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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 14, 2016 10A SCHEDULE CROSS-COUNTRY Bring on the pain WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 Cross-country: Central at Silver Falls Invitational, 4 p.m. Women’s Soccer: Ore- gon Tech at Western Ore- gon, 3 p.m. Sophomore takes aim at 16 minute mark THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 Boys Soccer: Central at Cascade, 4 p.m. Dallas at Southridge, 7:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Cascade at Central, 4 p.m. McNary at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Lebanon, 6 p.m. Silverton at Dallas, 6 p.m. Falls City at Willamette Valley Chris- tian, 5:30 p.m. Northwest Nazarene at Western Ore- gon, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Football: Central at Glencoe (at Hare Field), 7 p.m. Silverton at Dallas, 7 p.m. Mapleton at Falls City, 7 p.m. Mitchell at Perry- dale, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 Cross-country: Dallas at Three Course Challenge, 9:15 a.m. Western Oregon at Sundodger Invitational, 9 a.m. Football: Western Ore- gon at Montana State, 1:05 p.m. Volleyball: Central, Dallas at Dallas tourna- ment, 8 a.m. Central Washington at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon at Western Washington, 4 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 Boys Soccer: Dallas at Parkrose, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas at Central, 6 p.m. Falls City at Crosshill Christian, 5:30 p.m. Jewell at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Pre- view (at Willamette Mis- sion State Park, Brooks), 3 p.m. — By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — What attracts an athlete to cross-country? What causes an athlete to willingly sign up for a sport centered around what other sports use as punishment? Dallas sophomore Trevor Cross says it’s simple. “Can I take more pain in training and during a race than the guy next to me,” Cross said. “That’s distance running.” Cross is quickly showing that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to be among the Mid-Willamette Confer- ence’s best. As a freshman in 2015, Cross broke on to the cross-country scene. He set a per- sonal record of 17 minutes, 6.5 seconds on Oct. 14 and took 18th overall at the district championships, helping the Dragons to a fourth-place finish in the team standings. He’s got bigger goals in mind this fall. “I’m really close to breaking 17 min- utes, and I think for sure I’ll do that this season,” he said. “It’d be cool to run maybe below 16 (minutes) or get close to 16 flat.” See PAIN, Page 12A LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas sophomore Trevor Cross sprints to the finish at the Ash Creek Cross-Country Festival on Saturday afternoon in Monmouth. PREP VOLLEYBALL Panthers embrace pressure Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Tickets available for CHS fundraiser INDEPENDENCE — Tickets are on sale for the Friends of Panther Base- ball Auction on Saturday at Eola Hills Wine Cellars in Rickreall. The evening will in- clude a dinner, and silent and live auctions. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with the silent auc- tion, followed by the din- ner and live auction. Tickets cost $30. A table of eight costs $240 and includes a bottle of wine. A 10-person table costs $300 and also in- cludes a bottle of wine. Sponsorship opportu- nities are available. To purchase tickets, be- come a sponsor or to make a donation, contact Joe Mendazona, Pan- therBaseballOR@gmail.co m or 503-932-9416. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Sept. 6: Low gross/net Gross: 1 (tie), Brian Halin and Ben Talon- Kayne, 39. Net: 1 (tie), Lynn Hurt and Darrel Smedstad, 34; 3, Derrill Weaver, 35. Ribich receives weekly honor MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon junior David Ribich was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s Male Cross- Country Athlete of the Week on Monday. This is the second week in a row he has earned the honor. Ribich took first at the Ash Creek Invitational on Friday, finishing the 6,300- meter race in 18 minutes, 53.8 seconds. The Wolves finished second in the men’s team standings. www.polkio.com By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Trail- ing 6-0 in the fifth and final set against South Albany on Thursday, Central’s volleyball team didn’t panic. They weren’t frustrated, despite seeing a 2-0 lead evaporate. In fact, they were the opposite. “We told each other that we got this,” Krista Omlid said. “This is our game.” The Panthers outscored South Albany 15-4 the rest of the way to earn the victory. It was an early season vic- tory, one that showed the Panthers might be growing up quickly on the court. “ L a s t year we would al- ways lose in Omlid f i v e games,” Omlid said. “We were really bad under pres- sure.” For the team’s seniors, Central had been winless in matches where they win the first two sets, but lose the next two sets. See PANTHERS, Page 11A Central volleyball • Central defeated South Albany 25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 18-25, 15-10 on Thursday. The Panthers opened Mid-Willamette Con- ference play with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-21 loss to Silverton on Sept. 6. • Central plays at Lebanon on Thursday and at the Dallas tour- nament on Saturday before hosting the Dragons on Tuesday. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Krista Omlid, Sydney Nash and Jori Kerr share a word with each other during Central’s five set victory over South Albany on Thursday evening. PREP FOOTBALL Finding their footing By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — The start of Falls City’s football team’s season has not gone accord- ing to plan. Injuries to several players, including starters Jeremy Labrado (quarterback) and Noah Sickles has left the Mountaineers to play at less than full strength — without an idea on when they will re- turn. A 54-12 loss to Dufur on Friday was the latest setback. “You give as good as you can give and hold your head up high at the end of the game,” coach Laric Cook said. “The players are a di- rect reflection on myself and the coaches and there’s not one person who is a quitter. It’s not in our makeup.” While the Mountaineers have dealt with adversity, LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer s o p h o m o r e r u n n i n g Falls City sophomore running back/defensive back Austin Burgess attempts to get past back/defensive back Austin a Dufur defender during the Mountaineers’ 54-12 loss on Friday night. Burgess has emerged as a www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 bright spot. Against Pe r r y d a l e on Sept. 2, he returned an intercep- tion for a touchdown. On Friday, Burgess Burgess scored one of Falls City’s two scores against Dufur. “He’s one of the better athletes we have,” Cook said. “He’s long and lean and athletic. He catches the ball well and tackles well. He’s going to be a heck of a football player before he’s done.” Burgess’ success on the football field comes as little surprise to those who know him best. Burgess began playing football in elementar y school. It didn’t take long for him to realize he had found his sports passion. See FALLS CITY, Page 11A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
