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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 1, 2017 14A SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, first ro u n d : No. 13 M ar ist Catholic vs. No. 4 Central, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, NOV. 2 Volleyball: Western Ore- gon at Montana State, Billings, 6 p.m. Women’s basketball: Westmont at Western Ore- gon (exhibition), 6 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 3 Football: OSAA Class 1A state playoffs, first round: No. 11 Echo at No. 6 Falls City, 7 p.m. Volleyball: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, quarterfi- nals: No. 11 Dallas vs. No. 3 Bend (at Liberty High School), 3:15 p.m. OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, semifinals: TBA vs. TBA, 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 4 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, quarterfi- nals: TBA vs. TBA, TBA. Cross-country: Dallas at OSAA 5A state champi- onships (at Lane Commu- nity College, Eugene), 1:50 p.m. Western Oregon at NCAA Division II West Re- gional (at Ash Creek Pre- serve), 10 a.m. Football: Azusa Pacific at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Volleyball: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, champi- onship match: TBA vs. TBA (at Liberty High School), 6 p.m. Consolation matches start at 10 a.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Portland (exhibition), 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, NOV. 6 Men’s basketball: Cor- ban at Western Oregon (ex- hibition), 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 7 Boys soccer: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, semifi- nals: TBA vs. TBA, TBA. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS ANDY ATKINSON/Mail Tribune Dallas’ volleyball team celebrates during its victory over Crater in the 5A state play-in round on Oct. 24. PREP VOLLEYBALL Dallas advances to quarterfinals By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Class 5A State Volleyball EUGENE — On paper, Dallas’ volleyball team isn’t supposed to be here. Just don’t tell that to the Dragons. “They decided they didn’t want to lose,” coach Shana Lavier said. “Unless you were to see it, you wouldn’t believe it.” Dallas, the 11th seed, de- feated No. 6 Marist Catholic 25-22, 30-28, 25-23 in the first round of the 5A state playoffs on Saturday to ad- vance to the quarterfinals on Who: No. 11 Dallas (16-10 overall, 8-6 Mid-Willamette Con- ference) vs. No. 3 Bend (19-6 overall, 7-1 Intermountain Confer- ence). What: Class 5A state volleyball, quarterfinals. When: Friday, 3:15 p.m. Where: Liberty High School, Hillsboro. Admission: Adults, $7; students, $4. Prices increase to $8 and $5 for semifinals and finals. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the semifinals Friday at 8:30 p.m. The loser competes in the consolation bracket. WOU to host all sports reunion MONMOUTH — Western Oregon University will host an all sports reunion Satur- day from 4:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Pacific Room at the Werner University Center. All athletes, former coaches and staff from all sports and years are invited to attend. There is no cost to at- tend. The event is part of the university’s Homecoming weekend. Western Oregon’s football team hosts Azusa Pacific Saturday at 1 p.m. To RSVP or more infor- m a t i o n : www.wouwolves.com. Local players earn all-league nods POLK COUNTY — Dallas girls soccer player Callista Kiner was named second team all-Mid-Willamette Conference last week. Jor- dan Ap- plegate a n d Olivia Palmer received honor- a b l e m e n - Kiner tions. Cen- tral’s Ana Becerra and Alli- son Wells also earned hon- orable mentions. The Panthers finished seventh in the Mid- Willamette Conference standings. Dallas placed eighth. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Oct. 24: Low gross/low net Gross: 1, Lee Gamaney, 37; 2 (tie), Rocky Kygar and Bill Karjala, 40. Net: 1, Larry Hatcher, 34; 2 (tie), Pat Farrell, Wayne Baughman and Darrel Smedstad, 35; 5 (tie), Don Seth and Bob Sprinkle, 36. www.polkio.com Friday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. The Dragons face No. 3 Bend, the defending state champions, at 3:15 p.m. The winner advances to the semifinals against the winner of Lebanon vs. North Eugene Friday at 8:30 p.m. The loser goes into the conso- l a t i o n bracket. B e n d Savage enters the match with a 19-6 record overall and 7-1 mark in In- termountain Conference play. The Lava Bears defeated Silverton 25-19, 25-13, 25-10 on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals. “From here on out, every- one is g o o d ,” L a v i e r s a i d . “Bend is a solid team. They have really good players VanWell who are going to attack all sides of the court.” But the Dragons enter with confidence that they can overcome any obstacle. Against Marist, Dallas fell behind 9-0 and 17-5 in the first set. See DALLAS, Page 15A PREP CROSS-COUNTRY PREP FOOTBALL Cross, boys team book trip to state Falls City to host Echo in first round By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer GERVAIS — Dallas cross- country Coach Monique Lankheet was visibly nerv- ous during the wait behind the finish of the Thursday’s boys district race and the announcements of the team winners. Dallas’ boys team had a shot to be the first in more than 30 years to qualify for state at Thursday’s Mid- Willamette Conference Dis- trict meet at Willamette Mission State Park. The team would have to make up some ground on conference rivals to get there, which explained Lankheet’s anxiety. “If we go to state, this is monumental. I don’t know yet,” she said minutes after the boys’ race ended. “I By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas junior Trevor Cross finished third at the district meet on Thursday. think it looks good, but I don’t know.” Lankheet has coached the team since 1995. In that time, individual runners have qualified, but never a whole team. “They’ve just been work- ing all summer. We’ve just done a lot to prepare for this day,” Lankheet said. “I just so want this to be the scenario for them.” The top three teams at the district meet qualify for state. The team estimated it scored about 50 points — based on the team’s top five competi- tors’ places. That put the Dragons in the running. See DRAGONS Page 16A PREP BOYS SOCCER Central opens playoffs against Marist By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer Class 5A State Soccer INDEPENDENCE — After the high of clinching a share of the Mid-Willamette Con- ference title, Central’s boys soccer team suffered a let- down, falling to Woodburn 2-1 on Oct. 24. “We played poorly,” Pan- thers coach Joe Orozco said. “We couldn’t get anything going. We didn’t pressure them at all, our passing game wasn’t there, and we didn’t defend well either. We gave them all the room they needed to create plays and they did.” Christian Lua scored in the second half, but Central couldn’t find the equalizer. Who: No. 13 Marist Catholic (10-4 overall, 6-1 Midwestern League) vs. No. 4 Central (12-1-1 overall, 6-1 Mid-Willamette Conference). What: Class 5A state soccer, first round. When: Wednesday (today), 6 p.m. Where: Central High School. . Admission: Adults, $6; students, $4. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the second round on Saturday. The Panthers hope to put that setback behind them they prepare for the state playoffs. No. 4 Central hosts No. 13 Marist Catholic Wednesday (today) at 6 p.m. Marist Catholic enters the match with a 10-4 record overall and 6-1 mark in Midwestern League play. The winner faces the win- ner of No. 12 South Albany vs. No. 5 La Salle on Saturday in the quarterfinals with the state semifinals scheduled for Tuesday. “We know that every team from here on out are going to be tough,” Orozco said. “We learned (against Wood- burn) that we have to exe- cute our game plan. If we don’t, it’s going to be difficult for us to get a win.” The Panthers are looking to move on to the 5A quar- terfinals. Central has lost in the first round each time each of the last three sea- sons, but Orozco said they are out to stop history from repeating itself. “We started to bring up the intensity of practice to be more consistent and focus on making our passing more accurate,” Orozco said. “We’ve talked about eating healthy, staying hydrated and sleeping better and being more organized in our drills.” www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 FALLS CITY — Falls City football coach Laric Cook had been waiting for his play- ers to put it all together. He got his wish Friday night. The Mountaineers defeat- ed North Douglas 60-0 to earn the Special District 3’s top seed in the state playoffs. “We played our best foot- ball game of the year,” Cook said. “That’s what you hope to be doing this time of year. Our line just paved the way for our backs. There are a couple of penalties we have to clean up, but I was pleased with our tempo.” The sixth-seeded Moun- taineers will host No. 11 Echo in the first round of the 1A state playoffs Friday at 7 p.m. Echo enters the game with a 7-2 record overall and a 4-1 mark in Special District 1 play. “They run a lot of I option” Cook said. “They run a 4-3 defense. They like to run it, run it and run it. They make you respect the quarterback and stay disciplined. If you do all those things, they pitch it to a guy that’s pretty doggone fast. We are going to have to make tackles in space.” The winner advances to face the winner of No. 14 Cove vs. No. 3 Camas Valley on Nov. 10 in the quarterfi- nals. “Hopefully we can contin- ue and win four more ball games,” Cook said. “That would have us hoisting the trophy at the end, but we’ll take her one week at a time, and we know we can’t look past anybody because these are the 16 best teams in the state.” www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports