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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 1, 2017 11A PREP WRESTLING SCHEDULE CHAMPS AT LAST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Boys basketball: Class 1A state playoffs, quarterfi- nals (at Baker High School): No. 13 Crosshill Christian vs. No. 5 Perrydale, 3:15 p.m. Girls basketball: Class 5A state play-in round: Thurston at Central, 6 p.m. North Eugene at Dallas, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 2 Boys basketball: Class 1A state playoffs, consola- tion semifinals (at Baker High School): TBA vs. TBA, TBA. Men’s basketball: Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence championships (at Lacey, Wash.): No. 6 Mon- tana State Billings vs. No. 3 Western Oregon, 5:15 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Boys basketball: Class 5A state playoffs, first round: Central vs. TBA, TBA. Class 1A state playoffs, semifinals (at Baker High School): TBA vs. TBA, 3:15 p.m. Men’s basketball: Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence championships, semi- finals (at Lacey, Wash.): No. 6 Mont ana State Billings/No. 3 Western Ore- gon vs. No. 2 Alaska An- chorage, 5:15 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Baseball: Montana State Billings at Western Oregon (DH), noon. Boys basketball: Class 1A state playoffs, champi- onship game (at Baker High School): TBA vs. TBA, 9 p.m. Girls basketball: Class 5A state playoffs, first round: Central, Dallas vs. TBA, TBA. Men’s basketball: Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence championships title game (at Lacey, Wash.): TBA, TBA, 7:30 p.m. Track and field: Western Oregon at Linfield Icebreak- er and Willamette Opener, TBA. SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Baseball: Montana State Billings at Western Oregon (DH), noon. TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Boys basketball: Class 5A state playoffs, quarterfi- nals (at Gill Coliseum): Cen- tral vs. TBA, TBA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Boys basketball: Class 5A state playoffs, consola- tion (at Gill Coliseum): TBA vs. TBA, TBA. Girls basketball: Class 5A state playoffs, quarterfi- nals (at Gill Coliseum): Cen- tral, Dallas vs. TBA, TBA. — LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior Tanner Earhart battles Pendleton’s Morgan Holcomb on Saturday. Earhart earned a 7-6 decision to win a state title. Central senior wrestler David Negrete celebrates after winning a state title on Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Earhart leads Dallas to a Negrete defeats Casteel to second place finish at state capture 220-pound title By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PORTLAND — Dallas senior wrestler Tanner Earhart isn’t one to let his emotions show. Even he couldn’t help but let the moment get to him on Satur- day. Earhart won an individual state title in the 160-pound class at the OSAA 5A state wrestling champi- onships on Friday and Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. “I feel a lot of emotions right now,” Earhart said after his final match. “I’m just really happy right now.” See DALLAS, Page 13A By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PORTLAND — Central senior wrestler David Negrete has ac- complished a lot throughout his wrestling career, from winning multiple district titles to entering the 5A state wrestling champi- onships on Friday and Saturday with a perfect record. There was one thing he hadn’t done yet — take a state title. Negrete can officially cross that off his list. Negrete won a state title at 220 pounds on Saturday after a 4-2 deci- sion over Thurston’s Jackson Casteel in the championship match. See CENTRAL, Page 13A Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Cross Creek to hold meeting DALLAS — Cross Creek Golf Course will hold its an- nual meeting Tuesday at the Majestic, 976 Main St., Dallas. Check-in begins at 5:30 pm. Pizza and one beverage will be provided for $4 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Membership dues for Cross Creek’s men’s club 2017 season are $60 for full membership and $25 for associate membership. RSVP is required. RSVP to 503-623-6666 by Friday. Planned events for the 2017 season and new pro- posals will be announced at the meeting. WOU softball players honored MONMOUTH — Two Western Oregon softball p l a ye r s e a r n e d G re a t Northwest Athletic Confer- ence players of the week honors on Monday. Ashlee Lynch was named Player of the Week after going seven for 12 with six RBIs and a grand slam over four games against the College of Idaho. Sammi Cadwallader was named Pitcher of the Week after earning her fourth win of the season in a 9-0 win over the College of Idaho. She threw a com- plete game and has a 1.75 ERA so far this season. www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior Clay Coxen, right, finished second in the 182-pound class at the state wrestling championships on Friday and Saturday. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central’s Noah Worthington finished sixth in the 106-pound class at the state wrestling championships on Friday and Saturday. PREP BASKETBALL Pirates face rematch with league foe Perrydale heads to Baker City for the first time since the 1980s By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PERRYDALE — The out- come was never in doubt, but when the clock hit zero, Perrydale’s boys basketball team was ready to party like it was 1983. The Pirates defeated Pow- ers 58-43 in the second round of the OSAA 1A state basketball playoffs to earn a spot in the state quarterfi- Silver n a l s Wednesday (today) at Baker High School — securing Perrydale’s first trip to Baker City since the 1982-83 season. “It’s been a little while,” coach Brian Domes said. See PIRATES, Page 12A Off to Baker What: OSAA Class 1A state playoffs. Who: No. 13 Crosshill Christian vs. No. 5 Perrydale. When: Wednesday (today), 3:15 p.m. Where: Baker High School. Admission: Adults, $7; students and children, $4. What’s at stake: The winner advances to state semifi- nals on Friday. The loser plays in the consolation bracket on Thursday. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Perrydale players celebrate after defeating Powers 58-43 on Friday night. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports