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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 18, 2017 10A SCHEDULE PREP BOYS SOCCER WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Cross-country: Central, Lebanon, South Albany at Dallas (Dallas City Park), 4 p.m. Best foot forward THURSDAY, OCT. 19 Boys soccer: Corvallis at Central, 7 p.m. Dallas at Woodburn, 6 p.m. Girls soccer: Central at Corvallis, 6:30 p.m. Wood- burn at Dallas, 4 p.m. Women’s soccer: West- ern Oregon at Concordia, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Woodburn at Central, 6 p.m. South Al- bany at Dallas, 6 p.m. Casco League Tournament: Falls City vs., TBA, TBA. Western Oregon at Central Washing- ton, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 20 Football: Central at Sil- verton, 7 p.m. Crescent Val- ley at Dallas, 7 p.m. Falls City at Mapleton, 7 p.m. Oakridge JV at Perrydale, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 21 Cross-country: Western Oregon at Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cham- pionships (at Bellingham, Wash.), 10 a.m. Football: Western Ore- gon at Humboldt State, 6 p.m. Vo l l ey b a l l : Ca s co L e a g u e To u r n a m e n t : Crosshill Christian vs. Perry- dale (at Oregon School for the Deaf), 4 p.m. Western O re g o n a t N o r t hwe s t Nazarene, 1 p.m. Women’s soccer: Saint Martin’s at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 24 Boys soccer: Central at Woodburn, 6 p.m. Dallas at South Albany, 6:45 p.m. Girls soccer: Woodburn at Central, 6 p.m. South Al- bany at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: Central at Corvallis, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Mid-Willamette Conference District Meet (at Willamette Mission State Park, Gervais), 2:30 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Registration open for championship POLK COUNTY — Regis- tration is open for ROTC/JROTC Physical Train- ing Championship Oct. 28 at the Chemeketa Commu- nity College’s Brooks Re- gional Training Center, 4910 Brooklane Road NE, Salem. Five -member high school JROTC and college ROTC teams along with three member teams from the community will take part in a contest of pushups, pullups, sit ups, a 300-meter dash and 2-mile run. Proceeds from the event will go toward awards for veteran students through the Chemeketa Community College Foundation. There is no cost to regis- ter at www.chemeketa.tha nkyou4caring.org/rotc- jrotc-physical-training- championship. Polk Pedalers to hold 30-mile ride LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central midfielder Evan Hoover (6) dribbles past a Lebanon defender during the Panthers’ 13-0 victory on Oct. 11. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Cen- tral’s boys soccer team has been here before. The Panthers have been on the cusp of a special sea- son, only to see it end soon- er than expected. After a 13-0 victory over Lebanon on Oct. 11, Central entered the week undefeat- ed and with a chance to win a league title and earn a high seed for the state playoffs. The situation is similar to 2016. The Panthers entered their final two league match- es — against Corvallis and Woodburn — with a chance for a league title. Two losses later meant Central finished third in the Mid-Willamette Conference. The Panthers are ready to write a different ending. “We haven't won anything yet,” senior Evan Hoover said. “We have a good record, but we haven't ac- complished what we want yet.” — Prior to defeating Lebanon, Central de- feated Cres- cent Valley 3-2 on Oct. 9. The Rai- ders led 1-0 in the first half — the Hoover first time t h e Pa n - thers had trailed all s e a s o n long. It was one of the few re- maining tests Cen- tral had yet Padilla to pass. “I was worried we weren’t going to react well,” senior Aaron Padilla said. The Panthers responded with three goals in the sec- ond half. “You have to trust your teammates,” Hoover said. “When you get down, you can’t change the way you play to try and score quickly. You have to trust your team- mates.” See CENTRAL, Page 12A LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central defeated Lebanon 13-0 on Oct. 11. COLLEGE CROSS-COUNTRY Ribich, Wolves ready to go on the hunt By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s top cross-country runners have been waiting for this moment. The Wolves will compete at the Great Northwest Ath- letic Conference Champi- onships Saturday in Belling- ham, Wash. At stake are team and in- dividual championships — and a chance to show the culmina- tion of all the hard work and dedica- tion. “(Coach M i k e ) Johnson al- Ribich ways says the time for talking is over,” senior David Ribich said. “It’s time to race.” — For Western Oregon’s top runners, Saturday couldn’t come soon enough. Aside from the San Fran- cisco State Invitational on Sept. 22, many of the Wolves’ top runners have not raced this season, with Johnson opting to focus on training. “I think it’s a really smart plan,” Ribich said. “We raced once and then had a good, long five weeks of training.” The weeks of training A glowing time DALLAS — The Polk Ped- alers Bicycle Club will meet at Courtyard Coffee House, 156 SE Mill St., Dallas, on Sat- urday at 8 a.m. The group will go on a 30-mile ride touring the covered bridges in Scio. Children must be ac- companied by an adult. Car- pooling available. For more information: 503-623-6533. www.polkio.com Falls City beats Yoncalla 84-32 The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Participants stop for a photo at the photo booth during the second annual Dallas Glow Run on Saturday. The evening featured food, music, a costume contest, kids run and a 5-kilometer run/walk. There were more than 400 people signed up, ac- cording to organizers. Money raised will go toward Dallas Christmas Cheer. The amount of money raised was not available as of press time. Check www.polkio.com for more information. have been a pretty big downside for me,” Ribich said. “We are all super com- petitive. But what’s great about the team we have now is, on Tuesdays and Fridays, our workouts have been incredibly competi- tive. The inner squad com- petition carries us because our workouts are so strong. We don’t need to race every weekend, we’re working to the same end goal.” See WOLVES, Page 11A PREP FOOTBALL By Lukas Eggen Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Oct. 10: Low gross/low net Gross: 1, Bill Karjala, 36; 2, Ted Bennett, 37; 3, Rich Do- minick, 38. Net: 1 (tie), Larry Hatcher and Steve Altman, 32; 3 (tie), Bob Bennett, Ken Ross, Vern Smith, Darrel Smed- stad and Wayne Baughman, 35. without a chance to r a c e against o t h e r schools could have been a detriment Rufener to team morale in years past. But the Wolves know that the preparation has all led to this. “The year before it would FALLS CITY — Fresh off an 84-32 victory over Yon- calla on Friday, Falls City’s football coach Laric Cook had one message for his team: We can do better. “I think for the most part we played well, but we gave up a couple of touchdowns I don’t think we should have given up,” Cook said. “When we play disciplined, we flat out don’t let people move the football. We had some mo- ments where we were real good and some moments where we weren’t so good. We have to be more consistent.” www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Cook’s insistence on im- provement may be surpris- ing at first glance — but Cook is driven by the poten- tial he sees in Falls City to have a truly special season. Since a season-opening loss to Dufur, the Moun- taineers have won five games in a row. The offense has scored 58 or more points in four of them. “I’m very proud of this team,” senior Jesse Sickles said. “We’re going to go a long way this year. The guys, they’re great football play- ers. They have heart and love the game. I love playing with them.” See FALLS CITY, Page 11A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports