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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE 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, Gervais), 3 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 Boys soccer: Central at La Salle, 7 p.m. Dallas at Sandy, 6:30 p.m. Girls soccer: Central at Milwaukie, 7 p.m. Centenni- al at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Corvallis at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Woodburn, 6 p.m. Falls City at Jewell, 6 p.m. Northwest Nazarene at Western Ore- gon, 7 p.m. Women’s soccer: North- west Nazarene at Western Oregon, 3 o,n, Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 20, 2017 10A PREP FOOTBALL Mountaineers shut out Siletz Valley By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Noah Sickles sprints to the end zone during the Mountaineers’ 58-0 win on Friday. FALLS CITY — At first glance, a 58-0 victory would be cause for total celebra- tion. Falls City football coach Laric Cook was not as festive as one may expect. The Mountaineers rolled to a victory over Siletz Valley on Friday, but penalties plagued Falls City — espe- cially early on. From offsides and false starts to personal fouls, the Mountaineers were their own worst enemy. “T hey were anx- ious to p l a y, b u t they have to be dis- ciplined,” Cook said. “ I t just Burgess s h o w s we’re not where we need to be at yet. We can’t afford to do that against good teams. It’s frustrating on our end.” Penalties were about the only thing Falls City strug- gled with. See FALLS CITY, Page 11A FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Cross-country: Western Oregon at San Francisco State Invitational, 3:30 p.m. Football: Central at South Albany, 7 p.m. Dallas at Glencoe, 7 p.m. Falls City at Lowell, 7 p.m. Perrydale at McKenzie, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 Cross-country: Dallas at Three Course Challenge (at Camp Rilea, Warrenton), TBA. Football: Humboldt State at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas at Ore- gon City Tournament, 8 a.m. Central Washington at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. Women’s soccer: Mon- tana State, Billings at West- ern Oregon, 11:30 a.m. MONDAY, SEPT. 25 Volleyball: Siletz Valley at Falls City, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 Boys soccer: Milwaukie at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Woodburn, 6 p.m. Dallas at South Albany, 6 p.m. Perry- dale at Falls City, 6 p.m. Women’s soccer: Con- cordia at Western Oregon, 3 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Perrydale junior Alyssa Lux, center, looks to score a point during the Pirates’ victory over Willamette Valley Christian on Sept. 12. Registration open for Glow Run DALLAS — Registration is open for the 2017 Dallas Glow Run on Oct. 14. A 5-kilometer run/walk will begin at 7 p.m. A kids dash for children ages 6 and younger will be held at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $30 for the fun run/walk and $20 for the dash. Both races will begin next to the Academy Build- ing. The event will raise money for Christmas Cheer, a local nonprofit organiza- tion that helps families in need in the Dallas area. Registration is due by Oct. 6. To register: www.run- signup.com/Race/OR/Dal- las/DallasGlowRun. To become a sponsor or volunteer, contact Suzanne Dufner, 503-831-3572 or email: suzanne.dufner@dal- lasor.gov. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Sept. 12: Two man best ball Gross: 1, Kevin O’Brien- Bob McLeery, 34; 2, Bob Bennett-Glen White, 37. Net: 1 (tie), Larry Hatch- er-Al Fahlman, Steve Albin- John Mangini and Wayne Baughman-Lee Taylor, 30; 4, Jim Cain-Rich Dominick, 31. Cross Creek women’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek Women’s Club results for Sept. 11. Nine holes: 1, Sherril Hurt; 2, Laurilee Hatcher, 3 (tie), Carolyn Wall, Darlene Powers and Susan Austen- miller. 18 holes: 1, Laurilee Hatcher; 2, Sherill Hurt; 3, Vera Flaming. www.polkio.com PREP VOLLEYBALL Pirates off to strong start Perrydale’s 13-match win streak snapped on Saturday By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PERRYDALE — Perrydale volleyball coach Denise Dickey wasn’t sure how the early part of the Pirates’ sea- son would play out. “Last year we were very young, and I wasn’t sure where we would start,” Dick- ey said. It’s safe to say Dickey is pleased with the team so far. Perrydale improved to 14- 2 overall after a 25-13, 25-10, 25-17 victory over Willamette Valley Christian on Sept. 12 — the team’s 13th win a row. “I think we’re right where we should be, though I’d like to be a little further ahead of- fensively,” Dickey said. “Our defense, I think, is pretty strong. Isley (Burns) has been stepping up. Alyssa (Lux) has as well, but I’d like to get five consistent hitters on offense.” The Pirates’ victory over WVC was never in doubt, but Dickey said the team must play with more urgency. With seven varsity play- ers, simulating match situ- ations is difficult in prac- tice, making matches against less challenging op- ponents key to player de- velopment. “They’ve got to start uti- lizing these situations a little bit better than they did today,” Dickey said. “I think they kind of stepped back on their heels a little bit. We know we have to play hard all the time.” See PERRYDALE, Page 11A PREP BOYS SOCCER Rebuild a slow burn for Dragons By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Building Dal- las’ boys soccer program into a contender is a work in progress. The Dragons show their potential, but the key is find- ing a way to extrapolate that over a full match. “We’re still up and down,” coach John Jones said. “We have moments where we’re playing together, then we fall apart.” D allas lost to Southridge, a 6A school, 9- 0 on Thursday, but the loss did little to dampen play- ers’ optimism. “This is one of the best groups of guys we’ve had, not only on the field, but off the field as friends,” senior Danny Walker said. “Half the game is skill; the other half is camaraderie. If you can’t get along with the other players, you can’t have a g o o d team.” T h e D ragons have seen several players s h o w Jones progress , Jones said. F r o m underclass- men in- cluding sopho- m o r e s Caleb Jones and Carson Overstreet Walker and fresh- man Caleb Kiner, to senior Johnathon Dressel, Jones said Dallas has considerable individual talent. Turning that talent into a cohesive unit is the next step in the process and one that they are slowly working to. See DALLAS, Page 12A LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Jacob Jones (6) attempts to advance the ball upfield against Southridge on Thursday. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
