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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 BAKER VOLLEYBALL BAKER GIRLS SOCCER Bulldogs fall to Parma in 3-set home opener Bulldogs rout Nyssa, 5-1 By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker had a long night against Parma in the Bulldogs’ home-opening nonleague volleyball match Tuesday in the Baker gym. Baker made too many miscues on the way to drop- ping a 25-19, 25-13, 25-15 match. Baker was hampered by several unforced errors, and by Parma’s ability to fi nd gaps in Baker’s defense. “They found our holes and took it to us,” said Baker coach Chelsea Hurli- man. Hurliman said the Bulldogs didn’t play as well against Parma as they did in their season opener at Weiser last week. “The things that we did well against Weiser we weren’t doing well tonight,” the fi rst-year Baker coach said. After forging a 2-2 tie early in the fi rst set, Baker fell behind 14-4. The Bulldogs then man- aged to pull within four points, 23-19, but couldn’t get any closer. Set 2 was more of the same. Baker against fell behind 14-4, but this time the Bulldogs weren’t able to rally. Baker played better in the fi nal set, tying the score at 9 and 10. But Parma then scored seven straight points to pull away for the sweep. Baker (0-2) travels Younger, Daphne Thomas and Brooklyne Jaca each added Four Baker players scored single goals. Tuesday in the Bulldogs “We had great leadership season-opening nonleague 5-1 from our returning players,” girls soccer win at Nyssa. said Baker coach Kristen Sydney Pierce led Baker Rushton. with two goals. Sydney Rushton also had praise for By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com keeper Syana Ruby. “Shayna was a great keeper,” Rushton said. She was worth the wait.” Baker travels to Boardman Thursday to take on Riverside, then returns home Monday to play Weiser at 6 p.m. BAKER BOYS SOCCER TOPS NYSSA, 8-2 Baker boys start with a win By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com A trio of Bulldogs scored at least two goals each Tuesday as Baker opened its nonleague boys soccer season with an 8-2 rout at Nyssa. Jorge Duran led fi ve Baker scorers with three goals. Jamisun Rigueiro and Brylan Robb each added a pair of goals, and Israel Duran a single goal. Baker travels to Weiser on Monday for a match starting at 4:30 p.m. PDT. POWDER VALLEY VOLLEYBALL Sluggish Badgers still manage sweep at Union By Ronald Bond The (La Grande) Observer S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Lacy Churchfi eld goes for a kill during Baker’s match against Parma, Idaho, Tuesday night. to Homedale, Idaho, on Thursday, then competes in the Burns tournament Saturday. Baker split the pre- liminary matches against Parma, winning the JV match 25-20, 23-25, 15-4 and losing the JV2 match 25-21, 19-25, 6-15. TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. -=JQB=?PQNEJC:AA #AA0QNHEJO (KQOA#QOPKI )J(KQOA#QOPKI#QP%T=?P,AJCPDO *VSVYZ *\Z[VT;YPT ¹*VYY\NH[LK +LSP]LY`(]HPSHISL -\SS:Vɉ[[3PUL M[.\SM*VHZ[7HULS M[7)97HULS M[4LZH7HULS M[;\Ɉ9PI7HULS :[HUKPUN:LHT $%,)6%29 M[+LS[H9PI !6!),!",% M[7YV7HULS 9A=N&QHH0=EJP7=NN=JPU[7A=PDAN80=EJP3UOPAI UNION — Brooke Allen said she felt that the Powder Valley Badgers didn’t play to their full potential Tuesday night. It was still a good enough effort to earn a sweep. Allen had 16 assists, seven digs and fi ve kills as part of a balanced attack as Powder Valley swept the Union Bob- cats, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22, in a nonleague contest at Union. “We didn’t have a lot of energy, and we had (our fi rst day of) school today,” Allen said. “We had 10 games last week, so we’re still tired from that.” Powder Valley coach Marji Lind agreed that the team was “still sluggish” after the long weekend — having played matches Thursday and Friday in Molalla and Saturday in La Grande — but she said the Badgers found a way. “They came out and did their jobs. It may not have been fl ashy or the way they wanted it to click, but they got it done,” Lind said. The Badgers were rarely threatened Tuesday, using a 6-0 run and later a 5-0 run to take the fi rst set and building double-digit leads in both the second and third sets. A kill by Josi Krieger in the second gave the Badgers a 23-13 lead before Keanna Bingham fi nished it with a kill. Another kill by Bingham put the Badgers ahead by an identical 23-13 score in the third as they appeared set to fi nish the match. But the Bobcats rallied. Taylar Daggett started a 9-0 run with a kill. Ahnica Shoemaker had consecu- tive blocks — teaming with Autumn Daggett on one — to bring Union within 23-20, and an ace by Kylie Marriott and another Autumn Daggett kill cut Powder’s lead to 1. 1460 N. Verde Dr. Toll Free 1-866-887-8335 6619 S. Supply Way Toll Free 1-888-717-8335 WWW.TREASUREVALLEYSTEEL.COM home game,” she said, add- ing that the crowd gave the team a boost late. “We got a bigger crowd than we expected, and that helped at the end.” Union briefl y led in the fi rst set, 7-5, after three straight kills by Autumn Daggett, who had 10 to lead the Bobcats. Allen gave the Badgers the lead for good with a kill for an 8-7 edge midway through the fi rst big Badger run in the set, then capped the 6-0 spurt with an ace. Krieger had a kill to make it 20-12, and Union got no closer than four points before Allen put the set away with a kill. Bingham had 11 kills to lead the Badgers, and also had 15 assists. McKenzie Leggett had 12 digs, Krieger had 10 and Bailey Cole added nine. Davis added six kills and four blocks. “They all can run multiple jobs, and the nice part about it is they’re really intelligent players as well,” Lind said. The Badgers (7-1 overall) visit Weston-McEwen Thurs- day, while the Bobcats (1-2) host Pine Eagle Friday. Federer upset in quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows, Federer appeared to be fl exing his upper back after some points and NEW YORK — Betrayed by his 38-year-old said afterward that he began feeling some- body, and his forehand, Roger Federer is done thing in that area in the afternoon. at the U.S. Open. He took a rare-for-him medical timeout Federer’s upper back and neck gave him after the fourth set, leaving the court with trouble, he kept missing makeable shots and a trainer. When play resumed after a break he kept giving away the lead against a guy of nearly 10 minutes, Federer’s form never he’d never lost to. It all added up to getting picked up. beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked “He started slowing down a little bit,” Dimi- Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfi nals before trov said. “For sure, in the end, he was not 100 a stunned crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on percent of himself.” Tuesday night. The stats were staggering and showed “Grigor was able to put me away,” Federer exactly how off Federer was on this evening: said. “I fought with what I had.” 61 unforced errors, 33 on the forehand side. Chasing a 21st Grand Slam title, and sixth Compare that to his 40 total winners. AP Tennis Writer BOISE 208-336-7505 Powder Valley’s Belle Blair, who had 10 kills, ended the rally with a kill, and the Badgers fi nished the match on the next point. Union head coach Karly Knapp, in addition to saying the team was “a little off,” said the Bobcats were lacking some confi dence after having played — and losing to — Powder Valley on Saturday. “Going in kind of blind Saturday was a little dif- ferent, and then coming in tonight knowing we got beat, regardless of the score, still doesn’t feel that good, so I think the girls coming in were not as confi dent as they should be,” Knapp said. The Bobcats had a height- ened sense of urgency which sparked the late rally, which Knapp attributed to them realizing the match was on the verge of being over. “In the end they realized they have the ability to play a tight game with North Powder,” she said. Bobcats’ setter Callie Glenn said wasn’t properly prepared for the match “We weren’t mentally ready for being at our fi rst U.S. OPEN TENNIS By Howard Fendrich ONTARIO 541-889-4214 Ronald Bond/ The (La Grande) Observer Union’s Sydney Antoine, left, and Powder Valley’s Au- tumn Davis both make a play on a ball at the net during Tuesday’s match in Union.