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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 13, 2017 12A
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
Boys soccer: Cascade at
Central, 5:30 p.m.
Southridge at Dallas, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Dallas at
McNary, 7 p.m.
Volleyball: Lebanon at
Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Sil-
verton, 6 p.m. Falls City at
Willamette Valley Christian,
6 p.m. Western Oregon at
Saint Martin’s, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15
Football: Glencoe at
Central, 7 p.m. Dallas at Sil-
verton, 7 p.m. Siletz Valley
at Falls City, 7 p.m. Arling-
ton/Condon at Perrydale, 7
p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Cross-country: Dallas at
Northwest Classic (at Lane
Community College), 3 p.m.
Football: Western Ore-
gon at Western New Mexi-
co, 11 a.m.
Volleyball: Central, Dal-
las at Dallas Tournament, 8
a.m. Perrydale at North
Douglas, noon. Perrydale
vs. Trinity Lutheran (at
North Douglas), 1:30 p.m.
Western Oregon at Seattle
Pacific, 7 p.m.
Women’s soccer: West-
ern Oregon at Western
Washington, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 19
Boys soccer: Dallas at
Parkrose, 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer: Madison at
Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at
Canby, 7 p.m.
Volleyball: Central at
Dallas, 6 p.m. Falls City at
Southwest Christian, 6 p.m.
Crosshill Christian at Perry-
dale, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20
Volleyball: C.S. Lewis at
Falls City, 6 p.m.
Cross-country: Central,
Dallas at Mid-Willamette
preview meet (at
Willamette Mission State
Park, Brooks), 3 p.m.
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Schedules Subject to Change
QUICK HITS
Polk Pedalers to
hold ride
DALLAS — The Polk Ped-
alers Bicycle Club will meet
at Courtyard Coffee House,
156 SE Mill St., Dallas on
Saturday at 6 a.m.
The group will go on a
40-mile ride. The club rates
the ride as easy.
Children must be accom-
panied by an adult.
Carpooling available. For
more information: 503-623-
6533.
Cross Creek
men’s club results
DALLAS — Cross Creek’s
men’s club results for Sept.
5:
Low gross/low net
Gross: 1, Jim Schroeder,
35; 2 (tie), Rocky Kygar, Paul
Disney and Lee Gamaney,
38.
Net: 1, Wayne Baugh-
man, 30; 2, Larry Hatcher,
31; 3 (tie), Lee Taylor, Ed
Johnson and Ken Danken-
bring, 33; 6 (tie), Jim Cain,
Vern Smith and John
Mangini, 34.
Blazers to host Rip
City Fair Thursday
DALLAS — The Portland
Trail Blazers will be hosting
the Rip City Relay Thursday
at 4 p.m. in front of Dallas
City Hall, 187 SE Court St.,
Dallas.
There is no cost to at-
tend. Events will focus on
providing activities for
kids.
The Blazers’ broadcast-
ing team of Lamar Hurd,
Kevin Calabro, Brooke
Olzendam and Brian
Wheeler are scheduled to
be in attendance, as well as
Blaze the Trail Cat and
more. The relay began in
Coos Bay on Monday, Flo-
rence on Tuesday and
Newport on Wednesday
(today). The tour ends in
McMinnville on Friday.
A ceremonial flag raising
with city officials will be at
4 p.m., followed by the Rip
City Fair from 4 to 6 p.m.
For more information:
www.trailblazers.com/ripc-
ityrelay.
www.polkio.com
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Dallas running back Brycen Grillo scores during the Dragons’ 54-0 victory over North Eugene on Friday night.
PREP FOOTBALL
Dragons burn Highlanders
Dallas outscores opponents 94-0 after two games
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — Up 7-0 in the
first quarter, Dallas’ football
team faced an early gut
check.
North Eugene had a first
and goal from inside the
Dragons’ 5-yard line.
Dallas’ defense was fired
up.
“We wanted to choke
them out and keep them
from scoring,” Brycen Grillo
said.
Four plays later, the High-
landers’ offense left the field
without scoring.
The Dragons made North
Eugene pay, marching down
the field for a quick touch-
down.
Dallas took control of the
game early and was on its way
to a 54-0 victory on Friday.
“It gave us a boost,” coach
Tracy Jackson said. “We have
kids with a lot of pride that
didn’t want to give up a
touchdown. I think last week
we coasted a little bit
(against Parkrose). We didn’t
coast tonight.”
Evan Courtney had seven
carries for 91 yards and two
touchdowns, and five differ-
ent Dragons scored rushing
touchdowns during the rout.
“The offensive line got us
some big holes,” Courtney
said. “They set this team
right. We’re a ground-and-
pound team. We’re running
down people’s throats —
that’s what we did tonight.”
Courtney, who played at
wing last year, was going to
remain at that position at
first.
“A couple coaches said we
have to move him to tail-
back,” Jackson said. “And you
know what? He’s a first-class
tailback. Him, Brycen, they
don’t go down just because
you tap them. They’ll fight.”
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Dallas linebacker Camden Frizelle brings down a North Eugene ball carrier.
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Rincon rises to help lead Panthers
Falls City
sweeps
Livingstone
Sophomore scores a hat trick against North Salem
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
By Lukas Eggen
INDEPENDENCE — Soccer in the
Rincon family is almost a rite of pas-
sage.
Central sophomore Ysabella Rin-
con’s three older brothers played the
sport — and being the only girl in the
family wasn’t going to get her off the
hook.
“I think they expected me to play,”
she said with a smile. “Soccer’s not just
a game for me. It’s a passion.”
As a freshman in 2016, Rincon
played on junior varsity, but Panthers
coach Veronica Lepe offered her some
advice.
“I encouraged her to play indoor
soccer,” Lepe said. “Since indoor is
faster paced and it’s more one-on-one,
I knew it would help her with her first
touch, consistency with passes and
her accuracy when taking shots. I also
encouraged her to work on her touch
all throughout the year.”
Lepe saw Rincon’s potential — and
Rincon is beginning to deliver on that
potential as a sophomore.
Rincon recorded a hat trick during
the team’s 5-2 win over North Salem
on Aug. 31.
“Honestly, I was just thinking about
helping the team,” Rincon said. “In
soccer, you can’t think about whatever
you’ve done. You have to approach
each moment like it’s 0-0.”
Once the match was over, Rincon
said her accomplishment finally set in
FALLS CITY — Falls City
volleyball coach Roxy Barn-
hart hasn’t always been sure
what team she would see on
the court.
“We’ve kind of been slow to
s t a r t ,”
Barnhart
said. “We’ve
been a little
u n p re -
dictable on
the court
whether
we’re going
to show
Hendrickson
up.”
She’s hoping the Moun-
taineers’ 25-16, 25-8, 25-15
win over Livingstone Ad-
ventist on Sept. 6 kickstarts
the girls.
“I think they found their
groove and now they’re
rolling,” Barnhart said.
The team has worked on
communicating with each
other and is getting used to
new leaders stepping up,
Barnhart said.
The Mountaineers have
seen several players emerg-
ing on the court so far this
fall.
See FALLS CITY, Page 13A
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Sophomore Ysabella Rincon recorded a hat trick against North Salem.
— though she’s quick to credit her
teammates.
“It felt good,” she said. “It’s not
something that happens every game. I
was glad to get to experience it on var-
sity. Our passing was really good. They
made getting the hat trick pretty easy.”
Rincon, a forward, has speed, deci-
siveness and an ability to make plays
that has made her an integral part of
the Panthers’ attack.
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