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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 11, 2017 8A
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11
Boys soccer: Lebanon at
Central, 4 p.m. Dallas at Sil-
verton, 6 p.m.
Cross-country: Central
at MWC 4-Way (at Crescent
Valley), TBA.
Girls soccer: Central at
Lebanon, 4 p.m. Silverton at
Dallas, 4 p.m.
Volleyball: Dallas at
Central, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 12
Football: Lebanon at
Central, 7 p.m. Dallas at Cor-
vallis, 7 p.m.
Women’s soccer: West-
ern Oregon at Montana
State, Billings, 1 p.m.
Volleyball: Perrydale at
Crosshill Christian, 6 p.m.
Alaska Fairbanks at Western
Oregon, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Football: Yoncalla at
Falls City, 7 p.m. Perrydale
at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Cross-country: Dallas at
George Fox XC Classic, TBA.
Western Oregon at Wes
Cook Collegiate Race (at
Mission State Park, Gervais),
9 a.m.
Football: Central Wash-
ington at Western Oregon,
1 p.m.
Volleyball: Dallas at Sea-
side Tournament, 1 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage at West-
ern Oregon, 7 p.m.
Women’s soccer: West-
ern Oregon at Northwest
Nazarene, 11:30 a.m.
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Western Oregon sophomore Katherine Huntington (13) tips the ball over the net against Montana State, Billings on Saturday afternoon.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Wolves hungry for more
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
Boys soccer: Central at
Dallas, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Dallas at
Central, 6 p.m.
Volleyball: Central at
Corvallis, 6 p.m. Woodburn
at Dallas, 6 p.m. Jewell at
Falls City, 6 p.m. Perrydale
at Country Christian, 4:30
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18
Cross-country: Central,
Lebanon, South Albany at
Dallas (Dallas City Park),
TBA.
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Schedules Subject to Change
QUICK HITS
Dallas Glow Run
set for Saturday
DALLAS — The 2017 Dal-
las Glow Run is set for Satur-
day.
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.
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.
Online registration is
closed, but day-of registra-
tion will be available at the
Academy Building starting
at 5:30 p.m.
Participants will receive a
head lamp, glow stick, drink
ticket and T-shirt (if extra
supplies are available).
For more information:
www.dallasor.gov.
Cross Creek
men’s club results
DALLAS — Cross Creek’s
men’s club results for Oct. 3:
Low gross/low net
Gross: 1 (tie), Wayne
Weathers, Bill Karjala, Jim
Schroeder and Bob Mc-
Cleery, 37.
Net: 1, Ed Johnson, 29; 2
(tie), Pat Farrell, Dave Wat-
son, Lynn Hurt and Jason
Fahlman, 33; 6 (tie), Don
Seth, Darrel Smedstad,
Chuck Woodbeck and Jack
Duncan, 34.
STAT SHEET
82
The number of
points Western
Oregon’s foot-
ball team
scored against Simon
Fraser. The total was the
most scored by the Wolves
since joining Division II.
Quarterback Nick Duck-
worth tied a school record
with six touchdown passes
during the victory.
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Mariella Vandenkooy serves during Western Oregon’s
25-9, 25-18, 25-18 win over Montana State, Billings.
MONMOUTH — Western
Oregon junior Mariella Van-
denkooy knew the sacrifices
would be worth it.
As a high school athlete,
Vandenkooy dedicated as
much of her time as she
could toward becoming the
best volleyball player she
could be.
“I still have the notebook,”
she said. “The end of my
sophomore year, I wrote
down I wanted to play vol-
leyball (in college). It was the
reason I stayed after prac-
tice, played volleyball day-in
and day-out and gave up a
lot to play club volleyball.”
That paid off when she
started for as a freshman.
“Oh gosh, it was amaz-
ing,” she said. “It’s such a dif-
ferent atmosphere.”
Now, Vandenkooy hopes
to help the Wolves turn a
corner.
—
Western Oregon swept
Montana State, Billings 25-9,
25-18, 25-18 on Saturday.
Volleyball
• Western Oregon’s volleyball team defeated Montana State,
Billings 25-9, 25-18, 25-18 on Saturday.
• Mariella Vandenkooy recorded a game-high 20 kills. Leila
Holt had a match-high 36 assists, and Alisha Bettinson
recorded a game-high 19 digs.
Vandenkooy recorded a
game-high 20 kills.
“I saw our team really play
together like we haven’t be-
fore,” Vandenkooy said. “We
were pushing each other
and staying consistent. The
energy was awesome. I no-
ticed a lot more focus on our
game for sure. In other
matches, we’d get down on
ourselves, but (Saturday) we
came together as a team.”
The victory was key for
the Wolves (6-9 overall, 2-6
Great Northwest Athletic
Conference).
“I’m proud of how the lit-
tle stuff we’ve talked about
came together,” coach
Tommy Gott said. “We’re al-
ways talking about cohe-
sion. It’s a pretty tight-knit
team, and we’re working on
chemistry and understand-
ing the difference between
teammates vs. friends and
learning how to be a good
teammate rather than just
being a friend.”
Sometimes that means
supporting each other dur-
ing the match. Other times,
that means pointing out
mistakes.
“We’re becoming an older
team,” Vandenkooy said.
“We’re developing more and
holding each other account-
able more. I think it’s show-
ing up in our play.”
Vandenkooy has played a
big role in that.
“Mariella has been show-
ing strong consistency
throughout the season,”
Gott said. “She’s gone out
and been able to produce
when we need her to.”
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PREP BOYS SOCCER
Dragons net first league win in six years
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
DALL AS — It was a
match that senior boys
s o c c e r p l a y e r Mi c h a e l
Davison yearned for — not
just for himself — but for
the program.
The Dragons earned a 6-
1 victory over Lebanon on
Oct. 3. It was the team’s
first league win in six years
— before any of Dallas’
soccer players arrived at
the high school.
Davison scored a hat
trick, with all three goals
coming in the second half,
to lead the Dragons to the
victory.
At long last, the victory
was a sign that brighter
days are ahead for Dallas’
soccer program.
“I told coach this was
something I’ve been look-
ing for my senior year,”
Davison said. “I needed
this game.”
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Davison always found
something unique about
soccer.
“It’s a beautiful game,”
he said. “You watch the
World Cup and you see all
the nations playing and all
the fans around the world,
it’s inspiring to see their
love for the game.”
Soccer was also a sport
Davison excelled at.
He played on multiple
club teams, winning state
titles in 2011 and 2013.
Eventually, the mix of
school, church and other
responsibilities meant he
had to stop playing club
soccer after his freshman
year.
He still had the high
school squad — but it was
a far cry from the level of
competition he was used
to.
“In club, you play with
guys who are elite,” Davi-
son said. “You come to
Dallas, a small 5A school
trying to wrap things to-
gether. It was a huge tran-
sition.”
He was used to a team
playing as one unit against
high level competition.
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Logan Graber (10) goes up for a header against Crescent Valley on Thursday.
Perrydale football rolls to victory
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
PERRYDALE — When the
season first began, Perry-
dale’s football team was far
from polished.
“When we started out, we
weren’t sure of what we were
doing,” senior Cooper Butler
said. “We’re getting to the
point where we know what
to do on certain offensive
sets and getting the overall
fundamentals down.”
That was on display dur-
ing the Pirates’ 64-6 victory
over South Wasco County on
Friday.
Junior Randall Canfield
had 13 carries for 287 yards
and five touchdowns. Josh
Crawford rushed 12 times for
192 yards and four touch-
downs, and David Domes
completed six passes for 117
yards and a touchdown.
JJ Avila had 14 tackles and
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two sacks on defense. Evan
Lambert recorded seven
tackles and two sacks, and
Dustin Silver had two inter-
ceptions, and returned one
57 yards for a touchdown.
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