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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 14, 2016 12A 2016 ITEMIZER-OBSERVER ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14 Boys basketball: Falls City at Jewell, 7 p.m. Crosshill Christian at Perry- dale, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Falls City at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. Crosshill Christian at Perry- dale, 5:30 p.m. Leading the way THURSDAY, DEC. 15 Boys basketball: Dallas at Milwaukie, 7:15 p.m. Swimming: Central, Dal- las at Paul Mannen Invita- tional, 2 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Boys basketball: Central at Stayton, 7 p.m. Perrydale at Falls City, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Central at Stayton, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Hillsboro, 5:45 p.m. Perry- dale at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Men’s basketball: West- ern Oregon at Azusa Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling: Central at Central Invitational, 10 a.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 17 Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Hum- boldt State, 5 p.m. Wrestling Dallas at Lib- erty Invitational, 9 a.m. MONDAY, DEC. 19 Boys basketball: Cas- cade at Central, 7 p.m. Falls City at Siletz Valley, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Cas- cade at Central, 5:30 p.m. Falls City at Siletz Valley, 5:30 p.m. Men’s basketball: Dou- glas College at Western Oregon (exhibition), 7 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 20 Boys basketball: North Salem at Dallas, 7 p.m. Per- rydale at Bandon Dunes In- vitational, TBA. Girls basketball: Perry- dale at Bandon Dunes Invi- tational, TBA. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 Boys basketball: Central at Churchill, 7 p.m. Dallas vs. Redmond (at South Al- bany), 3 p.m. Perrydale at Bandon Dunes Invitational, TBA. Girls basketball: Churchill at Central, 7 p.m. Perrydale at Bandon Dunes Invitational, TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS WOU basketball game time change MONMOUTH — Western Oregon men’s basketball game against Northwest Nazarene on Dec. 31 will now begin at 2 p.m. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The men’s basketball team defeated Portland Bible 114-58 in an exhibi- tion game on Sunday. The Wolves play at Azusa Pacific on Friday. WOU hosts Douglas Col- lege for an exhibition game Monday at 7 p.m. WOU women fall at home to SOU MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s women’s basket- ball team lost to Souther Oregon 72-50 on Monday night. Savannah Heugly scored a team-high 13 points, while Jasmine Miller added 12 points in the losing ef- fort. The Wolves (4-4 overall) trailed by nine at the half. “I'm extremely disap- pointed with our effort and especially our lack of focus tonight,” coach Holli Howard-Carpenter said. “We played on our heels and looked to pass rather than attack. We handled the press but made poor decisions in the halfcourt that gave them way too many extra opportunities. We didn't execute our scout either and that's so important when you're playing good teams.” Western Oregon plays at Humboldt State on Satur- day. “We have to bounce back this week, compete hard and get better before we hit the road,” Howard- Carpenter said. W O U ’s n e x t h o m e games are Jan. 5 and 7. www.polkio.com hell s f o t u o s k Senior brea By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — It wasn’t so long ago that senior Alex Dowdell was content with her role on Central’s volleyball team. Since her sophomore sea- son, Dowdell had been a key contributor on varsity, but she was never the one to take charge. “I was quiet and did what I was told,” Dowdell said. “I followed and didn’t lead.” A plea from Panthers coach Claudine Mendazona changed Dowdell’s tune in a hurry. See DOWDELL, Page 13A COLLEGE ATHLETICS Dearing to retire June 30, 2017 Itemizer-Observer staff report MONMOUTH — Western Oregon executive director of intercollegiate athletics Bar- bara Dearing will retire on June 30, 2017. Dearing made the an- nouncement on Thursday. “I have been blessed to have been involved with WOU Athletics,” Dearing said in a press release. “It’s been an honor to work alongside the coaching and athletics administrative staff whose focus has been about the stu- dent-ath- lete experi- ence, and h ow t h a t experience can help shape our future citi- zen-lead- Dearing ers. During my career, I’ve worked with many excellent university leaders, and outstanding student-athletes. I'll always be very appreciative of the opportunity President Mark Weiss gave me when he ap- pointed me director of the program; it has been a great experience to work for both President Weiss and Presi- dent Fuller.” Dearing was named ath- letic director in July of 2013. During her tenure, West- ern Oregon was awarded bids to host the 2015 and 2017 Division II Regional Cross-Country Champi- onships and the 2016 NCAA Div. II West Regional Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time. Four teams (baseball 2014, softball 2014, and men’s bas- ketball 2015 and 2016) won Great Northwest regular sea- son titles and four teams (baseball 2014, 2015, softball 2014, men’s basketball 2016) won GNAC championship tournaments. WOU also saw 29 NCAA championship meet appearances by track and field/cross-country ath- letes. Four athletes were named Conference Players of the Year, six were named GNAC Newcomer or Fresh- man of the Year, and four coaches earned Coach of the Year honors. A search for a new athletic director will begin in Janu- ary, WOU President Rex Fuller said. DALLAS ROUNDUP Boys basketball loses to Glencoe Itemizer-Observer staff report HILLSBORO — Dallas’ boys basketball team lost to Glencoe 57-36 on Friday. Jake Collins had 14 points and a steal, while Jason Richey added eight points and three rebounds. The Dragons trailed by seven en- tering the final quarter, be- fore being outscored by 14 in the final quarter. “I thou- ght we played re- ally well for about t h r e e quarters without two start- Richey ers against one of the most talented 5A teams in the state,” coach Trent Schwartz said. “Our defense kept us in the game until the fourth, where we had a few breakdowns and gave away a few transition buckets to let them pull away.” Dallas (0-2 overall) played Hillsboro Tuesday after press time. The Dragons play at Milwaukie on Thursday be- fore hosting North Salem Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. and facing Redmond at South Al- bany High School on Dec. 21. “ W e Collins need to improve our rebounding and be more efficient of- fensively in the coming games,” Schwartz said. “I love our energy right now, and we are playing togeth- er. Jason Richey is doing a great job running the point for us in Aaron White’s ab- sence. Jake Collins had a monster game for us at- tacking the basket off the bounce for us.” See DALLAS, Page 13A Flying in LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior guard Olivia Nelson attempts to drive to the hoop for a basket against North Eugene on Fri- day. The Dragons lost to the Lancers 39-37. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
