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Twehues said Collins and
Hand were new starters this
week.
“They really stepped up,
and I’m proud of how they
played tonight,” Twehues
said. “We’re all playing dif-
ferent positions, and I’m
proud even though we’re
working out some kinks.”
Ukiah/Long Creek head
coach Linda Studtmann
said her players worked out
some jitters at the start of the
match.
“They had to get over that
part,” Studtmann said.
She said although the
team lost Dorotha Johnson
to an injury the previous day
in a 3-1 loss to Nixyaawii,
which included two 1-point
set losses, “they pulled
together and did really well.”
Dayville/Monument
faced two tough teams Sat-
urday at Central Christian
High School, Camas Valley
(ranked No. 11) and Central
Christian (No. 7). The Tigers,
currently ranked No. 44, lost
both matches with Camas
Valley winning 25-16, 25-17
and 25-12 and Central Chris-
tian winning 25-15, 25-18
and 25-12.
“Against Camas Valley
Aubreianna Osborne had five
kills, Denali had 10 assists,”
said coach Osborne. “We had
great teamwork and hustle.
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Dayville/Monument senior
Denali Twehues slams the
ball to Ukiah/Long Creek.
We shadowed the ball and
had amazing saves.”
In the game with Cen-
tral Christian, Aubreianna
Osborne had five kills, Hand
and Barker each had one kill
and Twehues had 14 assists.
“The entire team served
very well in both games
and had excellent cover-
age,” the coach said. “I was
very proud of our team’s
performance playing such
high-ranked teams from
Redmond.”
The Mountain Lions host
the Tigers at 5 p.m. Friday in
Ukiah. Dayville/Monument
will face Crane at 5 p.m.
Saturday on the road. Ukiah/
Long Creek faces Crane
junior varsity on Saturday at
6:30 p.m.
Contributed photo
Columnist Rod Carpenter sent in this photo taken after a
recent tuna fishing trip on the Oregon Coast.
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Ukiah/Long Creek netters gain
confidence as season rolls out
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Three returning starters on the
Ukiah/Long Creek Mountain Lion
junior varsity volleyball team are lead-
ing the team this season.
Senior
Brooke
Harrison and juniors
Jenny Kim and Doro-
tha Johnson are start-
ing this year. Sopho-
more Isabella Orr also
started some of the
games last season.
Head coach Linda
Brooke
Harrison
Studtmann, who has
coached for six years,
co-coaches with Reagan Enriquez. This
is Enriquez’s 11th year with the team.
Studtmann said she’s impressed
with the entire team.
“They work well together, want to
help each other improve and encour-
age each other both in practices and
games,” she said. “I’ve seen determi-
nation, desire to improve and leader-
ship abilities, including stepping in to
help teach the new athletes.”
The team includes one senior,
eight juniors, three sophomores and
no freshmen, but is “young” experi-
ence-wise, Studtmann said. For three
foreign exchange students and three
local girls, it’s their first time playing
the sport, but they are picking up skills
quickly, the coach said.
“They are trying hard and can be
a very competitive opponent,” Studt-
mann said.
This is Harrison’s fourth year play-
ing volleyball.
“This team is pretty great, and
we’ve grown as a family,” she said.
“I’m proud of them for working as a
team, and I’m excited to see what they
can become next year.”
The Mountain Lions lost a match to
the Dayville/Monument Tigers 3-0 on
Friday in Dayville, the Tigers winning
25-17, 25-14 and 25-16. They also
lost a game to the Nixyaawii Golden
Eagles junior varsity team the pre-
vious night, but the coach said they
showed a lot of drive in that game,
as they pushed Nixyaawii to 3-1, the
Golden Eagles winning with scores of
24-25, 25-11, 25-20, and 26-24.
Ukiah/Long Creek swept Burnt
River in their first game of the season
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Ukiah/Long Creek Mountain Lion junior Jenny Kim gets to the ball with her
teammates senior Brooke Harrison (1) and Kitty Vaughn (3) standing ready in
Friday’s game against the Dayville/Monument Tigers in Dayville. Tigers in back,
from left, are Haylee Collins, Katie Barker (4), Aubreianna Osborne (1), Denali
Twehues (5) and Aubrey Bowlus (23).
UKIAH/LONG CREEK
VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Sept 27: vs. Dayville/Monument in
Ukiah, 5 p.m.
Sept. 28: @ Crane JV, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 4: @ Burnt River JV in Unity, 3 p.m.
Oct. 5: vs. Adrian JV in Dayville, noon
Oct. 11: vs. Condon JV in Long Creek,
1 p.m.
Oct. 19: vs. Harper in Long Creek,
1 p.m.
on Aug. 29 with scores of 25-7, 25-17,
and 25-9.
Studtmann said her goals for the
team include improving their volley-
ball skills and ending the season better
than they began.
“Of course, we would like to win
some games, but more important is
building character, responsibility and
sportsmanship, both on and off the
court,” she said.
For her returning players, she
would like to see “more attacks, gain-
ing confidence in their abilities to set
up and the ball and spike it,” she said.
“We want to see the girls improve
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Ukiah/Long Creek Mountain Lion
junior Lucchese Douglas serves the
ball in Friday’s game against the
Dayville/Monument Tigers in Dayville.
their serving skills, and be able to
return those hard serves and spikes,”
she added. “Working together and
communication is important, and
we’ve seen some good improvement
in communication already.”
Ukiah/Long Creek will host Day-
ville/Monument at 5 p.m. Friday in
Ukiah.
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just got home from a
tuna fishing trip off the
Oregon Coast, and if
you love to fish, I highly
recommend you give it a
try. My brother and I have
been talking about doing a
tuna trip for years. This year
we decided to pull the trig-
ger. We gathered up some
friends and booked a trip
with Yaquina Charters out of
Newport.
The boat cast off at
6:30 a.m. for a 12-hour trip.
After a relatively unevent-
ful two-hour ride, we were
out to the warm water cur-
rent and started trolling. We
lucked into a beautiful day
with relatively calm seas.
It wasn’t long until we got
a strike. I was amazed at
just how hard it was to reel
in a tuna. Talk about fun!
The action wasn’t hot and
heavy but more slow and
steady. The captain and mate
worked hard to make sure
we had a good time.
Ten folks were on the
boat fishing, and all took
turns fighting the fish. It was
a good thing too, because
you wanted a break after
hauling in your tuna. We
fished for eight hours and
landed 38 tuna and lost five.
The biggest fish we caught
was around 20 pounds, but
most of them were around
10 pounds. We had a great
time, and now I’m writing as
I can my catch.
Tuna fishing can be
done off the Oregon Coast
between July and October.
The fishing is dependent on
the warm ocean currents that
the tuna follow. Last year the
currents didn’t come any-
where near the coast, and the
fishing was nonexistent. This
year it is only 25-40 miles
out, and the fishing has been
great. The weather plays a
big role as well. If the seas
are rough, they will can-
cel the trip and either refund
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Ukiah/Long Creek Mountain Lions head coach Linda Studtmann encourages her team during a timeout in Friday’s game
against the Dayville/Monument Tigers in Dayville.
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