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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 Wrestling: Central, Dallas at Lebanon, 3 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 7 Boys basketball: Perry- dale at Southwest Christian, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Wood- burn at Dallas, 7 p.m. Perry- dale at Southwest Christian, 5:30 p.m. Men’s basketball: Seat- tle Paciic at Western Ore- gon, 7 p.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Alaska Anchorage, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 8 Boys basketball: Central at South Albany, 7 p.m. Dal- las at Woodburn, 7 p.m. Crosshill Christian at Falls City, 7 p.m. Perrydale vs. St. John Bosco (at Perrydale), 7 p.m. Girls basketball: South Albany at Central, 7 p.m. Dallas at Mountain View, 7 p.m. Crosshill Christian at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Perry- dale vs. St. John Bosco (at Perrydale), 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 9 Men’s basketball: Saint Martin’s at Western Oregon, 9 p.m. Swimming: Central at Clemens Invitational, 10:30 a.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Alaska Fairbanks, 6:15 p.m. Wrestling: Dallas hosts Brunner Invite, 9 a.m. MONDAY, JAN. 11 Boys basketball: Perry- dale at Jewell, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Perry- dale at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 12 Boys basketball: Dallas at Central, 7 p.m. Falls City at Jewell, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Falls City at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 Girls basketball: Central at Dallas, 7 p.m. Wrestling: South Albany at Central, 7 p.m. Dallas at Woodburn, 6 p.m. — Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 6, 2016 10A CENTRAL SWIMMING Return to form Glade hopes hopes to to bounce bounce back back Glade from disappointing disappointing start start from By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Just weeks into the season, Cen- tral swimmer Daniel Glade knew some- thing had t o change or his sophomore campaign would be wasted. As a freshman, Glade made quite the splash for the Panthers’ swim team, earning a trip to state as part of the 200-yard medley relay team. Glade also found suc- cess in the 500 freestyle, placing fifth at the Mid- Willamette Conference Dis- trict Championships. This year, he lacked drive and motivation. “I came in kind of cocky and thinking I was the best,” he said. Glade expected success in the pool instead of focusing on earning it. Disappointing results By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Perrydale pair named all-state 2 The number of catches San Diego wideout Tyrell Williams had against on Sunday. Willi- ams played college foot- ball at Western Oregon. www.polkio.com — Swimming has always been a part of Glade’s life, Howey, Wolves look to salvage season QUICK HITS STAT SHEET LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Daniel Glade prepares for practice on Monday. even from his earliest mem- ories. He began participating in swim team around the age of 8. Even then, he was drawn into the competitive nature and proving his doubters wrong. “I would hear other peo- ple say don’t let that little kid pass you,” Glade said. “That made me want to pass them even more. That made me want to get to a higher level because I can do just as much as that guy.” See FORM, Page 12A WESTERN OREGON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Schedules Subject to Change PERRYDALE — Perrydale seniors Taylor Price and Kolbie Calonder earned O S A A Class 1A all-state honors for vol- leyball. Price received i r s t t e a m Price recogni- t i o n , while Calon- d e r earned t h i rd t e a m honors. T h e p a i r Calonder helped the Pirates advance to the 1A state quarterinals be- fore inishing in fourth place. have followed so far. “Last year, my time (in the 500 freestyle) was about 5 minutes, 30 seconds,” Glade said. “This year, I got like around six minutes.” Despite just three races under his belt during the 2015-16 season, Glade had to rediscover the key to his success — and quickly. “Losing isn’t fun,” Glade said. “I needed to think about what I was doing at first and what made me real- ly want to swim in the first place.” LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Western Oregon senior Emily Howey scores a basket against Simon Fraser. Howey scored 14 points. MONMOUTH — How much does a single victory, one against a .500 squad, mean to a team? For Western Oregon’s women’s basketball team, which defeated Simon Fras- er 58-57 on Thursday, it can mean quite a lot. “They showed heart for 40 minutes,” WOU coach Holli Howard-Carpenter said. “I’m really proud of the way we fought. Nobody was going to take that win away from us.” The 2015-16 season has been nothing short of a dis- appointment. The Wolves entered the week at 2-10 overall. This wasn’t the way senior forward Emily Howey envisioned her final cam- paign going. Howey trans- ferred to WOU prior to her junior year from Snow Col- lege in Colorado. “My first time in Oregon was when I came out here,” Howey said. “I remember thinking it was really pretty and really rainy.” Up o n m e e t i n g w i t h coaches and players, Howey was sold on transferring. “The girls were all very nice,” she said. “ They seemed like they all wanted to win and I wanted to win too. I thought I could come out and help this program.” Howey has taken advan- tage of an expanded role. She scored a team-high 14 points against Simon Fraser and ranks third in points per game. Howey controlled the paint against Simon Fraser for much of the game. “I told myself that our team needs to score, and I knew I could score on those girls,” she said. “I told myself I could do it, and I went out and did it.” Howey’s increased pro- duction hasn’t resulted in success in finding wins. See WOLVES, Page 12A DALLAS BOYS BASKETBALL Dragons ready for ‘dogfight’ during league By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Dallas boys basketball team’s trip to Abby’s Holiday Tournament at North Medford High School showed just how good the Dragons could be — and how badly the team could stumble if it’s not play- ing its best. Dallas ended the tourna- ment with a 52-49 win over Aloha, a 6A school, on Dec. 30. The prior two games were ones to learn from and for- get — a 67-32 loss to North Medford on Dec. 28 and a 70-53 setback to McKay on Dec. 29. “I think we learned we have to play de- fense every night and stretch teams,” Dragons Minahan c o a c h Trent Schwartz said. “We didn’t for a couple games and we took our lumps be- cause of it.” Dallas enters its Mid- Willamette Conference opener at Woodburn on Fri- day with a 4-5 mark, the first of three road games to start league play. Schwartz’s message is simple: be ready for a dog- Strong finish • Dallas went 1-2 at Abby’s Holiday Tournament at North Medford High School. • The Dragons defeated Aloha 52-49 in the team’s final game of the tourna- ment. • Senior Everett Minahan scored 18 points and Mitchell Laizure added 11 points to lead Dallas in scor- ing. Minahan also had 9 re- bounds, 5 steals and 3 as- sists during the victory. fight, a message that has res- onated with players. 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