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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 BAKER CROSS-COUNTRY POWDER VALLEY VOLLEYBALL Badgers sweep 7 matches By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Powder Valley swept seven volleyball matches Thursday through Satur- day at the Powder Valley gym in North Powder. The Badgers, ranked No. 1 in the Class 1A rankings, opened Old Oregon League play Thursday, hosting Wallowa. “This also served as our Annual Pink Game, in honor of Riki Anderson and to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer re- search,” said Powder coach Marji Lind. “One of our volleyball seniors, Josi Krieger, orga- nized the event and did a wonderful job.” Decked out in pink, Powder Valley was able to defeat Wallowa 25-19, 25-18 and 25-17. “Wallowa is a tough team, and gets stronger each time we see them,” Lind said. Team totals were: 10 aces, 94.5% serve percent- age, 39 kills, 4 blocks, 38 assists and 55 digs. “The girls started out a little rocky in the begin- ning, but as the match progressed, they got a little stronger each time,” Lind said. Friday and Saturday, Powder Valley hosted the fi rst East-West Volleyball Classic. The tournament consisted of 14 teams play- ing a total of 42 matches. Powder Valley started out with Grant Union, who is coached by Powder gradu- ate Ali Abrego. Powder Valley won 25-19, 25-17. The Badgers served 13 aces with 89.8% serving and amassed 21 kills, 2 blocks, 19 assists and 24 digs. Ronald Bond / The (La Grande) Observer Splattered with mud, Baker’s Sydney Keller fi nished second in the Catherine Creek Scamper Friday to lead the Bulldogs to the team championship. Ronald Bond / The (La Grande) Observer Powder Valley’s Keanna Bingham goes up for a kill attempt. Next was Country Chris- tian, a Molalla school which has a powerhouse history in volleyball. “Again the girls played really great ball and de- feated the Cougars 25-14, 25-21,” Lind said. Powder had 2 aces, 91.8% serving, 20 kills, 2 blocks, 20 assists, and 22 digs. Friday’s fi nal match was against undefeated Per- rydale. “They did not disappoint. It was an outstanding and competitive match through- out,” the Badgers coach said. “However, the PV girls rose to the occasion, defeat- ing them 25-22, 25-22.” Powder had 4 aces, 95.9% serving, 24 kills, 3 blocks, 25 assists and 68 digs. Saturday the Badgers started out facing Heppner. Lind did not have stats for this match. Powder Valley defeated Heppner 25-12, 25-14. The second match of the day was against undefeat- ed Damascus Christian. “The Badgers really had to dig deep through that match after dropping the fi rst set 23-25,” Lind said. “However, upon reaching the other side of the court, the girls huddled, re- grouped, re-focused on the game plan and went out with determination to ex- ecute that game plan. They were able to defeat Damas- cus 25-8 that second set. We then found ourselves headed into the quick tie-breaker to 15. Again the girls worked so well together, with moments of brilliance and awe, coming out with a great win 15-9.” PV ended the day and tournament against Pilot Rock, with another win 25-10, 25-9. “All in all, a great week- end, bringing our overall record to 15-1,” Lind said. Now Powder prepares for another big weekend of league play, hosting Imbler on Thursday, traveling to Pine Eagle on Friday and then traveling to Joseph on Saturday. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Seahawks hold off Steelers, 28-26 By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The faces around Russell Wilson have changed as the Seattle Seahawks rebuild themselves on the fly. One thing, however, has not. Seattle goes as its ever imaginative quarterback goes. And in the second half in a place where the franchise hadn’t scored let alone won in two decades, Wilson’s re- silience propelled the Seahawks to their best start in six years. Wilson threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns to give the Seahawks the lead, then used his legs and smarts to protect it in a 28-26 victory that pushed Seattle to 2-0 for the first time since 2013, the year Wilson guided the fran- chise to its only Super Bowl victory. Sure, it’s early. Yet the Seahawks proved both opportunistic and aggres- sive, hallmarks of their dominant run behind Wilson and the “Legion of Doom” defense earlier in the decade. “Really fired up about this start,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after picking up his 100th victory with the Se- ahawks, including playoffs. “We have so much improvement. We have so many areas and ways we can get better.” Having Wilson certainly helps. His perfect 28-yard rainbow to rookie DK Metcalf midway through the fourth quarter put the Seahawks in front by nine, and three expertly timed scram- bles on Seattle’s final drive helped drain the final 5:34 off the clock. “We were battle tested today and we found a way to win a great game,” said Wilson, who completed 29 of 35 passes while becoming the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 200 career touchdown tosses. ROETHLISBERGER EXITS The Steelers fell to 0-2 for just the second time in Mike Tomlin’s 13-year tenure and could be without quarter- back Ben Roethlisberger indefi nitely. The 37-year-old watched the second half from the sideline in a baseball cap following a right elbow issue that popped up late in the second quarter when he grimaced several times after releasing passes. Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said he had no initial details on the nature of Roethlisberger’s injury and refused to blame Pittsburgh’s perfor- mance on Roethlisberger’s absence. “We lost a number of guys in this game, but that wasn’t the reason we didn’t win the game,” Tomlin said. Backup Mason Rudolph completed 12 of 19 passes for 112 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer PORTLAND — A second straight road win got D.C. United a step closer to securing a playoff spot. An own goal put United up in the 25th minute and the team held on for a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday. It was United’s second straight win after a three-game losing streak. United (12-10-9) was denied another goal before halftime. Television replays appeared to show the ball cross the goal line before Timbers midfi elder Eryk Wil- liamson cleared it out. “We got the goal in the fi rst half and the second half we dug in to keep the clean sheet and get the three points,” United striker Wayne Rooney said. “I think it was a tough game but the important thing is the three points.” The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Timbers (13-12-4). It was the Portland’s fourth loss at home, most since the 2012 season. The Timbers played a depleted squad against United with only 16 players available. ■ Bulldog boys finish second in their race By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker runners led the way Friday at the 43rd-annual Cath- erine Creek Scamper cross-country race near Union. Baker’s girls edged Heppner by two team points to claim the girls team championship. Baker’s junior varsity girls also ran away with their team title. Baker’s boys varsity placed second in the team race for the fi rst three fl ights, placed third in the JV race and fourth in the varsity race for fl ights 4-7. In the girls race, Sydney Keller placed second individually with a time of 21:46. On the boys side, Kale Cassidy also placed second with a 17:31 clocking. The Baker teams travel to Warrenton Saturday for the Three Course Challenge on the Oregon coast. Catherine creek Scamper (Baker results) Boys varsity, fl ights 1-3 Team scores —Enterprise 8, Baker 32, Union 34, Pasco 44, Stanfi eld 56, La Grande 68, Heppner 90, Vale 108, Veritas 108, Southwest Christian 118, College Place 128, Pendleton 150, Ontario 178, Mac-Hi 212, Adrian 220, Four Rivers 226, Grant Union 244, Elgin 258, Umatilla 270. Individual — 2. Kale Cassidy, 17:31. 13. Lucas Stearns, 19:02. 14. Jake Cuzick, 19:09. Boys varsity, fl ights 4-7 Team scores —Enterprise 26, Union 26, Pasco 30, Baker 72, Nyssa 130, Ontario 134, College Place 174, Heppner 202, La Grande 208, Stanfi eld 210, Pendleton 264, Southwest Christian 280, Mac-Hi 306, Elgin 314, Grant Union 334, Adrian 360, Veritas 378, Vale 378, Umatilla 380, Four Rivers 390. Individual — 8. Gavin Stone, 20:29. 11. Shane Cunningham, 20:46. 15. Hayden Younger, 21:02. 22. Angel DeArcos, 22:17. Boys JV Team scores —Fruitland 55, Pasco 74, Baker 94, Union 118, Enterprise 142, Riverside 150, Ontario 151, College Place 170, Pendleton 287, Southwest Christian 306, La Grande 308. Individual —4. Seth Rushton, 20:28. 12. Jordan Mills, 22:14. 22. Kyler Hester, 22:58. 34. Gabriel Bott, 23:48. 37. Seth Mastrude, 24:05. 43. Ian Jesenko, 24:32. 47. Theoddeus Pepera, 24:50. 61. Eithen Hatfi eld, 26:00. 67. Caleb Shaw, 26:30. 68. Connor Jensen, 26:34. 81. Ryan Hansen, 30:04. 91. Dan Wachtel, 33:43. Middle School Boys Team scores —Fruitland 55, Sager 93, Union 96, Vale 99, Enterprise 141, Condon 144, La Grande 188, Four Rivers Prep 230, Sunridge 231, Pilot Rock 256, Baker 258. Individual —35. Jayson Arenas, 11:40. 36. Peyton Waters, 11:42. 48. Daniel Brown, 12:11. 87. Jacob Staehle, 15:54. Girls varsity Team scores — Baker 81, Heppner 83, Enterprise 85, Pasco 109, Union 111, La Grande 164, Umatilla 236, Elgin 254, Pendleton 270, College Place 289, Griswold 290, Veritas 309, Vale 314, Mac-Hi 371, Southwest Chrisian 401, Stanfi eld 409, Ontario 445. Individual — 2. Sydney Keller, 21:46. 8. Corah Downing, 22:46. 24. Sydney Lamb, 24:35. 39. Salena Bott, 25:30. 43. Lacey Jones, 25:58. 57. Jayden Rice, 26:40. 61. Rebekah Shaw, 26:58. Girls JV Team scores — Baker 65, Grant Union 71, Enterprise 75, Pendleton 83, La Grande 89, Adrian 137, Pasco 162, Union 243, College Place 291. Individual — 4. Natalia Turner, 26:11. 6. Filippa Krarup, 27:02. 14. Kaitlyn Waters, 28:05. 24. Payton Jones, 29:25. 31. Zoe Carlson-Morrow, 30:11. 41. Victoria Hoffman, 32:48. Middle School Girls Team scores — La Grande 19, Union 59, Enterprise 79, Vale 117, Fruitland 125, Elgin 135, Sager 202, Sunridge 211, Four Rivers Prep 278, Grant Union 281, Baker 349. Individual — 47. Jessica Mercado, 14:01. 49. Jersey Alexander, 14:11. 65. Lilly Collins, 16:14. 68. Bostyn Carradine, 19:03. 69. Delainey Kemry, 19:04. S COREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Timbers lose at home Baker girls win at Catherine Creek TELEVISION All Times PDT Monday, Sept. 16 Cleveland at NY Jets, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Sept. 17 WNBA semifi nals 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Seattle at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm. (ROOT) Wednesday, Sept. 18 Seattle at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm. (ROOT) PREP FOOTBALL Friday’s Scores Adrian/Jordan Valley 42, Crane 36 Aloha 56, Gresham 6 Ashland 49, Springfi eld 0 Banks 35, Sweet Home 20 Beaverton 47, Liberty 20 Brookings-Harbor 28, Bandon 14 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter 68, North Lake 0 Cascade Christian 49, Klamath 27 Central 17, McKay 0 Clatskanie 59, Highline, Wash. 36 Colton 20, Vernonia 12 Coquille 48, Glide 0 Corbett 35, Stevenson, Wash. 0 Crater 56, Willamette 7 Crook County 49, Cottage Grove 0 David Douglas 66, Madison 7 Days Creek 52, Prospect 0 Dayton 35, South Umpqua 21 Eagle Point 29, Redmond 27 Eastside Catholic, Wash. 44, Central Catholic 21 Elgin 87, Cove 0 Elkton 20, Myrtle Point 8 Estacada 40, Molalla 13 Gervais 46, Gaston 20 Gilchrist 27, Crow 24 Gladstone 36, Marshfi eld 25 Grant 29, Newberg 28, OT Grants Pass 12, Summit 7 Harrisburg 27, Blanchet Catholic 0 Heppner 30, Santiam 0 Hidden Valley 63, Pleasant Hill 12 Hillsboro 54, St. Helens 14 Homedale, Idaho 28, Baker 7 Hosanna Christian 46, North Douglas 6 Illinois Valley 38, Gold Beach 18 Kennedy 47, Regis 26 La Grande 48, The Dalles 14 La Pine 22, Madras 3 Lake Oswego 44, Jesuit 41 Lakeridge 41, Clackamas 28 Lebanon 28, Dallas 20 Lowell 66, Nestucca 38 Mapleton 48, Chiloquin 14 Marist 35, Seaside 3 Mazama 15, Cascade 13 McKenzie 58, Jewell 32 Mohawk 36, Glendale 26 Mountain View 48, Sandy 13 Mountainside 49, Century 0 North Bend 51, North Eugene 0 North Medford 62, Jefferson PDX 30 North Salem 27, Corvallis 19 North Valley 14, Elmira 0 Nyssa 27, New Plymouth, Idaho 0 Oakland 66, Reedsport 16 Oakley, Idaho 46, Enterprise 6 Oakridge 50, Bonanza 36 Pendleton 49, Hood River 38 Phoenix 27, Newport 0 Portland Christian 54, Riverside 8 Powder Valley 38, Wallowa 26 Putnam 43, Milwaukie 14 Rainier 34, Scio 12 Reynolds 64, Franklin 0 Richland, Wash. 28, Hermiston 14 Roosevelt 37, Centennial 20 Roseburg 42, McMinnville 0 Santiam Christian 46, Douglas 0 Scappoose 41, Forest Grove 14 Sheridan 32, Willamina 0 Sherman/Condon Co-op 47, Prairie City 16 Sherwood 42, Sprague 14 Silverton 46, South Albany 7 Siuslaw 28, Philomath 19 South Eugene 34, Ridgeview 12 South Medford 16, Canby 13 South Wasco County 68, Monument/Dayville 19 Southridge 61, Lincoln 42 St. Bernard’s Catholic, Calif. 43, La Salle 41 St. Mary’s 55, Lost River 0 St. Paul 68, Dufur 18 Stanfi eld 20, Central Linn 7 Stayton 27, Astoria 19 Sunset 30, South Salem 7 Sutherlin 33, Taft 18 Tillamook 46, McLoughlin/Griswold 0 Umatilla 19, Salem Academy 0 Union 56, Imbler 14 Vale 41, Ontario 30 Valley Catholic 22, Sisters 19 West Albany 41, Crescent Valley 0 West Linn 49, McNary 14 West Salem 44, Bend 19 Westview 37, Glencoe 21 Wilsonville 41, Churchill 7 Woodburn 52, Junction City 13 Yamhill-Carlton 40, Jefferson 14 Saturday’s Scores Henley 35, North Marion 16 Onalaska, Wash. 32, Amity 14 Triad School 74, Yoncalla 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday College Football Scores EAST Illinois 31, UConn 23 Navy 42, East Carolina 10 West Virginia 44, NC State 27 SOUTH Duke 41, Middle Tennessee 18 Jacksonville St. 49, E. Washington 45 Kansas St. 31, Mississippi St. 24 Louisville 38, W. Kentucky 21 Miami 63, Bethune-Cookman 0 Mississippi 40, SE Louisiana 29 Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 0 The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24, OT Virginia Tech 24, Furman 17 MIDWEST Minnesota 35, Georgia Southern 32 Missouri 50, SE Missouri 0 Nebraska 44, N. Illinois 8 Northwestern 30, UNLV 14 TCU 34, Purdue 13 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 55, Colorado St. 34 Army 31, UTSA 13 Oklahoma St. 40, Tulsa 21 FAR WEST Nevada 19, Weber St. 13 Wyoming 21, Idaho 16 Oregon St. 45, Cal Poly 7 Oregon 35, Montana 3 Oklahoma 48, UCLA 14 Utah 31, Idaho St. 0 UCF 45, Stanford 27 Arizona St. 10, No. 18 Michigan St. 7 Washington 52, Hawaii 20 BYU 30, No. 24 Southern Cal 27, OT Colorado 30, Air Force 23, OT California 23, North Texas 17