Polk County Sports
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 11, 2015 11A
WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP
CENTRAL BOYS SOCCER
Panthers fall in first round of playoffs Ribich qualifies
for national race
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
COREY BUCHANAN (WILSONVILLE SPOKESMAN)/for the Itemizer-Observer
Central’s boys soccer team lost to Wilsonville 6-1 on Nov.
3 in the first round of the 5A state playoffs.
WILSONVILLE — Facing
the top-ranked team in the
state, Central’s boys soccer
team lost to Wilsonville 6-1
in the first round of the state
playoffs on Nov. 3.
Despite the loss, the Pan-
thers had a lot to be proud of
during their performance.
“I feel that we handled
ourselves well,” Central
coach Carlos Esquivel said.
“We played hard throughout
the match. We can’t take
anything away from a team
like Wilsonville. They had
the speed that is expected
from a team that plays that
well. We fought hard and
gave what we could. I’m
proud of our guys.”
With Esquivel’s first year
as head coach and an inex-
perienced roster, the Pan-
thers finished with a 5-9-2
record overall and 3-4 mark
in Mid-Willamette Confer-
ence play.
This season saw several
players make sacrifices, in-
cluding Evan Hoover who
made the switch from for-
ward to defense.
“He had such enthusiasm
to play a different position,”
Esquivel said. “He learned
the position well. He’s an ag-
gressive player and he im-
proved our defense a lot
through his play.”
With one year under his
belt, Esquivel said he’s ready
to continue to build the soc-
cer tradition at Central.
“We’re a young team and
we still have a lot to im-
prove on to be a successful
team,” Esquivel said. “A lot
of that goes on me. I’ve
learned a lot this season. I
believe that with time and
hard work, we’ll improve
greatly. I hope we continue
to get support, not just
throughout the soccer sea-
son, but throughout the
year. I believe we can build
a very good soccer program
in the short future.”
Itemizer-Observer staff report
MONMOUTH — Cold,
rainy conditions did little
to slow Western Oregon
sophomore David Ribich
at the NCAA Cross-coun-
try West Regional on Sat-
urday.
Ribich finished the
10,000-meter race in 30
minutes, 11.95 seconds to
take 11th overall in the
men’s race.
Ribich placed second
among runners not on one
of the top four teams and
earned a spot in the NCAA
Division II Cross-country
Championships in Joplin,
Mo., on Nov. 21.
The Wolves placed 12th
in the team standings.
Nicole Maurmann led
the women, placing 37th in
22:07 in the 6,000-meter
course. The women fin-
ished 15th in the team
standings.
FOOTBALL WINS SIXTH-
S T R A I G H T: Q u a r t e r b a c k
Phillip Fenumiai helped lead
Western Oregon’s football
team to its sixth-straight vic-
tory on Saturday. Fenumiai
threw for four touchdowns as
the Wolves defeated South
Dakota School of Mines 33-15.
WOU (7-3 overall) inished
Great Northwest Athletic Con-
ference play with a 5-1 mark.
The Wolves host Humboldt
State in a nonleague contest
Saturday at 1 p.m. Humboldt
defeated Western Oregon 29-
20 on Sept. 5.
VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO:
Western Oregon’s volleyball
team lost a pair of GNAC
matches last week. The Wolves
fell to Western Washington 25-
10, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15 on
Thursday and Simon Fraser 26-
24, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22 on Sat-
urday. The Wolves played at
Concordia Tuesday after press
time. WOU hosts Montana
State Billings Saturday at 7 p.m.
in the team’s home inale.
SPORTS BRIEFS State: Pirates rally for fourth place
Local football players earn honors
POLK COUNTY — Central's football squad saw 16 players earn
all-Mid-Willamette Conference honors.
The Panthers had 10 players receive recog-
nition on defense and special teams, led by
junior lineman Marlon Tuipulotu, who
earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
He was also named irst team all-MWC.
Senior lineman Opeti Tuipulotu also
earned irst team recognition along with sen-
ior linebacker Luke McBeth and junior defen-
sive back Peter Mason.
Senior lineman Madison Stepp and junior
M. Tuipulotu defensive back A.J. Morales were named to
the second team, while junior linebacker
Jackson Holstad, sophomore defensive backs
Isaiah Abraham and Marcos Cedillo and sen-
ior kicker Reba Hofman earned honorable
mentions.
Marlon Tuipulotu (ofensive line) and
Mason (receiver) also earned irst team hon-
ors on ofense, along with senior running
back Alvin Berroa. Stepp (tight end) also re-
ceived second team recognition.
Sophomore quarterback Peter Menda-
Berroa
zona, senior receiver Jarrett Landers and sen-
ior linemen Sam Cole, Xavior Morales and
Gabe Arreguin earned honorable mentions.
Central coach Shane Hedrick was named
Coach of the Year, while Mike Connor re-
ceived Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
Dallas had 12 players earn all-league
recognition.
Junior Tanner Earhart was named second
team all-MWC on ofense (running back) and
earned honorable mention on defense (line-
Ta. Earhart
backer).
Seniors Everett Minahan and Mitchell
Laizure were named to the second team de-
fense at defensive back and linebacker, re-
spectively, and earned honorable mentions
on ofense at receiver and tight end.
Sophomore defensive lineman Shun Tal-
madge was named second team all-MWC,
while senior defensive lineman Joe Gillette
received honorable mention.
Senior linebackers Branden Dawson and
Laizure
Justin Spencer, sophomore linebacker Treve
Earhart, senior running back Alex Hoferber and junior ofensive
linemen Joshua Willden, Tim Hensley and Cody Janssen all
earned honorable mentions.
Itemizer-Observer
Athlete of the Week
David Ribich
Western Oregon
Ribich, a sophomore cross-country
runner, accomplished something on
Saturday that Western Oregon hasn’t
seen since 2011. Ribich placed 11th at
the NCAA Division II Cross-country
West Region race, finishing the 10,000-meter course in 30
minutes, 11.95 seconds. Ribich qualified for the NCAA Di-
vision II Cross-country Championship Race on Nov. 21 in
Missouri.
Phillip Fenumiai
Western Oregon
Fenumiai, a redshirt sophomore, did-
n’t let the rain dampen his performance
during WOU’s football team’s 33-15 vic-
tory over South Dakota School of Mines
on Saturday. Fenumiai may have only
completed 10 passes, but nearly half of them (four) went
for touchdowns as the Wolves won their sixth-straight
game and improved to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in Great North-
west Athletic Conference play.
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The loss knocked them
into the consolation bracket
on Saturday, but players did-
n’t let that get them down.
“We realized we were here
because we deserved it,”
Calonder said. “We worked
hard and we knew we could
enjoy the tournament.”
The Pirates ended their
season winning four of their
final five matches.
“We became closer as a
family,” Calonder said. “All of
our skills started clicking to-
gether. We were playing as a
team toward the end of the
season and everyone helped
one another with their skill
set.”
The Pirates will lose six
seniors to graduation this
year, but Dickey hopes the
progress the team made this
season will serve as a blue-
print for future success.
“I hope they see that it
takes time to build a team,”
Dickey said. “You can’t just
walk in on the first practice
and expect to play the way
they did at state. We didn’t
start out the way we ended. I
hope the young players
coming in remember that.”
SCOREBOARD
Surrounded
FOOTBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
Central
5-2
South Albany
5-2
Silverton
4-3
Lebanon
4-3
Crescent Valley
4-3
Corvallis
3-4
Dallas
3-4
Woodburn
0-7
Friday, Nov. 6 Result
Central 46, Hillsboro 28
All
7-3
6-4
5-5
6-4
5-4
3-6
3-6
0-9
CENTRAL 46, HILLSBORO 28
Hillsboro
Central
7
0 21 0— 28
15 19 6 6 —46
First Quarter
H—Roundtree 1 run (kick)
C—Berroa run (Hoffman kick)
C—Holstad 12 pass from Menda-
zona (2-point good)
Second Quarter
C—Mason 8 run (kick failed)
C—Berroa 64 run (kick failed)
C—Berroa 25 pass (Hoffman kick)
Third Quarter
C—Landers 8 pass from Mendazona
(kick failed)
H—4 pass (kick)
H—53 pass (kick)
H—9 pass (kick)
Fourth Quarter
C—Mendazona 1 run (kick failed)
Friday, Nov. 13 Game
State playoffs, second round
Central at Crater
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SPECIAL DISTRICT 4
Team
League
Perrydale
6-0
Sherman
5-1
Dufur
4-2
Arlington/Condon
3-3
Ione
2-4
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler
1-5
South Wasco County
0-6
Saturday, Nov. 7 Result
Perrydale 32, Pine Eagle 6
All
9-0
6-4
8-2
4-3
3-5
3-6
0-8
LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Central receiver Peter Mason looks for a way around two Hillsboro defenders during
the Panthers’ 46-28 win over the Spartans on Friday night.
Team
League
All
Woodburn
6-0-1 9-2-3
Crescent Valley
4-2-1 6-5-2
Silverton
4-3-0 7-5-3
South Albany
4-3-0 6-7-1
Corvallis
3-2-2 7-6-2
Central
3-4-0 5-8-2
Lebanon
2-5-0 3-11-0
Dallas
0-7-0 1-11-2
Tuesday, Nov. 3 Result
State playoffs, first round
Wilsonville 6, Central 1
GIRLS SOCCER
PERRYDALE 32, PINE EAGLE 6
Pine Eagle
Perrydale
0
0 0 6 —6
8
8 16 0 —32
First Quarter
P—Janesofsky 18 run (Bailey run)
Second Quarter
P—Domes 1 run (Bailey run)
Third Quarter
P—Marsters 1 run (Bailey run)
P—Bailey 17 run (Bailey run)
Fourth Quarter
PE—Rice 20 run (pass failed)
Saturday, Nov. 14 Game
State playoffs, second round
Perrydale at Wallowa
—
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
Humboldt State
6-0
Western Oregon
5-1
Azusa Pacific
2-3
Dixie State
2-3
Central Washington
2-3
South Dakota Mines
2-4
Simon Fraser
0-5
Saturday, Oct. Oct. 7 Result
Western Oregon 33, SD Mines 15
All
8-1
7-3
5-4
3-6
4-5
5-5
0-8
WOU 33, SDM 15
SDM
WOU
0 8
0 7—15
12 0 14 7—33
First Quarter
W—Thomas 26 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick blocked)
W—McSwain 16 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick failed)
Second Quarter
S—Nixon 6 run (Luna pass)
Third Quarter
W—McSwain 20 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick)
W—Revis 15 pass from Fenumiai
(Correa kick)
Fourth Quarter
W—Braxton 4 run (Correa kick)
S—Broeker 1 pass from Sullivan
(Gerarden kick)
Saturday, Nov. 14 Game
Humboldt State at Western Oregon
BOYS SOCCER
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
All
Corvallis
7-0-0 11-2-1
Silverton
6-1-0 10-2-2
Crescent Valley
5-2-0 9-5-1
Dallas
3-3-1 5-9-1
Woodburn
2-3-2 3-8-3
South Albany
2-5-0 5-9-0
Lebanon
1-5-1 1-11-2
Central
0-7-0 0-12-0
Wednesday, Nov. 4 Result
State playoffs, first round
Wilsonville 6, Dallas 0
—
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Western Washington
11-0-1 18-1-1
Concordia
8-2-2 11-4-3
Seattle Pacific
7-3-2 13-4-2
Montana State Billings
6-5-1 8-7-2
Simon Fraser
5-6-1 7-6-2
Central Washington
5-6-1 7-9-1
Western Oregon
4-7-1 8-8-1
Northwest Nazarene
2-9-1 5-11-1
Saint Martin’s
1-11-0 2-14-0
Thursday, Nov. 5 Results
GNAC semifinals
Seattle Pacific 1, Concordia 0
Western Washington 4, Montana State
Billings 0
Saturday, Nov. 7 Result
GNAC championship
Western Washington 3, Seattle Pacific 1
VOLLEYBALL
CLASS 1A
CASCO LEAGUE
Team
League
All
Country Christian
14-0
26-3
Perrydale
12-2
21-8
Crosshill Christian
10-4
17-8
Willamette Valley Christian 8-6 12-11
Falls City
6-8
6-10
Jewell
4-10 5-13
Livingstone Adventist
2-12
5-15
C.S. Lewis
0-14 1-18
Friday, Nov. 6 Result
Quarterfinals
Country Christian def. Perrydale 25-23,
25-20, 25-13
Saturday, Nov. 7 Results
Consolation bracket
Perrydale def. Powder Valley 25-19, 25-
19, 25-21
Perrydale def. Crane 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
—
COLLEGE
GNAC
Team
League
All
Alaska Anchorage
14-2
22-2
Western Washington
14-2
20-4
Central Washington
13-3
17-6
Northwest Nazarene
12-4
16-9
Simon Fraser
8-8 12-12
Concordia
7-9
15-9
Seattle Pacific
5-11 7-17
Montana State Billings
5-11 6-19
Alaska Fairbanks
5-11 5-18
Western Oregon
4-12 7-18
Saint Martin’s
1-15 2-21
Thursday, Nov. 5 Result
Western Washington def. Western Ore-
gon 25-10, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15
Saturday, Nov. 7 Result
Simon Fraser def. Western Oregon 26-
24, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Match
Western Oregon at Concordia
Saturday, Nov. 11 Match
MSU Billings at Western Oregon
CROSS
COUNTRY
COLLEGE
NCAA Division II West Region
At Western Oregon University
Saturday, Nov. 7 Results
MEN (10,000-meters)
Team scores — Alaska Anchorage
55, Chico State 79, Cal Poly Pomona
81, Simon Fraser 107, San Francisco
State 167, Western Washington 194,
Azusa Pacific 233, Cal Baptist 243,
Academy of Art 272, Montana State
Billings 287, Humboldt State 297,
Western Oregon 310, UC San Diego
320, Central Washington 400, Cal
State, Monterey Bay 429, Fresno Pacif-
ic 472, Northwest Nazarene 477, Alas-
ka Fairbanks 503, Dixie State 551,
Seattle Pacific 557, Hawaii Pacific 616,
Saint Martin’s 656, Cal State, East Bay
690.
Individual winner — 1, Henry
Cheseto, Alaska Anchorage, 29:29.82.
WESTERN OREGON (310) — 11,
David Ribich, 30:11.95; 43, Zach Hol-
loway, 31:23.56; 67, David Cornish,
31:58.56; 104, Sam Naffziger, 32:41.34;
106, Joe Soik, 32:44.15; 126, Josh
Dempsey, 33:24.92.
WOMEN (6,000-meters)
Team scores — Chico State 89,
Western Washington 165, Alaska An-
chorage 201, Cal Baptist 203, Seattle
Pacific 207, Central Washington 212,
UC San Diego 223, Cal Poly Pomona
247, California State, St. San B’Dino
265, Simon Fraser 273, Azusa Pacific
279, California State, St. Stanislaus
291, Humboldt State 296, Point Loma
322, Western Oregon 416, California
State, Monterey Bay 429, Northwest
Nazarene 472, Hawaii Pacific 478, Saint
Martin’s 542, San Francisco State 569,
Alaska Fairbanks 585, Dixie State 598,
Fresno Pacific 610, California State,
East Bay 649, Montana State Billings
669, California State, Los Angeles 701,
Dominican 737, Hawaii-Hilo 798.
Individual winner — 1, Joyce Che-
limo, Alaska Anchorage, 20:42.34.
WESTERN OREGON (416) — 37,
N icole Maurmann, 22:07.96; 40,
Stephanie Stuckey, 22:10.84; 112, Grace
Knapp, 23:16.31; 114, Suzie Van de Grift,
23:17.84; 125, Rachel Crawford, 23:29.41;
135, Debora De Leon, 23:45.27; 137, Bai-
ley Beeson, 23:46.48.
Saturday, Nov. 21 Meet
NCAA Championship
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
GNAC MEN
Team
League
All
Western Washington
0-0
2-1
Alaska Anchorage
0-0
3-2
Alaska Fairbanks
0-0
0-0
Central Washington
0-0
0-0
Concordia
0-0
0-0
Montana State Billings
0-0
0-0
Northwest Nazarene
0-0
0-0
Saint Martin’s
0-0
0-0
Seattle Pacific
0-0
0-0
Simon Fraser
0-0
0-0
Western Oregon
0-0
0-0
Friday, Nov. 13 Game
Western Oregon vs. Point Loma at
Olympia, Wash.
Saturday, Nov. 14 Game
Western Oregon vs. Fresno Pacific at
Olympia, Wash.
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GNAC WOMEN
Team
League
All
Alaska Anchorage
0-0
5-0
Alaska Fairbanks
0-0
0-0
Central Washington
0-0
0-0
Concordia
0-0
0-0
Montana State Billings
0-0
0-0
Northwest Nazarene
0-0
0-0
Saint Martin’s
0-0
0-0
Seattle Pacific
0-0
0-0
Simon Fraser
0-0
0-0
Western Oregon
0-0
0-0
Western Washington
0-0
0-0
Friday, Nov. 13 Game
Western Oregon vs. California State, East
Bay at Hayward, Calif.
Saturday, Nov. 14 Game
Western Oregon vs. California State,
Monterey Bay at Hayward, Calif.