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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 18, 2015 11A WESTERN OREGON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Bromagem, Wolves look for breakout season By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Western Oregon senior Michelle Bromagem entered the 2014-15 season as a walk- on for the women’s basket- ball team. After playing at Linn-Benton Community College, Bromagem had hopes of quickly earning a role on Western Oregon’s main rotation. “I was used to playing lots of minutes,” Bromagem said. “Even from my fresh- man year in high school, I played a lot.” Bromagem appeared in all 26 games during the 2014-15 season, but strug- gled to find significant min- utes on an experienced ros- ter. At first, the lack of playing time affected the then jun- ior, but Bromagem decided to turn a difficult situation into a positive. “I changed my mind set,” Bromagem said. “I wanted to make my teammates bet- ter. Whatever my role was, I wanted to put myself fully into that role.” The senior spent the off- season focused on increas- ing her fitness level. “I didn’t have access to a gym, so I put in a lot of time condition- ing so I could work on shoot- ing and ball han- Bromagem dling when I got here,” Bromagem said. She entered the season in possibly the best shape of her life. Now, Bromagem is set to play a major role for the Wolves. Aside from junior guard Jordan Mottershaw — the team’s second leading scorer last season — WOU will fea- ture an all-new starting line- up — one that will likely see Bromagem play a major role. “Her leadership has really set the tone for this team,” WOU coach Holli Howard- Carpenter said. “She’s more of a (shooting) guard, but we’ll have her playing the point for us. She keeps us settled and organized, and she’s a great defender.” The Wolves will see six re- turning players and six new faces. “Most of us were bench players last year and we had to work hard to get here,” WOU women’s basketball Coach: Holli Howard-Carpenter (third season). 2014-15 record: 8-18 overall, 5-13 GNAC. Key returners: Jordan Mottershaw, junior guard; Emily Howey, senior center; Sami Osborne, sophomore guard/for- ward; Sydney Azorr, sophomore guard. Key newcomers: Jazmin Bembry, junior guard; Launia Davis, junior guard. 2015-16 SCHEDULE LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer file Jordan Mottershaw is the top returning scorer for WOU. Bromagem said. “We want to limit turnovers, bump up our scoring and we want to be the hardest working team in the conference.” Western Oregon, which opened the season with a pair of losses to California State, East Bay, and Califor- nia State, Monterey Bay, on Friday and Saturday, will work to finalize its starting lineup before conference play begins. “I think right now we have certain groups that are com- fortable with each other,” Howard-Carpenter said. “It’s my job to figure out a pat- tern and rotation that works Crater rallies for win to eliminate Central Alvin Berroa, who ran for 1,606 yards and 15 touch- downs. Paving the way on the offensive line were two unsung heroes, Hedrick said. “Xavier Morales and Gabe Arreguin were the two small- est offensive linemen in the conference. They never got any ink in the paper because they weren’t what we would call ballers, but they showed up in the trenches and worked hard every single day,” Hedrick said. Central will see many core players returning, in- cluding Mendazona, Mason, defensive line- man Marlon Tuipulotu, but returning to the state playoffs won’t be an easy task. “Experience is always good,” Hedrick said. “The biggest thing they’re going to have to do is we had some great senior players who are leaders on and off the field. The younger kids learned from that leader- ship. Until you become a leader, it’s hard to be one without experience. Com- ing back, they have a tremendous amount of work to do to get back to this level that we were at.” Itemizer-Observer Athlete of the Week Tanner Omlid Western Oregon Omlid, a sophomore guard, made his Western Oregon debut against Point Loma on Friday. Omlid made the most of his first game, scoring a game-high 28 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes and shooting 13-of-14 from the field. Omlid fol- lowed that performance with another strong game against Fresno Pacific on Saturday. Omlid scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as WOU started 2-0. Haylen Janesofsky Perrydale High Janesofsk y, a junior running back/cornerback, had a big game for Perrydale’s football team. Janesofsky scored three touchdowns, including a 42-yard score in the second quarter as the Pirates rallied to defeat Wallowa 42- 36 in the quarterfinals of the 1A state playoffs. Perrydale will play Dufur Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium. 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. vs. Cal State East Bay vs. Cal State Monterey Bay Cal State Chico Evergreen State vs. Regis (Colorado) at Colorado Mines at Seattle Pacific * at Saint Martin’s * California Baptist at Humboldt State Simon Fraser * Western Washington * at Alaska Anchorage * at Alaska Fairbanks * Concordia * Montana State Billings * Central Washington * Northwest Nazarene * at Western Washington * at Simon Fraser * Alaska Fairbanks * Alaska Anchorage * at Concordia* at Montana State Billings * at Northwest Nazarene * at Central Washington * Saint Martin’s * Seattle Pacific * L 57-42 L 59-50 2 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. * Great Northwest Athletic Conference game SCOREBOARD CENTRAL FOOTBALL Itemizer-Observer staff report CENTRAL POINT — The Central football team pushed Crater to the brink before falling 24-21 in the quarterfinals of the 5A state playoffs on Friday. “Going down and play- ing the No. 2 ranked team in 5A and having to take that road trip presents chal- lenges,” Central coach Shane Hedrick said. “I thought we played a great game. They never quit, and battled and battled and battled, and took it right down to the last few min- utes of the game. I couldn’t be any prouder of the play- ers and coaches and the community who supported us.” Quarterback Peter Men- dazona threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to Peter Mason, who had 200 re- ceiving yards. The game was close throughout, with Crater grabbing its first lead with 3:20 left in the game. The Comets held on for the victory to advance to the 5A semifinals. The Panthers (7-4 over- all) ended the season with several standout perform- ers, including running back for us. It will be frustrating at times, but they’re learning a little bit each day. These games are just as important for us as a (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) game. I don’t care whether you’re a freshman or a senior. We’re looking for consistency. I want to know what I can get with who I put on the floor.” Bromagem is eager to start the season. “I’ve learned to take ini- tiative with whatever my role is,” she said. “I’m going to work hard on the court and help my teammates. I’ve learned to be more confi- dent in myself.” Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 31 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Chasing him down 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. 13 Result Crater 24, Central 21 All 7-4 6-4 5-5 6-4 5-4 3-6 3-6 0-9 CRATER 24, CENTRAL 21 Central Crater 7 7 7 0— 21 0 7 10 7 —24 First Quarter C—Cedillo 4 run (Hoffman kick) Second Quarter Cr.—Gillispie 5 pass from Struck (Santoni kick) C—Mason 32 pass from Mendazona (Hoffman kick) Third Quarter Cr.—Struck 1 run (Santoni kick_ C—Mason 45 pass from Mendazona (Hoffman kick) Cr.—Santoni 33 field goal Fourth Quarter Cr.—Gillispie 2 run (Santoni kick) — 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. 14 Result Perrydale 42, Wallowa 36 All 10-0 6-4 9-2 4-3 3-5 3-6 0-8 PERRYDALE 42, WALLOWA 36 Perrydale Wallowa 8 0 6 28 —42 8 8 14 6 —36 First Quarter P—Janesofsky 15 run (Bailey run) W—32 run (run) Second Quarter W—32 run (run) Third Quarter W—3 run (run failed) W—27 run (run) P—Janesofsky 42 run (run failed) Fourth Quarter P—Janesofsky 1 run (Janesofsky run) P—Barnes 15 run (Domes run) W—53 run (pass failed) P—Barnes 53 pass from Janesofsky (run failed) P—Bailey 65 yard interception (pass failed) Saturday, Nov. 21 Game State playoffs, semifinals Dufur vs. Perrydale at Hillsboro Stadium — COLLEGE GNAC Team League All Humboldt State 6-0 9-1 Western Oregon 5-1 7-4 Central Washington 3-3 5-5 Azusa Pacific 3-3 6-4 South Dakota Mines 2-4 5-5 Dixie State 2-4 3-7 Simon Fraser 0-6 0-9 Saturday, Nov. 14 Result Humboldt State 29, Western Oregon 13 HSU 29, WOU 13 HSU WOU 7 10 9 3—29 7 0 0 6—13 First Quarter W—McSwain 71 pass from Fenumiai (Correa kick( H—Gardner 48 run (Southward kick) Second Quarter H—Southward 30 field goal H—Doctor 16 pass from Webber (Southward kick) Third Quarter H—Southward 47 field goal H—Gardner 5 run (pass failed) Fourth Quarter H—Southward 37 field goal W—Harris 1 run (no kick) COLLEGE GNAC Team League All Alaska Anchorage 16-2 24-2 Western Washington 15-3 21-5 Central Washington 15-3 19-6 Northwest Nazarene 14-4 17-9 Concordia 9-9 17-9 Simon Fraser 9-9 13-13 Western Oregon 5-13 8-19 Seattle Pacific 5-13 7-19 Montana State Billings 5-13 6-21 Alaska Fairbanks 5-13 5-20 Saint Martin’s 1-17 2-23 Tuesday, Nov. 10 Result LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Western Oregon defensive back Breeon Moreno (24) at- tempts to bring down a Humboldt State runner on Sat- urday afternoon. Concordia def. Western Oregon 25-23, 26-24, 25-21 Saturday, Nov. 14 Result Western Oregon def. Montana State Billings 15-25, 18-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-9 Thursday, Nov. 19 Western Oregon at Alaska Fairbanks Saturday, Nov. 21 Match Western Oregon at Alaska Anchorage End of regular season CROSS COUNTRY COLLEGE Saturday, Nov. 21 Meet NCAA Championship COLLEGE BASKETBALL GNAC MEN Team League All Western Oregon 0-0 2-0 Alaska Fairbanks 0-0 2-0 Central Washington 0-0 1-0 Northwest Nazarene 0-0 1-0 Western Washington 0-0 3-1 Alaska Anchorage 0-0 5-2 Seattle Pacific 0-0 1-1 Simon Fraser 0-0 0-1 Montana State Billings 0-0 0-2 Saint Martin’s 0-0 0-2 Concordia 0-0 0-2 Friday, Nov. 13 Result Western Oregon 82, Point Loma 76 Saturday, Nov. 14 Result Western Oregon 82, Fresno Pacific 73 WOU 82, POINT LOMA 76 Nov. 13 Box Score POINT LOMA (76) — Rodriguez 16, Okhotin 14, Welfringer 14, Burnham 10, Planeta 9, Lancona 8, Jackson 3, Gilbert 2, Watkins, Roedl. Totals 27-48 11-17 76. WESTERN OREGON (82) — Omlid 28, Nichols 14, Roth 13, Alexander 11, Strickland 9, Chirnside 4, Wiley 3, Thompson, Alaby. Totals 28-60 20-27 82. Point Loma 48 28—76 Western Oregon 42 40—82 3-point goals — Point Loma 11 (Ro- driguez 3, Okhotin 3, Lancona 2, Planeta 2, Welfringer 1); Western Oregon 6 (Alexander 2, Nichols 1, Roth 1, Wiley 1, Strickland 1). WOU 82, Fresno Pacific 73 Nov. 14 Box Score FRESNO PACIFIC (73) — Paul 19, Higgins 11, Viney Jr. 11, Krannitz 10, Shea 8, Solarin 4, Hutchings 3, Herting 3, Bigum 2, Mohammadi 2. Totals 25-52 17-20 73. WESTERN OREGON (82) — Alexan- der 17, Nichols 16, Roth 16, Wiley 13, Omlid 12, Strickland 8, Thompson, Alaby, Chirnside. Totals 26-62 21-30 82. Fresno Pacific 28 45—73 Western Oregon 34 48—82 3-point goals — Fresno Pacific 6 (Higgins 3, Krannitz 1, Solarin 1, Hutch- ings 1); Western Oregon 9 (Alexander 2, Roth 2, Wiley 2, Nichols 1, Omlid 1, Strickland 1). Friday, Nov. 20 Game California State, Monterey Bay at West- ern Oregon Saturday, Nov. 21 Game Warner Pacific at Western Oregon — GNAC WOMEN Team League All Alaska Anchorage 0-0 7-0 Central Washington 0-0 2-0 Seattle Pacific 0-0 2-0 Alaska Fairbanks 0-0 1-1 Concordia 0-0 1-1 Northwest Nazarene 0-0 1-1 Western Washington 0-0 1-1 Saint Martin’s 0-0 0-0 Montana State Billings 0-0 0-2 Simon Fraser 0-0 0-2 Western Oregon 0-0 0-2 Friday, Nov. 13 Result California State, East Bay 57, Western Oregon 42 Saturday, Nov. 14 Result California State, Monterey Bay 59, West- ern Oregon 50 CAL STATE EAST BAY 57, WOU 42 Nov. 13 Box Score WESTERN OREGON (47) — Motter- shaw 15, Henry 8, Davis 8, Azorr 2, Bem- bry 2, Boschma 1, Nelke 1, Bromagem, Miller, Delonge. Totals 13-41 13-27 42. CALIFORNIA STATE, EAST BAY (57) — Breshers 19, Puou 11, Bland 6, Effen- berger 6, Littleton 6, Craig 5, Anderson 2, Bacovcin 2, Fernandez, Woolridge. To- tals 21-47 12-16 57. Western Oregon 9 5 17 11—42 CSUEB 12 14 14 17—57 3-point goals — Western Oregon 3 (Mottershaw 1, Henry 1, Davis 1); Califor- nia State, East Bay 3 (Effenberger 2, Craig 1). CSUMB 59, WOU 50 Nov. 14 Box Score CALIFRONIA STATE, MONTEREY BAY (59) — Hill 13, Johnson 11, Dorn 8, Sack 6, Harris 6, Tucker 5, Amerine 4, Keenan 2, Garza 2, Fujioka 2, Mehtlan, Evans. Totals 24-59 6-10 59. WESTERN OREGON (50) — Azorr 10, Mottershaw 9, Howey 9, Miller 8, Nelke 5, Bromagem 4, Boschma 4, De- longe 1, Davis, Henry, Bembry. Totals 17-54 13-24 50. CSUMB 17 13 12 17—59 Western Oregon 12 5 21 12—50 3-point goals — California State, Monterey Bay 5 (Sack 2, Dorn 2, Tucker 1); Western Oregon 3 (Azorr 2, Motter- shaw 1). Saturday, Nov. 21 Game Cal. State, Chico at Western Oregon Sunday, Nov. 22 Game Evergreen State at Western Oregon CLUB SWIMMING BLUE DOLPHINS AAA Turkey Dive at Albany Community Pool Nov. 7-8 Results (BDST placers) BOYS 200 freestyle (11-12) — 1, David Beasley, 3:13.93. 200 freestyle (13-14) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 2:39.57. 200 freestyle (15 and over) — 2, Ryan Kennedy, 2:09.18. 100 breaststroke (13- 14) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 1:42.62. 100 breaststroke (15 and over) — 7, Ryan Kennedy, 1:30.34. 50 backstroke (8 and under) — 2, Cash Hagedorn, 1:04.24. 100 backstroke (11-12) — 5, David Beasley, 1:45.74. 25 freestyle (8 and under) — 3, Cash Hagedorn, 25.72. 100 freestyle (13-14) — 6, Isaiah Dressel, 1:12.75. 100 freestyle (15 and over) — 3, Ryan Kennedy, 59.08. 200 individual medley (13-14) — 5, Isaiah Dressel, 3:08.74. 25 backstroke (8 and under) — 5, Cash Hagedorn, 28.16. 50 backstroke (11-12) — 8, David Beasley, 49.41. 200 breaststroke (13-14) — 5, Isaiah Dressel, 3:33.62. 50 freestyle (9-10) — 10, Kason Utz, 1:04.90. 50 freestyle (13-14) — 4, Isaiah Dressel, 31.67. GIRLS 200 freestyle (9-10) — 6, Lonny Stork, 3:03.64; 7, Sydney Alamein, 3:08.78. 200 freestyle (11-12) — 5, Tay- lor Hagedorn, 2:43.66; 6, Maddie Al- tenburg, 2:45.08; 7, Jaden Irwin, 2:45.96. 25 breaststroke (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 23.69. 50 breast- stroke (9-10) — 5, Lonny Stork, 48.12; 6, Sydney Alamein, 50.11; 13, Kaitlyn Lan- dis, 53.19. 50 breaststroke (11-12) — 10, Jaden Irwin, 50.86; 16, Madison Han- son, 1:00.25. 100 breaststroke (13-14) — 6, Isabel Diaz, 1:39.54. 100 breast- stroke (15 and over) — 3, Nicole Bol- stad, 1:19.68; 7, Elizabeth Dressel, 1:27.04. 200 freestyle relay (12 and under) — 5, Dallas B (Gentry Hagedorn, Madison Hanson, Sydney Alamein, Kait- lyn Landis), 2:51.01. 100 backstroke (11-12) — 6, Maddie Altenburg, 1:31.80; 7, Jaden Irwin, 1:33.23. 200 backstroke (15 and over) — 1, Elizabeth Dressel, 2:24.60; 6, Emily Beasley, 3:18.13. 50 butterfly (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 45.71. 100 butterfly (9-10) — 1, Lonny Stork, 1:39.09; 2, Sydney Alamein, 1:45.51; 4, Kaitlyn Landis, 1:55.08. 100 butterfly (11-12) — 4, Tay- lor Hagedorn, 1:33.06. 200 butterfly (15 and over) — 5, Emily Beasley, 3:33.00. 25 freestyle (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 17.22; 12, Emma Irwin, 29.98. 100 freestyle (9-10) — 11, Kaitlyn Lan- dis, 1:26.04. 100 freestyle (11-12) — 7, Taylor Hagedorn, 1:15.80; 10, Maddie Al- tenburg, 1:21.97; 16, Madison Hanson, 1:53.73. 100 freestyle (13-14) — 6, Is- abel Diaz, 1:13.54. 100 freestyle (15 and over) — 3, Elizabeth Dressel, 1:00.84; 6, Nicole Bolstad, 1:04.48. 400 individual medley (15 and over) — 1, Emily Beasley, 7:02.55. 100 individual medley (11-12) — 4, Taylor Hagedorn, 1:27.32. 200 individual medley (8 and under) —1, Gentry Hagedorn, 3:53.23. 200 individual medley (9-10) — 2, Lonny Stork, 3:15.15; 3, Maddie Al- tenburg, 3:26.14. 200 individual med- ley (11-12) — 2, Jaden Irwin, 3:08.19; 4, Maddie Altenburg, 3:26.14. 200 individ- ual medley (13-14) — 4, Isabel Diaz, 3:06.81. 200 individual medley (15 and over) — 3, Jolie-Rae Ford, 2:29.52; 6, Emily Beasley, 3:24.02. 25 backstroke (8 and under) — 8, Emma Irwin, 33.46. 50 backstroke (9-10) — 10, Emmy Pfankuch, 1:34.03. 50 backstroke (11- 12) — 7, Madison Hanson, 54.01. 100 backstroke (15 and over) — 1, Eliza- beth Dressel, 1:06.93. 200 medley relay (12 and under) — 2, A (Maddie Al- tenburg, Taylor Hagedorn, Lonny Stork, Jaden Irwin), 2:46.66; 5, B (Gentry Hage- dorn, Madison Hanson, Kaitlyn Landis, Emma Irwin), 3:44.06. 200 medley relay (13 and over) — 2, A (Elizabeth Dressel, Nicole Bolstad, Jolie-Rae Ford, Isabel Diaz), 2:10.67. 50 breaststroke (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 52.78. 100 breaststroke (11-12) — 5, Taylor Hagedorn, 1:39.35; 11, Madison Hanson, 2:19.69. 200 breaststroke (15 and over) — 2, Nicole Bolstad, 3:03.21; 3, Emily Beasley, 3:54.64. 25 butterfly (8 and under) — 1, Gentry Hagedorn, 20.75. 50 butterfly (9-10) — 2, Lonny Stork, 40.47; 4, Kaitlyn Landis, 48.77. 50 butterfly (11-12) — 3, Jaden Irwin, 39.22. 50 freestyle (8 and under) — 5, Emma Irwin, 1:08.37. 50 freestyle (9- 10) — 2, Lonny Stork, 34.57; 8, Kaitlyn Landis, 39.16; 14, Emmy Pfankuch, 1:44.77. 50 freestyle (11-12) — 4, Jaden Irwin, 36.11; 7, Maddie Altenburg, 37.24; 10, Madison Hanson, 46.64. 50 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 27.25; 3, Elizabeth Dressel, 28.55; 5, Nicole Bolstad, 28.63. 500 freestyle (11- 12) — 4, Taylor Hagedorn, 7:24.89; 5, Maddie Altenburg, 7:48.39. 500 freestyle (13-14) — 1, Isabel Diaz, 7:02.71. 500 freestyle (15 and over) — 1, Jolie-Rae Ford, 5:37.92; 3, Emily Beasley, 7:55.19.