the semii- nals round on Friday evening. The loser is knocked into the consolation bracket. INDEPENDENCE — The Panthers are in the playoffs. Central earned a share of the Mid-Willamette Confer- ence title on Friday, defeat- ing Woodburn 65-0. The Panthers took control right from the start, return- ing the opening kickoff for a score, followed by a touch- down on the team’s first of- fensive play of the game. Running back Alvin Berroa ran for 237 yards and three touchdowns during the win. Class 5A State Football www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 DALLAS 121 Main St • 503-623-8155 • www.LesSchwab.com INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St • 503-838-6340 Mon -Fri 8am - 6pm • Sat 8am - 5pm “ O u r focus all week was to play our brand of f o o t b a l l ,” Central c o a c h S h a n e Tuipulotu Hedrick said. “Going into a game like that with it being the last regular season game of the year and other teams need- ing to win and do some things, you certainly want to be playing at a high level.” See CENTRAL, Page 12A Who: Hillsboro Spartans (7-2 overall, 6-2 Northwest Oregon Conference) vs. Central Panthers (6-3 overall, 5-2 Mid-Willamette Con- ference). What: Class 5A state football playofs, irst round. When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Central High School. Admission: Adult, $6; students (ages 5 and up), $4. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the second round on Nov. 13 or 14 against the win- ner of Silverton-Crater. The loser is eliminated. www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports