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Polk County Sports 12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 16, 2015 WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP Men’s basketball improves to 10-0 Itemizer-Observer staff report MONMOUTH — The Western Oregon men’s bas- ketball team improved to 10-0 after beating previous- ly unbeaten University of California, San Diego, 67- 63 on Monday. Jordan Wiley had 15 points, while Alex Roth added 11 points and seven rebounds. Wiley scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including the go-ahead bucket with under a minute left in the second half, giving WOU a 64-61 lead with 20 seconds left. Monday’s win came after a 90-65 victory over Corban on Friday. Freshman guard Kadeem Strickland scored a career- high 17 points to lead West- ern Oregon. Strickland led five Wolves players in double figures in scoring, includ- ing Roth (13 points), Tan- ner Omlid (13), Andy Avgi (10) and Devon Alexander (10). The team’s win streak of 10 is the longest since join- ing NCAA Division II and the longest streak to begin a season in school history since 1981-82. WOU hosts Willamette Sunday at 2 p.m. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer WOU ATHLETICS/ for the Itemizer-Observer Tanner Omlid scored 13 points during Western Oregon’s win over Corban. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO CAL BAPTIST: Western Oregon’s women’s basketball team lost to Cali- fornia Baptist University 78-55 on Saturday. Freshman center Natalie DeLonge led the Wolves with 14 points. Jordan Mottershaw added 13 points in the losing effort. “Cal Bap- tist is a very talented team and a tough matchup for just about any team,” Wolves coach Holli Howard-Carpen- ter said. “Their guards can shoot it well even with a hand in their face, and their 3- pointers add up quickly.” Western Oregon (1-8 overall, 0-2 GNAC) plays at Humboldt State Saturday at 2 p.m. PERRYDALE GIRLS BASKETBALL Pirates show growth in victory Perrydale earns first win of the season against C.S. Lewis Itemizer-Observer staff report PERRYDALE — Perry- dale’s girls basketball team earned its first two victories of the season. The Pirates defeated C.S. Lewis 22-14 on Thursday and Willamette Valley Chris- tian 27-23 on Monday. Perrydale lost to South Wasco County 37-35 on Sat- urday, but showed signifi- cant improvement from the Pirates’ first contest — a 75- 14 loss to Willamina. “We played a heck of a lot Names: Crow, Negrete to battle Continued from Page 10A “We were kind of messing around and it turned into an actual match,” Crow said. “He hit my jaw and slammed it shut and I chipped a tooth, but I won.” It may have been his com- petitive fire that got him into wrestling, but the sport also had an unintended effect. “I was a pretty small kid and I felt small,” Crow said. “Now, out in the real world I feel more confident. If some- one is bigger than me, I’m not intimidated anymore.” If Central’s first tourna- ment is any indication, Crow will be a state contender. “Sam has worked very hard the last few years and I’m happy to see him have some success at the varsity level,” Panthers coach Van Holstad said. “But it is just the start of the season and he needs to keep pushing him- self to get better every day.” Crow will get another chance to show what he can do Friday at the Central Invi- tational where his focus will once again be on Negrete, but he also knows these are just the first steps to his ultimate goal — to be the only one in his weight class left standing at districts and state. “I’m planning to win dis- tricts, go to state and hope- fully place,” Crow said. “I’m ready to keep conditioning and to push myself harder.” Itemizer-Observer Athlete of the Week Jordan Wiley Western Oregon Wiley, a senior guard, came up big when it mattered the most for Western Oregon’s men’s basketball team. Facing previously unbeaten University of Cali- fornia, San Diego, Wiley scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half. His biggest basket came when he hit a 3-pointer to put WOU up 64-61 with less than 20 seconds left in the game. The Wolves won 67-63 to improve to 10-0 this season. Elizabeth Dressel Dallas High Dressel, a senior swimmer, started her 2015-16 season with a big splash against South Albany. Dressel finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2 min- utes, 12.73 seconds, and the 100 butter- fly in 1:08.10. She was also part of the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams, both of which took second. Dres- sel’s time in the 200 freestyle was a new personal record for the senior. 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. better,” Perrydale coach Terry Newton said. “We have some kids who are new. We’re running sets and working things out. It’s part of the process.” The Pirates (2-2 overall) host Livingstone Adventist Wednesday (today) at 5:30 p.m. and Country Christian Saturday at 3 p.m. Perrydale will compete at the St. Paul Holiday Tournament on Mo n d a y a n d Tu e s d a y against Vernonia and Mon- roe. Perrydale junior Haylen Janesofsky drives to the hoop against South Wasco County on Saturday. Force: Junior key for Pirates Continued from Page 10A “It’s s o m e t h i n g t h a t plagued us over the summer and the start of this season,” Lowry said. “When the in- tensity goes up, it takes us some time to get adjusted. We have brain farts, for lack of a better word. We had a couple turnovers and all of a sudden we’re trying to figure out how to play from be- hind.” Janesofsky will play a major part in keeping the Pi- rates’ composure. “We just need to get a win under our belt,” Janesofsky said. “Once we get that, it will bring our team together. We’ll start with one and get on a roll, hopefully. Then we’ll win the games we should and steal a few we shouldn’t.” Perrydale earned its first victory on Monday with a 58-53 double overtime win over Willamette Valley Chris- tian. Janesofsky had a game- high 16 points. “They know how to win,” Lowry said. “This is a group of guys who aren’t happy be- cause they don’t like losing. That mentality is something that carries over from sport to sport.” FALLS CITY ROUNDUP Mountaineers drop two of three Itemizer-Observer staff report FALLS CITY — Falls City’s girls basketball team dropped two of three games, both to Casco League opponents. The Mountaineers lost to Willamette Valley Christian 38-33 on Dec. 8 and Coun- try Christian 64-35 on Mon- day. Falls City defeated Ed- dyville Charter 42-10 on Fri- day. Brittany Varney scored 12 points and A m a r a Houghtal- ing added 10 points during the v i c t o r y. T h e Mo u n - Varney taineers shut out Eddyville during the first half. Varney also scored a game-high 20 points against Country Christian on Monday evening and had 14 points against Willamette Valley Christian on Dec. 8. Falls City (1-4 overall, 0-2 Casco League) plays at Mo- hawk Wednesday (today) at 5:30 p.m. before hosting St. John Bosco on Friday and Livingstone Adventist on Tuesday. Both games are sched- uled to start at 5:30 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST WIN: Falls City’s men’s basketball team earned its irst win of the season by defeating Eddyville Charter 37-35 on Friday. The Moun- taineers lost to Willamette Val- ley Christian 57-30 on Dec. 8 and Country Christian 54-33 on Monday. Falls City (1-4 overall) plays at Mohawk Wednesday (today) before hosting St. John Bosco Friday at 7 p.m. and Livingstone Ad- ventist Tuesday at 7 p.m. DALLAS ROUNDUP Wrestling wins holiday classic Itemizer-Observer staff report SALEM — The Dallas wrestling team took first out of eight teams at the Herrin Holiday Classic at McKay High School on Saturday. Dawson Barcroft (106 pounds), Noah Sickles (132), Joseph English (145), Tanner Earhart (160), Treve Eahart (170), Clay Coxen (182) and Marcos Molina (220) took first to lead the Dragons to the team title. “Treve didn’t have the tro- phy handed to him,” Dallas coach Tony Olliff said. “He faced some tough kids.” The Dragons will compete at the Oregon National Guard Tournament at Liber- ty High School on Saturday as Dallas looks to build off a successful tournament. “Overall, a pretty good team effort,” Olliff said. “We have quite a few things to work on and some people to get healthy, but we’re off to a good start.” GIRLS BASKETBALL SEES GAMES CANCELED: Dallas’ girls basketball squad saw its games against Mountain View on Friday and Redmond on Saturday canceled because of weather conditions. The Drag- ons played Jesuit Tuesday after press time. Dallas hosts Beaverton Tuesday at 7 p.m. SWIMMING LOSES TO SOUTH ALBANY: Dallas’ boys and girls swim teams fell to South Albany on Dec. 8. The boys lost 112-54, while the girls fell 110-57. Elizabeth Dressel won the 200-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 2 minutes, 12.73 seconds. Dressel also won the 100 but- terfly (1:08.10) and Jolie-Rae Ford took first in the 500 freestyle (5:39.69) for the girls. Ryan Kennedy placed first in the boys 500 freestyle (5:51.49). Parker Ford took first in the 100 freestyle (1:03.15). CENTRAL ROUNDUP Boys basketball loses two Itemizer-Observer staff report INDEPENDENCE — Central’s boys basketball team dropped a pair of nonleague matchups last weekend. The Panthers fell to David Douglas 54-44 on Friday and Putnam 70-55 on Saturday. Peter Cable had 17 points against Putnam. “Putnam is a very athletic team that came out strong and fast,” Panthers coach Tim Kreta said. “I was very pleased with our rebound- ing and limiting their sec- o n d - chance points, but we sent them to the line Barba too many times and gave them 30 points off free throws.” Central opened the week with a 45-38 win over Cas- cade on Dec. 8. “Cascade came out with a lot of energy,” Kreta said. “Our guys weathered the rush and were able to settle down by the second half and take back the lead in the fourth quarter with a (3- pointer) from Barba.” Alec Barba scored a team-high 18 points during the win. Central (3-2 overall) played Glencoe Tuesday after press time and will play at Stayton Tuesday at 7 p.m. SWIMMING SINKS AGAINST LEBANON: Central’s boys and girls swim teams lost a dual meet to Lebanon on Dec. 8. The boys fell 109 to 55, while the girls lost 93-62. Sophia Henke won the 200- yard individual medley in 3 minutes, 4.65 seconds, and Annie Taylor placed irst in the 100 freestyle (1:05.30) to lead the girls. Daniel Glade placed second in the 200 freestyle (2:09.16); Orion Waight took second in the 100 freestyle (57.14); and August Thornton inished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:22.70) to lead the boys.
