TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — A5
SPORTS
BAKER CROSS-COUNTRY
BAKER GIRLS SOCCER
Baker girls 4th, boys 5th at home invite Baker outshoots
Payette but falls
to Pirates, 3-1
71st, 22:43.74
• Karsten Cikanek, fresh-
man, 78th, 23:14.37
• Matthew Wernicke,
freshman, 88th, 23:49.53
• Gaige Birmingham,
junior, 98th, 26:20.77
• Seth Holden, freshman,
99th, 26:44.39
• Tristan Mulkey, fresh-
man, 104th, 30:28.21
Enterprise won the boys
team title, followed by Union,
Parma and Burns.
By COREY KIRK
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
For the fi rst time in more
than two years, cross-country
runners from across Eastern
Oregon and Western Idaho
converged on Baker City’s
Quail Ridge Golf Course.
The Baker Invitational
meet on Friday, Oct. 1 drew
more than 100 runners from
more than 15 schools.
The Baker girls placed
fourth in the team standings,
and the Baker boys fi fth in the
varsity meet.
On the middle school level,
the Baker boys fi nished sev-
enth and the girls were ninth.
BHS coach Suzy Cole
said she is grateful to the
city, which owns the 18-hole
course, for allowing the event
to return.
“It’s a beautiful venue and
we really appreciate being able
to host our meet there,” Cole
said. “So I would like to have a
shout out for them (city).”
Cole was also pleased with
how the Bulldog runners
performed on a sunny and
unseasonably warm fi rst day
of October.
“The kids did great,” she
said. “The tricky thing about
home meets is that they are re-
ally fun, but they are way dif-
ferent. You don’t have the bus
ride, Coach (Ethan) Wolston
and I have to put on the meet,
so everything falls upon them
and then you add friends and
families being there, so it’s a
different dynamic than a lot
of other meets but the kids
responded really well.”
Cole said Baker runners
have shown improvement
from a meet at Stanfi eld on
Sept. 23 and Friday at Quail
Ridge.
“Competitively I hope they
take away the gains they are
continuing to make,” Cole said.
“I hope they are taking along
the energy and the excitement
Baker Middle School
results (3,000-meter
course)
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Baker senior Sydney Lamb, left, and freshman Sofi a
Kaaen compete at the Baker Invitational Friday, Oct. 1
at Quail Ridge Golf Course. Lamb placed ninth overall,
and Kaaen was 10th.
that Friday’s meet had. The
middle of the season can be a
tough season, and I am hoping
they’re seeing this as exciting,
and the possibilities that they
have in front of them.”
crown, followed by Union and
Parma, Idaho.
BHS boys
Junior Thaddeus Pepera
placed 15th overall in
18:57.13, to lead Baker to the
fi fth-place fi nish in the team
BHS girls
standings.
The Baker girls had four
Fellow junior Jordan Mills
runners in the top 10, led by
placed 19th at 19:18.80.
seniors Emma Baeth (7th
Pine Eagle High School
overall in 22:01.93) and Syd-
ney Lamb (9th, 22:21.93) with had two runners in the top 12.
Senior Caleb Brown was
freshman Sofi a Kaaen placing
third overall in 17:31.06, while
10th at 22:22.45.
Other BHS girls runners: junior Cooper Gover placed
12th in 18:45.15.
• Katie Spaugh, sopho-
Other BHS boys runners:
more, 34th, 25:32.45
• Seth Mastrude, junior,
• Paige Marlia, sophomore,
32nd, 20:15.70
36th, 26:09.38
• Peyton Waters, freshman,
• Annastasia Johnson,
50th, 21:24.92
freshman, 46th, 27:28.10
• River Clark, junior, 53rd,
• Avery Collier, freshman,
21:42.73
47th, 27:50.43
• Tanner Lucas, sopho-
• Lilly Collins, fresman,
more, 60th, 22:15.24
63rd, 33:11.04
• Reeve Damschen, junior,
Enterprise won the team
Boys
• Kane Hellburg, 7th
grade, 5th, 11:25.32
• Lance Downing, 7th
grade, 38th, 12:59.45
• Tristan Klecker, 7th
grade, 39th, 12:59.86
• Richard Engstrom, 8th
grade, 44th, 13:07.82
• Robert (Tyler) Wirth, 8th
grade, 55th, 13:32.92
• Keagan Bott, 8th grade,
67th, 13:51.50
• Colton Shank, 7th grade,
75th, 14:17.13
• Theodore Pepera, 7th
grade, 76th, 14:18.67
• Harrison Gaslin, 8th
grade, 91st, 15:07.45
• Roman Zickgraf, 8th
grade, 15:17.27
Girls
• Sage Cuzik, 8th grade,
52nd, 14:57.63
• Ruby Heriza, 7th grade,
55th, 15:11.18
• Gwen Rasmussen, 8th
grade, 72nd, 16:17.53
• Meren Jesenko, 8th
grade, 75th, 16:27.22
• Riley Hurliman, 8th
grade, 80th, 16:37.06
• Jurnee Bliss, 7th grade,
92nd, 18:08.59
The Baker High School
teams will compete Friday,
Oct. 8 at La Grande.
By COREY KIRK
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
The Baker girls soccer team had more shots on goal
Saturday, Oct. 1 at Payette, but the Pirates found the net
more often and won 3-1.
The Bulldogs traveled to Idaho with no substitutes on
their bench, and a new offensive formation on the fi eld.
Baker coach Eric Layton said he was proud of how his
players responded to the challenges.
“We have adopted a diamond formation which the
players have done great transitioning to,” Layton said.
“(We) still need to work out some kinks when involving
our forwards but we had more shots than they did and
played in Payette’s half for most of the game, almost all of
the second half. The kids are improving a lot.”
Baker trailed just 1-0 at halftime, and the Bulldogs
stayed close throughout.
Baker junior Sydnee Pierce had the Bulldogs’ lone
goal on a penalty kick, but Payette put the game away
with two second-half goals.
Baker (2-7) is back on the road today, traveling to
Milton-Freewater to take on Mac-Hi (6-3).
BAKER BOYS SOCCER
Payette nips
Baker, 4-3
By COREY KIRK
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
The shorthanded Baker boys soccer team couldn’t
quite claim a road win over Payette on Saturday, Oct. 2,
falling 4-3 to the Pirates.
Although Baker was missing three players and
started a bit slow, coach Victor Benites said the Bulldogs
played much better in the second half.
“Towards the end of the second (half) we decided to
play the game we know how to play and score a couple of
goals,” Benites said.
Freshmen Alan Bedolla and Nahom Svitak each had
a goal, and senior Wyatt Hawkins netted Baker’s other
goal.
The Bulldogs (1-6) look to rebound this Thursday, Oct.
7 when they play host to Mac-Hi (5-2) at 5 p.m. at the
Baker Sports Complex.
Beavers top Huskies with last-second FG
Oregon State wins fourth in a row
at the OSU 19 and fellow
defensive lineman Sam
CORVALLIS — B.J. Bay- Taimani’s recovery and
13-yard fumble return set
lor had 20 carries for 111
yards and two touchdowns, up Sean McGrew’s 6-yard
touchdown run, giving
Everett Hayes kicked a
Washington the lead at 24-
24-yard fi eld goal as time
17 with 10:02 left.
expired and Oregon State
Back came the Beavers.
beat Washington 27-24 on
A 19-yard run on a
Saturday night, Oct. 2.
reverse to wide receiver
It’s still relatively early
Anthony Gould, followed by
in the season, but Oregon
Gould’s 22-yard reception
State’s win combined with
set up B.J. Baylor’s 27-yard
Stanford’s upset of No. 3
Oregon in overtime puts the run to tie the game at 24-24
with 6:35 remaining.
Beavers (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12)
Washington quarterback
in fi rst place in the Pac-12
Dylan Morris was stopped
North.
inches short of a fi rst down
Who saw this coming
on a fourth-and-1 direct
from a team that hasn’t
snap run near midfi eld at
been to a bowl game since
the 3:18 mark. The spot
2013?
Oregon State snapped a was upheld on an offi cial’s
review.
nine-game losing streak to
“Unfortunately the spot,
Washington (2-3, 1-1 Pac-
12) and is 2-0 in conference they marked us short,”
play for the fi rst time since Washington coach Jimmy
Lake said. “But we’re going
2013.
for that every single time.”
“We’re not going to get
Oregon State went back
happy with where we are
to its strong running game
now,” Oregon State safety
to set up Hayes’ game-win-
Alton Julian said. “I knew
ning fi eld goal.
this was going to happen.
“College football’s a long
We’ve just got to keep go-
game and it’s gonna go back
ing.”
and forth and obviously this
Oregon State rallied for
game played out exactly
its fourth consecutive win
like that,” Oregon State
after losing the lead in the
coach Jonathan Smith said.
fourth quarter.
“I couldn’t be more proud
A strip-sack of Oregon
of the way we continued to
State quarterback Chance
fi ght.”
Nolan by Faatui Tuitele
By GARY HOROWITZ
Associated Press
game at 7-7.
The Beavers took their
fi rst lead at 14-7 on Baylor’s
McGrew’s 39-yard touch- 5-yard touchdown around
right end midway through
down run up the middle
tied the game at 17-17 with the second quarter.
Washington’s Peyton
10:19 remaining. Morris’
Henry converted a 20-yard
18-yard pass to Kamari
fi eld goal on the fi nal play
Pleasant on third and 18
of the fi rst half and the Bea-
deep in Huskies territory
vers led 14-10 at the break.
kept the drive alive.
Hayes made a 29-yard
Washington had 318
fi eld goal to increase Oregon
total yards to 290 for
State’s lead to 17-10 at 5:28
the Beavers, and limited
of the third quarter.
Oregon State quarterback
Washington took
Chance Nolan to just 48
yards passing. The Huskies the opening kickoff and
marched 75 yards for the
were on the verge of their
third straight win, but were score, culminated by a 44-
yard pass to a wide-open
unable to fi nish.
“It’s obviously frustrating Terrell Bynum, who was not
touched on his way to the
because you see the spurts
of greatness,” said McGrew, end zone.
who ran for 104 yards and
two touchdowns. “If we just The takeaway
keep executing and doing
Washington: Redshirt
what we know how to do,
freshman quarterback
I don’t think anybody can
Dylan Morris, who went
stop us.”
into the game leading the
Oregon State gained mo- Pac-12 in passing yards,
mentum early in the second continues to show promise.
quarter.
He completed 17 of 26 for
Cornerback Rejzahn
142 yards with a touch-
Wright recovered Cam-
down and interception, and
eron Davis’ fumble at the
was 4-for-4 for 70 yards and
Huskies’ 12. The turnover
a score on the game’s open-
led to Jack Colletto’s 3-yard ing drive.
touchdown run and a tie
The Huskies have al-
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Washington: The Hus-
kies have a bye next week
and will host UCLA on
Oct. 16.
Oregon State: The Bea-
vers will be at Washington
State next Saturday, Oct. 9.
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Oregon State: Chance
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for 48 yards and an inter-
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three Beaver touchdowns
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the win.
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