6A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
BULLDOGS
OREGON STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Beavers get first win
at Cal since 2009
Continued from Page 1A
Although Baker’s schedule
includes just four matches
against Greater Oregon
League opponents — two
each against Ontario and La
Grande — Abrego is confi -
dent the Bulldogs will rise to
the challenge of an abbrevi-
ated season.
“We practice to compete
and we play to win, no matter
what the circumstances,”
Abrego said. “My job is to
teach the athletes the skills
they need to do that them-
selves.”
Sophomore Rylee Elms
said she’s excited to play
schools that Baker might not
face during a normal season.
The Bulldogs have matches
scheduled against Union,
Vale and Nyssa, as well as
Burns.
“We have always played
the same teams, except for
when we go to state. It’s
always fun to walk into the
gym and not know what you
are up against,” Elms said.
But the Bulldogs are also
eager to square off against
traditional rivals such as La
Grande.
“I’m really happy to play La
Grande, I love playing them,”
Moore said. “It just brings a
light to our team, and we get
super hyped.”
A big challenge for Abrego
is expediting the learning
process, with less than two
weeks of practice before the
opening match.
“It’s a good learning curve
for us in order to be mentally
tough, and mentally sound,”
she said. “We are going to
take it one game at a time
and really set the tone for the
future. We are such a young
group.”
In her fi nal year donning
the purple and gold, Paulsen
said she has three goals this
season.
“Defi nitely we want to win
Corey Kirk/Baker City Herald
Baker is scheduled to play host to Burns on March 2.
Corey Kirk/Baker City Herald
Morgan Hall during a
Baker High School volley-
ball practice on Feb. 24.
Corey Kirk/Baker City Herald
Ali Abrego is the new
varsity volleyball coach at
Baker High School.
because why not?” she said.
“But also work on teamwork,
be a family and love your
team as family. Lastly just
have fun, because for me it’s
my last year I don’t want to
remember (it) as something
I didn’t enjoy.”
Elms said she is confi dent
that the Bulldogs, despite
the challenges of an abbrevi-
ated practice schedule, will
build trust with each other
during the heat of competi-
tion.
“I really think we need to
trust each other, I wouldn’t
say we have some issues
trusting each other, I would
just say we can really im-
prove in that area,” she said.
BHS Volleyball Schedule
• March 2, vs. Burns, 5 p.m.
• March 4, at Powder Valley, 6:45 p.m.
• March 4, at Union (Powder Valley H.S., 8 p.m.)
• March 6, at Ontario, 1 p.m.
• March 8, vs. La Grande, 6 p.m.
• March 12, at Vale, 5 p.m.
• March 15, vs. Nyssa, 6 p.m.
• March 27, vs. Ontario, noon
• March 30, at La Grande, 6 p.m.
• April 2, vs. Vale, 6 p.m.
• April 3, at Nyssa, 1 p.m.
• April 5, at Burns, 5 p.m.
“We’ve had to fi nd ways to work around all of these
regulations, and fi nding ways to structure practices
that both focus on the athletes’ physical but also
mental health. I feel grateful for the opportunity but
I am going to let the athletes speak for themselves
because they are gifted.”
— Ali Abrego, Baker High School varsity volleyball coach
At this point, Baker High
School doesn’t plan to allow
spectators at volleyball
matches and other sporting
events.
Volleyball players will
have to wear masks.
But even with the un-
usual aspects of this season,
Abrego said she sees it as a
“unique opportunity.”
“We’ve had to fi nd ways to
work around all of these reg-
ulations, and fi nding ways
to structure practices that
both focus on the athletes’
physical but also mental
health,” Abrego said. “I think
everyone is pretty eager
since we are in the low-risk
category, everyone is pretty
eager to get after it and see
what we have. I feel grateful
for the opportunity but I am
going to let the athletes speak
for themselves because they
are gifted.”
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Roman Silva scored 13 of
his career-high 15 points in the second half and Oregon
State beat California 59-57 on Thursday night.
Silva made 6 of 8 shots from the fi eld. He scored
seven as the Beavers (12-11, 8-9 Pac-12) opened the
second half with a 15-4 run to take the lead for good.
Oregon State matched its largest lead at 57-50 on
Ethan Thompson’s jumper with four minutes left.
Makale Foreman answered with a 3-pointer for the
Golden Bears (8-18, 3-16), the last fi eld goal of the game
with 3:29 left.
Thompson had 12 points, Jarod Lucas scored 10,
and Warith Alatishe had 11 rebounds to go with seven
points. The Beavers were 0-for-10 from 3-point range.
The Bears were 2-for-17 from the arc.
Matt Bradley had 20 points and Andre Kelly added
15 for Cal, which made its fi rst seven fi eld goal at-
tempts of the game and led by 12 after seven minutes
of play.
It was Oregon State’s fi rst win at Cal since 2009.
OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL
Duarte, Ducks hold
off Stanford, 71-68
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Chris Duarte had 17 of
his 24 points in the fi nal 10 minutes and Oregon held
off Stanford for a 71-68 win on Thursday night.
Duarte’s 3-pointer with 3:55 left gave the Ducks
(15-5, 10-4 Pac-12) the lead for good at 65-64. Chandler
Lawson followed 48 seconds later with a dunk for a
three-point lead and Oregon made 4 of 6 from the foul
line to hang on.
Oregon kept its conference title hopes alive with four
regular season games remaining on its schedule.
LJ Figueroa added 13 points, Eugene Omoruyi had
12 points and 10 rebounds, and Eric Williams Jr. scored
10 for the Ducks.
Ziaire Williams scored seven of his 12 points during a
13-4 run that gave the Cardinal (14-10, 10-8) their larg-
est lead of the game at 56-50 with 9:06 to go.
Jaiden Delaire led Stanford with 15 points. Daejon
Davis scored 13 and Spencer Jones added 11.
The Cardinal’s leading scorer and rebounder, Oscar
da Silva, missed the game due to a lower extremity
injury.
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