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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 21, 2016 11A SCHEDULE GIRLS SOCCER STANDING TOGETHER WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Pre- view (at Willamette Mis- sion State Park, Gervais), 3 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 Boys Soccer: La Salle at Central, 4 p.m. Sandy at Dallas, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer: Central at Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Dallas at Centennial, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Corvallis, 6 p.m. Woodburn at Dallas, 6 p.m. C.S. Lewis at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m. Western Oregon at Seattle Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon at Montana State Billings, 1 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 Football: South Albany at Central, 7 p.m. Glencoe at Dallas, 7 p.m. Falls City at Siletz Valley, 7 p.m. Per- rydale at Dufur, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Perrydale vs. Heppner (at Dufur), TBA. Perrydale at Dufur, 5:30 p.m. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas’ girls soccer team thanks fans for their support after the Dragons’ 1-0 loss to McNary on Thursday afternoon. Dragons come together to show unity, strength By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Cross-country: Dallas at Nike Portland XC meet at Portland Meadows Race Track, all day. Football: Western Ore- gon at Humboldt State, 6 p.m. Girls Soccer: McKay at Dallas, 3 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas at Oregon City Tournament, 8 a.m. Western Oregon at Saint Martin’s, 7 p.m. W o m e n ’s S o c c e r : Northwest Nazarene at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. DALLAS — Officially, Dallas’ girls soccer team’s match against McNary on Thursday will go down as a 1-0 loss. For the players on the field, the match meant so much more. Thursday was the team’s first game since Kirk Myrold was arrested on Sept. 12 (see page 1A for story). In the days that followed, the team dealt with the fallout both emotionally and athletically. Ron Brooks, a youth soccer coach and former coach at Santiam Christian, stepped in as head coach, and the Drag- ons, for at least a couple hours, could focus on one thing: soccer. See DALLAS, Page 12A Ron Brooks MONDAY, SEPT. 26 Volleyball: Perrydale at Willamette Valley Christian, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 Boys Soccer: Central at Newberg, 7 p.m. Dallas at Milwaukie, 7 p.m. Girls Soccer: Milwaukie at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Oregon City, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Woodburn at Central, 6 p.m. South Al- bany at Dallas, 6 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior midfielder Alva Hopland looks to break away toward the goal against Mc- Nary on Thursday. The Dragons lost to McNary 1-0. • Dallas coach Ron Brooks has been involved in coaching youth soccer since the late 1980s. • Brooks has coached teams at Dallas Kids Inc., Oregon Youth Soccer Association, and Santiam Christian High School. • Brooks’ first match as head coach was Thursday against Mc- Nary. VOLLEYBALL BOYS SOCCER Two tricks are better than one By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Sept. 13: Two man best ball Gross: 1 (tie), Jim Kain- Rocky Kygar and Joe John- son-Bob Bennett, 36. Net: 1 Denny Klassen- Brian Reed, 30; 2 (tie), Jim Schroeder-Vern Smith and Terry Reed-Larry Hatcher, 32. Golf tournament coming Oct. 1 INDEPENDENCE — Oak Knoll Golf Course, 6335 Highway 22, Independ- ence, will host the Okto- berfest Golf Tournament on Oct. 1. The four-man scramble begins at 10 a.m. Ribich receives honor again MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon junior cross- countr y runner David Ribich was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Week for the third time in a row on Mon- day. Ribich took second at the Sundodger Invitation- al in Seattle on Saturday. H e finished t h e 8,000- meter race in 24 min- utes, 4.9 seconds and was t h e Ribich fastest Division II runner at the race. WOU does not compete this week. The Wolves will return to competition on Oct. 1 at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem. www.polkio.com INDEPENDENCE — Some athletes grow up idolizing the superstars of a sport. It was far more personal for Central senior Tony Rincon. “A lot of people can say a player like Messi or others inspired me to play,” Rincon said. “It’s not like that for me. Seeing my dad play, that’s my inspira- tion.” Rincon’s father played in indoor soccer leagues. “I saw him play one match and I thought, I’m going to like this,” he said. “Every time I’m out there I think of him and think I better get out here and bring it.” He certainly has in 2016, and team- mates have followed suit as Rincon’s leadership has helped lift the Panthers up. — Midway through Central’s boys soc- cer team’s 6-2 victory over North Mar- ion on Sept. 13, Rincon wasn’t happy. The Panthers were ahead 1-0, but he wasn’t pleased with the team’s exe- cution. “They saw the fire in my eyes,” Rin- con said. “… On a scale of one to 10 (my competitiveness) is an 11. The first half, we didn’t get off to a good start. We flipped a switch and said it’s time to get going.” Central scored five second-half goals, and Rincon ended the match with a hat trick (three goals in a sin- Pirates make progress By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central senior forward Tony Rincon recorded a hat trick in each of the Pan- thers’ matches last week, including a 9-0 win over Cascade on Thursday. gle match). On Thursday, the senior recorded his second hat trick — the first time that’s happened in school history, ac- cording to coach Joe Orozco — spurring the Panthers to a 9-0 victory over Cascade. “I was trying to create more chances for my teammates because I felt I didn’t need that many more goals right now,” Rincon said with a smile. “But if they’re still willing to feed me more chances, I’ll take them.” The Panthers, which entered the Central soccer • Central’s boys soccer team im- proved to 3-0-1 after defeating North Marion 6-2 on Sept. 13 and Cascade 9- 0 on Thursday. • The Panthers have scored 21 goals so far this season. Central scored 25 total goals during the entire 2015 sea- son. week 3-0-1 overall, has scored at least six goals in each of the team’s victories. See GOALS, Page 12A PERRYDALE — Perrydale’s volleyball team is on a mis- sion to grow up on the court as quickly as possible. Team co- captain McKenna Desnoyers is one of two seniors on the ros- ter that fea- tures three freshmen Desnoyers and three sophomores. Desnoyers was thrust into an unfamiliar role — leader. “I’m used to always hav- ing girls older than me on the team,” Desnoyers said. “But I’m happy. Me and my teammate Jacki have taken leadership roles on the team. It’s new for me, but I like it a lot.” The biggest challenge was- n’t anything related to devel- oping volleyball skills. It was learning how to encourage. See PIRATES, Page 12A FOOTBALL Offensive line paving way for Dallas By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — They are the unsung heroes on the grid- iron. They are the players who are rarely heard from, yet play a critical role on every play. If they do their job well, they are almost never no- ticed. They are the ones who engage in a physical battle every snap. They are the offensive Unger linemen. And for Dallas’ football team, the offensive line is the key that m a k e s their rush- ing attack go. At first glance, one thing is clear. The Dragons’ line isn’t going to physically intimi- date anyone. Victory • Dallas defeated Silver- ton 20-13 on Friday. • Running back Tanner Earhart rushed for two touchdowns. Quarterback Caedmon Blair added one. Tackles Ian Gaither-Lyell (245 pounds) and Josh Willden (275 pounds), center Carson Unger (265 pounds), and guards Cody Janssen ( 1 7 5 pounds) and Tim Hensley ( 1 6 5 pounds) won’t tower over many opponents. Janssen T h a t hasn’t stopped them from dominating the line of scrimmage. Dallas rushed for 265 yards during a 20-13 win www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 over Silverton on Friday, fresh off paving the way for r u n n i n g b a c k Ta n n e r Earhart to gain 429 yards on the ground the week prior against North Eugene. “(Creating space for our running backs) is about the funnest thing I’ve ever done,” Unger said. “We want to keep that as part of our mindset to keep working, keep winning and being a part of breaking school records.” See FOOTBALL, Page 13A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
