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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCT. 6 Boys Soccer: South Al- bany at Central, 4 p.m. Dal- las at Crescent Valley, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer: Central at South Albany, 7 p.m. Cres- cent Valley at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Crescent Valley, 6 p.m. Corvallis at Dallas, 6 p.m. Perrydale at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Western Oregon at Alaska Anchorage, 8 p.m. Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon at Saint Mar- tin’s, 2 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Cross-country: Western Oregon at Ash Creek Invita- tional No. 2, 5 p.m. Football: Central at Crescent Valley, 7 p.m. Dallas at South Albany, 7 p.m. Falls City at Alsea, 7 p.m. Ione at Perrydale, 7 p.m. Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 5, 2016 11A CENTRAL 21, DALLAS 20 Panthers hold off Dragons SATURDAY, OCT. 8 Cross-country: Central at Ash Creek Invitational No. 2, 10 a.m. Football: Simon Fraser at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Damascus Christian at Perrydale, 11 a.m. North Douglas at Perrydale, 2:30 p.m. West- ern Oregon at Alaska Fair- banks, 8 p.m. SUNDAY, OCT. 9 Women’s Soccer: Cen- tral Washington at Western Oregon, noon. MONDAY, OCT. 10 Boys Soccer: Crescent Valley at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Corvallis, 6:15 p.m. Girls Soccer: Central at Crescent Valley, 4 p.m. Cor- vallis at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Lebanon at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Silverton, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 11 Boys Soccer: Willamette Valley Christian at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball: Western Oregon at Concordia, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 Boys Soccer: Central at Lebanon, 4 p.m. Silverton at Dallas, 4 p.m. Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Lebanon, TBA. Girls Soccer: Lebanon at Central, 4 p.m. Dallas at Silverton, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Dallas, 6 p.m. Perrydale at Jewell, 5 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Sept. 20: Low gross/low net (Best 8 of 9) Gross: 1 Paul Disney, 33; 2 (tie), Joe Johnson, Lee Taylor and Bill Karjala, 34. Net: 1, Roy Speelman, 25; 2, Wayne Baughman, 26; 3, Brian Reed, 28; 4 (tie), Rocky Kygar, Darrel Smedstad, Don Seth and Randy Wiley, 30. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central running back Alvin Berroa attempts to stay in bounds during a run against the Dragons on Friday night. Dallas looks to bounce Panthers escape with victory back against Rebels By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Dal- las’ football team fell just short of a victory on Friday night, losing 21-20 to Cen- tral. “I think we hurt ourselves a lot,” coach Tracy Jackson said. “I think I didn’t call the right plays a couple of times, and I think we had some op- portunities that didn’t go our way.” The Dragons missed a field goal and extra point tries in the first quarter and failed on a two-point con- version in the second. The Dragons, leading 12- 7, also drove down to Cen- tral’s 1-yard line, but a fum- bled snap allowed the clock to run out. Running back Tanner Earhart gained 182 yards and a touchdown, but the Dragons came up just short against the Panthers. Don’t ex- pect this loss to de- rail the Dragons’ season. “I think Earhart w e ’ l l bounce back,” Jackson said. “We are 4-1 for good- ness sake. It’s not like we’re 0-5 and looking for an- swers. I thought we did some good things. We ran for more than 300 yards. I thought our backs ran the ball really hard and made something out of not much sometimes.” Dallas (1-1 Mid- Willamette Conference) plays at South Albany on Friday. and the Dragons must be ready for another stiff challenge, Jackson said. See DALLAS, Page 12A www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Andrew Reyna runs past Dallas defenders on Friday. 20 win on Homecoming night. “I never usually get in on offense,” Reyna said. “I was so excited. It’s an amazing feeling for me.” Quarterback Peter Men- dazona threw for a touch- down to Abraham, who was injured on the play, on the game’s first drive. Dallas re- sponded with a pair of t o u c h d ow n s — b u t a missed extra point and two- point conversion meant the Dragons took a 12-7 lead into the break. See PANTHERS, Page 12A COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL PREP FOOTBALL WOU shows fight against WWU Pirates hope for smooth sailing By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Registration for Glow Run ongoing DALLAS — Registration is open for the Dallas Glow Run. The run will be held Oct. 15 at 7:15 p.m. near Courthouse Square on Main Street. The 5-kilometer run/walk will take partici- pants on a mix of paved and trail surfaces through Dallas City Park. Sign-ups are due by Fri- day to receive a T-shirt. Cost is $25. A family/team discount of $3 per participant is available for groups of four or more. Runners will also receive a head lamp, glow stick and glow paint. Registration and packet pickup will be available on Oct. 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Oct. 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information: www.dallasor.gov/adult- sports. Proceeds benefit Christmas Cheer, a non- profit that raises money for families in need in the Dallas area. INDEPENDENCE — An- drew Reyna has never been the player in the spotlight for Central. The senior running back has spent much of his ca- reer as a backup, but on Fri- day, he would get his chance. The Panthers led Dallas 14-12 late in the third quar- ter. Central, already without starters Marlon Tuipulotu (who did not dress for the game), Isaiah Abraham and Alvin Berroa (who both got hurt during the game), was threatening to score, with the ball on the Dragons’ 10. Reyna was ready for his moment. “I saw green ahead of me and I knew I had to just run straight ahead,” he said. Reyna scored from 10 yards out on what proved to be the difference maker as Central held on for a 21- LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Western Oregon outside hitter Amanda Short (8) goes up for a block against Western Washington on Saturday. MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon’s volleyball team has struggled in re- cent years. Since going 21-6 in 2012, the Wolves haven’t won more than 10 matches in a season. In 2015, WOU went 8-21 overall — 11 of those losses came in straight sets. The winds of change could be beginning to blow for the Wolves under first- year coach Tommy Gott. At 5-8, things may not seem all that different, but Western Oregon is showing it can no longer be over- looked. The Wolves lost to No. 23 Western Washington on Saturday, but took the Vikings to five sets before falling 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11. “I t h i n k t h e m a t c h showed our relentlessness and our ability to respond,” Gott said. “Western Wash- ington is a great team. They’re ranked for a reason.” Among those leading the fight is senior Christie Cola- surdo. The defensive spe- cialist arrived at Western in part to become a teacher — although she’s on a differ- ent path now. “I changed my mind and decided to study nutrition and become a dietician,” Colasurdo said. “But I love the cam- pus and the team was awe- some and I wanted to be a part of that.” Volley- Colasurdo ball has always presented a unique athletic challenge for Cola- surdo — to be part of some- thing where the sum is greater than the parts. “I love how you have to be a team,” Colasurdo said. “There’s not one person that you can kick the ball to or pass to who can do it all. You need every single person. It makes this incredible bond that is unique to this sport. If someone is struggling, it’s hard because you need all six players all the time. But you bring each other up and that’s the beautiful thing about this sport.” On a team featuring six freshmen and six sopho- mores, learning to play at a high level is all part of the growing process — one that Colasurdo has taken an ac- tive role in leading. See WOU, Page 13A www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PERRYDALE — It’s been a tale of two teams for Perry- dale foot- ball. On one hand is the team that defeated S o u t h W a s c o County 69- 6 on Friday Janesofsky — and the one that has outscored oppo- nents 189-14 in three victo- ries. On the other is a team that has been outscored 122-36 in a pair of losses. Which of these results rep- resents the true Pirates? The answers may be com- ing soon. The Pirates have been in transition in 2016. Duane Riddell took over as head coach and that meant adjust- ments were coming. See PIRATES, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
