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SPORTS SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM A9 PREP BASKETBALL • TAEKWONDO • SCHEDULE Not just an Cougars drop Badgers instructor BY SAM BARBEE HERMISTON HERALD S itting at the Eastern Oregon Family 7DHNZRQGRFHQWHU ZDWFKLQJRZQHUDQGIRXQGHU (UQHVW:DWVRQWHDFKDJURXS RIFKLOGUHQKRZWRSXQFK EORFNDQGNLFN:HGQHVGD\ ,FRXOGQ¶WKHOSEXWJHWWKH XUJHWRMXPSXSWKHUHDQG try it myself. It seemed so simple. ,NQRZLW¶VQRW$V someone who played VSRUWV,NQRZWKDW HYHU\WKLQJDOZD\VORRNV HDV\XQWLO\RXWU\LW7DNH baseball, for example. Slow-motion replays have NLOOHGEDVHEDOOEHFDXVH everyone watches those and says to themselves, ³:HOOWKDW¶VQRWWKDW KDUG:K\GLGQ¶WKH¿HOG WKDWJURXQGHU"´:HOOLW¶V EHFDXVHLWLVKDUGDQG LIHYHU\RQHFRXOGGRLW HYHU\RQHZRXOG ,NQRZWDHNZRQGR It’s clear that the Watsons have endeared themselves to the students and their parents. Watson is very supportive of his students both inside and outside the dojo, and that is truly commendable. LVKDUGDOVREHFDXVH :DWVRQVDLGVR+H¶V DEODFNEHOWDQGWKDW WDNHV\HDUVDQG\HDUVRI WUDLQLQJDQGZRUNDQG discipline. His wife, Lorry, is a red belt, which LVGDUQFORVHWRDEODFN EHOW7KH\¶YHZRUNHG KDUGWREXLOGWKHVNLOOVWR earn those belt levels, and I respect that more than HYHQ,WKLQN,NQRZ %XWZKDWPRVWJRWPH is how Watson interacts SAM BARBEE FROM THE SIDELINES Sports reporter ZLWKKLVVWXGHQWV+H¶V QRWKDUGRQWKHNLGV When they do something wrong, or maybe not ZURQJMXVWQRWTXLWH ULJKWKH¶VSDWLHQWDQG calmly tells them what WRGR2Q7KXUVGD\KH ZDVZRUNLQJZLWKRQH WZRSXQFKFRPELQDWLRQV DQGZRXOGOLJKWO\WDNH a swing with his pads to VLPXODWHDKRRNVRWKH VWXGHQWVFDQSUDFWLFH SXQFKLQJDQGGXFNLQJ GXFNLQJDQGSXQFKLQJ He was having so PXFKIXQZLWKWKH children, who ranged in DJHIURPWR7KH\ DOOORYHGWKHGXFNSDUW DQGODXJKHGZKHQWKH\ FDXJKWDOLJKWVZDWWRWKH KHDG:DWVRQODXJKHG WRR3DUHQWVODXJKHG, JRWDFRXSOHFKXFNOHVRXW RILW+HZDVQ¶WVLPSO\ WHDFKLQJKLVVWXGHQWV WDHNZRQGR+HZDV playing with them. He was one of them. 7RPHWKDW¶VWKH EHVWTXDOLW\RI:DVWRQ¶V EXVLQHVV+HFDQUHODWH WRWKH\RXQJVWXGHQWV who come in. He can WDNHDYHU\GLI¿FXOW very demanding activity — martial arts — and PDNHLWDSSURDFKDEOHDQG reasonably easy to grasp. 7KHGRMRKDVQ¶WDOZD\V EHHQPHJDVXFFHVVIXO either. From time to time, the Watsons have had to dip LQWRWKHLURZQSRFNHWV to pay the rent for the VSDFHRQ&RH$YHQXH LQ6WDQ¿HOG'XULQJWKH VXPPHUHQUROOPHQW drops, and it becomes GLI¿FXOWWRNHHSWKH EXVLQHVVUXQQLQJ%XW WKH\SHUVHUYHUHEHFDXVH they love it. ³<RXKDYHWRORYHLW´ Lorry Watson said. ,W¶VFOHDUWKDWWKH Watsons have endeared WKHPVHOYHVWRWKHVWXGHQWV and their parents. Watson LVYHU\VXSSRUWLYHRIKLV VWXGHQWVERWKLQVLGHDQG RXWVLGHWKHGRMRDQGWKDW LVWUXO\FRPPHQGDEOH +H¶VQRWDWHDFKHU +H¶VQRWDQLQVWUXFWRU +H¶VSDUWRIWKHLUIDPLO\ $QGWKDWLVZK\SHRSOH NHHSFRPLQJEDFN —Sam Barbee is the sports reporter for the Hermiston Herald and can be reached at (541) 564-4542 or sbarbee@ hermistonherald.com Friday night in Echo ZDV WKURZEDFN QLJKW DQG WKH &RXJDU JLUOV ZRUH ROG VFKRRO XQLIRUPV IURP WKH V 7KHVFKRROKDGEHHQVHOO- LQJUHWURMHUVH\VDOOZHHNLQ preparation for the game, DQG WKH JLUOV ZRUH EXQV in their hair from that era. 5RFNDQGUROOIURPWKH¶V EODUHG GXULQJ VWRSSDJHV DQG WKH FURZG ZDV ORXGHU WKDQXVXDO 7KH HOHFWULF DWPRVSKHUH RI WKH UHWUR MHUVH\ZHDULQJ FURZG JDYH WKH &RXJDUV PRUH WKDQ HQRXJK HQHUJ\ DVWKH\ÀHZSDVWWKH3RZGHU 9DOOH\%DGJHUV ³, WKLQN ZH GH¿QLWHO\ VKRZHG XS WR SOD\ WRQLJKW ERWK WHDPV GLG´ (FKR VH- QLRU %DLOH\ 6WURIH VDLG ³,W was an excellent perfor- PDQFH %RWK WHDPV H[HFXW- HG,WKLQNZHUHDOO\VWHSSHG XSDQG,WKLQNZHGLGDUHDO- O\JRRGMRE´ (OL]DEHWK0F&DUW\SXWXS SRLQWVDQGHLJKWUHERXQGV WRSDFHWKH&RXJDUVEXWVKH ZDV WKH RQO\ GRXEOH¿JXUH VFRUHU IRU WKH &RXJDUV 6D- mantha Kearns scored 15 for WKH%DGJHUVPRVWFRPLQJLQ the second half. “For the second time this \HDUHYHU\RQHZLWKDMHUVH\ VFRUHG´(FKRKHDGFRDFK-' %UD]LO VDLG DIWHU WKH JDPH ³7KDWVD\VVRPHWKLQJWKHUH´ 7KHZLQSXWVWKH&RXJDUV DW OHDVW D JDPH XS RQ 1L[\DDZLL DQG WZR JDPHV XS RQ WKH %DGJHUV LQWKH2OG2UHJRQ /HDJXH EXW (FKR VWLOO KDV URDG JDPHV DJDLQVW -RVHSK Helix and Powder Valley on WKHVFKHGXOH %UD]LOVDLGKHZDVKDSS\ WRJHWRXWRIWKHJ\P)ULGD\ with a 14-point win over 3RZGHU 9DOOH\ EXW GRHVQ¶W expect the rest of the match- XSV ZLWK WKH %DGJHUV WR EH SAM BARBEE PHOTO Echo’s Hannah McCarty (14) dumps a pass into the post as Powder Valley’s Hallie Feik (24) closely defends during the second half of Echo’s 54-40 win over the Badgers Friday night LQ(FKR that lopsided. ³,I \RX¶G KDYH WROG PH last night we were gonna get ¶HP E\ DW KRPH DQG EH DVGRPLQDQWDVZHZHUH,¶G KDYHWDNHQLWEHFDXVHWKDW¶V D GDPQ JRRG WHDP´ %UD]LO said. 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Six years ago, Watson QHYHU HQYLVLRQHG KH ZRXOG EH EDFN RQ WKH GRMR KDQG- LQJ RXW EHOWV DQG JXLGLQJ VWXGHQWVWKURXJKIRUPV6HH- ing the accomplishment and FRQ¿GHQFH RQ KLV VWXGHQWV¶ IDFHV KRZHYHU NHHS KLP going and hold off any more EXUQRXWKHVDLG “I want them feeling when they leave that they KDYHWKHDWWLWXGHWKHSRVLWLYH DWWLWXGH DQG FRQ¿GHQFH WKDW ,WU\WREXLOGLQWKHP´:DW- VRQVDLG³,I\RXJLYHWKHPD VPDOODPRXQWRIFRQ¿GHQFH WKDWJRHVDORQJZD\V´ Hermiston residents Can- G\ =LPPHUO\ DQG KHU GDXJKWHU &RUD 0F&DQQ JR WR WKH GRMR EHFDXVH RI :DWVRQ¶VVW\OH7KHVHVVLRQV offer them more than exer- FLVHWKRXJK =LPPHUO\ VDLG WDHNZRQ- do is a nice bonding activity IRUKHUDQGKHUGDXJKWHUEXW LWLVDOVR³DZD\RIOLIH´ ³7DHNZRQGRLVDOLIHVSRUW SEE WATSON/A10